tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post4340441045489591598..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: NYFCC Gets Happy Drinking MilkNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23550615220178559662008-12-11T10:12:00.000-05:002008-12-11T10:12:00.000-05:00rich aunt --well she has some playful acting momen...rich aunt --well she has some playful acting moment in DOUBT. playful is the wrong word for sister aloysius but meryl gets the comedy of her at least.<BR/><BR/>i do think it's a really inconsistent performance but i love Meryl so whatevs.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39399130054988139902008-12-11T08:36:00.000-05:002008-12-11T08:36:00.000-05:00I'm not seeing Blanchett as a nominee. Sure, peopl...<I>I'm not seeing Blanchett as a nominee. Sure, people are liking the movie but in such a full Best Actress year - and after just being nominated twice - I think the Academy will pass. </I><BR/><BR/>I hope so unless she really deserves it, which I don't think she did last year at least for Best Actress. I just hate the default system of nominating the same few people even if they don't deserve it just because they're not original enough to think outside of the box. Not that I don't love Meryl, Kate, and Cate, but with all of them potentially in the mix this year to be nominated, it would be a shame if they all made it in if they didn't truly deserve it while someone like KST gets snubbed. (For the Globes, just insert Jolie's name into the rant, and it will be pretty much the same.)<BR/><BR/><I>IF it feels like anybody can win i bet it goes to Meryl. If they're not feeling moved in huge numbers for someone else, why not throw her the long awaited third? It has been 26 years.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I just can't see anne, sally, cate or melissa as winners.<BR/><BR/>but i still think Kate takes it if nominated.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, I really can't see Anne, M'Leo, or Sally winning this year because Anne's too young, and the other two were in too small of films. I really hate to see Winslet win a default Oscar though at least that's what it feels like to me if she does win. I think she's likely great as she always is, but it seems like she probably doesn't really push herself like it sounds like she does in <I>The Reader</I>. I could be wrong, but it seems like DiCaprio and even Shannon kept getting more attention from critics at least in reviews if not for their awards so far than Winslet. <BR/><BR/>So if anyone has to win a default Oscar, I'd rather it be Streep at this point because at least she's picking up a few small critics wins, and if Jack can win his third for <I>As Good As It Gets</I>, I have no problem with her winning her third for <I>Doubt</I>. I'd actually rather see her win for <I>Mamma Mia</I> even though that movie seems to be hated by many people, but I love getting to see that playful side of her in the movies.Rich Aunt Pennybagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005421089633289280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71537724891663171842008-12-11T05:29:00.000-05:002008-12-11T05:29:00.000-05:00I think that "Revolutionary Road" is going to rall...I think that "Revolutionary Road" is going to rally today with the Globes, and with Kate Winslet's likely double nomination, that'll propel her case again after these critics' setbacks. In reality, she wasn't going to win from these groups anyway. Her bread and butter were going to come from the industry, not the critics. I'm still including her as a double nominee in January. The bubble people to me are KST, Angelina, Cate Blanchett, etc. My five are Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Meryl (she's getting in regardless), Sally Hawkins (you ROCK, Sally! What a week she's had! Get that Oscar nod!), and out-of-nowhere Melissa Leo. Can't wait to see what the Globes do today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43726578343522390482008-12-11T01:20:00.000-05:002008-12-11T01:20:00.000-05:00I'm not seeing Blanchett as a nominee. Sure, peopl...I'm not seeing Blanchett as a nominee. Sure, people are liking the movie but in such a full Best Actress year - and after just being nominated twice - I think the Academy will pass. And Melissa Leo really is coming up from the back, isn't she? I'm super happy for Sally Hawkins. Totally deserved.<BR/><BR/>On the Cruz thing, Gina - you say Cruz isn't that special and then turn around and complain about people not liking Jolie enough. Everybody has differing opinions on all performances. It just so happens that Cruz's performance is much more loved than Jolie's. <BR/><BR/>I actually thought Cruz would take the Oscar months back, but even I'm surprised she's taking the critics prizes so easily (so far). I just didn't think they'd all charge back to Woody Allen so easily. Although Cruz is a bit of a more glamourous addition to a lowly critics' group awards dinner than, say, Rosemarie DeWitt or Viola Davis (performance notwithstanding) and we all know critics are just trying to get the chance to mingle with celebs at their award dinners, are they not?Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8827023709581279292008-12-11T00:16:00.000-05:002008-12-11T00:16:00.000-05:00IF it feels like anybody can win i bet it goes to ...IF it feels like anybody can win i bet it goes to Meryl. If they're not feeling moved in huge numbers for someone else, why not throw her the long awaited third? It has been 26 years.<BR/><BR/>I just can't see anne, sally, cate or melissa as winners.<BR/><BR/>but i still think Kate takes it <I> if</I> nominated.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81726256567911160622008-12-11T00:11:00.000-05:002008-12-11T00:11:00.000-05:001. Anne Hathaway, Rachel getting Married2. Meryl S...<I>1. Anne Hathaway, Rachel getting Married<BR/>2. Meryl Streep, Doubt<BR/>3. Sally Hawkins, happy-Go-Lucky<BR/>4. Melissa Leo, Frozen River (Wich Joan Allen? The Crucible or The Upside of Anger?)<BR/>5. Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of B. B.</I><BR/><BR/>Anon, I do like that the Best Actress category is more wide open even if I feel bad for poor KST because she does feel like she's going to be snubbed if she doesn't get that Globe nomination tomorrow morning. To think I actually had her winning a few weeks ago because there's still no clear frontrunner. <BR/><BR/>The above list looks about right though at least for now, who knows how the Globes will change it, but that last spot is probably between one of the two K/Cates with Blanchett perhaps being more likely now because of being in a movie nominated for Best Picture and with Winslet still being able to be nominated but only for Best Supporting Actress. If the above does turn out to be the line-up, I think it would be like the Best Supporting Actress race last year where it felt like pretty much anyone could win.Rich Aunt Pennybagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005421089633289280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36994366636753083862008-12-10T22:08:00.000-05:002008-12-10T22:08:00.000-05:00jim we've discussed that before here. If she gets ...<B>jim</B> we've discussed that before here. If she gets a double nom and loses both she will be the most nominated <I>actress loser</I>... (deborah kerr and thelma ritter are tied for that with 6 noms and no wins between them) if not the most nominated loser in acting.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75164482392708266952008-12-10T20:24:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:24:00.000-05:00Krauthammer, I'm not saying it's good or bad. I'm ...Krauthammer, I'm not saying it's good or bad. I'm just saying that I hate when people say that and then some of their favorite actors play the same character over and over. Point Blank give another excuse for not liking an actor. Criticizing a film or person for one thing and praising a different film or actor for the same thing is just plain HATING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86227269094726427962008-12-10T20:19:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:19:00.000-05:00Re: GinaI don't like it when actors play the same ...Re: Gina<BR/><BR/><I>I don't like it when actors play the same charector all the time but...</I><BR/><BR/>I'm always annoyed by the "they always play the same charector!" complaints. Some of the greatest screen actors of all time essentially playedthe same or similar charectors for the bulk of their career, but they played that charector so well and expertly explored every part of their persona. Cary Grant is just one that comes to mind. You can argue about whether the performance was <I>good</I> or not, but simply dismissing it for that reason is silly in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>/rant overKrauthammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579174548781288062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1883163928478451342008-12-10T19:56:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:56:00.000-05:00I agree with Anon, Kate hasn't really won any majo...I agree with Anon, Kate hasn't really won any major critics awards before with the exception of Supporting Actress for Iris by the LAFCA.But that doesn't stop her from being nominated she is still very in.<BR/><BR/>I don't have anything against Penelope, but if she wins BSA it must've of been a pretty weak year in the supporting Actress category, cuz I didn't see anything revolutionary about her performance definitely not OScar worthy. I haven't seen many of the other performances yet, besides Rosemarie, so I'm backing her for now.