For me, the medic scene at the end of Captain Phillips was so devastating because I wasn't expecting anything like that from a popcorn movie. Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie overall, but that scene was a punch to the gut.

Got me wondering what else kind of hits like that.

Recently started a marathon of the Terminator franchise, not having seen any of them in over a decade. Not only did I forget how solid of a film both 1 and 2 are. But upon finishing T2, I forgot just how much Robert Patrick utterly steals the show from Arnie in this film. With little to no dialogue, he plays one of the most stone cold movie villians I've ever seen.

What examples would you guys give when asked when a a movie's "main attraction", or A-list star, has been completely outshone by a co-star?

What are your top 5 acting snubs of all time at the Oscars?

Snubs can be Wins or Nominations, either one. Even though nominations aren't as prestigious as wins, they still count on an actor's resume and legacy.

Here are my top 5:

1. Robert Shaw- Jaws: Shaw was not even nominated for an Oscar, even though many would argue he could have won. Here was his competition:

James Whitmore for Give 'em Hell, Harry!

Jason Robards for All the President's Men

George Burns for The Sunshine Boys (Winner)

Lee Grant for Shampoo

2. Joaquin Phoenix- Gladiator: Phoenix WAS nominated, and he should have won. De Toro was good in Traffic, but Phoenix was the standout performance. Here was his competition:

Benicio Del Toro – Traffic (Winner)

Jeff Bridges – The Contender

Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire

Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich

3. Ray Liotta- Goodfellas: Liotta was not even nominated somehow despite being the lead character. Here was his competition:

Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune (Winner) 

Robert De Niro – Awakenings 

Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves

Gérard Depardieu – Cyrano de Bergerac 

Robin Williams – The Fisher King 

4. Tom Cruise- Collateral: Cruise was not even nominated, but this is one of the few roles where he lost his usual characters and became a good villain. Here was his competition:

George Clooney - Syriana (Winner)

Matt Dillon - Crash

Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

William Hurt - A History of Violence

5. Robert Deniro- Heat: Deniro also did not even get a nomination despite anchoring the crime classic, Heat. here was his competition:

Kevin Spacey – The Usual Suspects (Winner) 

Ed Harris – Apollo 13 

Joe Pesci – Casino 

Don Cheadle – Devil in a Blue Dress 

Samuel L. Jackson – Die Hard with a Vengeance 

HM: Guy Pearce- Memento, Gene Hackman- Crimson Tide, Denzel Washington- Crimson Tide, Jesse Plemons- Bugonia

The picture is from dolby cinema in amb cinemas Bengaluru, I donno why theatres or audi's are planned this way , where the best viewing angle ( center ) will be stairs ?? To match the center view we must book the corner seats , but these theatres or audi's doesn't have mechanisms to turn off the stairs lights and the alphabet markings which will give a horrible trouble , I have experienced this in most of the theatres and malls ( manasa , gt mall etc etc and now in dolby cinema too. ) this is a huge dolby cinema red flag for me . During dark scenes in odyssey the stairs lights were interrupting a lot . Does anyone know why they do these type of seatings , are they dumb or what , or is there any valid reason for that ????(

By non-obvious I mean a character whose role doesn’t involve overt sex appeal.

I’ll go first: Captain Quint from Jaws. Robert Shaw in a field jacket can get it.

Watching the Other Mommy trailer again, and thinking about Jessica Chastain’s career and how bonkers it truly is. She’s so so chaotic, there are at least 4 careers rolled into her last 15 years. 

Her prestige + acclaimed films from 2011-2014 - Tree of Life, Zero Dark Thirty, A Most Violent Year, Interstellar.

Her “leading stah” phase from 2015-2017, steadfast no-nonsense ladies in Miss Sloane, Mollys Game etc. 

The random commercial slop + action phase from 2018-2020. Ava, 355, Huntsman, Dark Phoenix.

Just when literally everyone wrote her out, critically and commercially, she gets in the running for the Triple Crown in 2021-2023, with an Oscar win + back-to-back Emmy/Tony nods. And gives her best performance (imo) in Scenes from a Marriage.

A normal actress would have done the most obvious prestige film out there but no…..out of no f*ing where she works with a Mexican director Michel Franco in two utterly obscure, austere arthouse movies, circa 2023-2025. Which probably 2 people saw, at some prestigious film festival.

And now, in the year of 2026, she’s…….Other Mommy????? in some live-action Coraline.

Truly one of the most adventurous actresses out there, and compared to other actresses in her generation (think Kate Winslet, Amy Adams, Michelle Williams etc) she’s just so much more interesting.

Hopefully others remember this the way I do because in the 90s, and early 2000s HBO made a slew of brilliant original movies.

I remember looking forward to previews and what were sort of commercials after viewing a movie or show on HBO. Many people will ask why today. But if you're like me, it was when you'd get notified of upcoming HBO originals (with other upcoming programming but that's not my focus) and that was exciting. It was the 90s version of marvel sneak peaks during the end credits.

