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by rudeboy
Wed May 30, 2012 3:25 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1990
Replies: 15
Views: 4403

Re: Best Supporting Actor 1990

I couldn't stand Pacino in Dick Tracy. Pesci sure IS one-note, but he does at least manage to make an impression. Garcia is fine but forgettable. I love Graham Greene in Dances with Wolves, the best thing about the film by far. On paper its a stock character but Greene brings great charm and much-ne...
by rudeboy
Sun May 27, 2012 5:31 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1989
Replies: 17
Views: 3487

Re: Best Supporting Actor 1989

For the second consecutive year I vote for the lead actor unfairly shovelled into supporting. Landau's performance is perhaps the richest, most complex and most fascinating character Woody Allen has ever written. Brilliant work and one of my favourite performances of the 80s. I recall Damien once co...
by rudeboy
Sat May 26, 2012 5:47 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1988
Replies: 35
Views: 6771

Re: Best Supporting Actor 1988

I haven’t seen Little Dorrit – surely one of the more obscure films to receive major nominations in the modern era. I’m sure Guinness is marvellous but will vote anyway. The 80s were a decade of mediocre slates in this category; but this is an unusually strong line-up. I like Kline’s performance, pe...
by rudeboy
Thu May 17, 2012 8:25 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1986
Replies: 12
Views: 2093

Re: Best Supporting Actor 1986

Not a bad line up at all, certainly compared to some of the more recent slates, and stronger than any of the other acting categories that year. I haven’t seen Hoosiers. It seems to be one of those movies which has a pretty large following in the US but is little-seen elsewhere. Anyway, we all know H...
by rudeboy
Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:35 pm
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7198
Views: 592866

Re: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; rating

It was a local (Singapore) DVD version and I'm pretty sure it was the longer version of the movie. I would have seen the western release all those years ago but to be honest don't recall the differences. My memories are that I enjoyed it more first time around but maybe I've simply become a harsher ...
by rudeboy
Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:02 am
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7198
Views: 592866

Re: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; rating

I’ve recently moved to Singapore to be with my partner – the long-distance relationship was a killer, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone - and am starting work as a teacher here in a couple of weeks. I’ve been meaning to watch a few local movies. I started with an utter stinker. 15 (2003) Just atrocio...
by rudeboy
Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:09 am
Forum: Other Film Discussions
Topic: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings
Replies: 7198
Views: 592866

Re: Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; rating

We Bought a Zoo (2011) Cameron Crowe - 5 Plein Soleil (1960) Rene Clement - 8 Dodsworth (1936) William Wyler - 8 The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack - 7 Remember the Night (1940) Mitchell Leiser - 6 The Descendants (2011) Alexander Payne - 4 The Grey (2012) Joe Ca...
by rudeboy
Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:09 am
Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
Topic: In Memoriam
Replies: 14
Views: 4353

Re: In Memoriam

It was certainly more tasteful than in recent years, as already noted. Jobs - who apparently was an Academy member - was clearly there for his contribution to Pixar, and because I'm sure every self-respecting studio exec has an iPad. After last year's misguided John Hughes segment there were no spec...
by rudeboy
Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
Topic: Facts and Trivia
Replies: 21
Views: 8724

Re: Facts and Trivia

I might be wrong but isn't Michel Hazanavicius the first director to win an Oscar for directing his spouse to an Oscar loss? Its happened in reverse with Joel Coen/Frances McDormand, and there are a couple of cases - Jules Dassin/Melina Mercouri, John Cassavetes/Gena Rowlands - where both have lost.
by rudeboy
Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:27 am
Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
Topic: The Categories
Replies: 8
Views: 3358

Re: The Categories

Best Actress was the first Oscar won by a Scorsese movie - Ellen Burstyn's win for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Isn't William Wyler out in front in terms of individual Oscars for his films? Certainly glancing down his filmography there are a lot of winning movies there, and I'm pretty sure he mu...
by rudeboy
Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:20 pm
Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
Topic: Best Original Song
Replies: 4
Views: 2338

Re: Best Original Song

If ever there was a year when this category could have been shelved...
by rudeboy
Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:08 pm
Forum: 84th Nominations and Winners
Topic: Best Supporting Actor
Replies: 12
Views: 3582

Re: Best Supporting Actor

I wasn't a fan of the movie but its hard to argue with an Oscar for Plummer. And that was a hell of a speech, best I recall in some years - how graceful, classy and funny.
by rudeboy
Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:48 am
Forum: 84th Predictions and Precursors
Topic: Evening Standard Film Award Nominations
Replies: 1
Views: 2010

Evening Standard Film Award Nominations

From BBC News Online Steve McQueen's controversial film Shame and Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur are leading the field for the Evening Standard British Film Awards. Shame, about sex addiction, is up for four nominations including best film, best actor for Michael Fassbender and best actress for Carey...
by rudeboy
Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:55 am
Forum: 84th Predictions and Precursors
Topic: BAFTA long list
Replies: 8
Views: 970

Re: BAFTA long list

Well I think this all but kills any glimmer of hope for a Vanessa Redgrave nomination - no sign of her even as the barely buzzed Ralph Fiennes makes the longlist for the same film. Otherwise a fairly yawnsome list featuring most of the usual suspects - although seeing My Week With Marilyn and The Ir...
by rudeboy
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:16 am
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: Best Supporting Actor 1945
Replies: 9
Views: 1527

Re: Best Supporting Actor 1945

Have only seen Dunn and Chekhov so can't vote. Chekhov is enjoyable enough in a small, slight role but as Magilla already mentioned, Leo G. Carroll was surely the supporting actor in Spellbound deserving of recognition. Dunn is just wonderful, a heartbreaking performance in a movie I love more with ...

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