Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I haven't seen it since it was released on video in the UK sometime around 1988/89. I recall enjoying it but that Newman's direction was a little ponderous and unimaginative at times. I was only about fifteen, so I guess I should give it another go sometimes. Woodward was fine if a little one-note ...

I watched Crimes and Misdemeanours last night for the first time in years. Its certainly among Woody's finest movies - and I fail to see how anyone can consider Martin Landau's superb, complex, moving performance anything but lead. Best Film Crimes and Misdemeanours Do the Right Thing **Drugstore C...

How long do these shows last? Do they book out some theatre for a weekend or something? The only committee-decided TV awards in the UK are the Baftas, which are kept to a trim two hours with no more than twenty or so awards. The Brits, meanwhile, our most visible music gong show, hands out about tw...

1. Mysterious Skin (Gregg Araki) 2. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee) 3. C.R.A.Z.Y. (Jean-Marc Vallee) 4. The Squid and the Whale (Noah Baumbach) 5. Hidden (Michael Haneke) 6. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg) 7. Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog) 8. Little Manhattan (Mark Levin) 9. Harry Potter and the...

It's a highly stylized version of a fairly done-to-death historical story. That said, I'm going to reserve judgement until I see it. And, BJ, I'd argue that Kirsten Dunst can do that period quite well ( Interview with the Vampire ). Dunst has grown into a fine actress, but I never understood the ac...

One question though: are we supposed to think that she, herself, is Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson's character) at the end of the movie when Kathy Bates finds the honey at Ruth's grave. If you've read the book, she is clearly not but I always felt like the movie deliberately left it up in...

To this day, the techniques used in Ryan have become etched into the mainstream as far as the standard for how present war films are made. I disagree, and agree with Original BJ's assessment of the Shakespeare over Ryan victory. Spielberg's film is little more than twenty minutes of explosions and ...

1. Raising Victor Vargas (Peter Sollett) 2. The Dreamers (Bernardo Bertolucci) 3. The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson) 4. Capturing the Friedmans (Andrew Jarecki) 5. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (Ki-Duk Kim) 6. Master and Commander: the Far Side of the W...

I haven't had the opportunity to see The History Boys on stage, but I did listen to a complete West End cast performance on BBC radio a few weeks back, and even in audio format only, Griffiths was wonderful. He's an actor I can usually take or leave - his broad theatrical style is reminiscent of, s...

I thought he was horrible in Twelve Monkeys. It was Willis who deserved a nom, for the sort of performance that always ends up being unsung. I couldn't agree more - Pitt's loony, gimmicky performance was nothing next to the hugely underrated work in that movie by Willis and Madeleine Stowe, both of...

While there are many listed here I wouldn't agree with personally - that's the fun of lists like these - I have to question your inclusion of Sally Field in Places in the Heart. If ever an oscar was won due to an utter lack of competition, this one was it. Surely calling it a "great" perf...

In both his 1994 films, as well as both his 1995 films, he gave solid award-caliber performances. Why has he decided he wants to just be a movie-star instead of doing serious acting? Sorry to disagree, but surely Brad's role in Legends of the Fall is about as glossy, shallow and "movie star&qu...

Here's a question I have. Does Sunrise 's "Artistic Production" award qualify it as a "Best Picture" winner; or, was Wings the only "Best Picture" winner of that year? Its a grey area, isn't it? I suppose technically it doesn't really count - but its perhaps my favouri...

All of those I've seen. My more embarassing omissions (of many) include All Quiet and The Lost Weekend - many of the others I feel I would struggle to sit through (I've tried Out of Africa on multiple occasions, always failing miserably in the early stages), but I'd like to be able to say I'd seen ...

Best Film 1. The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King 2. American Splendor 3. Raising Victor Vargas 4. Capturing the Friedmans 5. Finding Nemo 6. Shattered Glass 7. Elephant 8. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter… and Spring 9. 28 Days Later 10. House of Sand and Fog Best Director 1. Peter Jackson ...