{"id":4147,"date":"2015-11-13T08:17:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2015-11-13T08:17:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:17:49","slug":"for-your-consideration-star-wars-possibly-out-and-netflix-is-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=4147","title":{"rendered":"For Your Consideration – \u201cStar Wars\u201d possibly out and Netflix is in!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The awards season is coming into focus.\u00a0 Over the next two months, critics, including this one, will find their inboxes full as distributors and studios try to get the word out about their particular film.<\/p>\n

Of the films I\u2019ve received thus far, Hsiao-Hsien Hou\u2019s \u201cThe Assassin\u201d is the kind of lush cinematic experience that cineaste\u2019s relish.\u00a0 As Taiwan\u2019s selection for the best foreign language film Oscar, it looks like a good bet for a nomination.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>One of the other films that caught my attention was Sean Baker\u2019s Sundance darling \u201cTangerine.\u201d This tale of transgender prostitutes in LA takes the viewer into a world that few actually experience.\u00a0 Shot on an iPhone 5S and using an anamorphic lens adapter, the visual scope adjusts as the narrative weaves and the camera tightens.\u00a0 The energy and unusual nature of the story helps to make this one an interesting experiment that is likely to get Film Independent Spirit Award notice.<\/p>\n

One thing that is surprising is that Disney may not be screening \u201cStar Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens\u201d for critics.\u00a0 This strategy is usually taken by a distributor or studio that has no faith in the film fearing that likely bad reviews will hurt the movie\u2019s box office performance.\u00a0 In this case, Disney, according to reports, is not screening the film early to prevent spoilers.<\/p>\n

The 1977 original \u201cStar Wars\u201d was nominated for Best Picture and took home 6 Oscars.\u00a0 And given the most recent trailer for \u201cThe Force Awakens,\u201d Disney has revealed quite a bit already.\u00a0 Certain to be the biggest film of the year, it is unlikely that even scathing reviews would have any impact on attendance.\u00a0 And spoilers? Not likely to matter that much either.\u00a0 Fans will stand in long lines whether or not Luke is revealed as a villain or some other plot point is revealed in advance.<\/p>\n

If you are a Netflix subscriber, I highly encourage readers to check out \u201cBeasts of No Nation.\u201d\u00a0 The film starring Idris Elba along side a host of first time actors led by the amazing Abraham Attah is harrowing and richly engaging.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>\u201cBeasts\u201d takes place in an unnamed country Western Africa.\u00a0 Agu (Attah) lives a peaceful life with his family in their communal village.\u00a0 His father is educated, loving, and giving to others.\u00a0 When a military group arrives and kills his father and brother, Agu escapes only to be found by the Commandant (Elba).\u00a0 Once made a part of the Commandant\u2019s child soldier unit, Agu rises as one of the Commandant\u2019s bodyguards and defenders.\u00a0 But this relationship will likely have damaging consequences.<\/p>\n

Told from Agu\u2019s point of view, filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga (\u201cSin Nombre,\u201d and \u201cJane Eyre\u201d) gives us an intimate look at the horror of employing children in warfare.\u00a0 The indoctrination of Agu is hard to watch\u2014it\u2019s violent and bloody.\u00a0 Fukunaga smartly gives us enough of the visceral and vicious moments to draw us in so that we can appreciate Agu\u2019s impossible situation.\u00a0 It is a significant film that will challenge and reward a patient and most discriminating viewer.<\/p>\n

Whether Netflix will manage to get into the Oscar race is a question given their choice to just briefly release \u201cBeasts\u201d in theaters.\u00a0 But with the film readily available online for anyone with a Netflix account to stream, voters have no reason not to consider the film for nominations.\u00a0 Critics will no doubt consider it for their \u201cbest of\u201d lists come December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The awards season is coming into focus.\u00a0 Over the next two months, critics, including this one, will find their inboxes full as distributors and studios try to get the word out about their particular film. Of the films I\u2019ve received thus far, Hsiao-Hsien Hou\u2019s \u201cThe Assassin\u201d is the kind of lush cinematic experience that cineaste\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","has-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4152,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4147\/revisions\/4152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}