tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post1913802307598452037..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Oscar Voters to Face Impossible Sophies ChoiceNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42219891193265667272007-11-28T08:54:00.000-05:002007-11-28T08:54:00.000-05:00its' the other role that has three women sharing i...its' the other role that has three women sharing it. Keira is the main female character... or at least the main female character who stays onscreen if you know what i mean. she shares her scenes with saoirse ronan and romola garai, her sister at different agesNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91248406036818723572007-11-27T23:05:00.000-05:002007-11-27T23:05:00.000-05:00Blanchett is on screen for 25 minutes in I'm Not T...Blanchett is on screen for 25 minutes in I'm Not There - Hopkins won best actor for less time ( I think 16 minutes) in SotL - her "Dylan" is also the thematic heart of the film - however - I think she will be supporting and at this point in time best for her to stay there to avoid confusion<BR/><BR/>I just do not get the Keira as lead actress deal - she is one of three actresses who play the same person - her screen time is also not so long and she has no major dramatic scene - if Keira ( sight unseen by most) is getting Best Actress support - the same case can easily be made for Cate - and do recall the studio wanted to run Keira in supporting but she wants lead ( or so it has been reported)<BR/><BR/>I really still hope for Julie Christie in leadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61940495964189244912007-11-26T16:59:00.000-05:002007-11-26T16:59:00.000-05:00I fully get that. It's only when things like that...I fully get that. It's only when things like that are said about Marion Cotillard that a red light goes off for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54574925679020459452007-11-26T16:41:00.000-05:002007-11-26T16:41:00.000-05:00Well, anonymous, you seem to enjoy expressing your...Well, anonymous, you seem to enjoy expressing your opinion that Cotillard gave a great performance, but would silence amir's expression of his own opinion. Certainly you've grasped the notion that art is subjective?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4901852303748866422007-11-26T16:12:00.000-05:002007-11-26T16:12:00.000-05:00Well, I don't have a blog, so I can't use that as ...Well, I don't have a blog, so I can't use that as a calling card, and what's the point of giving my name here and be anonymous too? I'd tell you the same thing to your face if I could, especially when you're belittling Marion Cotillard's performance so flippantly for lesser performances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46832718952795414142007-11-26T15:25:00.000-05:002007-11-26T15:25:00.000-05:00Come on, anonymous - don't be so spiteful (especia...Come on, anonymous - don't be so spiteful (especially when hiding behind your anonymity). I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek with that comment seeing as they showboat so much in their films. I'm well aware that Cotillard is the nearest thing to a lock this year. I hope she enjoys the awards season.<BR/><BR/>Some things in this world just defy reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3725049632068642007-11-26T15:00:00.000-05:002007-11-26T15:00:00.000-05:00again, who is exactly is she supporting?again, who is exactly is she supporting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47514291328641662972007-11-26T14:14:00.000-05:002007-11-26T14:14:00.000-05:00Now if only Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard would ...<I>Now if only Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard would quietly and with dignity concede their undeserved buzz to these superior outings, more of these performances would make the final cut.</I><BR/><BR/>What? That's some crap. I haven't seen Ellen Page's performance yet, but why on earth would one of the most acclaimed performances of the year (Marion Cotillard) need to "quietly and with dignity" concede a damn thing this awards season? Just so one of your favorites can win the Oscar? "La Vie en Rose" is a spectacular showcase for Marion Cotillard that more than deserves the Oscar, and can hold up as not only one of the year's best, but one of the decade's best performances. <BR/><BR/>Also, I hope that all of this category posturing with Cate Blanchett is proven to be false and that she stays in supporting where she belongs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7033532222738393422007-11-26T13:47:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:47:00.000-05:00I completely buy Blanchett as lead too - for the r...I completely buy Blanchett as lead too - for the reasons Nathaniel states.<BR/><BR/>Also, Adam, very much agreed with you. There isn't a top-tier of transcendent actress perfs this year, just a whole raft of great ones with their pros and cons (mostly box-office-related it seems):<BR/><BR/>I love this year for bringing me A Mighty Heart and The Brave One, so that I no longer resent Angelina Jolie and Jodie Foster their Oscars. Their performances this year go beyond the work for which they won, strangely justifying their Oscars for me. And if they don't get nom'd, at least they have statues already.