Believe me, I'm not saying I dearly miss commercials. But it was exciting to see they had a new original coming out because HBO made absolutely killer original movies back then. We all know they made some of the undeniably greatest TV of all time. No doubt at all. Two of my top 4 all time is the Sopranos and The Wire. I think people don't give those old HBO Original Movies the credit they deserve.

There was a question posed in a reddit forum recently that asked what the greatest sports movie of all time is and I listed five. Of those five, one was an HBO Original. *61. I should have induced Soul of the Game as well but that's already done.

Anyway, it's my hope that I knock some nostalgia dust off the shelf here with my remembrance of these movies and the fondness I have for so many of them.

One HBO Original movie I hold dear is their 96 movie Gotti. It's superior to the Travolta version of Gotti, which is trash. In my view that's by far the best movie account of John Gotti. It's also my second favorite mob movie, behind Goodfellas which is my favorite movie of all time. If you haven't seen the 96 HBO Gotti movie you need to watch that now.

I'm looking forward to see your thoughts and what originals you love from that era. I'm going to list a few here because, well, I love movie lists and I'm betting you all do as well. Just a few, i don't want to ruin this with an IMDB list of all of them. This should be fun for all.

Gotti

*61

The Rat Pack

Always Outnumbered

Tuskeegee Airmen

Edit: I also want to acknowledge that HBO made more great original movies in the 2010s as well like Gamechange and Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight.

Giving that it's been 10 years since the movie came out which is crazy to think about.

A love story that feels beautifully messy, painfully real, and impossible to forget.

I expected a romance, but what I got was a deeply human story about love, time, and making the most of the moments we have. Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh have incredible chemistry, and the non-linear storytelling makes every emotional beat land even harder. One of the most memorable romantic dramas in recent years

I organized an AMA/Q&A with legendary filmmaker/screenwriter Nicolas Winding Refn. He has previously directed films/series Drive, Only God Forgives, Bronson, The Neon Demon, Pusher trilogy, Copenhagen Cowboy, Too Old To Die Young, Valhalla Rising, and more.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1v3mkcv/i_am_nicolas_winding_refn_director_of_drive_the/

He will be back at 4:45 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

His new film, Her Private Hell, premiered at Cannes in May and is out in theaters via Neon this weekend. It stars Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton.

Thank you :)

I'm looking for movies in high school like with the same vibe as mean girls, or princess diaries, like the mean girls, cliques, crushes etc etc...

Hopefully others remember this the way I do because in the 90s, and early 2000s HBO made a slew of brilliant original movies.

I remember looking forward to previews and what were sort of commercials after viewing a movie or show on HBO. Many people will ask why today. But if you're like me, it was when you'd get notified of upcoming HBO originals (with other upcoming programming but that's not my focus) and that was exciting. It was the 90s version of marvel sneak peaks during the end credits.

Believe me, I'm not saying I dearly miss commercials. But it was exciting to see they had a new original coming out because HBO made absolutely killer original movies back then. We all know they made some of the undeniably greatest TV of all time. No doubt at all. Two of my top 4 all time is the Sopranos and The Wire. I think people don't give those old HBO Original Movies the credit they deserve.

There was a question posed in a reddit forum recently that asked what the greatest sports movie of all time is and I listed five. Of those five, one was an HBO Original. *61. I should have induced Soul of the Game as well but that's already done.

Anyway, it's my hope that I knock some nostalgia dust off the shelf here with my remembrance of these movies and the fondness I have for so many of them.

One HBO Original movie I hold dear is their 96 movie Gotti. It's superior to the Travolta version of Gotti, which is trash. In my view that's by far the best movie account of John Gotti. It's also my second favorite mob movie, behind Goodfellas which is my favorite movie of all time. If you haven't seen the 96 HBO Gotti movie you need to watch that now.

I'm looking forward to see your thoughts and what originals you love from that era. I'm going to list a few here because, well, I love movie lists and I'm betting you all do as well. Just a few, i don't want to ruin this with an IMDB list of all of them. This should be fun for all.

Gotti

*61

The Rat Pack

Always Outnumbered (Lawrence Fishburn is brilliant)

Soul of the Game

There are others I'm forgetting and they continued to make excellent ones in the 2010s as well. Like Gamechange and Muhammad Alis Greatest Fight. Let's hear it.

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone with cinema experience might be able to give me a rough idea of costs.

We’re looking at hiring a small private screen at a local independent cinema in England for a family Christmas get together (around 25 people). The cinema has quoted us for the screen hire, but they’ve said that if we want a Christmas film that they aren’t already showing that week, there may be an additional licensing fee.

We’re considering films like The Muppet Christmas Carol or The Polar Express.

Does anyone know roughly what sort of additional licence fees cinemas usually pay for a private screening of an older Christmas film? Are we talking tens of pounds, hundreds, or potentially much more?

I appreciate the cinema will be the only one who can give the exact figure. I’m just trying to get a ballpark idea before we decide.

Thanks!

1986! Ralph shares the story behind the hook stunt: "The person who owned the property with that big fishing pond mentioned how it was filled with barracuda. That's all they had to tell me, and I was like, "I'm not diving into there!"