So, you mean in terms of his rhetoric, not his overall mindset when reviewing films. Got it.Reza wrote
What he says in his review above about the adult-child relationship in the film.
I just don't think it was his kind of film. He hates art films.
So, you mean in terms of his rhetoric, not his overall mindset when reviewing films. Got it.Reza wrote
What he says in his review above about the adult-child relationship in the film.
What he says in his review above about the adult-child relationship in the film.Sabin wrote:What is "The route of Owen Gleiberman?" Asking for clarification.Reza wrote
I vaguely recall reviewers and bloggers even then going the route of Owen Gleiberman who in his indireview said,
"When Kidman slithers into a bathtub with her young ''husband,'' the scene, in its soft-pedaled way, is the definition of exploitation: It appears to have been cooked up for no other purpose than to conjure creepy child-porn overtones".
What is "The route of Owen Gleiberman?" Asking for clarification.Reza wrote
I vaguely recall reviewers and bloggers even then going the route of Owen Gleiberman who in his review said,
"When Kidman slithers into a bathtub with her young ''husband,'' the scene, in its soft-pedaled way, is the definition of exploitation: It appears to have been cooked up for no other purpose than to conjure creepy child-porn overtones".
I vaguely recall reviewers and bloggers even then going the route of Owen Gleiberman who in his review said,Sabin wrote:I prefer Kidman in Dogville but she's excellent in Birth as well. Birth deserved nominations for Best Original Score and Cinematography as well.Reza wrote
Kidman is really very good in Birth and is my favourite female performance of the year - she is also very good in Dogville. But Birth never had a chance because of the subject matter. In fact a film with such a subject today would never be made with the kind of "climate" that exists in the United States.
I don't think I understand your point though. A movie about a woman who becomes convinced that her deceased husband has been reincarnated as a 10-year-old boy? Sure, that could get made today. It might not be made in the same way or for $20 million, but yeah. Or at least as some kind of a miniseries for television or something.
So you've been reading my fanfiction...Precious Doll wrote:Of how about Crash being rushed into after its 2004 Toronto Film Festive premier and then crashing and burning at the box-office and having no impact on the Oscars leading the war forward for a Brokeback Mountain Best Picture victory.Okri wrote:Now, let's pretend that Crash is released in 2004 and Million Dollar Baby in 2005!Mister Tee wrote:Wasn't Crash already a year behind (i.e., it had played Toronto in 2004, and was already being delayed)? It's hard to imagine them holding it yet another year.
Of how about Crash being rushed into after its 2004 Toronto Film Festive premier and then crashing and burning at the box-office and having no impact on the Oscars leading the war forward for a Brokeback Mountain Best Picture victory.Okri wrote:Now, let's pretend that Crash is released in 2004 and Million Dollar Baby in 2005!Mister Tee wrote:Wasn't Crash already a year behind (i.e., it had played Toronto in 2004, and was already being delayed)? It's hard to imagine them holding it yet another year.
Now, let's pretend that Crash is released in 2004 and Million Dollar Baby in 2005!Mister Tee wrote:Wasn't Crash already a year behind (i.e., it had played Toronto in 2004, and was already being delayed)? It's hard to imagine them holding it yet another year.
So... both Crash and Million Dollar Baby get nominated for Best Picture. Munich probably gets left off the list.Mister Tee wrote
Wasn't Crash already a year behind (i.e., it had played Toronto in 2004, and was already being delayed)? It's hard to imagine them holding it yet another year.
I think it definitely would have. Million Dollar Baby didn't win in 2004 because it arrived late; it won because it was the most broadly popular of the three main contenders. In 2005, it would have been competing with two films that had significant backlashes -- Brokeback for its subject matter, Crash for its sledgehammer obviousness. It would have seemed the perfect middle-ground choice.Sabin wrote:mlrg wrote
If Million Dollar Baby was released in 2005 would it prevail above Crash and Brokeback Mountain?
It was after the fact, but, on Oscar night, when someone asked Eastwood about beating Scorsese, he said nice things about Marty, and also made sure no one forgot Alexander Payne, of whom he said he'd been a fan since Citizen Ruth.I don't think I remember Clint Eastwood saying anything about his 2004 competition.
Wasn't Crash already a year behind (i.e., it had played Toronto in 2004, and was already being delayed)? It's hard to imagine them holding it yet another year.In the end, if Crash can beat Brokeback Mountain, Million Dollar Baby probably can as well. Maybe Crash gets pushed back to 2006?
I think it could've. Who knows? Swank and Freeman probably would have.mlrg wrote
If Million Dollar Baby was released in 2005 would it prevail above Crash and Brokeback Mountain?
I don't think so. It had the element of surprise on its side in a year when there was no strong favorite for Best Picture. Had it been released early in 2005, as I believe was originally intended, it would not have had that element on its side.mlrg wrote:If Million Dollar Baby was released in 2005 would it prevail above Crash and Brokeback Mountain?
Maybe, but Owen wasn’t nominated for a SAG. I’m guessing that puts Church ahead in that race, which means he’s probably the favorite for the Oscar.mlrg wrote
Interesting take on supporting actor. Was Thomas Hayden Church really the runner up? I think it was Clive Owen, who won the Golden Globe and BAFTA.