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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2008 4:53:13 GMT -4
That's the problem I had with Gangs, too. I felt like I was watching Moulin Rouge, just with guns. Best description of that movie I've ever seen. I've liked DDL in other movies, but I thought his Gangs performance was campy as all get out, totally Snidely Whiplash. While we were watching it, my friend leaned over during one of his scenes and whispered in my ear, "I'll get you, my pretty!" I had to muffle my giggles in a popcorn box.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2008 16:25:19 GMT -4
The WGA noms are out and Atonement also didn't make the cut. So far, that's the SAG, the DGA, and now the WGA. That film would be considered lucky if it make BP nominations.
Here's the rest of them:
SCREEN NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
JUNO, Written by Diablo Cody, Fox Searchlight
MICHAEL CLAYTON, Written by Tony Gilroy, Warner Bros. Pictures
THE SAVAGES, Written by Tamara Jenkins, Fox Searchlight
KNOCKED UP, Written by Judd Apatow, Universal Pictures
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, Written by Nancy Oliver, MGM
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, Screenplay by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Based on the Novel by Cormac McCarthy, Miramax
THERE WILL BE BLOOD, Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Based on the Novel Oil by Upton Sinclair, Paramount Vantage
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, Screenplay by Ronald Harwood, Based on the Book by Jean-Dominique Bauby, Miramax
INTO THE WILD, Screenplay by Sean Penn, Based on the Book by Jon Krakauer, Paramount Vantage
ZODIAC, Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Based on the Book by Robert Graysmith, Paramount Pictures
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Post by huntergrayson on Jan 10, 2008 16:37:57 GMT -4
Yay, Zodiac! (Vanderbilt came into a class of mine a few years back and had been working on it -- and still would for 2 more years).
Also, yay for three female screenwriters being nominated.
Atonement will grab noms for editing, costume and score - maybe a few more technical noms - but I could easily see it getting shut out of major categories.
Also, the WGA noms for Best Documentary Screenplay (huh?) are The Camden 28, Sicko, No End in Sight, Rape of Europa and Taxi to the Dark Side.
The 15 Docs eligible for the Oscar are: “Autism: The Musical, Body of War, For the Bible Tells Me So, Lake of Fire, Nanking, No End in Sight, Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Please Vote for Me, The Price of Sugar, A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman, The Rape of Europa, Sicko, Taxi to the Dark Side, War/Dance, White Light/Black Rain.
I think No End in Sight will take it. Just because the fictional Iraq-themed films bombed doesn't mean a doc will.
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Post by OnyxRose on Jan 10, 2008 16:48:42 GMT -4
Dang, I still haven't seen the Pianist. I did see Gangs and felt it was too over the top and a bit silly. Oh my, it's a must see. I've actually watched it twice (which I don't normally do with movies with a subject matter that depressing) and I was floored both times with Brody's performance. I completely agree that he deserved the Oscar. It's not a movie you want to watch if you are in a good mood. It's very sad, depressing material, and I was appalled by a lot of what happened, but it was so well done. ITA. I can't stand Brody but he was phenomenal in The Pianist. I cannot sit throught Gangs of New York if my life depended on it.
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Post by Atreides on Jan 10, 2008 20:29:16 GMT -4
Wow, no Atonement nod for Best Adapted Screenplay is pretty surprising. That seemed like a sure thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 11:22:20 GMT -4
I am totally surprised that Atonement didn't make the cut with the WGA. Christopher Hampton is a major talent (one of the better known screenwriters, imo) and his adaptation of the novel was excellent. Its Oscar chances just keep looking worse and worse. I do think this was an excellent year for films but it is surprising that the one film that seemed like a "sure thing" in terms of awards nominations has, basically, zero awards traction at this point. (I realize that I post about Atonement a lot... it is strange because it is not my favorite film of the year and I do not think it will be a travesty if it doesn't get nominated, but I liked it a lot and expected it to be a major contender in the style of The English Patient. Instead, it seems to be sinking without a trace where Oscar is concerned. I guess I just find the situation interesting... and I also have the hots for James McAvoy!)
I was reading (perhaps on msn.com?) an article about how Zodiac has made this critical turn around where a ton of critics have placed it on their top ten lists and that has caused it to garner some attention that it didn't really get when it was released. I wonder if the WGA nomination means anything - if it is a sign of things to come or just a blip on the crazy radar where the only sure thing film-wise seems to be No Country for Old Men. Unfortunately (because it was definitely one of the best films of the year, imo) I do not think Zodiac will be nominated in any of the major categories but it might pop up at the Oscars in some form or other.
