tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post7632821036273254096..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: BAFTA Live! TapeDelay-BloggingNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90627098698505605782010-02-23T18:42:42.321-05:002010-02-23T18:42:42.321-05:00Lance ... I never claimed that the BFCA organizati...Lance ... I never claimed that the BFCA organization had "strength of character" but i get why that seems hypocritical. But to me, struggling freelance writer/critic it's important to have affiliations. we all have to make compromises.<br /><br />and i just vote my way and try to ignore the predictino way because i think (personally) that that's a useless way to vote. It adds nothing to the conversation to try and guess what the next sentence in the conversation might be, you know?<br /><br />it would be so thrilling one year if all bodies had to vote at the exact same time and see if they were wildly different.<br /><br />i'd love that experiment to take place.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59627869487818526512010-02-23T11:24:38.842-05:002010-02-23T11:24:38.842-05:00But the BFCAs (which you're a member of Nathan...But the BFCAs (which you're a member of Nathaniel, correct?) are absolutely nothing more than an Oscar precursor, and they proudly proclaim that every chance they get. Where is the "strength of character" in that awards group that you participate in? Either you accept that these groups are cogs in the wheel to the Kodak or you stop your support of them cold. Otherwise it's pretty hypocritical to spout on about hating Oscar precursors for being what they are (and have a right to be if they choose to) while then voting in one of the most blatant ones yourself.Lancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52452404843708241202010-02-23T10:24:00.586-05:002010-02-23T10:24:00.586-05:00@Cliff...agree with you completely...coming from a...@Cliff...agree with you completely...coming from another gay man, Mulligan's performance in 'An Education' is easily the best of the nominated performances...layered, subtle, effortless...so reminds me of Hathaway's perforance last year (Winslet was overdue...sigh!)<br /><br />@txtcritic...'over-rated'??? couldn't disagree more.. sure she is pretty and straight men want to shag her (dykes too, I'm sure)...so? that doesn't in any way depreciate the quality of her performance does it?<br /><br />@Nate..so totally agree with you on the 'How is Carey "wildly overrated" when Sandra Bullock exists?' bit... Bullock shouldn't even have been nominated for playing herself and for that oh-so-fake accent...Tilda Swinton was easily the best thing this year (in fact in the last couple of years) but hers is not the kind of performance the Academy tends to recognize!...Bullock will likely win (unless Meryl has those should-win-after-years sympathy votes going for her) given the box-office and her star status...and this will be one of the worst wins of recent years (possibly right down there with Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8 and Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets)Parjanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482813542799623778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54588782087570483462010-02-22T22:50:04.248-05:002010-02-22T22:50:04.248-05:00The BAFTAs are fine just the way that they are. Gr...The BAFTAs are fine just the way that they are. Great winners this year.Ikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74737252592621110742010-02-22T22:27:24.488-05:002010-02-22T22:27:24.488-05:00you all know where i stand on this: if you don'...you all know where i stand on this: if you don't have your own identity, your awards are USELESS. The Oscars are the Oscars and super important because they are themselves for better or worse. Same with the Globes (i know people like to think they're all about Oscar but even in their very structure they have their own game to play). but so many of the awards just don't have any strength of character.<br /><br />blah.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75393476520183651862010-02-22T21:52:04.392-05:002010-02-22T21:52:04.392-05:00Haha I don't drone on about it Ikey and identi...Haha I don't drone on about it Ikey and identify the pros and cons...and as I stated before, any healthy debate about recognising a wider range of films is no bad thing<br /><br />The point is, it didn't use to be so much a precursor (ceremony didn't even take place before the Oscars) and of course they can do as they wish - as I can watch or not watch - debate or not debate...surely this is all tacit, no?!Burning Reelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240650652319642523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46584632497971136872010-02-22T21:42:27.474-05:002010-02-22T21:42:27.474-05:00No it isn't Burning Reels. That was straight ...No it isn't Burning Reels. That was straight up whining about the BAFTA's being too "American." So the hell what? It's their award to do with as they please. If you are tired of it for being the same ole same ole, instead of droning on about it, just don't watch it. The BAFTAs are an Oscars precursor whether people like it or not, and it has no real allegiance to foreign cinema or even British cinema for that matter if they see fit to honor American fare instead. That's how it goes.Ikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90672427422520247552010-02-22T21:42:01.701-05:002010-02-22T21:42:01.701-05:00IN BRUGES made me reconsider Colin Farrell and hel...IN BRUGES made me reconsider Colin Farrell and helped purge my brain of the sex-tape scenes...Vicenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302243482106915168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29482212547384837522010-02-22T20:28:35.724-05:002010-02-22T20:28:35.724-05:00Bryan, these wins will prove very influential for ...Bryan, these wins will prove very influential for Oscar!!! [/lying]NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88779631707403486042010-02-22T20:17:35.647-05:002010-02-22T20:17:35.647-05:00Can someone please lie to me and say that the Firt...Can someone please lie to me and say that the Firth and Mulligan wins have an influence on the Oscars? I'm so tired of the complete lack of suspense. And why is poor Gabby not even being talked about for Best Actress?Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27385404726877933792010-02-22T19:25:10.103-05:002010-02-22T19:25:10.103-05:00Those rising star awards are plain silly - never t...Those rising star awards are plain silly - never trust the public!Burning Reelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240650652319642523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19601564299381842892010-02-22T19:23:59.241-05:002010-02-22T19:23:59.241-05:00Ikey, that's a pretty poor argument - of cours...Ikey, that's a pretty poor argument - of course we can complain about the sameyness of the precursor season...yes, they can play the game - doesn't mean we have to like it and any debate on the subject can only be a good thing. <br /><br />I'm sure they did like these films but did they really make much effort to watch some of the smaller gems?<br /><br />Furthermore both foreign films and auteurs were much more recognised a couple of decades ago...Burning Reelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240650652319642523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12961136722394402092010-02-22T19:11:55.875-05:002010-02-22T19:11:55.875-05:00I Love Carey Mulligana and Colin Firth so much, th...I Love Carey Mulligana and Colin Firth so much, therefore i am so happy they won. Alo i am really happy The Hurt Locker won more than Avatar, haha, but it does deserve to anyway. I live in britain and find itso annoying that the host, Jonothan Ross, was so poor and not on his usual funny preseting. Fish Tank deserved Best Britsh Film; you really have to be british to truly understand the film. Un Prophete to win the Oscar, love everything about the film. Tragedy of the night was when Kristen Stewertwon the rising star, clearly the keast deserving out of all of them!Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86584293372208036582010-02-22T17:49:56.030-05:002010-02-22T17:49:56.030-05:00@Nick
I don't think that was a smart comment,...@Nick<br /><br />I don't think that was a smart comment, to say other people are not smart enough to know what they are thinking - they were only wanting to screw her. Come on: that's like saying your reader is stupid.<br /><br />That was not the first time some guy say Carey Mulligan is overrated, and you don't see me here everytime being rude because I don't agree with that notion. <br /><br />So, I think you only see me here when I'm upset? And I post here a lot!cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19282593099978819372010-02-22T16:38:49.949-05:002010-02-22T16:38:49.949-05:00I think I was generally pleased with the wins, may...I think I was generally pleased with the wins, maybe because it was refreshing to see different winners (not to mention the fact that Bullock wasn't even nominated). Still, though a little disappointed that EVERY ASSOCIATION dismissed Bright Star which I'm dying to watch.Dimitranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13305664695230855102010-02-22T16:10:22.181-05:002010-02-22T16:10:22.181-05:00"Nathaniel: I've never heard the lesbian ..."Nathaniel: I've never heard the lesbian rumor. For her sake, I hope she IS a lesbian."<br />I reckon K-Stew is bisexual, plus she has a secret crush on Dakota. ;-)Dominiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29955636187579245582010-02-22T16:07:41.025-05:002010-02-22T16:07:41.025-05:00after seeing The Squid and the Whale, I couldn'...after seeing The Squid and the Whale, I couldn't stop wondering why Jeff Daniels doesn't get more meaty roles, and why I hadn't thought about him in years.Nate Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001118772198572798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-40376085864677380222010-02-22T16:03:15.171-05:002010-02-22T16:03:15.171-05:00The BAFTAs have never proclaimed to be a beacon fo...The BAFTAs have never proclaimed to be a beacon for recognizing world cinema beyond their foreign language category (same for the Oscars), so that point's a wash. And at the end of the day, it's their award to do with what they damn well please. If they want to be an offshoot of the Oscars, let em. They could actually think that those films were the best films of the year too. I guess they could have put up "A Single Man" and "Harry Potter" and "Moon" into best picture just to be doing something. "Look how BRITISHY we're being! Screw the Yankees! We're making a <i>statement</i> here!" But they wanted to be in the Oscars conversation instead, hence lavishing awards on "The Hurt Locker," "Avatar", "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious," "Up in the Air," etc. That's the way the game is played, and if they want to operate that way, that's their choice. You'll just have to grin and bear it or not follow their awards if you're that outraged about it.Ikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21156019699860707352010-02-22T15:56:44.561-05:002010-02-22T15:56:44.561-05:00So happy about Colin Firth's win. I'm sad ...So happy about Colin Firth's win. I'm sad he has no shot at the Oscar, because he was a revelation in A Single Man, but nothing can stop Bad