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I haven't seen that many movies this year because most of these will be out earlier next year where I live but so far, it seems to be a bit weaker year for movies compared to last year and it also seems that 2019 still won't be topped for me. 
 
But what I do think is that Dune 2 will sweep the technical categories like cinematography, editing and effects. As it deserves to be honest, it was visually epic. But I think that there will definitely be a lot of competition in the acting/directing categories because these many of the possibly nominated actors have very high chances of winning. This year seems to be a less sweepy years as the previous two, perhaps it is more interesting to see different winners and juicy competition lol!
 
I really hope that Demi Moore gets nominated because she was so good in her role. I really hope that The Substance - one of the best movies of the 2020s - will get a lot of nominations but knowing The Academy, they don't have a good relationship with horror movies for some reason. It will definitely win or will at least be nominated for Best Make-Up. Also imagine if Margaret Qually gets nominated for an Oscar and she wins and "when you know you know..." part from Margaret gets played in the background
 
I haven't seen Anora and The Brutalist but they seem to be neck and neck in those important categories but I think that Anora will get Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay and The Brutalist will get Best Director and Best Actor. OR Anora gets Best Director and The Brutalist gets Best Picture (judging by their chances and also film descriptions). I really want to see these films, the reviews from both critics and the general public are crazy great, Anora seems to be a wild ride in the best way possible and The Brutalist seems to be a really epic one (and I absolutely love architecture).
 
I also think that Emilia Perez might be the dark horse and may actually win Best Picture (since it also got so many Golden Globes nominations) but I also read that it's contoversial because the portrayals of trans and Mexican people were offensive? I haven't seen it. 
 
I haven't seen Conclave but I have a feeling that it will be boring? Like, it seems to be like a theatre play which centers around one place and people (the Vatican). I don't know, I'm lowkey surprised it has got a lot of nominations (at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice). Nevertheless, I still want to see it, I do think that the cast performances and the cinematography (based from the trailer) will be good and I'd be happy if Ralph Fiennes wins because he's a great actor and for me it would conpensate the Oscar snub for his amazing role in The Schindler's List, perhaps The Academy would give him Best Actor for his career achievements because we have seen from the latest years, how much they love to give awards for actors who have had long careers without an Oscar.
 
I don't know but considering the current political climate - how much would Trump's election victory affect the results? Because I remember in 2017 everybody thought that La La Land would win Best Picture and Moonlight won instead then many people speculated that it won as a statement because of Trump's victory. And also, since Anora seems to be Russian centered movie, I have seen some backlash from Ukranians and maybe if it actually wins Best Picture, it would maybe stir more controversy? I don't know. 
 
Wicked seems to have great chances as well, I do think that it will be nominated and will actually win for both Best Production Design and Best Costume Design (similarly how Poor Things won these awards together). Ariana has a great chance of winning as well (neck and neck with Zoe Saldana), it would be cool if she wins while I'm not her biggest fan but I'm proud how far she has come. Same with Selena Gomez as well! Although I'm hesitant on watching Wicked and Emilia Perez because I'm not the biggest fan of musicals. Either way, there seems to be a resurgence of musical pictures this year and in early 2021 I predicted that musicals will start to dominate the movie industry in the mid-2020s, so we'll see how it will roll out eventually.
 
I'd be surprised if The Complete Unknown will be nominated for Best Picture because (well, based on the trailer) it doesn't really give me epic vibes like other music biopics like Bohemian Rhapsody or Elvis gave (although...I didn't really like Elvis besides the lead performance). 
 
Sing Sing was really acclaimed when it was released but seems like it was overshadowed by other releases this year. I really want to see A Real Pain, I love Kieran Culkin, he's amazing and I'd be happy if he wins.
 
I'm also lowkey sad that Saoirse Ronan has narrow chances of winning because she's an absolutely amazing actress who always gets snubbed at award shows.
 
Am I only one who doesn't like when movies are released in the later quarter of the year (like in October, November, December)? I know that they do this because these are released during the awards season but as someone who doesn't live neither in the US and UK, I hate to wait for like 3 months until the movie gets released in my country (and it's always like January or February when I'm busy). The best time for watching movies in cinemas for me will always be Summer (or Spring).
 
I always write long essays about films, jesus christ

does Henry have erectile dysfunction WTF IS TAKING SO LONG.

