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Carl Horn
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I'm kind of glad his reply was, in the words of Huey Freeman, "Deeeeez nuts."
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GATSU
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Kouji:
You do know the director just apologized for going into an anti-Semitic rant while on a DUI, don't you? Plus his dad denies the Holocaust. While Million Dollar Baby might seem more controversial than Passion, given that it won Best Picture around the time Terry Schiavo's hubby finally euthanized her, it's considered "safe", because it's a generic boxing drama which happens to include a crappy ending. Of course, the only reason it won was Clint has better connections than Marty, but that's a different subject, entirely.
True, but it was loved by critics and general audiences(even many of the ones who voted for Bush and against gay marriage) alike.
Can I join the club?
I wouldn't even call them sex scenes. It's more like watching someone playing charades by pretending to have sex. 
I don't think anyone thought it was going to be a success for the gay content, not even the distributor. (Especially considering certain theaters were banning the film.) Focus probably thought it would just make money through the usual arthouses and then be forgotten. The actors aren't even box office draws. It's probably one of the few genuine hits of 2005, especially in the wake of the slump.
*cough* Every Julia Roberts romantic comedy ever made. *cough*
Probably would have done as well as Imagine Me and You or Kissing Jessica Stein. Movies about lesbians coming out are so '97. Anyway, I'm surprised Miyazaki was asked to join at all, considering he's not part of the DGA or white. |
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Dargonxtc
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I don't know if you are trying to be funny or not. It is funny regardless. But if you were trying to prove a point about a movie(one that involved thousands of people to make), then this has nothing to do with that. I mean what someone says when they are drunk(and apparently in this case really really drunk) doesn't translate to why a movie didn't win. But the Passion was a good movie, so you can't just throw this out there and expect to be taken seriously. Course I did like Baby as well, least most of it.
Got to agree with you there, 100%. |
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GATSU
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Dargon: I wonder if A Nightmare Before Christmas is eligible, since it's being re-released in 3-d...
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mrgazpacho
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He was supposed to retire after Mononoke Hime... 
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imaramman
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While this thread has become pretty off-topic for ANN, I just want to say that really none of the movies nominated last year were very "Oscar material" in my opinion. I saw all of them in theaters, and both Brokeback Mountain and Crash were easily the least impressive of the bunch.
The nomination for Brokeback Mountain was purely an Academy politics move, with intentions of appearing progressive (and a career saver for Ang Lee after the disastrous "Hulk"), but face it, homosexuality in cinema has been approached in much better ways in many better films long before this was released. While Crash may have been slightly better, it still wasn't very good, and seemed like a straight-to-video affair. The plot felt forced and in some scenes came off as considerably constructed, and to be honest, a bit hammy. Of the other three nominees, I would have to go with Good Night, And Good Luck. It felt the most genuine of the nominees, and had the best acting, set/art design, etc.. Munich and Capote were great movies too, but it's hard to pick a real standout winner between such lackluster films like we've seen over the last few years. Here's to hoping it gets better soon. As far as the whole Miyazaki "denying the Academy" thing goes, if it keeps him out of retirement, I say stay off the damn committee! |
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