I fear LiT will get passed over because of its relative obscurity, which is a shame, because it's a simply BEAUTIFUL story. I would love to see Murry get a nod and make up for his number of great performances that never got recognition; Rushmore being only one of them (His Polonius was the best thing that happened to Hamlet).
I'm hoping that, this year, the committee will tire a little of LotR and some of these other great movies will step up to fill the void. Though I fear compitition from the 800lb Gorilla known as Tom Cruise as the early reviews of The Last Samurai are through the roof....not that I don't like Cruise. I think he's one of the best actors out there and am waiting in anticipation to see this movie. I just really want to see LiT win.
I agree, completely. Jackson did a magnificent job at a story that I, frankly, didn't think would work on the big screen. I knew it would pull in cash because of the zealots, but that does not a good movie make. However, he succeeded and admirably. Quite frankly, I'm not interested in saying another director might have handled it better...just different.
Take Scorcese, for instance. A man whose love of epics and intriguing characters in high power places probably would have done some fantastic character work and impressive cinematography. Although, he's not renouned for his demonstration of vast landscapes so is not 100% right for the job, just someone to offer a different interpretation.
Then there's Kubrick. A man who is known for his impressive and sweeping landscapes. Would this film have suited him? Maybe in his earlier years when he was more action driven than his later films, but the mood isn't quite right for a Kubrick film. Though to see him do it would be a wonder in and of itself.
But what about Kurosawa? Known for long, fast action films covering a number of characters across long and tumultuous journeys (Seven Samurai, Ran, The Hidden Fortress etc) would have done a number on LotR. I'm curious to see how he would have done the special effects, and am fairly positive he could have done them well having seen his moving forrest in Throne of Blood or the van Gogh paintings of Dreams.
To sum things up, no, no one could have done it the SAME as Jackson (and I'm still damn impressed by them and by him) but it still leaves one wondering just what those other directors could have (and would have) done.
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p.s. see any and all of the above movies (including those mentioned in the parent posts). Especially the Kurosawa if you're a Shakespeare fan (Throne of Blood and Ran in particular).
WHY?! So they can 'beef up' security since YOU obviously made it in? As some sort of protest saying 'I COULD pirate your movie if I wanted to, but didn't because I just had to make...some point." Exactly what message are you trying to convey?
And why, in Gods name, am I feeding an anonymous troll? It's going home time.
But "Lost in Translation" is, in my opinion, the front runner for Picture, Actor and Screenplay (and I would personally love to see Sophia Coppola win Director). The rest aren't as nailed (Cinematography, Score, Costumes etc.), though, so I'm sure LotR will walk away with its share.
Yeah, yeah. I read the article... but the/. post could have been a lot more clear.
Why? The point of the snipit is to get you to...are you ready?...READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE! If they took the time to explain every single little nuance of an industry that someone might not know, these snipits would be gargantuan. And, as such, would be articles in and of themselves. Ye Gods, quit complaining!
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p.s. Sometimes you just can't keep a rant to yourself.
The lawsuit suggested that the prospects for successful independent films including "In the Bedroom," "Gosford Park," "Lost in Translation," "Thirteen" and "Far from Heaven" would be harmed by a continued ban on screeners.
I'm not saying these movies aren't any good and don't deserve some credit, but couldn't they have used more recent movies ("Lost in Translation" and "Thirteen" notwithstanding) as an example of movies that could be passed by? "In the Bedroom," "Gosford Park" and "Far from Heaven" already had their shot at awards (and still got beat out by lesser movies!).
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p.s. If you've not seen ANY of the above movies, I highly recommend each one. All are equally superb....I had a lot more here, but didn't want to get offtopic with my endless gushing over the above films.
Considering his apparent discontent for the arts by referring to them as using 'Coloring books and crayons,' I felt it a safe assumtion that he had no respect for artists and, as such, no artistic friends. Though I would happily retract the statement if I'm wrong.
Agreed. I, too, read slashdot and studied the Fine Arts (hence the handle) and am quite offended by BlockHeadMopar's assertation that we're all bleeding-heart liberals who wouldn't know a processor from a potato chip.
