tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post4646890491462547496..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: LAFCA hearts WALL•ENATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88188380223909162432008-12-10T12:03:00.000-05:002008-12-10T12:03:00.000-05:00It took you long enough.:=)It took you long enough.<BR/><BR/>:=)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77988261140127405392008-12-10T11:58:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:58:00.000-05:00we're in the NYFCC post. not the LAFCA post ;)we're in the NYFCC post. not the LAFCA post ;)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57054695555415846682008-12-10T11:39:00.000-05:002008-12-10T11:39:00.000-05:00Mike Leigh! Penelope Cruz!Where is everybody?Mike Leigh! Penelope Cruz!<BR/><BR/>Where is everybody?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5733669703426223872008-12-10T10:43:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:43:00.000-05:00Sally Hawkins won NYFCC too!Sally Hawkins won NYFCC too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4058230544773153962008-12-10T09:10:00.000-05:002008-12-10T09:10:00.000-05:00in some ways I feel (fantasize?) that the LAFCA ba...in some ways I feel (fantasize?) that the LAFCA basically threw down the gauntlet to the other critics circles like... here's how it's done. What did you consider the BEST? have the courage of your convictions.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50762584779047804012008-12-10T08:34:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:34:00.000-05:00Have to say, I’m really happy to see Wall*E on the...Have to say, I’m really happy to see Wall*E on the LAFCA list. I’ve enjoyed a number of the Pixar efforts, but I was still surprised by how much I enjoyed this one.MKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861042514799725631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84656094418005970312008-12-10T05:10:00.000-05:002008-12-10T05:10:00.000-05:00LAFCA continues its streak: this is the 4th year i...LAFCA continues its streak: this is the 4th year in a row they've picked one of my top two films of the year for best pic (BBM #1, Letters #1, TWBB #2, and now WALL-E #2) And TDK, my number 1 film of this year, got runner-up in Pic and Director and the win for Ledger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49872846715457738392008-12-10T03:42:00.000-05:002008-12-10T03:42:00.000-05:00These are great winners (Slumdog aside), and remar...These are great winners (Slumdog aside), and remarkably similar to my own at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15634713238309103552008-12-10T03:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T03:38:00.000-05:00I too am thankful that Still Life managed to get s...I too am thankful that Still Life managed to get some attention, because it's a truly underrated film from a similarly underrated Chinese director.<BR/><BR/>And bravo on the other wins; no objections there.Sam Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456254953886041016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60142231886502481082008-12-10T02:55:00.000-05:002008-12-10T02:55:00.000-05:00LOOOVE! I'm dying over here that Still Life - and ...LOOOVE! I'm dying over here that <I>Still Life</I> - and it's cinematography - won awards. <I>STILL LIFE</I>!!! I didn't even know it had been released in American officially. <BR/><BR/>Wow. Love that movie. And it's shocking that critics actually praised <I>Wall-E</I> and called for an Oscar Best Picture nom and now they've actually gone and given it their own Best Picture award. Amazing.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61142658514122508762008-12-10T02:53:00.000-05:002008-12-10T02:53:00.000-05:00I think Cruz was fine in VCB, but a sweep? It was ...I think Cruz was fine in VCB, but a sweep? It was the part as much as the performance. She was much better in Elegy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52611018778388272512008-12-10T01:34:00.001-05:002008-12-10T01:34:00.001-05:00I liked but did not love Hawkins.... Cruz is overr...I liked but did not love Hawkins.... Cruz is overrated.. Viola Davis is better choice<BR/><BR/>The rest of the awards I love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86550102740942539122008-12-10T01:34:00.000-05:002008-12-10T01:34:00.000-05:00I liked but did not love Hawkins.... Cruz is overr...I liked but did not love Hawkins.... Cruz is overrated.. Viola Davis is better choice<BR/><BR/>The rest of the awards I love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69663593691633613312008-12-10T01:10:00.000-05:002008-12-10T01:10:00.000-05:00Anybody know when the Boston group votes? I like ...Anybody know when the Boston group votes? I like them.