[Wphile]

I saw Walk the Line yesterday and I can't believe it wasn't nominated. Phoenix was brillant as Johnny Cash and the film was beautifully done. I also saw Munich and hated it. I guess since it's a Speilberg film it has to get the nomination but I thought it was awful. In fact, I haven't talked to anyone who has liked in. A couple actually walked out. I was tempted as I kept looking at my watch wondering when it was going to end. What drivel.

On the other hand, Walk the Line was terrific! The Academy has egg on its face.

[clawrence3]

I haven't seen Walk the Line or any of the nominees - I actually hope box office numbers continue to dwindle - just from your tagline, though, I will accept your opinion ; )

[mel]

If you want to know what bad is, then that Clooney middle eastern movie is a prime example. Worse than Constant Gardener....I would rather go to teenage sex comedy film that waste my time with leftists propraganda being shoved down my throat.

[MillerCreek]

I agree as to MUNICH (and also, WALK THE LINE), with your opinions there.

About MUNICH, Spielberg actually blames the "right wing" for the film's failure (he doesn't use that word but is asked how he could explain the film's popularity, as in, lack of it) and then goes on to say that "people he loves" and "American Jewish liberals" "get" the film.

He does not have a clue and it was a desperate thing to read, someone I'd previously thought was far more insightful than that. He's "American Jewish liberal" and that's about it from Spielberg. And the randy Americans who don't like MUNICH are the big, mean "right wing".

Pretty stupid, not naive but stupid, comments from a billionaire.

I posted the interview with him somewhere on FR the other day (SPIEGEL interview with STEVEN SPIELBERG -- you can probably find it here if you search the site for those terms).