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Will the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's latest slate of winners, revealed tonight, mollify the legions who consider the Golden Globes bullshit awards, publicist tools bestowed mostly by cabdrivers and waiters?
I imagine the organization will pick “Slumdog Millionaire” as its best feature drama. That seems to be what most other award-givers are picking:
International Press Academy:
DRAMA: Slumdog Millionaire
COMEDY: Happy-Go-Lucky
The National Board of Review:
Slumdog Millionaire
Broadcast Film Critics:
Slumdog Millionaire
London Film Critics:
Slumdog Millionaire
Detroit Film Critics:
Slumdog Millionaire
Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics:
Slumdog Millionaire
Florida Film Critics:
Slumdog Millionaire
D.C. Area Film Critics:
Slumdog Millionaire
Boston Film Critics:
(tie) Slumdog Millionaire & WALL-E
Los Angeles Film Critics:
WALL-E
Chicago Film Critics:
WALL-E
Utah Film Critics:
The Dark Knight
Austin Film Critics:
The Dark Knight
New York Film Critics:
Milk
San Francisco Film Critics:
Milk
Las Vegas Film Critics:
Frost/Nixon
St. Louis Film Critics:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Toronto Film Critics:
Wendy and Lucy
National Society of Film Critics:
Waltz With Bashir
Harry Knowles' top 10, as posted in Ain't It Cool News:
1. Let The Right One In
2. The Dark Knight
3. The Wrestler
4. WALL-E
5. The Brothers Bloom
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Milk
8. Pineapple Express
9. Slumdog Millionaire
10. Burn After Reading
(best documentary: Man on Wire)
Jay Knowles' top 10, as posted in Ain't It Cool News:
1. The Dark Knight
2. Let the Right One In
3. WALL-E
4. The Wrestler
5. Milk
6. Man on Wire
7. Burn After Reading
8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
9. Slumdog Millionaire
10. Iron Man
"Capone's" top 10, as posted in Ain't It Cool News:
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. WALL-E
3. Let The Right One In
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. The Wrestler
6. The Dark Knight
7. The Fall
8. Snow Angels
9. Milk
10. Tropic Thunder
(best documentary: Dear Zachary)
Roger Ebert’s top 20, as published in The Chicago Sun-Times:
Ballast
The Band’s Visit
Che
Chop Shop
The Dark Knight
Doubt
The Fall
Frost/Nixon
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
Iron Man
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Shotgun Stories
Slumdog Millionaire
Synecdoche, New York
W
WALL-E
Michael Phillips' top 10, as published in the Chicago Tribune:
1. WALL-E
2. The Class
3. A Christmas Tale
4. Let The Right One In
5. The Flight of the Red Balloon
6. Alexandra
7. Man on Wire
8. Snow Angels
9. Still Life
10. The Dark Knight
Manohla Dargis’s top picks, as published in the New York Times:
Alexandra
The Dark Knight
Encounters At The End Of The World
The Flight of the Red Balloon
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Silent Light
Still Life
Synecdoche, New York
Wendy and Lucy
Kenneth Turan’s top picks, as published in the Los Angeles Times:
Ballast
A Christmas Tale
The Class
Frost/Nixon
Frozen River
Gomorrah
Happy-Go-Lucky
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire
Tell No One
WALL-E
Waltz With Bashir
Plus four Sundance documentaries ("Man on Wire," " Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," "Stranded" and "Trouble the Water")
Richard Corliss’ top 10, as published in Time Magazine:
1. WALL-E
2. Synecdoche, New York
3. My Winnipeg
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
5. Milk
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Slumdog Millionaire
8. Iron Man
9. Speed Racer
10. Encounters At The End of the World
David Ansen's top 10, as published in Newsweek:
1. Let the Right One In
2. Encounters at the End of the World
3. Wendy and Lucy
4. Frost/Nixon
5. Man on Wire
6. Silent Light
7. The Wrestler
8. Tropic Thunder
9. (tie) Wall-e and Waltz With Bashir
Stephen King's top 10, as published in Entertainment Weekly:
1. The Dark Knight
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. WALL-E
4. Tropic Thunder
5. Funny Games
6. The Bank Job
7. Lakeview Terrace
8. The Ruins
9. Redbelt
10. Death Race
Lisa Schwarzbaum's Top 10, as published in Entertainment Weekly:
1. WALL-E
2. Milk
3. The Dark Knight
4. Waltz With Bashir
5. Gomorra
6. Wendy and Lucy
7. Trouble The Water
8. Happy-Go-Lucky
9. Man On Wire
10. Tropic Thunder
Owen Glieberman’s Top 10, as published in Entertainment Weekly:
1. The Wrestler
2. The Dark Knight
3. Rachel Getting Married
4. WALL-E
5. Momma’s Man
6. The Edge of Heaven
7. Burn After Reading
8. The Class
9. Milk
10. Tell No One
Drew McWeeny’s Top 10, as posted on hitfix.com:
1. The Wrestler
2. The Good The Bad And The Weird
3. Man On Wire
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Let The Right One In
6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
7. Ex-Drummer
8. The Dark Knight
9. WALL-E
10. Pineapple Express
The American Film Institute's picks:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Frozen River
Gran Torino
Iron Man
Milk
WALL-E
Wendy and Lucy
The Wrestler
The People’s Choice Award pick:
The Dark Knight
Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which bestows the Golden Globes, don't typically write for Der Spiegel or Le Monde or The Guardian or Premiere or Empire or The Times of India or The Toronto Star or The Manila Times.
Some HFPA members claim to work for outlets like "Action Press," "BR International," "Cosas Magazine," "Curentul," "Gioia," "Hot Spots," "International Media Agency," "Lady International," "Novosti," "PWA International," "Dolphin Press" and "Rex Features." Stick some of those names in your favorite search engine and see what comes up. Then try to fathom the sizes of their readerships.
How do those in the know appraise the Globes’ importance?
“Never mind that the [Golden Globe] is considered a joke, given the dubious credentials of the 90-odd foreign journalists who pick the winners.”
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“Respect? Not much, especially from other journalists, who have publicly called [the Golden Globes voters] moochers, boneheads and bottom-feeders.”
-- Andy Seiler, USA Today
“[The Golden Globe voters are] freeloaders who would sell their votes for a vodka tonic and cross the Alps for a hot dog.”
-- Film historian Aljean Harmetz
“[The Golden Globe voters are] essentially just bottom-feeders around the industry, who've somehow been inflated to this point where their judgment is supposed to be very, very important.”
-- John Powers, L.A. Weekly
“[The Golden Globes represent a case of] let's sell the public a lie."
-- Producer Michael Phillips
"The Globes have long been the entertainment industry’s dirty little secret. At the heart of the con is the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the tiny, cliquish group of foreign entertainment journalists – and I use each of those terms liberally – whose votes determine the winners.
The members of the association are not, generally speaking, film experts (like the people who judge the National Society of Film Critics awards) nor are they members of the creative community (like those who give out the Oscars). They’re not even representatives of prominent foreign publications, like Le Monde or the Guardian or Haaretz.
Only a handful are full-time journalists; the rest are freelancers for mostly obscure publications, and some are simply hanging on for the parties and movie stars. To maintain their status in the organization, they need only write four articles a year."
-- Sharon Waxman, The Los Angeles Times
Read the rest of Waxman's illuminating 2008 piece on the Globes here.
If you still care what the HFPA thinks, have a gander at the Globes' nominees, 100%-free of a best-picture nomination for "The Dark Knight":
FILM
BEST FEATURE - DRAMA
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
"Frost/Nixon" - Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
"The Reader" - Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
"Revolutionary Road" - An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
"Slumdog Millionaire" -Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.
BEST FEATURE - COMEDY
"Burn After Reading" - Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
"Happy-Go-Lucky" - Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
"In Bruges" - Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
"Mamma Mia!" - Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" - Mediapro; The Weinstein Company
ACTOR - DRAMA
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rouke - "The Wrestler"
ACTRESS - DRAMA
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "I've Loved You So Long"
Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"
ACTOR - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Colin Farrell - "In Bruges"
James Franco - "Pineapple Express"
Brendan Gleeson - "In Bruges"
Dustin Hoffman - "Last Chance Harvey"
ACTRESS - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Frances McDormand - "Burn After Reading"
Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!"
Emma Thompson - "Last Chance Harvey"
DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry -"The Reader"
David Fincher -"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard - "Frost/Nixon"
Sam Mendes -"Revolutionary Road"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise - "Tropic Thunder"
Robert Downey Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Duchess"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Simon Beaufoy - "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare - "The Reader"
Peter Morgan - "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley - "Doubt"
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"The Baader Meinhof Complex" ("Der Baader Meinhof Komplex")(Germany) - Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
"Everlasting Moments" ("Maria larssons eviga ögonblick") (Sweden) - Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
"Gomorrah" ("Gomorra") (Italy) - Fandango; IFC Films
"I've Loved You So Long" ("Il y a longtemps que je t’aime") (France) - UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
"Waltz with Bashir" (Israel) - Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D'Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Bolt" - Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
"Kung Fu Panda" - DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
"Wall-E" - Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat - "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood - "Changeling"
James Newton Howard - "Defiance"
A. R. Rahman - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Hans Zimmer - "Frost/Nixon"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Down To Earth" from "Wall-E" - Music By: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel
"Gran Torino" from "Gran Torino" - Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; Lyrics By: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
"I Thought I Lost You" from "Bolt" - Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
"Once In A Lifetime" from "Cadillac Records"
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott Mcfarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
"The Wrestler" from "The Wrestler" - Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
TELEVISION
TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
"Dexter" (Showtime) - Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
"House" (Fox) - Universal Media Studios In Association With Heel And Toe Films, Shore Z Productions And Bad Hat Harry Productions
"In Treatment" (HBO) - Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment
"Mad Men" (AMC) - Lionsgate Television
"True Blood" (HBO) - Your Face Goes Here Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment
TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
"30 Rock" - Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little
Stranger Inc.
