About Freakin' Time

[TheCalvinator24]

for the Coen Brothers to be honored by the Academy for their work.

Only one previous award for the screenplay for Fargo.

I haven't seen No Country for Old Men, but I've loved everyone of their films I've seen.

[ontellen]

Amen to that. Fargo is still their masterpiece but they have finally gotten the recognition they so deserve.

[silverscreenselect]

I did very well picking the artistic awards but horribly on the technical ones. I still haven't figured out what the difference between the two sound awards is (since The Bourne Ultimatum won for both, it kind of makes the question moot this year).

No Country for Old Men and the Coens and Javier Bardem were well deserving. Bardem's character will become known as one of the great all-time screen villains. Also Daniel Day-Lewis who brings acting to an entirely different level in the way he inhabits his characters. He should have won for Gangs of New York for the same reason.

I was very surprised by Marion Cotillard winning and very pleased. She gave by far the best female performance of the year but I didn't think they would give it to her since Julie Christie had won so many other awards already this year. It's tough to play a famous real person and make her a real character instead of a caricature, but Cotillard managed it. She also stand to gain big time financially from this since the Oscar shoud give her some big bucks roles here in the US. Before this, she was best known as Russell Crowe's girl friend in last year's bomb A Very Good Year.

It seems like there are more surprise winners for Best Supporting Actress than any other acting category, and Tilda Swinton continued that trend. She and Cate Blanchett could be sisters. She has done good work that has flown under the radar for quite a while. I think Amy Ryan was better but this isn't a bad choice.

Very interesting that the obituary tribute made a point of noting the Jan 31 cutoff date, which explains why Roy Scheider wasn't mentioned. I guess the montage had already been finished. I don't recall seeing a cutoff date mentioned specifically on earlier Oscar broadcasts.

[Ritterskoop]

Very interesting that the obituary tribute made a point of noting the Jan 31 cutoff date, which explains why Roy Scheider wasn't mentioned. I guess the montage had already been finished. I don't recall seeing a cutoff date mentioned specifically on earlier Oscar broadcasts.

Someone didn't quite make it into last year's montage, and everyone bitched, so now they are giving cutoff a date. Smart.

[TheConfessor]

Sorry to see Timsterino lose in the Documentary Short category.

Also, Kevin O'Connell lost for sound mixing. He is now 0-for-20 nominations. I have a brother-in-law named Kevin O'Connell. He was on WWTBAM, in the ROF. Not the same guy.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Sorry to see Timsterino lose in the Documentary Short category.

Doesn't look like the same Tim Sternberg to me:

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2597819904/nm2585187

[Bixby17]

for the Coen Brothers to be honored by the Academy for their work.

Only one previous award for the screenplay for Fargo.

I haven't seen No Country for Old Men, but I've loved everyone of their films I've seen.

It's not for everyone's taste, but I loved No Country for Old Men.

The husband, who hates most movies, loved it so much that for part of our spring break road trip, we are going to be going through the Marfa area. (We are driving to Tucson--good golf and astronomy).

[Sir_Galahad]

Also Daniel Day-Lewis who brings acting to an entirely different level in the way he inhabits his characters. He should have won for Gangs of New York for the same reason.

I completely agree. That was a great movie and he was superlative in that role.

I did not watch the Oscars this year as I have not seen any of the nominated movies nor any of the movies for which the top actors were nominated. So, to watch the parade of stars was meaningless to me.

I will watch them eventually, though, as they go to DVD.

[TheCalvinator24]

I have to update this. I forgot about The Ladykillers.

It was weak.

Blood Simple is next on my Blockbuster Queue.

[BackInTex]

we are going to be going through the Marfa area. (We are driving to Tucson--good golf and astronomy).

Are you going to hang around until nighttime to see the lights?

We saw them three years ago when we went out to Big Bend for Spring Break. Very eerie.

[minimetoo26]

I have to update this. I forgot about The Ladykillers.

