Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Wiest. Absolutely. I don't really understand this lineup. Hindsight is 20/20 but I can't imagine A) ever coming close to predicting these nominees, or B) voters actually casting their ballots this way. Prognosticating fifteen years after-the-fact is a waste of time, but I can't imagine not predicti...

Justin Timberlake has done such an astonishing job of legitimizing his wretched 'N Sync career. I've heard maybe one or two of his solo career songs, and they're fine if not for me, but he is an incredibly talented performer. I don't know how much range he has, but on the basis of The Social Networ...

(Sonic Youth @ Oct. 31 2010,11:09)

**1/2
Wild Reeds

Do you mean Wild Grass? The Resnais?

Just for shits, what did you think of it? I thought I was the only one of the board who saw it.



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There certainly was a period of time where Winona Ryder was one of the more respected, promising young actresses in Hollywood. I don't think anyone would have guessed that her career was about over come the time of this nomination, or that she would end up as one of the more forgettable two-time no...

(Mister Tee @ Oct. 27 2010,9:33) The only difference this time around is the way in which Zwick fails. Normally he deals in Weighty Progressive Subjects, which all the Oscar hypers proclaim Academy catnip, but the end result film is always so bland even the old-time voters don't bite. This time he ...

(quick diversion) So, my godfather's college roommate was Charles Leavitt. He's a totally nice guy who I've met up with in Los Angeles a couple of times. Very supportive and informative. His credits read as such: The Express (2008) Blood Diamond (2006) K-PAX (2001) The Jennie Project (TV) (2001) Th...

It's Kind of a Funny Story (Boden/Fleck) That quiet, antisocial white kid in high school who clearly thinks he is a sensitive artist? This movie is like reading his blog. It's not funny, the humor is off-synch throughout, and it's embarrassingly emo. I have never seen a movie in my life act so self...

Jane Horracks should have won for Life is Sweet. Mike Leigh was half a decade away from becoming one of the more oddly-embraced auteurs in Oscar history, but he now has six Oscar nominations to his name for writing and directing! Horracks had wins from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and t...

Jackass 3D opened with $50 mil! Those are 3D prices but still. That's huge. America spoke'th. Red opened with $22.5 mil. Not awesome for a $58 mil price tag (not to mention around $30 in marketing) but that's still better than I thought. It'll probably drop off pretty quick but break even in the lo...

/Rosemary's Baby/ (Polanski) - 9/10 Saw it projected at the New Beverly. I found myself very interested in how Polanski shoots very small scenes packed with information, how he uses onners to cover basically everything, and how this essentially creates a feeling of throttling through a book...and a...