"Californication" - Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then...
"Entourage" - Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
"The Office" - Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios
"Weeds" - Lionsgate Television
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne - "In Treatment
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - "House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - "The Tudors
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Sally Field - "Brothers And Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay - "Law And Order: Special Victims Unit"
January Jones - "Mad Men"
Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christina Applegate - "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera - "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Debra Messing - "The Starter Wife"
Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
Kevin Connelly - "Entourage"
David Duchovny - "Californication"
Tony Shalhoub - "Monk"
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"A Raisin in the Sun" - Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment
"Bernard and Doris" - Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films
"Cranford" - A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston.
"John Adams" - Playtone in association with HBO Films
"Recount" - Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ralph Fiennes - "Bernard and Doris"
Paul Giamatti - "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey - " Recount"
Kiefer Sutherland - "24: Redemption"
Tom Wilkinson - "Recount"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Judi Dench - "Cranford"
Catherine Keener - "An American Crime"
Laura Linney - "John Adams"
Shirley Maclaine - "Coco Chanel"
Susan Sarandon - "Bernard And Doris"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins - "Cranford"
Laura Dern - "Recount"
Melissa George - "In Treatment"
Rachel Griffiths - "Brothers And Sisters"
Dianne Wiest - "In Treatment"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
Denis Leary - "Recount"
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"
Blair Underwood - "In Treatment"
Tom Wilkinson - "John Adams"
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-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
-- Andy Seiler, USA Today
-- Film historian Aljean Harmetz
-- John Powers, L.A. Weekly
-- Producer Michael Phillips
The members of the association are not, generally speaking, film experts (like the people who judge the National Society of Film Critics awards) nor are they members of the creative community (like those who give out the Oscars). They’re not even representatives of prominent foreign publications, like Le Monde or the Guardian or Haaretz.
Only a handful are full-time journalists; the rest are freelancers for mostly obscure publications, and some are simply hanging on for the parties and movie stars. To maintain their status in the organization, they need only write four articles a year."
-- Sharon Waxman, The Los Angeles Times
BEST FEATURE - DRAMA
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures
"Frost/Nixon" - Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures
"The Reader" - Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company
"Revolutionary Road" - An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage
"Slumdog Millionaire" -Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.
BEST FEATURE - COMEDY
"Burn After Reading" - Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal
"Happy-Go-Lucky" - Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films
"In Bruges" - Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features
"Mamma Mia!" - Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" - Mediapro; The Weinstein Company
ACTOR - DRAMA
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rouke - "The Wrestler"
ACTRESS - DRAMA
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "I've Loved You So Long"
Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"
ACTOR - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Colin Farrell - "In Bruges"
James Franco - "Pineapple Express"
Brendan Gleeson - "In Bruges"
Dustin Hoffman - "Last Chance Harvey"
ACTRESS - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Frances McDormand - "Burn After Reading"
Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!"
Emma Thompson - "Last Chance Harvey"
DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry -"The Reader"
David Fincher -"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard - "Frost/Nixon"
Sam Mendes -"Revolutionary Road"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise - "Tropic Thunder"
Robert Downey Jr. - "Tropic Thunder"
Ralph Fiennes - "The Duchess"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Doubt"
Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis - "Doubt"
Marisa Tomei - "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet - "The Reader"
SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Simon Beaufoy - "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare - "The Reader"
Peter Morgan - "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley - "Doubt"
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"The Baader Meinhof Complex" ("Der Baader Meinhof Komplex")(Germany) - Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC
"Everlasting Moments" ("Maria larssons eviga ögonblick") (Sweden) - Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films
"Gomorrah" ("Gomorra") (Italy) - Fandango; IFC Films
"I've Loved You So Long" ("Il y a longtemps que je t’aime") (France) - UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics
"Waltz with Bashir" (Israel) - Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D'Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Bolt" - Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
"Kung Fu Panda" - DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures
"Wall-E" - Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat - "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood - "Changeling"
James Newton Howard - "Defiance"
A. R. Rahman - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Hans Zimmer - "Frost/Nixon"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Down To Earth" from "Wall-E" - Music By: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel
"Gran Torino" from "Gran Torino" - Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; Lyrics By: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
"I Thought I Lost You" from "Bolt" - Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
"Once In A Lifetime" from "Cadillac Records"
Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott Mcfarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
"The Wrestler" from "The Wrestler" - Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen
TELEVISION
TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
"Dexter" (Showtime) - Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
"House" (Fox) - Universal Media Studios In Association With Heel And Toe Films, Shore Z Productions And Bad Hat Harry Productions
"In Treatment" (HBO) - Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment
"Mad Men" (AMC) - Lionsgate Television
"True Blood" (HBO) - Your Face Goes Here Productions In Association With Hbo Entertainment
TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
"30 Rock" - Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little
Stranger Inc.
"Californication" - Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then...
"Entourage" - Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
"The Office" - Deedle Dee Productions, Reveille LLC, Universal Media Studios
"Weeds" - Lionsgate Television
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Gabriel Byrne - "In Treatment
Michael C. Hall - "Dexter
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men
Hugh Laurie - "House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - "The Tudors
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Sally Field - "Brothers And Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay - "Law And Order: Special Victims Unit"
January Jones - "Mad Men"
Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick - "The Closer"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christina Applegate - "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera - "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Debra Messing - "The Starter Wife"
Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
Kevin Connelly - "Entourage"
David Duchovny - "Californication"
Tony Shalhoub - "Monk"
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"A Raisin in the Sun" - Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment
"Bernard and Doris" - Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films
"Cranford" - A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston.
"John Adams" - Playtone in association with HBO Films
"Recount" - Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ralph Fiennes - "Bernard and Doris"
Paul Giamatti - "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey - " Recount"
Kiefer Sutherland - "24: Redemption"
Tom Wilkinson - "Recount"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Judi Dench - "Cranford"
Catherine Keener - "An American Crime"
Laura Linney - "John Adams"
Shirley Maclaine - "Coco Chanel"
Susan Sarandon - "Bernard And Doris"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins - "Cranford"
Laura Dern - "Recount"
Melissa George - "In Treatment"
Rachel Griffiths - "Brothers And Sisters"
Dianne Wiest - "In Treatment"
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Neil Patrick Harris - "How I Met Your Mother"
Denis Leary - "Recount"
Jeremy Piven - "Entourage"
Blair Underwood - "In Treatment"
Tom Wilkinson - "John Adams"
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Should have been nominated.
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The hell you say. Bring back the Blockbuster Awards. Now they stood for something. Oh, and when are the MTV Movie awards again?
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is how it typifies all us talkbackers' tendancy to "hate whatever's popular"...since this post (and a similar/identical post that was posted when the nominations came out) is negative towards the Globe, and dismayed at the lack of a best picture nomination for The Dark Knight, everyone will hate on the Dark Knight, and give a sideways thumbs up to the Golden Globes. if you think I'm lying, look up the last golden globes talkback, and see how many Dark Knight haters came out of NOWHERE, just because they have to be contrary.exactly.
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(since I hit the return key too early)if this post had been about how the Golden Globes are awesome, and the Dark Knight i a great movie, but obviously not deserving of a best picture prize, the talkback would be about how the Globes are full of shit, and The Dark Knight is the second coming of the Godfather and Citizen Kane having a butt sex baby.if you think I'm lying, look up the last golden globes talkback, and see how many Dark Knight haters came out of NOWHERE, just because they have to be contrary.exactly.
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strike that. this talkback will be full of them anyway. when they pop out, jut remind them that their old friend BadMrWonka called it first...and he's been around AICN since before there WERE any talkbacks. "then how'd he have a talkback name?" you ask...exactly.
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Many AICN readers have told me they avoid the talkbacks for just this reason. But I think the fact that "The Dark Knight" makes the top 10 lists of so many legitimate journalists (to say nothing of its popular acclaim) bespeaks the movie's greatness.
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for anything. I hope mickey rourke wins so we can see his fucked face up close in HD during the acceptance speech!!
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Not that I don't think the golden globes are complete bullshit, but saying that the best picture noms are free of TDK doesn't really prove that. I don't see why any of these awards ceremonies have been nominating TDK and leaving out The Wrestler. TDK is great and all but it is no best picture.
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maybe one of his collegues will say something about John and Jett during an acceptance speech.
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...of legitimate journalists too? Remember: Even Journalists are human beings too, which means that they are not protected from hype.
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been looking all over the interwebs for a compilation list like this of all the award winners and critcs choices. time to fill up the netflix queue for 2009...
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according to them, the inclusion of the Doomsday character and the absence of Lana has rejuvinated and revived the show.
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without defaming your character (as most talkbackers would) im going to have to respectfully disagree with you. i found ledger's performance to be perfectly in line the the joker's character. the dude was a fucking lunatic, and he sure as hell played him like one. in certain scenes (like the police room conversation with batman) i found him to be subdued and pitch perfect in the way he played off of batman's frustration. ledger has definitely shown that he can play the quiet character, too (ie: brokeback mountain, i'm not there, monster's ball) but with this one he decided to go all out batshit insane -- exactly how one would imagine the joker.
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And then claim that it's not worthy of a best picture nomination?? What a contradiction!
"The Dark Knight" is a fantastic film, with great acting, a great script, with mature dialogue, and alot of intelligence. It deserves to be nominated for best picture. Forget the fact that it's the highest grossing film of this decade, and the best reviewed superhero film ever. -
calling the Globes a joke - isn't that a little ironic?
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There were some great performances courtesy of Chiklis,Goggins and CH Pounder.In whichever case, True Blood should win.I'm personally rooting for Ironman, but I know TDK or Slumdog has a better chance of winning.Both are great films and will surely dominate the crap that is Revolutionary Road and Benjamin Buttons.
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It always fun watching them get trashed and making fools of themselves. That is what the globes are about!
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This is 2009 not 1989 yeah ?
