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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 2, 2010 14:16:43 GMT
Bitch Away.
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Post by Jenson71 on Feb 2, 2010 14:51:57 GMT
If Sandra Bullock becomes Best Actress, I will abandon new movies for 10 years.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 2, 2010 15:13:35 GMT
If Sandra Bullock becomes Best Actress, I will abandon new movies for 10 years. See you in a decade. Also, believe it or not, this is Christopher Plummer's first Oscar nomination. Omar will be happy to know that THE HANGOVER is the first Golden Globe picture winner to be totally shut out of Best Picture. District 9 getting a Best Picture nod was sweet.
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Post by Omar on Feb 2, 2010 17:01:35 GMT
Yeah, Sandra Bullock will win, unfortunately. They won't give it to Streep (again) for such a mediocre film. Though I hope Bullock wins a Razzie for "About Steve", or whatever the fuck. It should put things into perspective for everyone.
I'm more upset about "The Blind Side" getting a Best Picture nomination. Opening the nominations to ten films was just opening the flood gates for more mediocre shit from the year 2009. "District 9"'s four nominations make me happy. And so does "A Serious Man" getting recognized.
Even though I haven't seen "Crazy Heart", I'm glad Maggie Gyllenhaal is now an Oscar nominee. Why do I get excited about things like this? I don't know. This was the first time I have ever actually woken up and watched the telecast. If 2010 in film (and Oscar) is anything like 2009, then I am sleeping in next time.
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Post by RNL on Feb 2, 2010 18:49:03 GMT
I haven't seen Precious or An Education yet, and I don't think I even heard of The Blind Side. It doesn't sound good though.
Up should win Best Picture.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 2, 2010 19:02:11 GMT
Yeah, Sandra Bullock will win, unfortunately. They won't give it to Streep (again) for such a mediocre film. Though I hope Bullock wins a Razzie for "About Steve", or whatever the fuck. It should put things into perspective for everyone. She could seek counseling from fellow Oscar/Razzie winner Sofia Coppola. I'm more upset about "The Blind Side" getting a Best Picture nomination. Opening the nominations to ten films was just opening the flood gates for more mediocre shit from the year 2009. "District 9"'s four nominations make me happy. And so does "A Serious Man" getting recognized. On the flipside, for a good movie year, this will be very good. And yet, DISTRICT 9 and A SERIOUS MAN both got honored so its all good. Best Picture is always a field of bullshit and worthy picks mixing it up. The ten-fold rule allows for more. BLIND SIDE nomination surprised Hollywood, if judged from gauging the response. Even though I haven't seen "Crazy Heart", I'm glad Maggie Gyllenhaal is now an Oscar nominee. Why do I get excited about things like this? I don't know. This was the first time I have ever actually woken up and watched the telecast. If 2010 in film (and Oscar) is anything like 2009, then I am sleeping in next time. Because the Oscars are the Super Bowl for us movie nerds. All hype, all spectacle, the center of a particular universe for one day per year. The Oscar is one of those prized awards valued more than other trophies. I mean do kids and wannabes make pretend-faux acceptance speeches for the Emmys, Tonys, Globes, or the fucking Nobel? NO. So many bullshit wins, yet we all treasure when the deserving ones do prevail. Bridges will win, if at least more as a career Oscar than for the merits of CRAZY HEART (which I'm sure he's great) but hey it'll be fun to see The Dude accept. Waltz will win, and he deserves it IMO. And even the noms we know won't win, its still pleasing that Chris Plummer got his first Oscar nomination. And Woody Harleson too, which kinda surprised me. Now that MONEY TRAIN review of mine was prophetic! Now onto DREAMSCAPE. I think 2010 might turn out to be a good movie year.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 2, 2010 19:04:20 GMT
I haven't seen Precious or An Education yet, and I don't think I even heard of The Blind Side. It doesn't sound good though. Up should win Best Picture. I think I agree, except when it also got that Animated Feature nom, UP was screwed from the get go for BP. But hey, UP is the first cartoon movie to get a BP nomination since BEAUTY & THE BEAST. Second overall. Annoying that it's Pixar's first.and am I the only one who thought the Cruz nom for NINE was fucking random?
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Post by Omar on Feb 2, 2010 22:31:10 GMT
She could seek counseling from fellow Oscar/Razzie winner Sofia Coppola. At least Coppola's story is one of redemption. Bullock might get both in the same year! I know Brian Helgeland achieved this, but I'm not sure of an actress/actor who has (though I wouldn't be surprised if it has happened before). BLIND SIDE nomination surprised Hollywood, if judged from gauging the response. Yeah, but they were pleased. And even the noms we know won't win, its still pleasing that Chris Plummer got his first Oscar nomination. And Woody Harleson too, which kinda surprised me. Yeah, I'm happy for both of them. I might be misreading your post, but this is actually the second time Harrelson has received a nomination.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 2, 2010 22:42:04 GMT
You're right about Harrelson. PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT was a few lifetimes ago for me.
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Post by Omar on Feb 2, 2010 23:10:59 GMT
You're right about Harrelson. PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT was a few lifetimes ago for me. Oh, for sure. I've only seen it one time. I like Harrelson's presence on screen. Even his short moments in "No Country for Old Men" were memorable to me. "Do you have any idea just how crazy you are?" Plummer should have been nominated for "The Insider" for his performance as Mike Wallace. In a film full of incredible performances (and I mean FULL of incredible performances), his stood out the most to me.
