Better Man

Liam Gallagher on the music he would run away from: “You can quote me on that” Tim Coffman Thu 20 February 2025 12:30, UK Liam Gallagher has never been a man short of fearlessness whenever he got in front of a microphone. At any gig, it was him against the world every single time he sang, and that meant trying his best to hone his craft, even if it meant having a few people who saw him as a subpar singer. While Liam could also be absolutely ruthless when tearing through some of the biggest stars in the world, he had a special amount of disdain for the kind of artists that made him run away from their music. Because, really, there are a lot of moments where Liam could at least entertain someone’s music for a little while. Even if the nasty feuds between Oasis and Blur were the stuff of legend back in the day, Liam could always be level-headed in retrospect, even calling them a guilty pleasure and saying that he loved the song ‘Beetlebum’ in recent years. Then again, that was less about the music and more about their positions in the music world. Blur had been the eclectic art-rockers compared to Oasis’s form of stadium rock, and when looking at their anthems in the grand context of Britpop, it’s no question that Noel Gallagher had written the kind of tunes that turned the band into superstars for a damn good reason, like ‘Live Forever’ and ‘Wonderwall’. However, as the band slowly rose through the ranks, they also gained some big-name celebrities as fans. Despite receiving a great deal of praise from people like Pete Townshend and Paul Weller during their 1990s heyday, it all started to go a little bit south once Robbie Williams started mingling with them shortly after his famous appearance at Glastonbury without Take That. Liam had kept things professional at the time, but by the time Williams started picking fights with him in public, he wasn’t ready to forgive and forget. While Noel could be even more cutthroat when he got in front of a microphone, Liam knew to hit Williams where it hurt by going after his music. Despite Noel claiming that he secretly wished he had written a song like ‘Angels’, Liam said that any of Williams’s classics would have been enough for him to walk out of any room it’s blasting out of, saying, “I’m going to be a right hard bast*rd now and say anything by f*****g fat-arsed Williams. You can quote me on that! No f*****g way! But if they played it, I’d f*****g run off. I’d rather walk. I’d rather be in the f*****g trailer.” Even if neither superstar has seen eye-to-eye on many things throughout their careers, Liam has managed to reach some sort of peace with Williams in recent years. While it used to be him taking potshots at anything and everything that Williams had done, he was more than willing to bury the hatchet when he heard that his family was suffering from health problems, even posting on social media that he hoped all was well. For all of the nastiness that Liam can put on in the public eye, this kind of warmness is what people often forget about when looking at the legacy of Oasis. The frontman might not have much time for songs like ‘Millennium’ whenever it comes up on shuffle, but he’s more than happy to forgive and forget if it’s for the right reasons. xcWOviMI6Lk https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/liam-gallagher...-run-away-from/

