Random Academy Award Questions

POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Thursday, February 26, 2009 03:00
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JONGSSTRAW

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:50 PM

If Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Dustin Hoffman, Clark Gable, & Al Pacino had been nominated with Penn, the GAY character still would have won, under any circumstance. I saw Langella in Frost/Nixon, and his acting was amazing. But Hollywood is political, and they have a message for all us lowly average people. The message is that if you don't believe in what they believe in, then you shoud be ashamed. What absurd arrogance. These so-called tolerant liberals don't actually tolerate anything outside their little bubble of self-proclaimed rightousness. I think they're all smarmy little fascists.

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:10 PM

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Said one critic , of the award's show, " it was the gayest " Oscars ever. Politics, it seems to some, was the driving force behind Penn's getting the award and Hollywood's backlash at EVERYONE for not voting for Prop 8.

Even more gay than Ledger's Brokebutt Mounting gayfest?
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A concern of the GOP is that the people aren't informed enough to understand their policies, while a fear of the Dems is that the people ARE.

Isn't your sig a RWR quote?

I must say Jackman was a much better choice than another whiny comic - hope he did well.

Yes, gayer than the Brokeback Mountain awards. I know another award MILK won, forget which catagory, and the recipient made an extended commentary on what Harvey Milk would have said per the Gay marriage issue. ( He was for it, of course. Even from beyond the grave )

And then there was the Seth Rogan, James Franco skit, with their own homage to the gay theme.

Not sure where the other quote came from. I heard it on some radio show, and it went uncredited. I fear I butchered it a bit, but got the basic meaning down as best I could.

It is not those who use the term "Islamo-Fascism" who are sullying the name of Islam; it is the Islamo-Fascists. - Dennis Prager

A concern of the GOP is that the people aren't informed enough to understand their policies, while a fear of the Dems is that the people ARE.

SIMONWHO

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:35 AM

This year's awards gives me yet another reason to be pissed at Titanic - The Dark Knight should have had a fistful of nominations and awards and yet the Academy seems to play it very tough on big budget movies, no matter how well written and performed. Return of the King did get plenty but only after two consecutive years of people going "Where's Lord of the Rings?"

*grumble grumble*

SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, February 26, 2009 3:00 AM

I am wide awake. That was my whole point, questioning the choices of an outdated, outmoded and archaic institution - Hollywood. They don't see the handwriting on the wall. Actually, let me take that back, they do, hence the machinations to manipulate the market.

Some may point to the box office and how they're setting records over last year, but that is misleading because the price of a ticket is more than last year. But overall the movie industry, as the entertainment industry in general, is changing to the point where Hollywood is no longer viable or in control. With the advent of portable video cameras and the internet, coupled with the expense of going out, and the independent filmmakers, the power center is shifting and H-wood is incapable of stopping the bleeding.

So the status quo in H-wood is being shaken to it's very core. The reason why the Oscars is losing it's appeal is that there is so much more going on out there that is not only more interesting, but is appealing to more of who we are as an audience. I think about Dr. Horrible and some of the other stuff I've seen on the net.
Even Slumdog was initially rejected and ignored until someone saw the potential it had. Usually, because it's about making money, H-wood goes the safe and predictable route to appeal to the widest audience out there.

As far as the gay thing, that's the latest trend, a new audience to cater to. For a short while it was the family audience, back in the 90s, H-wood addressed it because they had to, and now it's the gay audience. Of course we are still going to get mostly bland, inoffensive, mediocre fair to appeal to the widest audience possible.

Ladies and gentlemen, the bottom line rules in Hollywood, and look where that got the mortgage industry.

SGG

Tawabawho?

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