Posted on 02/16/2006 6:34:26 AM PST by veronica
That may be his political agenda, but it is not reflected in the movie, unlike Clooney, Spielberg, etc., nor in his personal relationships.
"While the cowboy love story"
I find it amusing how these people just can't bring themselves to say "the gay sheepherder love story"
not that there would be anything wrong with that! ;)
They're trying to make it sound like there's competition so more people will watch it. I'm done with these gay coronation ceremonies.
...which would hardly make it a definitive indicator for the Oscars. However, I wouldn't mind seeing this win over Brokeback, if only to stick it in the eye of the critics. I only remember bad reviews for this movie.
And I didn't know that Brendan Fraser was in it, so I'll have to rent a copy now. Fraser's a pretty reliable actor, even when he's in a crappy movie. (George of the Jungle would've been pointless without him -- like the sequel was. And even the Looney Tunes movie was less awful because of his presence.)
TS
I could live with "Crash" winning, it was an excellent movie -- an amazing character study.
:)
Now, what I need to know about them, I'll get from listening to Drudge, since he's so fascinated by celebrity antics.
I just didn't want to be in the theater with all those fawning teenage girls drooling over Leo. The movie loses something on the small screen. Yeah, the tacked-on love story is lame, but the cinematography and the technology involved made it worth watching.
TS
Gays already have their awards show, it's called "The Tony Awards."
Not to mention Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", which wasn't even nominated! Now it's the #17 greatest film in history on the AFI list, if I remember correctly.
Was he better than Joaquin Phoenix in walk the Line?
I agree. Ang Lee movies look good, that's about all I can muster on the positive side. I'll check out that movie you mentioned. Thanks!
Lee's best was Eat Drink Man Woman, imho.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
At least they didn't put Felicity Hoffman in this category. It's between Hoffman (Capote) and Ledger (Brokeback). I was thinking it would be a Brokeback sweep to give it the big push that it needs for DVD sales, but I think they'll share the wealth and give it to Hoffman. "Walk the Line" is being snubbed totally.
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
George Clooney's politics beats out Gyllenhaal's homosexuality.
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Felicity Huffman wins by default because "Walk the Line" is being snubbed. The rationale will be "Hello? It's Reese Witherspoon." (So they'll go with a Desperate Housewife). (sidenote: the movie probably would have been more interesting if the lead was a male actor.)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Didn't see any of them. (Actually, I haven't seen anything from any of the categories, so far, but you really don't need to to know how the voting will go. You only need to see them to know how they should go.) The women in Brokeback are an afterthought, but the actors won't win, so Michelle Williams will win. Rachel Weisz, however, will be the hottest one of the five there that night.
Best animated feature film of the year
I only saw "Corpse Bride" but I'm thinking "Howl's Moving Castle" wins. I don't know why, but I am. (I have to rent W&G.)
Achievement in art direction
Achievement in cinematography
Achievement in costume design
Achievement in makeup
Achievement in sound editing
Achievement in sound mixing
Achievement in visual effects
I have come to believe that the technical folks actually value their craft more than their politics, so I won't hazard many guesses because I've seen few of the films involved. King Kong will probably be tossed one and Geisha, which had been an Oscar contender not long ago, will probably get the costumes. Makeup will go to Star Wars or Narnia (which had nice period costumes, too, but wasn't nominated).
Achievement in directing
Ang Lee, straight off his directing of "The Hulk" is a shoe-in. ("Straigh off", heh heh, I crack me up.)
Best documentary feature
“March of the Penguins” was such a wonderful little picture that it probably won't win. At least there isn't a Moore film in the category. I don't really know the other movies in the category, so no further info.
Best documentary short subject
Based on the title alone, the winner is “God Sleeps in Rwanda”.
Achievement in film editing
Brokeback isn't nominated, so they'll toss this one to Munich. Walk the Line will be snubbed.
Best foreign language film of the year
Italy usually does well in this category, so that's “Don’t Tell”, but don't count out “Tsotsi” from South Africa.
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Another “Brokeback Mountain” win
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
For once, I haven't been hearing the songs on the radio, so I know little about them individually. Gut-check tells me to go with the pair of Dolly Parton and Transamerica.
Best motion picture of the year
Duh. “Brokeback Mountain” will repeat from the Director category.
Best animated short film
No information. Not political.
Best live action short film
No information. Not political.
Adapted screenplay
“Brokeback Mountain”. Granted, there's a lot of PC crap to spread the manure around, which might allow for a surprise.
Original screenplay
"Good Night, and Good Luck.” Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov is just about a lock. It'll be funny if Clooney loses out to Syriana, but they wouldn't do that to him.
And that's the way it'll be, Oscar Night 2006. z
I've even GOT the move. Have had for years.
Won't watch DiCrappio
"Raging Bull" is considered by many critics to be the best film of the 1980s. didn't win an Oscar. (Don't recall if it was nominated.)
He was good in The Aviator. The last movie I've really enjoyed.
I should care, why?
What BS. A movie that "doesn't take sides" is advocating either an amoral approach to the issue or shrugging its metaphorical shoulders and saying "That's life," which I knew already.
A movie like this, which says "We're all racists/None of us are racists/Some of us are racists" comes off as "objective" just because it says "Hey, blacks are racist, too!" which appeals to some, I guess. But it's the type of film, from what I hear, that "informs" the audience of things they already know. It's a shock to some but yes, everyone with an iota of intelligence KNOWS there are all kinds of racists in all colors--a movie having the "guts" to say what everyone already knows and admits isn't saying anything, it's doing what Hollywood tripe always does--it poses like it's saying something daring, when in fact what it's saying is completely conventional.
And for those who say I shouldn't be writing about a movie I haven't seen, I'm merely commenting on why I'm not seeing it, and not having seen the movie hasn't stopped anyone from talking here about Brokeback Mountain, another thing I won't see.
What's funny about BBM is that every lib or gay who talks about it insists "It's NOT a 'gay' movie!" Yet if it loses it WILL be a 'gay' movie, and these same people will be screaming about how the Oscars rejected a 'gay' movie.
I think so. By a hair. But Hoffman is an actors actor, who has had a long career playing off-beat roles brilliantly, and I suspect he will be rewarded for that. Check him out "Happiness" sometime. Joaquin Phoenix's time will come, Oscar-wise.
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