23.02.25 update If I forget something, please let me know. All Awards Wins (14) & Nominations (51) for Better Man by far: Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) 2024 - 20.11 - Best Original Song - Feature Film (Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road) - Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical (Paul Currie, Michael Gracey, Craig McMahon, Coco Xiaolu, MaJules Daly) Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024 - 28.11 - The Film Award (Better Man) - Winner Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (WAFCA) 2024 - 08.12 - Best Motion Capture (Jonno Davies) Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards 2024 - 16.12 - Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance (Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies) - Best Stunt/Movement Choreography (Slavisa Ivanovic, Ashey Wallen, Nicholas Daines, Spencer Susser, Tim Wong) - Best Special Effects (Luke Millar, Scott MacIntyre) - Original Vision Award Critics Association of Central Florida Awards - 02.01 - Best Hybrid Performance (Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies) DiscussingFilm Global Critic Award (DFGFCA) 2024 - 04.01 - Best Visual Effects Golden Globes 2025 - 05.01 - Best Original Song (Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road) Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Awards - 06.01 - Best Visual Effects Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards - 06.01 - Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance (Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies) The TomMCJL Awards (personal) - 07.01 - Best Soundtrack - Winner - Best Original Song (Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road) - Winner The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards 2025 - 07.02 - Best Film - Winner - Best Direction in Film (Michael Gracey) - Winner - Best Screenplay in Film (Michael Gracey, Oliver Cole, Simon Gleeson) - Winner - Best Lead Actor in Film (Jonno Davies) - Winner - Best Supporting Actress in Film (Alison Steadman) - Best Supporting Actor in Film (Damon Herriman) - Winner - Best Cinematography in Film - Best Sound in Film - Best Original Score in Film - Winner - Best Soundtrack - Best Original Song (Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road) - Best Visual Effects or Animation - Winner - Best Editing in Film presented by Spectrum Films - Winner - Best Production Design in Film - Best Costume Design in Film - Best Casting in Film - Winner Critics Choice Awards 2025 - 07.02 - Best Visual Effects (Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs) Annie Awards 2025 - 08.02 - Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production (Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori Miyazawa) The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards 2025 - 11.02 - Best Film - Winner - Best Lead Actor in Film (Jonno Davies) - Best Supporting Actress in Film (Alison Steadman) - Best Supporting Actor in Film (Damon Herriman) - Best Direction in Film (Michael Gracey) - Winner - Best Screenplay in Film (Michael Gracey, Oliver Cole, Simon Gleeson) Visual Effects Society Awards - 11.02 - Outstanding Visual Effects In a Photoreal Feature (Luke Millar, Andy Taylor, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs) - Outstanding Character In a Photoreal Feature (Robbie Williams) - Outstanding CG Cinematography (Blair Burke, Shweta Bhatnagar, Tim Walker, Craig Young) - Outstanding Composing & Lightning In a Feature (Mark McNicholl, Gordon Spencer de Haseth, Eva Snyder, Markus Reithoffer) Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Award 2025 - 12.02 - Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production (Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road) Australian Writers' Guild Awards - 13.02 - Feature Film - Original (Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey) The BAFTA Film Awards - 16.02 - Special Visual Effects Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards - 17.02 - Best Visual Effects (Keith Herft, Luke Millar, Peter Stubbs, David Clayton) Online Film & Television Association - 23.02 - Best Visual Effects Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) - 23.02 - Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture (Supervising Music Editor: Timothy Ryan; Music Editors: Craig Beckett, Lena Glikson, Cory Milano, Liam Moses, Joe E. Rand, Chris Scallan, Emily Rogers Swanson; Vocal Editors: Noah Hubbell, Anna Muehlichen) Guild of Music Supervisors Awards nominations (GMS) - 23.02 - Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films (Jordan Carroll) Oscars Academy Awards - 02.03 - Best Visual Effects (Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs)

51st nomination for Better Man Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards Best Visual Effects (Keith Herft, Luke Millar, Peter Stubbs, David Clayton) https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/2025-l...ons-1236287399/

50th nomination for Better Man Online Film & Television Association Best Visual Effects https://www.oftaawards.com/film-29th-annual...-award-winners/

49th nomination for Better Man Australian Writers’ Guild Awards (AWGIE) Feature Film - Original (Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey) https://awg.us11.list-manage.com/track/clic...mp;e=9c6db08100

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No, it's too early. The release in some SA countries will be on Thursday. DVD will be released in ~1.5 months.

