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Ok, Killers of the Flower Moon is very good. Maybe great. Any movie directed by Scorsese staring DiCaprio and DeNero is going to be great. It was 3 1/2 hrs. but at least it kept me awake. It has more old cars than any movie I ever saw.

You can probably chalk up DeCaprio for the best actor Oscar and probably the movie to win the best movie. But, I go to few movies anymore so I am not a good judge. Anyway, when you discover oil on a reservation and an indian tribe becomes the richest people in the world, strange things will happen. Such as they will start dying as others want to get all that money.

But, it did hold my interest the whole time and it didn't drag. It must have cost a fortune to film.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5537002/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kil ... 00286.html

If you are going to see the movie, I'd recommend you learn the story before you go. That way you can enjoy the movie rather than trying to figure out what the hell's going on. So, here's a description that works pretty well. Read it before you go.
https://news.yahoo.com/entertainment/ki ... 48678.html

The movie can be nominated in the Best Picture category only if it meets the following criteria (which it probably does):

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representation and inclusion standards for Oscars® eligibility in the Best Picture category are designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen to better reflect the diverse global population.

For the 96th Oscars (Award Show 2024), submitting a confidential Academy Inclusion Standards form (RAISE) and meeting TWO out of FOUR of the following standards will be required in order for the film to be deemed eligible:

STANDARD A: ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES AND NARRATIVES

A film can achieve this standard by meeting the criteria in at least ONE of the following areas:


A1. Lead or significant supporting actors from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups

At least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group in a specific country or territory of production.

This may include:
• African American / Black / African and/or Caribbean descent
• East Asian (including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian)
• Hispanic or Latina/e/o/x
• Indigenous Peoples (including Native American / Alaskan Native)
• Middle Eastern / North African
• Pacific Islander
• South Asian (including Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan)
• Southeast Asian (including Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, and Vietnamese)

A2. General ensemble cast

At least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from at least two underrepresented groups, which may include:

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

A3. Main storyline/subject matter

The main storyline(s), theme or narrative of the film is centered on an underrepresented group(s).

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

STANDARD B: CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT TEAM

A film can achieve this standard by meeting the criteria in at least ONE of the following areas:

B1. Creative leadership and department heads

At least two of the following creative leadership positions and department heads—Casting Director, Cinematographer, Composer, Costume Designer, Director, Editor, Hairstylist, Makeup Artist, Producer, Production Designer, Set Decorator, Sound, VFX Supervisor, Writer—are from an underrepresented group and at least one of those positions must belong to someone from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.

Underrepresented groups may include:

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

Underrepresented racial or ethnic groups may include:

• African American / Black / African and/or Caribbean descent
• East Asian (including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian)
• Hispanic or Latina/e/o/x
• Indigenous Peoples (including Native American / Alaskan Native)
• Middle Eastern / North African
• Pacific Islander
• South Asian (including Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan)
• Southeast Asian (including Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, and Vietnamese)

B2. Other key roles

At least six (6) other crew/team and technical positions (excluding Production Assistants) are from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group. These positions include but are not limited to First AD, Gaffer, Script Supervisor, etc.

B3. Overall crew composition

At least 30% of the film’s crew is from at least two underrepresented groups, which may include:

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

STANDARD C: INDUSTRY ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES
A film can achieve this standard by meeting the criteria in at least ONE of the following areas:


C1. Paid apprenticeship and internship opportunities

The film’s distribution or financing company has paid apprenticeships or internships that are from the following underrepresented groups and satisfy the criteria below:

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

The major studios/distributors are required to have substantive, ongoing paid apprenticeships/internships inclusive of underrepresented groups (must also include racial or ethnic groups) in most of the following departments: production/development, physical production, post-production, music, VFX, acquisitions, business affairs, distribution, marketing and publicity.

The mini-major or independent studios/distributors must have a minimum of two apprentices/interns from the above underrepresented groups (at least one from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group) in at least one of the following departments: production/development, physical production, post-production, music, VFX, acquisitions, business affairs, distribution, marketing and publicity.

