http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/national-critics-pick-waltz-with-bashir-while-happy-go-lucky-takes-home-four-kudos The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/national-critics-pick-waltz-with-bashir-while-happy-go-lucky-takes-home-four-kudos#comment-7947 Dt Shindler Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:52:48 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12056#comment-7947 @jokery47: On the other hand, the NSFC also gave their best actor award to Phillip Seymour Hoffman that year. And if _that_ helped get him the Oscar, they should be cursed with a thousand yeast infections. NOT because Hoffman isn't a great actor, and NOT because his performance in that role wasn't damned good -- deserving of a nomination -- but because Hoffman's win edged out the more deserving performance (in my humble opinion) by Jauquin Phoenix (his portrayal of Johnny Cash was one of those once in a lifetime, tour-de-force performances that always seem to get overlooked by the Oscar voters). @jokery47: On the other hand, the NSFC also gave their best actor award to Phillip Seymour Hoffman that year. And if _that_ helped get him the Oscar, they should be cursed with a thousand yeast infections. NOT because Hoffman isn't a great actor, and NOT because his performance in that role wasn't damned good — deserving of a nomination — but because Hoffman's win edged out the more deserving performance (in my humble opinion) by Jauquin Phoenix (his portrayal of Johnny Cash was one of those once in a lifetime, tour-de-force performances that always seem to get overlooked by the Oscar voters).

]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/national-critics-pick-waltz-with-bashir-while-happy-go-lucky-takes-home-four-kudos#comment-7872 Garrett Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:57:47 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12056#comment-7872 @<a href="#comment-7864" rel="nofollow">joker47</a>: Au contraire, The National Society of Film Critics gave Capote a big boost after naming it Best Picture in 2005. @joker47: Au contraire, The National Society of Film Critics gave Capote a big boost after naming it Best Picture in 2005.

]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/national-critics-pick-waltz-with-bashir-while-happy-go-lucky-takes-home-four-kudos#comment-7864 joker47 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:47:19 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12056#comment-7864 Best Experimental Film? These awards are as meaningless as they get! Best Experimental Film? These awards are as meaningless as they get!

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