Academy Award Thread

[Tigggrl]

She did the song this year for Transamerica...But she ACTED in Straight Talk.....If you can call it acting...Tho I find my laserdisc of the movie entertaining.....:lol:

 

[darthdarrel]

Ah ok!:lol: :wave:

 

[prberk]

Dolly was in a movie? or did she do a song for a movie?:veryconfu

Yes, she was in Straight Talk (as we mentioned above), but we can't forget her first acting experience: "Nine to Five," with Jane Fonda, Lilly Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as workers finally getting back at their boss (Dabney Coleman in the role that put him on the map) by kidnapping him! A very fun movie. Dolly said she showed up there with the entire script memorized in order, and including everyone else's lines -- then to learn that movies weren't necessarily made that way!

Of course, she also sang the song.... and was in a few other movies (including one with Sylvester Stallone, but I forgot the name)....

Anyhow, I liked her song. It made clear reference to the classic "Wayfaring Stranger" and sort of brought it up to date. But overall I think this year's choices were somewhat pedestrian. (Even though the group who won was amusing in their acceptance.)

I also have to say I believed Reese in her acceptance speech also... Brought a tear to my eye.

Paul

 

[rentNdisney]

I don't get all the hatred for Brokeback. If you saw it and didn't like it, I'm totally cool with that, but i think there are too many people that didn't see it who just latched onto the idea that it was pushing a political agenda. There was nothing political about that movie. It was about love trying to conquer all, but failing in a world unwilling to accept something new (kind of like the academy) I find it funny that the fact that it took on some agenda puts a stigma on it. Isn't that the point of art? To cause a change, to create something that could change the way people see the world? That's exactly what Brokeback did. And to say that Brokeback shouldn't have won because it pushed an agenda is kind of absurb when you then think that Crash won. Crash had somewhat of an agenda too. I think both movies were superbly done, but I hate that people are criticizing a movie for doing exactly what art is supposed to.

my two cents over.

 

[imagineer99]

I don't get all the hatred for Brokeback. If you saw it and didn't like it, I'm totally cool with that, but i think there are too many people that didn't see it who just latched onto the idea that it was pushing a political agenda. There was nothing political about that movie. It was about love trying to conquer all, but failing in a world unwilling to accept something new (kind of like the academy) I find it funny that the fact that it took on some agenda puts a stigma on it. Isn't that the point of art? To cause a change, to create something that could change the way people see the world? That's exactly what Brokeback did. And to say that Brokeback shouldn't have won because it pushed an agenda is kind of absurb when you then think that Crash won. Crash had somewhat of an agenda too. I think both movies were superbly done, but I hate that people are criticizing a movie for doing exactly what art is supposed to.

my two cents over.

Oh, I have no dislike for Brokeback. It was a superbly acted and directed movie. That said, it's story was incredibly straight forward and predictable. I found Crash to be more enjoyable.

Heck, if I were in charge of the Academy "Everything is Illuminated" and "Batman Begins" would have been nominated. Shows what I know.

 

[rentNdisney]

Oh, I have no dislike for Brokeback. It was a superbly acted and directed movie. That said, it's story was incredibly straight forward and predictable. I found Crash to be more enjoyable.

Heck, if I were in charge of the Academy "Everything is Illuminated" and "Batman Begins" would have been nominated. Shows what I know.

you know what, you saw it, and didnt like it. you're entirely entitled to your own opinion, and i respect that opinion. my problem is with the people that didnt see it and yet bash it. and i agree on everything is illuminated. batman, well not so much. :lookaroun

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Yes, she was in Straight Talk (as we mentioned above), but we can't forget her first acting experience: "Nine to Five," with Jane Fonda, Lilly Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as workers finally getting back at their boss (Dabney Coleman in the role that put him on the map) by kidnapping him!

Can't forget Steel Magnolias.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

I don't get all the hatred for Brokeback. If you saw it and didn't like it, I'm totally cool with that, but i think there are too many people that didn't see it who just latched onto the idea that it was pushing a political agenda.

Agreed.

And to say that Brokeback shouldn't have won because it pushed an agenda is kind of absurb when you then think that Crash won. Crash had somewhat of an agenda too.

Double agreed. The only time "agendas" get brought up is when someone dislikes the agenda at hand. Everything people do every day has some attached agenda. :wave:

 

[rentNdisney]

Agreed.

