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Jonah Hex FTW!

Come on Trash Humpers. Do it Oscars! Do it now!

Honestly, what did I expect from MTV?

Gentlemen and other fans of girl-on-girl action, may we interest you in a psychological thriller that features Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis totally getting it on, in a scene that may or may not be real, but features Portman and Kunis doing it regardless?

Shades of Patrick Stewart on Extras...

I don't know about Best Picture, but I do hope Mel Gibson gets a Best Actor nod for Edge of Darkness. Sure, the movie was only ok, but how can you resist ol' Mel's charm?

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tavernier wrote:MTV movie website's Best Movies list

Harry Potter 7: way better than Winter's Bone

also: Apparently The Sopranos glamorized criminals? Remember that glamorous episode when Christopher went to Italy only to spend the whole time so fucked up on heroin that he couldn't get out of bed?

antnield wrote:Sight & Sound's DVDs of 2010.

It seems that "Increased availability" may have been trumped by access to a region free Bluray player...

A bunch of scores are again disqualified from Oscar consideration. Though my dream of two certain Frenchmen in robot helmets and tuxedos winning Oscars is still very much alive.

I loved the film and it has a great soundtrack, but "Black Swan" shouldn't get near an "Original Score" nomination because the music isn't wholly original (and honestly, what's original is perfectly functional within the film but not worth any kind of nomination - it's drones and motifs, good enough when mixed with Tchaikovsky but nothing I would give an award to). As it stands, "Black Swan" is an adaptation score and the Academy no longer give out an award for musical adaptation.

See, that's a fine argument for why a person might not vote for the Black Swan score, but why not leave the choice open?

Potential ignorance. Some members might vote for Black Swan not knowing who Tchaikovsky is and thinking that Clint Mansell composed all of the music for the film. The disqualification is telling members that the Black Swan soundtrack isn't original enough to qualify, thereby giving the wholly original entries (however mediocre and/or inferior) a better chance.

Okay, but some members might also vote for the mediocre scores not realizing that they are mediocre!

Okay, but some members might also vote for the mediocre scores not realizing that they are mediocre!

Well, as a film music snob, my opinion is that this happens most years. In 1980, Fame (the score, mind you, which totals at less than twenty minutes and is based on the movie's songs) beat Tess, The Elephant Man, The Empire Strikes Back, and Altered States. None of Sergio Leone or Federico Fellini's films were nominated for Original Score, nor was Bernard Herrmann ever nominated for the movies he scored for Hitchcock. The Academy has a tin ear no doubt, but at least the disqualification restricts them to nominating only original scores (which is what the award stands for).

I do see what you mean, of course, but my stance is that adaptation scores should be left out, with the Academy possibly reinstating the Musical Adaptation category to broaden things.

What I am against is an original score being disqualified for being in a film that uses a bunch of songs and/or pre-existing classical recordings. I believe this was the case for There Will Be Blood.

I guess I don't see why they couldn't just keep scores like this eligible with a disclaimer like "Note: This score is partly adapted from a previous work" or "Some of the music presented in the film is not part of the original score." Certainly the TWBB score should have been eligible for something, but as it stands now, if you get disqualified from the one category, arbitrarily or otherwise, there's no venue for recognition.

To be honest, I don't really see the need for separate "original" and "adapted" categories for best screenplay either.

"Best Score That Dylan Doesn't Think is That Good"

I nearly forgot that in addition to Daft Punk, Trent Reznor could also be nominated for an Oscar in this category. The mind of the 1997 version of myself would be seriously blown by all of this.

National Society of Film Critics

BEST ACTOR
Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network

BEST ACTRESS
Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Vincere

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Olivia Williams – The Ghost Writer

BEST PICTURE
The Social Network

BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher – The Social Network

BEST NONFICTION
Inside Job (Charles Ferguson)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Carlos

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
True Grit (Roger Deakins)

Is anyone else a little surprised with all of the acclaim that Geoffrey Rush has gotten for his performance in The King's Speech? I thought he was fine, but I wasn't particularly blown away. I remember my friend immediately remarking on his performance as we left the theater while I was personally more excited with Firth and Bonham. Perhaps he did such a good job of playing his role that I kind of just forgot he was even acting. I think the amount of cheesy lines in the script for his part may have also distracted me.

HelenLawson wrote:National Society of Film Critics

BEST ACTRESS
Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Vincere

Best performance of the year: nice to see her getting some recognition from others besides Armond.

Directors Guild nominees
DARREN ARONOFSKY - Black Swan
DAVID FINCHER - The Social Network
TOM HOOPER - The King's Speech
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN - Inception
DAVID O. RUSSELL - The Fighter

Lumiere Awards

Top awards -- Beauois' Gods and Men (best film and best actor), Polanski's Ghost Writer (best director, best script)

So, I guess this means that Christian Bale is guaranteed the Oscar what with two wins tonight. Stupid beard though.

Noms are on Tuesday, any last minute shockers to predict? I'll posit that between the Town, Blue Valentine, and Winter's Bone, one will get Best Pic nom. Affleck for Best Director? One high profile pic shut out of Best Pic ala Invictus last year (almost surely 127 Hours, but we'll see). Garfield for Best Supporting Actor for Social Network?

If you need a laff check out Tom O'Neil's picks, hilariously offpoint as usual (out of 25+ critics polled, not only is he the only one saying Douglas will get nomed for Wall Street 2, but he'll WIN! Lol forever

I wouldn't be shocked if Blue Valentine and Winter's Bone get shut out actually. There's definitely no wins in either films future no matter how much one may deserve awards. Wouldn't be surprised if Scott Pilgrim gets shut out of the technical awards even if it deserves, at the very least, them.