Of the Academy Award Best Picture nominations, Crash is the only one we've seen (wouldn't go to the rest if you paid me).
I have now an interesting set of mythic films about L.A. that I am going to send to a group to the gal soldiers at Kirkuk or the psyops group at Kosovo, not sure which yet. In all some overpower is directing fate.
L.A. Story (Steve Martin)--fantasy love myth, Dieu ex freeway sign
Crand Canyon (Kevin Kline, Alfre Woodard, Steve Martin)--benign myth about good triumphing over the racial divide in L.A.
Spanglish (Adam Sandler, Tia Leone)--a couple of adults try to step beyond myth and act responsibly. An interesting film where Adam Sandler plays his first grown-up.
Crash (Matt Dillon, and everybody else in Hollywood)--sharp racial tension and a mythic binding of fate. I thought it was a good movie, and hardly noticed the record number of crude utterances.
When are the Academy Awards being held?
Same here! CRASH is the only one we've seen.
I have ZERO interest in the Academy Awards.
I know you do so much for our troops and I saw the list of movies Kattracks posted on your thread the other day.
God Bless you, dear FRiend.