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still pissed that TCCBB didn't win best picture.
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still pissed that TCCBB didn't win best picture.
The Oscars are a gigantic circle jerk for an industry that is a cancer on the intellectual landscape. It siphons public attention away from issues that matter into a magical fairyland where Brad Fucking Pitt and his gutter slut wife are the center of the universe and we can all just happily go to the cinema, that is, if our dollar's worth enough that anyone can afford a night out with a deepening economic depression and a government that seems to think that a $533 billion dollar deficit is somehow a noble goal to which it's supposed to inspire (although, relative to a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility it gives whole new meaning to the term "close enough for government work".)
Now then, rant over, am I the only one who thinks the Oscars would be far more fun if a certain children's show character by that name, or maybe Don Rickles or Lisa Lampanelli or Jeffrey Ross hosted them and let the winners have it with both barrels while presenting the award?
Now then, rant over, am I the only one who thinks the Oscars would be far more fun if a certain children's show character by that name, or maybe Don Rickles or Lisa Lampanelli or Jeffrey Ross hosted them and let the winners have it with both barrels while presenting the award?
Yay! Go Slumdog. Great because A)Its a really really really (I could go on all day) good film and B) It's British! *Stands, raises flag, salutes and sings national anthem*
I think the nomination process for the whole thing is flawed, but it's interesting to see the results. So thanks for the list, but no real surprises on it. After all, the British film that looks like a bollywood film had the film buffs all excited before. It was inevitable they'd be giving it some recognition, if only to make themselves seem multicultural or something.
And just a side note really, considering all the good that Brad Pitt and his "gutter slut" wife have done for various charities, I really don't mind them hogging the limelight all that much. After all it's the fault of the media for creating the celebrity culture and not the stars for going through airports, or to the shops. The Oscars might be a big pat on the back for the film industry, but I'm more annoyed at the TV awards and the however-many music awards there are.
And just a side note really, considering all the good that Brad Pitt and his "gutter slut" wife have done for various charities, I really don't mind them hogging the limelight all that much. After all it's the fault of the media for creating the celebrity culture and not the stars for going through airports, or to the shops. The Oscars might be a big pat on the back for the film industry, but I'm more annoyed at the TV awards and the however-many music awards there are.
Because the academy has this funny idea that English films are somehow not foreign from the United States, also because it's in English (mostly) and therefore ineligible.CountFenring said:
So after Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Life Less ordinary and 28 Days Later, they finally decide Danny Boyle's worth an Oscar, about freeking time!
On a more cynical note, slumdog millionaire could've become the big winner because of the sap-factor as well. It being made for and with poor people and all.
The Oscars are generally seen as the pat on the back for the American film industry. So it's good to see a British film winning. Remember kiddies: your film needs to be shown in a certain amount of US theatres for a certain amount of time to be elligible. This is the main reason the Oscar for best animated movie used to not be awarded every year (only since 2001 has that one become yearly) and why Miyazaki got it for Spirited Away and not any of his earlier (and if you ask me superior) work.
galletea:
There's loads of film awards out there as well. But the Globes and the Oscars are the only ones you really hear about. Sometimes Cannes draws some attention but the Palme d'Or winner doesn't have the same ring as Oscar winner, unless you're into arthouse flicks. Same goes for the Golden Bear.
The most telling awards you can get in the music industry are not from award shows but rather from pure sales that award you with silver/gold/platinum albums. A little piece of sculpted glass is nice, but a triple platinum album is generally seen as more impressive I think.
The Oscars are generally seen as the pat on the back for the American film industry. So it's good to see a British film winning. Remember kiddies: your film needs to be shown in a certain amount of US theatres for a certain amount of time to be elligible. This is the main reason the Oscar for best animated movie used to not be awarded every year (only since 2001 has that one become yearly) and why Miyazaki got it for Spirited Away and not any of his earlier (and if you ask me superior) work.
galletea:
There's loads of film awards out there as well. But the Globes and the Oscars are the only ones you really hear about. Sometimes Cannes draws some attention but the Palme d'Or winner doesn't have the same ring as Oscar winner, unless you're into arthouse flicks. Same goes for the Golden Bear.
The most telling awards you can get in the music industry are not from award shows but rather from pure sales that award you with silver/gold/platinum albums. A little piece of sculpted glass is nice, but a triple platinum album is generally seen as more impressive I think.
Hmmmm, that could be a very good factor as well. This happens to directors a lot. 'Yeah, we passed him over so many times, he should really win this time around shouldn't he?' syndrome.fix-the-spade said:
Mickey Rourke was robbed.
I really need to see Slumdog, and I love Kate Winslet so I'm really happy she won. I'll probably see The Reader now, and I think today I may watch Hideous Kinky in celebration. Such an underrated movie and performance.
I really need to see Slumdog, and I love Kate Winslet so I'm really happy she won. I'll probably see The Reader now, and I think today I may watch Hideous Kinky in celebration. Such an underrated movie and performance.
I mean, big credit to Sean Penn, his performance was kick-ass but Mickey Rourke's was kickass times pie. I feel Penn had source material to work with whereas Rourke had to create the character from scratch.
If Sean Penn had to win the award for anything, give it to him for The Assassination of Richard Nixon. That movie and his performance were chilling.
If Sean Penn had to win the award for anything, give it to him for The Assassination of Richard Nixon. That movie and his performance were chilling.
wow, this is bullshit to me. Slumdog was good, but it didnt deserve this much praise. Other movies like The Wrestler and Frost/Nixon should have at least won more.
Fuck Slumdog Millionare and Milk! My mom's boyfriend has been a total dick about those movies winning and I've resolved never to see them.