Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Even though I am a foreigner, I watch closely the american elections since the 2004 primaries, and have great fun doing so. From what I read the insiders of the Democratic Party consider Mitt Romney, not Giuliani, as the most formidable candidate the Republicans could field. What's your opinion on ...

Some people never quit. The complaint that President Bush is linking al Qaida and Iraq is old. By saying that al Qaida is in Iraq and that they are causing troube is true. The fact that they attacked us on 9/11 is true. He didn't say they were the only threat, but they are our direct enemy. Therefo...

I have just finished watching the first season and you can call me a big time fan of the show. That's entertainment at its best! Even the lesser episodes were far more interesting than 90% of what Hollywood offers the last 5-6 years. I must admit I am suprised that the series seems to have failed t...

While it is true that President Bush's ratings are low, much of it stems from the prolonged activity in Iraq. People have grown frustrated by the stalling of progress, which in 2005 seemed to point in the right direction with elections and so forth. There are some commanders saying that the surge, ...

I was more taken aback by his comment that he didn't find any effective brutality in it - only superficial violence. What the hell on earth is "effective brutality?" What was he expecting? Senseless beatings and the murder of innocents are disturbing in of themselves. It is isn't necessar...

To be honest with you guys, when I first read some of Ann Coulter's articles I thought she was a comedian, and a very good one I must say! To say that I was astonished when I understood that in fact she is a serious and influential journalist, might be the understatement of the century. If anyone e...

taki15, it looks like you're relatively new to this board so, as one of the decade-plus veterans here, let me impart something to you: Damien is definitely one of the best film resources around here and is hardly known for putting out dissenting opinions just for the sake of being difficult of self...

I can assure you Damien that I didn't expext Biskind or anyone else to tell me if Coppola or Scorsese are great directors. I agree with some of your views (''Raging Bull'' and the ''Godfather'' trilogy are completely underwhelming for me). But to dismiss them outright as talentless or third rate di...

I agree with you Big Magilla. If we say that the ''Departed'' will be forgotten because it hasn't something ''important'' to say or because it doesn't push any artistic envelope, we fall into the same trap with the Academy. That's the same line that was used some years ago when films by Hitchcock, ...