Cola vs Cherry

I wish she’d let fans design her merch 
It’s difficult cos you’d need to hear the album and know the tracklist ideally, but she could provide a mood board instead and ask fans to submit designs based on it, and whatever she thinks fits her vision best, gets made
That’d be super fun for the fanbase as a whole cos even if people didn’t want to submit smthn they’d still have a mood board to obsess over and discuss 
I know she reads here so please sweet baby Jesus make it happen

Craving the presence of insiders

picsart cover ✅, new title ✅, non-friday release date ✅, random instagram announcement ✅, it's officially a lana era baby we are so back

Graphic design is her passion 

Can’t wait for this to be released 5 months after may but omfg we made it lipsters FINALLY  rip lasso lol

me saying goodbye to the attachment I had to the idea of Lasso

cute for a memorial card 

Close enough, welcome back Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have But I Have It

Sirens, Lizzy Grant AKA Lana Del Rey, Born To Die, Paradise, Ultraviolence, Honeymoon, Lust For Life, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Chemtrails Over The Country Club, Blue Banisters, Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard, The Right Person Will Stay

Welcome to the The Right Person Will Stay Pre- Release Thread
Annual Discussion & Meltdown!
To be released on May 21st, 2025
 
November 25th: Lana Del Rey has announced via her Honeymoon Instagram that the title of her newest record will be "The Right Person Will Stay" with 13 tracks including production by Luke Laird, Jack Antonoff, Zach Dawes, Drew Erickson, and others. The lead single is set to be "Henry, Come On"

 
 
What we know so far:
- In a journal entry dated March 28th, 2023 posted on Instagram, Jack Antonoff wrote that "Lana refuses to leave [the studio]"
-  Lana Del Rey has revealed to a fan while at a Waffle House in Florence, Alabama that she is "working on a new recording" in July 2023. Later that month, she visited Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama where she recorded 3-4 songs.
- In November 2023, Lana Del Rey hung out with Luke Laird, a country music producer/songwriter, in Nashville. They later visited again in January.
- In January 2024, Lana Del Rey stated she was working on new songs with Jack Antonoff in an Instagram story post.
- In January 2024, Lana Del Rey originally announced the title of the record to be 'Lasso' with a release date of September 2024, though this did not come to fruition.
- In August 2024, Lana Del Rey said, “We have two more [songs] coming out by the end of the year!” in an interview with Vogue. It is unclear if she meant songs with Quavo or solo songs.
 
Potential tracks (unconfirmed):
- Henry, Come On (created with Luke Laird, snippet uploaded to Lana's Instagram on January 18th, 2024)
- Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver cover originally released on December 1st, 2023)
- Tough (w/ Quavo) (country/hip-hop collaboration originally released on July 3rd, 2024)
- The Right Person Will Stay (hypothetical title track)
- Lasso (hypothetical original title track)
- Prettiest Girl in Country Music (country song written with Nikki Lane performed on January 24th, 2022)
- Hey Blue Baby (country song performed at Jack Antonoff's Ally Coalition on December 5th, 2018)
- I Must Be Stupid For Being So Happy (country song performed at Jack Antonoff's Ally Coalition on December 5th, 2018)
- In God's Time (registered in July 2024)
- Fenway Park Intro Song ("Past, Present, Future" intro song debuted at her Fenway Park concert in June 2024)
- Stand By Your Man (Tammy Wynette cover performed multiple times during Lana's 2023 tour)
- Dolly Parton collab (Lana, Nikki Lane, and Luke Laird visited Dolly Parton's home in January 2024)

"Friggin' Beyoncé took my line"
Watch out Lizzy, Beyonce is gonna getcha

Preacher's Daughter is my most listened to album of the year on Youtube... And I've only started listening to her in September lol
Wonder if it will be the same on Spotify 

I cry everyday and the bottles make it worse...

Can we atp just get all the unleaked "Say yes to hell" tracks its getting boring when this same song leaks with some horrendous ass club ass wannabe beats leaks.

well that wasn't the version of this song i was expecting to hear with this thread title  

I doubt this version was ever actually considered for LFL 
SYTH was just passed around to various producers to see if they could make something work for Lana
 
And honestly this isn't even that bad... Lana has literally released worst songs and ill name them
 
 

They should have included this plus the other 20 versions we have of this song as B-Sides on the 7" vinyl single instead of the instrumental

I'd say its a leak - it wasn't released by lana or her team soo

Imagine the actual meltdowns if this made it to Lust For Life  there would’ve been riots. Fred again would’ve had to be placed on witness protection.

damn how many versions does this song have??? 

I dont really know what you guys expected from a Fred Again produced song  like this is exactly what I imagined in my head