<BR/><BR/>Someone just called Angelina Jolie's performance in the Changeling one note. Now I'm by no means an Angelina fan, but this grates my damn nerves. When someone criticizes a film or performance for being or doing something and praise someone else or a film for the same thing WTF are you people bipolar.<BR/><BR/>Javier Bardem was very one note for No Country, but the same person praised him the the highest degree. WTF. Get it together people, this is why people don't like critics they like what they want to like and bash what they don't want to like. <BR/><BR/>Another, A good one I hate when people mimic, but praise Amy Adams for doing the same thing with Enchanted.WTF.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Or I don't like when actors play the same character all the time, yet their favorite actors include Amy Adams and Morgan Freeman. That is so freaking annoying.<BR/><BR/><BR/>okay my rant is over.<BR/><BR/><BR/>GinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61952655590097566572008-12-10T19:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:38:00.000-05:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7776185.stmMost...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7776185.stm<BR/><BR/>Most nominated loser. I hope not! <BR/><BR/><BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83327159230226229852008-12-10T19:31:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:31:00.000-05:00i think the world might fold in on itself if Kate ...i think the world might fold in on itself if Kate is double nominated and loses both.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46650245581570038832008-12-10T19:30:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:30:00.000-05:00That said, I think the SAG will go to either Winsl...That said, I think the SAG will go to either Winslet or Davis, and there'll be some suspense on oscar night.<BR/><BR/>But Cruz will probably still win.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84369018118893298792008-12-10T19:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:29:00.000-05:00Of course Cruz's language-hopping helped her garne...Of course Cruz's language-hopping helped her garner acclaim, but just in the same way accents, singing, dancing, athletics, etc. always make people take more note of a performance. It's another technical skill she brought to the table is all. Why shouldn't people take that into account when judging the merits? And yes, many many people in the world can speak two languages, but it's rare to see someone act in two languages at once. Basically, the role plays to her strengths as an actress in a near-perfect way. <BR/><BR/>I think people are just feeling this is THE performance, this is her time, they wanna give her one, they wanna see Javier give her one, etc. It's just one of those big convergences that lead to major sweeps.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71397416607926002252008-12-10T18:39:00.000-05:002008-12-10T18:39:00.000-05:00fuffa, Do you really think that Scott Thomas could...fuffa, Do you really think that Scott Thomas could be nominated instead Leo right now? Thomas is almost out of the competition (She really needs a Golden Globe Nomiantion).<BR/><BR/>My predictions:<BR/><BR/>1. Anne Hathaway, Rachel getting Married<BR/>2. Meryl Streep, Doubt<BR/>3. Sally Hawkins, happy-Go-Lucky<BR/>4. Melissa Leo, Frozen River (Wich Joan Allen? The Crucible or The Upside of Anger?)<BR/>5. Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of B. B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29691503540711578512008-12-10T17:30:00.000-05:002008-12-10T17:30:00.000-05:00I really think once we see other critics awards we...I really think once we see other critics awards we will see other Best Actress winners other than Sally Hawkins. And I hope Penelope Cruz. I can barely remember anything about Cruz in the film except that she tries to shoot someone.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35967768229948442542008-12-10T16:31:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:31:00.000-05:00You guys are overacting Winslet has never won big ...You guys are overacting Winslet has never won big with the critics awards and she has been nominated how many times? The critics are not Academy Members so calm down.<BR/><BR/>Go Sally knock Ann off her mediocre arse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56560915467468393472008-12-10T16:26:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:26:00.000-05:00We're OK Sally. :) I really loved her in Pretty Pe...We're OK Sally. :) I really loved her in Pretty Persuation!! I thought she understood the role perfectly! <BR/><BR/><BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81767738915978664042008-12-10T16:18:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:18:00.000-05:00HaHa! yes...thank you.Can I say though, that I wo...HaHa! yes...thank you.