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Re: Academy Awards

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:06:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/01/2014 02:06

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Re: Academy Awards

Jackwc — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:48:07 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 04/01/2014 01:48

lethalnezzle wrote:

nah dances with wolves is shite though

Re: Academy Awards

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:44:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/30/2014 19:44

19loveless91 wrote:

Speaking of Oscar snubs, not that I'm a huge fan of the guy, but how about Tarkovsky never getting anything, not even a nomination for any of his films? I.e. including the foreign language category (if I'm not mistaken)

That's for the better probably.

Re: Academy Awards

19loveless91 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:23:36 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 03/30/2014 18:23

Speaking of Oscar snubs, not that I'm a huge fan of the guy, but how about Tarkovsky never getting anything, not even a nomination for any of his films? I.e. including the foreign language category (if I'm not mistaken)

Re: Academy Awards

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 11:03:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/30/2014 15:03

nah dances with wolves is shite though

Re: Academy Awards

EyeKanFly — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:05:11 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 03/30/2014 14:05

Jackwc wrote:

Has an Academy Award for Best Director:
KEVIN FUCKING CONSTNER[/i]

Ok, so first off, while I don't really like Costner in anything other than Dances with Wolves, I think Dances with Wolves is fucking amazing.

Second, the biggest competition that year was Goodfellas, for which Scorsese was nominated for best director. (Scorsese later went on to win best director for The Departed, which I think most people feel was well deserved). IMO this was a tossup, but I support the decision to name Costner best director over Scorsese.

When you say "Kevin Costner has an Academy Award for best director" it makes it sound like the academy is full of shit, but when you realize that award was for Dances with Wolves, it makes damn good sense (to me at least).

Kubrick was the only one from your list that REALLY surprised me. Looking back, he was nominated four times for best director: 1965 for Dr. Strangelove (lost to George Cukor for My Fair Lady), 1969 for 2001: A Space Odyssey (lost to Carol Reed for Oliver!), 1972 for A Clockwork Orange (lost to William Friedkin for The French Connection), and 1976 for Barry Lyndon (lost to Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). I don't really have much to say about that I just thought it was interesting. I haven't seen all these movies or the ones that beat Kubrick, but the ones I have seen are all fantastic films.

Re: Academy Awards

Hayden — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:49:28 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/30/2014 02:49

Jackwc wrote:

Woah, where the fuck are you, Windsor?

And yeah, you're probably right - but I hate theater crowds.

Yeah. I'm at the U there. It isn't the best city 🤣

And for the most part, I agree 🫢 Plus, there's something about the carpets in theaters that make me feel disgusting. Last time I saw a movie in a theater was for Her, which was definitely worth it though.

Re: Academy Awards

Jackwc — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:03:39 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 03/29/2014 23:03

Hayden wrote:

I haven't seen it yet 🙁 I've been waiting in anticipation for the past few weeks, avoiding anyone from telling me anything detailed about the plot 🤣 It isn't playing anywhere near me.. I'm away school right now, and I think the closest theater playing it is in Detroit somewhere. So I'm waiting until next month when I'm in Toronto to see it. I just hope it's still in theaters by then 😕

By the looks of it, it's worth watching in a theater though. Apparently it's one of his more beautifully shot films.

Woah, where the fuck are you, Windsor?

And yeah, you're probably right - but I hate theater crowds.

Re: Academy Awards

Hayden — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:39:54 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/29/2014 22:39

Jackwc wrote:

Not yetttttt - I was supposed to see it with a friend but she cheated and saw it first. Is it a theater kinda movie? Should I watch it in a theater?

Re: Academy Awards

Jackwc — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:07:45 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 03/29/2014 22:07

Jhereko wrote:

Yeah and all have been nominated (though not necessarily for director) so what's your point?

Not quite sure how they're a sham? One od the greatest actors to ever grace the screen Peter OToole never won a competitive oscar that doesn't male them a sham. For his greatest performance O'Toole was up against Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird, another truly great performance, and lost.

Point is - there's always context to consider rather than just isolate your faves and complain.

edir: Having said all that I don't think I'll ever understand Sergio Leone being nominationless...

My point is less that they don't get one - because hey, there can only be ten winners a decade - but more that Kevin Costner has any while they don't.

Hayden wrote:

That's just ridiculous 🤣 All are unbelievably incredible.

On a side note Jack, have you seen The Grand Budapest Hotel?

Not yetttttt - I was supposed to see it with a friend but she cheated and saw it first. Is it a theater kinda movie? Should I watch it in a theater?

Re: Academy Awards

Hayden — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:53:41 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/28/2014 19:53

Jackwc wrote:

Doesn't have an Academy Award for Best Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
Paul Thomas Anderson
Quentin Tarantino
Wes Anderson

That's just ridiculous 🤣 All are unbelievably incredible.

On a side note Jack, have you seen The Grand Budapest Hotel?

Re: Academy Awards

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:25:15 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/28/2014 19:25

Yeah and all have been nominated (though not necessarily for director) so what's your point?

Not quite sure how they're a sham? One od the greatest actors to ever grace the screen Peter OToole never won a competitive oscar that doesn't male them a sham. For his greatest performance O'Toole was up against Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird, another truly great performance, and lost.

Point is - there's always context to consider rather than just isolate your faves and complain.

edir: Having said all that I don't think I'll ever understand Sergio Leone being nominationless...

Re: Academy Awards

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:03:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/28/2014 18:03

Jackwc wrote:

Doesn't have an Academy Award for Best Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
Federico Fellini
Terrence Malick
Paul Thomas Anderson
Quentin Tarantino
Ingmar Bergman
Wes Anderson
Jim Jarmusch
Alexander Payne
Richard Linklater

Has an Academy Award for Best Director:
James Cameron
KEVIN FUCKING CONSTNER

That's despicable (then again the Academy Awards are a sham anyway). Just checked out your imdb list, you have an amazing taste in movies.

Re: Academy Awards

Jackwc — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:52:44 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 03/28/2014 17:52

Doesn't have an Academy Award for Best Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
Federico Fellini
Terrence Malick
Paul Thomas Anderson
Quentin Tarantino
Ingmar Bergman
Wes Anderson
Jim Jarmusch
Alexander Payne
Richard Linklater

Has an Academy Award for Best Director:
James Cameron
KEVIN FUCKING CONSTNER

Re: Academy Awards

AmandaS — Sat, 2 Apr 2011 02:17:12 GMT

Author: AmandaS

Posted: 04/02/2011 06:17

i love Black Swan.

Re: Academy Awards

thomas697 — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:25:21 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 02/28/2011 22:25

RFNAPLES wrote:

The Social Network

The King's Speech

The Kings Speech was released after most of those magazines had made their final call. Pretty unfair

Re: Academy Awards

cartoken — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:35:34 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 02/28/2011 20:35

CellarDoor wrote:

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Re: Academy Awards

CellarDoor — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:07:35 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 02/28/2011 19:07

And b b best p p p picture is.....

The K K King's Ssspeech !!!!

Re: Academy Awards

Cryptozoologist — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:36:51 GMT

Author: Cryptozoologist

Posted: 02/28/2011 15:36

Social Network is the movie of the moment... but the King's Speech is timeless. I'm glad it won.

Re: Academy Awards

RFNAPLES — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:42:52 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 02/28/2011 13:42

The Social Network

The King's Speech