10 month ago
plasticbag : The Oscar nominations are out with No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood leading the charge - I have a sneaking suspicion that There Will Be Blood will end up being the film with the longest life, but No Country for Old Men astonished me. A truly extraordinary film. I hope it wins.
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21 month ago
plasticbag : There's an article on the BBC about Al Gore post-Oscar and whether the US is ready to warm to him... - Interesting question. From a geek perspective, most of the Gore coverage has been pretty glowing since the Wired article a couple of years ago. There's this energy consumption debacle going on, but that seems more like an attack than an insight...
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22 month ago
Rod Begbie : AMC Theatres - Best Picture Showcase - See all five Oscar Best Picture nominees in one day for $30. Tempting, but I think my head would explode with all that worthiness in one sitting! [via] #
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25 month ago
plasticbag : Das Rad is a German video about human civilisation from the perspective of some sentient rocks - Reminds me of the Super Furry Animals song 'Slow Life'. It leaves me wanting more - what happened to all the people?! What's the story of the solitary light that blinks for a while? Awesome.
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35 month ago
jkottke : Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, and the Post-Oscar Career Suicide Syndrome - Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, and the Post-Oscar Career Suicide Syndrome.
kayodeok : Oscar winners turn success into mediocrity - Indeed, it's hard to imagine Katharine Hepburn or Bette Davis following up Oscar-winning performances with the kind of roles some of today's top actresses take
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47 month ago
jkottke : Oscar nominees are out, Aviator leads with 11 nominations - It was the most accessible, big, good Hollywood movie out in theatres...makes sense that it got so many nominations.
plasticbag : 2005 Oscar nominees - Lots of films I've not been able to see yet, and more nominations for the entertaining and engaging "Aviator" than for anything else...
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