Slog - Comments on And the Oscar Doesn't Go To... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and to the shock and delight of musical-haters everywhere, Dreamgirls did not make the cut for best picture. (Yesssss!) Congratulations to Stranger Genius James Longley and Seattle-based producer John Sinno who secured the nomination for Iraq in Fragments. They've got crushing competition in Al Gore and Paramount's An Inconvenient Truth, but fuck yeah! I'm slightly sorry that Jonestown didn't knock off My Country, My Country; still, overall, it's a fantastic year for documentaries. People should see all those nominees. Now for what you guys actually care about: Best motion picture of the year “Babel”... Copyright 2008 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:24:19 -0800 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:48:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by David Schmader Congratulations James Longley!

God I hope he wins, not just because his movie's gorgeous, but so I can tell my grandkids I once watched a slapping contest with an Oscar winner.

And fuck you, Beyonce! You look pretty and sing pretty and learned to move your fingers like Diana Ross, but not even your scary scary dad can boss the Academy into giving you an Oscar nod. Bwa ha ha!

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c594952 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c594952 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:16:27 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Have you ever noticed that an “actress” is always an “actor” unless there is an awards show going on?

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c594982 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c594982 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:51:52 -0800 Comment by Fnarf The only one of these I've seen or am likely to see is "Little Miss Sunshine", which I hated passionately. It made me angry, not just at the aswipes who made the movie but at the very artform of "the movies". It was a comedy, right?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c594995 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c594995 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:07:04 -0800 Comment by kelly I'm glad Ryan Gosling got the nod for best actor.

]]> kelly http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595007 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595007 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:19:58 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_kidding_Me Fnarf,

Go see The Queen. It’s really quite good with a plausible storyline and a very strong cast that turns in an excellent performance. Even if you don’t care about the royals or Di or any of the rest of it, it brings back the days around Di’s death in a palpable way, and they seem nostalgic of a simpler time (even though they were not that long ago) in a way that makes today seem even more jarring. My only complaint is that while most of the characters are given a richness of character and complexity that makes them plausible, the character of Mr. Blair comes of as a little one dimensional and slightly lacking in motivation (all peaches and cream and sunshine and goodness) which is not convincing in a successful politician.

]]> You_Gotta_Be_kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595015 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595015 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:24:22 -0800 Comment by j Again this year, I have only seen one of the best picture noms and that on DVD. If it don't play Cinerama, I don't see it in a theater.

Also, Borat for best adapted screenplay? What did they write down?

]]> j http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595032 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595032 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:38:01 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I fear I will not enjoy The Queen, because I am one of the very small minority that actively enjoyed hearing Diana was dead, and was glad to see her go. The rest of the Royals? They make a nice tourist attraction, and Chuck has been a force for good on the subject of preservation, but really, I wouldn't mind seeing them all hang.

Does the movie show the Queen fucking like a cat in heat? I hear she was quite the red-hot fuck machine in her early days, demanding to be serviced on a constant basis. She also really enjoys her gin; not as much as her momma did, though.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595482 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:12:08 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me No, but it shows her as an emotionally paralyzed social cripple. (I pretty much share your views on Diana's death by the way, and am no form of Royal watcher or fan.)

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595495 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:32:29 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Nothing wrong with being an emotionally paralyzed social cripple.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595518 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595518 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:52:31 -0800 Comment by you_gotta_be_kidding_me I agree. Combine it with a deep and wonderful thurst for booze and you have many of my best friends & most of my family.

]]> you_gotta_be_kidding_me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/and_the_oscar_doesnt_go_to#c595846 Arts Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:48:00 -0800