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Slumdog is his best film. teriffic film. I think this film will clean up at the baftas. its about time he got something. Cinematography. acting and score were all award winning. I cant say what the academy will do or the foreign press will do. Shut it out altogether or the oscars will give it a foreign pic nod. It deservers more.
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great. based on the book q and a. Boyle gets credit for filming in Mumbai and not elsewhere. He also gets credit for making a film which does not shy away from showing how violent mumbai is. go see this film.
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Kung Fu Panda and Mamma Mia! were garbage.
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Who cares what that collection of assholes thinks of the Golden Globes? At the very least they're usually a fair indication of what's going to be nominated for Oscars.
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Really? Just mindless crap.
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...he wasn't laughing.
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Not that I really care who wins, or agree with their choices most of the time. I still think it's fun to see the year culminate to these award shows and try to make my guesses at the winners.
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There are two names that I never thought I would see in the same sentence. Especially jamie cullum. its amazing how a litte talent(and in his case thats very little) can take you so far and kicking over piano stools as part of you act.
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Forgot the title - but they play it time to time on Sundance and IFC. THE HFPA is a the biggest joke going.
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24 starts tonight.
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I'm in Japan and can't pick up ABC. Anyone know of a site streaming the Globes live?
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I loved TDK, but it is just not the type of movie they are going to recognize, so people have to get over it. That is the problem with the Globes/Oscars, is that they speak to audience that never saw half of these movies, so no one cares. 15-20 years ago, I used to watch the award shows, because mainstream movies were winning like Silence of the Lambs, Unforgiven, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, and even Titanic. But the 00's have been the death-nell of award shows, as year in and year out, I haven't even seen any of these movies, hence I don't give a shit. I guess I don't have to deal with any forgaze winners like Julia Roberts winning for Erin Brockovich???? Come on, she is such a no talent and yet she has as many oscars as Martin Scorsece!
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As the old saying goes: it doesn't matter if they love you or hate you, as long as they talk about you.
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brendan gleeson got something. but he wont win and there's not a hope in hell he will get an oscar nom. He is by far and away one of irelands best actors. either on stage, screen and tv.
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looks like shit. its the new movie from Tony Gilroy director of micheal clayton. The trailer gives the whole thing away. CLive owen is in it. with tom wilkinson is in it. Owen and Roberts are ex-spies. who join forces to pull off a con. they end up falling for one another. Roberts has zero chemistry. and killed any interest that I have in seeing the movie.
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Just not Best Picture good. That's NOT a negative comment.
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anyone know?
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just massively overhyped. I am sure that I wasnt the only who left cinema with an odd feeling of emtpyness brought on by the fact that dark knight was a very cold piece of film making, very very good , accomplished, well shot, but just very cold. Last night I saw a film that I was immensly satified by slumdog millionaire.
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....it's Van Johnson good.
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He clearly has it out for the award show because it thinks "The Dark Knight" unworthy. And while it is one of the better crime films of recent years, it is obscenely over-rated, especially by this Web site. So, while I'm not attempting to argue that the Golden Globes are legitmate, it is important to note that "The Dark Knight" has become more defined by fervor, frenzy and fanboy hype than its actual merits.
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Best movie of the year. It may not have got to me as emotionally as Benjamin Button, but The Dark Knight is a nearly flawless film in terms of story, acting, pacing, and pure entertainment. Did anyone else get chills the first time they saw the Joker get tossed off that roof by Batman? I sure the hell did! I could go on and on about why TDK is a masterpeice, but the fans already know. "Harvy Harvy Harvy Dent! Exuse me, I wanna drive."
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I saw it the other day and thought it was fantastic. I know the word 'love' is used too often on this site by some of it's contributors (*cough* Harry *cough*) but this is a movie that I really feel many of the talkbackers on here will love. Except the hipster douchebags who hate every movie that is widely loved just so they can be in the minority. Jeez, those guys are so cool...
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I don't think Slumdog will win Best Picture come Oscar time. I liked the movie a lot, but it does get a tad too melodramatic near the end with Salim's sudden change of heart, but I've yet to see Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler, Milk, and Doubt so my opinion doesn't have much backing to it.
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I have this sneaking feeling the Changeling is going to get nominated for Best Picture and confound every one by winning, though it doesn't even begin to deserve it. Believe it or not, I can actually see Dark Knight winning as well. But, for the record, I think Slumdog was the best Picture of the Year. The best picture of the year rarely is recognized as such at award time, and I doubt this year will be any exception. On the subject of the Globes, though, I'm giving Mamma Mia a 75% chance of winning best comedy/musical, just watch. Again, as a great movie character once said "deserves got nothing to do with it."
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is "Golden Globes: Hollywood's Dirty Little Secret." It's not available on Amazon or anywhere else apparently, but you can read about it here: http://tinyurl.com/a4myw3
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danny boyle has ever made. I have seen them all. He has out done himself. Tara brady from hot press and irish crime writer Declan Burke both felt that the last twenty mins could have been sharpened up. but it doesnt take away from the fact that this is an outstanding piece of work. I dont want to be a broken record. So I will shut up. This movie has to be seen.
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Not from any of these fucking mouthbreathers, anyways. Come on guys, don't tell me it gets to you just a little bit when you see teenybopper assholes and other assorted pieces of shit walking around ZOMG TEH DARK BATMANS WAS SO GOOD BUT DON'T ASK ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY etc. Here we could discuss with relatively like mided peers the merits of its themes and the cinematography and the score and other shit that's important, and the best most of these folks can do is say DOOD DID YOU SEE HIM FLIP THAT TRUCK LOL. I went opening night at the cinema in a mall, and fucking emo girls were ripping the tags off their hip, edgy Joker shirts from hot topic they bought ten minutes before getting in line. It just pissed me off. Flame on me all you want, but I've said my piece.
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Sure, Penelope Cruz' crazy character is kind of amusing, and watching her may make you laugh, but the movie is by no means a comedy. A good movie, but not a comedy.
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Jan 11, 2009 5:29:52 PM CST
Really interesting that Kevin Connolly is not in Supporting...
by danielkurland
He was featured prominently in the season, but with Piven in supporting, and Grenier's character obviously being the star, it's interesting to see this classification. I don't necessarily disagree, just interesting.
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Jan 11, 2009 6:25:54 PM CST
Giants lost...maybe I can feel some form of victory tonight....
by donmorckeado
atleast actors dont use their T.O.'s too quickly.
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slummin' it.
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I agree about the annoying ass morons who like TDK, but disagree in that I hope it wins many awards because I truly believe it deserves it.
But to be honest, the people with no film knowledge talking about their love of TDK doesn't bother me as much as the people who act like they are huge batman fans after seeing TDK. I'm a huge batman fan, I've read through the comics extensively, watched the animated series, hell even a lot of the crappy 60s series, but to see people suddenly act like there Batman enthusiasts because it's the 'in' thing to do really pisses me off. -
Remember, these are the awards that Pia Zadora's hubby bought off so he could see her win 1982's Star of the Year.
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Love it.
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Yum.
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Jan 11, 2009 7:15:29 PM CST
Rumer Willis really got the worst of each parents' genes!
by shiftyeyeddog2
yikes
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Like anybody on the planet gives a fist fuck.
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Pretty sad state of affairs that the first 2 interviews on the pre-show red carpet area were the Jonas Brothers (who've never yet been in a movie) and Miley Cyrus. Pander much to a teen audience, NBC ?
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Want my number?
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"Please welcome the star of The Spirit. . ."
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Get a dentist already, hottie
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She absolutely deserved to win. What a fucking phenomenal role this year, and losing to Ana Paquin of all performances. Gabriel Byrne winning IS deserved though.
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Rich, pretty people playing nice!
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I used to hate her, but watching INLAND EMPIRE made me absolutely adore her.
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I'm sad she lost but more baffled about how she looked when they flashed to her. I didn't even recognize her, something about her nose or makeup?? Did anyone else notice?
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January got jobbed.
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Fuck Gabriel Byrne!
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Well done.
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God bless him.
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everyone in that room finds them overrated.
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Disney property i want to smash and throw out the window
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is my hero.
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Jan 11, 2009 7:44:42 PM CST
Sally Hawkins looks like she's getting ready to be marched into
by goon bighead
Eat a fucking steak, cunt!
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somebody get sally hawkins a sandwich
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dont cut my shit off!
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and somebody give johnny depp a shower.
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My own balls! Woooo!
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flushed down with some malt
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And Jessica Lange looks like she just rubbed her face in it.
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with Gervais the biggest winner of all!
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Jan 11, 2009 7:57:12 PM CST
The bukkake scene in CRANFORD was my fave scene this year!
by goon bighead
Open yer mouth, you old bag!
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That'd be so silly.
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Chosen because Tom Cruise was nominated. You know it.
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But if he doesn't win the Oscar, I'm cutting my own throat with a wire-hanger. And so should every other geek. That's geek code.
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And there's no going back
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It logically progresses that Heath's win is irrelevant. Can't have it both ways. What's it gonna be?
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God Bless Heath.
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Jan 11, 2009 8:05:20 PM CST
Sleazy to give Heath's award at exactly 9pm for ratings no doubt
by brokenheath
"In case Heath won they prepared a clip of his great work on the film".... Uhmmmm didn't the producers of the show know he would win already? Also, haven't seen Mad Men but January Jones sounds like a porn actress' name.
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Let the Right One In is better than all the nominees.
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was played by a slimmed-down Russell Crowe this evening..
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nice try to cover it with a "cold" and chewing gum.
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on this stage to be saved right now! NOOOO!!! Why did you pick Eckhart!??!
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Really a terrific production. Paul Giamatti is one of the best actors out there - bar none. He was spectacular in this. And I watched him again in Sideways this weekend ... just flawless.
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what makes him such a good actor ? He must channel that horrible self-image into a tremendous amount of angst and pain.
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She was looking beyond fine tonight. I don't care if she looked too skinny.
