Comments on: Oscar Award Blahs… (but here’s how I voted)

By: Vexorg

Vexorg — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:44:37 +0000

Ack, still haven’t figured out this stuff:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/050225

By: Vexorg

Vexorg — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:43:46 +0000

Counterpoint on Million Dollar Baby:

Link

Next week: Skip Bayless tells us what he really thinks of this movie.

By: Kyda Sylvester

Kyda Sylvester — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:06:34 +0000

Since the only movie I saw last year was Collateral (hugely under rated/appreciated), I defer to your impeccable judgement. Story/script and editing are the two elements of film making that most interest me and either one can make or break a film (I found it interesting that when Steven Spielberg accepted his AFI award, he credited his early success to John Williams and Verna Fields, Oscar winning editor of Jaws). I, too, thought the editing was superb, as was Foxx’s performance.

My only exposure to Chris Rock’s standup is cable tv (don’t like his acting at all). Some of what he has to say is interesting, but seldom elicits a laugh (from me, that is–his audiences apparently think he’s quite funny). I found Pryor enormously funny and exited from an Eddie Murphy concert once holding my face because it hurt from laughing so hard, so language obviously isn’t a problem. I guess it all just boils down to different strokes.

By: Tassled Loafered Leech

Tassled Loafered Leech — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:58:45 +0000

I went to the Scripter Awards at USC last Sunday and that group also chose MDB over Sideways. Interesting program, the Scripters honors the screenplay and the source material. The award was accepted by the author’s daughter, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the place.

By: richard mcenroe

richard mcenroe — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:10:23 +0000

Roger ó Did you write the famour Richard Pryor “Ken Doll” censorship sketch?

By: Patrick Tyson

Patrick Tyson — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:58:23 +0000

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has followed through with plans to move up the date of the Academy Awards from March to February, beginning with the 2004 Oscarcast--which is now slated for February 29, 2004, aka Leap Day. The Academy had been contemplating the move for several weeks, believing that by pushing up the Oscar date by a month, the show would draw better ratings and the oft-contentious campaigning would be toned down. Fearless (as if it matters) predictions: The Aviator doesn't quite do a Return of the King, but comes close. The Awards are moved to June in 2006 to allow potential Oscarcast viewers more time to see all the nominees (at home) and to cause the distributors to spend as much on the marketing campaign as the producers spent on the movie. I'll be happy if they give Charlie & Co. the Original Screenplay Oscar.

By: Macker

Macker — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:04:02 +0000

You wrote for Richard Pryor’s TV show? Now THAT was “bleeding edge” comedy for TV 30 years ago. Tell me, you didn’t happen to write the skit where he portrayed Idi Amin, did you? I remember one of the lines where he said, “I love Americans so much, I ate two for lunch!”

By: Jeff Harrell

Jeff Harrell — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 06:41:15 +0000

I know this is technically bad blogtiquette, but since we’re talking about it anyway, I thought I’d mention that I reviewed all five of the “best picture” nominees on my site, plus a special bonus review of a picture I thought should have been on the list but that didn’t get nominated. If any of y’all informed souls wanted to hop on over there and tell me how full of crap I am, that’d be fine. End of pimp.

I’m not personally a member of the “Sideways” fan club. I have my reasons, why I go into in my review, but I’ve gotta say that all in all it just left me cold. And Sandy, I agree that the original Shrek was disappointing. Clever, but not great. Didn’t see the sequel.

I agree with practically everybody that “Million Dollar Baby” was the best movie of the year, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be “Finding Neverland.”

By: lindenen

lindenen — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 06:23:55 +0000

I think Scorsese needs to go off and do some sort of small budget film in only a few weeks. Just from watching his recent films, I think he’s gotten into some sort of a rut in how he works and needs to get himself out. He needs to do something that would disrupt his normal working patterns. Anyway, that’s the opinion of one woman who knows absolutely nothing about directing a film. Ha.

By: thedragonflies

thedragonflies — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 04:33:16 +0000

Scorcese for Director would be good, even though I really liked Clint’s movie better. Scorcese’s big problem is that he is always competing against the other nominees and against his own past: too many say his latest isn’t as good as his earlier works – true, but there aren’t more than a dozen movies ever made that can compete with some of his earlier works. Give the guy his Oscar and let him sleep peacefully for once.