Tournament Of Film 2021 – Grand Prix Final

TOURNAMENT OF FILM 2021 SEMIFINAL #1
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

ACTION VS. COMEDY

  Vs. 

Pig (3 – Action) Vs. The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things (12 – Comedy)

ACTING
Advantage: Pig

WRITING/DIALOGUE
TIE

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Advantage: Pig

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things

STORY/MEANING
Advantage: Pig

DIRECTING
Advantage: Pig

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: Pig

LASTABILITY
Advantage: The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things

A FILMS GOAL
Advantage: Pig

FINAL SCORE
Pig (3 – Action) – 13 (Advances to Final)
The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things (12 – Comedy) – 9

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TOURNAMENT OF FILM 2021 SEMIFINAL #2
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

  Vs. 

DRAMA VS. POPCORN MOVIE

Belfast (2 – Drama) Vs. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (11 – Popcorn Movie)

ACTING
Advantage: Belfast

WRITING/DIALOGUE
Advantage: Belfast

CINEMATOGRAPHY
TIE

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: Ghostbusters

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: Ghostbusters

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: Belfast

STORY/MEANING
Advantage: Belfast

DIRECTING
Advantage: Ghostbusters

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: Belfast

LASTABILITY
Advantage: Ghostbusters

A FILMS GOAL
Advantage: Belfast

FINAL SCORE
Belfast (2 – Drama) – 13 (Advances to Final)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (11 – Popcorn Movie) – 9

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TOURNAMENT OF FILM 2021 – Grand Prix Final
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

  Vs. 

Pig Vs. Belfast

ACTING
Advantage: Pig

WRITING/DIALOGUE
Advantage: Belfast

CINEMATOGRAPHY
TIE

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: Belfast

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: Pig

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: Pig

STORY/MEANING
Advantage: Belfast

DIRECTING
Advantage: Belfast

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: Pig

LASTABILITY
Advantage: Belfast

A FILMS GOAL
Advantage: Belfast

FINAL SCORE
Pig – 9
Belfast – 13 (2021 Grand Prix – Best Movie of 2021)

 

Tournament Of Film 2021 – Popcorn Movie / Complete Bracket

POPCORN FILM BRACKET – First Round
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

1) Dune Vs. 16) Tom & Jerry

ACTING
Advantage: Dune

WRITING/DIALOGUE
Advantage: Dune

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Advantage: Dune

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: Dune

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: Dune

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: Tom & Jerry

STORY/MEANING
Advantage: Dune

DIRECTING
Advantage: Dune

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: Tom & Jerry

LASTABILITY
Advantage: Tom & Jerry

A FILMS GOAL
TIE

FINAL SCORE
1) Dune – 15 (Advances to 2nd Round)
16) Tom & Jerry – 7

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Tournament Of Film 2021 – Drama / Complete Bracket

DRAMA BRACKET – First Round
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

1) Drive My Car (Doraibu Mai Ka) Vs. 16) Dear Evan Hansen

ACTING
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

WRITING/DIALOGUE
Advantage: Drive My Car

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

STORY/MEANING
TIE

DIRECTING
Advantage: Drive My Car

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

LASTABILITY
Advantage: Dear Evan Hansen

A FILMS GOAL
Advantage: Drive My Car

FINAL SCORE
1) Drive My Car (Doraibu Mai Ka) – 7
16) Dear Evan Hansen – 15 (Advances to 2nd Round)

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Tournament Of Film 2021 – Comedy / Complete Bracket

COMEDY BRACKET – First Round
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

1) Licorice Pizza Vs. 16) Love Hard

ACTING
Advantage: Licorice Pizza

WRITING/DIALOGUE
Advantage: Licorice Pizza

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Advantage: Licorice Pizza

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: Licorice Pizza

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: Love Hard

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: Love Hard

STORY/MEANING
TIE

DIRECTING
Advantage: Licorice Pizza

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: Love Hard

LASTABILITY
Advantage: Licorice Pizza

A FILMS GOAL
Advantage: Love Hard

FINAL SCORE
1) Licorice Pizza – 13 (Advances to 2nd Round)
16) Love Hard – 9

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Tournament Of Film 2021 – Action Movie / Complete Bracket