As a storyteller, I still find the story horribly amusing and as a mathmatically inclined person (I did VERY well in Calc in particular in my school days), respect your satirical vantagepoint in this overdramatacized meeting. However, I'm also terribly opposed to broad generalizations. Maybe you might want to make friends with an artist or two. We just might surprise you with our intellect in YOUR field as well. And if not, some of us weave pretty good stories.
I contacted their customer service (support@hotjobs.com (my beef was with HotJobs, but after they joined Yahoo!) every single time it happened detailing, at great length and aggrivation, my situation as well as contents of the messages and past case numbers (so they could follow the trail). THEN I would mark their message as spam on my end (for the filters) and bounce the message back.
After they refused to cooperate with me, I threatened litigation and reporting them to various blacklisters (and would have followed through). Fortunately, I finally got them to quit mailing me.
It's been 6 months and I haven't heard a peep from them.
Having grown up an hour's drive from Capitan and less than half a day's drive from one authentic 'Burial Site,' I think it's save to assume that you've never been to any of these places.
Nothing will change. They survive not on their tourism, but because of their placement along 'major' (for New Mexico) travel routes. The only time you know you're getting close to another BtK gravesite is when you pass a huge, worn-out billboard saying "BILLY THE KID'S 'AUTHENTIC' GRAVE! 1/2 MILE!"
And as for people moving because of no tourist economy for BtK, now that's just silly. Ft. Sumner (one of the sites) exists because it's close to Ft. Sumner Lake and survives off of that crowd. Capitan survives because of its ties to Smoky Bear. As for Prescott and Hamilton, well, I know little about those (being Arizona and Texas towns respectively), but it seems to me that people who live there are quite content to live there. They won't move just because '[those cities] weren't lucky enough to have anything impportant (sic) happen in them."
Honestly, the Old West ended a long time ago. People stopped moving because of no gold, dagnabbit! long ago.
I am greatly concerned and disturbed by Time's decision to remove from their online archives an article titled "Why We Didn't Remove Saddam" (2 March 1998). I would hope that the person making this decision has had a valid reason for doing so, though no reason is given and, instead, a 'Missing Page' error shows up at the aforementioned article's address. No other articles have been removed from the table of contents for that issue (to the best of my knowledge) and this is where my concern is bred.
I find it difficult to believe that Time, a respectable and renowned institution would remove from their archives an article on the sole basis of it's political stance, particularly if that political stance should happen to bring under question the motives of the current administration. Such an action is, in my opinion, contrary to the ethics of journalism and should not be practiced by such a prominent institution as yourself.
It is in Time's best interest to come forward publicly and state their reasons for doing this as this situation leaves Time standing on very shaky grounds in the eyes of the public. If the reasons the article was removed is due to the Bush Administration pushing Time to do so, it would also be in the best interest to be forthcoming with this explanation and to rectify it ethically as soon as possible.
Is that so? I'd heard different, but can't find any sources to support either material I had heard or your stated figures. Would you mind posting sources?
Since I can't find the answer anywhere on here yet (and there's just so much to search through) I'll connect it to your post (why not leech of a +5?).
If this is a common virus that many of us have had in the past without really seeing the effects of it other than mild cold-like symptoms, why CAN'T it be tested more vigorously? My sister was just diagnosed a couple of days ago with a Tumor that runs down the full length of her chest and we don't yet know if it's benign (that info comes in a couple of days) but if this can help her and it's (otherwise) a relatively weak virus, wherein lies the harm?
Is it just malpractice, burocratic Red Tape, etc.? If so...damn, that f*cking sucks!
Anyway, if anyone can give me a good answer, I'll be very appreciative.
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I fear LiT will get passed over because of its relative obscurity, which is a shame, because it's a simply BEAUTIFUL story. I would love to see Murry get a nod and make up for his number of great performances that never got recognition; Rushmore being only one of them (His Polonius was the best thing that happened to Hamlet).
...not that I don't like Cruise. I think he's one of the best actors out there and am waiting in anticipation to see this movie. I just really want to see LiT win.
