incontention.com - 6/29/2009
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The Academy dropped a bombshell announcement mid-week, leaving a mixture of cheers and jeers as well as a number of questions that will be answered slowly but surely as a new Oscar season approaches.
The chief complaint from those who took umbrage with the decision to open the Best Picture ...
getthebigpicture.net - 6/29/2009
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getthebigpicture.net —
Peter Jackson has a lot of stuff lined
up, and he took the opportunity to update all
of them during a recent chat with the New Zealand edition of Stuff (which came to our attention through Filmonic ). The three projects are, in chronological order, The Lovely Bones , Tintin , and The ...
Peter Jackson on 'Lovely Bones,' 'Tintin,' 'Hobbit'
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Film Experience Blog —
... In Contention "the more the merrier?" Oscar's new inclusivity. I hadn't even thought of the voting block problem. Yikes. I'm going to have nightmares ...
The Bagger’s take on Oscar’s shake-up
In Contention —
... at The New York Times today is the most well-reasoned, knowledgeable take on the Academy’s recent Best Picture shake-up yet. He covers some of the same points I brought up in my Off the Carpet column this morning, but thankfully, he offers something of a rebuttal to the Nikki Finkes of the world who somehow ...
Oscar’s Ten Best Picture Nominees Has Many Naysayers
Awards Daily —
... get a nomination, but because the telecast is jammed with obscure awards that they have no say over — this isn’t “American Idol” — and no rooting interest in. What the Oscars need is fewer awards, not more nominees. As long as we are doing the math, does the academy really need three awards for short films and two separate awards for sound?
If the academy is serious about making a broadcast that will thrive for years to come, Oscar needs a haircut.
Kris Tapley at Incontention:
And so at the end of the day, I think the case is ...
POLL: How do you feel about the Academy’s decision to expand the Best Picture category to 10 nominees?
In Contention —
... It’s been such a busy day I neglected to mention our newst poll, which has been in the sidebar there since last night. The headline says it all, so be heard. And if you haven’t already done so in the latest Off the Carpet column, tell us why you say “yay” or “nay” in the comments section below. ...
Oscar Rule Change Follow-ups
Thompson On Hollywood —
... while others feel that the Board of Governors did its job. One member who sees everything and votes with the foreign branch doesn't care at all. Just who are the folks who vote for these crucial decisions? The Academy's official governors list is on the jump.
Variety editor-in-chief Tim Gray weighs in. So does the LAT's Patrick Goldstein, twice, the NYT's David Carr, Time's Richard Corliss, and In Contention's Kris Tapley.
A friend sent me this list of ten films from 1999:
All About My ...
Oscar Update: 'Moon,' 'Transformers 2' and Still Talking 10 Best Picture Noms
RopeofSilicon.com —
... It's at this moment I should bring in Kris Tapley's column at In Contention and his addition to Carr's concern saying, "I imagine something will have to be done to address the concern that now one merely needs something like 600 people on board to get a film in the line-up... Block voting will surely thrive." ...
WEEKLY WRAP: Academy expands, Malden passes
In Contention —
... • This week’s Off the Carpet column took a long, hard look at the ramifications of a 10-nominee Best Picture race. ...
OFF THE CARPET: Whittling further as convention flees
In Contention —
... But taking note of the studio awards landscape, it doesn’t seem to me that anyone else is on surer ground. As I look out at the many contenders and the campaigns being prepared for them, it appears the entire industry will be dealing with unconventional approaches and product to go along with the new changes in the Best Picture category (and all the headache that comes with them) this season. ...
On Oscar’s rule change
In Contention —
... Back on June 29, in response to the Academy’s move to 10 Best Picture nominees, I wrote, “I imagine something will have to be done to address the concern that now one merely needs something like 600 people on board to get a film in the line-up. How many members do you think these blockbuster films, which keep studios in business, employee? Block voting will surely thrive.” ...
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Peter Jackson talks Lovely Bones, Tintin and The Hobbit
filmonic.com 6/29/2009 — the-lovely-bones The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson recently spoke to Stuff.co.nz about his upcoming projects, one of which is The Lovely Bones which we would have already seen by now if Paramount didn’t push it back to December. The studio ...
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moviecarpet.com 8/5/2009 —
The first official trailer of “The Lovely Bones” released by Paramount Pictures unravels glimpses of what the teen girl and her family deal with after she is dead.
The beautiful surreal and otherworldly imagery strewn throughout the trailer is reminiscent of the dazzling ...
“The Lovely Bones” – Behind the scenes video
moviecarpet.com 8/10/2009 — Last week, we see the first official trailer for The Lovely Bones , which, while a bit heavy on spoilers, showed enough potential to merit some early Academy Award chatter. Now, we have even more footage of The Lovely Bones thanks to a behind the scenes featurette.
The featurette titled ...
Trailer Fix: The Lovely Bones
cinefille.blogspot.com 8/11/2009 — This post is for my friend Chrissy, who scoffed at the news that her favorite book, The Lovely Bones, has been adapted into a movie. After seeing the recently released trailer this afternoon, I disagree. For starters the cast is pretty phenomenal. Saoirse Ronan ( Atonement ) plays Susie Salmon, ...
10 Best Pictures? Reactions and the Star Trek / Up Situation
filmexperience.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — Like presumably many of you I talked to a lot of people today about the new Oscar rule which will bring us 10 Best Picture nominees instead of 5 . Reaction seems to be divided between "yes! it'll be more inclusive and exciting" and "yikes. it'll still ...
Academy Gives Spots to Jackman, Hathaway, Franco —
The Wrap RSS 6/30/2009
Seth Rogen, Danny Boyle also among 134 new Oscar invitees for 2009. By Amy Kaufman The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 134 artists, executives and members of the film community to become a part of its ranks on Tuesday.
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