900,000
If you're reading this you are someone who has recorded somewhere north of the 900,000th view of MTFB. We blew through that number yesterday. I'm stunned.
MTFB has been posted 2,160 times meaning that each post has averaged 417 views.
Hope you'll keep reading. Om to a million!
CONTINUING TO LOOK AT OSCAR EXPERTS
In the afterglow of TFF #50, I'm continuing to examine the early post-fest Oscar predictions from a number of Oscarologists in terms of how they have TFF #50 titles fairing when Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 23rd. I'm currently assessing the eight "above-the-line-categories: Best Picture, Direction, all four acting categories and the two screenplay categories.
In my last post I shared predictions from Variety's top Oscar analyst Clayton Davis. Today my focus moves to The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg.
Feinberg, as did Davis, has Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things leading the T-ride pack with 5 predicted nominations and one other possibility:
Poor Things: Best Picture, Direction, Actress, Supporting Actor (Ruffalo) and Adapted Screenplay. The other possibility is a Supporting Actor nomination for Willem Dafoe.
Here's the rest of Feinberg's predictions for Telluride films:
***The Zone of Interest (four nominations and one possibility): Best Picture, Direction, Supporting Actress (Huller), Adapted Screenplay. The additional possibility is a Best Actor nomination for Christian Freidel.
***Nyad (Three nominations and three other possibilities): Best Picture, Actress (Bening), Supporting Actress (Foster). Also possible are noms for Direction, Supporting Actor (Ifans) and Adapted Screenplay.
***The Holdovers (Three nominations and two possibilities): Best Picture, Actor (Giamatti) and Original Screenplay. Possibilities are Direction and Supporting Actress (Randolph).
***Anatomy of a Fall (Three nominations and one added possibility): Best Picture, Actress (Huller) and Original Screenplay. Also possible: Direction.
***Saltburn (One nomination and two possibles): Best Supporting Actress (Pike) and the possibles are Best Actor (Keoghan) and Original Screenplay.
***Rustin (One nomination and one possibility): Best Actor (Domingo) and a possible for Original Screenplay.
***The Teachers' Lounge (One nomination and one possibility): Original Screenplay with a possible nod for Best Actress (Benesch).
Films with possible shots at nominations but that Feinberg does not have predicted to receive any actual nominations:
***All of Us Strangers with potential nominations for Best Picture, Direction, Actor (Scott) and Adapted Screenplay.
***The Taste of Things with a possible nomination for Best Actress (Binoche).
***The Bikeriders with a possible nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
SALTBURN TRAILER
In all the frenzy as this year's fest was going on, I neglected to post an official trailer for Emerald Fennell's Saltburn. Here it is from YouTube and MGM:
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
It's that time of year when countries are beginning to submit their choices for consideration for the Best International Film Oscar.
France announced yesterday that their official shortlist includes Justine Triet's Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall and The Taste of Things both of which screened at TFF #50. Variety, among others reported that.
Also yesterday, Screen Daily revealed that Finland has selected Aki Kaurismaki's Fallen Leaves as its candidate for International Oscar contention. Fallen Leaves also was a choice of TFF #50.
Earlier this week Iceland chose TFF #49 entry Godland as its selection. Several nations have already made their submissions which, to no one's surprise, has included some TFF titles including:
The Monk and the Gun (Bhutan)
Perfect Days (Japan)
The Teachers' Lounge (Germany)
THE PEOPLE'S TELLURIDE-VOTES ARE DUE
LAST CALL...the clock runs out on your chance to be a part of this year's People's poll of TFF #50 films TOMORROW!
All you have to do is rate the films you saw and then report to me your assessment of each film on a 1-5 scale with 1 being "TERRIBLE" and 5 being "FANTASTIC".
Report your ratings to: mpgort@gmail.com
The deadline for this year to turn in your ratings is tomorrow, Sept. 15th at 5:00pm PDT.
The results of The People's Telluride polling will be revealed in Monday's (9/18) post.
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