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gromit
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:54 am Reply with quote
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Whoa, will you look at all this activity.

Mo, I read somewhere that make-up artists will be part of the Academy voting this year for the first time. Something like an additional 150 voters. At least that's what I think I read.

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Marj
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:58 pm Reply with quote
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I sincerely hope that those who have not seen The Notorious Bettie Page will rent it prior to the Blanches. While the film is thin, Gretchen Mol is excellent and though she may not win, she certainly deserves a nomination.

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mo_flixx
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:07 pm Reply with quote
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gromit wrote:
Whoa, will you look at all this activity.

Mo, I read somewhere that make-up artists will be part of the Academy voting this year for the first time. Something like an additional 150 voters. At least that's what I think I read.


????

They have been for many years. I'm puzzled.
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billyweeds
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:16 pm Reply with quote
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Marj wrote:
I sincerely hope that those who have not seen The Notorious Bettie Page will rent it prior to the Blanches. While the film is thin, Gretchen Mol is excellent and though she may not win, she certainly deserves a nomination.



Just put it at the top of my netflix queue.
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Syd
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:33 pm Reply with quote
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mo_flixx wrote:
gromit wrote:
Whoa, will you look at all this activity.

Mo, I read somewhere that make-up artists will be part of the Academy voting this year for the first time. Something like an additional 150 voters. At least that's what I think I read.


????

They have been for many years. I'm puzzled.


Don't they vote on the Oscar for makeup?

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Marj
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:37 pm Reply with quote
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Thanks Billy. And I should be receiving Running Scared tomorrow.
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lady wakasa
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:21 pm Reply with quote
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Well, the foreign oscar short list was published today.

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117957521.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1

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For the first time ever, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday unveiled a shortlist of nominees for foreign-language Oscar -- with the announcement and the results reflecting recent rule changes. The nine pics are "Days of Glory" (Algeria), "Water" (Canada), "After the Wedding" (Denmark), "Avenue Montaigne" (France), "The Lives of Others" (Germany), "Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico), "Black Book" (The Netherlands), "Volver" (Spain) and "Vitus" (Switzerland).


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All have U.S. distribution, in contrast with two years ago, when the majority of the five contenders lacked domestic distribution from a major company.

Sony Classics has four of the nine: "The Lives of Others," "Black Book," "Volver" and "Vitus." Distribs with one apiece are Fox Searchlight
("Water"), IFC ("Wedding"), Picturehouse ("Labyrinth"), ThinkFilm ("Montaigne") and the Weinstein Co. ("Days of Glory").


I think at least two of these are deserving, but am still disappointed.

Given that Sony had that Almodovar roadshow this fall (and I do like Almodovar, and think he deserves an Oscar), they've been working on this for quite a while and I'm pretty sure that, barring last-minute unforseens, it's virtually sewn up.

And am disappointed - not because King and the Clown will not win, because I didn't expect it to, but because it didn't have a chance to really be considered.

This isn't naivete, it's just plain disappointment.

At least there wasn't the possibility for any of that US production winning a foreign Oscar clap.

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lady wakasa
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:22 pm Reply with quote
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And I guess that's why there's a Blanche. %^D

(Interestingly enough, that Curse of the Golden Flower gambit didn't pay off.)


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mo_flixx
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:22 pm Reply with quote
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Marj wrote:
Thanks Billy. And I should be receiving Running Scared tomorrow.


THANK GOD. AT LONG LAST.
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mo_flixx
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:24 pm Reply with quote
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Syd wrote:
mo_flixx wrote:
gromit wrote:
Whoa, will you look at all this activity.

Mo, I read somewhere that make-up artists will be part of the Academy voting this year for the first time. Something like an additional 150 voters. At least that's what I think I read.


????

They have been for many years. I'm puzzled.


Don't they vote on the Oscar for makeup?


YES SYD, THEY HAVE FOR MANY YEARS!
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mo_flixx
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:28 pm Reply with quote
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[quote="lady wakasa"]Well, the foreign oscar short list was published today.

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117957521.html?nav=news&categoryid=1985&cs=1

Quote:
For the first time ever, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday unveiled a shortlist of nominees for foreign-language Oscar -- with the announcement and the results reflecting recent rule changes. The nine pics are "Days of Glory" (Algeria), "Water" (Canada), "After the Wedding" (Denmark), "Avenue Montaigne" (France), "The Lives of Others" (Germany), "Pan's Labyrinth" (Mexico), "Black Book" (The Netherlands), "Volver" (Spain) and "Vitus" (Switzerland).


THESE ARE THE ONES I'VE SEEN:
DAYS OF GLORY - good but not great
WATER - excellent
LIVES OF OTHERS - seems to be a real favorite and yes, I've seen it
PAN'S L. - expect to see it soon
VOLVER - " "
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lady wakasa
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:34 pm Reply with quote
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I've seen Water, Pan, andVolver. Water and Volver are close - both excellent, and on any given day I'll pick either one over the other - but Pan doesn't quite match either for me.

*sigh*

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Ghulam
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:58 am Reply with quote
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Lady, thanks for the short list. I read yesterday in an Indian newspaper that Water had been picked, but I did not know the others on the list.
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mo_flixx
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:24 am Reply with quote
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I also saw "Avenue Montaigne," aka "Fauteuils d'Orchestre," in Paris last spring. This struck me as a likeable but not significant film
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:55 am Reply with quote
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Lady,

I wouldn't rule out Pan's Labyrinth beating Volver to the Oscar; it picked up more BAFTA nominations than any other foreign film - so it's not without its supporters. Being the more recent of the two may also help it.

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