Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

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Wikidata Q27894574, film, IMDb tt1727824, TMDB 424694: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Bryan Singer as director (Thor: The Dark World); 4 more episodes agree.

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Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

A Star Is Born: 2 lines contrast ×1 theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): A Star Is Born → Bohemian Rhapsody. Star's schmaltz and old-fashionedness were expected to lift it, but that is what the night rewarded in Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book.
    “it's the schmaltiness and old-fashionedness of Bohemian Rhapsody and Green book that we're really discussing tonight.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:30:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Black Panther: 2 lines industry ×2

  1. industry (industry): Black Panther → Bohemian Rhapsody. Last year's Oscar movies were mega hits; this year only Joker is.
    “Last year, Bohemian Rhapsody, Star Is Born, Black Panther, that's as big as Oscar movies get.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:42:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Bryan Singer: 2 lines people ×1 industry ×1

  1. people (people): Bohemian Rhapsody → Bryan Singer. The film's winner status ignores that Singer, now a pariah, shot about 60% of it.
    “There's no mention of Brian Singer, during this telecast, he filmed approximately 60% of this film.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:13:48 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Green Book: 2 lines craft ×1 theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Green Book → Bohemian Rhapsody. Both wins read as 'I had a nice time at the movies' rewards rather than judgments of quality.
    “feel a little bit like, you know what? I had a nice time at the movies.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:08:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

Rami Malek: 2 lines craft ×1 verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Rami Malek → Bohemian Rhapsody. The reason the movie works at all is Malek's all-in performance.
    “the reason this movie works at all is because he obviously gave everything he had to it”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:13:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Brian May: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (fun): Bohemian Rhapsody → Brian May. Queen's presence dominated the room, including May behind Malek.
    “And silver maneed Brian May sitting behind Ramy Molik.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:24:59 · Amanda Dobbins (0.45 sure it was them)

Ferrari: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Ferrari → Bohemian Rhapsody. Ferrari is a man of contradictions, not a flawless-icon biopic like Bohemian Rhapsody.
    “this isn't Bohemian Rhapsody, you know, it's not just like, God, Freddie Mercury is perfect.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:09:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

First Man: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → First Man. Bohemian Rhapsody on the PGA list comes at the expense of films like First Man, which is gone.
    “Like 1st man is gone.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:16:00 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Graham King: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → Graham King. Producer Graham King fought for years, got a real budget, a big director and the right star, a good story for the studio system.
    “he got it done at a studio with a real budget and they did it big.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:15:33 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Hank Corwin: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Hank Corwin → Bohemian Rhapsody. The speaker expected Corwin to be honored for editing Vice, but Bohemian Rhapsody won the editing award.
    “I thought that he was going to be honored here. And I should have known all along that Bohemian Rhapsody was going to win.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)

If Beale Street Could Talk: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → If Beale Street Could Talk. PGA nominating Bohemian Rhapsody while omitting Beale Street worries the speakers for Beale Street's Oscar chances.
    “What does this do for Beale Street?”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:16:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Mamma Mia!: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Mamma Mia! → Bohemian Rhapsody. Both succeed because audiences want to hear beloved band songs in a theater, but Mamma Mia has a sense of humor a biopic lacks.
    “Bohemian Rhapsody was so successful because of the songs and because of this, you know, portrayal of this band who we have a big relationship to.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:26:44 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Mary Queen of Scots: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Bohemian Rhapsody → Mary Queen of Scots. Makeup category: no chance Mary Queen of Scots or Border would win; Vice locked it up.
    “there was no chance that Mary Queen of Scots or border was going to win in this category.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Rocketman: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (comparison): Rocketman → Bohemian Rhapsody. Rocketman was paired with Bohemian Rhapsody for obvious reasons but has faded from conversation.
    “Obviously, it's Rocket Man has been paired with Bohemian Rhapsody for obvious reasons, but Rocket Man just doesn't come up.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:27:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

The Pianist: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Bohemian Rhapsody → The Pianist. Rami Malek's win reminds the speaker of Adrien Brody's win for The Pianist, a film by a controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.
    “I thought a bit of Adrian Brody winning for the pianist, which was also made by a controversial controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (3)

  1. contrast (contrast): Ferrari → Bohemian Rhapsody. Ferrari is a man of contradictions, not a flawless-icon biopic like Bohemian Rhapsody.
    “this isn't Bohemian Rhapsody, you know, it's not just like, God, Freddie Mercury is perfect.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:09:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Bohemian Rhapsody → Mary Queen of Scots. Makeup category: no chance Mary Queen of Scots or Border would win; Vice locked it up.
    “there was no chance that Mary Queen of Scots or border was going to win in this category.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. contrast (contrast): A Star Is Born → Bohemian Rhapsody. A Star Is Born came out in October and Bohemian Rhapsody in November and stayed in theaters, so civilians saw one and not the other.
    “And Bohemian Rhapsody came out in November and has just been in theaters.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:29:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Rami Malek → Bohemian Rhapsody. Notes the clip shown for Malek's win was him lip-syncing, undercutting the acting case.
    “the clip they used to show us was him lip syncing”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Green Book → Bohemian Rhapsody. Argues Green Book's editing is better than Bohemian Rhapsody's, which won film editing.
    “I think, honestly, the editing and green book is better than the editing in Bohemian Rhapsody.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (7)