Double agreed. The only time "agendas" get brought up is when someone dislikes the agenda at hand. Everything people do every day has some attached agenda. :wave:

THANK YOU!!! i like ya! :wave:

 

[DDuckFan130]

I don't get all the hatred for Brokeback. If you saw it and didn't like it, I'm totally cool with that, but i think there are too many people that didn't see it who just latched onto the idea that it was pushing a political agenda. There was nothing political about that movie. It was about love trying to conquer all, but failing in a world unwilling to accept something new (kind of like the academy) I find it funny that the fact that it took on some agenda puts a stigma on it. Isn't that the point of art? To cause a change, to create something that could change the way people see the world? That's exactly what Brokeback did. And to say that Brokeback shouldn't have won because it pushed an agenda is kind of absurb when you then think that Crash won. Crash had somewhat of an agenda too. I think both movies were superbly done, but I hate that people are criticizing a movie for doing exactly what art is supposed to.

my two cents over.

Again I say...I saw it and liked it. But I preferred Crash much better. I honestly got tired of them on the mountain after a while and was glad when they moved on :lookaroun

But I liked the movie

 

[pluto77]

oh man! I'm really depressed now that I missed it if everyone is saying it was one of the best oscar shows. I had to work, and last year's was BORING :snore: so I didn't think I was missing much. Oh well. Yay Crash and Reese. Narnia should've got nominated for it's soundtrack though.

 

[PintoColvig]

I enjoyed the show, especially George Clooney's acceptance speech...

Here is part of what Clooney said...
"And finally, I would say that, you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing. We're the ones who talk about AIDS when it was just being whispered, and we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular. And we, you know, we bring up subjects. This Academy, this group of people gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this Academy. Proud to be part of this community, and proud to be out of touch."

It is a bit deceptive for Clooney to pat the Academy on the back for giving McDaniel an Oscar but not also mention that they made her sit in the back of the theater the night she received it. :fork:

 

[hcswingfield]

Here is part of what Clooney said...
"And finally, I would say that, you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing. We're the ones who talk about AIDS when it was just being whispered, and we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular. And we, you know, we bring up subjects. This Academy, this group of people gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this Academy. Proud to be part of this community, and proud to be out of touch."

It is a bit deceptive for Clooney to pat the Academy on the back for giving McDaniel an Oscar but not also mention that they made her sit in the back of the theater the night she received it. :fork:

I don't think she had to sit at the back of THAT theatre! Back then the awards were presented at a sit-down dinner banquet. Clooney was referring to movie theatres. I'm going to assume you were kidding!

 

[PintoColvig]

I don't think she had to sit at the back of THAT theatre! Back then the awards were presented at a sit-down dinner banquet. Clooney was referring to movie theatres. I'm going to assume you were kidding!

You assume wrong. I wasn't kidding. I had heard about this on some tv show many years ago. I searched around the internet and all I found to support what I rememebered were these two sites:


Movie critic Phil Boatwright wrote this about Sunday's oscars...
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22786

At one point, one artist congratulated the industry for doing away with racial prejudice by granting a Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Hattie McDaniel in 1939 for her work in “Gone With the Wind.” Now, they were about to defeat sexual intolerance. Of course, that artist failed to mention that the night Ms. McDaniel won her award, she had to sit in the very back of the auditorium.​

Someone mentioned on their blog that they had seen it in a tv program on McDaniel's life...
http://critterchick.carlandleslie.com/?p=557

In 1939, Hattie McDaniel, won an Oscar for her role in Gone With the Wind. She was given a horrible seat in the auditorium way at the back of the room. I saw a portion of her acceptance speech on A & E’s Biography Sunday night and it made my heart hurt.

I then learned that she hadn’t been invited to attend the premiere of her movie because she wasn’t permitted to sit in the auditorium.​

The following was posted at http://www.alternet.org/movies/33034/

Her award was given out before the Civil Rights Act was signed, before blacks could ride at the front of the bus and years before the last lynching occurred in the United States. On the other hand, the year that Hattie was nominated, she and her escort had to sit in the back of the Ambassador Hotel's Coconut Grove nightclub.​

I wish I could give you more but this is all I found. Nevertheless, I did hear it mentioned in a tv documentary on McDaniel's life.

 

[dxwwf3]

Just got done watching Crash and I'm blown away. What a fantastic film. I only hate that I didn't see this before the Oscars so I could have enjoyed the well deserved victory even more.