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I thought Atonement was amazing, along with all the stars, and its not the kind of movie I would normally love. I thought it seemed kind of like the English Patient (which I thought was one of the most boring movies EVER), but was really blown away by it. The direction and cinematography was just amazing.

Ellen Page was robbed at the Globes. That Vie en Rose or whatever is neither a musical nor a comedy, and the bitch should've been nominated in Drama. Havent' seen Away from Her, so I can't comment on that, but I was hoping Angelina or Keira could've pulled off the win, if only to bring more attention to their movies. Angelina was great even if barely anyone saw that movie, and Atonement could have used the love. Oh well.

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The best actor needs a dark horse so Johnny Depp's win should bring him to that status but he probably won't win the oscar.
Please don't have Julie Christie win, lets stop giving the old farts 'thank you' oscars, just give the damn thing to ELLEN PAGE! Bitches.

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Producers Guild Nominations:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

There are your four of your five Oscar Best Pictures nominees.

Atonement, Into The Wild, Sweeney Todd -- only one will get in

The Diving Bell is the most vulnerable film, but Julian Schabel is a lock for director.

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Into the Wild should definitely get in. Hopefully.

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I hope Into the Wild gets in too. I really thought it was a wonderful film. I was so disappointed in 'Atonement' but I get why G.G.'s wet themselves over films like this. The book was so much better.

I have to disagree Bill, I thought that Julie Christie was excellent in 'Away From Her'. I don't care about her age, her performance is award worthy. (My heart belongs to Ellen Page; having said that!);)

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I saw Juno this past weekend and I LOVED IT. But...

Ellen Page is nowhere near the BEST ACTRESS of the year.
Marion Cotillard should win, her performance is haunting.

This is like last year when Abigail Breslin was nominated; great movie, but her acting was only noticed because of her age.

And also everyone saying Johnny Depp is "due" for an Oscar.
He's been nominated twice before.

Peter O'Toole and Kate Winslet have 8 and 5 nominations respectively. And although that sucks, they shouldn't get acting Oscars "just because"

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I really really liked Julie Christie in Away From Her, but I cant help thinking that part of the appeal of giving her awards is because she is Julie Christie, who is still a ravishing beauty and a throwback to old, more glamorous 60s Hollywood. In a sense, a win for her is very much like the one for Helen Mirren, except that Julie already has one Oscar.

Its silly that we even have to compare her performance to Ellen Page's and Marion Cotillard's. All three deserve Oscars and frankly they should be the only nominees.

Angelina Jolie was very good -- but very studied -- in A Mighty Heart and will get the fourth spot. Fifth spot is up for grabs and I predict goes to somebody off the wall -- Amy Adams perhaps, or Helena. Please, please, please God, no fucking Nikki Blonsky.

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Please, please, please God, no fucking Nikki Blonsky.

Ugh, I agree. They'd only be doing it because she's different & cutesy. Like America Ferrera.

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Final Predictions:

Picture:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Into the Wild

Alt: Juno

Director:
Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sean Penn - Into the Wild
P.T. Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Alt: Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd

Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Alt: Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl

Actress:
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page - Juno
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Laura Linney - The Savages

Alt: Amy Adams, Enchanted

Supporting Actor:
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Man
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War

Alt: Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men

Supporting Actress:
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Cate Clanchett - I'm Not There
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men

Alt: Allison Janney, Juno

Original Screenplay:
Juno
Michael Clayton
The Savages
Lars and the Real Girl
Ratatouille

Alt: Eastern Promises

Adapted Screenplay:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Into the Wild
Atonement

Alt: Zodiac

Recent Posts · (01/16/08

I just saw 'There Will Be Blood', so I've seen most of the lead actors in many of the films and I'll be very surprised if Daniel Day-Lewis does not win this hands down. He was excellent throughout. I loved hating him. I don't know why Paul Dano isn't considered for a s.actor nomination as he's also very good in the movie.

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Personally I think Paul Dano was very miscast in the role. Still he gave it his all.

