Comments on: Why the Academy Awards Are So Great

By: quinn

quinn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:28:40 +0000

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This is quite untrue, however, Q&A is not a book that actually warrants reading. There are much greater Indian authors writing in English. Q&A is a sorry excuse for a book, and for that matter so is Slumdog Millionaire. The kind of attention it is getting in the West is also quite unwarranted. Slumdog is far from being a great film.

By: The Amazing Crustacean

The Amazing Crustacean — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:03:56 +0000

Valkyrie kicked most of the other movie’s asses, certainly Benjamin Buttons, but it wasn’t even nominated because….

I’m going to be charitable here and say that it wasn’t nominated despite being a movie that’s top level in almost every way because reviewers don’t want to stray into controversy, especially if there’s a character portraying Hitler.

If I was less charitable I’d say that the only types of movies about World War II that are eligible to win Oscars are either renditions of “Schindler’s List” or “Saving Private Ryan”.

By: nobody

nobody — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:52:09 +0000

I liked the first line, that part was great.

By: allseing-I

allseing-I — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:02:41 +0000

I agree 99% with this article but I cannot say a bad thing about “Slumdog Millionaire”, albeit growing up in a third-world country will make a person sensitive to sort of material… so if I could get beyond my bias, I still wouldn’t pic “in Bruges” as a best picture nominee.. come on man!? don’t get me wrong the movie was cool fine but finally seeing Colin Farell in his element is not enough to warrant that kind of mention… now if we can get back to what is then “Burn After reading” is the definite work to beat… I think it’s a better movie than ” No country..” But the academy can’t stray to far from the self idolization that’s made Hollywood what it is today… and for this reason Heath ledger will win the Oscar for best supporting actor and Slumdog will win best picture. One would give his life, the other gave it’s soul… so that the cycle would endure…

By: Wozzi

Wozzi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:50:56 +0000

I didn’t realize “In Bruges” was a 2008 film, but I would certainly put it up as a contender.

Eileen, you forgot to mention that “Slumdog Millionaire” was also adapted from a book called “Q&A” by some Indian author.

English literature is still a small time deal in India so such books are usually read more overseas than they are in India.

By: 2.35:1

2.35:1 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:48:35 +0000

I’d be interested to see you critique on those films advertised on this site upon my viewing of this page. The Changeling and Flash of Genius could easily be lumped in the lull of cinema you describe. It only goes to show though Hollywood’s inundation of our systems where its marketing fingers touch every Jane and Joe’s ass.

By: The People

The People — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:24:22 +0000

We, the people, have decided to eschew all film related expenses this year and instead dole out our earned pocket money directly to the small group of American filmmakers such as the Coen Brothers, Mike Judge, and Alexander Payne who excel time and time again in the delicate art of reminding us of how fucking stupid we actually are.

Here, here.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:56:13 +0000

In Bruges was my favorite movie of the year. I noticed it was nominated for a Golden Globe, but only as Best Picture in a Comedy or Musical, which I guess is supposed to mean not good enough to be Best Picture outright because, obviously, ‘comedies’ aren’t as serious as deep meditations on humanity like Benjamin Button.

By: CapnMarvel

CapnMarvel — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:35:55 +0000

I can count the number of good movies I’ve seen from 2008 on less than one hand, and none of them are nominated for Best Picture.