Archive through March 24, 2002
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Archive through March 24, 2002
Misslibra | Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 09:51 pm     Well I haven't seen the movies up for noms, but it's encouraging to see more actors of color up for noms this year. I usually don't see any of these movies until they come to HBO, Showtime, Cinemax or the Movie Channel. So I will be waiting until then to see these movies. And Julie to come to think about it, there aren't enough redheads nominated! |
Solidsnake | Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 11:55 pm     Im gonna predict a shocker in the best actor catg. I think to make up for the snubbing they gave denzel last year in which most of his own collegues also said denzel deserved for his portrail of hurricane.. Best actor goes to Denzel Washington.. I think the only reason Crowes getting the good pub for his acting job is because of the movie itself.. I have nothing against Crowe winning another Oscar but I think its been long overdue for my man denzel washington.. Judge for yourself.. Training Day hits DVD on March 19th.. Oscars on 24th.. plenty of time for you to go see crowes flick n washingtons flick n decide for urself who acted oscar worthy.. On a side note I think the studios picked a wrong time to release John Q.. they should have done it last year because a lot of the critics and people who have sneaked peeked are sayin DZ gave a oscar worthy performance.. Im not gonna be able to watch the oscars but im settin up my tivo.. peace |
Twiggyish | Friday, February 15, 2002 - 06:06 am     John Q looks interesting. I see Anne Heche is in it, I wonder if Celestia will make an appearance? |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, February 15, 2002 - 09:37 pm     Saw Moulin Rouge today. On to Gosford Park tomorrow. Which will leave just In the Bedroom left. Okay, I have to admit, I have never even heard of that one. I guess I better go check to see if there is a thread on it here. |
Crazydog | Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 07:31 am     I have seen all of the Best Picture movies except for "In the Bedroom". And I can't really say that I have any desire to see it. I'm sure it must be good, with good acting performances, but if I want to see a dysfunctional family, I'll just look at my own! And Mah, I agree, I think Best Actor will be either Russell Crowe or Denzel, and I would be equally happy to see either win. I have not seen Training Day and I will rent the DVD as soon as it comes out. Still pulling for Nicole Kidman (unfortunately it doesn't look like Halle Berry has much of a chance at this point) and Maggie Smith (although everyone is saying Jennifer Connelly is a lock). I don't even think Ian McKellen was nominated for the Golden Globe, but I am convinced he wins Best Supporting Actor for his turn as the majestic and powerful Gandalf. And I still think Robert Altman gets his lifetime achievement Best Director award. Very happy to see Gosford Park among the best 5 of the year. |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 07:51 pm     Gosford Park today. Long on detail, short on story line. A pretty, fussified movie, but I suppose that is Robert Altman. I only have In the Bedroom left to see of the five best picture nomineees. |
Solidsnake | Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 03:14 am     haha finished b4 u sucka!!! |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 08:42 am     Dang, Snake! Where did you find In the Bedroom? Is it out on video? Don't seem to see it at the movie houses. So, Snake, what are you going with for best pic? |
Merlin | Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 08:53 am     Try the Ramada Inn Juju. I think Snake has been busy there lately.
