If either Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Being Julia had been released this year - their leading lady would have won.
Or, I think they would have.
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- Glenn Dunks
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Glenn is a twentysomething freelance writer from Melbourne, Australia. Apart from this blog he is the film editor for Onya Magazine and writes regularly for Trespass Magazine. His work has appeared in The Big Issue, Encore Magazine, Forte Magazine, The Film Experience Blog and was the film correspondent for The Outland Institute radio program on JOY 94.4.
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Films of 2007:
- 'The Hitcher', 2007, dir. Meyers, C-
- 'Hairspray', (x2), 2007, dir. Shankman, B+ / A- (review)
- 'Stardust', 2007, dir. Vaughn, B-
- 'The Jammed', 2007, dir. McLachlan, B+
- 'The Host', 2007, dir. Bong, C / C+ (review)
- '300', 2007, dir. Snyder, C- (review)
- 'Becoming Jane', 2007, dir. Jarrold, C+ (review)
- 'Hairspray', 2007, dir. Shankman, B+ (review)
- 'Ratatouille', 2007, dir. Bird, A (review)
- 'Diggers', 2007, dir. Dieckmann, B-
- (x# = number of viewings)
Miscellaneous Viewings:
- 'The Great New Wonderful', 2006, dir. Leiner, C
- 'Wings of Desire', 1987, dir. Wenders, A
- 'The Fluffer', 2001, dir. Glatzor & Westmoreland, C
- 'Bringing Out the Dead', 1999, dir. Scorsese, B
- 'Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream', 2005, dir. Samuels, B+
- 'The Interpreter', (x2), 2005, dir. Pollack, B+
- 'Notorious C.H.O.', (x10+) 2002, dir. Machado, A
- 'I'm the One that I Want', (x10+) 2000, dir. Coleman, A
- 'Funny Games', 1997, dir. Haneke, C- (review)
- 'Sleepless in Seattle', (xCountless), 1993, dir. Ephron, A (so shoot me!)
- (x#) = Multiple (#) Viewing
Cinema of the Absurd
- 'Glitter', 2001, dir. Hall
- 'How to Deal', 2003, dir. Kilner
- 'The Black Dahlia', 2006, dir. De Palma
- 'Friday the 13th: Part III - 3D, 1982, dir. Miner
- 'Staying Alive', 1983, dir. Stallone
- More to come...
In Cinemas Now:
- Movies, which are currently screening near me, that I would like to see
- 'Away From Her', 2007, dir. Polley
- 'Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus', 2006, dir. Shainberg
- 'Once', 2007, dir. Carney
- 'Superbad', 2007, dir. Mottola
- 'This Is England', 2007, dir. Meadows
- 'Red Road', 2006, dir. Arnold
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Not necessarily. It's easy to just to an "if only" conclusion with these things, but there are plenty of performance this year that might look irresistable at award time, and might have beaten Kate or Annette anyway. Huffman, Allen, and Witherspoon are all looking strong.
Okay, maybe not Kate. But I definitely think Annette would've had it.
But what a battle would it have been with Allen, Bening and Winslet in the mix. Three ladies with something like 11 nominations between them and 0 wins.
I think Imelda would have been a formidable threat for the win last year had Swank not factored into the race. 3 noms for Vera Drake and only 1 for Being Julia... It would have been a nail-biter to the end - Bening with the owed sentimental vote and Staunton with the raves on her side.
Well, it's not like Annette didn't have a bunch of glowing reviews to her credit either.
It's just that the film wasn't the best.
If Hilary were a non-factor last year, then... well... immense possibilities (Uma being nominated for one)
Yeah, I curse M$B to this day. If it had just never been finished in time, then:
-Marty would have an oscar
-Annette (or Kate or Imelda) would have an oscar
-Uma would have been nominated
-either Clive Owen or Thomas Hayden Church would've won supporting actor
-there would have been much more suspense in both aforementioned acting categories
-Swank would not have more oscars than Meryl Streep
Gah!
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