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We all know Gaga's uneasy relationship with NY Times musical department critics - Jon Caramanica and Wesley Morris. She just can't, seems, do anything good by them.

Today, she's venturing big time into a different medium (acting/movies), and, naturally, her output will be assessed by a different department of NY Times now. Yesterday, number one movie critic in the land (arguably) and NY Times Manohla Dargis put out an article regarding female roles in the movies screened at the TIFF. She's started with Nicole Kidman in "Distroyer" and then the next one up was Gaga in ASIB -

..Awards hysteria quickly set in after the premiere of “A Star Is Born,” the latest telling of one of Hollywood’s most enduring self-mythologies about stardom and sacrifice. Its director, Bradley Cooper, and Lady Gaga play musicians turned lovers hurtling toward radically different destinies. It opens in a few weeks, and I’ll have more to say about it then (it’s good). But soon after the movie had its first screenings, the usual cycle of acclaim and backlash was in motion. (Rinse, repeat.) Largely driven by the Oscar Industrial Complex, this yay-nay cycle doesn’t do movies or audiences any good, most obviously because it puts a movie’s shifting or nonexistent awards odds above art, culture, history...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/movies/toronto-film-festival-women.html

What's important to me here, is that she will be reviewing ASIB and will have it closer to the release date. I'm for once really very much looking forward to it. 

@HitTheBoatWould it be the first time Manohla Dargis is reviewing a film with Gaga?

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I don't know. It's still a bit overwhelming to say the least.... 

Film critics are returning home from the TIFF, and putting their thoughts and impressions from the festival on the virtual paper so to speak.

Here's two predictions from the Indie Wire distinguished writers (not bloggers, not Twitter dwellers, not You Tube wannabes) Bill Desowitz and Anne Thompson regarding ASIB prospects come nominations time - 

Craft nominations (likely): Cinematography, Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Song.

Oscar-nominated cinematographer Matthew Libatique (“Black Swan”) utilized hand-held, Steadicam, and long tracking shots for a naturalistic look that recalls the grittiness of the ’70s. But then he went more tactile for hopeful close-ups during the beginning of their relationship. Look for Gaga to get nominated for her powerful break out song, “Shallow,” or the wistful “I’ll Never Love Again” (or possibly both). Sound, too, was integral in keeping us contained inside the world of Jackson and Ally, and sound designer-mixer Steve Morrow provided seamless transitions without audible breaks, and achieved a propulsive soundscape that also benefits from the immersion of Atmos.  Meanwhile, Oscar-nominated editor Jay Cassidy (“American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Into the Wild”) makes it seem like a bitter-sweet dream in which painful reality intrudes before erupting like a nightmare.

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/oscar-frontrunners-roma-first-man-a-star-is-born-the-favourite-crafts-1202002895/

Now, off to the big dance -

‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ at TIFF: 18 Possible Oscar Nominations Between Them (Two tragic romances held Toronto audiences enraptured — but with Lady Gaga, the real star is born)

At 32, Lady Gaga’s music career is in full bloom; she now has an Oscar Best Actress nomination in her sights as Ally, whose star rises as her alcoholic husband’s falls. Two original songs, hair-raising “Shallow,” which she sings the first time she steps on stage, and the movie’s closer, “I’ll Never Love Again,” could score Oscar nominations. The movie will dominate the Globe Musical/Comedy nominations.

Likely Oscar nominations: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound Editing and Mixing, Song.

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/a-star-is-born-if-beale-street-could-talk-romance-oscars-toronto-film-festival-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-tiff-2018-1202002506/

WHEW... 

 

[Miaou 39,013]

18 possible Oscar Nominations OMG 

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I love every snippet so far 

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1 minute ago, Bloody Grammys said:

I love every snippet so far 

This might be one of her best albums and it's not even a real gaga album, i really hope they push songs from it outside the movie. They are too good for them to not be promoted songs with videos, radio spins, peformances etc.

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1 hour ago, Miaou said:

18 possible Oscar Nominations OMG 

1. Best Picture
2. Best Director
3. Best Actor
4. Best Actress
5. Best Supporting Actor
6. Best Adapted Screenplay
7. Best Original Song - Shallow
8. Best Original Song - I'll Never Love Again
9. Best Film Editing
10. Best Sound Editing
11. Best Sound Mixing
12. Best Cinematography

Unlikely nominations but possible:

13. Best Production Design
14. Best Costume Design
15. Best Makeup and Hairstyling
16. Best Original Score

I can't think of any other category it would be eligible for. 16 is max and in Oscar history, most nominated films had 14 nominations.

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1 hour ago, Miaou said:

18 possible Oscar Nominations OMG 

The article means 18 nominations between ASIB and If Beale Street could Talk 

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we got some boo boo the fools in the gaga thoughts section rn  

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22 minutes ago, JR Gg said:

The article means 18 nominations between ASIB and If Beale Street could Talk 

mess 

 

 

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Venom is coming out Oct 3rd in the UK too

idk if that was its original date but yeah

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3 minutes ago, ryanripley said:

Venom is coming out Oct 3rd in the UK too

idk if that was its original date but yeah

already flopped we don't know ha

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22 hours ago, ViviLittleM said:

Feel like TOP will open with enough big numbers to beat ASIB. I see a lot of people/press talking about them

in oblivia

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one of my fave indie bands LANY is releasing on Oct 5! I have two albums to look forward to on this date!