Boyhood

I'm giving you a hard time, Wilma. Here's what you need to make sure you're doing:

1. Make sure you're clicking on the word "search" directly above the topic bar:


...and not using the google search bar near the top of the page. That search bar is to search the entire site, not just the messageboard and will only give you a mess of irrelevant results:



2. If your search is not theatre related, select "Other Boards" from the "Search Board" drop-down menu. This will search the "Off Topic" and "Student" boards, though Lord knows why you'd want to read anything on the student board.



3. This one's especially helpful. Select "Subject Only" from the "Search Options" drop-down menu. This will limit the search results to threads with your search term in their titles -- as opposed to any thread which may make use of your search term. It's almost always advisable to use this function unless the term you're searching for is uncommon, you want to find ALL of the threads in which your term has been mentioned, or you suspect there's a thread on this subject, but it's title does not feature your search term. For example, if someone started a thread on Boyhood, but simply titled it "This is my favorite movie of 2014".



4. Hit the "Search" button and your results should show up below. All that said, the search functionality here is far from perfect and if you're searching for an especially common term, you might have to wade through a couple of pages of results. Don't forget that you can also set date parameters to limit your search to threads from a certain period. As you will see, by following these instructions, I easily found the existing thread for Boyhood. Happy searching!

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Why do I keep remembering 1982, "Does he know how to program his VCR?"

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Lovely movie. Certainly one of the best among this years otherwise mediocre offerings.

Thanks for the link, broadway guy.

Because it's winning Best Picture. No one likes the frontrunner at this time in the Oscar race. Everyone is rooting for the underdog.

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It was a very good movie. Did it need to be three hours long? No. However, I think the effort put into the movie made it deserve its runtime. I still think Selma should win best picture, but I won't be upset about Boyhood. As long as that awful Birdman doesn't win.

Oh, please forgive me for forgetting to say the exact running time.

And the exact same message and scope could have been gotten from a 2 hour running time. But like I said, it earned it, even if it didn't need it.

I enjoyed BOYHOOD a lot, but I'll cop to feeling a decided drop in interest about 2/3 of the way in, and then it picked back up again. I'm wanting very much to see it again to see if that still holds true, the Blu-Ray has been beckoning me from the table for a couple weeks...

BIRDMAN is more than useless enough to win Best Picture.

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I could only get through 40 minutes without falling asleep. For me, it was like watching paint dry. I wanna give it another go because so many people regard it so highly. Maybe this weekend cause it's gonna be way too cold to go outside.

Even though Birman won PGA and DGA, and seeing as how I refuse to use SAG Ensemble awards as a Best Picture harbinger, I still believe Boyhood will take Best Picture next weekend. It just won the BAFTA for Picture and Director, and of course Arquette. If Boyhood does not take the top two awards, I suspect there could be a split. It takes Picture, and Birman takes Director. Or vice versa?