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69463093403177664782008-12-10T00:03:00.000-05:002008-12-10T00:03:00.000-05:00Just jokin' around. My favourite performances are...Just jokin' around. My favourite performances are ineligible, so I thought I'd mess around a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84159932862323244942008-12-09T23:49:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:49:00.000-05:00I meant Mickey Rourke being "new blood" in terms o...I meant Mickey Rourke being "new blood" in terms of a first-time Oscar nominee, wiseass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90420672020769918622008-12-09T23:36:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:36:00.000-05:00I hope Cruz ( her performance is a little overrate...I hope Cruz ( her performance is a little overrated if you ask me)doesn't win and I'm thinking she won't Amy Ryan anyone Exactly. DeWitt , Davis or Winslet are my choices.<BR/><BR/>Wall.E is overrated and so was Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76645001543287599512008-12-09T23:28:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:28:00.000-05:00I love that Rourke, who's been in the business for...I love that Rourke, who's been in the business for three decades, who's been oscarworthy a couple of times, was a major star at one point, is considered new blood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68808770218196637822008-12-09T22:06:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:06:00.000-05:00Sally Hawkins! Finally! Ride this win all the wa...Sally Hawkins! Finally! Ride this win all the way to the Oscars! She so deserves this.<BR/><BR/>I can't get over them picking "Wall-E" for best film though. That's a progressive leap that hopefully the Oscars will mimic at least with a BP nod.<BR/><BR/>I don't care how "redundant" it is, but I hope that Heath Ledger sweeps this season to Helen Mirren-ish levels.<BR/><BR/>Congrats to Penelope Cruz!<BR/><BR/>I'm nonplussed about Sean Penn though. I'm rooting for Mickey Rourke. I want some new blood acknowledged. <BR/><BR/>But still, way to go LAFCA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84872140476538746402008-12-09T21:21:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:21:00.000-05:00Melissa Leo was the Best Actress runner-up! She'll...Melissa Leo was the Best Actress runner-up! She'll be nommed - don't forget that when you refresh your predictions.<BR/><BR/>- cal rothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63664815858414936612008-12-09T21:19:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:19:00.000-05:00M'Leo... could it catch on like ScarJomaybe Meliss...M'Leo... could it catch on like ScarJo<BR/><BR/>maybe Melissa should wear something really red and really tight to the red carpet and search out Isaac MizrahiNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37215365078218552822008-12-09T21:15:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:15:00.000-05:00Oh, believe me, I get it: I was tired of Robbins a...Oh, believe me, I get it: I was tired of Robbins and Zellweger before they even got started. And it says something that they all felt like "sweep" winners even when they really weren't.<BR/><BR/>Yup, I did mean Melissa Leo. Melissa Lioness. M'Leo.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73106774013477486682008-12-09T21:08:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:08:00.000-05:00also Nick. you're right about 2003 but i guess it ...also Nick. you're right about 2003 but i guess it was the globe winners all wining the oscars or something. i don't remember. i just remember i got tired of all 4 of them.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87527626673689638042008-12-09T21:01:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:01:00.000-05:00lioness. ha ha.i just got off the phone with her!lioness. ha ha.<BR/><BR/>i just got off the phone with her!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10446249712159685832008-12-09T20:56:00.000-05:002008-12-09T20:56:00.000-05:00I'm feeling a little smug cuz I've been high on Le...<I>I'm feeling a little smug cuz I've been high on Leo's and WALL•E's chances all through the fall, and things are looking good...</I><BR/><BR/>We really need some kind of way to tell Leo and Leo apart. I assume (yes, I know what happens when you assume) that you're referring to Melissa Leo, but it took me a few seconds there to remember her over the other Leo. I saw that some other readers were having the same problem in another entry. Maybe ML for Melissa and LDC for Leonardo. Or lioness for Melissa and lion for Leo.Rich Aunt Pennybagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005421089633289280noreply@blogger.com