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1/14/08 at 7:21am
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Originally Posted by Patrick Sun
I don't get all the love for "Michael Clayton" either. Now, I'm not surprised by the love shown "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" as it does have a lingering impact on just about anyone who sees that film, not saying it's the greatest film I saw this year, but it'll make you think of your own circumstances.
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Originally Posted by Adam_S
And I'm still trying to figure out how Marion Cotillard was an underdog with the HFPA according to the commentators.
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Originally Posted by Jose Martinez
BTW, I never thought I'd say this but France had a very good year in cinema.
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| I don't get all the love for "Michael Clayton" either. Now, I'm not surprised by the love shown "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" as it does have a lingering impact on just about anyone who sees that film, not saying it's the greatest film I saw this year, but it'll make you think of your own circumstances. |
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Originally Posted by DavidJ
All this anti-"Michael Clayton" backlash is surprising to me. I actually consider it the second best film I've seen this year.
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Originally Posted by DavidJ
I also wouldn't be surprised if "Michael Clayton" gets left out (which I think would be a shame, but should please a few of this threads posters). Its buzz seems to have subsided as others are building.
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Originally Posted by Holadem
Atonement is gonna be my bete noire this season.
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Originally Posted by Vickie_M
I'd be shocked if it got left out. IMO, Michael Clayton is as locked as No Country For Old Men. It's got Guild love, it's got Clooney and Sydney Pollack (both have Oscar wins and lots of friends), will get nominations for Oscar winner Tom Wilkinson and overdue-for-a-nomination Tilda Swinton, is written and directed by a respected first-timer, and to top it all off, it's a very good movie. Politics have nothing to do with it. |
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Originally Posted by buttmunker
I love not only to look at Tilda Swinton (she was the best thing in Narnia, and the 2nd best thing in The Beach), but to listen to her.
Tom Wilkinson and Clooney, too. Both are actors that command screen attention, and never fail to move me in some way. Tilda moves me in many other ways, as well. If she received an Oscar nomination, it would put her on the map, finally! |
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Originally Posted by Holadem
What other map does she need to be on? She may not be a household name, but she is certainly not wanting for work, indie or mainstream.
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Originally Posted by Holadem
So did pregnant women:
Waitress Knocked Up Juno Weird eh? |
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Originally Posted by Michael Reuben
Add to that list a film almost no one saw, despite being one of the most powerful films every made about the terrors of pregnancy: Stephanie Daley, with Amber Tamblyn (brilliant) and the aforementioned Tilda Swinton (equally so, in the less flashy role). One could view it as a far more realistic Juno: no humor, no cleverness, no sentiment, and no happy ending. Which, of course, meant no distribution and no box office.
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Originally Posted by buttmunker
which film are you talking about?
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Originally Posted by Brett_M
Daniel Day-Lewis' acceptance speech brought me to tears. He's a class act.
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