Comments on: Ever Cast A Ballot For An Awards Show? http://thefilmnest.com/2009/02/ever-cast-a-ballot-for-an-awards-show/ Dropping Film Nuggets On You Daily Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:48:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: 2009 Independent Spirit Award Winners | The Film Nest http://thefilmnest.com/2009/02/ever-cast-a-ballot-for-an-awards-show/comment-page-1/#comment-647 2009 Independent Spirit Award Winners | The Film Nest Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:34:20 +0000 http://thefilmnest.com/?p=3917#comment-647 [...] were able to see many of the nominated films.  The Film Nest writer M’grap wrote about his ballot casting process for the awards and took you into the films he voted for.  Well, I win!  As the winners were [...] [...] were able to see many of the nominated films.  The Film Nest writer M’grap wrote about his ballot casting process for the awards and took you into the films he voted for.  Well, I win!  As the winners were [...]

]]> By: Laurie Mann http://thefilmnest.com/2009/02/ever-cast-a-ballot-for-an-awards-show/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Laurie Mann Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:08:05 +0000 http://thefilmnest.com/?p=3917#comment-645 I'm a big fan of Rachel Getting Married. Except for the editing (which was too leisurely), it was a very well-made, intelligent movie. I really wanted to like Synecdoche, New York, but it lost me fairly early on. I've seen enough of the movies that Kaufman wrote to know how much he enjoys playing with reality. That said, the last half hour or so is both haunting and brilliant. The movie I loved the most unreservedly of the serious award contenders was Milk. Yes, it was a pretty straight-forward biopic, but the acting and recreation of mid-'70s San Francisco were both terrific. I’m a big fan of Rachel Getting Married. Except for the editing (which was too leisurely), it was a very well-made, intelligent movie.

I really wanted to like Synecdoche, New York, but it lost me fairly early on. I’ve seen enough of the movies that Kaufman wrote to know how much he enjoys playing with reality. That said, the last half hour or so is both haunting and brilliant.

The movie I loved the most unreservedly of the serious award contenders was Milk. Yes, it was a pretty straight-forward biopic, but the acting and recreation of mid-’70s San Francisco were both terrific.

]]> By: Fight the Power - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com http://thefilmnest.com/2009/02/ever-cast-a-ballot-for-an-awards-show/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Fight the Power - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:19:22 +0000 http://thefilmnest.com/?p=3917#comment-615 [...] the Oscars are your only real shot for some hardware. Just recently, the Film Next did a bit of a backstage deconstruction on the Spirits that managed to shed some light on the event without obliterating its substantial [...] [...] the Oscars are your only real shot for some hardware. Just recently, the Film Next did a bit of a backstage deconstruction on the Spirits that managed to shed some light on the event without obliterating its substantial [...]

]]> By: Behind the Scenes of the Independent Spirit Awards | CloneMovie.com http://thefilmnest.com/2009/02/ever-cast-a-ballot-for-an-awards-show/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Behind the Scenes of the Independent Spirit Awards | CloneMovie.com Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:01:24 +0000 http://thefilmnest.com/?p=3917#comment-607 [...] The­ Fi­lm­ Ne­s­t h­as an inter­esting ar­tic­le on som­­eone w­h­o w­ent th­r­ou­gh­ th­e pr­oc­ess. F­ilm­­ Independent m­­em­­ber­s in gener­al h­ave no inpu­t into th­e nom­­ination pr­oc­ess, bu­t af­ter­ th­e n­­omin­­ation­­s we­re­ an­­n­­ou­n­­c­e­d, me­mbe­rs­ c­oul­d c­hoos­e­ to re­c­e­iv­e­ DV­D s­c­re­e­n­­e­rs­ of the­ n­­omin­­e­e­s­ or atte­n­­d s­p­e­c­ial­, on­­e­-time­-on­­l­y s­c­re­e­n­­in­­g­s­ at a l­oc­al­ the­ate­r. Ul­timate­l­y on­­l­y e­ig­ht of the­ 30-p­l­us­ n­­omin­­ate­d fil­ms­ we­re­ made­ av­ail­abl­e­ on­­ s­c­re­e­n­­e­rs­, s­o c­on­­s­c­ie­n­­tious­ v­ote­rs­ had to tre­k down­­ to the­ the­ate­r if the­y hadn­­’t al­re­ady s­e­e­n­­ the­ n­­omin­­e­e­s­. [...] [...] The­ Fi­lm­ Ne­s­t h­as an inter­esting ar­tic­le on som­­eone w­h­o w­ent th­r­ou­gh­ th­e pr­oc­ess. F­ilm­­ Independent m­­em­­ber­s in gener­al h­ave no inpu­t into th­e nom­­ination pr­oc­ess, bu­t af­ter­ th­e n­­omin­­ation­­s we­re­ an­­n­­ou­n­­c­e­d, me­mbe­rs­ c­oul­d c­hoos­e­ to re­c­e­iv­e­ DV­D s­c­re­e­n­­e­rs­ of the­ n­­omin­­e­e­s­ or atte­n­­d s­p­e­c­ial­, on­­e­-time­-on­­l­y s­c­re­e­n­­in­­g­s­ at a l­oc­al­ the­ate­r. Ul­timate­l­y on­­l­y e­ig­ht of the­ 30-p­l­us­ n­­omin­­ate­d fil­ms­ we­re­ made­ av­ail­abl­e­ on­­ s­c­re­e­n­­e­rs­, s­o c­on­­s­c­ie­n­­tious­ v­ote­rs­ had to tre­k down­­ to the­ the­ate­r if the­y hadn­­’t al­re­ady s­e­e­n­­ the­ n­­omin­­e­e­s­. [...]

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