tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post2549226802161510944..comments2023-12-06T15:48:55.280-05:00Comments on Stabbone and McGraw: McBone Presents: The First Annual McBone Awards.BillBow Bagginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123342571761657374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-14370864573351204822008-02-26T07:32:00.000-05:002008-02-26T07:32:00.000-05:00Alex, That "death montage" was hands down the wors...Alex, <BR/><BR/>That "death montage" was hands down the worst. I think they throw all of the people who they have never heard of in the middle while having the big stars at the beginning (ex. Heath Ledger). But Heath Ledger over Bergman AND Michaelangelo Antonioni is beyond repair. That was pathetic. <BR/><BR/>N was also outrage not only at Marion Cotillard won, but Tilda Swinton wins an Oscar where she plays a character with black hair. For all red heads, that is an abomination!<BR/><BR/>kbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-14529109890660679952008-02-25T12:58:00.000-05:002008-02-25T12:58:00.000-05:00I am sorry to have abandoned P.T. for my voting th...I am sorry to have abandoned P.T. for my voting this year, kb! Actually, P.T. really liked Atonement (he gave it four stars) and complained about Keira not getting nominated for best actress. I am sure that NCFOM and TWBB are better movies (I really liked them both), but this one, as I said, just reached down and shook me, still does, and that's for me what film is ultimately about, emotion. <BR/><BR/>I loved Giant, by the way... if that's the kind of epic you guys are calling for, I'm there! <BR/><BR/>I have to say that I thought the Oscars chose beautifully last night. I am thrilled that Marion Cotillard won, in spite of her movie having been in French. However, the montages were ghastly. I was especially enraged to see that they spent two seconds on Ingmar Bergman's legacy. Two seconds for Bergman??????? Usually if you are a more important filmmaker, they spend more time on you, and actually sometimes you get your own little section like they did with Katherine Hepburn. How dare they insult Bergman that way? So as much as I love the Oscars, and all their glamorized foolishness, I am very mad at them at the moment.<BR/><BR/>At least the movies were great this year, I guess. <BR/><BR/>AlexAlexandra Hidalgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736725901865800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-71753213017818295182008-02-24T17:40:00.000-05:002008-02-24T17:40:00.000-05:00Definitely the two best, if not, THE BEST. NCFOM ...Definitely the two best, if not, THE BEST. <BR/><BR/>NCFOM was such a tight script & incredibly acted. Perfect use of camera & sparse dialogue. & no music!! It's amazing even to see a film without little to no music in it these days. <BR/><BR/>The last great epic film I remember seeing was Once Upon A Time In America. Sergio Leone was the master. <BR/><BR/>Gangs of NY had potential to be one too, but it got too wrapped up in the Cameron Diaz syndrome (the need for a triangular love affair to make story move along & keep large audiences remotely interested). <BR/><BR/>I demand for more epics!!<BR/><BR/>kb<BR/><BR/>ps: Julie Christie will win for Best Actress & Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There. Gotta hand it to Blanchett for morphing into the androgynous Bob of '66. She's hands down the greatest actress of this generation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-27957478935236165952008-02-24T14:38:00.000-05:002008-02-24T14:38:00.000-05:00Cinematography. I think you're right about that o...Cinematography. I think you're right about that one kb. Striking, epic images. I really think TWBB and NCFOM are two of the great films of the decade. A lot of the awards could be tossups between the two.<BR/><BR/>nwbBillBow Bagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123342571761657374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-64117659901145990272008-02-24T13:26:00.000-05:002008-02-24T13:26:00.000-05:00McBone, We're on the same wavelength with Best Fil...McBone, <BR/><BR/>We're on the same wavelength with Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, but Best Director has to go with PT Anderson. That film was the commanding epic much like Giant. I'd also give them Best Cinematography. I mean the visual shot of the camera looking up from the oil well as the oil hits the lens. Or the reflection of the clouds in the pools of oil. Simply Beautiful!<BR/><BR/>I must say, I'm quite shocked that Alex is going against all of Peter Travers' picks this year, but since neither n & i have seen atonement we just don't know what the hell we're talking about. Netflix, here we come!<BR/><BR/>kbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com