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| Syd |
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Befade wrote: And Jeremy Renner! Has anyone nominated him for Best Actor? He was not familiar to me (guess I'll have to watch Dahmer) but he was real.
I keep hearing him mentioned as a probable Best Actor nominee for the Oscars. I haven't heard any mention of Anthony Mackie who I thought was equally, if not more, impressive. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:23 am |
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| Mackie's playing Buddy Bolden, a very early jazz pioneer, in the duology Bolden! and Louis. Bolden was institutionalized with schizophrenia in 1907, which is probably why I've never heard of him. Anthony Coleman plays the young Louis Armstrong in both films. Reno Wilson plays the adult Armstrong in Bolden!, but apparently not in Louis. IMDb claims Louis is a silent film, but also lists a score by Wynton Marsalis. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:29 am |
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Syd wrote: Befade wrote: And Jeremy Renner! Has anyone nominated him for Best Actor? He was not familiar to me (guess I'll have to watch Dahmer) but he was real.
I keep hearing him mentioned as a probable Best Actor nominee for the Oscars. I haven't heard any mention of Anthony Mackie who I thought was equally, if not more, impressive.
Mackie has gotten quite a bit of talk as a Supporting Actor nominee. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:16 pm |
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Syd wrote: Mackie's playing Buddy Bolden, a very early jazz pioneer, in the duology Bolden! and Louis. Bolden was institutionalized with schizophrenia in 1907, which is probably why I've never heard of him. Anthony Coleman plays the young Louis Armstrong in both films. Reno Wilson plays the adult Armstrong in Bolden!, but apparently not in Louis. IMDb claims Louis is a silent film, but also lists a score by Wynton Marsalis.
Thanks for that -- I hope those films are good.
Buddy Bolden was a pioneer of jass, and is referenced in a few songs, such as Jelly Roll Morton's Buddy Bolden's Blues ("I thought I heard Buddy Bolden say...").
Hey SYD, check out Joanna Newsom's recent song Emily. It's a wonderful meandering song, and I doubt that you can resist a young woman who sings about The Pleiades and tries to explain the difference between meteorites/-roids in song. It's really an amazing song, even if her voice does sound like jailbait.
And while I'm reccing astronomically astute tunes, have I ever pointed you towards Slim Gaillard's How High the Moon? It's very funny as he uses astronomy and planetary speeds for humor. (I always grin at the line, "but the moon don't care how low you is?"). For good measure, he also explains how to peel giant moon potatoes. |
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| Marj |
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| I am now with Melody and Betsy in my love for The Hurt Locker. I was almost in a state of dread before I saw it. That's how much I hate war movies. But there is so much excellence in this film, I was totally engrossed and yes, as Billy said, on the edge of my seat. It was that suspenseful. All I can say is Bravo to all involved and Jeremy Renner will certainly get some Blanch love from me too. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:39 pm |
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| The Hurt Locker remains tied with Up as my favorite film of 2009. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:51 pm |
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Quote: I am now with Melody and Betsy in my love for The Hurt Locker
Billy, Whiskey and I have been singing the praises of The Hurt Locker for months now. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:16 pm |
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Marj wrote: I am now with Melody and Betsy in my love for The Hurt Locker. I was almost in a state of dread before I saw it. That's how much I hate war movies. But there is so much excellence in this film, I was totally engrossed and yes, as Billy said, on the edge of my seat. It was that suspenseful. All I can say is Bravo to all involved and Jeremy Renner will certainly get some Blanch love from me too.
I bolded that comment because I just don't get it. To me it felt like they hit a certain level early on and that nothing much changed. After so many scenes of real danger and almost-death, it became kinda monotonous to me. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:46 pm |
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Marc wrote: Quote: I am now with Melody and Betsy in my love for The Hurt Locker
Billy, Whiskey and I have been singing the praises of The Hurt Locker for months now.
Me, too!  |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:39 pm |
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I am fully aware of how the guys on the forum have reacted to The Hurt Locker, however I think women view films dealing with war a bit differently. Betsy said she was surprised by how much she liked the film and I was too. And knowing Melody as well as I do, I think it probably was a surprise to her as well.
I think by now Kate has seen it, and I know Lady has, and she loved it. So please allow me some latitude to react as one of many who dislike war films. This to me was not as much about war as it was about people. And I thought it was wonderful.
Btw, it was not my intent to break this down to sex or gender. It just seemed to happen that way. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:47 pm |
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Quote: After so many scenes of real danger and almost-death, it became kinda monotonous to me.
That settles it, Joe.......You need to enlist in the army bomb squad.....EOU or whatever........You could take it! |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:28 am |
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I usually don't like war films, either. FTR.
Saw Up In The Air tonight. I really loved the writing and found it to be a very time-sensitive subject. Emphasis on the sensitive part. I was outsourced over a year ago and had to go through the same thing the majority of those poor people had to go through and it hit very close to home and had a feeling of realness it might not otherwise have achieved. Call me in the minority, but there's no way Anna Kendrick deserves all of the accolades she's getting for this film, ESPECIALLY since Vera Farmiga (who was outstanding) has to be constantly nominated along with her. I mean, Kendrick was fine, but her performance is no where near the league of talent that Farmiga possesses. Clooney continues to thrill me, 2009 was a fabulous year for him, this, The Men Who Stare @ Goats (hilarious and oh, so quote-worthy) and The Fantastic Mr. Fox (also cussing hilarious and quote-worthy). Also, even though you could kind of see the circular patterns coming for Ryan (Clooney's character) miles ahead of schedule, I thought he did a super job of playing it almost pitch perfectly.
Now I have to see the three other main contenders for Best Actor: Firth, Bridges and Freeman. And probably in that order, too.
Oh yeah, and I've yet to experience AhBahDah. |
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| Melody |
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Hear hear, Marj. I loved The Hurt Locker, and I am NOT a fan of war movies. I know there are some good ones, and eventually I may be in the mood to see them. My second husband tried to get me to see Paths of Glory for years. Still haven't seen it. I hear it's great. Ditto Full Metal Jacket.
Never understood nor experienced the urge to fight a buddy of mine, much less draw blood, all in the name of blowing off steam and/or proving yo mas macho, but I confess it's a helluva lot of fun to watch onscreen. The less clothing, the better. |
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ehle64 wrote: Clooney continues to thrill me, 2009 was a fabulous year for him, this, The Men Who Stare @ Goats (hilarious and oh, so quote-worthy) and The Fantastic Mr. Fox (also cussing hilarious and quote-worthy).
Yes, Yes, YES!!! Absolutely loved The Men Who Stare at Goats. I noticed Inla liked it, too. I wish more folks had seen it. I wish I had a copy of it so I could watch it right now.
Hell, I wish I'd seen The Fantastic Mr. Fox! My big regret of 2009 was putting it off too long. Out on DVD March 23, same day as TMWS@G. |
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