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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:29 am
I think it will go the way of the Golden Globes with Whitaker, Mirren, Murphy and Hudson winning.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 12:37 pm
Omigosh! Jackie Earle Haley!!!!! I can't believe it. I thought he fell off the face of the earth. Mooch!!!!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 12:42 pm
I'm really hoping Leo will pull off a win with Blood Diamond, but am surprised that was his nomination over The Departed. I'm a big time movie goer but have honestly not seen most of these films.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 3:18 pm
Lots of great documentaries this year. I think any one of three could be the winner. So it will either be 4 or 5 that wins.... The only one I am almost certain of is Helen Mirren, who was just phenomenal in The Queen. I think Mr. Whitaker should win for Last King, but you never know how that will go. Will he go to the right parties and say the right things to get the win? We know Mr. DiCaprio is more than capable of that.... Now all that Dreamgirls stuff I have is not going to appreciate in value as much as I wanted it to. *sigh*
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 4:04 pm
You'd think that Whitaker would win but then again, the academy could give it to Mr. O'Toole for , really, is body of work. You know how they vote.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 6:08 am
what does it mean 'nominees to be determined later' or something like that when they were announcing the best picture nominees?
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 7:09 am
Texannie, the Academy is only allowing 3 names per nomination for the producers. Some of the movies have more than that, so a decision has to be made as to who gets left out.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 9:31 am
ok, thanks Darrell!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, January 27, 2007 - 6:28 pm
I just saw Pan's Labyrinth today and I hope hope hope it wins. It was spectacular. edited to add: If it were nom'd for Best Picture altogether I'd be happy. (Of the other foreign language noms I only saw Water. I did see Volver, but it wasn't nominated -- wonder if they couldn't enter it in Foreign Language category AND enter Penelope Cruz in actress (?))
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 1:02 pm
I saw Pan's too. I wasn't prepared for how sad it was. A friend told me her young grandson wanted to see it. I called her right away and told her: no- not a film for kids in any way shape or form.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 9:50 pm
I agree; Pans Labyrinth is definitely not for children. The R rating is deserved. It's sad and it does have some scenes that are very vivid -- both violence in the "real world" and definitely scary "fantasy' scenes. But while brutal, I didn't necessarily think the violence was gratuitous -- I think it served to illustrate the plot points... Going in, I expected it to be pure fantasy, but it wasn't what I expected at all -- there is a much bigger mix of real-life story. But it didn't disappoint. I must say, the more I think about it, the more I realize I really really loved this movie. There are so many different levels, layers, allegories to consider... Thinking about it a few days later, I have to say it was probably my fave movie of the past year. Easily. I may even go to see it in the theater again.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 12:37 am
I am surprised that the performance given by Toby Jones in Infamous was forgotten. I thought this would be the first year there would be back to back oscars for actors playing the same character.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 8:47 pm
A question about Pans...is it a horror movie? I wonder because I saw that it got rave reviews and all these nominations and thought I'd go see it with friends but when I read a little sampling of the plot, it was advertised as a horror movie and I don't do horror movies.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 12:39 am
Westtexan, I googled and found this description of Pan's Labyrinth 'is a 2006 film directed by Guillermo del Toro. Its original Spanish title is El Laberinto del Fauno, which refers to the fauns of Roman mythology; the English title refers to the faun-like Greek god Pan. The film combines the genres of fantasy, horror, and the war film.' FYI - I don't do horror films either. I like to sleep at night. (wink)
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 11:17 am
Westtexan -- Pans Labyrinth is NOT a "horror" film, however there defnitely are scenes that are scary and scenes that are violent. The violence is mainly in the "real world" part of the movie, however, and in my opinion isn't gratuitous even though it is at parts difficult to watch (as all violence can be). I would say it is a mixture of historical drama (war) and fantasy, but not "horror" in the traditional sense of the word. I personally loved it. Still thinking about it over a week after seeing it, and think I might go see it in the theaters once more. Oh it is also in Spanish, with English subtitles.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 12:50 pm
I agree with Yankee. It is not a horror movie. I don't like horror movies either. I would describe it as a war movie with fantasy mixed in. And there's a lot of war. I was expecting more fantasy.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 1:03 pm
Pan's was great. It is not a horror movie. I agree that the violence isn't gratuitous. IMDB shows this: Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Thriller.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 10:30 am
I just saw "Last King of Scotland" this week and if Forest Whitaker doesn't take the award, I will be very disappointed. He was incredible in that movie.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 7:46 pm
Thanks for the info about Pan's. I'm intrigued but now can't get anyone to go see it with me. It looks too scary for them. I might have to wait for it to come out on video.
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