I updated this post on a 1st page, copying this as well. In a case I missed something, please let me know and we will add it. Events Festivals: 30.08.2024 - Telluride Film Festival (US) - World premiere + with Robbie 10.09.2024 - Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) (Canada) - Canadian premiere + with Robbie 25.09.2024 - Fantastic Fest (US) 10.10.2024 - Mill Valley Film Festival (US) 16.10.2024 - Santa Fe International Film Festival (US) 18.10.2024 - Middleburg Film Festival (US) 22.10.2024 - Chicago International Film Festival (US) ~26.10.2024 - Philadelphia Film Festival (US) 29.10.2024 - SCAD Savannah Film Festival (US) 02.11.2024 - Miami Film Festival GEMS (US) 09.11.2024 - St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) (US) 20.11.2024 - International Film Festival of India (IFFI) (India) - Asian premiere 04.12.2024 - Festival International De Cine De Los Cabos (FICC) (Mexico) - Latin America premiere 08.12.2024 - Whistler Film Festival (Canada) - Western Canadian premiere 14.12.2024 - Red Sea Film Festival (Saudi Arabia) - Middle East premiere 31.12.2024 - Haifa Film Festival (Israel) 02.01.2025 - Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) (US) 05.01.2025 - Festival Opatija (Hungary) 15.02.2025 - Festival Velenje (Slovenia) More dates of the Festivals: https://awardswatch.com/2024-2025-film-awards-calendar/ Special premieres: 27.09.2024 - UK & European premiere (London, Odeon) + with Robbie 04.12.2024 - Spain premiere (Madrid, Capitol Cinema) + with Robbie' 06.12.2024 - Italian premiere (Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica) + with Robbie 08.12.2024 - German premiere (Cologne, Cinedom) + with Robbie 10.12.2024 - Dutch premiere (Amsterdam, Royal Theater Tuschinski) + with Robbie 11.12.2024 - Australian premiere (Melbourne, Village Cinemas Crown) 13.12.2024 - French premiere (Paris, Le Grand Rex) + with Robbie 19.12.2024 - Belarusian premiere (Minsk) 21.12.2024 - Russian premiere (Moscow, October) 29.12.2024 - UAE premiere (Dubai, Dubai Mall's Reel Cinemas) + with Robbie 07.01.2025 - Ukranian premiere (Kyev) 04.02.2025 - Chilean premiere (Santiago) 18.02.2025 - Argentinian premiere Other dates: 09.10.2024 - AACTA - Members Screening (Australia) 25.10.2024 - Film Independent - Members Screening (US) 16.11.2024 - Deadline Contenders Film (US) + with Robbie 26.12.2024 - Better Man - Worldwide cinema release 17.12.2024 - Golden Globes Nominee Luncheon (LA, USA) + with Robbie 02.01.2025 - Better Man - Pre-Screening Party + Q&A GALA with Robbie (Melbourne, Australia) 08.01.2025 - Better Man - DIFF - Advance Screening (Dallas, USA) 10.01.2025 - Better Man - US wide cinema release 12.01.2025 - Better Man with In-Person Q&A (New York, USA) + with Robbie 06.02.2025 - AACTA Festival - In the Director's Chair: Michael Gracey on Better Man (Australia) 06.02.2025 - AACTA Festival - Meet the Nominees: Actors (Jonno Davies) (Australia) 06.02.2025 - AACTA Festival - Meet the Nominees: Writers (Simon Gleeson) (Australia) 08.02.2025 - AACTA Festival - Actor on Actor (Damon Herriman and Kate Mulvany) (Australia) More dates of the premieres per country: https://www.gawby.com/movies/7580822/releasedates The most important Awards dates: 05.01.2025 - Golden Globes Award + with Robbie 07.02.2024 - AACTA Awards + with Robbie 16.02.2025 - BAFTA nominations 03.03.2025 - Oscars Ceremony More dates of the Awards: https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2025-osca...s-2-1205955652/ Oscars predictions: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/mo...ast-1235957278/

Yes, one of the great scenes :) But of course don't watch this video if you still haven't watched the movie itself ;) Ie2zvM8VG-c

thejonnodaviesInstagram I really have no words how to describe all great work Jonno and all WETA staff have done around him. I think it's really strange to see nowadays when everybody around the movie were concentraiting so much and were focused to make some art. They did it. No doubts. I'm happy this exception is Better Man.

97th Oscars: Visual Effects | Meet The Nominees :) OlbiCW0144E

Some more about WETA in a recent video: YgMujv6LBjI

I was trying to find out thre thread at AF somewhere but I finished it when stopped around 2015 year. So, please use this thread if any performances of Take That happen during Promo, etc.

I agree, it's a good song :) Don't forget about this thread!

Still Ferrari was a winner of the evening :P

I so love this wonderful scene! Me as not native, so glad to hear these kind voices by actors.

I feel smth similar ;) WaC1shKURTU

This scene with a mirror is a masterpiece. Just imagine it! I still don't know how to make it. There was Jonno in a costume and reflection must be him in a costume but we look at him as a monkey on both sides. It's first. This haircut of hairs... how to get the reflection??? It's second. Then this editing when he was on one side and then we look at him behind the mirror. It's third. And the very last. It's not about visual effects but just my personal opinion. I think at this moment Michael wanted to change the monkey to real Robbie but they decided don't do it in the last. Otherwise how to explain they shoot Robbie in Albert Hall too? yqr7Aft4kro

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The stage Musical would be a fantastic result at one one day, of course. Maybe it's too early for audience - they still need at least to watch the movie :)

Yes, while there is no album before Q4 I think there should be 1 month promo of BM in March because of Oscars, Brasil and maybe Japan premiere. At the moment (February) Rob is a rest mode. While March could makes sense. Then April/May = rest + rehearsals for the Tour + signing Blu-Ray in markets :)) If I'd be his mgmt team it's my advice :)

Really really hope Rob will be at Mexico and Brasil premiere later. It really makes sense due the fact how people there like him while he hadn't many concerts during last 19 years. So his appearance there is my personal wish to all Latins. They fully deserve him - much more than US. @1891215979276832884