tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2046610425245405567..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Naked Gold Man: Early Birds and PhoenixesNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81677379339854124512007-11-14T09:07:00.000-05:002007-11-14T09:07:00.000-05:00y'all have such good taste.given that ZODIAC seems...y'all have such good taste.<BR/><BR/>given that ZODIAC seems to have a enduring vocal support, maybe it can manage a decent campaign? cross your fingers.<BR/><BR/>I will cry if Denzel's rather dull ungenerous performance in AMERICAN GANGSTER gets in over inventive deeply film lifting work like what's going on with Casey Affleck and Viggo Mortenson among others. and I <I>like</I> Denzel (happy he has two Oscars) ... i just don't get the fuss at all over one of his laziest performances. he could've made AG in his sleep. so i'm already worried about the <A HREF="http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2007/actor.html" REL="nofollow">upcoming actor shortlist</A>.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35546966337666362022007-11-13T16:57:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:57:00.000-05:00Here is what I'm rooting for.VIGGO MORTENSEN - Wha...Here is what I'm rooting for.<BR/><BR/>VIGGO MORTENSEN - What a incredible performance in Eastern Promises! This actor is way overdue, and it is time that the academy seriously take a look at Cronenberg as well. <BR/><BR/>Zodiac - What a great movie! So suspenseful, intriguing, and engrossing. Unfortunate release date has put this release in contention.<BR/><BR/>Chris Cooper - Delivered a fantastic performance in Breach.<BR/><BR/>Josh Brolin - This guy has had one hell of year. Reminds me of Jake Gyllenhaal's string of great performances the year Jarhead came out. Hopefully the Academy takes notice of his wonderful, wonderful performance in No Country For Old Men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29997979311159396242007-11-13T10:48:00.000-05:002007-11-13T10:48:00.000-05:00Zodiac is who I'm rooting for. What a great movie ...Zodiac is who I'm rooting for. What a great movie that was. I honestly don't think it has a shot anywhere though... maybe cinematography.<BR/><BR/>Robert Downey, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Edwards are all very deserving supporting players. Downey's got the best shot, but I still think it's grim.<BR/><BR/>SighhhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48973490878885730382007-11-13T05:34:00.000-05:002007-11-13T05:34:00.000-05:00The best performance of the year: Ashley Judd in B...The best performance of the year: Ashley Judd in Bug. In her last scenes (I'm the queen!!) she's amazing, impressive, a total madness. She's the one i'm rooting for.Andréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594621256350104673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51561354886894653992007-11-12T23:58:00.000-05:002007-11-12T23:58:00.000-05:00If a "feel good" film wins this year, look out for...If a "feel good" film wins this year, look out for "The Great Debaters". Everyone's sleeping on it right now, but it has all the potential to upset the anointed frontrunners ("Atonement", "No Country for Old Men", "American Gangster", etc.) with its "heart".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25995772447674656422007-11-12T22:16:00.000-05:002007-11-12T22:16:00.000-05:00You're right. There is no feel-good film in the ru...You're right. There is no feel-good film in the running. Maybe Atonement is the closest because it's not as dark as the other front-runners. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, Once could never win but it would certainly be fun if it did...gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74894291376334184662007-11-12T22:05:00.000-05:002007-11-12T22:05:00.000-05:00What feel good film exactly is in the running?Even...What feel good film exactly is in the running?<BR/><BR/>Even if <EM>Once</EM> gets nominated, it ain't winning... though nothing would make me happier than for that to happen.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18426558238086957482007-11-12T20:08:00.000-05:002007-11-12T20:08:00.000-05:00I agree with anon that though many film fanatics l...I agree with anon that though many film fanatics love Jesse James, the Academy is more apt to recognize Yuma.<BR/><BR/>This is a mellow year for Oscar movies. Somehow after The Departed's win last year, I think we're due for a feel-good film to win this year.<BR/><BR/>I'm still thinking Once may creep into Best Picture. I'm beginning to think Juno won't live up to its hype.