Academy Awards

[sidcrowe]

Michael should've kept it a little shorter, barked it out loud and clear, and left. Then, the words would've hung in the air. I was glad to note many of the documentary makers went with him, and if he had not won, somebody else would have taken him up with him, and he'd still have his say.

Odd how the audience couldn't even give him 30 seconds.

I feel he was right. The Pope is against it, too.

What a great Pope---the same one mentioned in the 1983 John Denver album "It's About Time."

John Denver, of course, was one of Jim Henson's close friends.

This song encompasses my feelings, totally. I live it. I believe it. I'd rather die before giving it up. It's sad, in my view, that some are too petty to share it. It takes more than lip service to give peace a chance. You find out who your friends are in chaos, I guess:

IT'S ABOUT TIME
Words by John Denver
Music by John Denver and Glen D Hardin

There's a full moon over India and Gandhi lives again
Who's to say you have to lose for someone else to win
In the eyes of all the people the look is much the same
For the first is just the last one when you play a deadly game

It's about time we realize it, we're all in this together
It's about time we find out it's all of us or none
It's about time we recognize it these changes in the weather
It's about time.
It's about changes
and it's about time

There's a light in the Vatican window for all the world to see
And a voice cries in the wilderness and sometimes he speaks for me
I suppose I love him most of all when he kneels to kiss the land
With his lips upon our mother's breast he makes his strongest stand

It's about time we start to see it, the earth is our only home
It's about time we start to face it we can't make it here all alone
It's about time we start to listen to the voices in the wind
It's about time
and it's about changes
and it's about time

There's a man who is my brother, I just don't know his name
But I know his home and family because I know we feel the same
And it hurts me when he's hungry and when his children cry
I too am a father and that little one is mine

It's about time we begin it, to turn the world around
It's about time we start to make it, the dream we've always known
It's about time we start to live it the family of man
It's about time,
it's about changes
and it's about time
It's about peace
and it's about plenty
and it's about time
It's about you and me together
and it's about time

 

[tomahawk]

Thanks Sidcrowe, I can now sleep better tonight.

 

[CraigD]

Roman Polanski made a beautiful film in The Pianist and deserved the standing ovation. He's an exceptional filmmaker who's just made his best film in years.

Whoever called him a pedophile was a bit harsh. Don't get me wrong, I don't condone what he did.

But he did believe the girl was older, she took part freely and they were both drunk and or stoned. He made a mistake. A serious mistake. But it's not like he's the kind of guy hiding in bushes at primary schools.

I was surprised that he won though. I thought Marty Scorsese may have received a sympathy award (although GONY was a fantastic film).

Adrien Brody's speech was wonderful and he thoroughly deserved the award against some stiff competition.

I was disappointed Julianne Moore didn't win for the wonderful Far from Heaven, but I can't be too cricitical of Nicole winning. She is Australian after all.

As for Michael Moore winning. Yay! I expressed in an earlier post how much I admire this man. He's a proud American, but honest and brave enough to stand up and criticise the country for its faults. The people who booed him are the ones who should be ashamed. He's got every right to say what he thinks. He's just not the quiet type like Adrien Brody. Did anyone see the letter he wrote to Roger Ebert saying how disappointed he was that Ebert claimed sections of Bowling for Columbine were false?

Steve Martin did a great job, as expected. I especially enjoyed his comment about "Coming up... A montage of people you thought were dead, but aren't".


Craig

 

[sidcrowe]

Tomahawk: Not a bad idea

"Nationalism is an infantile disease, the measles of mankind"
--Albert Einstein

 

[Janice & Mokey's Man]

Originally posted by CraigD
As for Michael Moore winning. Yay! I expressed in an earlier post how much I admire this man. He's a proud American, but honest and brave enough to stand up and criticise the country for its faults. The people who booed him are the ones who should be ashamed. He's got every right to say what he thinks.

He may have the right, but sure doesn't have any tact (I think that just encouraged all the boos)---from what I've read at other boards, he lives to stir up controversy.

And after reading a letter from a soldier to his mother yesterday, I'm not sure I would call him "a proud American"...

 

[CraigD]

Byron,

This guy made a truly remarkable film about American society because he cares about it so much. It's a film that's opened a lot of people's eyes.

His speech may have lacked tact, but he was up there stating what he thinks and if Michael Moore had it his way, you wouldn't have read that letter because that soldier wouldn't be in Iraq right now.

