Oscars '07

Martin Scorsese fucked Liza Minelli back in the mid-'70s.
 
 Have you noticed that he's filmed practically nothing but hard, man-on-man action ever since?

[palahniukkubrick]

Originally posted by Duke Newcomb:
  Martin Scorsese fucked Liza Minelli back in the mid-'70s.
 
 Have you noticed that he's filmed practically nothing but hard, man-on-man action ever since?

Last Temptation of Christ...Check
 Gangs of New York...Check
 Cape Fear...Check
 Goodfellas...Check
 Casino...Check
 Michael Jackson's "Bad" Music Video...Double Check
 Color of Money...Check
 Raging Bull...Check
 
 Hey, you may be right!

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by I Dare:
  the mirren and whittaker wins aren't saying much. its more of a good impression than it is acting. the other nominees had to take a character and make it their own, not just some portrayal of an actual person. shareeka epps deserved a nomination.

Epps did get the nomination and win at the Film Independent awards. They are usually more entertaining than the oscars. And I thought Mirren definitely deserved the win. Her performance was incredible. I think Leo should have gotten the nom and win for Departed. But never saw Venus in Fur (I think that was O'toole's film) so cant comment on that, but Forrest Whittaker did an excellent job.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I think the movie was simply called Venus. Venus in Fur was a VU song, right?
 
 

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
   

Originally posted by I Dare:
  the mirren and whittaker wins aren't saying much. its more of a good impression than it is acting. the other nominees had to take a character and make it their own, not just some portrayal of an actual person. shareeka epps deserved a nomination.

Epps did get the nomination and win at the Film Independent awards. They are usually more entertaining than the oscars. And I thought Mirren definitely deserved the win. Her performance was incredible. I think Leo should have gotten the nom and win for Departed. But never saw Venus in Fur (I think that was O'toole's film) so cant comment on that, but Forrest Whittaker did an excellent job. [/b]

[I Dare]

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
   

Originally posted by I Dare:
  the mirren and whittaker wins aren't saying much. its more of a good impression than it is acting. the other nominees had to take a character and make it their own, not just some portrayal of an actual person. shareeka epps deserved a nomination.

Epps did get the nomination and win at the Film Independent awards. They are usually more entertaining than the oscars. And I thought Mirren definitely deserved the win. Her performance was incredible. I think Leo should have gotten the nom and win for Departed. But never saw Venus in Fur (I think that was O'toole's film) so cant comment on that, but Forrest Whittaker did an excellent job. [/b]

i agree that whittaker did great. also didn't see venus though. i was glad to see gosling and epps get the spirit awards.

[Vas Deferens]

I still think that Babel should have won for Best Picture. Alan Arkin was the biggest surprise. I didn't think his acting was that great to be nominated. But the Academy did the right thing for Mirren and Whitaker.

Alan Arkin orders the chef's special whenever he dines at The Birchmere.

[nkotb]

Maybe I'm not into film enough, but I just didn't get Babel.  Sure that acting was pretty top notch, but I thought the connections between stories was superficial at best, and just outright pointless at worst.  None of the story arcs seemed to have much of anything to say, in my opinion.  
 
 

Originally posted by goonie googoo joey joe freak:
  I still think that Babel should have won for Best Picture. Alan Arkin was the biggest surprise. I didn't think his acting was that great to be nominated. But the Academy did the right thing for Mirren and Whitaker.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Maybe I'm not into film enough, but I just didn't get Babel.  Sure that acting was pretty top notch, but I thought the connections between stories was superficial at best, and just outright pointless at worst.  None of the story arcs seemed to have much of anything to say, in my opinion.  
 
   

Originally posted by goonie googoo joey joe freak:
  I still think that Babel should have won for Best Picture. Alan Arkin was the biggest surprise. I didn't think his acting was that great to be nominated. But the Academy did the right thing for Mirren and Whitaker.

[/b]

I hated "Crash" with a passion, and I heard that "Babel" was like "Crash 2.0", so I avoided it like the plague

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

That was about my take on it too. Not a bad film, but glad it didn't win for Best Picture. I've never bothered to see Crash.
 
 

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Maybe I'm not into film enough, but I just didn't get Babel.  Sure that acting was pretty top notch, but I thought the connections between stories was superficial at best, and just outright pointless at worst.  None of the story arcs seemed to have much of anything to say, in my opinion.  
 
   

Originally posted by goonie googoo joey joe freak:
  I still think that Babel should have won for Best Picture. Alan Arkin was the biggest surprise. I didn't think his acting was that great to be nominated. But the Academy did the right thing for Mirren and Whitaker.

[/b]

What?  You don't like Davy Cronenberg?