tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post5569454700951012687..comments2023-08-20T06:16:15.362-05:00Comments on Getafilm: Oscars 2009 - And We're Off...Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-82884788249111295122009-01-08T22:33:00.000-06:002009-01-08T22:33:00.000-06:00Well if you're behind on some releases you're way ...Well if you're behind on some releases you're way ahead on others. I don't get <I>Wendy and Lucy</I> until February. Though I did really like Reichardt's <I>Old Joy</I> two years ago.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Dargis is a whirlwind of opinion, to say the least. That's why everybody reads her!<BR/><BR/>I'll honestly admit I didn't think TDK was going to last this long into awards season, but there it is on all of the lists. It won't make my top 5 but yeah, for the greater good I'm fine with it winning a couple of Oscars and getting the public off their couches and into movie theaters this year.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435253058176416288.post-61549672703059904422009-01-08T20:06:00.000-06:002009-01-08T20:06:00.000-06:00I'm glad to linked to these articles. I'm still so...I'm glad to linked to these articles. I'm still so behind on '08 releases, so I have little by way of meaningful commentary on what should or should not be nominated. I'm happy Scott and Holden think <I>Wall-E</I> should get the nod, although many people seem content to let it be restricted to the animated film category. I'm ambivalent about those two saying Kelly Reichardt deserves a directing nod for <I>Wendy and Lucy</I>, which I thought was really sweet but predictable and somewhat too manipulative. Dargis, well, there's really no way to map her – she's a force to be reckoned with. ;)<BR/><BR/>I do think there's safe money on <I>The Dark Knight</I> getting nominated for Best Picture. I always thought it was likely, but the recent producers' and directors' guilds nominations probably make it a lock. Regardless of whether it deserves it (and I still have a lot left to see, but I think it's a damn fine movie), the benefits of nominating it seem to outweigh the cons. People might tune in to see if it can win, and that might help with the poor ratings over the last decade. Sad, but true, and that's one of the flaws in award shows, period.T.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945932279787919282noreply@blogger.com