We had high hopes but once again Oscar won’t land on Belgian soil this year. Film history is written though. Lukas Dhont and his cast and crew have definitely left their mark on Hollywood. Close might not have won the little statue but all the more hearts in cinemas worldwide 🌺🎞
Dear Lukas, Michiel, Angelo, Eden, Gustav & Cie, Belgium could not be more proud of your outstanding ambassadorship through this film. A cinematographic gem to cherish and already a classic.🙌
ArtistCongratz just for that! And a symbolic “screensilver oscar” to go with it. As a token from all viewers, touched by Remi and Leo’s story around the globe. Your very own magnificent once-upon-a-time-in-Hollywood to remember. As in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” 🎞🌺
Ok maybe not all at once 😉 but you will be back 🙌 for more. To be continued.
Which brings us to the ultimate highlight of Oscarnight. This film seems to have it all. Starting by the title. As inspiring as Close, poems might emerge. ArtistCongratz can’t wait to see leading ladies Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis acting their way to Oscar and parallel universes in “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once”
Ke Huy Quan, best actor in a supporting role, gave the most moving speech of the evening honoring his 84 year old mom back home. His story reads like a fairytale. Almost four decades after his role as Short Round along Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw (Mrs. Steven Spielberg) in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the former child actor wins an Oscar for his role as Waymond in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Congratz !
Which Oscarmovies besides Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, you consider absolute mustsees? Feel free to let us know, we will add them to this list.
These should be on 🔝 , according to ArtistCongratz ⤵️
- 🎬 Top Gun: Maverick, for obvious reasons, inspiring this years Oscarhost Jimmy Kimmel for a sky high entry 🪂 Lady Gaga performed her latest signature song live at the Dolby theatre
- 🎬 All Quiet on The Western Front, winning epic war saga, unfortunately all too topical still today
- 🎬 Women Talking, a revealing story about abused women in an isolated colony, written and directed by Sarah Polley, starring Frances McDormand and Claire Foy, aka the young Queen Elisabeth in The Crown 👑
- 🎬 The Whale, starring an amazingly transformed Brendan Fraser, best actor in a leading role.
- 🎬 The Fabelmans, a coming of age drama film by Steven Spielberg, starring Michelle Williams. And the also nominated Judd Hirsch at a dazzling age of 88🙌
- 🎬Triangle of Sadness: which won the Palme d’or in Cannes
- 🎬Tar: starring Cate Blanchett, directing…an orchestra
- 🎬 And Close of course, a moving story about a close friendship between two young boys. From the same director as Girl, Lukas Dhont. His flower run scene will stay with you.🌺
But from all “women talking” at this years Oscars, the one and only best Actress 👸🏻 in a leading role wins again with this quote ❤️⤵️
“And, Ladies,
Michelle Yeoh
Don’t let anybody tell you you’re ever passed your prime”
Prime Rhyme we might add. You might wanna read some poetry in motion, written by yours truly as a tribute to these 95th Oscars.
& ArtistCongratz Michelle Yeoh!
https://www.rhymetime.be/newsletter-poems
And last but not least. Music Maestro’s 🎼
Starting by Lady Gaga and her most intimate performance, a breath of fresh air at the Oscars. Far from glam, but all the more captivating.🎶
Rihanna was one of the other popicons performing live on Sunday. Lenny Kravitz paid tribute to the legends we lost, after John Travolta’s moving introduction. His way to honour his legendary co-stars Kirstie Alley and Olivia Newton John. Remaining « hopelessly devoted, always »
Composer Volker Bertelmann won the Academy award for best original score in All Quiet On the Western Front. The German Netflix-remake of the original movie (1930) based on the 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque is probably the one movie keeping Belgium’s Close from winning the Oscar in the category best foreign film.
And then there was this moment when Hollywood turned into Bollywood 🇮🇳
Prepare for an even greater music hype following this years best Oscarsong. You won’t sit still to Naatu Naatu, it’s too catchy. An instant TikTok-revelation, even before the nomination. The song is from the blockbuster RRR, an entirely fictitious story about two Indian revolutionaries, dancing their way through three hours of spectacle. To be added to our previous wishlist 🎬
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