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A preview of the Oscars with A.O. Scott film critic for "The New York Times" and Michael Phillips film critic for the "Chicago Tribune"
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jansumi 03/08/2010 05:26 PM Report
Noting the comparisons of Avatar, District 9 and Hurt Locker as having the same plot - one could say the same of A Single Man: A man lost and grieving, living in fear in a world of aliens is redeemed by one who says (essentially) "I see you". (And dies happy.) But anyway - that was the film I thought should have walked away with every award this year.
REMant 03/08/2010 09:32 AM Report
After holding down a job as a theater asst for 4-5 yrs in college, I wrote reviews of a couple plays and found that I had lost any sense, if I ever had it, of how an audience might see them for the first time, so I'm a little amazed at how critics who have been at this game as long as these fellows can maintain any sense of wonder at all. I've had premium cable without wanting to finish any of the big movies on it either, nor been tempted to go to the theater for a very long time. All I see now are the mistakes. Zero suspension of disbelief. But I can say from what I do watch, IMHO the best acting and production is done in things the critics and not much of the public ever look at. I suspect Hollywood will not want to reward Cameron again despite the publics' vote, and so will choose the bomb squad flick, the same reason they will give the Oscar to Bullock and Waltz, the first female director, the young black girl, and why they nominated more films this year. They are not alone, the NCAA is contemplating increasing the "March Madness" field to 96. By this reasoning ppl ought to do away with contests altogether, but then they wouldn't be able to give away prizes... Nor should anyone be surprised at the ever-increasing length of the proceedings. I wonder, BTW, why the "stars" bother to dress up in gowns and tuxedos for this, when they act as embarrassed by it as if they had been recognized in a laundromat.