There Will Be Blood should win Best Screenplay just for giving the world this line:
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT AFTERBIRTH THAT SLITHERED OUT WITH YOUR MOTHER'S FILTH. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A JAR.

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Not having seen either film yet, I keep confusing No Country for Old Men with There Will be Blood. Is this happening to anyone else?

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Gregoire wrote:

There Will Be Blood should win Best Screenplay just for giving the world this line:
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT AFTERBIRTH THAT SLITHERED OUT WITH YOUR MOTHER'S FILTH. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A JAR.

No kidding. That poor, unfortunate soul. The entire sit-down speech between Daniel and his kid was gut wrenching stuff.
Oh, I agree Paul Dano may have been miscast but he did give it his all. I wonder who would have knocked that role out of the park?
I've seen both films and I don't get them mixed up at all. They're very different although both have men without souls and both have few or are void of female characters.

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I'm sure I wouldn't get them mixed up if I saw them either. I'm a longtime fan of PT Anderson and The Coens. But for some reason, these films are melding together for me.

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For me its There Will Be Blood > No Country For Old Men.

People are reacting to No Country so positively because its just like Fargo and Blood Simple, however those two are better movies because they're entertaining. No Country is a 'serious' movie and there's little breathing room to enjoy it while watching it. To me its chief problem is that is VERY much a strict adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel; however in my opinion its one of his worst novels. The Coens do the very best that they can with it. I would have much rather seen what they would have done with Blood Meridian or even The Road.

There Will Be Blood is over the freaking top half the time, but, more often than not, fantastic.

Recent Posts · (01/16/08

I hated Blood Simple - it was boring. For me the best Coen Brothers drama is Miller's Crossing. I prefer their comedies.

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Loved Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, The Man Who Wasn't There.
Thought Intolerable Cruelty was silly, Barton Fink was meh and The Ladykillers sucked.

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for those discussing Paul Dano being miscast...

from imdb

In an interview on the National Public Radio program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," Paul Danotold Gross that he had originally been cast in the much smaller role of Paul Sunday, Eli's brother, and another actor had been cast as Eli. However, after Paul Dano had already started filming his one scene as Paul Sunday, Paul Thomas Anderson decided to replace the actor playing Eli. Anderson then asked Dano to play Eli Sunday (a much bigger role) as well as Paul Sunday, and they decided to change the film to make the brothers identical twins. Anderson asked Dano to play Eli on a Thursday, and filming for the role began four days later, on the next Monday. Daniel Day-Lewis, by contrast, had a whole year to prepare to play Daniel Plainview.

Recent Posts · (01/16/08

McWolcott wrote:

Thought Intolerable Cruelty was silly, Barton Fink was meh and The Ladykillers sucked.

Barton Fink was overrated, Intolerable Cruelty was boring fluff, but I have to disagree on The Ladykillers. I really loved that. I could watch it over and over. How can you not love a Irritable Bowel Syndrome Singles Weekend?

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Maybe i'll watch it again Lovejonze, sometimes I watch movies in the wrong mindset.
I'll give it another chance!!

