Uncut Gems (2019)

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Wikidata Q56312570, film, IMDb tt5727208, TMDB 473033: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 2 more episodes agree.

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Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

After Hours: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (influence): After Hours ⇒ Uncut Gems (the host's read). Uncut Gems owes a heavy debt to After Hours; Go is also described as owing it royalties.
    “could a movie owe more of a debt to after hours than the cut gems.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:31:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Adam Sandler: 2 lines career ×1 verdict ×1

  1. career (career): Uncut Gems → Adam Sandler. Sandler's Uncut Gems was an Oscar-worthy performance in a career spent making movies near family.
    “he can still turn in a what we felt was an Oscar worthy performance”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:28:35 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

After Hours: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (influence): After Hours → Uncut Gems. Uncut Gems owes a heavy debt to After Hours; Go is also described as owing it royalties.
    “could a movie owe more of a debt to after hours than the cut gems.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:31:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Climax: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Uncut Gems → Climax. Ben's honorable mentions: Safdies for Uncut Gems for scum-bummery; Climax for best voguing scene of all time.
    “Climax for the best voguing scene of all time.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:35:45 · Ben Hosley (0.50 sure it was them)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (head-to-head): Uncut Gems → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In best casting, Uncut Gems beats the big shiny ensembles (Little Women, Once Upon a Time) because of the unknown faces it found.
    “Uncut gems because not just because of the people you know, but mostly because of the people you don't know.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:32:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Parasite: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Uncut Gems → Parasite. Uncut Gems was snubbed even as Parasite was nominated, a sign of a changed Academy.
    “the fact that we're all kind of bummed out about the fact that uncut gems got snubbed”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:09:41 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Richard Jewell: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (head-to-head): Uncut Gems → Richard Jewell. Hauser gets best actor over Sandler because Sandler does the most with one note while Hauser's role carries shading the Uncut Gems part can't.
    “Part of the achievement is that like he finds a way to do the most with with one note.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:18:07 · Wesley Morris (0.40 sure it was them)

The Irishman: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Uncut Gems → The Irishman. Only one slot exists for a mob/crime film or an epic war film, and the Irishman and 1917 took them.
    “if you have the Irishman and you have 1917, that kind of more, there's a, it's a Scorsese mob surf flick and a, and an epic war film.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:23:56 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Uncut Gems → Adam Sandler. Sandler's Uncut Gems was an Oscar-worthy performance in a career spent making movies near family.
    “he can still turn in a what we felt was an Oscar worthy performance”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:28:35 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Uncut Gems → The Irishman. Only one slot exists for a mob/crime film or an epic war film, and the Irishman and 1917 took them.
    “if you have the Irishman and you have 1917, that kind of more, there's a, it's a Scorsese mob surf flick and a, and an epic war film.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:23:56 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Uncut Gems → Uncut Gems. Cinematography winner: the most incredible-looking movie; score also great.
    “The cinematography winner is uncut Jones.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:22:42 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (industry): Uncut Gems → Parasite. Uncut Gems was snubbed even as Parasite was nominated, a sign of a changed Academy.
    “the fact that we're all kind of bummed out about the fact that uncut gems got snubbed”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:09:41 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Uncut Gems → Climax. Ben's honorable mentions: Safdies for Uncut Gems for scum-bummery; Climax for best voguing scene of all time.
    “Climax for the best voguing scene of all time.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:35:45 · Ben Hosley (0.50 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (influence): After Hours → Uncut Gems. Uncut Gems owes a heavy debt to After Hours; Go is also described as owing it royalties.
    “could a movie owe more of a debt to after hours than the cut gems.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:31:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (3)

  1. verdict (head-to-head): Uncut Gems → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In best casting, Uncut Gems beats the big shiny ensembles (Little Women, Once Upon a Time) because of the unknown faces it found.
    “Uncut gems because not just because of the people you know, but mostly because of the people you don't know.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:32:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (head-to-head): Uncut Gems → Richard Jewell. Hauser gets best actor over Sandler because Sandler does the most with one note while Hauser's role carries shading the Uncut Gems part can't.
    “Part of the achievement is that like he finds a way to do the most with with one note.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:18:07 · Wesley Morris (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (verdict): Adam Sandler → Uncut Gems. Number one on the Blankies' (gender-neutral) leading-performance list.
    “Number one, Adam Sandler Uncut Gems.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:01:20 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Uncut Gems: Julia Fox gets a mock-solemn pro-Julia Fox podcast declaration, and Jonathan Majors wins breakthrough.
    “Great. This is a pro Julia Fox podcast through and through.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:21:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

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