Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

There have been some disappointments this year - Richard Ashcroft's Keys To The World for sure... This list contains albums from 2005 which I did not get around to until this year. I have The Crane Wife by The Decemberists but have yet to listen to it. I did see them when they played Vancouver on t...

...On the other hand, Kerry Washington did. Gillian Anderson's character (with accent) appears mostly at the beginning of the film. It is good to see her career being refreshed in movies like this and 'Tristram Shandy'. Kerry Washington gives the memorable performance though. However I don't hold o...

I thought that both Age Of Innocence and House Of Mirth were wonderful - the novels. I was terribly disappointed in the film version of Mirth and do not understand the love for Anderson in it. These two made me want to read Wharton from book one on. I haven't yet. I had the same reaction to The Eur...

...the Tokyo sequences...For me...it was my favorite part of the movie. I was thinking the same thing. Thank you for your insights, they brought the film into a much better focus for me. I agree with your summation, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi really are the stand-outs. I knew nothing about K...

Okri wrote:Shortbus is my favourite movie of the year at this point.

I have to agree Okri. The Queen, Little Children and The Departed may be better films but I absolutely loved Shortbus. Easily the most fun I have had at a movie in ages.

Marie Antoinette Katherine Monk, CanWest News Service Published: Friday, October 20, 2006 Rating 3 stars out of 4 Sofia Coppola knows how much can get lost in translation, which raises some central questions about her execution of Marie Antoinette -- the film, not the character. Truth be told, Copp...

I thought the inclusion of the 80's 'post-punk' music was perfect. Hearing Hong Kong Garden and All Cats Are Grey full blast in a theatre was worth the price of admission alone. M.A. and L.XVI were teenagers after all so not making the score appropriate to the period helps to point this out. I don'...

**SPOILER?** Original BJ I wish I could write about films like you do. I hesitate to comment on the voice-over part of this film because I was able to see this amazing film without knowing anything about it. And I wish that everyone could see it as fresh as I did - hence my 'spoiler' alert. I too a...

A Sunday At The Pool In Kigali (Dimanche A La Piscine A Kigali) by Gil Courtemanche (translation: Patricia Claxton) I discovered this novel as a result of a film playing at the local Film Festival. I figured I would skip the screening and read it before the film arrives at the theatres. It is set b...

I don't tend to give regular movies 'star' ratings, and I have seen very few new films this year. But it's Film Festival time here in Vancouver (viff.org/) for the next few weeks so I will post updates as to what I have seen. - Final update October 12, 06 Shortbus **** Little Children **** Vitus **...

I've just seen Tommy for the first time - 31 years too late. Wasn't terribly impressed by anything other than Tina Turner and Ann-Margret. Just wondering what would have happened had Louise Fletcher and 'Cuckoo' been released in a different year. Who would have taken the statue home? Taking into ac...

Who performs "What is a Youth"? The soundtrack (my version on vinyl) shows the vocals on 'What Is A Youth' were by Glen Weston. As for the set direction, seeing as much of the film was made on location in Italy rather than on a lot of sets, then they may have taken that into consideration...

I agree with Eric's Bjork comment. I have bought several of her albums but the only one I still have is Homogenic. Comments: -This person has obviously not heard the last two Talk Talk albums, Spirit Of Eden (1988) and Laughing Stock (1991). The Colour Of Spring pales in comparison. -As for Depeche...