http://info-fetishist.org/2008/02/19/if-i-picked-the-oscars-it-would-be-ridiculous-because-i-havent-seen-all-the-movies-in-any-category/ yeah, it's long -- I didn't have time to make it shorter Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://info-fetishist.org/2008/02/19/if-i-picked-the-oscars-it-would-be-ridiculous-because-i-havent-seen-all-the-movies-in-any-category/#comment-47 Shaun Huston Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:06:26 +0000 http://info-fetishist.org/2008/02/19/47/#comment-47 I'm not sure I'm going to do a pre-Oscars post. In fact, I'm pretty sure I won't. Partly, this is a function of time and other priorities, but also I'm just not moved to write. For starters, the best film we saw during the Oscar year - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - isn't nominated for much, but of the films that do have a chance at a big night, none would make me feel particularly enraged. Juno would be the minor exception here, but not only do I think that it won't rule the evening, it's a more interesting than usual self-consciously "Indie" movie, and it wouldn't be a total travesty if it picked up one or two of the bigger awards for which it is nominated. I’m not sure I’m going to do a pre-Oscars post. In fact, I’m pretty sure I won’t. Partly, this is a function of time and other priorities, but also I’m just not moved to write. For starters, the best film we saw during the Oscar year – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – isn’t nominated for much, but of the films that do have a chance at a big night, none would make me feel particularly enraged. Juno would be the minor exception here, but not only do I think that it won’t rule the evening, it’s a more interesting than usual self-consciously “Indie” movie, and it wouldn’t be a total travesty if it picked up one or two of the bigger awards for which it is nominated.

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