Lingering bitterness from the 2005 Oscars aside, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Doubt or Frost/Nixon take the honors. Both seem to be worthy contenders.
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 26, 2009 6:22:34 am PST #9670 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
le nubian - Jan 26, 2009 6:30:26 am PST #9671 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Did you all know "Crash" is a TV show on "Showtime?"
I was mad at the movie, so I am not watching the tv show, but I think Crash has been around for awhile.
Granted, I hear "I can't quit you" in various forms at least once a week...
Polter-Cow - Jan 26, 2009 6:40:01 am PST #9672 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I liked Crash. the best part was Michael Pena's storyline.
I loved Crash.
Did you all know "Crash" is a TV show on "Showtime?"
Yeah. It's on Starz. I don't know how it's doing, though.
Lingering bitterness from the 2005 Oscars aside, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Doubt or Frost/Nixon take the honors. Both seem to be worthy contenders.Lingering bitterness from the 2005 Oscars aside, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Doubt or Frost/Nixon take the honors. Both seem to be worthy contenders.
Why not Benjamin Button, which got the most nominations? Or are you just saying they have a chance, not that you expect one of them to win?
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2009 6:41:03 am PST #9673 of 10000
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I always get Hepburn/Tracy confused with that newspaper picture with, I think, Rosalind Russell, where they're covering the big murder trial. His Girl Friday maybe? The biggest thing I remember is the reporters talk the defendent's girlfriend (wife?) to attempt suicide in order to make the story bigger, and the heroine walks into the newsroom, gives them all a slow, disgusted look and sneers, "The *gentlemen* of the press."
Polter-Cow - Jan 26, 2009 6:44:06 am PST #9674 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love His Girl Friday !
beekaytee - Jan 26, 2009 6:44:56 am PST #9675 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
I own it!
le nubian - Jan 26, 2009 6:51:28 am PST #9676 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Starz! Thanks. Yeah, I get neither channel.
Ailleann - Jan 26, 2009 6:55:05 am PST #9677 of 10000
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
That is His Girl Friday! Fantastic movie. As is Desk Set.
megan walker - Jan 26, 2009 7:01:02 am PST #9678 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm thinking MILK might pull it off, if only so Hollywood can send a big, gianormous FUCK YOU! to the rest of California (and the states/folks that helped) for passing Prop 8.
This would be the same Hollywood that bent over backwards to give Crash the Best Picture award over Brokeback Mountain, whereupon the former promptly vanished back into oblivion? I'm not pinning any hopes on a contest where the majority of votes are cast by old white guys.
I think the above comment was because the plot revolves around Prop 6, and not simply because it is gay-themed. I, for one, found it particularly depressing because of that.
The Oscar blitz continues. I saw The Wrestler this weekend. Way gorier than I realized going in. Great performance by O'Rourke though.
As for Hepburn/Tracy, I do like Adam's Rib, but for some reason they just don't work for me in general. That may be because I have issues with them as a couple in real life.
Love His Girl Friday!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 26, 2009 7:17:04 am PST #9679 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Why not Benjamin Button, which got the most nominations? Or are you just saying they have a chance, not that you expect one of them to win?
I'm skeptical of Benjamin Button's chances for a Best Picture win despite all the noms.