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Trying to figure out one actress they keep showing in audience...looks sort of like Kate Beckinsale but has deep wrinkle lines in her face. Or is it her and they just use tons of makeup in movies to cover it?
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does anybody still think she's attractive? Or that TDK deserves to win best make-up Oscar when they couldnt make her look human?
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I could die a happy man.
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Lost a ton of weight! He's looking pretty good!
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Seriously, he does.
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Danny Boyle and Bradley Whitford were THE SAME ERSON.
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it be funny.
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did he switch from pot to coke?
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looks like some relict from the 80s
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What a dork.
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Alec Baldwin is just doing a worse version of Rip Torn's Larry Sanders character.
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I speak nothing but the truth, fellas.
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Is missing a part of her dress.
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I was ready for some Hank Moody wisdom
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Whatever workout they have them on is working. Think the actress I was seeing in audience was Tina Fey - couldn't tell from the side...but no matter if her face has lines, she's hilarious and I love her. :D
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...so the Golden Globes suck!!
Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe, so they're fucking awesome!!
Everybody is a douche. -
can't wait to see all that work fall apart in like 5 years.
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Jerry Maguire?
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Looks like a tornado spit her out
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Glad they panned to her while those two were walking out.
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and typo on Seth RRRRogen, hehe.
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and well deserved. Awesome work in an awesome miniseries.
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i can't believe anyone thinks she's hot. chick looks like she was put together by committee.
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simply the best afro-american actors around. Fuck Denzel and Smith. Samuel L. Jackson wins the geek award though
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It'll be announced tomorrow.
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You're awesome. I feel like I'd need a long, hot shower if I touched her too.
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Totally unextraordinary
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I agree with you 100%.
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Head gets bigger and more bloated every day
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I've tried to watch it so many times. It's funny at times, but it never commands my weekly viewing like so many other shows.
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to be my mom's younger sister, but I would do things to her that would shock most of the internet.
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Line of the night.
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Tracey Morgan is awesome. Flat out insane, but freaking hilarious.
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...Than ALL fuckin' 30 ROCK. Fuck you foreign journalists.
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Can we agree as to form. Will it be "with", "wit" or "wid". I don't care, I just want to be consistant.
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I can't believe how many real stars are there. Usually it's a few A-listers and people from the new hip TV shows. But everyone is there. It's cool.
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Please tell me I'm wrong...
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and it's from Tracy Morgan?
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Free pills at the entrance?
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might've been the one in the audience I was seeing. Love her too, anyway. :p Tracey Morgan cracks me up...he's what - an alcoholic? Split with the wife but that's her loss anyway. Or would his comedy grate on your nerves every day?
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My mom's favorite movie of last year.
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Best looking woman on the planet right now???
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every time I see Kate Beckinsale, I need to put on a new pair of pants. Is there anyone more flawless than her ?
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Jan 11, 2009 8:46:32 PM CST
Is J-lo scared to sit next to P diddy since he almost got her sh
by goon bighead
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fuckety fuck
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nice.
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nice.
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You dont have to make good movies to get hot chicks
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A.R. has won just about every Indian award, he might as well win all of ours.
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An oath to her undying love for Billy Bob Thornton maybe. BTW, smells like a Slumdog Millionaire sweep is coming about.
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I mean, that's what's going on there, isn't it?
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Best damn example of plastic surgery post-op
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You don't correct Diddy.
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Way to overblow it, fuckers.
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sincerely, the internet.
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It proliferated during her years as an SNL writer. It's on 30 Rock. She always says it.
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When did she become the hottest, funniest woman in Hollywood?
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It's just not possible
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That skank. :)
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The Mask?
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probably in spanish.
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I am more than willing to suck hers.
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you stopped being relevant 20 years ago.
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Bet on it.
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Oh god, we are all so old! So very, very old.
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Cluster. Fuck.
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Jan 11, 2009 8:58:34 PM CST
LOL, better move on to the knees once shoulders are full Angelin
by brokenheath
About Tina Fey's scar...someone slashed her when she was 5 and on her front lawn.
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You stopped being relevant Jan 11th, 2009 at 08:55:47 PM when you spelled "Scorsese" wrong.
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Best fucking spielberg movie ever. "ah, Dumbo...". The day he learned not to fuck with patriotism and became a patriot himself.
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They just made my night.
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That's my favorite fuckin movie!
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It goes to show Spielberg has been involved in tons of crap movies.
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Jan 11, 2009 9:01:54 PM CST
What will Spielberg do for money since Bernie Madoff scammed him
by brokenheath
And why would Spielberg need to invest his money in anything? Doesn't he roll in big piles of it as his bed every night?
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just sayin'
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how about you spell my name right then? I dont spell my name with caps.
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Heston's look in The Greatest Show on Earth influenced Indy's look
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Jan 11, 2009 9:04:24 PM CST
Wasn't the biggest trainwreck ever put on film called "1941"?
by brokenheath
Wahaha.
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She was talking about several posters on the LA Times GoldDerby Emmy forum.
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That's like a ***1/2 flick. The mouth-fucking sequence is better than E.T. on the bicycle.
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in Indy 2. She was really annoying and i cant imagine fucking her without something in her mouth" muahahaha
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with his resume, should have won that award about 10 years ago already?
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if my biggest thrill of the night thus far has been seeing "zoe" leaning on fishburne's shoulder?
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Shirley MacClaine.
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Is a class act. What a nice normal intelligent guy.
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a shark's eye's.
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he probably watched one of his crappy movies.
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Probably has enjoyably bouncy boobers.
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she'll poke your eyes out with that metal glove. Ouch, another Slumdog win...will Benjamin Button get anything at all?
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Slumdog was one of my favourite movies in 2008
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, Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie: Pick any three of them, and send them to my room, pronto. Ah hell, who am I kidding - just pick two. The third one is just a distraction.
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Just kidding, I heard what he said.
Jai Ho!!! -
Nope.. I liked it too.
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You're not along. I didn't dislike it, but it was very dissapointing.
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How many director's work and succeed on so many different genres of movies? Not bloody many.
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no Diablo Cody this awards season.
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Her and Emma Thompson can both have at my balls.
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Christopher Nolan will PWN your ass on Oscar night.
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In Brudges is a great film and he's awesome in it
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I liked the look and effects of the film but thought the two main characters were horribly conceited and unsympathetic.
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If not, you're a moron.
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... if they cut the love story and just showed him experiencing life aging backwards. I was more interested when he seeing the world later in his life.
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Bullock is still hot!
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Jan 11, 2009 9:21:49 PM CST
Biggest award ever won by someone on an internet sex tape.
by brokenheath
Congrats to Colin Farrell.
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is your hairdryer exploded?
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Colin Farrell's best performance since........ umm...... well........ Oh yeah there was this one episode of SCRUBS he was in and... I....... hmmm
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if it skipped what was on the screen, and just showed clips of me pounding Bradd Pitt's "wife" back at their chateau.
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May have lice
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for his role in Daredevil years ago.
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"Biggest award ever won by someone on an internet sex tape."... yup.... gold.
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Give the guy credit.
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mine mine mine mine mine
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it unfortunately means that Kim Kardashian is gonna win an Oscar for whatever the next 'movie' movie is....
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But holy tits!
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...okay, I'm done.
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looks like one of the 9/11 hijackers. Jesus.
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I also wasn't a huge fan of Benjamin Button. I felt it was entertaining but not engaging.
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The people have spoken on that front. But TDK is just simply better than SM. I smell a Star Wars/Annie Hall redux on Oscar night. And how the latter was so staggeringly unworthy of that year's best film.
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Sasha rocks! AWESOME Guy Ritchie joke!
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That is so unlike him.
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It's from a german tvshow. Salma wears a dirndl costume and loses control over her globes. http://tinyurl.com/3j6nu8
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Jan 11, 2009 9:31:49 PM CST
Well, Colin Farrell ties Rob Lowe in the Sex Tape/Golden Globe c
by pollaxt
Lowe won it for the West Wing.
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Fuck.. that's a bit of a shocker
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Does that mean Titanic is the best movie ever made?
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what a bunch of sourpusses. I'm not a big Sasha fan, but the Madonna joke was on target.
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Outside of "City Lights" and "Some Like it Hot," I can't think of any other comedies that are better.
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one of the chicks he fucked on tape being 14. How'd he skate on that one, anyway ?
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One of my favorites this year. :D
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Jesus Christ. You obviously lack anything even resembling a sense of humour.
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Nothing is off-limits. Except a Guy Ritchie-Madonna joke. Yay.
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Whatever, I'm still thinking about fucking Emma Thompson.
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must have been my imagination.
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It will be Lee Elia Chicago Cubs 1983-esque.
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Andy Samberg's bit was 100x funnier and more personable than anything I've ever seen for Mark Wahlberg.
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You know it.
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funny name for an Indian though...Frieda Pinto. She is gorgeous alright.
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Is this some sort of Award Show mea culpa to Kate Winslet?
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being pounded in the ass by Rocco.
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Is beautiful. At least I think so, always has been.
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Anil Kapoor going apeshit in the background everytime Slumdog gets an award. The guy is the Indian version of Cuba Gooding Jr. so it fits.
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Should be another new catchphrase
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Its still not an Oscar.
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2 for 2
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or the director at this show is getting the fuck fired at the end of the night.
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zomgwtfbbqiwonaward!!!!11!!!!!1!!1!
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movie to boot. Movies don't win 11 Oscars (and really should have swept, with Winslet and Gloria Stuart losing) by sucking sewer water.
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That's it.. Ledger won.. Mad Men won... I'm going to get a celebratory cheeseburger!
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The Foreign Press couldn't even screw that one up!
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Put the serving trays down and come out of the kitchen chop chop! We don't want to spend any more time on this than we absolutely gotta. Now get your hustle on.
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I guess that means its better than Dark Knight.. (and Titanic also lost Make-up)
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The West Wing & Mad Men.
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Loved his early work in Angel Heart, Barfly, Johnny Handsome. Now he is Johnny.
