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Oscar nominations
Topic Started: Feb 2 2010, 11:48 AM (929 Views)
musicasacra
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Which of the Best Picture nominations have you seen?

http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Nominees to be determined
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker (2008): Nominees to be determined
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman


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musicasacra
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Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Un prophète (2009)(France)
La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
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Only seen The Hurt Locker....it was very good. Maybe not Best-Pic worthy, but very good. I didn't see as many movies this year with all the races and condo buying taking up my time. I also dont like how they've changed it to 10 nominees now....but I'll get used to it.
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None.

I'm catching up on zillions of superb films streaming on Netflix.

$10 per month instead of $10 (+popcorn) for one film. :thumb:
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Kenny - now that I have netflix, I'm seeing 95% of my movies that way too. woot!
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I've only seen Up and Inglourious Basterds. I loved both of them, in different ways obviously.

My daughters huge eyes as she asked me what had happened to the girl who starred in the first 10 minutes or so of UP was something I won't forget in a hurry. It's probably a good job I didn't take her to see Inglourious Basterds.
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I'm surprised to see Inglorious Basterds nominated, I thought it another Tarrantino fantasy. But I'm glad Christoph Waltz was nominated from the movie, he was excellent.

I've only seen three of the Best Picture nominees so far (Up, IB, D9), Avatar I'll probably see at the cinema, and the rest are in the Netflix queue.

Foreign nominees, I haven't seen any of them yet, but I already had The White Ribbon (Das Weiße Band: Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte) in my Netflix queue. I've added the others as well.
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kenny
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Feb 2 2010, 12:20 PM
Kenny - now that I have netflix, I'm seeing 95% of my movies that way too. woot!
It is entirely possible, likely actually, I will never again set a foot in another movie theater.

Who was it, Luke's Dad?, who wrote that he has no problem with the price of movie theater popcorn.

If this Netflix trend catches on theater popcorn may cost $20 soon.
Then $30. . .
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Feb 2 2010, 12:20 PM
Kenny - now that I have netflix, I'm seeing 95% of my movies that way too. woot!
Netflix FTW!
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Feb 2 2010, 12:16 PM
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Un prophète (2009)(France)
La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
Thanks for printing the list. :thumb: Haven't seen any of those, but that's my kind of movie watching.
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sue
Feb 2 2010, 12:26 PM
musicasacra
Feb 2 2010, 12:16 PM
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Un prophète (2009)(France)
La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
Thanks for printing the list. :thumb: Haven't seen any of those, but that's my kind of movie watching.
The only one I'm not so sure if I want to watch is La teta asustada (The Milk of Sorrow). I'll let someone else watch it first and see what they think. Here's the Netflix description:
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Stricken with a pathological fear she contracted from her mother's breast milk -- the "milk of sorrow," a condition suffered by women who were raped during Peru's civil wars -- Fausta (Magaly Solier) goes to extreme lengths to protect her own sexuality and safety. But when her anguished mother finally dies, Fausta finds herself compelled to embark on a frightening journey that could lead her to freedom and wholeness. Claudia Llosa directs.

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UP ftw!

Inglourious Basterds only got the nod because of the politics of Hollywood. It was fun, but hardly a Best Picture. However, Christoph Waltz deserves Best Supporting Actor.
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
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Have seen IB, UP, District 9, Up in the Air, and Avatar. I enjoyed all of them but don't think any are worthy of a best picture nod. But then again, it all depends on what other films they're up against.

I'm amazed how everyone is gaga over Avatar. I'd take Inglorious Bastards over it if it came to it.

UP was cute, but again, not a best picture film. District 9 was a very original scifi story, and Up in the Air was another (look at me, I'm the great George Clooney) forgetable movie.
The only flick I enjoyed with him is Oh Brother, where art thou.

Going to go see the Hurt Locker next. Heard it was good.
Edited by Nobody's Sock, Feb 2 2010, 01:00 PM.
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Feb 2 2010, 12:57 PM
UP was cute, but again, not a best picture film.
You know, I think the first 10 minutes of UP is about the best cinematography to come out of Hollywood since the Godfather "baptism" montage.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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Feb 2 2010, 12:34 PM
The only one I'm not so sure if I want to watch is La teta asustada (The Milk of Sorrow). I'll let someone else watch it first and see what they think. Here's the Netflix description:
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Stricken with a pathological fear she contracted from her mother's breast milk -- the "milk of sorrow," a condition suffered by women who were raped during Peru's civil wars -- Fausta (Magaly Solier) goes to extreme lengths to protect her own sexuality and safety. But when her anguished mother finally dies, Fausta finds herself compelled to embark on a frightening journey that could lead her to freedom and wholeness. Claudia Llosa directs.

I think I'll pass on that too. :mellow:
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That was my reaction.
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Feb 2 2010, 01:00 PM
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Feb 2 2010, 12:57 PM
UP was cute, but again, not a best picture film.
You know, I think the first 10 minutes of UP is about the best cinematography to come out of Hollywood since the Godfather "baptism" montage.
It was amazing. I was also reminded of the brief opening sequence of Rear Window, in which panning around the room tells you so much about the main character.

I see attempts at this in other movies, usually rushed and heavy handed -- remember the opening sequence of the American version of State of Play. We just laughed at their attempt.
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I've only seen Avatar and Up. My wife saw Up and The Blind Side. I gave up caring about the Oscars long ago (maybe when Saving Private Ryan lost to Shakespear in Love?).
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I rented District 9 on in Demand the other night.

I turned it off after about 20 minutes - it was disgusting.

Lots of vomiting and fingernails falling off, not fun.
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Feb 2 2010, 01:40 PM
I've only seen Avatar and Up. My wife saw Up and The Blind Side. I gave up caring about the Oscars long ago (maybe when Saving Private Ryan lost to Shakespear in Love?).
True, some of their choices seem strange.

I don't especially pay attention to the awards themselves, but the nominations give me a chance to catch up on movies I've missed during the year. For example, we hadn't seen The Visitor until Richard Jenkins was nominated for it last year.
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Feb 2 2010, 11:48 AM
Which of the Best Picture nominations have you seen?

http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Nominees to be determined
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker (2008): Nominees to be determined
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman


BTW, wasn't five the usual number for Best Picture nominations? 2009 had five nominations, 2008, 2007 . . . etc.
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everybody's special. don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
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Feb 2 2010, 01:40 PM
I've only seen Avatar and Up. My wife saw Up and The Blind Side. I gave up caring about the Oscars long ago (maybe when Saving Private Ryan lost to Shakespear in Love?).
The greatest travesty of Oscar justice ever!

I don't know the inside story, but there's a lot of Spielberg haters in the Academy.

Edited by Nobody's Sock, Feb 2 2010, 02:17 PM.
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