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46414461151623191262007-11-12T17:46:00.000-05:002007-11-12T17:46:00.000-05:00Okay, here goes. I thought that ASSASSINATION was ...Okay, here goes. I thought that ASSASSINATION was incredible. Absolutely the best thing I've seen this year and Casey Affleck? There is a tremulousness in that performance that is unlike anything I've ever seen. I’d give him the Oscar today. But you're all crazy if you think that movie's getting a single nomination. The 2007 western for the Academy is 3:10 TO YUMA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82122467161707343412007-11-12T12:05:00.000-05:002007-11-12T12:05:00.000-05:00Pull down your pants!Pull down your pants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20500733273997886092007-11-12T10:07:00.000-05:002007-11-12T10:07:00.000-05:00I think Walk Hard should have a very strong shot a...I think Walk Hard should have a very strong shot at a best song nomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84922665747101441622007-11-12T09:53:00.000-05:002007-11-12T09:53:00.000-05:00They'll have to seriously look at the spring and s...They'll have to seriously look at the spring and summer films this year, b/c the prestige fall films are droppin' like flies right now. There's a big problem when the most viable candidate going into the Oscars right now is "American Gangster" considering all of the dramas that had come before it lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17372145425426613272007-11-12T07:53:00.000-05:002007-11-12T07:53:00.000-05:00Rob Anon, Hallam Foe is, I believe, getting a 2008...Rob Anon, <I>Hallam Foe</I> is, I believe, getting a 2008 release, not a 2007 one. Unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>On the matter of <I>300</I>, my theory is that if they ignored <I>Sky Captain</I> in 2003 when the process was actually kind of groundbreaking why would they honour <I>300</I>, which wasn't even as well-reviewed.<BR/><BR/>In regards to John Travolta, perhaps I'm crazy but I actually think he will get nominated. Travolta may be popular with audiences but he's even more popular with actors (correct me if I'm wrong) and while critics may have been more negative towards him general audiences who didn't have a connection to Divine love him and I'm sure all his actorly colleagues thought he was a hoot too. <BR/><BR/>Casey Affleck has given one of my very favourite perfs of the year with <I>Jesse James</I> and I'm sure he's as great as I have heard in <I>Gone Baby Gone</I>, plus he was the best thing about <I>Ocean's 13</I>. What a year.<BR/><BR/>I think Savides will get nommed for <I>Zodiac</I>. Just a crazy hunch.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-80722223185721539632007-11-12T06:36:00.000-05:002007-11-12T06:36:00.000-05:00Btw Nathaniel:You gave Alan Rickman's blurb to Joh...Btw Nathaniel:<BR/>You gave Alan Rickman's blurb to John Travolta, under the Supporting Actor category.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451102725862263217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69520310064713574992007-11-12T05:37:00.000-05:002007-11-12T05:37:00.000-05:00Remember that Crash was released early too.Remember that Crash was released early too.jahs34https://www.blogger.com/profile/05351443046355480222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25217454891663268122007-11-12T02:28:00.000-05:002007-11-12T02:28:00.000-05:00I'd love to see some love go the way of Jamie Bell...I'd love to see some love go the way of Jamie Bell in <I>Hallam Foe</I>, but he hasn't got a hope. Ditto Stephen Graham as Supporting Actor for <I>This Is England</I>.<BR/><BR/>So far in 'Actress' I'm all about Cotillard and Russell, so - based on your article - I'll move swiftly away from that category for now.<BR/><BR/>However, the one performance we're writing off that I could see happening is Imelda Staunton. I see it getting traction for the following 3 reasons:<BR/>1) Residual <I>Vera Drake</I> goodwill<BR/>2) You just KNOW that BAFTA will get behind it<BR/>3) Increasingly the Actors' branch do get behind a genre performance you wouldn't expect them to notice (Depp in <I>Pirates</I>, Zellweger in <I>Bridget</I>)<BR/><BR/>RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46391511413033343242007-11-12T00:50:00.000-05:002007-11-12T00:50:00.000-05:00What about Jodie Foster?Critics hated the movie (4...What about Jodie Foster?<BR/><BR/>Critics hated the movie (45% RT, 56 MC) but there isn't a single review that doesn't mention Foster's bravura performance. <BR/><BR/>It'd be easy to put an ad campaign together if they bothered to. I can see Foster's devastated face with Emmenick's quote "fiercely arresting performance" or Travers'" Foster is electrifying as ego and id clash". <BR/><BR/>If critics could see again what they thought about the performance, she could be revived.<BR/><BR/>-cal rothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3948233835058394522007-11-12T00:28:00.000-05:002007-11-12T00:28:00.000-05:001. Right now, Casey Affleck gives my second favou...1. Right now, Casey Affleck gives my second favourite leading performance of the year (behind Sam Riley's great work in Control). And it would be great to see him get a leading nod. Not a supporting one. He's not supporting. He's not even a co-lead. (a la Blanchett). He's the lead. And, while this will never happen, a nomination for Garrett Dillahunt would be great too.