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Joaqenix		#61	[-]
Posts: 91 (01/14/08 9:04 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I thought Atonement was amazing, along with all the stars, and its not the kind of movie I would normally love. I thought it seemed kind of like the English Patient (which I thought was one of the most boring movies EVER), but was really blown away by it. The direction and cinematography was just amazing. Ellen Page was robbed at the Globes. That Vie en Rose or whatever is neither a musical nor a comedy, and the bitch should've been nominated in Drama. Havent' seen Away from Her, so I can't comment on that, but I was hoping Angelina or Keira could've pulled off the win, if only to bring more attention to their movies. Angelina was great even if barely anyone saw that movie, and Atonement could have used the love. Oh well.
BillNyeSurvivorGuy		#62	[-]
Posts: 1439 (01/14/08 10:58 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	The best actor needs a dark horse so Johnny Depp's win should bring him to that status but he probably won't win the oscar. Please don't have Julie Christie win, lets stop giving the old farts 'thank you' oscars, just give the damn thing to ELLEN PAGE! Bitches.
Gregoire		#63	[-]
Posts: 27246 (01/14/08 1:19 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Producers Guild Nominations: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood There are your four of your five Oscar Best Pictures nominees. Atonement, Into The Wild, Sweeney Todd -- only one will get in The Diving Bell is the most vulnerable film, but Julian Schabel is a lock for director.
ProbstFan123		#64	[-]
Posts: 7160 (01/14/08 1:34 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Into the Wild should definitely get in. Hopefully.
Willy2Fun		#65	[-]
Posts: 1509 (01/14/08 2:01 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I hope Into the Wild gets in too. I really thought it was a wonderful film. I was so disappointed in 'Atonement' but I get why G.G.'s wet themselves over films like this. The book was so much better. I have to disagree Bill, I thought that Julie Christie was excellent in 'Away From Her'. I don't care about her age, her performance is award worthy. (My heart belongs to Ellen Page; having said that!);)
Survivor2345andbeyond		#66	[-]
Posts: 3296 (01/14/08 2:07 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I saw Juno this past weekend and I LOVED IT. But... Ellen Page is nowhere near the BEST ACTRESS of the year. Marion Cotillard should win, her performance is haunting. This is like last year when Abigail Breslin was nominated; great movie, but her acting was only noticed because of her age. And also everyone saying Johnny Depp is "due" for an Oscar. He's been nominated twice before. Peter O'Toole and Kate Winslet have 8 and 5 nominations respectively. And although that sucks, they shouldn't get acting Oscars "just because"
Gregoire		#67	[-]
Posts: 27249 (01/14/08 2:08 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I really really liked Julie Christie in Away From Her, but I cant help thinking that part of the appeal of giving her awards is because she is Julie Christie, who is still a ravishing beauty and a throwback to old, more glamorous 60s Hollywood. In a sense, a win for her is very much like the one for Helen Mirren, except that Julie already has one Oscar. Its silly that we even have to compare her performance to Ellen Page's and Marion Cotillard's. All three deserve Oscars and frankly they should be the only nominees. Angelina Jolie was very good -- but very studied -- in A Mighty Heart and will get the fourth spot. Fifth spot is up for grabs and I predict goes to somebody off the wall -- Amy Adams perhaps, or Helena. Please, please, please God, no fucking Nikki Blonsky.
Fluffynurse		#68	[-]
Posts: 12340 (01/14/08 2:24 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Please, please, please God, no fucking Nikki Blonsky. Ugh, I agree. They'd only be doing it because she's different & cutesy. Like America Ferrera.
phnxflmzzz		#69	[-]
Posts: 883 (01/14/08 5:56 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Final Predictions: Picture: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Michael Clayton Into the Wild Alt: Juno Director: Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Sean Penn - Into the Wild P.T. Anderson - There Will Be Blood Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton Alt: Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood George Clooney - Michael Clayton Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises Alt: Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl Actress: Julie Christie - Away From Her Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose Ellen Page - Juno Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart Laura Linney - The Savages Alt: Amy Adams, Enchanted Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Man Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War Alt: Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone Cate Clanchett - I'm Not There Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton Catherine Keener - Into the Wild Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men Alt: Allison Janney, Juno Original Screenplay: Juno Michael Clayton The Savages Lars and the Real Girl Ratatouille Alt: Eastern Promises Adapted Screenplay: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Into the Wild Atonement Alt: Zodiac Last Edited By: phnxflmzzz 01/14/08 6:05 PM. Edited 2 times.