<BR/><BR/>Can I say though, that I would NEVER defend anyone I thought was attacking someone because they were gay. I don't believe Rourke was doing that.<BR/><BR/>Also, I became a fan of Wood's partly because of her amazing work on Once and Again, and partly because of an insightful interview she gave in The Advocate when she was 14 years old. I wish I could find it. <BR/><BR/> I also know her, and she is a fair and decent human being, with some legitimate father issues and a young woman's insecurities. If she survives this shaky time in her life, she will prove a force to be reckoned with.<BR/><BR/>He that will not be named should be ashamed for attacking her without knowing a thing about her.<BR/><BR/>That's all. Thanks Nathanial!Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87647048738940092722008-12-10T16:13:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:13:00.000-05:00Sally, you didn't understand what I said. I didn't...Sally, you didn't understand what I said. I didn't defend the other person, I just said Rourke should have chosen another way to defend Rachel Wood(who is lovely). I didn't even know the other guy until ou mentioned him. <BR/><BR/>PS:Apologies are almost never honest.<BR/><BR/><BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13118265534638481562008-12-10T16:08:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:08:00.000-05:00I'm so thrilled for Sally Hawkins and Penelope Cru...I'm so thrilled for Sally Hawkins and Penelope Cruz right now. Both are far more in this race than I previously thought, especially when I was actually watching both of the actual films. I think that besides the stellar work that both did here, rewarding these comedy-bending performances is also a reflection of the times we're in -- needing to get away from all the dark and dreary war/recession drama and acknowledging more optimistic or comedic performances. It's definitely time for that, b/c cinematically, we're been in a dark phase for a long time. The work's been noteworthy, but maybe it's time for a shift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13092458706131579722008-12-10T16:00:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:00:00.000-05:00sally and jim --can we never mention Perez Hilton ...sally and jim --can we never mention Perez Hilton again on this blog? he is so gross / offensive<BR/><BR/>carry on...<BR/><BR/>NYFCC ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68625458431704040702008-12-10T15:58:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:58:00.000-05:00He was being followed by the paps, and he said it ...He was being followed by the paps, and he said it to them...not at a press conference or anything.<BR/><BR/>You know, Perez calls women whores, sluts, bitches and cunts. That's pretty offensive, don't you think? <BR/><BR/>Rourke apologized for his statement said in the wee hours of the morning to a group of paparazzi...where is Perez's apology?<BR/><BR/>I am sick of everyone sucking Perez Hilton's fame seeking dick!<BR/><BR/>Apologies to Nathanial for my bad language.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83440998427292871122008-12-10T15:39:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:39:00.000-05:00I had no knowledge of the event you describe. Well...I had no knowledge of the event you describe. Well, I find it quite stupid to defend someone by attacking someone for being gay, fat or whatever. He could have said a million things but he chose to use his homosexuality against him?? How mature is that? And how are the other gay people supposed to feel? God, an actor must be more open-minded and mature, I think.<BR/><BR/><BR/>JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69725959990898252222008-12-10T15:29:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:29:00.000-05:00I also hope to see more of Rourke in the coming we...I also hope to see more of Rourke in the coming weeks. He's actually a bit of a cupcake on the inside, which is why he became a victim of substance abuse, and developed such a tough exterior. <BR/><BR/>And, there's no denying he gave one of the best performances in many years.<BR/><BR/>I know some people had an issue with his recent "faggot" statement, and although I hate for anyone to use the word in a derogatory manner, he was talking about Perez Hilton. After the awful crap that Perez has said about his co-ctar Evan Rachel Wood, I think he deserved it. He is a scumbag, and Rourke was defending the honor of a friend.Sally Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522865527270681536noreply@blogger.com