Comments on: The Amazing Race: At The Mid-Point Of The Season, Who’s Locked In And Who’s Shut Out? https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-20111216/ Sun, 22 May 2016 04:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: joe https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-20111216/#comment-124020 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:47:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-254976/#comment-124020 about foreign movie:Le Havre is great and deserve to Oscar.I surprised .it's not nominated for golden glob . and War of Flowers is great too. if they are fair and not political ,they will choice one of them.apparently till now other festivals were political .

]]> By: cirkusfolk https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-20111216/#comment-124021 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:47:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-254976/#comment-124021 The one thing you guys have failed to realize or at least failed to mention is ELAIC is a Stephen Daldry film and when it comes to Oscars, that means something. The solidifying evidence came after Daldry had already had two Best Director noms for his first two features and then with The Reader scored his third out of nowhere. It was on no one's radar much like ELAIC, and then Oscar noms came out and it got 5 including Best Director and Best Pic. To add even more puzzling elements to the mix, the film got a barely fresh tomatoe on RT coming in at 62%, easily the lowest ever for a Best Pic nom to my knowledge. It was at this moment I knew there must be more than meets the eye with this director and the Academy Awards, so I really wouldn't bet against him.

]]> By: Ross https://staging2.theplaylist.net/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-20111216/#comment-124022 Sun, 22 May 2016 04:47:44 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2011/more/uncategorized/the-amazing-race-at-the-mid-point-of-the-season-whos-locked-in-and-whos-shut-out-254976/#comment-124022 So far, it looks like the embargo/late finish/secrecy/gamesmanship surrounding "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" is biting it on its ass, which is a shame. While I wouldn't call the film a masterpiece, and the star presence of Tom Hanks may be too glaring, the second half picks up nicely and packs quite a punch — which I can't say for "The Artist" (lovely but slight) or "The Descendants" (overrated, second-tier Alexander Payne). The adult actors are mostly playing second fiddle to a young newcomer, which might explain the lack of SAG or Golden Globe love (although Max Von Sydow, Sandra Bullock, and Jeffrey Wright are very well used). Once people start seeing the film, I'm guessing they'll really connect to it and its award prospects should rise considerably. And rightfully so.

I wouldn't call "EL&IC" the best movie of the year — for me, that might be "Moneyball" or "The Skin I Live In" — but in terms of emotional payoff, I don't think any other mainstream movie in 2011 touches it. And it would be great to reward Hollywood's mightiest producer with his Oscar, finally.

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