Willy2Fun		#70	[-]
Posts: 1512 (01/16/08 12:03 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I just saw 'There Will Be Blood', so I've seen most of the lead actors in many of the films and I'll be very surprised if Daniel Day-Lewis does not win this hands down. He was excellent throughout. I loved hating him. I don't know why Paul Dano isn't considered for a s.actor nomination as he's also very good in the movie.
Gregoire		#71	[-]
Posts: 27253 (01/16/08 12:12 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Personally I think Paul Dano was very miscast in the role. Still he gave it his all. There Will Be Blood should win Best Screenplay just for giving the world this line: YOU'RE NOTHING BUT AFTERBIRTH THAT SLITHERED OUT WITH YOUR MOTHER'S FILTH. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A JAR.
Lovejonze		#72	[-]
Posts: 4642 (01/16/08 12:14 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Not having seen either film yet, I keep confusing No Country for Old Men with There Will be Blood. Is this happening to anyone else?
Willy2Fun		#73	[-]
Posts: 1514 (01/16/08 12:19 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Gregoire wrote: There Will Be Blood should win Best Screenplay just for giving the world this line: YOU'RE NOTHING BUT AFTERBIRTH THAT SLITHERED OUT WITH YOUR MOTHER'S FILTH. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A JAR. No kidding. That poor, unfortunate soul. The entire sit-down speech between Daniel and his kid was gut wrenching stuff. Oh, I agree Paul Dano may have been miscast but he did give it his all. I wonder who would have knocked that role out of the park? I've seen both films and I don't get them mixed up at all. They're very different although both have men without souls and both have few or are void of female characters.
Lovejonze		#74	[-]
Posts: 4643 (01/16/08 1:59 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I'm sure I wouldn't get them mixed up if I saw them either. I'm a longtime fan of PT Anderson and The Coens. But for some reason, these films are melding together for me.
Gregoire		#75	[-]
Posts: 27255 (01/16/08 2:23 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	For me its There Will Be Blood > No Country For Old Men. People are reacting to No Country so positively because its just like Fargo and Blood Simple, however those two are better movies because they're entertaining. No Country is a 'serious' movie and there's little breathing room to enjoy it while watching it. To me its chief problem is that is VERY much a strict adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel; however in my opinion its one of his worst novels. The Coens do the very best that they can with it. I would have much rather seen what they would have done with Blood Meridian or even The Road. There Will Be Blood is over the freaking top half the time, but, more often than not, fantastic.
Lovejonze		#76	[-]
Posts: 4648 (01/16/08 2:26 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I hated Blood Simple - it was boring. For me the best Coen Brothers drama is Miller's Crossing. I prefer their comedies.
McWolcott	Coen Brothers.	#77	[-]
Posts: 5869 (01/16/08 2:35 PM) The Real American Psycho Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Loved Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, The Man Who Wasn't There. Thought Intolerable Cruelty was silly, Barton Fink was meh and The Ladykillers sucked.
Survivor2345andbeyond		#78	[-]
Posts: 3307 (01/16/08 3:09 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	for those discussing Paul Dano being miscast... from imdb In an interview on the National Public Radio program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," Paul Danotold Gross that he had originally been cast in the much smaller role of Paul Sunday, Eli's brother, and another actor had been cast as Eli. However, after Paul Dano had already started filming his one scene as Paul Sunday, Paul Thomas Anderson decided to replace the actor playing Eli. Anderson then asked Dano to play Eli Sunday (a much bigger role) as well as Paul Sunday, and they decided to change the film to make the brothers identical twins. Anderson asked Dano to play Eli on a Thursday, and filming for the role began four days later, on the next Monday. Daniel Day-Lewis, by contrast, had a whole year to prepare to play Daniel Plainview.
Lovejonze		#79	[-]
Posts: 4651 (01/16/08 3:26 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	McWolcott wrote: Thought Intolerable Cruelty was silly, Barton Fink was meh and The Ladykillers sucked. Barton Fink was overrated, Intolerable Cruelty was boring fluff, but I have to disagree on The Ladykillers. I really loved that. I could watch it over and over. How can you not love a Irritable Bowel Syndrome Singles Weekend?
McWolcott		#80	[-]
Posts: 5870 (01/16/08 3:37 PM) The Real American Psycho Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Maybe i'll watch it again Lovejonze, sometimes I watch movies in the wrong mindset. I'll give it another chance!!

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