Academy Awards - Live Thread 79th Oscar Awards

25 February 2007 | DollyCali

[paulat]

I had a body like that for two days when I was 24.

[daisyscarlett]

algore was supposed to arrive by a hybrid limo but I have not seen any photos etc...

[paulat]

An elephant doing shopping for his sick owner, one of those "priceless" Master Card commercials.

That was better than any of the Super Bowl commercials!

[daisyscarlett]

and then she made Spielberg do it over cause she didn't like the way it was spaced, lol...

[Borges]

These liberal bastards spit on our President and America's best (our troops) in a period of time where our very Nation's survival is in question. Oh I know they say they "support the troops, and just not the mission". That is like saying you support a football team, but you do not want them to win the game. Therefore, it is impossible to support the troops, and not the mission.

That's a small group of loudmouths. Most people who work in the film industry are unheralded working class. The Oscars are the only time they get to shine.

[Borges]

I am proud to say that I have seen none of these movies - I hate the subsidization of any institution that is anti-American, anti-values, anti-Christian, and anti-morality.

There's nothing inherent in cinema that conforms to what you suggest. Suggesting that being ignorant of a major American art form is morally righteous is ridiculous.

[spectre]

Ellen is doing a great job..

Nicole Kidman's dress has just a tad too much of a red bow around her neck...meow..

[nutmeg]

Catherine Deneuve (sp?) is still beautiful...

[Borges]

Movies that are very strange and not understood by the majority of people often do very well at the Oscars.

Like what?

[ArmstedFragg]

Yeah, it's all about credits. One of the busier sections of the Writers Guild is the one that does credit arbitrations, trying to figure out who among the writers, re-writers, punch-up writers, and rewriting director actually made the largest contribution to the finished product.

Since Producers don't have a formal labor union, it's pretty much a free-for-all.

[daisyscarlett]

Gore will be back, if his films win the Oscar as expected...he and leonardo were just warming up the crowd ab out being green...

[tsowellfan]

Who knows? This may be the night Algore announces he will run as a Green.

[jaycee]

I can remember those days too. ~~sigh~~

[SomeCallMeTim]

Was the "Devil wears Prada" a good movie?

I also enjoyed this movie... a bit of a "chick-flick"... but, Anne Hathaway was attractive enough to keep me interested. And, the script gets points from me for being fairly original. Just not being a re-make is worth something these days...

that said, it probably IS an updated remake of some movie I never saw... :-(

[spectre]

I don't know, Tim...YOU liked Little Miss Sunshine..I don't trust you..

Just kiddin...LOL.

sw

[SomeCallMeTim]

We also used to go to some great Oscar parties.. My favorite was the year I dressed up as Nick Nolte in his arrest photo. :-)

My wife and I have ALWAYS loved movies.... it's been "our thing" for the past 25 years. This year, we have only seen 3 of the 5 nominees (The Departed, Letter, and Lil Miss Sunshine) I liked them all, but... I would give the award to The Departed...

Just my prediction.....

[swmobuffalo]

Didn't watch the Superbowl! I'm not really watching the Awards, they're just on!

[SomeCallMeTim]

It was funny! :-) And, honestly, I had a tear in my eye when the little girl goes down the hill and hugs her brother.... no words... just a hug. That's real life.

Much of the rest of the film was not... but, it was entertaining...

[colorado tanker]

The Departed would have my vote.

[SomeCallMeTim]

no movie have I HATED more, in my life (I think)... than DREAMGIRLS!! I would rather have had bamboo shoots under my nails..

I would have left 30 minuted in.... except, my wife was LOVING it... yuk..