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by matthew
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:30 am
Forum: 83rd Nominations and Winners
Topic: Best Supporting Actress
Replies: 30
Views: 7285

Perhaps her performance in The Fighter wasn't such a stretch for her...
by matthew
Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:45 pm
Forum: 83rd Nominations and Winners
Topic: Best Film Editing
Replies: 22
Views: 5997

Looks like Inception is this year's The Matrix...



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by matthew
Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: 83rd Nominations and Winners
Topic: Best Cinematography
Replies: 15
Views: 4614

It's a pity. It would be nice to see Deakins win, but not for this film (I think he should have picked up the award for Kundun and Jesse James...)

I would have gone for The Social Network.
by matthew
Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: 83rd Nominations and Winners
Topic: Best Cinematography
Replies: 15
Views: 4614

Johnny Guitar wrote:A friend of mine posted on Facebook something like, 'Yet again, Academy voters think cinematography means scenery.'
That comment would be even more true if True Grit won...
by matthew
Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:52 pm
Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
Topic: Your Final Oscar Predictions
Replies: 42
Views: 13111

I think I've been a bit too contrary in some of these choices, but I'm hoping for a few upsets to make the night a bit interesting... Picture: The Social Network (The King's Speech) Actor: Colin Firth (Jessie Eisenberg) Actress: Annette Benning (Natalie Portman) Supporting Actor: Geoffrey Rush (Chr...
by matthew
Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:57 pm
Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
Topic: Pete Hammond polls Oscar voters
Replies: 4
Views: 2208

I will say that I’m not voting for The Social Network. Good movie, but definitely not Best Picture. I’m so happy that it got shut out of the last few awards. Enough of certain organizations, like critics groups, trying to act cool and hip by voting for it. And besides, it peaked too early.” Apart f...
by matthew
Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:37 am
Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
Topic: Director's Guild winners
Replies: 68
Views: 14903

The King's Speech is a reasonably well-acted film, which is to say that Hoo/pper is conscientious of Colin Firth who is very good, Geoffrey Rush who is very average, and Helena Bonham Carter who is barely there. hmmm...I thought Geoffrey Rush was the standout in the King's Speech and had far more s...
by matthew
Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:40 pm
Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
Topic: Southeastern Film Critics Awards
Replies: 1
Views: 368

MovieWes wrote:The Gene Wyatt Award for Film That Best Evokes the Spirit of the South: "Winter’s Bone"
hmmmm...is this group a bunch of self-haters?
by matthew
Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:21 am
Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
Topic: 2010 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
Replies: 3
Views: 405

no Lesley Manville either...

...for what it's worth...
by matthew
Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:54 pm
Forum: 83rd Predictions and Precursors
Topic: Thinking LA & NY - (And Eventually Predicting)
Replies: 20
Views: 1331

Sabin wrote:I Has Best Supporting Actor been this weak in ages?
It's a pity some of the attention for Jackie Weaver didn't rub off on Ben Mendelsohn as well. I think he would be deserving of a supporting actor spot.
by matthew
Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:26 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Best Best Original Screenplay Winner
Replies: 11
Views: 1995

Going with Almodovar on this one...
by matthew
Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:27 pm
Forum: 2009
Topic: The Hurt Locker
Replies: 14
Views: 3376

Thanks Damien. I thought the war setting bordered on being incidential. As I pointed out in another thread, it reminded me a little bit of Requiem for a Dream; in the way the structure of the film mirrored the good-highs/bad-lows/paranoia of an addict. Only the Hurt Locker seemed even more depressi...
by matthew
Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:39 am
Forum: 2009
Topic: The Hurt Locker
Replies: 14
Views: 3376

Finally saw it last week. I think the film worked ok as a study of addictiveness. The structure seemed to mirror the highs and lows of an addict's life...the big hit adrenaline rush followed by the long down periods; the inevitable, drawn-out, bad high (the scenes in the desert) and the paranoia (b...
by matthew
Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:29 am
Forum: 82nd Nominations and Winners
Topic: 82nd Oscars - Best Director
Replies: 86
Views: 18270

I think one of the reasons THE HURT LOCKER is different from most war movies celebrated by Hollywood is that it is not about soldiers who kill. This movie focuses on three soldiers who diffuse bombs. They save lives. They save the lives of their fellow soldiers and they save the lives of the innoce...
by matthew
Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:00 am
Forum: 82nd Nominations and Winners
Topic: 82nd Academy Awards Nominations
Replies: 144
Views: 31530

Inglourious Basterds got shafted in the supp. actress category...

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