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Solidsnake | Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 09:48 am     touche merlin... extremely touche.. my dawg ju for best pic i predict Lord of the rings.. the Oscars HAVE to recognize its achievemant because it was #1 for a month and its the best movie on more than half of the worlds list... to top it off peter jackson got snubbed at the golden globes but i see ron howard getting a sympathy oscar.. |
Solidsnake | Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 09:54 am     n i meant when i said sucka !!!! lol.. u my peoples ju |
Buttercup | Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 11:15 am     Welcome, Juju
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Cinnamongirl | Monday, February 18, 2002 - 02:01 pm     Ron Howard - A sympathy Oscar ?? What? |
Solidsnake | Monday, February 18, 2002 - 04:08 pm     yup.. when the Oscars snub you more than a couple of times or dont even recognize you they give you a sympathy Oscar perfect example crowe.. should have won for insider but got snubbed.. to make up for his snub they gave him an oscar for gladiator.. so if my theory is correct ron howard who is a great director and should have been recognized far far long ago will probably receieve a symptahy oscar for beautifull mind.. why do u think the cast of beautifull mind keeps pluggin ol ronny for the oscar.. Sympathy Express..all aboard!! choo choo.. :-) |
Cinnamongirl | Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - 08:05 am     Well maybe its Denzel's turn for a Sympathy Oscar then. All aboard!! |
Solidsnake | Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - 09:40 am     u dam right.. neglection against minority baby all motha <beep> aboard !! |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, February 23, 2002 - 07:54 pm     Saw In the Bedroom today, which finishes up my viewing of the five best picture nominees. I liked Vanilla Sky, Memento, Kpax, and Harry Potter, to name a few, better than I did this movie. Of the five movies, I liked A Beautiful Mind and Moulin Rouge best. I expect Lord of the Rings might take the Oscar though. |
Solidsnake | Sunday, February 24, 2002 - 01:45 am     Yea LOR has to win best picture.. even if they ignore most of the reasons why they cant ignore that it was #1 for a month.. No recent movie has been #1 for a month if my memory serves me correct.. Beautiful Mind could sneak in n take it away but that would be like a slap on the face of what Peter Jackson did with LOR... Is it just me or after watchin Black Hawk Down for the 2nd time I feel like they could have gotten more nominations.. maybe possibly a best supporting-actor nod for tom seizmore.. If you havent seen Black Hawk Down.. go see it.. its a very well made movie and filled with tons of action. |
Crazydog | Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 03:24 pm     Well, they had the British Film awards and I believe some of the winners were Lord of the Rings, Russell Crowe, Judi Dench and Jennifer Connelly. I couldn't find who won Director or Supporting Actor. Again, momentum is everything. Just as when Gwyneth Paltrow came on strong in the end to defeat Cate Blanchett, Denzel Washington is on a roll and now I think he must be considered the favorite for Best Actor. The plug from everyone's favorite girl Julia Roberts certainly has to help his chances. Surprised that Dench beat Sissy Spacek. And yes, she's British, but also note that Jennifer Connelly beat out four Brits to win her award. I think this may signify that Sissy is beatable. In addition, Halle Berry has been getting a lot of press, and I think she may actually have a shot, considering that some voters may be tired of Sissy winning everything this year. The only two that have absolutely no chance at Best Actress are Judi Dench and Renee Zellweger. With all the talk about Sidney Poitier etc., I am hoping voters will punch Halle's name as well when they go to vote for Denzel. Seeing her reaction to winning the Emmy for Dorothy Dandridge was spectacular - she was so humbled and speechless even though she was the favorite. Just the thought of how she would react to winning the Oscar makes me want her to win even more. And I am positive she will be the best dressed woman there. For Best Supporting Actress, a lot of people seem to think Jennifer Connelly is beatable as well even though she has won everything to date. Just like last year when Kate Hudson won everything, the year Lauren Bacall won everything, and the year Gloria Stuart won everything, this category always seems most likely for an upset. I am still pulling for Maggie Smith, in spite of the Helen Mirren split. Marisa Tomei has absolutely no chance. Some think Kate Winslet has the best chance of an upset. For Best Supporting Actor, I think Ian McKellen has the strongest momentum going. Nobody knows who Jim Broadbent is, and even though a lot of articles have mentioned Ben Kingsley, I think he plays a skinhead, which is not exactly a sympathetic character. Ian McKellen will win the Oscar as a makeup for a few years ago, when his "Gods and Monsters" turn was snubbed in favor of a bumbling incomprehensible Italian. A Beautiful Mind is probably still considered the frontrunner, despite the "historical inaccuracy" argument. I don't really understand why it's such a big deal, it's a movie, and directors should be able to take liberties with it. They say it's "based" on a true story - doesn't necessarily have to be a true story completely. Plus as much as I enjoyed LOTR, I just don't see voters giving Best Picture to a Dungeons and Dragons like fantasy movie. In any event, they will have two more chances to reward LOTR in the next two years. I still think Robert Altman will win Best Director. The sympathy vote would go to Ron Howard, but I am not so sure that Robert Altman will not upset him seeing as how this may the only chance to honor Gosford Park. The next indicator of Oscar speculation is the Screen Actors Guild Awards which I believe will be held March 9. |
