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Crash IS the Pia Zadora of the Oscars!!
nakymaton:
--- Quote from: Meryl on January 22, 2007, 09:27:13 pm ---It disgusts me to think that, regardless of the record number of awards handed out to BBM, the mere fact that it didn't win Best Picture is the reason that it's not mentioned in that article and Crash is. We're all so conditioned to think of the Oscars as the be all and end all. That debacle did such damage in so many ways.
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It's entirely possible that, if BBM had won, they would have found another Best Picture winner to mention. (Note that the LotR movies are in the category with Shrek and Spiderman 2, and not with the Best Picture winners. Though, you know, I enjoyed the Spiderman movies a heck of a lot more than, say, A Beautiful Mind or Million Dollar Baby or Chicago. So maybe it's better company.)
They can handle LotR if it's in a context with "non-serious movies that made a lot of money." BBM... they can't handle BBM at all.
Stupid movie industry. *goes off to wait impatiently for the new episode of BSG to show up on iTunes*
Has anyone looked at the full list that's on the ballot? Is it possible that BBM is on there, and the article didn't mention it? (I mean, good grief, it ought to fall into the "indie favorites" category with Sideways and Memento, shouldn't it?)
Did you see that up to five write-in choices are allowed? Maybe BBM will show up after all. The criteria include "how the movies fared with critics, how they fared at award-show time, and how they're holding up against history." I would say that BBM does pretty damn well with all those criteria (better than Crash), even without the Best Picture win. (Director's Guild? Producer's Guild? Writer's Guild? Golden Globes? BAFTAs? Critics awards? There were good reasons why BBM was expected to win last year.)
Maybe we should spam the article with comments asking if BBM is on the ballot, arguing that it was truly the best movie of 2005, and asking why CTHD was mentioned when Ang Lee's other classic was not?
Meryl:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on January 23, 2007, 12:00:27 am ---Has anyone looked at the full list that's on the ballot? Is it possible that BBM is on there, and the article didn't mention it? (I mean, good grief, it ought to fall into the "indie favorites" category with Sideways and Memento, shouldn't it?)
Did you see that up to five write-in choices are allowed? Maybe BBM will show up after all. The criteria include "how the movies fared with critics, how they fared at award-show time, and how they're holding up against history." I would say that BBM does pretty damn well with all those criteria (better than Crash), even without the Best Picture win. (Director's Guild? Producer's Guild? Writer's Guild? Golden Globes? BAFTAs? Critics awards? There were good reasons why BBM was expected to win last year.)
Maybe we should spam the article with comments asking if BBM is on the ballot, arguing that it was truly the best movie of 2005, and asking why CTHD was mentioned when Ang Lee's other classic was not?
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Mel, I looked again at the article and noticed a link toward the end for afi.com. If you register, you can submit your favorite movie and the reasons you chose it. They also give you a link to download the official ballot (PDF format) with all 400 films. Brokeback Mountain is on it (yay!), so there is a chance.
Everybody, if you go here and register your comments, BBM will at least have our voices behind it. 8)
Front-Ranger:
I'm reading a great article on Cate Blanchett in this week's New Yorker. Oh, to be CB's husband! (She's considering having a third child) Definitely have to see Notes From A Scandal. Has anyone seen it??
Front-Ranger:
Okay, I have Maurice in hand and plan to watch it tomorrow. Please join me!
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