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MaineWriter:
What about "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"? Or do you think that will get nominated in the best picture category?

L

oilgun:

--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 16, 2008, 05:50:53 pm ---What about "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"? Or do you think that will get nominated in the best picture category?

L

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Actually, France submitted Persepolis so Diving Bell wasn't in the running for this award:  http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2007/foreignfton.html

 It might get a best picture nom, certainly a best director and adaptation.

belbbmfan:

--- Quote from: oilgun on January 16, 2008, 05:38:03 pm ---The AMPAS shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Award shockingly excludes 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days and Persepolis



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The Lives Of Others (das Leben der Anderen) from Germany wasn't included either. It is one of the best movies I've seen last year.

oilgun:

--- Quote from: belbbmfan on January 17, 2008, 05:21:24 pm ---The Lives Of Others (das Leben der Anderen) from Germany wasn't included either. It is one of the best movies I've seen last year.

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The Lives of Others was in the running last year and won. The film came out in 2006 in the U.S.  I was really surprised to see it listed for the 2007 BAFTAs.

oilgun:
Here's some exciting news on the DVD front.  Criterion is releasing a 2 disc edition of Ang Lee's The Ice Storm. It includes a commentary with Ang and James Schamus. 

This is giving me hope that we may eventually get a decent edition of Brokeback Mountain! Hope it doesn't take ten years like it did for The Ice Storm though:

http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=426



(Now there's a nicely designed DVD cover! Criterion must be the only one to hire professional Graphic Designers.... "Whaaa...no floating heads?!"  :laugh:)

Compare that with the cover of the Fox edition (I'll be happy to be rid of this monstrosity!):

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