Crazydog | Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:34 am     Hey, I saw the movie "Lagaan" on Saturday. "Lagaan" is the Indian entry that's up for Best Foreign Film this year. I thought it was great. It was interesting that about 20 or 30 minutes in, the entire cast broke into a huge song and dance number. One of my friends said he didn't know it was a musical, and his wife commented that it wasn't. Apparently, and Mah you can confirm this, these musical interludes are very popular in movies that have been coming out of "Bollywood". India is the world's largest producer of movies, which surprised me because so little of them seem to make it over here. The movie itself was set during the days of colonial British rule in a farming community. There had been no rain for a long long time. Without rain, the people were unable to grow crops to raise money to pay the lagaan imposed by the British. Lagaan is a kind of tax. The British soldier in charge of the rule meets with the Raj of the community. In order to demonstrate his superiority, he tells the Raj to eat meat, and he will forgive the lagaan. The Raj refuses and the Brit doubles the lagaan! Add to this multiple love triangles. The main character is one of the farmers and completely oblivious to the adoration of the beautiful next door neighbor, even though she makes it very obvious. He is infatuated with the sister of the British general. And his friend is willing to do anything to get the neighbor's love for himself. Overall, a great movie. It's nice to see that the same themes are seen in movies all over the world. As far as Oscar chances, I think Amelie is the frontrunner (also a great movie) and will face a strong challenge from the movie from Bosnia (probably because of the mere fact it's from Bosnia). But if these two split the vote, Lagaan might be a surprise. |
Solidsnake | Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 12:19 am     I hope Lagaan wins too.. It will be a big deal for us indians to be recognized on such a humongous platform.. but i also think Amelie might take the statue because of the coverage its gotten.. Amair khan who made Lagaan and stars in it has been busy promoting his movie here in the states and hope he promoted it well cause strong signs indicate its either Ameile or Lagaan.. and to answer ur question crazy yes indian movies have about 5-10 mins of songs in them where the actors just dance and run around lip synhcing.. The worse part is sitting through the whole thing in theater.. u finally realize how much you need to appreciate your remote control so you can foward the songs.. musical interludes give a chance for the top indian singers n musicians to showcase their skills.. thats what bollywood does a good job on and weve got some quincy jones like producers of our own.. its true academy will have 2 more chances to recognize LOR but I think LOR deserves a best director & best picture atleast because of the huge risk new line cinema took in making this and the risk in makingt 3 big budget movies back to back to back.. Denzel will win the Oscar now Im positive because everyone wants him to win and ur right julia roberts comments could only persuade the voters to give it to Denzel.. Im pretty sure crowe will make another beautifull mind type movie next year and will probably get another nod for best actor but right now my man washington is gonna get it.. |
Cinnamongirl | Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:32 am     Risk has nothing to do with who gets Oscars. Nor does being #1 at box-office for a month. A movie like LOTR, you get alot of the same people seeing it over and over. As for Julia Roberts, (don't even get me started on her), but I seriously doubt that her wanting Denzel to win will actually make it happen. If Denzel is gong to win, it'll be because he deserves it, not because ol' Julia wants it. She says she can't believe that she has an Oscar and her man, Denzel doesn't. Well, you can say that again Julia! I can't believe it either...meow! May the best man win! |
Grooch | Sunday, March 24, 2002 - 06:51 pm     Who has the worst hair, tonight? Jodie Foster? Cameron Diaz? Helen Hunt? Any Others? Put your vote here! |
Weinermr | Sunday, March 24, 2002 - 06:58 pm     Is everyone keeping abreast of Cameron Diaz' beautiful dress? She's got the best hairdo too Groochie! |
Wink | Sunday, March 24, 2002 - 07:15 pm     Cameron Diaz' dress is outstanding. Love Halle Berry's hair. Grooch I think Helen Hunt's hair looks better than it has in a long time. Of course Fruit will be going after those bangs |
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