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Good call. He looks like Johnny Depp in 20 years
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Pimpin'
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Firefly, Life & Mad Men.
Not bad either.
Mickey!!! -
I wonder how many times he mention "balls".
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YOU FUCKING PISSER! Harley Davidson beat Skeletor.. that's awesome.
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Awesome.
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priceless.
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Seriously ? DAMN. Looking better than ever.
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Good for him...
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Jeez...
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Watch the mouth, Rourke.
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And Mickey Rourke is the first to trip?
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And Mickey Rourke is the first to trip?
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That wasn't such a bad show.
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NBC must not have had a problem with his finger.
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Mickey should talk to the Jonas Bros about butching it up.
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in the movie is absolutely incredible. And kudos to Nic Cage for not being a cock when he had a signed contract (that the producer pushed for), and Aronofsky told him he really thought the part was perfect for Rourke. Cage could've been a cock and sued them and stopped the project ... but he manned up, said good luck and walked away ... and even sent Aronofsky a congrats message when they played at Cannes. Great story, and Cage was a cool cat in a city full of cock smegma.
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Put in your place by an actress who's dozens of times better than you.
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Balls.
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was his director Darren Aranofsky who flipped him off. I smell an FCC fine...but don't they time-delay live shows anyway to avoid obscene acts like this now?
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You're a month and change away from getting an Oscar.
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Couldn't have happened to a better movie.
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get there early and be first in line for that train on the hot Indian chick. Mmm. SPICY CURRY COOCHIE !
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Most self-respecting films buffs and critics would throw "Annie Hall" in their top five comedies lists (at the very least). It's not only one of the most original (and copied) comedies ever, but it's one of the smartest films to tackle the concept of a romance. You can "attack" my sense of humor all you want, but that just makes you look foolish. Bring an argument next time.
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That is all.
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Classy.
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is freaking hot
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Motherfucker is getting thanked more than a polite waiter... And the producer of Slumdog just said FUCK
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Deserved it
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popular movie in history at that point, surpassing Gone With the Wind? No. Just, no.
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Jan 11, 2009 10:03:30 PM CST
That was rude cutting off the cast of Slumdog Millonaire.
by orionsangels
If Brad Pitt was talking they would have let him go on an hour. That being said, isn't this how it always is, this movie barely anyone saw comes out of leftfield and starts snatching all the awards.
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just accepted the Golden Globe. Wish he would have one it for that.
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The two best films of 2008. So I'm pleased with these results.
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Um... good point. I guess...
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Dark Knight is close, but Slumdog is better. If you don't believe that, you suck.
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Jan 11, 2009 10:06:06 PM CST
Kate Winslet wins longest ego driven acceptance speeches
by orionsangels
You won a Globe honey, relax, yes it's great. You say thank you and get off stage. She was acting like it was the second coming. Universes will collide. Cats and Dogs living together. Kate Winslet won a golden globe. My God! No one cares, get over yourself!
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I think the interweb ate my post, but I just wanted to reiterate that statement.
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So how in the world can it possibly be better?!
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That speech couldn't have been less genuine. Notice how she was speechless until she actually wanted to say something? Then, she had no problem whatsoever. Then, when she was done. Back to the water works. Wow. That was like a bad high school acting class.
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I have no problem looking "foolish". I think it was boring and inane. "Film buffs" and "critics" say most of Woody Allen's stuff is great, but I'd rather squeeze blood out of my toe blisters than endure that sanctimonius, pretentious, shit.
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Jan 11, 2009 10:11:49 PM CST
Winslet winning both was the best surprise of the night.
by flickchick85
Good for Mickey Rourke, but as soon as Winslet won that first award I was like, "well shit, guess it's a cop-out this year." But lo and behold, she actually won what she deserved for once! I just hope the Oscars don't go the Supporting-Actress-As-Consolation-Prize route that I thought the Globes were gonna do.
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That woman is flawless.
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Just caught part of her press conference and she seems like a complete phony. She seemed like one of the relatively normal stars and went all "melodrama" in her acceptance speech.
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That is all.
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Globes were pretty good this year.
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Probably the most entertaining, expertly crafted film of the year, and it definitely felt like a new form of cinema...a bollywood hollywood hybrid....on hollywood can take these chances, so its a great day for america right?
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Cue the Kate Winslet backlash in 3...2...1... ;)
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If some of the only criticisms you have regarding one of the smartest comedies ever made are "boring" and "pretentious," then I guess the discussion is over. Perhaps, in the future, as you watch more films, you'll learn to understand and appreciate higher art.
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Jan 11, 2009 10:30:36 PM CST
If the Globes actually meant anything, then there would be backl
by jimcurry
But since they don't, doesn't really matter. If you can't see this was a "Hey Kate, here are some awards so shut the fuck up about never winning any" move, then you need to look closer.
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Jan 11, 2009 11:02:20 PM CST
They didn't cut out Darren's middle finger salute out...
by badwaldo s revenge
with 5-second delay reserved specifically for the accidental slip of "Fuck" like U2's Bono did after its win for Best Song for GANGS OF NEW YORK.I'm not sure what the context of the middle finger is towards Mickey Rourke. Is it a show of manly affection? Darren feeling so "embarrassed" by Mickey's bawdy asskissery he has to respond with an obscene gesture in a widely televised event?? Or just to show Darren's a cool cat who must look hip by giving the finger???
I'd like David Fincher's take on this. At least he didn't show off except for rubbing his lips with a finger when his name was announced in Best Director category. Maybe Dave's so uncool he shows contempt for GG as glitzy bullshit gala it is. David and Darren should do a psychological horror/thriller anthology film with Gaspar Noe and Roger Avary. -
Slum Dog Millionaire over Benjamin Buttons??? I don't think so???!!! Hollywood is so desperate for cash these days, and for investors who can supply it, they just sold-out the show to win favor with potential Bollywood investors. But then again, the Hollywood Foreign Press Organization, the folks behind the Golden Globes, pulled this before, years ago, with Pia Zadora!!! What a complete fraud of a show???!!!
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It's about nothing. It's 3 hours long and the lead character does nothing, he just talks about shit going on around him and people close to him die. It's a lovely film, visually speaking, but there's nothing underneath.
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The Wrestler didn't play at Cannes, so we know your Nic Cage story is at least 20% bullshit.
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Benjamin button. The only time the character showed any real reaction/emotion was when he became a kid and couldn't remember having his breakfast and cussed at the caretakers.
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That was a few years ago. Buttons will win the Oscar for Best film, but the Golden Globes are sold to the highest bidder on a regular basis.
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You should know the actual title of the movie you love so much...
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You've never given your friend the finger, or kiddingly told him to fuck off? Who gives a shit, Mickey was saying Aronofsky can be tough, Aronofsky responded with affection.
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What the hell is P Diddy or Puffy Combs or whatever the fuck his name is doing at the Golden Globes or any other semi dignified event? Shouldn't he be hosting the Colt 45 Malt Liquor Awards?????
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All of the women look pretty and glamorous while the young actors all look like the rolled out of bed without combing their hair? What the fuck is that? A style? Hip? What classless morons
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No, I never do that with a gesture. I suffer from what Encyclopedia Dramatica/4chan/SomethingAwful mockingly call "Assburger". Interestingly, Spielberg had this and he overcame it. Best speech of the boring, ass-kissing night.
The gesture, ironically derived from Roman insult of victory and angry French cutting off English long bowers' finger to render them totally useless in battle in old medieval time, might be shown in a kidding manner, but it makes the finger-saluting person look like a smug prick on television.
I wrote a complaint e-mail letter to FCC to commence attack on GG for failing to employ time-delay, just to shit on GG as celebrity ego-inflating hoax and provide a sense of self-satisfaction. I'm sure plenty of miffed, uptight viewers have done the same by now. -
There should only be 4 televised award shows The Academy Awards, The Grammys, The Tonys and the Emmys and thats it! There are too many award shows where overpaid ego maniacs pat themselves on the back and try to remind themselves and everyone else how great they are...for fuck's sake already!
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I just saw her speech... didn't seem like 'acting' at all... she was shaking through the whole thing and trying to collect herself in a very British way. You guys are ridiculously cynical.
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Haven't seen it, and will probably catch it on DVD, but I'm still planning to shout that out the window of my car at total strangers for the rest of the week.
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Fantastic!
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Yay. Piles and piles of yay.
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Go hug a member of the association that gave you that award, if you can find them. Not funny, Tina. Not. Funny.
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Bastards...
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...and I caught it on west-coast repeat of the show when it went overtime and they cut him off with music. So whoever is the censor with their finger on the editing button fell asleep twice. Not that I care, makes the show more. Unless your sensibilities are such that you swoon and faint at crude language or at the sight of a female breast and have to write to the FCC to complain.
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..host of the E red carpet show with ryan seacrest. classy move for a "film journalist."
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kick everyone of those assholes out of my country
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Who the fuck cares?
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Actually the anecdote about the middle finger originating from Engligh archers who were taunting the French by showing they still had their plucking finger(s) intact is a false meme. As is the similar story about the 'v' sign.
I read about it in a odd book a few years back and just wanted to share cause I have nothing to say about the Golden Globes (which is sort of saying something I guess).
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Gee. No list of winners. No post show commentary with the exception of a 2 day old post and this talk-back. Now, had Dark Night won best picture the site would have overloaded due to lack of bandwidth to support the gushing from Harry etal about how the GG's are kick ass and so so smart in a world of fools. Yet, no nomination so not a word...funny how that is.
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It's Neilsen number is zip (reruns of THAT GIRL draw much improved ratings). No wonder NBC is in the dumper. And the public (obviously) isn't buying the Tina Fey hype.
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Jan 12, 2009 3:16:52 AM CST
Wow, the negative quotes about the Globes are still there?
by derlanghaarige
Even after Heath Ledger won the Golden Globe because he died last year? Maybe Herc had no time to put them down yet.