<BR/><BR/>2. My problem with Angelina Jolie/A Mighty Heart is that it was viewed as a flop film that is largely viewed more coldly/intellectually than the academy likes (which is why I don't think we can rule Blanchett's superficial and empty work in The Golden Age out of the picture).<BR/><BR/>3. Won't AMPAS handle 300 the same way they handled Sin City? By completely ignoring it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37126626137384941342007-11-12T00:22:00.000-05:002007-11-12T00:22:00.000-05:00All my favorites from the Early Birds are big long...All my favorites from the Early Birds are big long shots:<BR/><BR/>-Gordon Pinset - Best Actor for Away From Her<BR/>-Once - Best Picture<BR/>-Brad Bird - Best Director<BR/>-Leslie Mann - Best Supporting Actress for Knocked Up<BR/>-Superbad - Best Original Screenplay<BR/><BR/>Still, who would have thought City of God would have racked up the nominations it did? Those nominations always fuel my craziest Oscar hopes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52765752917036781792007-11-11T23:45:00.000-05:002007-11-11T23:45:00.000-05:00I'm all about Assassination... but I'm still agnos...I'm all about Assassination... but I'm still agnostic about Affleck. I don't even think he'd make my own Top Five (I think Pitt is superior), though he is excellent. Even at this early point, my list looks like this:<BR/><BR/>1. Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises<BR/>2. Samuel L. Jackson - Black Snake Moan<BR/>3. Brad Pitt - The Assassination...<BR/>4. Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild<BR/>5. Case Affleck - Gone / Assassination<BR/><BR/>Since I haven't seen a couple major contenders, I expect Affleck to be bumped out. Still, an Oscar nom would be a great surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9235710652296250992007-11-11T21:46:00.000-05:002007-11-11T21:46:00.000-05:00...but for entirely different reasons....but for entirely different reasons.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35957425185053319442007-11-11T21:45:00.000-05:002007-11-11T21:45:00.000-05:00Oh, and I think Once will see a resurgence with it...Oh, and I think <EM>Once</EM> will see a resurgence with its DVD release, globe nom, and top ten list placings. <BR/><BR/>It may not have "taken off" relative to bigger movies, but think about how much money it made on its budget. $150,000 turned into almost $10 million. It made roughly 60x its tiny budget. That's a LOT.<BR/><BR/>And I think Angie is stronger than people think, too.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78920496645577084212007-11-11T21:44:00.000-05:002007-11-11T21:44:00.000-05:00I do think that you are slightly underestimating J...I do think that you are slightly underestimating Jonny Greenwood's "There Will Be Blood" score. From most accounts the score fairly in your face and one of the most praised aspects of the film's production. It's negatives are that its not by a previously nominated composer and that its "difficult" (i.e. electronic), but since the composer is Jonny Greenwood, aka the guitarist of Radiohead, I think it might be hard for the Academy to pass up the "cool factor" of nominating him. If the movie does manage to get a Best Picture nod (which I agree it won't) there is almost no way it doesn't get a Score nomination.<BR/><BR/>Also, on the topic of There Will Be Blood, if its art direction is as good as everyone says it is, I think it will get a nomination too. Jack Fisk (aka Sissy Spacek's husband) is possibly the most overdue art director currently working in the industry. While he hasn't worked that often he has done the art direction for all of Terrence Malick's films, Carrie, and Mulholland Dr. I think the Academy might finally have to nominate him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39644676308662738772007-11-11T21:41:00.000-05:002007-11-11T21:41:00.000-05:00John,I think Casey Affleck is annoying in everythi...John,<BR/><BR/>I think Casey Affleck is annoying in everything.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56875000944124093152007-11-11T20:59:00.000-05:002007-11-11T20:59:00.000-05:00RATATOUILLE is such a lock that i think it'll brin...RATATOUILLE is such a lock that i think it'll bring a screenplay nod with it. maybe score, too.<BR/><BR/>so i didn't feel it needed mentioning. if we didnt have an animated category i'd have even higher hopes. but we do so...<BR/><BR/><B>joe</B> i would be thrilled to see Savides in for ZODIAC instead of AMERICAN GANGSTER but I'm worried they won't look back to March. I mean that film came out something like one week after last year's Oscars. too bad it's so rare for early year films to be successful with Oscar. Remember when Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins presented at the March 1991 oscars all flush with the huge success of Silence of the Lambs. One year later they were back accepting trophies for it?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.com