The Syndicate

rip movies netflix tiger king wins all the awards

if i won 5 maffies in one season, i'd retire too. see ya on the good side, my friend.

DH, come and play my tiny Gossip Girl game.. it needs you

[mention]Mongoose[/mention], i know you're all into cinema and i think you'll be interested in v2 of this game.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:32 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:33 pm Good matchup this year, gang. I think it was generally "timmer knows what he's doing and everybody else could be randomized", and perhaps we'll take those lessons into the next go.

Yall think I'm kidding when I say I have a spreadsheet doc with ranked/color coded picks in every category.

the real goal is to get them all, which is cute if you think you will with me around.

congrats timmer!

3rd place ain't that bad. i'm ready for gold next time around

timmer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:45 pm Good luck tomorrow, guys! I'll try to update points as we go!

good luck to you too! thanks for running this, i had loads of fun with it.

timmer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:23 pm So Dunya, you need Roma to pretty much sweep. Best pic would be +9, best director +4, best screenplay +4, the rest +1 each. You have a max possible point total of 34.

i dunno how bold the oscars are going to be. to give a foreign film released worldwide on netflix best pic would be unprecedented and i feel i'm pushing my luck there. i'm just thankful to have made it this far.

but not too sad that i'm still a contender for 2nd place

aww rico's done so well for someone who hasn't changed his original roster from day 1. i'm gonna be sad to see him go.

please let me get to the oscars timmer :''''(

roma has like 100000 noms. best actress and best supporting actress were surprising to me tbh.

is it a close run or is there a clear winner there too?

Are you still in the game on your other forum, timmer?

I am hanging by thread

It's tight between 3rd 4th and 5th and 6th. Could be anyone's gane tbh depending on what wins

yeah i don't think i want to keep anyone, i'd rather go through round 1 pick and pick a fav than lose out on that.

remember when i was gonna get green book?

yeah guys. i remember. it's bittersweet and harshhhhh.

well, if i finish in 3rd place this year i'll be super happy losing to the beast timmer and little mastermind DH tbh. very respectable. let's pray.

i got lucky with Roma; all my other picks pale in comparison. what a film!

also, timmer, you ABSOLUTE BEAST!

omg omg omg roma is coming out next week and i can't wait to watch it. it looks amazing.

not as keen to watch mowgli. ;-p

damn it DH, your job as an American was supposed to be finding the answer for me

i hope we can include movies without this US release date and US box office only stipulation next year. but it's no biggie if it's not possible.

also i have several people i know would be interested in this now that i've seen it unravel. so i can't wait till next year. i might not win this year, because i made a lot of mistakes, but i know what to do next year

i swear to god i was picking up green book but the shit didn't have a us release when i was looking at it. i even asked about it in this thread and dh was like, doesnt look like it or something and i was like meh just my luck.

i'm sour about that one

god damnnnn! timmer you beast!

things are getting spicy.

John David Washington is amazing and deserves even more recognition than my hubby Adam. I think the first time I saw him in anything and recognized him was in Ballers and I've loved him ever since. An amazing and very emotional actor.

I watched Blackkklansmen with some friends the other night and I loved it. Disappointed it wasn't too huge a movie with more international release dates (for example any blockbuster gets 2 weekends in my local cinena, this movie got literally 1 weekday showing...). Sweden definitely needs a taste of this to show them how the government itself acts while on national TV. While some moments made me wanna cringe for the black actors, and how difficult it must have been, it's so relevant today. Not just in America mind you, but in Sweden, France, Turkey... racism still exists and this movie is a perfect example of how dumb and disgusting it is. I definitely don't take my skin color for granted since I'm from a Middle Eastern background and have endured my fair share of racism too, but I understand the hardships and cruelty goes far and beyond. Hope one day we will live in a world that doesn't judge.

yoooooooooooooo what's happening with beautiful boy

I may almost be in last place, but I have only earned with 3 so far. Got so much potential.

timmer wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:06 am Spreadsheet updated... we are getting into the fun stuff, now!

It appears that round 1 will resolve without much fanfare, unless Iron Dwarf somehow shows up and actually plays the game. It'd be easy to grab enough box office to threaten dunya with a loss, but if they can't be bothered, I can't be bothered to remind them...

I mean he's my friend and I could and should do that but at the same time why would Dunia do that you know what I'm saying?

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:51 am I’m going to watch A Star is Born by myself in a theater and cry

probably same

edit nvm i had a brain fart

the two beautiful boy trailers........im dead.

What about Carell to win Best Actor?

Read amazing things about GaGa's performance. Who had her?

timmer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:12 pm Spreadsheet is updated! No change in the standings, but I will say that with amanda Seyfried in Mamma Mia 2 and Selena Gomez in Hotel Transylvania 3, iront dwarf is slowly crawling back into a fight for not-last-place... Dunya had better watch out!

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:42 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 3:49 pm Crazy Rich Asians anyone have it?

TBH I considered it but Couldn't pull the trigger. Good film I hear tho.

I could have sworn someone had it but dropped it

timmer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:38 am Oh my God this looks good!!!

[ytubehd][/ytubehd]

got lucky that one was still mine for the taking tbh.

Man, only 3 of my entries have cashed in. I WANT MORE!

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:25 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:12 pm Looks like Jan 11. Time to get rid of Kiki.

Drake is going to be pissed

golden. i laughed. thanks.

Looks like Jan 11. Time to get rid of Kiki.

Shade thrown, shade thrown.

It's nice to be feared though. Means I'm doing something right

Let's be transparent then. It was your last chance at getting rid of me; you don't care about I_D

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:17 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:50 am the best thing is, no one has any MI actors except me. muahahaha.

If Iron Dwarf had turned up I would have advised him to grab an MI actor quick. It was his last hope I think.

Payback for me rooting for daisy to win the genius?

the best thing is, no one has any MI actors except me. muahahaha.

$153.2 opening weekend for MI:Fallout globally, $61.5 domestic? wow, very surprised but noice. alec baldwin can stay and ensure i move comfortably above Iron_Dwarf before DH tampers with my standing with trade shenanigans. ;p

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:17 pm Damn if Iron Dwarf wasn't a total ghost I'd offer to toss him some Box Office Bangers for some of his Awards contenders

you will do no such thing! iron dwarf is my safety blanket so that i don't have to try and make money at this point

why isn't Green Book being released in the US?

oh shit this isn't the transaction thread, brb killing myself

drop bruce dern, pick up emma stona