ACTION FILM BRACKET – First Round
(2 Points Per Category Win, 1 Point Per Tie)

1) No Time To Die Vs. 16) The White Tiger

ACTING
TIE

WRITING/DIALOGUE
Advantage: The White Tiger

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Advantage: No Time To Die

PRODUCTION DESIGN/VISUALS
Advantage: No Time To Die

SOUND/MUSIC
Advantage: No Time To Die

EDITING/PACING
Advantage: No Time To Die

STORY/MEANING
Advantage: The White Tiger

DIRECTING
Advantage: The White Tiger

TIME MANAGEMENT
Advantage: No Time To Die

LASTABILITY
Advantage: No Time To Die

A FILMS GOAL
Advantage: No Time To Die

FINAL SCORE
1) No Time To Die – 15 (Advances to 2nd Round)
16) The White Tiger – 7

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Tournament Of Film 2021 – Introduction

Welcome to the 2021 Simple Minded Entertainment Tournament Of Film! Here’s the seeding and 1st round match-ups for the Tournament of Film, broken down by category (action, comedy, drama and popcorn movies). The rules and the selection process for the tournament are also highlighted below.
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ACTION BRACKET
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1. No Time To Die Vs. 16. The White Tiger
2. Titane Vs. 15. High Ground
3. Pig Vs. 14. The King’s Man
4. The Battle At Lake Changjin (Chang Jin Hu) Vs. 13. The Beta Test
5. The Green Knight Vs. 12. Azor
6. The Card Counter Vs. 11. Wrath Of Man
7. Raging Fire (Nou Fo) Vs. 10. Escape From Mogadishu (Mogadisyu)
8. Nightmare Alley Vs. 9. The Dry
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COMEDY BRACKET
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1. Licorice Pizza Vs. 16. Love Hard
2. The Worst Person In The World (Verdens Verste Menneske) Vs. 15. Delicious (Delicieux)
3. The French Dispatch Vs. 14. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
4. Cruella Vs. 13. Queenpins
5. Don’t Look Up Vs. 12. The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things
6. Red Rocket Vs. 11. Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn (Babardeala Cu Bucluc Sau Porno Balamuc)
7. Cyrano Vs. 10. Bad Christmas (La Noche Magica)
8. Contra Vs. 9. Nothing Serious
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DRAMA BRACKET
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1. Drive My Car (Doraibu Mai Ka) Vs. 16. Dear Evan Hansen
2. Belfast Vs. 15. Last Night In Soho
3. The Power Of The Dog Vs. 14. Days (Rizi)
4. West Side Story Vs. 13. tick, tick… BOOM!
5. The Hand Of God (E Stata La Mano Di Dio) Vs. 12. Paper Spiders
6. CODA Vs. 11. Benedetta
7. House Of Gucci Vs. 10. C’mon C’mon
8. The Good Boss (El Buen Patron) Vs. 9. Annette
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POPCORN MOVIE BRACKET
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1. Dune Vs. 16. Tom & Jerry
2. Encanto Vs. 15. Ron’s Gone Wrong
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home Vs. 14. The Matrix Resurrections
4. Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Vs. 13. Zombie Reddy
5. Luca Vs. 12. A Writer’s Odyssey (Ci Sha Xiao Shuo Jia)
6. The Mitchells Versus The Machines Vs. 11. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
7. The Suicide Squad Vs. 10. Free Guy
8. Belle (Ryu To Sobakasu No Hime) Vs. 9. Even Mice Belong In Heaven (I Mysi Patri Do Nebe)
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For more information on the process and the rules of the Tournament of Film, please continue reading.

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Simple Minded Recap-ITATION! – Top 100 Songs Of 2021

Here’s the full recap of the Simple Minded Entertainment Top 100 Songs of 2021. As usual, we are also including breakdowns by album, geography and language for all the detail-lovers out there. Enjoy.

