Slog - Comments on This Weekend at the Movies http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45 News: Academy Awards! I don't know what it is—no massively embarrassing contenders for best picture, a writer's strike that successfully curtailed hysteria season, a colorful presidential primary—but I'm having trouble getting worked up about the Oscars this year. I'll post my predictions tomorrow or Sunday afternoon, but for now, I give you this badly edited NYT forecast (why does Carr talk about Diving Bell randomly in a category it wasn't nominated for?)--because he was right on Crash--and Jeffrey Wells--because it's short. And, just for the next couple of hours: If you're doing a movie times search for a Landmark/Seven Gables... Copyright 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:21:58 -0800 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:07:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Probably won't even watch the Oscars this year. And by probably, I most definitely.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945643 Film Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:24:44 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes But what if Debbie Allen does more "best score" interpretive dance choreography? Man, that one she did for Saving Private Ryan back in the day may have been the most confusing thing I've ever seen on an Oscar telecast.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945703 Film Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:55:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Tron at the Cinerama?

Wow.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945750 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945750 Film Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:24:39 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus My source in Hollywood who told me the Academy would split the director/best picture award between Ang Lee and Crash days before it happened tells me this year that the Daniel Day Lewis/Julie Christie popularity with the voters peaked before the final ballots went out. I'm told that a surprise Clooney win is more than possible and a not-so-surprising win for Miriam Cotillard is looking pretty real.

Or maybe he's just trying to keep me interested.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/this_weekend_at_the_movies_45#c945950 Film Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:07:25 -0800