Comments on: Oscars: ‘The Master,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ & ‘Argo’ Lead Wide Open Awards Season Field

By: oogle monster

oogle monster — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:46:05 +0000

No mention of Amy Adams? She's a lock for supporting, yeah?

By: WRT

WRT — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:46:05 +0000

Good analysis. I agree for the most part, though I fear Argo is going to wind up the heaviest front runner before long (I hope I'm wrong; the wider the field the more interesting it will all be). Ebert just confidently declared it the Best Picture winner in a blog entry (he has good instincts about this, making the same claim very early for Slumdog in 2008 and that panned out). Undeniably, though, the field is broader this year than in recent memory. That would be true even if the Lincoln trailer were a stunner. So I am excited to see how it goes, and I hope it doesn't narrow too much before Oscar night. Like primaries today, award shows are locked so far in advance they lose most of their appeal long before the big night

By: Huh

Huh — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:46:05 +0000

"Tarantino's latest — which we've always felt is mostly commercial"

What does this even mean? Pulp Fiction did superb business and played well with audiences, as did Inglourious Basterds, and yes the emotionally stunted but gorgeous Kill Bill. What exactly do you know about Django that's making you place it so low on the totem pole? Either you've read the script and see no potential grandeur or depth to it, or you're irrationally dismissing Tarantino. I mean, I have a feeling many people's judgment is going to look poor when the race comes down to Les Miserables vs. Lincoln vs. Django Unchained.