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Most Popular does not equal best. So therefore, almost anything would have deserved to beat Titanic, Annie Hall deserved to beat Star Wars and you are a complete fucking idiot. Unless you honestly think that the Spice Girls are better than The Beatles.
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Most Popular does not equal best. So therefore, almost anything would have deserved to beat Titanic, Annie Hall deserved to beat Star Wars and you are a complete fucking idiot. Unless you honestly think that the Spice Girls are better than The Beatles.
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Most Popular does not equal best. So therefore, almost anything would have deserved to beat Titanic, Annie Hall deserved to beat Star Wars and you are a complete fucking idiot. Unless you honestly think that the Spice Girls are better than The Beatles.
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How about (just for openers) DUCK SOUP and SONS OF THE DESERT? I admire ANNIE HALL, it deserves the praise. But best??? I think not, my dear woman (don't intend to be condescending...just viewed Vincent Price in HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL and his performance is infectious. Love this guy!).
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Jan 12, 2009 4:09:13 AM CST
Annie Hall: Overated shit comedy that beat out SW during the Osc
by stalkeye
Fucking Hollywood elitists!
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1.Heath!!! Brokeback Joker got his due.2.Tracy Morgan's acceptance speech;Another embarassment to the Brothas.*shudders*3.Chedale was actually funny and a likeable guy, but not right for Rhodey.4.Winslett's huffing and puffing, so that's how she sounds when getting hosed.5.Daivd Duchovney correcting Diddy: That's like having one asshole calling another asshole "asshole".STFU Scully!6.Micky got one Yaaayyyy!!7. Slumdog FTW!! I didn't expect to like this Movie, but it caught my attention and glad it did. Nice soundtrack and dancing montage during credits was an extra touch.And that Indian chick is a fucking dime!!Glad that overated shit Buttons lost out.
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He whooped Star Wars at the Oscars, and he didn't even bother to pick up his award!People say it was because he was playing his clarinet or saxophone or whatever that night, but it was really because he knew it would annoy all the fat, sweaty Star Wars fans.In your face, fat, sweaty Star Wars fans!
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Jan 12, 2009 5:37:05 AM CST
Hmm. I'm really curious now if Heath will win the Oscar, too.
by motoko kusanagi
Would be nice, imho.
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Are just trying to make a point. Everyone knows it is one of the year's best films. Period.
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That film doesn't even deserve to be nominated unless it's for a category like "Best re-telling of an Oscar winning film without any of the flair of the original". Slumdog is 100 times the film Button is. Button is 100 times the film Police Academy 7 is so that's something to be quietly proud of.
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than Weird Science.
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But it was nothing compared to the awesomeness of Cruise's Les Grossman.
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The best movie of the year, Harry? You're starting to scare me. Abywhoo, a big surprise to me, Heath getting this award. I really thought he wouldn't win. 90% of chance of him getting it at the Academy Awards (first postumous award in +30 years), but 0% chance of TDK getting any other nominations beside technical. Slumdog's got the favorite spot now. Let's see.
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Colin farrell. wins something. the suprise is that he won anything. When we all know who the better actor in in bruges. Brendan Gleeson.
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gets the nod for best actor in a couple of weeks at the oscar nominations reveal. This is all hypothetical. can you imagine the storm if Ledger gets nominated and loses to farrell. that will be some shitstorm let me tell you.
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Jan 12, 2009 7:47:40 AM CST
Sorry, LostJarv, but Annie Hall beating SW was highway robbery.
by pennsy
One of the worst heists in Oscar history.
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Obviously the academy made the right choice for once. Even Allen's worst films since then (and there's going to be some bad ones since he makes a film a year, and doesn't go back and digitally add moving Dewbacks to Manhattan and Jabba the Hutt to Bullets Over Broadway) like September are 100 times better than Attack of the Clones! Lucas isn't a perv like Woody though (in fact Lucas seems down right neutered), so I guess he's got that going for him.
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I said it, and I'm right. One was a comedy about US/Japanese panic at the onset of WWII, the other is a pseudo thriller that has one of the most heavy handed approaches to a serious subject ever, and without a doubt the most hilarious love-making scene of all time.
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Must be suffering from Lucas Stockholm syndrome brought on by every one of his projects (Special Editions included) since the mid-90's.
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Ledger. Winslet. Slumdog. Boyle. Rourke. Couldn't be happier with last nights winners.
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With Dark Knight and SDM as the 2008 stand-ins. No other reason.
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I was too pissed off about the Giants loss (Manning, you suck) to watch anymore TV for the night. BTW, nobody mentioned the hot looking chicks of the night. Who were the stunners? I'm sure Amy Adams looked super hot as usual, right?
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And any movie geek worth his salt should be, too. And excuse me, but isn't this is a movie-nerd site?! Any flick in which Yoda fights Dracula with lightsabers, Samuel Fucking Jackson beheads Boba Fett's daddy, and a hundred Jedi run "Braveheart"-style into a legion of blaster-spraying robots is inherently better than anything that thousand-year-old nerd Woody Allen has crapped out of his ass in the last 30 years. Lucas followed '77 with "Empire," "Jedi," the Indiana Jones movies and pioneering work in visual effects, digital film editing and cinema sound. Woody diddled the baby sitter and turned out one forgettable film after another and has almost single-handedly wasted a half-decade of Scarlett Johannson in her prime. Only "Purple Rose of "Cairo" and "Bullets Over Broadway" can come close to matching his early to mid-'70s genius.
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James Cameron on bridge of the ISV Prometheus in AVATAR??
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Lucas has directed three movies since Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. What a guy right! What reality are we living in where Spielberg didn't direct the Indy movies (yes, even Kingdom of the Crystal Shia), and Irvin Kershner didn't direct Empire(and not just the effects, but the actors unlike Lucas on the other SW flicks). Sure the prequels had a few "money shots," but you have to fast forward through about 95% of the movies to get to them. If you think Woody hasn't made good-excellent films post Annie Hall other than than the ones you mentioned, I guess you haven't seen Manhattan, Stardust Memories, Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Husbands and Wives, Deconstructing Harry, Sweet and Lowdown, Match Point, and Vicky Christina Barcelona. All are well written, well acted, well directed, well shot, and have good stories. But hey, to each their own. This may be a movie geek site, but that doesn't mean everyone on here has to like crap just because it has one or two cool scenes.
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My bad. I typed Cannes. I was listening to Aronofsky in an interview on local radio and thought he said Cannes, but it might have been after Toronto or Venice. There's plenty of reports about the story, as Aronofsky is apparently going out of his way to praise Cage in every interview he does. Check the Wikipedia entry, or http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2Baronofsky+%2Bcage&aq=f&oq=
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Come on. Admit it. BEST PICTURE? Come on now.
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Here's the whole story ... it was after Venice, not Cannes: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/18/darren-aronofsky-on-robocop-nicolas-cage-vince-mcmahon-dave-chappelle-and-that-scene-in-requiem/
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a little bit of pre-cum just seeped out after seeing that.
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Comedy is so subjective, but this blows as bad as any other Woody Allen flick. I unabashedly prefer "idiotic" comedies ... give me Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Caddyshack, or Vacation any day. Annie Hall bores me to tears. And it beating Star Wars is quite possibly the greatest abortion in modern cinema that doesn't involve Dances with Wolves and Kevin Costner and Goodfellas and Marty Scorcese.
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ones too. It's amazing!
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That geeks have this pathetic need to have their geek flicks legitimized by the Academy. Just because a whole generation has decided to spend the rest of their lives worshiping a movie doesn't mean it deserves to win best picture. Star Wars is not art. Its fun that borders on camp. Art it is not.
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I've never understood the worship. Although I will give you that "Sweet and Lowdown" was really good. Call me a middle-American yokel, but his New York-centric films do little for me and his more recent Euro-fare are sleep inducing. Give me Barry Levinson's Baltimore flicks any day. As you say, to each their own. I'm a genre guy and still think "Raiders" should have taken Best Picture over "Chariots of Fire" and "E.T." over "Gandhi."
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Jan 12, 2009 9:16:44 AM CST
Slumdog Millionaire is the most overrated movie in a LONG TIME.
by jackbauer24
Predictable. Pedestrian. Unremarkable. I seriously don't get what the big deal is. I mean, it's good - don't get me wrong, but utterly forgettable. City of God did practically the same thing a thousand times better. Now, I don't think TDK was the best movie of the year either - but at least it excited me. Showed me something I hadn't seen before.
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And since we're in an 80's state of mind, I'll add Raging Bull over Ordinary People, Back to the Future over Out of Africa, and Robocop over The Last Emperor.
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...and she's just won a couple of film awards, too.I thank you.
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You know it, I know it.
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didn't she kick his cheatin' ass to the curb for his sexual addictions ?
Either way, I love that dude.
Go Mickey- fuck yeah !
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couldn't be bothered to go and pick up his own bloody award. Who the hell does he think he is. some kinda big shot? Too busy to get an award? Why I oughta.....
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..you are not describing Slumdog Millionaire which is anything but. If you ask me Film of the year is a tie between Wall E and Slumdog. Slumdogs narrative structure was impressive especially the way it told its story via the questions on the show. That was as exciting to me as anything in TDK.
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Jan 12, 2009 10:28:35 AM CST
Wow everyones really hating on the excellent Annie Hall
by lovecraftfan
And you guys call yourselves moviebuffs. Also for anyone saying he didnt do anything excelent after Annie Hall must have missed Manhattan, Hannah And Her Sisters, Crimes And Misdemeanors among many others.
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Well??
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Sorry to have to pick a fight with you along with everyone else, but I even disagree with you calling MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL "idiotic". Huh?? You have to be smart as hell to write a movie like that. Python were nothing less than geniuses that literally changed comedy. And ANNIE HALL deserved it's Oscar - let it go.
