Can't argue with Sellers in '64.
Yeah, but Dr. Strangelove gets counted three times.
And so does It Happened One Night -- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress Oscars.
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Fred Pete - Sep 19, 2005 10:51:51 am PDT #7444 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
§ ita § - Sep 19, 2005 10:54:30 am PDT #7445 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And so does It Happened One Night -- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress Oscars.
I don't think that's how he was counting (Strangelove was nommed for 4 Oscars) -- but rather that Sellers was three characters.
erikaj - Sep 19, 2005 10:54:33 am PDT #7446 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I love that fricking movie. My favorite "classic" film. And I've seen a lot more now, so that actually means something for me to say.
Atropa - Sep 19, 2005 10:54:59 am PDT #7447 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I haven't seen it yet, but DH did.
Ah-ha! Thank you! Now let me use more exclamation points!!!1!
Fred Pete - Sep 19, 2005 10:57:10 am PDT #7448 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I don't think that's how he was counting (Strangelove was nommed for 4 Oscars) -- but rather that Sellers was three characters
Oh, my bad. I haven't seen Strangelove in a while.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 19, 2005 11:05:16 am PDT #7449 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oh, my bad. I haven't seen Strangelove in a while.
That's a situation that's well worth rectifying. It holds up astonishingly well for a piece of satire (which I find tends to date quickly, unless it's really well done). Just goes to show you that chuckledheaded behavior from politicians, bureaucrats and military people never goes out of style.
I've been meaning to watch it again since the fustercluck post-Katrina. I have a feeling it will feel completely relevant.
Sean K - Sep 19, 2005 11:06:19 am PDT #7450 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
God I love that movie.
Jessica - Sep 19, 2005 11:10:35 am PDT #7451 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've been meaning to watch it again since the fustercluck post-Katrina. I have a feeling it will feel completely relevant.
I tried that after 9/11, and it almost wasn't the good kind of funny. Almost.
Sean K - Sep 19, 2005 11:12:02 am PDT #7452 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I've watched it since 9/11 and can wholeheartedly agree with Jessica's assessment.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 19, 2005 11:21:55 am PDT #7453 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I tried that after 9/11, and it almost wasn't the good kind of funny. Almost.
I've watched it since 9/11 and can wholeheartedly agree with Jessica's assessment.
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me one bit. I think I deliberately avoided it after 9/11 for that very reason. Katrina seems more of a "nothing was going to prevent it, but could they have handled it any worse" situation, which for some reason I don't think will bother me as much if I do watch it.