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Our BetterMost Community => Chez Tremblay => Topic started by: ednbarby on November 29, 2006, 11:48:02 am
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Hey, screw the Academy! Who needs 'em, anyway, when we have these? ;D
http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/nominees/nominees.php (http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/nominees/nominees.php)
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Whooo-weee! Yeah! :D This all looks helluva lot more interesting than that 'other award' program.
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AND, for a mere $95, you can be a member of Film Independent, which entitles you to VOTE. Yes, VOTE for the winners. You also get a "free" 3-month membership to Netflix, where you can request copies of all the films to watch before you vote. Imagine that - actually watching the nominated films before voting. ::)
Hell. That's the best $95 I've ever spent. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship...
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As a member, oo you get to attend the ceremony? :) I think it's usually held in Santa Monica, CA. FAR FROM HEAVEN won one year. I should get cable just so I could get IFC. Don't they sponsor these awards?
I think there are so many contenders for the RAZZIES this year. Might be their best year yet.
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"If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit choices."
--Annie Proulx, "Blood on the Red Carpet", The Guardian, 11 March 2006
http://film.guardian.co.uk/oscars2006/story/0,,1727312,00.html
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As a member, do you get to attend the ceremony? :) I think it's usually held in Santa Monica, CA. FAR FROM HEAVEN won one year. I should get cable just so I could get IFC. Don't they sponsor these awards?
I think there are so many contenders for the RAZZIES this year. Might be their best year yet.
I wish. You can try for their lottery, which entitles you to up to two tickets at $300 a pop. Or you can "buy" a table for $5000. I wonder how many seats there are at a table? If there were 20, it'd definitely be worth it. Hell, even if there were 10, it'd almost be worth it. But then, could I convince nine other people to shell out $500, plus airfare and hotel money as the case may be? I'm thinking not. I see Michelle is nominated this year. That certainly sweetens the pot, doesn't it?
And yes - the Razzies will be beside themselves this year trying to narrow it down to only five. Man, there were a lotta stinkers.
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"If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit choices."
--Annie Proulx, "Blood on the Red Carpet", The Guardian, 11 March 2006
http://film.guardian.co.uk/oscars2006/story/0,,1727312,00.html
I'd forgotten about her saying this. Thanks for reminding me. Yes - great minds and all that. ;)
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Whoops. Never mind, KD. What that $5000 "membership" gets you is TWO guaranteed tickets. So, who wants to go in on it with me? ;)