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I'm a bit bummed Ralph Fiennes wasn't nominated for Constant Gardener
Me too. I just saw it this weekend and was pretty stunned by it.
I suspect what's actually being nominated is the script
ah. Which of the films in that category deserve to be nominated do you think?
(Am remembering for the first time in a very long time how much I absolutely loved editing back when I was in film school.)
Good Night And Good Luck is the one I regret not having caught while it was in theatres here. At least I'm pretty sure it's not showing anywhere now. Maybe somebody will bring it back before the Oscars though like they sometimes do.
The editing was standard Hollywood invisible editing -- it could have been done by a robot.
It's been a while since I've seen the film, but I suspect they're confusing 'many intersecting storylines' with 'creative editing' as you said.
The crop of nominated films this year strikes me as very politically charged. I should probably try to see some of them while they are in the theater, but they feel a bit like homework, or performing a civic duty or something.
Which of the films in that category deserve to be nominated do you think?
Constant Gardner and Munich. I'd also have gone with Good Night and Good Luck and The New World (though that one's tricky since the Academy saw a different version than the one in theatres). Maybe Brokeback Mountain. Oh, and Syriana!
I need to see Capote.
I hated the movie from beginning to end
I am apparently Jessica.
It was terrible.
I've only seen two of the five Best Picture nominees.
I've seen zero. But that's normal. It's been years since I saw any best picture nominee before the winners were announced. If I root for/against particular movies based on vague impressions and hearsay, I'm probably coming closer to the average Academy voter's experience.
I did intend to see Good Night and Good Luck. But even George Clooney could not overcome my inertia.
I particularly love "Curse of the Cat People" because it's so very peculiar.
Oh, I loved that movie too. It's fun how people who haven't seen The Cat People can watch it and think of it as this bittersweet fairy tale, but those familiar with the previous film can feel the sinister undertone when Amy's "imaginary" friend Irena appears.
I'm glad Terrence Howard was nominated. I also think Viggo and Rafe were robbed. I agree with the Crash hate. It should not have been nominated for ANYTHING.
In non Oscar news, Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance are the parents of twins now. A boy and a girl, born to a surrogate mother.
I haven't seen a single movie on that list. Of course, that's because I pretty much didn't see any new movies in the last year.