tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850434496522412492.post1355728966644547619..comments2023-10-19T05:46:47.188-07:00Comments on The Cine File: Oscar Nominations: The 81st Academy Awardsandrew schenkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03827165807994115459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850434496522412492.post-13920019611894009132009-01-23T10:07:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:07:00.000-08:00Kenji:I was really looking forward to not having t...Kenji:<BR/><BR/>I was really looking forward to not having to see The Reader after everyting I've read about it, but I guess there will be no such luck. At least F/N goes down relatively easy and isn't too offensive to watch. (Although some objected to the liberties it takes with the historical event in order to push forth a blandly "liberal" viewpoint.)<BR/><BR/>I guess it seems a little silly to get too worked up about the Oscar nominations, but for me it was a question of having really low expectations to start out and then having even those minimal expectations blasted. <BR/><BR/>I hadn't followed the BAFTAs so I didn't realize Hawkins got snubbed there as well, but I was very surprised to see her omitted from the Oscar noms. I'll probably watch the ceremony anyway, but you're certainly right that there are few nominees worth rooting for.andrew schenkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03827165807994115459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850434496522412492.post-41255964739578394052009-01-23T08:49:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:49:00.000-08:00Hi Andrew: The Reader is worse than self-important...Hi Andrew: <BR/><BR/><I>The Reader</I> is worse than self-important; it's practically an unintentional sex comedy if the filmmakers had any sense of humor about the risible events they were depicting. Catch up with <I>The Reader</I> just to keep up (I'll probably be doing the same with <I>Frost/Nixon</I>, as yet unseen by me), but it is as far, far, <I>far</I> from award-worthy fare as could be imaginable.<BR/><BR/>And amen on Sally Hawkins---but then, BAFTA did snub her, and the movie, too, as a friend of mine pointed out. So maybe this was inevitable. An original screenplay nomination is rather insulting, though: are there any AMPAS voters aware of how Mike Leigh actually works? <BR/><BR/>All I know is, it pretty much dulls out any interest I might have had with this year's Oscar ceremony (especially compared to last year's, as someone who did like <I>No Country for Old Men</I>). <I>Encounters at the End of the World</I> for best doc (regrettably missed <I>Trouble the Water</I>), <I>Waltz With Bashir</I> for best Foreign Film, Anne Hathaway's performance in <I>Rachel Getting Married</I> (now that Hawkins isn't up for one)---that's the extent of my rooting interest this year.Kenji Fujishimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635553450551818306noreply@blogger.com