SIMPLE MINDED TOP 100 SONGS OF 2021

1. “Partly Of My Making” – Maximo Park – (Nature Always Wins)
2. “Zero” – James – (All The Colours Of You)
3. “Up All Night” – Aaron Lee Tasjan – (Tasjan, Tasjan, Tasjan)
4. “Big Fat Woodpecker” – Pepe Deluxe – (Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1)
5. “Toxic” – Ashnikko – (Demidevil)
6. “Purge The Poison” – Marina – (Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land)
7. “Apple TV Remote” – Petey – (Lean Into Life)
8. “Trouble” – Joy Crookes – (Skin)
9. “Violent Delights” – CHVRCHES – (Screen Violence)
10. “Thirstier” – Torres – (Thirstier)
11. “Embankment” – Stephen Fretwell – (Busy Guy)
12. “Shelter Song” – Iceage – (Seek Shelter)
13. “Church Girl” – Laura Mvula – (Pink Noise)
14. “Are You Sleepwalking?” – Torres – (Thirstier)
15. “The Beachland Ballroom” – IDLES – (CRAWLER)
16. “Flesh Wounds In Ithaca” – Melt Citizen – (Dullard II EP)
17. “Bruxelles Je T’Aime” – Angele – (Nonante-Cinq)
18. “Call My Name (School)” – Troy Kingi – (Black Sea Golden Ladder)
19. “Turning Wheel” – Spelling – (The Turning Wheel)
20. “Sleep Slumber” – Troy Kingi – (Black Sea Golden Ladder)
21. “Red Sky At Night” – Snotty Nose Rez Kids – (Life After)
22. “A Simple Glitch Of The Heart” – Hooverphonic – (Hidden Stories)
23. “Water With Hands” – Failure – (Wild Type Droid)
24. “Only For Tonight” – Pearl Charles – (Magic Mirror)
25. “Come Home” – Willow with Ayla Tesler-Mabe – (Lately I Feel Everything)

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Top 100 Songs 2021 – #1 “Partly Of My Making” by Maximo Park

# 1
Maximo Park
“Partly Of My Making”

Nature Always Wins

AWESOMETASTIC AUDIO SAMPLE:

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POINTLESS TRIVIA THAT’S SORT OF RELATED TO THE SONG:

Partly making something leads to an incomplete product. This is not a very good business strategy.

BONUS SEXY PIC (A sexy pic of the artist or a sexy pic that’s loosely inspired by the song. If no sexy pic of the artist is available, we typed the song title plus “sexy” and/or “nude” into Google image search and this is what we got.) :

Sleek-Indie Sexiness! Here is a pic of the guys from Maximo Park looking like the sleek, sexy, indie British machine that they were born to be.

And thus, we reach the end of Simple Minded Entertainment’s Top 100 Songs Of 2021. Before we leave, don’t forget to support good music! Go buy these songs now (at the store or digitally) or stream them on a legit source so the musicians make money!

 

 

Top 100 Songs 2021 – #2 “Zero” by James

# 2
James
“Zero”

All The Colours Of You

AWESOMETASTIC AUDIO SAMPLE:

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POINTLESS TRIVIA THAT’S SORT OF RELATED TO THE SONG:

Zero is the name of one of the main characters from the Mega Man video games. This song is probably not about Mega Man.

BONUS SEXY PIC (A sexy pic of the artist or a sexy pic that’s loosely inspired by the song. If no sexy pic of the artist is available, we typed the song title plus “sexy” and/or “nude” into Google image search and this is what we got.) :

Super-Soccer Sexiness! In looking for sexy pictures of James, Google gave me sexy pictures of Colombian football star James Rodriguez instead. To the best of my knowledge, sexy soccer James Rodriguez is in no way affiliated with the James outfit that created “Zero”.

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Top 100 Songs 2021 – #3 “Up All Night” – Aaron Lee Tasjan

# 3
Aaron Lee Tasjan
“Up All Night”

Tasjan, Tasjan, Tasjan

AWESOMETASTIC AUDIO SAMPLE:

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POINTLESS TRIVIA THAT’S SORT OF RELATED TO THE SONG:

Staying up all night is fun, but if you do it to many nights in a row it could lead to health issues. A good night’s rest is key to a healthy life.

BONUS SEXY PIC (A sexy pic of the artist or a sexy pic that’s loosely inspired by the song. If no sexy pic of the artist is available, we typed the song title plus “sexy” and/or “nude” into Google image search and this is what we got.) :

OG-Up-All-Night Sexiness! USA Up All Night was a late night show on the USA cable network hosted by Rhonda Shear that showcased classic (boobtastic and slashtastic) movies. God, I miss good television.

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