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Allen delievered some undisputed classics after Hall : Manhattan etc, but he also delievered what I reckon is one of the most underrated films ever in Sweet and Lowdown. Sean Penn's best performance, making an easily venomous and detestable character accessable and hell, even poetic. Fantastic little story to it as well, cool soundtrack and the performance of a lifetime from Samantha Morton...how she isn't bigger than Winslet at this stage is beyond me! And yet, most people I know havent heard of it-what gives?
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...there, I said it. Revoke my fanboy card.
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You know how RG siad that he had a worse one? well (according to his "politics" DVD)he thought Schindler's List was a porn movie as it was in German. He wasn't that disapointed, it did have a shower scene....
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Peter O'Toole NOT winning for Lawrence of Arabia.
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After all, he lost to Gregory Peck for "To Kill a Mockingbird" -- one of the iconic roles of cinema. Oh, and fanboy card ... REVOKED, Pdorwick!
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Is one of the most overrated bits of tosh in film history. Pretty to look at but utterly without any discernible point. That's right, I said it. This and Gone With The Wind are probably the two biggest classics that I seriously don't "get". PS> I do like the opening where he dies on his motorcycle.
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Crash best picture. Shakespeare in love best picture.
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While Star Wars certainly deserved a nom, there's NO way in HELL it deserved BP over Annie Hall. But to be fair, if you've never had a girlfriend or have never actually been IN a relationship, I completly understand why AH's brilliance is lost on you.
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I could go into a dozen pages of why you're wrong but we'll just agree to disagree.
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"If you've ever had a..." Christ, why didn't you throw in a "mother's basement" quip while you were at it?
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That's right motherfucker... of COURSE.
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Oscar??? The original release from '77, the 1980's reissue with episode IV:a new hope attached to it, the early '90's video versions with the smoking burn hole effects taken out of when the imperial commanders are shot, the 1997 Special Edition with unneccessary effects and scenes added (and Greedo shoots first), or the 2004 DVD edition that cleans up some of those effects. Maybe some would like Annie Hall better if we added moving Dewbacks to the LA scenes, Paul Simon being replaced by a digital Jabba the Hutt, and Biggs Darklighter having a conversation with Alfie before he breaks up with Annie.
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Women beyond reproach - Kate Winslet, Amy Adams, Salma Hayek, Mary Louise Parker, Emma Thompson.
Ms. Winslet has more class in one lock of hair than all you haterz combined. She's been nominated for years and has never won - this year she won Globes in both her categories, which is practically unheard of. So yeah, she was a little flustered. But she's genuine. And a class act. Though maybe she could use a little coaching from Emma Thompson, who was hilarious both in the audience when she lost and drunk onstage with Hoffman. -
Afterall Bollywood and Indian companies have been loaning a lot of money to cash strapped Hollywood. A Slumdog win could be a way of saying thank you.
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but Annie Hall had Christopher Walken. RockLobster800, your comment makes me think of a guy I used to work with - could never get right the names of actors, etc he supposedly admired. One example - he had been listening to the radio and then started going around the office saying he was really upset because one of his favourite actors had been shot, Bill Hertzman. I said I'm sorry but didn't know who that was. He assured me I did as he had been very well known from Saturday Night Live and "that TV show about the radio show". I thought for a second then said, hoping I was wrong, "do you mean Phil Hartman?". Maybe that's why I never liked him - he gave me such very shitty news.
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I recorded it last night and DAMN was that a freakshow! Ricky Gervais thinks that acting like he is drunk and re-hashing jokes from his old shows makes him finally funny, Seth Rogen as presenter, The Jonas Brothers as presenters, Johnny Depp drunk, high or at least very tired, Sandra Bullock trying to tell jokes, Heath Ledger winning the Golden Globe for the most popular dead celebrity of 2008, Sasha Baron Cohen getting booed for a joke about Guy Ritchie (Ritchie seem to have more friends in Hollywood than expected), shit, this was almost as bad as the German Comedy Awards! (I say almost, because "Son of a bitch/The Finger" made me at least smile.
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Agree about Gone With The Wind though and I fucking loathe The Great Escape which is loved by many. Charles Bronson digs the tunnel all the way through the film and then is suddenly (after eons of digging) claustrophobic when they have to escape.
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Yes Peck was great but O'Toole stole that year for me. Others would disagree though, like yourself and you're entitled to.
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The genius of Monty Python is that they appear so idiotic. How about that ? I mean I love the guys, but what percentage of your cerebral cortex do you need to utlize to come up with "I fart in your general direction". And as for Annie Hall, here's a few more comedies that were "funnier": Defending Your Life, Blazing Saddles, Fletch, Ghostbusters, and Animal House. I'm pretty sure I laughed more at the Horatio Sans french-toast scene in Road Trip than I did in all of Annie Hall.
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I have yet to see this film but I will before Oscar night. I just hope that it is as good as advertised. For if it is another "Little Miss Sunshine" I'll have to commit a hate crime.
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That's why award season can be so frustrating. Normally, I don't like tearing down one person's art to prop up another. "Slumdog," "The Wrestler," "Benjamin Button," "The Dark Knight," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk" -- seen 'em all and all are really terrific movies. Very different from one another and hard to compare. And with acting, this year, there are three amazing performances in the lead actor category -- Rourke, Penn and Langella -- that would be tops in just about any other year this decade.
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Jan 12, 2009 1:52:34 PM CST
I am sick of people talking about how the globes are worthless
by slappy jones
etc etc every site I have seen has reported on them with minute by minute with every detail but always with a disclaimer about how the awards are meaningless and they hatre them and they don;t care they are just going to report on it minute by minute and watch every second of it. Hilarious.
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C'mon, you think comming up with sitting around a camp fire eating beans and farting required some kinda higher brain function? As you correctly stated above, comedy is subjective it either resonates with you or it doesnt. Burn After Reading is labled a comedy and I think I laught once while Raising Arizona kills me everytime I watch it. But I think you're failing to put Python in context. No one HAD come up with much of their brand of absurdist humor before them.
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I haven't sat through an entire globes broadcast in year because of them seperating comedic films and dramatic films. I always thought of it as excuse to give out more awards to drive up box office. It just drives the stigma that Comedy isn't as prestigious as drama which is grossly unfair to anyone who has done really strong comedy.
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Watchmen, Public Enemies, Shutter Island, Friday the 13th, Star Trek, Bruno, The Brothers Bloom, and Drag Me to Hell.
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is the best comedy ever made. End of Story. Now stfu and remember: The London Underground is no political movement and Aristoteles was Belgian. :)
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Can't be happier as Rourke gave an excellent performance in The Wrestler, especially as most studios didn't believe in the project, giving director Darren Aronofsky one helluva job raising the money to make it. Which brings me to the question why didn't Aronofsky get nominated in the best director catagory? I just hope the Oscars show Rourke respect and give him the honour.
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Remember at the peak of the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez romance, almost every "entertainment reporter" would begin yet another 2 minute report on the minutiae of what they did that day by saying "I'm getting sick of hearing about these two". Yet they would continue reporting it. They had the opportunity to be a part of the solution but opted to continue to be part of the problem."Everyone talks about the weather but no one ever does anything about it" (Mark Twain)
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who was criminally denied an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of The Donger? Eat shit academy!!!!
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as posted at his reelviews.net
1. The Dark Knight
2. Doubt
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Wall-E
5. The Wrestler
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Iron Man
8. Revolutionary Road
9. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
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for Indy?
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I couldn't help but notice just before Kate Winslet won, you can see her mouthing 'she's such a bitch' at her table just after they showed the other 4 contenders. Then I couldn't help but noticed she was vaguely catty to Angelina Jolie when she said 'who was the other one? Oh yeah, Angelina Jolie'. I think we actually witnessed Kate Winslet taking a very subtle public dump in Jolie's cornflakes.
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Slumdog wasn't great. But jesus christ, at least it was good. Buttons is a fucking turd. It's one of those films that gets nominated based on pedigree of performers. The fact that it's a shitty pile of shitty shit will prevent it from winning actual awards. That said, The Dark Knight was better than any of the nominated films. Was Frost/Nixon nominated? That was pretty fucking good too. Colin Farrell deserved his award too, and In Bruges should at least get best screenplay.
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...Generation Kill was the only great thing on TV.
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Jan 12, 2009 4:04:47 PM CST
Berardinelli's great. The 1 critic I almost always agree with.
by flickchick85
And while I might adjust the order a little bit, his top 10 looks exactly like mine, except I haven't seen "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days," so I'd probably have "In Bruges" in its place.
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...Lawrence is probably my choice for the best film ever fucking made. Perfect on every single front. I'm with you on Gone With The Wind though. Some nice set pieces, but kind of a lame bodice ripping melodrama.
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Looks cheesy.
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Pair accused of assault over unappreciated gift (AP)
(40 mins ago)
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A couple accused of assaulting each other over an unappreciated Christmas gift have been ordered to stay away from each other. Randi Young, 24, and Heath Blom, 26, were arrested on Christmas day. Police said the pair argued after Blom complained about getting a Wii game system from Young instead of the remote control airplane he asked for. When Young started to leave, Blom allegedly grabbed her by the hair and she turned around and hit him,
In court Monday, Young asked that the no-contact order be lifted, saying they just had a bad Christmas. But the judge denied the request. -
A chick buys you a video game system and you beat her?? He must be gay.
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Good comedy is much, much harder to pull off than any Oscar bait dramatic fare, as is great animated fare. I ask you, even five years from now, what will endure---The Reader or Forgetting Sarah Marshall? My bet is on the Apatow flick and on Wall-E. Most Oscar voters really don't know their asses from their elbows.
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That should have read 'most Globe and Oscar voters...' Damn fingers.
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The Golden Globes is largely a bought awards show that Oscar voters ignore. The Globes were all over the place this year, scatter-shot, as they always are, every year now. This has been going on for several years running, and is showing a disturbing pattern for the show. You'd have to be on crack to ignore the truth about that fact.
