26-02-2013, 02:48 PM
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:Nice one Magda. Its a little different though because its not art, but life.
BTW, speaking of what passes for life and art in America these days: I kind of lost interest in the Oscars many years ago. I mean when films like Dr. Strangelove, Bonnie and Clyde and The Grduate didn't win, and when The Wild Bunch (for me, the greatest Western ever) did not even get nominated, then something was wrong some place.
But I am glad that this year some fairly good historical films got nominated like Lincoln, Argo and the more current Zero Dark Thirty.
I didn't like all of them, I mean I wrote a pretty negative review of the last film at Bob Parry's site. But at least they got made. I kind of liked Argo and thought the script of that was both clever and funny with some really neat one liners. I thought Lincoln was a bit talky and stuffy, but with some really wonderful acting in it especially by the fantastic Daniel Day Lewis and the fine Tommy Lee Jones.
I didn't think very highly of the movie version of Le Miz, and please do not get me started on the latest Quentin Tarantino revenge fantasy for adults. WHen my students ask me if I saw Django Unchained I said, "I wouldn't see a Quentin Tarantino movie if the studio rented the theater just for me, picked me up in a Lincoln limousine, and served me a bucket of Dom Perignon champagne during the screening."
They ask me, "What's Dom Perignon?" I reply, "Don't worry you'll never drink it."
Actually I think its ridiculous to nominate ten films for Best Picture. I mean, it was tough to come up with five most years.
But anyway if Ben Affleck, Day Lewis and Tommy Lee win, it will be a good night.
Zero Dark Thirty? Are you serious??? The propaganda film that glorifies torture?
That film will never darken my door.
Dawn