Headphones on 6/3/2006 at 16:48
As all the best films are!
I think you need to be genius to get away with full-on cinematic advocacy. Even then, maybe risky.
I know nothing of the Academy and its decision making, but if what you say is true then I'm very depressed.
Fragony on 6/3/2006 at 17:58
Quote Posted by Paz
You thought LotR was about gay midgets, didn't you.
It
is about two guys that go through all sorts of trouble to climb a mountain with a ring, seems obvious to me.
Stitch on 6/3/2006 at 19:29
Heath Ledger was robbed.
Morte on 6/3/2006 at 20:12
I quite like Crash, but it was hardly the best picture of the year. Had it been some 30 minutes longer in order to flesh out the characters more, then we might have been talking a deserved win.
oudeis on 6/3/2006 at 20:39
Quote Posted by Havvoc
On a funny side note about Brokeback Mountain, my parents went into furious ravings whenever it was said to be nominated for anything.
tell 'em john wayne was a fag.
piln on 6/3/2006 at 21:24
THE HELL HE WAS!
Havvoc on 6/3/2006 at 22:26
Quote Posted by oudeis
tell 'em john wayne was a fag.
No kidding. They hate John Wayne too.
Scots Taffer on 6/3/2006 at 23:06
It makes me laugh when I look back and see films like SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE beating SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and TITANIC beating L.A. CONFIDENTIAL and GOOD WILL HUNTING. The awards have always been a hilarious sham of politics and glam, why does anyone rightly give a fuck other than actors and directors?
Aerothorn on 7/3/2006 at 01:44
I'm dissapointed that I had to hear at least 5 or so conversations about the Oscars at school today. As far as I can tell, the only reason anyone cares what the Academy has to say is because their is some cultural tradition of caring what the Academy has to say.
Printer's Devil on 7/3/2006 at 02:04
Quote Posted by Dia
Did anyone else notice that as Hanks walked out on stage he seemed to be saying something in anger to Stewart? Hanks definitely looked pissed off just before & during his presentation.
Stewart did introduce Hanks as "the man who is so nice he let us smash a viola over his head three times"(or something to that effect). An inside joke, as far as I could tell, but one that fell pretty flat.