It was weak.

Blood Simple is next on my Blockbuster Queue.

Haven't seen Ladykillers or the one with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Clooney as lawyers. I have Big Lebowski on VHS, but have never watched it all the way through. But I used to work next to a small theater that did a bunch of second-run and independent stuff, and when Blood Simple came out I saw it there and was just hooked. Barton Fink wasn't great, but good enough.

I could do a top-ten list that is half their stuff. Miller's Crossing is just brilliant.

[Bixby17]

I have to update this. I forgot about The Ladykillers.

It was weak.

Blood Simple is next on my Blockbuster Queue.

Haven't seen Ladykillers or the one with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Clooney as lawyers. I have Big Lebowski on VHS, but have never watched it all the way through. But I used to work next to a small theater that did a bunch of second-run and independent stuff, and when Blood Simple came out I saw it there and was just hooked. Barton Fink wasn't great, but good enough.

I could do a top-ten list that is half their stuff. Miller's Crossing is just brilliant.

You know, some of the Coen brothers films you enjoy more upon a second or third viewing.

I like the Ladykillers more the second time I watched it.

I thought Lebowski was okay the first time I watched it, but I adored it upon watching it again. I would love to go to a Lebowski fest.

O Brother Where Art Thou was the same thing for me. I've probably watched O Bro and Lebowski at least 10 times each. Love those movies.

Hudsucker Proxy is like that. Barton Fink even has its moments.

The funny Coen brothers movies never got their due from awards shows because they were too odd.

I'd rather watch the worst Coen brothers movie than just about 99% of what is out there because they make my mind work, they are visually interesting, and the characters are always interesting.

Strangely, as much as I enjoyed No Country for Old Men, I really didn't have much of an interest in watching it a second time. Fargo was the same way for me though I have seen that maybe 3 times.

I'll watch anything directed by Wes Anderson too. Even if they are flawed movies because they are so interesting to me.

[minimetoo26]

I have to update this. I forgot about The Ladykillers.

It was weak.

Blood Simple is next on my Blockbuster Queue.

Haven't seen Ladykillers or the one with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Clooney as lawyers. I have Big Lebowski on VHS, but have never watched it all the way through. But I used to work next to a small theater that did a bunch of second-run and independent stuff, and when Blood Simple came out I saw it there and was just hooked. Barton Fink wasn't great, but good enough.

I could do a top-ten list that is half their stuff. Miller's Crossing is just brilliant.

You know, some of the Coen brothers films you enjoy more upon a second or third viewing.

I like the Ladykillers more the second time I watched it.

I thought Lebowski was okay the first time I watched it, but I adored it upon watching it again. I would love to go to a Lebowski fest.

O Brother Where Art Thou was the same thing for me. I've probably watched O Bro and Lebowski at least 10 times each. Love those movies.

Hudsucker Proxy is like that. Barton Fink even has its moments.

The funny Coen brothers movies never got their due from awards shows because they were too odd.

I'd rather watch the worst Coen brothers movie than just about 99% of what is out there because they make my mind work, they are visually interesting, and the characters are always interesting.

Strangely, as much as I enjoyed No Country for Old Men, I really didn't have much of an interest in watching it a second time. Fargo was the same way for me though I have seen that maybe 3 times.

I'll watch anything directed by Wes Anderson too. Even if they are flawed movies because they are so interesting to me.

I have to confess I don't really like Tom Hanks, so I haven't rushed out to see Ladykillers in part because of him. I had forgotten about Hudsucker! I love that one, too! I prefer some of the lesser-knowns to Fargo, and Fargo is great.

I love those guys.

[earendel]

I thought Lebowski was okay the first time I watched it, but I adored it upon watching it again. I would love to go to a Lebowski fest.

We have one here in Louisville every year - come on up! We can round up some BBs, I'm sure. (mrkelley, kayrharris, nellylunatic1980, rob_wilson and ms_cheesecake, plus yours truly).