Paul Mescal, Quentin Tarantino and Rita Moreno to Be Honored at Academy Museum Gala

They might want reconsider attending, just now….

Miss Coozeburger

What an odd threesome! Mescal is the only I can stand at this point.

[quote]Mescal will be presented with the Vantage Award, which honors an emerging artist who is contributing to contextualizing and challenging dominant narratives in film.

Hmmm. I think he's a very promising actor, but he's made, what, three movies? Seems like a stretch for an award specific to "contextualizing and challenging dominant narratives in film." Is this maybe for the film version of "Merrily We Go Around," planned to be shot over a 20-year period? (He was great in "All of Us Strangers," of course, but his character was a supporting one, and the final reveal was basically copied from "The Sixth Sense.")

Rita's obvious, and I have a feeling she'll deliver a SERIOUS motherfucker of an acceptance speech.

R4 the way All of Us Strangers ended has nothing to do with him. That is the writer/director. He just acted what was written.

He has numerous projects coming up.

R5 = Paul Mescal’s mom

What, no shaking and crying?

I thought that was obligatory with any mention of Paul Mescal.

A fag, a bi guy and an honorary lesbian say what?

Isn’t this the type of event that attracts A Listers like our dear Brendad?

Should've given Mescal's award to Adam Driver because Adam Driver spearheaded the fuggos in film movement.

They "celebrate" the biggest star they can get who accepts to appear.

Will Rita suck out all the oxygen in the room with her non-stop negativity and victimhood?

R1 That’s so unfortunate. I’m sorry to see Jacqueline Stewart leave her post at The Academy Museum.

R12 she does that regardless of the situation.

They are sexy sluts

Me.

R8 Tarantino is bi? Rita is gay?

Mescal is a bit of an ingenue to be getting honored already.

R1. Stewart is first and foremost a highly regarded film scholar, so going back to U of C probably makes sense. Presumably she can still do her work with TCM as her spots can be shot at convenience and I’m sure Chicago will work around her schedule.

I think she and the rest of the gang are very funny in the recent ads for the tours, channeling Dean, Wood, et. al. in the “chicken race” parody of Rebel—and Stewart gives great side-eye. Anyone know who the guy driving the other tram is?

I hop they sirv the delishess hambugers an pozza

R1 I got the impression that initially the Academy Museum were trying to avoid any “Jews Run Hollywood!1!!” agenda. But then the Jews complained about their historical absence.

Is this what he will be honored for?

The above “blind” comes from Enty and apparently got its start from a Reddit screed.

Very sus.

Mescal will be receiving this honor about one month before Gladiator II is released, so some people are assuming this award is part of the promotion campaign for that movie.

Here's a shot of him on the set of Gladiator II. This pic is supposedly from the reshoots which were recently filmed. Previously the film was said to cost $310 million, but reshoots will increase that cost.

R10 he can barely get work these days.

Adam Driver is 40. He isn’t “young Hollywood” anymore.

R21 none of the 3 honorees are Jewish

R24 no one is speculating that. He’s been the most interesting as far as role choices out of his peers and has talent far beyond his years. He is a very vulnerable actor, something many young actors aren’t. He’s booked and busy for the next few years.

Sally sucks the oxygen out of any room when she takes a breath.

Gladiator 2 doesn’t sound very creative.

Apparently it sucks.

R30 show me where people are claiming it sucks. It hasn’t even been screened yet. Only the trailer has.

Gladiator II is a big studio film. And his first one. They’re never creative.

Why does DL hate Rita Moreno??? I don’t get it. She’s a brilliant performer and a truly good person.

Rita Moreno is amazing. DL always finds someone to hate. And it is usually the same posters doing it but they are so loud it seems like more people hate than reality

The DL hatred probably has to do with Chita. Some poor deluded fan really believes Moreno stole Rivera's career. Chits was a great theatrical star but was never going to be a star on TV or movies with that face.

R34 also, Moreno didn’t cast herself in WSS. Rivera wanted to do the film but the studio AND director said she didn’t have the face for films. They wanted someone who was attractive enough for the big screen, so they cast Moreno. Not her fault Rivera wasn’t deemed good looking enough for movies.

Because he is homophobic?

R31, Little Gold Men talked about it a month or so ago. The industry is underwhelmed.

R37 no. That didn’t happen.

I think this movie will end up like J Lo's tour.

[quote]Because he is homophobic?

For a homophobe he sure did a great job of fucking Andrew Scott up the arse in 'All of Us Strangers'. 🙄

R40 he didn’t actually fuck him. You realize they’re acting, right? But no, he isn’t a homophobe. That rumor started from one anonymous poster on Reddit who got info wrong and was called out by people who actually went to school with Paul. They’ve all defended him, peers and teachers. It’s not even believable he’s a homophobe. You clearly don’t know shit about his extremely liberal parents.

[quote]The above “blind” comes from Enty and apparently got its start from a Reddit screed.

Well, we all know Enty just makes shit up, but this doesn't sound like a "screed." More like something seen on a press release.

[quote]R30 show me where people are claiming it sucks.

R31, $300+ million movies don't get reshoots if they *don't* suck.

[quote]You clearly don’t know shit about his extremely liberal parents.

And you clearly don't know shit about sarcasm. (The emoji wasn't enough of a hint?)

R42 the film isn’t going through reshoots

R41 Maybe he paid off all the teachers and former classmates?

R44 wtf. Yeah, you’re criminally insane.

I can't wait to get all up in Rita's Puertoricanass

[quote]R42 the film isn’t going through reshoots

R43, are you daft? The movie's coming out in November. Of COURSE they'd only be doing reshoots this close to the release date. (And that is NOT a good sign.)

But, since you apparently can't google, see link.

Hate to break it to you, but almost all movies do reshoots.

Some guys from Gladiator II in a MTM Group Hug at a restaurant.

Where's the teaser trailer, guys?

Surprised Tarantino hasn't been #metoo-ed.

[quote]Hate to break it to you, but almost all movies do reshoots.

Indeed: MINOR reshoots, e.g. pickups & a handful of additional angles in minor scenes. "Gladiator 2" is doing a massive one. I'd say the same about any movie, but nearly all of the ones with much publicized, studio-demanded reshoots ended up bombing. (See, e.g., "Rogue One" & "Solo." The former was reshot to such an extent that 30% of the first trailer is entirely absent from the completed film, including multiple full-on location shoots that were entirely abandoned – at a massive expense.)

If it's a critical success, it's fine with me to admit that I'm wrong, but I'm a definite skeptic – though to be fair I've been a skeptic about "Gladiator 2" ever since it was first announced.

R51 the reshoots aren’t massive. Mescal hasn’t been reshooting shit. He’s been spotted all over London and NYC over the last few weeks. Please stop the nonsense.

[Quote] [R40] he didn’t actually fuck him.

I beg to differ, sir.

Apparently Elle Fanning will be presenting Tarantino with his award.

[quote] none of the 3 honorees are Jewish

Alas, R27, most of them did marry Jews.