tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post2634149209049551456..comments2023-03-31T06:04:55.879-04:00Comments on Marion Cotillard's Road to Oscar©: More Oscar talk from EWDorothy Porkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-67206767036667545522008-02-16T09:11:00.000-05:002008-02-16T09:11:00.000-05:00Speilberg or Zemeckis for me, for sureI forgot tha...Speilberg or Zemeckis for me, for sure<BR/><BR/>I forgot that he did Cast Away and Forrest Gump...all I can think when his name is brought up is Beowulf, but he is a very strong possiblitykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-27553812208822936262008-02-16T09:05:00.000-05:002008-02-16T09:05:00.000-05:00I think The Producer is Ron Howard.The Director is...I think The Producer is Ron Howard.<BR/><BR/>The Director is Speilberg for me...khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-73821281464805814582008-02-15T20:07:00.000-05:002008-02-15T20:07:00.000-05:00MAKE FORCES!: MARION TO WIN! (from Argentina)MAKE FORCES!: MARION TO WIN! (from Argentina)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-26824494795684695562008-02-15T18:01:00.000-05:002008-02-15T18:01:00.000-05:00Someone over at AD speculated the director could b...Someone over at AD speculated the director could be Robert Zemeckis or Ron Howard. Those are great guesses, I think.Dorothy Porkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-28226733159313068042008-02-15T16:24:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:24:00.000-05:00I saw Away From Her and I don't see what's the hyp...I saw Away From Her and I don't see what's the hype about. I feel like it is more for the ensemble than Cristy alone, may be the subject matter is more familiar or hit American audience than a a life story of a French Legion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-15643088919397783302008-02-15T16:23:00.001-05:002008-02-15T16:23:00.001-05:00OK, I'm done rambling/spamming.OK, I'm done rambling/spamming.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-64731300471768427862008-02-15T16:23:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:23:00.000-05:00JCR also does a lot of silly stuff.Both Reilly and...JCR also does a lot of silly stuff.<BR/><BR/>Both Reilly and Portman are one-time nominees, both in supporting categories.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-35490835615739517792008-02-15T16:22:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:22:00.000-05:00Also about my initial reactions:JCR is known for p...Also about my initial reactions:<BR/><BR/>JCR is known for playing very troubled characters...often the sad sack husband (The Hours, Chicago, The Good Girl) or a corrupt individual (Gangs of New York).<BR/><BR/>Natalie Portman is widely regarded as being one of the most intelligent people in Hollywood...the media often brings up her Harvard education. She's played victims (The Professional, Cold Mountain, even Closer) and screwball heroines (Where The Heart Is, Garden State).<BR/><BR/>It really doesn't matter, but I'd like to know! Hahahakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-38384904777663245622008-02-15T16:17:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:17:00.000-05:00That's what I initially thought-- about the drawin...That's what I initially thought-- about the drawings.<BR/><BR/>When I didn't even SEE the drawings and just read the descriptions, the first things I thought were:<BR/><BR/>THE ACTOR = John C. Reilly<BR/>THE ACTRESS = Natalie Portman<BR/><BR/>But the pictures make sense.<BR/><BR/>THE ACTOR = Matt Dillon<BR/>One nod for BSA, recent, has done slapstick comedy AND serious stuff<BR/><BR/>THE ACTRESS = Amy Adams<BR/>One nod for BSA, recent, has played the victim (Junebug) and the screwball heroine (Enchanted).khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-87922017392521770402008-02-15T16:14:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:14:00.000-05:00Spielberg makes (or has made) intimate films with ...Spielberg makes (or has made) intimate films with broad appeal, and he's also made a lot of "high-gloss studio films."khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-47801148979929827632008-02-15T16:11:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:11:00.000-05:00yeah, that's what makes me question it, but the "w...yeah, that's what makes me question it, but the "warm intimate film with broad appeal" led me down that path. Plus, he's a studio guy through and through.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't think the images are to resemble the parties, but more the archetypical director, actor, producer, etc. I could be totally off though.<BR/><BR/>Señor Spielbergo, you suggest? Interesting...very interesting.Dorothy Porkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-80088399521461684412008-02-15T16:08:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:08:00.000-05:00I don't know...James Brooks doesn't strike me as s...I don't know...James Brooks doesn't strike me as someone who would "lament the absence of high-gloss studio films like The Bourne Ultimatum."<BR/><BR/>Maybe the drawings are just drawings, they're not meant to resemble anyone, but the picture of The Director doesn't resemble Brooks at all.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-76220704702692487192008-02-15T16:00:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:00:00.000-05:00I thought the director was Brooks ("Terms of Endea...I thought the director was Brooks ("Terms of Endearment"). Thoughts?Dorothy Porkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-85274759603881618962008-02-15T15:47:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:47:00.000-05:00Maybe Spielberg?Maybe Spielberg?khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-27050700785113523662008-02-15T15:45:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:45:00.000-05:00Though Abrams has never won, has he?The only one I...Though Abrams has never won, has he?<BR/><BR/>The only one I can think of who makes mainstream movies and looks/dresses like that is Abrams.<BR/><BR/>Schnabel and Burton both wear those tinted sunglasses, but neither of them have won an Oscar.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-76952369950158806432008-02-15T15:44:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:44:00.000-05:00Nope, not one.I wanted to mention it, but then I w...Nope, not one.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to mention it, but then I was like..."Oh, wait, only six people."<BR/><BR/>The Director's comment (I swear, it's JJ Abrams) reflects my own feelings on AFH. It's an OK film, but it's very Lifetime Primetime Movie to me. Good performances, but there just isn't any passion.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341688032767349695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800549085047833668.post-75810867836534327402008-02-15T15:31:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:31:00.000-05:00Not one chose Christie? That is shocking (in a goo...Not one chose Christie? That is shocking (in a good way).Dorothy Porkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787876102077401603noreply@blogger.com