tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post7330963499431108827..comments2024-03-22T04:20:11.870-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: A Few Thoughts on the 83rd Oscar NominationsAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-38680933022607613872011-02-10T10:54:49.128-06:002011-02-10T10:54:49.128-06:00@Blam: From the first Toy Story movie. It's in...@Blam: <i>From the first Toy Story movie. It's in the fine print of the category somewhere.</i><br /><br />Huh. I probably should have known that, but I didn't. Good to know. <br /><br /><i>Hailee Steinfeld was brilliant</i><br /><br />Agreed. <br /><br /><i>voters could still have put her on a Leading ballot but apparently chose not too. </i><br /><br />Not that it's even possible to find out, but I'd love to know what rationale the voters used to decide to nominate her as a supporting actress. I mean, I'm sure they have their reasons, I just can't think of any good ones. <br /><br /><i>I liked The Town a great deal</i><br /><br />I've heard good things, but haven't seen it yet. It's in the queue, and though it only scored the Jeremy Renner nomination, I'm making it a point to include it in my "must see before Oscar night" movies. <br /><br /><i>while Speech was very well done — very Best Picture in an old-school sense — I don't think it's comparable, inasmuch as we do compare these films, to The Social Network. </i><br /><br />Still haven't <i>The Social Network</i> (it's also in the queue) but in the time since I posted this, it's become an even tighter race between it and <i>King's Speech</i>.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-22989068903457636092011-02-07T18:01:16.840-06:002011-02-07T18:01:16.840-06:00Teebore: Toy Story 3 was nominated for Best Adapte...<br><i>Teebore: </i>Toy Story 3<i> was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay; I'm curious from what it was adapted.</i><br /><br />From the first <i>Toy Story</i> movie. It's in the fine print of the category somewhere. So blame Joss Whedon. 8^)<br /><br />Other not-so-quick bits:<br /><br />Hailee Steinfeld was brilliant, and I said so in a post that I haven't been able to publish on my blog yet. Not that I'm alone in thinking so, obviously; she's rightly singled out all over the place by critics and her fellow actors. The choice to lobby for her in Supporting was purely a technical decision by prodcers, agents, whatever; voters could still have put her on a Leading ballot but apparently chose not too. I think that she belonged in the Leading category and in fact that she's formidable competition even against Natalie Portman and Annette Bening.<br /><br />I liked <i>The Town</i> a great deal, and would've included it over <i>Black Swan</i> for one. <i>Winter's Bone</i> features a brilliantly human, unshowy performance from Jennifer Lawrence, but the movie itself on the whole left me underwhelmed; not that it wasn't well-acted throughout — it just, to me, at once didn't have much to it and was kind-of confusing in parts, but the latter could've been my fault.<br /><br />Early on, like way back in the spring, <i>The Kids Are All Right</i> had all kinds of talk. Now it's <i>The Social Network</i> vs. <i>The King's Speech</i>, as you say, with the former winning every big award coming down the pike until recently, with articles talking about backlash, <i>etc.</i> I don't love the very end of <i>Network</i>, but I was turned off by the whole final act of <i>Kids</i>, and while <i>Speech</i> was very well done — very Best Picture in an old-school sense — I don't think it's comparable, inasmuch as we <i>do</i> compare these films, to <i>The Social Network</i>.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-18301437449317031682011-01-27T09:08:16.972-06:002011-01-27T09:08:16.972-06:00@Falen: That, and i still want to see Black Swan a...@Falen: <i>That, and i still want to see Black Swan and The King's Speech</i><br /><br />I haven't seen <i>Black Swan</i> yet, but <i>King's Speech</i> was quite good.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-82603968521061679832011-01-25T15:46:27.347-06:002011-01-25T15:46:27.347-06:00oh, also, it's possible Hailee Steinfeld might...oh, also, it's possible Hailee Steinfeld might play Kat in the Hunger Games movie. If so, that would be awesomeSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-83792300830437027802011-01-25T15:45:48.876-06:002011-01-25T15:45:48.876-06:00oh man, you gots to see How to Train Your Dragon. ...oh man, you gots to see How to Train Your Dragon. It's quite good. Otherwise Anne said everything i wanted to say.<br />That, and i still want to see Black Swan and The King's SpeechSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-25541285197045392122011-01-25T15:29:15.037-06:002011-01-25T15:29:15.037-06:00@Phantomas: I recall hearing that the scores for T...@Phantomas: <i>I recall hearing that the scores for True Grit, Black Swan and one other movie that I don't remember right now were not eligible for the Oscar because of something to do with having music from something that existed previously or something. </i><br /><br />Now that you mention it, I recall that too. With <i>Black Swan</i> I believe it had to do with the amount of music taken from "Swan Lake". Not sure what the deal was with <i>True Grit</i> (probably the original film's music, like you said). <br /><br />@Anne: <i>Though glad to see How to Train your Dragon on there</i><br /><br />I haven't seen it but I've heard nothing but good things about. I'll definitely have to check it out before the Oscars. <br /><br />@Dr. Bitz: <i>I haven't seen the movie but from what I hear Hailee Steinfeld is in literally (or very nearly literally) every scene of True Grit.</i><br /><br />I have seen it, and while I suppose it depends on what your definition of "scene" is, you've heard right (now that I think about, I guess the very end of the film, in which the character appears but she's played by somebody else is a scene in which she doesn't appear).<br /><br />Bottom line, yes, she is clearly the film's leading actress. As to why the Academy nominated her as a supporting actress regardless, I do not know. Maybe enough people wanted to nominate her, but liked five other leading actresses more, so they cast her as a supporting actress? Maybe a bunch of them think a film can only have ONE leading performance, male or female, and that was Jeff Bridges (which I'd argue with on both counts, but are at least defensible positions)? <br /><br /><i>And isn't it silly that you can submit the same role as Lead Actress and Supporting Actress?</i><br /><br />Yes.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-30898085023866573042011-01-25T14:28:25.606-06:002011-01-25T14:28:25.606-06:00I haven't seen the movie but from what I hear ...I haven't seen the movie but from what I hear Hailee Steinfeld is in literally (or very nearly literally) every scene of True Grit.<br /><br />How does that make her a Supporting Actress? Who would the lead actress be? And isn't it silly that you can submit the same role as Lead Actress and Supporting Actress? I've always been annoyed by this.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-35771334508378506872011-01-25T12:30:33.560-06:002011-01-25T12:30:33.560-06:00i LOVED Tangled, so it is a bummer that it was lef...i LOVED Tangled, so it is a bummer that it was left off. Though glad to see How to Train your Dragon on there (and TS3 was a given). Despicable Me was cute, but not best animated picture good<br /><br />i didn't see nearly enough movies this year, apparentlyAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53467016482497335372011-01-25T12:00:34.998-06:002011-01-25T12:00:34.998-06:00I recall hearing that the scores for True Grit, Bl...I recall hearing that the scores for True Grit, Black Swan and one other movie that I don't remember right now were not eligible for the Oscar because of something to do with having music from something that existed previously or something. Basically what I understood was that they weren't 100% original and couldn't win. Kind of lame if you ask me. As long as they don't borrow to heavily from whatever it was, in True Grit's case I assume it's the original score, I don't think there is anything wrong with using a little bit of whatever inspired you. Heck in the case of True Grit it seems appropriate and it sucks that they are getting penalized for it.Phantomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551460006238624083noreply@blogger.com