The days seems to be moving by quickly this week, and I haven’t had much time to find creative inspiration. But I do want to drop a few of my Oscar thoughts onto the blog…
I have seen two, only two, films nominated for Best Picture and one is The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. I was quite thrilled that ROTK receieved 11 nominations — very cool! As one who adores the behind-the-scenes dvd extras on the Lord of the Rings series, I have great respect for all hands that were involved in this phenomenal trilogy — and you can bet your socks I’ll be cheering for the entire cast and crew come Oscar night. Peter Jackson deserves Best Director for his monumental undertaking and terrific direction. However… After I’ve seen the other films, I may not be so sure about the Best Director category.
The other movie I’ve seen is Seabiscuit. It’s beautifully shot, and actually spurred me to watch the end of a horse race on ABC last Saturday, but overall I wasn’t hugely impressed. Sorry.
Other Oscar thoughts… Yay for Johnny Depp’s nomination! I’m thrilled that the Oscars are recognizing comedies this year. And though I did like Pirates of the Caribbean, I don’t think this was Johnny’s most amazing performance ever (even though it was a lot of fun). Perhap the Oscars are just finally awarding his fine acting abilities. I am extremely excited that Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Whale Rider — I’d love it if she won. Blah to Diane Keaton… Haven’t seen the movie, but really, is she that impressive in it? I could go on and on with my opinions, but they aren’t worth much as I haven’t seen most of the films yet.
So, my goal is to get to the movie theaters and catch the following flicks:
House of Sand and Fog
Lost in Translation
Mystic River
21 Grams
The Last Samurai
In America
Master and Commander
Considering that many movies have already cycled through Lincoln’s Douglas Theatres, I have my work cut out for me. Boo to living in the middle of this country and not having great access to movies.
7 Comments
sarah Jan 29, 2004 3:34 PM
boo for seabiscuit…i hope it does not win for best picture, because i didn’t think it was that good at all.
yeah, i was so excited to see keisha castle-hughes on the list for whale rider! that’s awesome, and she did such a good job in that film, i’m glad she’s being recognized!
as for diane keaton, blah indeed! she bothers me so much. blahblahblah.
Karen Jan 29, 2004 5:16 PM
Let’s go see ‘In America’ sometime soon even though all the ski tripers have seen it. Bethany was telling me about it.
Meanwhile, I’m really hungry for some movie theater popcorn.
rebecca Jan 29, 2004 10:58 PM
sounds good! (i say, over a plate of bite-size tostitos with melted cheddar cheese. mmm… good…)
bethany Jan 30, 2004 2:26 PM
seriously. i at least need to see all the best picture nominations. it’s my goal!
sarah Jan 30, 2004 3:38 PM
sounds like the makings of a girls-movie-night-out to me!
rt Jan 31, 2004 4:38 PM
is ‘In America’ in town, karen?
just read on the ross theatre’s site that ‘shattered glass’, ‘the cooler’, and ‘girl with the pearl earring’ will all be shown prior to the academy awards. i’ve got $21 reserved for these flicks. now what about all the others???
bethany Jan 31, 2004 5:58 PM
In America is showing at southpointe right now, and it really is a MUST see from 2003. (even though it didn’t get to lincoln til 2004…so what else is new?)
The Triplets of Belleville is also supposed to be really, realy good – and it’s nominated for an oscar (best animated feature). Looks like the Ross is going to be getting a lot of my money in the coming months….good think I have that student filmmaker discount. ;) That $1.50 I save every time counts for a lot when I go 4 times a month.