How They Shot the Spectacular War Rig Chase in George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

 

Cinematography Oscar contender John Seale discusses coming out of retirement to shoot the 'Mad Max' reboot.

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Anne Thompson : Trust me , Mad Max Fury Road is an Oscar contender !

 

According Thompson : "The Steak Eaters  —and many women Oscar voters as well—will come through for George Miller in the same way they did Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" and Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity." It's about the nuts and bolts recognition of the craft of fashioning cinema spectacle that makes your eyes pop. 

Organic. That's not a word you hear in Hollywood very often. That's George Miller's credo. If something doesn't fit or sit well, it doesn't happen. That's why his movies are so great—the ones he actually makes, from "Babe" to "Happy Feet." (Some have been left by the wayside, like "Contact" and "Justice League.") "Mad Max: Fury Road," dreamed up on an airplane and realized by a 70-year-old director 35 years after his feature debut with the original "Mad Max," does not follow any formula that any studio executive would recognize. "

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Mad Max Fury Road should Win the Oscar for Best Picture !

MMFR should win the Oscar for best picture is the majority verdict of 7 FlickReel writers as 4 voted yes, 2 don't  and 1 maybe.

Here is Nick Spake's opinion:

"As the most visually astounding movie of the year, there’s little doubt that Mad Max: Fury Road will receive recognition for its cinematography, sound, editing, and special effects come Oscar time. A few technical nominations is the very least George Miller’s magnum opus deserves. However, in a perfect world, Mad Max: Fury Road would be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Charlize Theron). Alas, the Academy is unlikely to recognise the film for one solitary reason: it’s an action picture. On the surface, Mad Max: Fury Road may seem like one giant car chase of epic preparations. On that basis, it’s easily one of the most enthralling, inventive, and unique chase movies of all time. What elevates the film to a whole new frontier, however, is the surprising depth of its narrative. Behind the nonstop insanity, there’s an astonishing amount of backstory and character development. Rather than hitting us over the head with plot details, though, Fury Road allows the audience to draw their own conclusions. In many respects, this is exactly what an action movie should do. The plot can be beyond simplistic and the action can be relentless, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still trigger a strong emotional response and make the audience think. George Miller has accomplished what so many other action directors like Michael Bay have failed to do. He has found the perfect balance in a perfect action picture. The Best Picture category isn’t called “Best Drama Picture.” It’s called “Best Picture.” This means that that the race should extend to call genres that break new grounds, ranging from animation, to comedy, to action. Mad Max: Fury Road isn’t just the best action movie of the year (although we still need to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens), it’s one best films in general and deserves to be recognised as such."

Charlize Theron relishes the idea of playing an amputee !

"When I looked at the storyboards before, I relished the idea of playing an amputee and hero. I was like, this is not going to come around anytime again. In the ultimate hardcore action film they're going to make the female lead be an amputee? This is … great. Now the responses coming back have been so — I can get choked up. I get so many emails from — not just young girls but amputees, not just women, just people, saying it's about time that we see more of this. Selfishly, I didn't think about that. I wasn't on some high horse. I knew that it would be a great thing for me to utilize as an actor."

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Go Charlize Go for the Best Actress Oscar!

John Seale Talks George Miller Boldness

"I’ve got to say one word: boldness. He’s a very bold filmmaker. He fears nobody, from critics to studios to audience to whatever. He makes his films. And that boldness came through on Lorenzo’s Oil, and I thoroughly enjoyed that boldness and working for him on that. Years and years later, when Fury Road came up, I knew enough about Fury Road on the grapevine — I could hear they were talking about problems in pre-production — and I remember thinking, “That’s going to be a big movie.” Then, all of a sudden, I get the phone call to go onboard, and it was that boldness that really made me decide to go on it — because I knew that George would end up with a very bold film, and I think he has. I’m glad he has."

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Go John Seale Go for another Cinematographer Oscar 

Nicholas Hoult Gets Behind Mad Max: Fury Road Oscar Push

“Of course I’d get behind that – that would be phenomenal” Hoult said. “I think for George that’s something that he deserves."

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Go Nux Go for Best Supporting Actor !

'Mad Max:' George Miller on Mysterious Sequels, the Film's Epic Production and Charlize Theron

Go George Miller Go for the Best Director Oscar !

Anne Thompson Predicts an Oscar Nomination as Best Picture for Mad Max Fury Road

Anne Thompson, the prestiged film critic predicts a nomination as best picture for Mad Max Fury Road

Best motion picture of the year
Frontrunners: 
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Carol"
"Inside Out"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
"Steve Jobs"

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Grace Randolph endorses Mad Max Fury Road to Win the Oscar as Best Picture

Edgar Wright Endorses A Mad Max Fury Road Oscar Nomination For Best Picture

 

" Hey @TheAcademy, I don't even need the voting form. Put me down for 'Fury Road' in all categories. Even Documentary.  "

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Edgar Wright is famous for directing films like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz 

Mad Max Fury Road Wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix award

Mad Max Fury Road won the FIPRESCI Grand Prix award (voted by 493 International Film Critics) which was presented to the director at The San Sebastian Film Festival  where this award has been presented since its creation in 1999, to film makers such as jean-Luc Godard, Michael Haneke, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jafar Panahi, Pedro Almodovar or Richard Linklaker.

The Finalist are selected from movies that had their premiere after July 1, 2014 until August, 2015.

A grand total of 493 Fipresci members all voted on which movie would win the coveted best film award Read more at: https://tr.im/lmBPA

Mad Max: Fury Road was selected as the best film of the year with four more months left to go, and a whole tsunami of Award-worthy films on the way, it's because the 2015 Fipresci best film award finalists were all chosen from films that had their premiere after July 1, 2014 through this week, when the award was announced. A grand total of 493 Fipresci members all voted on which movie would win the coveted best film award. All of the members are international critics. Read more at: https://tr.im/lmBPA

Bill Hader Talks His Mad Love for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD