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At 12:18 PM 2/23/2009, David Kusumoto wrote: I was extremely disappointed with Sean Penn's win. Sean Penn is an outstanding actor who gave an uncharacteristically loose, engaging and wonderful turn as an heroic figure -- in what I thought was a conventionally structured, by-the-numbers-bio-pic capped with the standard where-are-they-now text epilogue. His performance was noble and deserving -- but his victory was politically correct and in keeping with the Academy's self-seriousness to anoint things historic that makes it feel good about itself (hence the standing ovation). But in my view, the demands of his role paled compared to Mickey Rourke's shattering, full-range performance in The Wrestler. I am not a fan of Mickey Rourke and dislike him intensely. But I could not ignore -- having seen all the performances nominated this year -- what he did in this picture, from start to finish. His character was an exercise in total immersion, on par with what I believe have been the best larger-than-life performances nominated since 1980 -- including De Niro in Raging Bull (win), Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs (win), and Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (lost to Tom Hanks). This was, by far, Sean Penn's best performance. He's a heavily mannered actor whose performances are always full of the things actors love: screaming, crying, dying, being mentally handicapped. You can always see acting. But in Milk, he gave a subtle, nuanced performance that wasn't full of ticks. He relaxed into the character and stopped being Sean Penn, A*c*t*o*r. I thought he deserved the award (although I also thought that Mickey Rourke was excellent). While not related to who should win for their performance, I thought Milk a better film than The Wrestler. Rourke and Marisa Tomei were both great but the film was only okay. Craig. ~ Craig MillerWolfmill Entertainment cr...@wolfmill.com ~ Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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i wasnt going to say anything... but Hugh has also bought a few things from me, as well; i guess that makes him a client of mine, too. On Feb 22, 2009, at 10:53 PM, jboh...@aol.com wrote: Thats Funny Hugh is also a client of mine. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I think Hugh Jackman is a really talented guy caught last night in the midst of a Hollywood wet dream. The show was awful and boring. I couldn't believe the incompetence of the obituaries in which you couldn't discern the names or images of the people being honored and Queen Latifa had to sing about twenty choruses of I'll Be Seeing You. And frankly, Slumdog Millionaire is over-hyped. I understand that the award is a nod to the ever-expanding emerging markets in India and Pakistan but I thought the film was only okay. All the other nominees were far superior. I would have given the best picture award to Frost/Nixon or Milk. Glad Sean Penn won best actor over the also over-hyped performance of Mickey Rouke. Sometimes the voters don't like to be told that a certain actor or actress has an award all sown up and that's what I think happened with Rouke. I stayed through the end of the show with the help of the Fast Forward on my remote control but it was one long snooze. FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I agree on all counts except Slumdog. I think Slumdog deserved its win. It's not an all-time great but it only needs to be better than this year's competition, which I think it generally was. I appreciated the originality of Slumdog's story.something we seem to see less and less of these days. (After the Oscars they were promoting the remake of Fame. ??? I didn't know they were doing one and just can't believe there is a need to go through that again. Personally, my Best Pictures for 2008 were: 1.Slumdog 2.Frost/Nixon (virtually in a tie with Slumdog, IMHO) 3.Ben Button 4.Milk DBT http://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbtaylor Profile From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Franc Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:44 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOPO] OSCARS I think Hugh Jackman is a really talented guy caught last night in the midst of a Hollywood wet dream. The show was awful and boring. I couldn't believe the incompetence of the obituaries in which you couldn't discern the names or images of the people being honored and Queen Latifa had to sing about twenty choruses of I'll Be Seeing You. And frankly, Slumdog Millionaire is over-hyped. I understand that the award is a nod to the ever-expanding emerging markets in India and Pakistan but I thought the film was only okay. All the other nominees were far superior. I would have given the best picture award to Frost/Nixon or Milk. Glad Sean Penn won best actor over the also over-hyped performance of Mickey Rouke. Sometimes the voters don't like to be told that a certain actor or actress has an award all sown up and that's what I think happened with Rouke. I stayed through the end of the show with the help of the Fast Forward on my remote control but it was one long snooze. FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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MessageMickey Rourke may have been placed in the midst of a Hollywood hype, but his performance was outstanding nontheless, and deserving of a nomination at the very least. Those who saw the the movie early on, before the hype, knew that they witnessed a great performance. If I'm not mistaken, this is one example where the media jumped on the band wagon after word of mouth, from film-festival-goers, earmarked the movie as worthy. Zeev - Original Message - From: Franc To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOPO] OSCARS I think Hugh Jackman is a really talented guy caught last night in the midst of a Hollywood wet dream. The show was awful and boring. I couldn't believe the incompetence of the obituaries in which you couldn't discern the names or images of the people