People obviously respect him and his thoughts, hence the standing ovation. Instead of booing, they just needn't have clapt.

He does stir up a lot of controversy. See Bowling for Columbine for a perfect example of this. And once you see it, let me know if you think making that film was a bad idea.

Anyhoo, don't want to turn this threat into another war conversation.


Craig

 

[Janice & Mokey's Man]

Eh, I don't think I'll be seein' his film anytime soon.

And we don't know what would be happenin' right now no matter who was in what position...

I'm just very patriotic, and my heart swells for all our military men and women and what their passion is---freedom for all.

But you don't wanna turn this into another war thread, so okay, back to the Oscars!

 

[Don'tLiveonMoon]

Originally posted by sidcrowe
What a great Pope---the same one mentioned in the 1983 John Denver album "It's About Time."

John Denver, of course, was one of Jim Henson's close friends.

This song encompasses my feelings, totally. I live it. I believe it. I'd rather die before giving it up. It's sad, in my view, that some are too petty to share it. It takes more than lip service to give peace a chance. You find out who your friends are in chaos, I guess:

IT'S ABOUT TIME
Words by John Denver
Music by John Denver and Glen D Hardin

There's a full moon over India and Gandhi lives again
Who's to say you have to lose for someone else to win
In the eyes of all the people the look is much the same
For the first is just the last one when you play a deadly game

It's about time we realize it, we're all in this together
It's about time we find out it's all of us or none
It's about time we recognize it these changes in the weather
It's about time.
It's about changes
and it's about time

There's a light in the Vatican window for all the world to see
And a voice cries in the wilderness and sometimes he speaks for me
I suppose I love him most of all when he kneels to kiss the land
With his lips upon our mother's breast he makes his strongest stand

It's about time we start to see it, the earth is our only home
It's about time we start to face it we can't make it here all alone
It's about time we start to listen to the voices in the wind
It's about time
and it's about changes
and it's about time

There's a man who is my brother, I just don't know his name
But I know his home and family because I know we feel the same
And it hurts me when he's hungry and when his children cry
I too am a father and that little one is mine

It's about time we begin it, to turn the world around
It's about time we start to make it, the dream we've always known
It's about time we start to live it the family of man
It's about time,
it's about changes
and it's about time
It's about peace
and it's about plenty
and it's about time
It's about you and me together
and it's about time

Wow! Thanks for that! I'm always thrilled to come across an unfamiliar song from one of my all-time favorite singers. Have to rummage through our records and see if we have it anywhere. I'm definitely down with the peacemaking sentiment. I love John Denver and I love the Pope. I don't love Michael Moore -- he's a little too inflammatory for me, saying give peace a chance but bashing Bush and others -- but I can see some of where he is coming from. I wish John Denver was around today so we could hear what he has to say about all of this. It would be well worth hearing, I'm sure.
Erin

 

[frogboy4]

I'm interested in seeing Moore's film. I've seen others and sometimes agree with him in part. Either way, he certainly makes an interesting film. I'm not so sure I'd call it a documentary in the traditional sense. Too much set-up and slant to be an unbiased account of anything. Although he always creates something thought provoking and important (even if I don't agree happen with it). I was hoping to see it before the ceremony. Unfortunately I haven't seen enough films in the last year. I was expecting a passionate speech from him, but the message got lost in his rant. He would have reached more people had he been more respectful but that isn't his style. That's not what people spend money to see from him. He is a success at what he does because many people don't like it, for whatever reason. Anyway, I rarely pass up a chance to see any film of note.

 

[radionate]

Originally posted by Chilly Down
Now "Chicago" didn't get any nominations for the thing it's known the most for--its songs.

Actually Kander and Ebb were nominated for best song. They wrote one original song for Chicago, and it played in the very last scene of the movie, and over the credits.

It gets worse. For next year, they want to exclude sequels from getting nominated, because they're not "original" themes. Never mind the fact that a LOT of new material is written even for sequels, and some of the best work is in those films (most of the themes we associate with "Star Wars" actually make their first appearance in "The Empire Strikes Back," including Darth Vader's theme). Why all these ridiculous, arbitrary rules?

Thats not true. The academy is making no such rules. In fact, most people believe the 3rd in the LOTR trilogy will take home the top honors next year.

I think you are getting confused with another story. LOTR wasn't nominated in the field of makeup because most of those members who nominate felt that they shouldn't be honored two years in a row for the same work they won for last year. The academy isn't going to create rules disqualifying sequals. It isn't, nor will that ever happen.