Blake. <br /><br />And how refreshing to see someone other than Meryl Streep or Sandra Bullock win a Best Actress award! I love Meryl, but didn't go crazy over her work in Julie & Julia, and primarily support her for the Oscar win because the alternative is so much worse. In two weeks, Sandra Bullock will likely be an Oscar winner for nothing more than a competent performance, while Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Glenn Close and Julianne Moore will not be. <br /><br />I never thought I'd see the day.Mike M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-861771918094235502010-02-22T15:42:26.112-05:002010-02-22T15:42:26.112-05:00Gosh - I ended up ranting a bit. Sorry, folks.Gosh - I ended up ranting a bit. Sorry, folks.Laikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61693262384292443162010-02-22T15:39:06.371-05:002010-02-22T15:39:06.371-05:00"but why should the Baftas nominate and award..."but why should the Baftas nominate and award only british films? if american films are better, then those should be rewarded. The same goes for British films" - Clover<br /><br />The simple answer would be - because it's the British Academy. There are already a mighty phalanx of American awards bodies that have rewarded The Hurt Locker et al, over and over again, in preparation for the Oscars to do exactly the same thing. I'd argue that 'Fish Tank' and 'In the Loop' are perfectly good enough to compete on their own terms, rather than getting shunted off into their own 'best local produce' cul-de-sac. I'd certainly argue that the British Academy giving them short shrift in favour of another nomination for bloody 'Up in the Air' - a nomination I doubt even Anna Kendrick's mum cares about - makes the BAFTAs seem irrelevant (they don't have their own opinions) and desperate (they want some American glamour and populist appeal). Ask yourself this, Clover - if the BAFTAs genuinely want to celebrate the best movies of the year, regardless of nationality, where were the French and Spanish and Swedish movies? Shunted into their little foreign-language cul-de-sac, of course. There is no reason that 'Let the Right One In', 'The White Ribbon', 'A Prophet' or 'Broken Embraces' shouldn't be competing in the main category if BAFTA doesn't limit itself to British films. But somehow, the best of the year just coincidentally featured four American films, and one British film that has had a lot of precursor success in the States. Funny, that.Laikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85861328798068299182010-02-22T15:04:37.033-05:002010-02-22T15:04:37.033-05:00I've been watching clips on youtube and I'...I've been watching clips on youtube and I've got a pet peeve.<br /><br />When you enter the word BAFTA on youtube you get lots and lots of results for Kristen Stewart's speech. Nothing against her, I'm sure it was heartfelt and all that. But to all her fans, is it really necessary to upload exactly the same clip endelessly? Isn't it a way of "contaminating" the internet with what in the end works as spam? Will that cause some global internet warming soon? Do people ever de-upload their videos? Or could just one in five years from now find a clip with Viggo dying as lonely and as forgotten as his movie?<br /><br />All right, I'm rambling and getting myself depressed.<br /><br />On a more lighter note, I found the voice of the woman speaker annnouncing the nominees was so sexy, the way she pronounced Up ... disturbed me. Maybe Mickey Rourke found it too, and so his remark. Ok, now thinking I might share the same thoughts with Mickey Rourke is even more depressing.<br /><br />I'll shut up now.Iggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1904941258169617122010-02-22T14:23:29.954-05:002010-02-22T14:23:29.954-05:00@Jacob Lives: Thanks for that! I knew I probably ...@Jacob Lives: Thanks for that! I knew I probably shouldn't have asked.<br /><br />@Cal Roth, if I may be so bold: Given the remarkably free rein you so often give to your own vitriol in these comments, it's remarkable to me that you feel you're in a position to "expect" anything. You do know, don't you, that there are better ways of cajoling people to share your point of view or to broadcast your own wishes or preferences than to be so nasty? <br /><br />@Txtcritic and @Nathaniel: Thanks for doing this!NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84636179460756876602010-02-22T14:15:29.355-05:002010-02-22T14:15:29.355-05:00There are too many Adams on here. Fo' realz, c...There are too many Adams on here. Fo' realz, can't y'all get some more creative names ;)<br /><br />I'm so glad txtcritic explained Mr. Rourke's comments to me. Definitely up there with "I have a dream."<br /><br />And cut Vanessa Redgrave some slack, people! She made sense so long as you stuck with her. Just took her a little extra time-- not unlike most old folks with most things. At least she didn't express "the need to find a resolution for peace." Does K. Biggs worry that no more conflicts would give her nothing to make movies about? Or maybe that was her way of saying she actually wants to rip James Macaroon's lesbo hairs out and rub them in the skeletor face of his frizzy new wife every time she bests him at one of these events.<br /><br />Overall, a dreadful telecast. This live-not-really-blogging was far more entertaining than anything on the show.Adam M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04447370109794157759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86081330303696490452010-02-22T14:13:25.516-05:002010-02-22T14:13:25.516-05:00Carey's dress was a huge "oh dear" m...Carey's dress was a huge "oh dear" moment.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809699267788752653noreply@blogger.com