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for bringing me (finally) another performance from Halle Berry worth the top honour, proving to me what I've wanted to believe all along: that Monster's Ball was no fluke.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for bringing me Keira Knightley's acutely nuanced star turn in a truly Great picture, so that she now has even more ammunition with which to battle the detractors.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for bringing me Amy Adams in Enchanted and with it another reason to love this girl all over again.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for bringing me Laura Linney's career-capping work in The Savages, so that I now don't take her day-in-day-out greatness for granted anymore.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for bringing me Away From Her and the one film moment that has chilled me the most all year: Julie Christie's line-reading of "Don't they remember Vietnam?" as she watches footage from the Iraq war on TV. The film's grand thesis statement could not have been in more capable hands.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for the canonisation of Cate Blanchett. Her risks paid off. She provides I'm Not There a much needed focus-pulling icon and identity. And if Elizabeth 2 wasn't a success, it was certainly in spite of her surprising turn, when she could have so easily just referenced now-stock moves from the first film.<BR/><BR/>I love this year for introducing me to Tannishtha Chatterjee whose quite intelligence in Brick Lane set the tone for a muted but profoundly moving adaptation.<BR/><BR/>And I've still got Nicole Kidman, Wei Tang and Helena Bonham Carter's work to look forward to.<BR/><BR/>You see, I don't care who of this list gets nom'd or even wins - I don't really have a clear favourite as in other years, it varies from day to day, or depending on my mood. Now if only Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard would quietly and with dignity concede their undeserved buzz to these superior outings, more of these performances would make the final cut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56216662521063763392007-11-26T11:58:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:58:00.000-05:00Christie is lead only if you count Pinsent as lead...Christie is lead only if you count Pinsent as lead. That's how I view it.<BR/><BR/>My brain still hurts though.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43892018680332016912007-11-26T11:06:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:06:00.000-05:00This was just posted on Tom O'Neill's blog about C...This was just posted on Tom O'Neill's blog about Cate's lead prospects:<BR/><BR/><I>Oscars rumorbusting: Is Cate Blanchett really switching to lead?<BR/><BR/>Don’t necessarily believe a rumor currently making the rounds that Cate Blanchett has switched her Oscar bid for "I'm Not There" from the supporting race to lead now that "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" has tanked. Sure, director Todd Haynes is pulling for it since Blanchett appears in more than 40 minutes of his film, but Weinstein studio exex and Oscar consultants have not signed off on the change and are now trying "to get to the bottom of this rumor." Just because there's a new opening in the lead race doesn't mean that it's Blanchett's best Oscar strategy. Granted, there's the possibility that the switcheroo may be made after all principals discuss the issue further, but, as of now, Blanchett remains in supporting, studio sources tell The Envelope.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23036319580078900572007-11-26T10:55:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:55:00.000-05:00Can I just say that the title of this post was hil...Can I just say that the title of this post was hilarious?<BR/><BR/>So was the FYC for Julianne Moore in <I>Next</I>.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11052107830299599412007-11-26T10:54:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:54:00.000-05:00Halle Berry was excellent in "Things We Lost in th...Halle Berry was excellent in "Things We Lost in the Fire". She would make just as deserving a nominee as anyone else right now, and the main reason why no one's into her chances is b/c the film flopped. Just like with Cate B. in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age". Just like with Angelina in "A Mighty Heart". Maybe even like Jodie Foster in "The Brave One". Making the moolah counts more than people realize when it comes to Oscar traction in close races.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38756198481534579222007-11-26T10:23:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:23:00.000-05:00Am I the only one totally not buying this? :) Isn'...Am I the only one totally not buying this? :) Isn't this the same guy that said J-Hud was to be pushed Leading and Beyonce Supporting last year?Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101785654316804826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60154197744162013692007-11-26T09:06:00.000-05:002007-11-26T09:06:00.000-05:00Now with Cate in Lead,Jenifer Jason Leigh can drea...Now with Cate in Lead,Jenifer Jason Leigh can dream again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36732321148038568162007-11-26T08:47:00.000-05:002007-11-26T08:47:00.000-05:00i would say she does. You see her in the beginning...i would say she does. You see her in the beginning, her screentime is the most (by a good amount) when she really takes over in the middle and the Dylan's are interwoven throughout.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-80602527084899802562007-11-26T08:31:00.000-05:002007-11-26T08:31:00.000-05:00Oh, and I must say, the more I think about the Cat...Oh, and I must say, the more I think about the Cate/Lead thing the more it makes sense.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that gives me issues (and I haven't seen it, so correct me if I'm wrong) is that Cate may be the film's "centre" but does she reverberate throughout the entire film like Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman did? You can always feel their presence in <I>Lambs</I> and <I>The Hours</I>, but what about Cate?Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15691243649479064202007-11-26T08:29:00.000-05:002007-11-26T08:29:00.000-05:00So now we have two big names in the wrong categori...So now we have two big names in the wrong categories! Just as Julie Christie isn't lead in Away From Her, Blachett sure isn't lead in I'm Not There.<BR/><BR/>Why is there a need to fill the lead actress category with supporting performances? I just don't get it.<BR/><BR/>I don't agree with the Nicole Kidman in The Hours comparisons. The story begins and evolves around Kidman in The Hours. Even though Blanchett has a lot of screentime in I'm Not There compared to the other actors, she is just one of many and there's no way that is a lead part.<BR/><BR/>This can be compared to the travesty of putting Jamie Foxx in supporting for Collateral!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72428723438361523662007-11-26T08:27:00.000-05:002007-11-26T08:27:00.000-05:00If Halle Berry gets a nomination next year I will ...If Halle Berry gets a nomination next year I will eat a DVD copy of <I>Monster's Ball</I>.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88817093315804733442007-11-26T07:37:00.000-05:002007-11-26T07:37:00.000-05:00i'm sure it's a test the waters thing too. But the...i'm sure it's a test the waters thing too. But the thing is it's not at all implausible to buy into. After all Cate's Dylan is the centerpiece role (as Kidman's was in The Hours) and she has the most screentime and the film is best when it's in her segment. I don't see why people would say "no" to the categorization exactly, even if it is an ensemble film.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18148024481315877152007-11-26T07:18:00.000-05:002007-11-26T07:18:00.000-05:00It's not that there's too much to choose from, rea...It's not that there's too much to choose from, really, it's that no one stands out more than the rest... they all have their negatives. Unlike last year, when there were tons of contenders but also a very logical top tier.<BR/><BR/>And in fairness to Cate, this probably wasn't her decision. Actors just show up and do the work. Other people make their livings deciding the nitty gritty of these things.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18438641715277258852007-11-26T06:55:00.000-05:002007-11-26T06:55:00.000-05:00Damn, this is gonna cost Keira her slot isn't it.A...Damn, this is gonna cost Keira her slot isn't it.<BR/><BR/>Although I'm still taking it with a pinch of salt - Harvey's just testing the waters, and it's really up to where she's placed by the critics.<BR/><BR/>Jodie, Angelina, Keira, Julie, Laura, Amy, Cate x2, Halle, Nicole...<BR/><BR/>There's too much to choose from this year. At least Brick Lane won't be opening til 2008 in the US, so that's Tannishtha spared (or more likely delayed) the chop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48910187572007021102007-11-26T04:47:00.000-05:002007-11-26T04:47:00.000-05:00what is this about Cate Blanchett that must be nom...what is this about Cate Blanchett that must be nominated whenever she is appearing in something?<BR/><BR/>she think she has done the supporting actress before, best actress is where she should be right now... unfortunately, she has no chance in The Golden Age. as i predicted earlier this year.<BR/>she is just so desperate. <BR/><BR/>I am so sick of her "look at my acting".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35137237006499154172007-11-26T02:51:00.000-05:002007-11-26T02:51:00.000-05:00Is it wrong that I am begining to really dislike C...Is it wrong that I am begining to really dislike Cate.Michael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14353362777621809222007-11-26T01:49:00.000-05:002007-11-26T01:49:00.000-05:00CZJ will tell you different.CZJ will tell you different.Joe Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com