tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post2612112858354685362..comments2023-12-26T05:26:08.512-05:00Comments on The Cinematic Spectacle: 1998 CinSpec AwardsJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-20518935720770695912015-01-04T13:21:43.819-05:002015-01-04T13:21:43.819-05:00I haven't seen The Oppostie of Sex, but these ...I haven't seen The Oppostie of Sex, but these are great lineups. I really wanted to include Burns and Linney, and the rest of these are terrific.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-56308344924086528532015-01-04T13:19:11.489-05:002015-01-04T13:19:11.489-05:00Love your winners. Saving Private Ryan has slipped...Love your winners. Saving Private Ryan has slipped a little for me, but it's still my #4 or 5. It's nice to see Pleasantville get so many noms as well. I haven't seen a few of these, though.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-84116053806594615362015-01-01T16:09:51.363-05:002015-01-01T16:09:51.363-05:00Supporting Actor:
Edward Burns-Saving Private Rya...Supporting Actor: <br />Edward Burns-Saving Private Ryan<br />Jeff Daniels-Pleasantville<br />Ed Harris-The Truman Show<br />William H. Macy-Pleasantville-Winner<br />J. T. Walsh-Pleasantville<br />I wasn't crazy about The Truman Show, it was trying too hard, but Harris stood out as the puppet master. In a cast full of excellent supporting work Burns gives what is surely his best performance but the cast that was really loaded with superior work is that of Pleasantville. Daniels is touching and I would have loved to hand this to Walsh for his last performance before his too early death but Macy's work as the man grappling with a new world order and his place in it is the best of the bunch.<br /><br />Supporting Actress: <br />Joan Allen-Pleasantville-Winner<br />Kathy Bates-Primary Colors<br />Lisa Kudrow-The Opposite of Sex<br />Laura Linney-The Truman Show<br />Lynn Redgrave-Gods & Monsters<br />I love Laura Linney and like Harris she was better than the film she was in but her part is a cipher, Kudrow emerged from the Friends shadow showing she was an actress of wide range and Kathy Bates was fearsome and wonderful in Colors. However this was between Lynn and Joan. Both were great in their parts and Lynn should have won the actual award amongst that year's nominees but her part doesn't give her as much to work with as Joan Allen's Betty. Joan handles Betty's slow realization of her changing world just about as well as could be done.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-16202197159880931172015-01-01T16:09:12.538-05:002015-01-01T16:09:12.538-05:00Picture:
Elizabeth
Gods & Monsters
I Went Dow...Picture: <br />Elizabeth<br />Gods & Monsters<br />I Went Down<br />Pleasantville<br />Saving Private Ryan-Winner<br />This was a tough choice. I love the dreamy somewhat dissociative world of Gods & Monsters, the unique take on the seemingly simple abduction premise of I Went Down and the carefully observered drama of Elizabeth. My choice came down between the social comment shrouded in quirkiness of Pleasantville and the grand scale of Saving Private Ryan. Pvt. Ryan grabs you by the throat from the get go and is completely involving throughout, that tipped me in its favor.<br /><br />Director: <br />Bill Condon-Gods & Monsters<br />Shekhar Kapur-Elizabeth<br />Gary Ross-Pleasantville-Winner<br />Steven Soderbergh-Out of Sight<br />Steven Spielberg-Saving Private Ryan<br />Spielberg's steering of Pvt. Ryan is very strong and Soderbergh's lively direction turns what could have been just another caper film into something more, the film itself just missed my top 5, but Ross places the camera in just the right spot everytime to add the maximum impact to the strange fable he's telling.<br /><br />Actor: <br />Tom Hanks-Saving Private Ryan<br />Ian McKellan-Gods & Monsters-Winner<br />Edward Norton-American History X<br />Clive Owen-Croupier<br />Tim Roth-The Legend of 1900<br />Legend of 1900 is an odd messy film but Roth anchors it with his solid work the same could be said for Owen in the intriguing Croupier. Hanks's uses his everyman persona to perfect effect in Pvt. Ryan and Norton is chilling in American History X. All are worthy but my choice was always McKellan. He just great and finds ever nuance in the character.