  1. industry (industry): Mamma Mia! → Bohemian Rhapsody. Both succeed because audiences want to hear beloved band songs in a theater, but Mamma Mia has a sense of humor a biopic lacks.
    “Bohemian Rhapsody was so successful because of the songs and because of this, you know, portrayal of this band who we have a big relationship to.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:26:44 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Black Panther → Bohemian Rhapsody. Last year's Oscar movies were mega hits; this year only Joker is.
    “Last year, Bohemian Rhapsody, Star Is Born, Black Panther, that's as big as Oscar movies get.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:42:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. industry (industry): Black Panther → Bohemian Rhapsody. Bohemian Rhapsody's swamping of the telecast is tied to its box office, with only Black Panther earning more.
    “the only movie that made any money, except for Black Panther, which made more money”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:12:41 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → Graham King. Producer Graham King fought for years, got a real budget, a big director and the right star, a good story for the studio system.
    “he got it done at a studio with a real budget and they did it big.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:15:33 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → First Man. Bohemian Rhapsody on the PGA list comes at the expense of films like First Man, which is gone.
    “Like 1st man is gone.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:16:00 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  6. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → If Beale Street Could Talk. PGA nominating Bohemian Rhapsody while omitting Beale Street worries the speakers for Beale Street's Oscar chances.
    “What does this do for Beale Street?”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:16:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  7. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → Bryan Singer. The speakers say Bohemian Rhapsody's critics are partly about its director, and joke about Singer becoming president.
    “maybe because it was directed by a rapist?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 1:20:28 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Bohemian Rhapsody → Bryan Singer. The film's winner status ignores that Singer, now a pariah, shot about 60% of it.
    “There's no mention of Brian Singer, during this telecast, he filmed approximately 60% of this film.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:13:48 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

theme (4)

  1. theme (comparison): Rocketman → Bohemian Rhapsody. Rocketman was paired with Bohemian Rhapsody for obvious reasons but has faded from conversation.
    “Obviously, it's Rocket Man has been paired with Bohemian Rhapsody for obvious reasons, but Rocket Man just doesn't come up.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:27:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme): Bohemian Rhapsody → The Pianist. Rami Malek's win reminds the speaker of Adrien Brody's win for The Pianist, a film by a controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.
    “I thought a bit of Adrian Brody winning for the pianist, which was also made by a controversial controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. theme (theme): Green Book → Bohemian Rhapsody. Both wins read as 'I had a nice time at the movies' rewards rather than judgments of quality.
    “feel a little bit like, you know what? I had a nice time at the movies.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:08:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  4. theme (theme): A Star Is Born → Bohemian Rhapsody. Star's schmaltz and old-fashionedness were expected to lift it, but that is what the night rewarded in Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book.
    “it's the schmaltiness and old-fashionedness of Bohemian Rhapsody and Green book that we're really discussing tonight.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:30:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (fun): Bohemian Rhapsody → Brian May. Queen's presence dominated the room, including May behind Malek.
    “And silver maneed Brian May sitting behind Ramy Molik.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:24:59 · Amanda Dobbins (0.45 sure it was them)

verdict (3)

  1. verdict (verdict): Bohemian Rhapsody → Bohemian Rhapsody. Okay for flawed movies to be nominated; it would have felt different had Bohemian Rhapsody gone zero for seven.
    “I think it's okay for flawed movies to be nominated for awards.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:13:48 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Hank Corwin → Bohemian Rhapsody. The speaker expected Corwin to be honored for editing Vice, but Bohemian Rhapsody won the editing award.
    “I thought that he was going to be honored here. And I should have known all along that Bohemian Rhapsody was going to win.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (verdict): Rami Malek → Bohemian Rhapsody. The reason the movie works at all is Malek's all-in performance.
    “the reason this movie works at all is because he obviously gave everything he had to it”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:13:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen's opening felt like a Jones Beach concert you'd see with your mom; and there were as many cutaways to Brian May in the show as in the film.
    “It was just sort of like a concert you'd see at Jones Beach, like with your mom.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:12:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Bohemian Rhapsody: Cutaways to Brian May in the telecast were as superfluous as in the movie.
    “There were just as many superfluous cutaways to Brian May in this show as there were in Bohemian Rhapsody.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:13:00 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Bohemian Rhapsody: Verdict: fun and enjoyable is not the same as good.
    “to tell the difference between movies that are fun and enjoyable and movies that are good.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:14:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Bohemian Rhapsody: The room only woke up for Queen mentions in Malek's speech.
    “People just want to cheer for Queen.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:24:56 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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