I'm hoping that, this year, the committee will tire a little of LotR and some of these other great movies will step up to fill the void. Though I fear compitition from the 800lb Gorilla known as Tom Cruise as the early reviews of The Last Samurai are through the roof.
fs
I agree, completely. Jackson did a magnificent job at a story that I, frankly, didn't think would work on the big screen. I knew it would pull in cash because of the zealots, but that does not a good movie make. However, he succeeded and admirably. Quite frankly, I'm not interested in saying another director might have handled it better...just different.
Take Scorcese, for instance. A man whose love of epics and intriguing characters in high power places probably would have done some fantastic character work and impressive cinematography. Although, he's not renouned for his demonstration of vast landscapes so is not 100% right for the job, just someone to offer a different interpretation.
Then there's Kubrick. A man who is known for his impressive and sweeping landscapes. Would this film have suited him? Maybe in his earlier years when he was more action driven than his later films, but the mood isn't quite right for a Kubrick film. Though to see him do it would be a wonder in and of itself.
But what about Kurosawa? Known for long, fast action films covering a number of characters across long and tumultuous journeys (Seven Samurai, Ran, The Hidden Fortress etc) would have done a number on LotR. I'm curious to see how he would have done the special effects, and am fairly positive he could have done them well having seen his moving forrest in Throne of Blood or the van Gogh paintings of Dreams.
To sum things up, no, no one could have done it the SAME as Jackson (and I'm still damn impressed by them and by him) but it still leaves one wondering just what those other directors could have (and would have) done.
fs
p.s. see any and all of the above movies (including those mentioned in the parent posts). Especially the Kurosawa if you're a Shakespeare fan (Throne of Blood and Ran in particular).
WHY?! So they can 'beef up' security since YOU obviously made it in? As some sort of protest saying 'I COULD pirate your movie if I wanted to, but didn't because I just had to make ...some point." Exactly what message are you trying to convey?
And why, in Gods name, am I feeding an anonymous troll? It's going home time.
fs
But "Lost in Translation" is, in my opinion, the front runner for Picture, Actor and Screenplay (and I would personally love to see Sophia Coppola win Director). The rest aren't as nailed (Cinematography, Score, Costumes etc.), though, so I'm sure LotR will walk away with its share.
fs
Yeah, yeah. I read the article... but the /. post could have been a lot more clear.
...are you ready? ...READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE! If they took the time to explain every single little nuance of an industry that someone might not know, these snipits would be gargantuan. And, as such, would be articles in and of themselves. Ye Gods, quit complaining!
Why? The point of the snipit is to get you to
fs
p.s. Sometimes you just can't keep a rant to yourself.
The lawsuit suggested that the prospects for successful independent films including "In the Bedroom," "Gosford Park," "Lost in Translation," "Thirteen" and "Far from Heaven" would be harmed by a continued ban on screeners.
...I had a lot more here, but didn't want to get offtopic with my endless gushing over the above films.
I'm not saying these movies aren't any good and don't deserve some credit, but couldn't they have used more recent movies ("Lost in Translation" and "Thirteen" notwithstanding) as an example of movies that could be passed by? "In the Bedroom," "Gosford Park" and "Far from Heaven" already had their shot at awards (and still got beat out by lesser movies!).
fs
p.s. If you've not seen ANY of the above movies, I highly recommend each one. All are equally superb.
Considering his apparent discontent for the arts by referring to them as using 'Coloring books and crayons,' I felt it a safe assumtion that he had no respect for artists and, as such, no artistic friends. Though I would happily retract the statement if I'm wrong.
fs
Agreed. I, too, read slashdot and studied the Fine Arts (hence the handle) and am quite offended by BlockHeadMopar's assertation that we're all bleeding-heart liberals who wouldn't know a processor from a potato chip.
As a storyteller, I still find the story horribly amusing and as a mathmatically inclined person (I did VERY well in Calc in particular in my school days), respect your satirical vantagepoint in this overdramatacized meeting. However, I'm also terribly opposed to broad generalizations. Maybe you might want to make friends with an artist or two. We just might surprise you with our intellect in YOUR field as well. And if not, some of us weave pretty good stories.
fs
I contacted their customer service (support@hotjobs.com (my beef was with HotJobs, but after they joined Yahoo!) every single time it happened detailing, at great length and aggrivation, my situation as well as contents of the messages and past case numbers (so they could follow the trail). THEN I would mark their message as spam on my end (for the filters) and bounce the message back.