<br /><br />Actress: <br />Cate Blanchett-Elizabeth-Winner<br />Christina Ricci-The Opposite of Sex<br />Meryl Streep-One True Thing<br />Emma Thompson-Primary Colors<br />Reese Witherspoon-Pleasantville<br />This is one of my favorite Streep performances because it's not full of frills, as her work tends to be, and therefore more moving. Emma is the heart of her picture and while Travolta feels like he's doing an impersonation she seems a real person. Then there's the two actresses offering differing portraits of selfish women. One, Reese, changes and matures while the other, the happily unrepentant Christina, is at her best as a succubus in human form. Blanchett in the role that pushed her to the forefront is extraordinary, true she has the strongest character but she easily gives the best performance of the year. I still can't believe the whiny, vapid Paltrow beat her.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-67097526374112958292014-04-26T00:24:55.686-04:002014-04-26T00:24:55.686-04:00Thanks! I'm glad you like those choices. Both ...Thanks! I'm glad you like those choices. Both were very deserving of their Oscar nominations.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-2194064089664310172014-04-25T10:39:18.361-04:002014-04-25T10:39:18.361-04:00Hello! I live in Brazil and I was very happy with ...Hello! I live in Brazil and I was very happy with his nomination to Fernanda Montenegro for Central Station ( Central do Brasil ). She is one of the greatest actresses in my country and we are very proud of his nomination at the Oscars. Loved also the winner in Actor. Edward Norton. He is the best of the year! I love your ballots!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322895436925595730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-90599785398406278722013-07-20T00:25:10.410-04:002013-07-20T00:25:10.410-04:00LOVE IT! Koteas is a great winner. I dig Kaminski&...LOVE IT! Koteas is a great winner. I dig Kaminski's work on Saving Private Ryan, but it can't touch Toll's work on TTRL.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-23240503336660821592013-07-19T17:51:48.941-04:002013-07-19T17:51:48.941-04:00Our top 4 categories are identical. S. Actor, I’d ...Our top 4 categories are identical. S. Actor, I’d have to go with Koteas. Cinematography should’ve been TTRL, definitely. That film is as stunning as they get.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-66144516513246834332013-07-16T22:50:10.653-04:002013-07-16T22:50:10.653-04:00It's one of my favorite scores. :) Yeah, the t...It's one of my favorite scores. :) Yeah, the track they used in the 12 Years a Slave trailer worked really well.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-28327158930918624842013-07-16T15:11:45.169-04:002013-07-16T15:11:45.169-04:00Awesome to see Thin Red Line is your win for the s...Awesome to see Thin Red Line is your win for the score, it's such incredible music - they used one track perfectly in 12 Years a Slave trailer.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-24675202257321816492013-07-15T20:35:46.555-04:002013-07-15T20:35:46.555-04:00Oh, it's my favorite war film. :) I wish it ha...Oh, it's my favorite war film. :) I wish it had won something, but the 7 Oscar nominations were impressive for a Malick film. Blanchett all the way!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-41101233615513922642013-07-14T15:31:15.052-04:002013-07-14T15:31:15.052-04:00Nice to see The Thin Red Line represented a few ti...Nice to see The Thin Red Line represented a few times here. It's perhaps my fave war film as it's quite deep and not overly violent. I wish Cate Blanchett had won for Elizabeth instead of Gwyneth :(ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-14354496019681904102013-07-12T10:45:51.624-04:002013-07-12T10:45:51.624-04:00Man, that's a brilliant choice! I just watched...Man, that's a brilliant choice! I just watched Wild Things last week, and I loved it! It's in my top 10 that year. Oh, and it was *this* close to screenplay, editing, and score nods. I suppose my guilty pleasure from this year is Great Expectations, which I rewatched this week. I didn't realize how divisive (but mostly negative) the reaction was to it.<br /><br />Festen (AKA The Celebration) is great! It just missed in some of the acting categories.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030627662498151745.post-68372039037635036842013-07-12T08:16:06.145-04:002013-07-12T08:16:06.145-04:00LOVE the Neve Campbell mention! Wild Things is my...LOVE the Neve Campbell mention! Wild Things is my total guilty pleasure (it is my Best Picture winner this year). I need to see Festen apparently. I've never even heard of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com