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Post by Capo on Feb 3, 2010 15:31:18 GMT
An Education looked SHITE.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 3, 2010 17:09:00 GMT
What is the difference between "Shit" and "Shite"?
Does the extra-"e" symbolize a stinkier, crappier quality?
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Post by Omar on Feb 3, 2010 19:52:19 GMT
Yeah, I was never interested in seeing "An Education". I am kind of weary of seeing films with a u.s. actor playing a British person. They can't do it as well as Brits can to a u.s. accent, in my opinion. I hate to admit this, but that's part of the reason I missed "Bright Star", as well.
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Post by Capo on Feb 3, 2010 21:18:20 GMT
Shit rhymes with hit. Shite rhymes with might.
It's just a dialect thing; the Scottish and Irish say shite.
Depends on the context for me.
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Post by Capo on Feb 3, 2010 21:19:26 GMT
Could someone post a full list of the noms? I can't be bothered to search.
When we getting ready to do our FCM awards?
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Post by ronnierocketago on Feb 3, 2010 22:18:41 GMT
www.moviefone.com/oscars-academy-awards/nominee-winnerBest Picture "Avatar" "The Blind Side" "District 9" "An Education" "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" "A Serious Man" "Up" "Up in the Air" Actor in a Leading Role Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart" George Clooney for "Up in the Air" Colin Firth for "A Single Man" Morgan Freeman for "Invictus" Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker" Actress in a Leading Role Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side" Helen Mirren for "The Last Station" Carey Mulligan for "An Education" Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Meryl Streep for "Julie and Julia" Actor in a Supporting Role Matt Damon for "Invictus" Woody Harrelson for "The Messenger" Christopher Plummer for "The Last Station" Staney Tucci for "The Lovely Bones" Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" Actress in a Supporting Role Penelope Cruz for "Nine" Vera Farmiga for "Up in the Air" Maggie Gyllenhaal for "Crazy Heart" Anna Kendrick for "Up in the Air" Mo'Nique for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Best Director James Cameron for "Avatar" Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker" Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds" Lee Daniels for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air" Best Original Screenplay "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "The Messenger" "A Serious Man" "Up" Best Adapted Screenplay "District 9" "An Education" "In the Loop" "Precious" "Up in the Air" Best Animated Film "Coraline" "Fantastic Mr. Fox" "The Princess and the Frog" "The Secret of Kells" "Up" Best Foreign Language Film "Ajami" "El Secreto de Sus Ojos" "The Milk of Sorrow" "Un Proprette" "The White Ribbon" Best Art Direction "Avatar" "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" "Nine" "Sherlock Holmes" "The Young Victoria" Cinematography "Avatar" "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "The White Ribbon" Visual Effects "Avatar" "District 9" "Star Trek" Editing "Avatar" "District 9" "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Sound Mixing "Avatar" "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "Star Trek" "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Sound Editing "Avatar" "The Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "Star Trek" "Up" Original Score "Avatar" "Fantastic Mr. Fox" "The Hurt Locker" "Sherlock Holmes" "Up" Original Song Almost There from "The Princess and the Frog" Down in New Orleans from "The Princess and the Frog" Loin de Paname from "Paris 36" Take It All from "Nine" The Weary Kind from "Crazy Heart" Costume "Bright Star" "Coco before Chanel" "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" "Nine" "The Young Victoria" Documentary Feature "Burma VJ" "The Cove" "Food, Inc." "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" "Which Way Home" Documentary (Short Subject) "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province" "The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner" "The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant" "Music by Prudence" "Rabbit à la Berlin" Makeup "Il Divo" "Star Trek" "The Young Victoria" Animated Short Film "French Roast" "Granny O'Grimm's" "Sleeping Beauty The Lady and the Reaper" "Logorama" "A Matter of Loaf and Death" Live Action Short Film "The Door" "Instead of Abracadabra" "Kavi" "Miracle Fish" "The New Tenants"
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Post by Capo on Feb 4, 2010 22:41:00 GMT
Haha, most of those are the "hype films" I've been avoiding; I'll have to see them now (this process happens every year)...
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Post by jrod on Feb 11, 2010 22:45:21 GMT
Because the Oscars are the Super Bowl for us movie nerds. All hype, all spectacle, the center of a particular universe for one day per year. The Oscar is one of those prized awards valued more than other trophies. I mean do kids and wannabes make pretend-faux acceptance speeches for the Emmys, Tonys, Globes, or the fucking Nobel? NO. ugh. Im a movie nerd and really couldnt care less who wins these things. In fact, I really think it hurts the art of film as a whole that so many people think that the best movie/actor/etc of the year IS the best picture/actor/etc winner at the Oscars...the same way that the best team in football is the one that wins the SuperBowl. Sports are easily quantifiable by a score or time. Art is not so easy to figure out, and its disapppointing that so many people's benchmark is the votes of a heavily media influenced Academy. If I thought the Best Picture winners were the best stuff film had to offer, or anything remotely close to it, I probably wouldnt watch too many movies.
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