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Post by aibohphobia on Jan 12, 2008 10:37:33 GMT -4
I wonder if the WGA nomination means anything - if it is a sign of things to come or just a blip on the crazy radar where the only sure thing film-wise seems to be No Country for Old Men. Unfortunately (because it was definitely one of the best films of the year, imo) I do not think Zodiac will be nominated in any of the major categories but it might pop up at the Oscars in some form or other. Sometimes there's a five for five match at the Oscars, but it's probably most likely to be a four for five match for both categories or just one category. They're still pretty reliable though, and I could see the adapted category being the same at the Oscars because if Atonement didn't get in here where it seemed like a shoo-in because it seemed like the novel would be difficult to adapt, I don't think that bodes well for it's Oscar chances. I'm guessing it will pick up Costuming, Art Direction, and perhaps Cinematography nominations, but that's about it. None of the really major categories now. At the guilds so far, it's only picked up two nominations, one for Art Direction and one for Cinematography. Here are nominees for the American Cinema Editors Awards: Atonement got snubbed again, and even if does gain a Best Picture nomination, it likely as no chance at winning even if No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood cause vote splitting because no film since 1981 has won for Best Picture without being nominated for an ACE award. Since I only posted yesterday, I added more instead of double posting. ETA: Here are the Golden Globe winners: No surprises on the movie side really except maybe Atonement for Best Picture and Julian Schnabel for Best Director. There was talk that the Globes might try to predict what the Oscars would do since they haven't matched up in four years now by picking No Country for Old Men since that's likely to win Best Picture. Good for the Globes for going with what they like best though instead of trying to predict the Oscars like they're usually known for. I don't think these will have much impact on the Oscars not only because the Oscar ballots are due in tomorrow, but also because they were pretty predictable for the most part that I don't think anyone benefitted a lot from these except Schnabel who also has a DGA nomination. Although Atonement may still get nominated for Best Picture, although I'm really iffy about that now, I don't think it has any chance at winning since the guilds haven't embraced it at all, so I don't think winning the Globe will help it this year. Finally, although this doesn't really have to due with the Oscars, congratulations to Longford being the big winner on the television side. I think it was unfairly snubbed by the SAG awards because it was a British production, so I'm glad that it's being honored elsewhere.
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Post by huntergrayson on Jan 14, 2008 1:15:39 GMT -4
The initial Oscar ballots were due in yesterday, actually. I'm kinda hoping that the big push for Zodiac's DVD release in the past few weeks will get it something -- it placed third in that critical survey ThursdayNext mentioned.
The race is still wide open, in a lot of ways. The director/foreign language film win should help Diving Bell -- I think Schnabel will take Reitman or Wright's spot. Despite the Globe win, I think the snubs in everything else mean that Atonement is fighting for 5th place. I think it's No Country, Blood, Sweeney, Juno, [Cagefight for 5th].
I still think that Page will get a Best Actress nomination. It's Christie, Cotillaird, Page, Jolie and _____?
This would've been an awesome ceremony if it had been televised -- the awards were everywhere.
That said, go fuck yourselves, NBC, for not even broadcasting the Screenplay/Foreign Film/etc. categories. They left out a lot of categories, right? And, seriously, couldn't you have gotten anyone but Billy Bush ("Well, Cate was just imitating a man!") and Nancy Whoever to announce this?
(TV note: Yay for Mad Men! I've been catching up and it is so awesome)
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Post by Spinderella on Jan 14, 2008 1:29:43 GMT -4
That said, go fuck yourselves, NBC, for not even broadcasting the Screenplay/Foreign Film/etc. categories. They left out a lot of categories, right? And, seriously, couldn't you have gotten anyone but Billy Bush ("Well, Cate was just imitating a man!") and Nancy Whoever to announce this? AMEN! WTF was that shit all about? I mean, the normal Globes go extremely over their normal allotted time, and they give us this mini-press conference but they can't reveal all the winners? Booooooo, NBC! Billy Bush must die. He seriously bugs my tits.
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Post by aibohphobia on Jan 14, 2008 1:35:31 GMT -4
The initial Oscar ballots were due in yesterday, actually. I'm kinda hoping that the big push for Zodiac's DVD release in the past few weeks will get it something -- it placed third in that critical survey ThursdayNext mentioned. Sorry about that. I knew they were in soon, but from another site, they made it sound like it was this coming Monday not that they already had to be in. I don't think Diving Bell will win Best Foreign Film since it seems like the most well known nominee never wins because people who vote are actually required to see all the nominees in that category along with a few of the other categories. I do agree that it's a really good sign for Schnabel though to get that lone director's spot since I think Reitman is getting snubbed. Your best picture predictions match mine except I have Into the Wild instead of Sweeney Todd because the SAG really loved it, and the fifth spot is a cage match between Atonement, Diving Bell, Michael Clayton, and Sweeney Todd. Although I'm sort of hesitant on Juno because usually the Best Picture nominees have a lot of other nominations to go with it, and while it's a sure bet in two categories (Original Screenplay and Actress), I don't know where else it would end up. So that may hurt it's chances since I can't remember a Best Picture nominee that only received three nominations total before. The Full Monty only received four, and it even won one, so it's definitely possible especially since there may be categories that Juno could get into that I have no clue about such as editing or score. Yes, it figures that the year that the awards don't seem as predictable, at least on the television side, we don't get a real ceremony.
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