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...since comedians are never given their due when it comes to awards. It's ridiculous to think that only serious dramas are award worthy. Getting someone to laugh throughout a 90-minute movie is not easy at all and does as much for the improvement of humanity by getting us to laugh at the same things and ignore our differences than a drama does at enlightening us to humanity's problems. Star Wars is a thrilling and visionary movie and Annie Hall is a great mix of comedy and dramatic undertones. It's impossible to compare which makes for a better movie. Just remember that most Academy Award voters are actors so they tend to vote for movies with good acting and writing (where Star Wars definitely is trumped by Annie Hall) over action and thrills. Don't go by Academy Awards as a mark of excellence for any given year though...Paul Newman won for Color Of Money, hardly his best role - it was only he had been passed over so many times that they honored him. Alfred Hitchcock never won for best director when he's considered a master...and Martin Scorcese almost didn't either.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press (The organization behind The Golden Globes, which isn't arguably foreign, BTW) are running The Golden Globes like a Banana Republic. It is all over the place, from the nominations, to the winners??? The show is a disorganized mess with no clear center, mandate, or operating proceedure? They just give awards to people who are the highest bidder, always have, always will. It's called "Horse-trading"...that is a subtle way of saying, a bribe...you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
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which wins the Oscar for "Most Worthless"?
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"Most worthless awards show acting like it really means something"
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He wasn't pissed because he got a WII, he was pissed because he didn't get a remote control airplane. The guy's age is a misprint, right? He's really 6, not 26? If the one thing buddy wanted for Christmas more than anything is a remote control airplane, he should have simply been thankful he even has a girlfriend.
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Which one is more expensive? The guy is full retard.
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In determining quality than the Golden Globes or the Oscars. Both sites uses hundreds of reviews across the world from people who watch movies for a living. RT has Button at 72%, indicating mixed but positive reviews. TDK, in contrast, has 94%! Plus a 8.4/10 average rating. Metacritic refers to this as "universal acclaim". So, how does a film with both the critical and popular acclaim NOT get a nod but Button which has MIXED reviews end up nominated? All the other contenders deserve to be nominated except for Button. Not to say it is a bad movie but why the hell is it getting attention when films that are more highly regarded are ignored? Because it is Oscar fodder. Released just at the right time with a weepy story that attracts all the idiots who thinks this means it is somehow meaningful. The critics and popular voice have already declared TDK the better film. Guess that doesn't matter.
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I know we had a couple reviews posted when it was in limited release, but seeing as how it just got a national one this weekend, could we get a TB going for it?
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...The oscars, the Golden Globes and the MTV movie awards are the target demographics. Yes, they hand out random shit to random movies, but so does every other award event. I was just laughing at the fact that you thought Button was even a good film, even more so that you thought it was better than Slumdog. The_Scream, because Dark Knight was produced as a blockbuster that turned out to also be really good. Whereas Button is a piece of shit trumped out by studios at years end for prestige ratings. Button got positive reviews from hacks like Moriarty and awards nominations before it was even finished shooting. Just by strength of names attatched and marketing.
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...Slumdog picked up 4 awards in writing, directing and film and score. Thats a pretty consistant establishment of what they thought the best made film of the year was. They also gave their acting awards to people who were almost foregone conclusions. They probably skewerd a little more "Famous" for the actress award (I think Melissa Leo could have a chance at the oscar) but thats because the show is put together by people who write for gossip mags. I have no idea how you think Slumdog would somehow be able to out bribe Button. There was a lot more money and effort thrown behind getting Button nominated than Slumdog. Not to mention that universally Slumdog is the more respected film and has already won more awards.
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It Fucking Sucked!
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It was basically a violent "Aw, Grandpa!" film with Clint Eastwood playing "Clint Eastwood".
I'll give him props for actually trying to hire authentic Hmong cast members though, instead of just phoning up a bunch of the usual"Asian" actors who you see playing support on tv and movies. Still doesn't change the fact that the kid playing Tiao was atrocious and his sister passably convincing at best. The priest was equally distracting and I'm sure he's a professional.
I had the feeling that this was just a side project for him while Changeling was winding down or setting up.
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You must be fucking retarded to believe City of God did what Slumdog did ten times better.
City of God is more like a crime drama, while slumdog is a fucking love story.
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Sorry you don't like it but along with Arrested Development (which also failed to attract an audience) these shows don't attract big audiences because they aren't marketed to a generic audience. They are made for people who demand more wit and intelligence from their audience. Generic, cookie cutter shows like Three and a Half Men rate because they pander to the lowest common denominator. It is disturbing that great tv shows like Arrested Development and 30 Rock can't find an audience but simply reflects that most of the audience is clueless when it comes to appreciating quality entertainment.
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For 3 seasons people didn't "get" Seinfeld. It took a solid committment to the show and its quality before people caught up to it. The same is happening to 30 Rock now. It started with an average of 5.8 million viewers in Season 1. 6.4 mill in S2. Now 8.6 in Season 3. People are starting to "get" 30 Rock. Not to mention it has moved from the ranking of 102 to 104. Seems like people are now accepting Tina Fey. Just as they accepted Baby Mama which has taken in over 80 mil from a budget of 30 mil. Mean Girls took in over 120 mil from a budget of 17 mil. So, how has Tina Fey been rejected exactly? Looks like she's been a big success.
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her news skits on SNL were always really good. Some of her skits lampooning Oprah's show and audience were rolling on the ground hilarious. "Mildly entertaining impersonations of Palin" you must be a conservative because i don't think most of america is gonna agree with you on that.
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You didn't know??? That is where people like Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg (Dream Works SKG) have been running to fund their studios and film projects over the last several months. And the same is true for Mexico for the last several years, they have been investing in American films. There are a lot of Indian (the computer industry) and Mexican (the oil industry) Billionaires that are investing in Hollywood and keeping it financially afloat. This was just the Hollywood Foreign Press' way (The Golden Globe People) of giving them a nod and saying: "Keep the money coming our way, and we will find ways to acknowledge you with a wink and a smile, ala award nominations and wins for your industry's films!" This isn't about one or two or more...movies, it is about whole industries...and the economic collapse, worldwide, and whomever has the most investment monies these days...is now king.And if you don't think these types of bribes are possible, a little over a year ago...I got a tip that a group of three bothers was picked to be the next big thing. They would be made into household names before 2008 was over, and I heard the tip in the last month of 2007. Within 3 months, I heard the hype and then it went full tilt within 6 months after I heard this. And the source said, these kids are not very talented, which I agreed with a second party in respect to said comments by the third party. This third party is well connected BTW...as is the second party (but the third party moreso). One of this person clients was at the Globes and was well interviewed. About the group though. I heard of this group before...and saw them play on the CBS Morning Show on its weekend show mutiple times, with very little traction, and guess what(?), they were front and center at the Golden Globes. They are known as The Jonas Brothers. You see, it's all about hype, dude...and who is paying for it. Never forget that. As David Mamet said in the commentary for Red Belt, "Everything in life, is fixed." He then shrugged his shoulders and said, "Once you know that, you factor that into the equation" (of your life)...and I guess you come out less surprised and less disappointed when your goals don't go as far as you might have hoped or deserved. BTW, my third party source represents an Oscar winner, also a household name.
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Getting back to this debate, both are great films of their kind. But inaddition to critical and popular success, only one was a cultural phenomenon and, for better or worse, had a profound influence on film making. SW was THE movie that year, and the one that people still revisit most often. The Academy should have had some foresight, and let go of their staid desire to pick the more "sophisticated" film. Close Encounters would also have been a better choice for best film than Annie Hall, and it wasn't even nominated.
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Not because it beat out SW (well that's reason enough.) but the movie was a typical woody allen playing a neurotic nebbish self effacing Jewish guy, who happens to get laid. Oh, and not to mention that he was too cheap to add music to the movie and was that shit shot in B&W or was it Manhattan?WTF ever! Annie Hall is overrated so is Allen.
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Red Cliff. My Name Is Bruce. Hellboy 2. Zack & Miri Make A Porno. Wanted. (Speed Racer & In Bruges seem to be making the lists, but not enough of them)
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but it is very very on topic. on december of last year 2008 the ghastly yet hugely popular X-factor in the uk got a winner. ALexandra "man hater " burke. Her winning song was Hallelujah. the song by Leonard cohen which was subsequently covered by Jeff buckley. Fans of both buckley and Cohen went on the war path and for the first time in years, the same song held the top three positions in the chart. Burke version of the song is one of the most reviled covers in recent times. That is what the critics say. The public who watch crap like x-factor have never heard of either buckley and cohen. and yet burkes cover and Leona lewis's excerable cover of Snow Patrol's anthemic Run are the biggest and fastest selling downloads ever. Crib all you want about Tina Fey and her movies and tv shows, movies. The point is this as cowell and walsh have discovered in entertainment it doesnt matter a stuff what the critics think. its the public that have the power. lady gaga dethroned Alex burke.
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cowell and their point of view. try and critising westlife. Walsh will throw back in your face the following line rock critics are failed musicians. but you can argue with the stats about westlife. I dont like them. But I cant argue that they are hugely successfull.
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Berardinelli alone. Fuck a Ben Lyons. Makes me wanna puke.
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was inept on massive scale. even woodys biggest fans cringed when they saw it. Colin Farell and Ewan mcGregor as cockney londoners. woody what were you thinking.
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Is there anyone who finds this bitch funny ? She's the "West Wing" of comedy - some quasi-intellectual sanctimonious blowhard crapbag that the "liberal elite media" tells us is the best, even though ratings prove them wrong at every count. See also: Jon Stewart. Tina Fey is hot, and her impression of Sarah Palin was humorous, but her tenure as head writer of SNL was an utter disaster, her movie projects are terrible and 30 Rock might be a critical rave, but it's about as funny as what's happening to Patrick Swayze. Give me The Office anyday.
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...did you guys catch photos online of Jenna Fischer at the GG's? Good looking lady and completely adorable.
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