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| inlareviewer |
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AMPAS site
http://www.oscars.org/
Rules, 80th Academy Awards
http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/rules/index.html
Rule 16: Music Awards
http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/rules/rule16.html
It's out as of Rule A-1
Quote: I. Original Score
An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of original dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.
And B-1.
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B. ELIGIBILITY
1. The work must be specifically created for the eligible feature-length motion picture.
and presumably a BBC commission entails broadcast/recording of commissioned composition, so B-4
Quote: 4. The work must be recorded for use in the film prior to any other usage, including public performance or exploitation through any media whatsoever.
And B-5, Subsection d
Quote: 5. Only the principal composer(s) or songwriter(s) responsible for the conception and execution of the work as a whole shall be eligible for an award. This expressly excludes from eligibility all of the following:
a) supervisors
b) partial contributors (e.g., any writer not responsible for the overall design of the work)
c) contributors working on speculation
d) scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music
e) scores diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs
f) scores assembled from the music of more than one composer.
all apply. Per B-7, blame it on the Executive Committee of the Music Branch.
Quote: 7. The Executive Committee shall resolve all rules interpretations and all questions of eligibility. |
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| Jynx |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:24 pm |
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| Good lord, there are more rules there than for dating my daughter. Thanks larey, I'm going to go read them. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:31 pm |
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| De nada. They're certainly Byzantine. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:40 pm |
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Saw Atonement and 27 Dresses today. Actually liked the second one better. It's a light, unambitious romantic comedy, and you get a pretty good idea what it's like from the trailer. Katherine Heigl is around for almost every scene, which is fortunate because she pretty much has to carry the movie. There's a scene where she gets to model all of her 27 bridesmaid dresses, and it's priceless, as is the sight gag at the end. My only complaint is that this should have debuted the second week of next month, when this kind of movie is most appreciated. As Valentine's Day movies goes, this is considerably below Something New and Hitch, but better than Music and Lyrics.
Edward Burns's face looks uncannily like Richard Gere's.
As for Atonement, I thought it was undone by the too-clever time sequencing, and oddly enough, the cinematography, which seemed rather flat to me and a bit ugly when it should have been pretty. I wasn't particularly impressed by the acting, either, except for Romala Garai as the 18-year-old Briony, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Saoirse Ronan as the 13-year-old Briony. I'm a little prejudiced there because I really hated the younger Briony who's a snoopy little bitch, but the performance by Ronan was well-done.
[I strongly suspect I'll be in the minority on here for both films.] |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:00 pm |
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Here are the official regulations regarding film music:
Quote: Blanche Awards Specifications:
Section 14: Music Eligibility / Chapter B; Paragraph 5:
"You like it? Vote for it." |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:02 pm |
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lshap wrote: Here are the official regulations regarding film music:
Quote: Blanche Awards Specifications:
Section 14: Music Eligibility / Chapter B; Paragraph 5:
"You like it? Vote for it."
Exactly, which is why Blanche rules. |
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| lady wakasa |
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gromit wrote: Didn't realize that there was a documentary on Dr. Bronner. Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox.
My understanding is he was completely off his rocker - but WWII will do that to you. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:22 pm |
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| There Will Be Blood is Paul Thomas Anderson's Citizen Kane, albeit a little more evil, and a tad more cynical. Daniel Day-Lewis is memorable, and holds sway for two hours much as Orson Welles did in CK. If the movie gets the best picture Oscar it deserves it. |
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| Jynx |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:55 pm |
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Quote: De nada. They're certainly Byzantine.
Um, yes, I read about 3 lines and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
TWBB vs. CK? I'd like to hear the heavy-hitters response to that. To me, it's like comparing the Chrylser Building to a trailer in Louisiana. I think PTA had much better films with Magnolia and Boogie Nights. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:33 am |
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First of all:
inlareviewer wrote: "You like it? Vote for it."
Exactly, which is why Blanche rules.
This is why "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is getting one of my three nominees for Best Use of a Song in a Motion Picture 2007. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:37 am |
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Second of all:
Melody wrote: I presume Ehle is talking about the line "No posts exist for this topic" that sometimes appears on a new page before a post appears.
Thank you SOOo much, Me Melly Mell. I've missed ya & ye hit the nail on her head.
Third of all:
I saw Sweeney Todd and can quite adamantly say that I am NOT a musical theater/film representation/film-to-Bway/whatever the fuck a fan. Fantastic effort, couldn't understand half of the words (which I presume were important) coming out of Mrs. Lovett's lips. |
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| Marj |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:17 am |
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Marj wrote: Here's something we can all enjoy.
Thanks so much.
No one else enjoys anything else but this cripe. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:03 am |
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ehle64 wrote: Second of all:
Melody wrote: I presume Ehle is talking about the line "No posts exist for this topic" that sometimes appears on a new page before a post appears.
Third of all:
I saw Sweeney Todd and can quite adamantly say that I am NOT a musical theater/film representation/film-to-Bway/whatever the fuck a fan. Fantastic effort, couldn't understand half of the words (which I presume were important) coming out of Mrs. Lovett's lips.
Bonham Carter's diction was atrocious.
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:53 am |
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Racso brings few surprises this A.M., though a couple of wonderfuls do pop up:
Film: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood
Actor: George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Johnny Depp, Tommy Lee Jones, Viggo Mortensen
Actress: Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, Laura Linney, Ellen Page
Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, Ruby Dee, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Ryan, Tilda Swinton
Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, Javier Bardem, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hal Holbrook, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Julian Schnabel, Jason Reitman, Tony Gilroy, The Coens, P.T. Anderson
Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Nancy Oliver, Tony Gilroy, Brad Bird and story collaborators Jan Pinkava/Jim Capobianco, Tamara Jenkins
Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, Sarah Polley, Ronald Harwood, The Coens, P.T. Anderson
Animated Feature: Persepolis, Ratatouille, Surf's Up
Foreign Language: Beaufort, The Counterfeiters, Katyn, Mongol, 12
Roger Deakins pulls double Cinematography nods, along with Robert Elswit, Janusz Kaminski and Seamus Mcgarvey:
http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-2008oscar-scorecard22jan22,0,4861439.htmlstory?coll=env-home-top-headlines |
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