C2. Training opportunities and skills development (crew)

The film’s production, distribution and/or financing company offers training and/or work opportunities for below-the-line skill development to people from the following underrepresented groups:

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing


STANDARD D: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
To achieve Standard D, the film must meet the criterion below:

D1. Representation in development, marketing, publicity, and distribution

The studio and/or film company has multiple (more than one) in-house senior executives belonging to at least two underrepresented groups on their creative and development, marketing, publicity, and/or distribution teams. At least one individual must belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.

Underrepresented groups may include:

• Women
• Racial or ethnic group
• LGBTQ+
• People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

Underrepresented racial or ethnic groups may include:

• African American / Black / African and/or Caribbean descent
• East Asian (including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian)
• Hispanic or Latina/e/o/x
• Indigenous Peoples (including Native American / Alaskan Native)
• Middle Eastern / North African
• Pacific Islander
• South Asian (including Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan)
• Southeast Asian (including Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, and Vietnamese)

All categories other than Best Picture will be held to their current eligibility requirements. Films in the specialty feature categories (Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, International Feature Film) submitted for Best Picture/General Entry consideration will be prompted to participate in the Representation and Inclusion Standards process.

For more information, and to submit the information needed to facilitate the Representation and Inclusion Standards review process, visit

This is not something that would interest me.

But nothing Hollywood puts out ever does.

Public TV chose to rerun the Ken Burns documentary "The American Buffalo Blood Memory" this morning detailing how the govt. drove the buffalo to the brink of extinction.

GFB wrote:This is not something that would interest me.

But nothing Hollywood puts out ever does.

Has there ever been a movie that you liked? Ever?

planosteve wrote:

GFB wrote:This is not something that would interest me.

But nothing Hollywood puts out ever does.

Has there ever been a movie that you liked? Ever?

Sure..many many..back from the days Hollywood was not made up entirely of America haters.

GFB wrote:

planosteve wrote:

GFB wrote:This is not something that would interest me.

But nothing Hollywood puts out ever does.

Has there ever been a movie that you liked? Ever?

Sure..many many..back from the days Hollywood was not made up entirely of America haters.

So, I guess you mean like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, 3 stooges, etc ?

planosteve wrote:Public TV chose to rerun the Ken Burns documentary "The American Buffalo Blood Memory" this morning detailing how the govt. drove the buffalo to the brink of extinction.

Does Burns explain how the equally large Canadian buffalo herd came just as close to extinction?

Kiamichi wrote:

planosteve wrote:Public TV chose to rerun the Ken Burns documentary "The American Buffalo Blood Memory" this morning detailing how the govt. drove the buffalo to the brink of extinction.

Does Burns explain how the equally large Canadian buffalo herd came just as close to extinction?

Nope. Never mentioned Canada.

One strange thing I noticed at the beginning in a crowd scene was a guy with a tall sign walking around that said
"Phillips Petroleum". Phillips is a large oil company headquartered in Tulsa. There was no mention of them in the movie. So, what was that about?

Oh yeah..whatever would we do without buffalo.

GRANDPA wrote:

planosteve wrote:One strange thing I noticed at the beginning in a crowd scene was a guy with a tall sign walking around that said
"Phillips Petroleum". Phillips is a large oil company headquartered in Tulsa. There was no mention of them in the movie. So, what was that about?

Probably some local color. Do you know where Pawhuska is from Bartlesville HQ? When I was much much younger & still living in Kansas, my buddies & I used to ride our motorcycles all over Osage county. We knew some really friendly girls in Bowring.

No, not really.
My uncle was a petroleum engineer with Phillips. He was married to my mother's sister. They lived in OK City when I was a kid, I used to spend a couple weeks there every summer. Later, they moved to Casper, WY just north of here, where they died. One of their grandsons lives here in Fort Collins.