It is a shame that Greenwood's score was denied a nomination on a technicality that some of his music (not the Brahms or any other previously recorded music by other artists) had been released on other projects. His score certainly played a huge part in the vibe of the film and there wasn't another score out there, in my mind, that was more memorable or key to the film's ability to work. I think the Coens certainly earned their oscar. It's a shame that TWBB didn't show up at previous oscars since there have been so many bad years (in the way of nominees). The fact that TWBB and NCFOM arrived in the same year and were both nominated is some kind of miracle. PTA and the Coens have plenty of films left in them. The academy awards should lay off the clip shows if only to avoid reminding the viewers at home how far Hollywood has fallen from the level of class it once had and that no matter how bad the stars were behind the scenes they could carry themselves in a way that was abmirable in public. In the same vein I agree that John Stewert, while a funny guy in his own right, is not the right choice for the Oscars. But who are we kidding? The show as a whole is a disaster because people don't really hold actors or hollywood in the same esteem it once did. There is a cynical viewpoint these days and the magic and allure of Hollywood is, in my opinion, gone and it is the 800 lbs gorilla lingering in the room casting a huge shadow over their vain attempt to pretend that the world is still mesmorized by their dog & pony-self-love-athon. How many times did we have to hear actors and directors talk about how wonderful Hollywood is? Even tired old Jack Nickolson tried to sell us on this! idea and it just sounds so creaky. There is only a thin thread of integrity left in the oscars.
Still lovin the movies (the few good ones anyway).. Aaron ---- Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Franc's comments about JONNY GREENWOOD'S score for THERE WILL BE > BLOOD are in line with my own. Fantastic score from him. Of course, > there WAS some > Brahms in there. However I thought THERE WILL BE BLOOD was a > magnificent movie, the best of PT Anderson's films. As far as Best > Actress I would have chosen Ellen Page or the wonderful Julie > Christie. LA VIE EN ROSE, for me, was jumbled, although her > performance was the best thing about it. > > The big disappointment for me was that HAL HOLBROOK did not win Best > Supporting Actor. He was the absolute light of INTO THE WILD and his > role was actually a supporting role, > which JAVIER BARDEM'S (in NO COUNTRY) was not. I don't know what the > rules are that govern nominations in this category, but I've seen > this before. That role was too central > to the film - and too big - to be considered supporting. This says > nothing about Bardem's performance, which I thought was great. > > Kirby > > On Feb 25, 2008, at 6:38 PM, Franc wrote: > > > I hated both films. I thought La Vie En Rose was one of the most > > inept star-is-born films I’d ever seen. Here’s an example of how > > inept that is: just as Piaf is making her big breakthrough, she > > opens her mouth to sing and the director actually cuts away from > > the vocal track and provides an orchestra-only track with a > > montage. You don’t have the pleasure of a) hearing her sing or b) > > being finally transformed into a star. The flashbacks at the end of > > the film refer to scenes that were apparently cut from the film and > > have no reference. You just never understand from this film why > > this dreadful, rather plain-looking woman ever became so popular, > > especially given that everyone of her songs sound virtually alike. > > > > There Will Be Blood was so under-written and stillborn; I never > > felt there was any motivation for DDL’s character. His performance > > left me with the impression that he was over-acting so badly > > because frankly the character didn’t exist anywhere in the script > > and he was trying to fill in the blanks.. I did like the scoring to > > the film and of course that was totally overlooked by the Oscars. > > > > In contrast to the above two films, I thought Atonement was > > beautifully written and acted. I especially liked the way multiple > > point of views were handled in the film. Needless to say, this film > > did not fair particularly well last night either. > > > > Franc > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Bruce Hershenson > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:19 PM > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars -SNOOZEABLE > > > > Franc Martarella wrote, "I though Daniel Day Lewis and Marion > > Cotillard gave two of the worst over-the-top, scenery-chewing, > > histrionic performances I had seen all year in two very badly > > written films" > > > > But OTHER THAN the terribly acting and writing, what did you think > > of those movies? > > > > Bruce > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