After they refused to cooperate with me, I threatened litigation and reporting them to various blacklisters (and would have followed through). Fortunately, I finally got them to quit mailing me.
It's been 6 months and I haven't heard a peep from them.
I'm a lesbian for sure. Ever since I was 12 I've found myself attracted to women.
I'm sure that joke is a lot funnier (or comment more insightful) when your sex is readily evident.
You're ignoring the fact that the point of the law is to stop people to whom it IS of 'great value' because they DO go 'to great lengths.'
And because 'some' (YOU) don't feel this way, then the law obviously isn't targeted at 'some.' (YOU)
but you won't accept Cogito Ergo Sum as an answer, will you?
Having grown up an hour's drive from Capitan and less than half a day's drive from one authentic 'Burial Site,' I think it's save to assume that you've never been to any of these places.
Nothing will change. They survive not on their tourism, but because of their placement along 'major' (for New Mexico) travel routes. The only time you know you're getting close to another BtK gravesite is when you pass a huge, worn-out billboard saying "BILLY THE KID'S 'AUTHENTIC' GRAVE! 1/2 MILE!"
And as for people moving because of no tourist economy for BtK, now that's just silly. Ft. Sumner (one of the sites) exists because it's close to Ft. Sumner Lake and survives off of that crowd. Capitan survives because of its ties to Smoky Bear. As for Prescott and Hamilton, well, I know little about those (being Arizona and Texas towns respectively), but it seems to me that people who live there are quite content to live there. They won't move just because '[those cities] weren't lucky enough to have anything impportant (sic) happen in them."
Honestly, the Old West ended a long time ago. People stopped moving because of no gold, dagnabbit! long ago.
I can't help but think your sig would be funnier if it were something along the lines of
...guaranteed what? See the problem? It's got potential for humor, but it's just not there yet.
Guaranteed Insightful!*
*Insightful not a guarantee.
As it is, your sig says your comment is Guaranteed.
Reminds me of the Gabbo episode of the Simpsons...
Krusty: If you watch my show, I'll send you a check for....FOURTY DOLLARS!
Announcer: (Softly and rushed) Checks will not be honored.
"Just because you're paranoid, don't mean I'm not after you" -Terretorial Pissings (Nevermind)
I'll post, in my journal, their response.
Good point. This comes to mind.
Is that so? I'd heard different, but can't find any sources to support either material I had heard or your stated figures. Would you mind posting sources?
My Bondi Blue 233 has a happy li'l 60 gig harddrive in it and is serving as my music server (and doing so with Panther).
Though I'd trade it in a second for a 20 gig iPod.
Not In Back My Yard, huh? Reminds me of those backwoods 'folk' saying "Whut can ah do yah fer?"
Since I can't find the answer anywhere on here yet (and there's just so much to search through) I'll connect it to your post (why not leech of a +5?).
...damn, that f*cking sucks!
If this is a common virus that many of us have had in the past without really seeing the effects of it other than mild cold-like symptoms, why CAN'T it be tested more vigorously? My sister was just diagnosed a couple of days ago with a Tumor that runs down the full length of her chest and we don't yet know if it's benign (that info comes in a couple of days) but if this can help her and it's (otherwise) a relatively weak virus, wherein lies the harm?
Is it just malpractice, burocratic Red Tape, etc.? If so
Anyway, if anyone can give me a good answer, I'll be very appreciative.
I only read the last four words of your post. Now what?
...what?
........what'd I miss?
It looks like the Microsoft FUD is working.
As another poster already said, iTunes doesn't naturally rip DRMed files. Please do your damn research BEFORE you post.
Since we're all playing Grammar Hitlers, someone (me) should point out to you that you misused 'Begs the Question.'
The phonomenon, known as "bluejacking".
Care to finish that thought?