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| billyweeds |
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| Great poster, except that--as per usual--I can't figure out what they're all from. Most I can, but there are a couple at the very bottom that are stumpers. Can we have a clue? (For instance, that bronze head--wha? And the Winslet--is that RRd. or The Reader? And the man-to-man confab on the left? |
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| lissa |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:32 am |
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| The two men on the bottom left, billy? That's a scene from The Visitor. That's Kate in The Reader. And not sure what you mean by the bronze - but if you mean the pic above Kate? That's a scene from Waltz with Bashir. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:40 am |
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lissa wrote: The two men on the bottom left, billy? That's a scene from The Visitor. That's Kate in The Reader. And not sure what you mean by the bronze - but if you mean the pic above Kate? That's a scene from Waltz with Bashir.
That takes care of the whole shebang. And Dolores had already figured out Bashir and Kate. But The Visitor--that was a poser. Thanks. |
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| Kate |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:12 am |
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| I'll take best documentary. Different for me. |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:19 am |
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Here's where we're at:
Best Supporting Actor - Nancy
Best Supporting Actress - Marj
Best Screenplays (Adapted, Original) - Syd
Best Song -
Best Score -
Best Cinematography -
Best Documentary - Kate
Best Foreign Film - Lady W
Best Actor - Billy
Best Actress - Lissa
Best Director - Melody
Best Picture - Rod
Both Yambu (as always) and Wade have offered to do any category, which still leaves us one Tabulator short.
So why don't we dump Song and Score and add, say, "Best Comedy" or "Best Ensemble Cast"? |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:27 am |
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Since we're slightly behind schedule this year, why don't we start the nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Actress immediately. Nominations can begin today and run until noon on Monday. A slightly longer period for this category to allow people to ramp up and join the Blanche spirit.
Nancy and Marj - You can start counting.
A group email will be sent out shortly... |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:55 am |
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LIST OF FILMS RELEASED IN 2008
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/index2008.php |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:04 am |
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Can someone confirm twhether we make niminations here in open forum and how many we make.
I'd like to volunteer to help, but I am in the process of taking up a two-year posting to New Zealand and fear that I may diapppear off the map at just the wrong moment. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:13 am |
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Assuming it's the same as in previous years, you nominate three per category while the nomination window is open, publicly on this forum. The actual voting is done by pm and e-mail in February a week or so before the Oscars.
I use the link above to decide eligibility. Those films described as making no money I figure are straight-to-video. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:34 am |
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I'll start the nominations now, and please let's always list nominations in alphabetical order:
Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, Milk
Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges
Ben Kingsley, The Wackness |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:34 am |
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The box office figures. The big studio films, no matter how ordinary or cynical, seem to pull in the punters. For the near future, it looks like Adam Sandler, Jim Carey, Ben Stiller et al will be given licence to clog up the multiplexes. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:36 am |
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Supporting Actress:
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man
Debra Winger, Rachel Getting Married |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:43 am |
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Supporting actor:
Anil Kapoor, Slumdog Millionaire
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Red Cliff
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Supporting actress
Isla Fisher, Definitely, Maybe
Hiam Abbass, The Visitor
Viola Davis, Doubt
Supporting inanimate object:
The Red Balloon in The Flight of the Red Balloon |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:53 pm |
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Am happy to tabulate Cinematography, unless Wadehle or Yambu want that. Whatever, it's all for the Sacred Cause of Blanche.
Oh, and BLANCHERRIFIC POSTER, LORNE. WOO-HOO, HOORAH, HOPLA. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:15 pm |
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inlareviewer wrote: Am happy to tabulate Cinematography, unless Wadehle or Yambu want that. Whatever, it's all for the Sacred Cause of Blanche.
Oh, and BLANCHERRIFIC POSTER, LORNE. WOO-HOO, HOORAH, HOPLA.
wish inla and ehle could get together...they could create their own language!
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