OSCARS 2013

Wonder whether the speed of Boal/Bigelow rewriting their movie after OBL's assassination earns him points with other screenwriters. (Been reading articles painting him as interestingly insufferable, though.)

Surprised The Master didn't get a screenplay nom.

Also insufferable to many but otm last year with all major categories months in advance (before The Artist had opened in the U.S.), Bret Easton Ellis predicted a few months ago on Twitter that Silver Linings would win Best Picture, Actor, and Actress.

i wonder if taking dictation from the guvmint earns Boal points with other screenwriters

I went to see "Argo" a few weeks back, but I got a call 20 minutes from the end that my daughter had thrown up in school, so I had to leave early. What did I miss? Did all the hostages die? They all died, didn't they?

Does "Silver Linings ..." have any sort of momentum at all? At least people actually saw those turds "As Good as it Gets" and "Little Miss Sunshine."

The most I see Silver Linings mustering is two acting wins instead of one. But, yeah, we'll see how hard Weinstein hits Lincoln.

yeah the fact that lincoln has done way bigger box office than silver linings does benefit it

Little Miss grossed $60 M domestically, much of that after its AA attention I'm sure. (I've still avoided that turd btw.) Silver Linings is at 34 M now.

lol, forgot that shakespeare in love beat saving private ryan...it's a REMATCH

Weinstein really honed in on the acting categories this year. He netted 8 of the 20.

Have to think winning BP is going to be an uphill battle, though, to say the least.

Rick Ross snubbed :-(

Can't say I actually favor anyone in best supporting actress. If she didn't handicap herself with that horrible accent, I'd be rooting for Helen Hunt.

Others are pretty easily: Phoenix, Riva, Jones.

wait rick ross was a presumptive nominee? did he have something in les mis?

I assume the accent (and the previous win) is why she was nominated

xp

Rick Ross made the Best Song long list, as did R. Kelly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5_mJ6wTHBU

Nathaniel confirms: "Weaver's nomination makes Silver Linings Playbook the first film since Warren Beatty's classic Reds (1981) to win acting nominations in all categories."

both films noted for their resemblance to "Everybody Loves Raymond"

Bradley Cooper can speak French.

No, Chile
A Royal Affair, Denmark
War Witch, Canada

How are these? Worth digging for?

Only seen A Royal Affair, and it's okay but nothing great.

tarantino tantrum just now on Channel 4 news: Perhaps he was pissed he didn't get a nom.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/quentin-tarantino-tells-interviewer-you-cant-make-me-dance-im-not-a-monkey-8446660.html
tbf krishnan was being really arsey.

Bill Hicks • 40 minutes ago

Tarantino has a small penis. He has a chode, which is why he grossly overcompensates with violence and anger. This is why he's lashing out in this interview -- his small chode.

That qt interview reminds me of one Eddie Van Halen did in 1986: when he felt intellectually threatened over some pretty basic shit, he lashed out, and accused the interviewer of trying to make him look or sound stupid.

Oscar nomination snubs include Affleck, Bigelow and 'Skyfall'

LA Times, wtf? ppl expected it to get a Best Picture nomination? Isn't 5 a record for a Bond film?

It got a PGA nom. It has v. good chances with cinematography (shanghai scene) and song.

I didn't know Roger Deakins was 0-for-9 at the Oscars. Still this would be like a "Departed" win for him. Kaminski may be tough to beat if Lincoln is BP.

So far cinematography precursors have been fairly equally shared between Deakins and Life of Pi. Both deserving.

and accused the interviewer of trying to make him look or sound stupid.

"Why would I do that when you already doing such a good job on your own?"

"I’m asking you interesting questions." Straight trollin'.

How are these? Worth digging for?

Haven't seen any, but the trailer for No looks great.

Not sure where to post this, but I would love to see this film:

http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/276605-iran-plans-response-to-argo

Here's hoping it's helmed by Asghar Farhadi, so it won't have anything as egregious as plane chase scene.

can only imagine haneke feels a bit bitter, like he's getting a pat on the back for finally playing by old man oscar's rules, grr!

i hope he tears a picture of seth mcfarlane in half after his acceptance speech

The buzz among the snobbiest of my Twitter follows is that No is the class of the lineup.

No Oscar for Deakins? Wow. If he weren't insane/not willing to play ball, I imagine Christopher Doyle would have managed one by now, too.

Saw a local review of "Amour" that described Riva, ironically I thought, as "ageless."

i hope he tears a picture of seth mcfarlane in half after his acceptance speech

fixed.

tarantino tantrum just now on Channel 4 news: Perhaps he was pissed he didn't get a nom.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/quentin-tarantino-tells-interviewer-you-cant-make-me-dance-im-not-a-monkey-8446660.html
tbf krishnan was being really arsey.

― danzig, Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:54 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

almost every interviewer has been asking him that same hacky question for 20 years with no variation or nuance, i get why QT snapped

I have a feeling that if I were a famous director on the interview circuit, I would turn into a big dick after, like, two interviews. It must be numbing, especially when your interviewing is being a smug prat.

There's a famous story in the "Devil's Candy" book where De Palma, having been ground down by relentless inane interviews, suddenly springs to life when asked about his socks.

Deakins was all set to win for Old Country and then he got double nominated that year.

I have a feeling that if I were a famous director on the interview circuit, I would turn into a big dick after, like, two interviews. It must be numbing, especially when your interviewing is being a smug prat.

while i'm sympathetic to QT and the interviewer was definitely a mega-dick, he also seemed a little "on edge" from the get-go

That interview is compelling and not especially fun. Personally, I think Tarantino comes across terribly--he's like when the one Gibb brother would stomp out if an interviewer brought up Saturday Night Fever. So he always gets asked the same questions; someone might be inclined to say he should feel fortunate there are still people who want to interview him based on the lingering greatness of three films from 15-20 years ago.

someone who missed that his recent films are doing even better in the box office

He’s a name brand, now, true enough. I don’t think you have to look very far to find artists whose popularity is inversely proportional to the quality of their art. But I can’t get too far into this argument: I (intentionally) haven’t seen his last two films. (And suspect I’d still find him petulant in the interview even if I were to love them.)

(Actually, Scorsese's adjusted figures aren't as screwy as the unadjusted ones. But you've still got Cape Fear, The Aviator, and Shutter Island ahead of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, Raging Bull middle of the pack, and The King of Comedy down near the bottom.)

he's definitely petulant in the interview, blowing smoke up his own ass and then getting cranky when he realizes the journalist is trying to corner him. but saying he's coasting on old glories fame-wise would be nothing but pique even if you saw the later stuff (and i prefer the 90s biz myself)

Not coasting, that’s not what I mean. It’s more like...groping; I see a guy who had a window of a few years in the ‘90s when his films were treated as events, and they deserved to be treated that way. He’s now a name brand, and his films are still treated as events by the machinery of the industry. But for a number of critics and former fans (like me), they shouldn’t be, not anymore. My guess is--maybe I’m totally wrong--he feels that disconnect, and when he finds himself subjected to that kind of interview at this particular moment, he gets defensive. I bet he wouldn’t have reacted that way if you plunked him into the same interview circa Jackie Brown; I bet he would have taken it in stride and had some fun.

this is a pretty impressive observation to make about critical & commercial hits you haven't seen

I bet he wouldn’t have reacted that way if you plunked him into the same interview circa Jackie Brown; I bet he would have taken it in stride and had some fun.

― clemenza, Friday, January 11, 2013 12:16 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGQaJcwAtpU

"no i did not see the emperor's new clothes but...maybe i'm totally wrong...but i think he knows he's really naked"