being honored and Queen Latifa had to sing about twenty choruses of I'll Be Seeing You. And frankly, Slumdog Millionaire is over-hyped. I understand that the award is a nod to the ever-expanding emerging markets in India and Pakistan but I thought the film was only okay. All the other nominees were far superior. I would have given the best picture award to Frost/Nixon or Milk. Glad Sean Penn won best actor over the also over-hyped performance of Mickey Rouke. Sometimes the voters don't like to be told that a certain actor or actress has an award all sown up and that's what I think happened with Rouke. I stayed through the end of the show with the help of the Fast Forward on my remote control but it was one long snooze. FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I think Dark Knight was the best film of 2008...It wasn't nominated because it's a comic book adaption but it was perfect entertainment. Why do we always have to have an arty farty film as best picture? Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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I was extremely disappointed with Sean Penn's win. Sean Penn is an outstanding actor who gave an uncharacteristically loose, engaging and wonderful turn as an heroic figure -- in what I thought was a conventionally structured, by-the-numbers-bio-pic capped with the standard where-are-they-now text epilogue. His performance was noble and deserving -- but his victory was politically correct and in keeping with the Academy's self-seriousness to anoint things historic that makes it feel good about itself (hence the standing ovation). But in my view, the demands of his role paled compared to Mickey Rourke's shattering, full-range performance in The Wrestler. I am not a fan of Mickey Rourke and dislike him intensely. But I could not ignore -- having seen all the performances nominated this year -- what he did in this picture, from start to finish. His character was an exercise in total immersion, on par with what I believe have been the best larger-than-life performances nominated since 1980 -- including De Niro in Raging Bull (win), Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs (win), and Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (lost to Tom Hanks). I dreaded paying to see The Wrestler -- expecting over-the-top nonsense. But I came away very moved with Rourke, the film's spectacular ending, and the behind-the-scenes exploration of a sub-culture with which many are unfamiliar. Rourke is not part of the Hollywood clique and never had anything sewn up. Penn's win by the gigantic voting block that make up the SAG awards last month -- re-confirmed Rourke's outsider status (Rourke is considered a social and political pariah out here) -- and made Penn the odds-on favorite by many last night. I think the Brits got it right when BAFTA named Rourke Best Actor. BAFTA is not as plagued by the anomalies of Hollywood voting as AMPAS. -kuz. Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:07:55 -0500 From: lobb...@rogers.com Subject: Re: MOPO] OSCARS To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Mickey Rourke may have been placed in the midst of a Hollywood hype, but his performance was outstanding nontheless, and deserving of a nomination at the very least. Those who saw the the movie early on, before the hype, knew that they witnessed a great performance. If I'm not mistaken, this is one example where the media jumped on the band wagon after word of mouth, from film-festival-goers, earmarked the movie as worthy. Zeev - Original Message - From: Franc To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOPO] OSCARS I think Hugh Jackman is a really talented guy caught last night in the midst of a Hollywood wet dream. The show was awful and boring. I couldn't believe the incompetence of the obituaries in which you couldn't discern the names or images of the people being honored and Queen Latifa had to sing about twenty choruses of I'll Be Seeing You. And frankly, Slumdog Millionaire is over-hyped. I understand that the award is a nod to the ever-expanding emerging markets in India and Pakistan but I thought the film was only okay. All the other nominees were far superior. I would have given the best picture award to Frost/Nixon or Milk. Glad Sean Penn won best actor over the also over-hyped performance of Mickey Rouke. Sometimes the voters don't like to be told that a certain actor or actress has an award all sown up and that's what I think happened with Rouke. I stayed through the end of the show with the help of the Fast Forward on my remote control but it was one long snooze. FRANC Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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Because arty-farty films don't have the Peoples' Choice Awards!! (Smile) Joe B-- pleased with the Oscars in NOLA --- On Mon, 2/23/09, jboh...@aol.com jboh...@aol.com wrote: From: jboh...@aol.com jboh...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] MOPO] OSCARS To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 11:06 AM I think Dark Knight was the best film of 2008...It wasn't nominated because it's a comic book adaption but it was perfect entertainment. Why do we always have to have an arty farty film as best picture? Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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He's talented and a great sport. Toochis From: David Lieberman dli...@aol.com To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:45:57 PM Subject: [MOPO] MOPO] OSCARS Hugh Jackman is actually a client of ours. David Lieberman CineMasterpieces.com| 15721 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 105 -- Scottsdale, Az 85260 Vintage Original Movie Posters|602 309 0500| Office/Gallery Open By Appt. Only. A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu 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: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
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Thats Funny Hugh is also a client of mine. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
