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by Okri
Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: 2008
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2008
Replies: 232
Views: 30984

Go see 'Let the Right One In' right now before it is overrated to the point of absurdity. Yes. This is a nice little movie that, judging by its IMDB rating already, is likely to be oversold to a ludicrous degree. But as a modest, Scandinavian-cold-n-stoic twist on the vampire myth, it's pretty intr...
by Okri
Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:29 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [NE] Nomination Elim Game ('79- OSCARGUY)
Replies: 4571
Views: 155277

1. Preserve Lynn Carlin in Faces in best supporting actress.

2. Preserve Bullitt in best film editing.

3. Pass
by Okri
Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:06 pm
Forum: DVD Discussions
Topic: DeepDiscount.com Sale
Replies: 2
Views: 2023

Are Criterions cheaper now or have I just not been paying attention?
by Okri
Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:46 pm
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Animated Feature Finalists
Replies: 14
Views: 668

.... I like it.
by Okri
Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:39 am
Forum: 2008
Topic: Defiance
Replies: 6
Views: 2184

Of course over at other message boards, everyone was predicting this for Picture/Director/Actor/Supporting Actor/Screenplay, and so on, not having learned their lesson from falling on their faces with every other previous Ed Zwick movie. Heh. That's totally me. Blame Blood Diamond for getting a nom...
by Okri
Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:12 am
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: Animated Feature Finalists
Replies: 14
Views: 668

I think Kung Fu Panda is a near lock for a nod. It's actually quite a solidly acclaimed film and had a great run at the box office, whereas Bashir has some serious detractors, in terms of both actual animation and storytelling. Additionally, I think The Tales of Despereaux is just the film that cou...
by Okri
Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:10 pm
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: E.W. Predictions
Replies: 42
Views: 2070

I dunno - you mean leaving it up to the voters to decide on their own is a bad idea?

Looks like my memory of Doubt is cloudy, if so many think otherwise re: Hoffman in support. Oh well. I'm rooting against the film anyway.
by Okri
Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:23 am
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [NE] Nomination Elim Game ('79- OSCARGUY)
Replies: 4571
Views: 155277

I was gonna replace Hepburn or Neal, but Hepburn's performance is probably the only time she actually deserved the win, so left her alone. Ignoring the fact that The Battle of Algiers was on no one's radar at the time, I think the Criterion release pretty much conclusively proves that it's a master...
by Okri
Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:26 pm
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: E.W. Predictions
Replies: 42
Views: 2070

That's a weird thought - but of all her leading nominations, only one has come from a film with a corresponding lead actor nod, if my memory is working (Jack Nicholson for Ironweed ). On the other hand, all her supporting work has been nominated alongside other supporting performers from the same f...
by Okri
Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:04 pm
Forum: 81st and Other 9th Decade Discussions
Topic: E.W. Predictions
Replies: 42
Views: 2070

I dunno, I could see it, though my memory of the play is a bit hazy. I'd be more offended if they demoted Sheen in Frost/Nixon to supporting, actually.
by Okri
Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:44 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [NE] Nomination Elim Game ('79- OSCARGUY)
Replies: 4571
Views: 155277

I love our best picture category.
by Okri
Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:10 pm
Forum: 2008
Topic: The Reader
Replies: 219
Views: 27841

And, in the same theme, she's actually criticized magazines that airbrushed out her curves in the past.
by Okri
Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:43 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: [NE] Nomination Elim Game ('79- OSCARGUY)
Replies: 4571
Views: 155277

Group One: I'll replace Patricia Neal's performance in The Subject was Roses with Tuesday Weld's intriguing work in Pretty Poision

Group Two: I'll replace Funny Girl with The Battle of Algiers in Best Film Editing

Group Three: I'll replace Star in Best Sound with The Battle of Algiers
by Okri
Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:00 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Thank You, Mister Tee
Replies: 6
Views: 521

Yes, I'd like to echo that. Mainly because my knowledge of American electoral politics is pretty minimal, especially from an historic perspective, so it was great to read, and also (I might add) a great soothsayer to the paranoia in me.
by Okri
Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:55 pm
Forum: Broadcast Media
Topic: Mad Men
Replies: 326
Views: 31791

I'm eight episodes into the first season, and while there's definitely substance and style, it doesn't quite have that spark to put it into the upper echelon of my favourite shows. That said, it's not like substance and style are every day occurrences on television.

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