tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post8679446740996606832..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: 8 Thoughts on the 79th Academy Award ShowRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-90803027656093079352008-03-09T16:36:00.000-06:002008-03-09T16:36:00.000-06:00Global warming ;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/...Global warming ;<BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Rethinking+the+Meat-Guzzler&st=nyt&oref=slogin <BR/><BR/>http://www.suprememastertv.com/es/bbs/board.php?bo_table=holidaycard_tw&wr_id=105&page=&url=link1_0 <BR/><BR/>www.hydrogen.co.uk <BR/> <BR/>www.realclimate.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-33636461869664856482007-09-21T01:06:00.000-06:002007-09-21T01:06:00.000-06:00Come on Gore's movie was really a classic depictio...Come on Gore's movie was really a classic depiction of global warming and its upcoming effect on our lives....Yeah the presentation might appear a little sluggish..but the concept is very much cleared....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-83450714272097762042007-03-05T23:58:00.000-07:002007-03-05T23:58:00.000-07:00About the Truth thing. You're my hero! I love it. ...About the <I>Truth</I> thing. You're my hero! I love it. I sort of hate that movie and it bugs me that all these people are claiming it's a masterpiece or whatever. Like, please. It wasn't cinematic at all. Just a dull lecture. And yes, it bugs me too when people say "Al Gore won the Academy Award..." HE DIDN'T WIN! Davis Guggenheim won for doing zero research, zero investigation and for merely plonking a camera down in front of a stage as Gore gave a speech. Ugh.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-78766626238141279792007-03-04T08:52:00.000-07:002007-03-04T08:52:00.000-07:00Love the recap and analysis!! We're often left sc...Love the recap and analysis!! We're often left scratching our heads after the Oscars (Gwyneth Paltrow over Cate Blanchett?). I'm so glad Helen Mirren won!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-30107421992796128672007-03-01T21:58:00.000-07:002007-03-01T21:58:00.000-07:00Seriously when is Will Ferrell going to win an Osc...Seriously when is Will Ferrell going to win an Oscar? The man can act. He's got a new movie coming out March 20th. And he can sing and improv, the BEST!! You are a great Oscar predictor.....NOOOTTTTTTTT (courtesy of Borat who also should have won something) And call us back next time!Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581228907634747271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-69906479583484371872007-02-28T13:18:00.000-07:002007-02-28T13:18:00.000-07:00Good job on the Oscar picks! I'm surprised Pan's ...Good job on the Oscar picks! I'm surprised Pan's didn't win best foreign language film, but still won three other awards. Wasn't there some blurb at the end about only the academy winners who attended a special screening could vote on foreign language film, documentaries, and shorts?crackers and cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903450123621135348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-23490829668710488252007-02-28T09:24:00.000-07:002007-02-28T09:24:00.000-07:00Good points on Gore and the gang. I haven't seen ...Good points on Gore and the gang. I haven't seen the Gore film but did hear a critic say something to the effect of 'I'm sorry the polar bears are dying but this was a 2 hour PowerPoint presentation and it was boring'. It made me laugh pretty hard. I don't have a problem with greening, just boring.<BR/><BR/>Nice post.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-67609826154669927652007-02-28T09:11:00.000-07:002007-02-28T09:11:00.000-07:00What the heck is Pan's Labyrith? They kept winnin...What the heck is Pan's Labyrith? They kept winning, and of course, none of us had ever heard of it! (But that is probably not a surprise to you!)Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315124714866024650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-3492931160034221852007-02-28T08:45:00.000-07:002007-02-28T08:45:00.000-07:00My daughter thought Inconvenient Truth was the bom...My daughter thought Inconvenient Truth was the bomb diggity. She's all over the case for global warming now.<BR/><BR/>And I have to say that as much as I don't appreciate Al Gore and don't really bother with the Oscars (or with movies) much anymore, I'm glad that his film has made my daughter aware of the criminal neglect of the world that we stewards of creation have perpetrated and continue to perpetrate.<BR/><BR/>I think the verdict is still out on global warming, but the case against us for abusing our responsibility to steward the Lord's Earth is quite clear, achingly so, and getting clearer all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-59818705135147482442007-02-28T06:49:00.000-07:002007-02-28T06:49:00.000-07:00For me the evening had two surprises. The first wa...For me the evening had two surprises. The first was <I>Pan's Labyrinth</I> losing to <I>The Lives of Others</I>. That wasn't so bad, given the quality of the latter of the film. On the other hand, I was shocked that <I>Happy Feet</I> beat <I>both</I> <I>Monster House</I> and <I>Cars</I>. I guess penguins must still be the in thing....Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-25614915827932595132007-02-27T19:24:00.000-07:002007-02-27T19:24:00.000-07:00nice summary. i only wish i would have out-predict...nice summary. i only wish i would have out-predicted you :-)Kimberly Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140910366697932970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-6003380924041741582007-02-27T18:59:00.000-07:002007-02-27T18:59:00.000-07:00Liked the shadow puppets too. Cool and creative.Liked the shadow puppets too. Cool and creative.Addicted to Filmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416237675089471086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-14168027544527209082007-02-27T16:48:00.000-07:002007-02-27T16:48:00.000-07:00Thank you for pointing out Al Gore did not win an ...Thank you for pointing out Al Gore did not win an Oscar. The song that won for that movie had to be the single most pretentious song I’ve ever fast forwarded through in my life (this is a good point to thank the baby Jesus for time-shifting television technology).<BR/><BR/>Now, your wife getting 11 right and your statement that Hollywood is "generally in line with the thoughts of main-line culture" is a false dichotomy. Your wife was one of the few that saw most of the movies. I'm glad you feel the voters cast their ballots based on performance (with the exception of <I>An Inconvenient Truth</I>), but the Oscars the last two years are nowhere in-line with mainstream America. If that were the case, <I>Dreamgirls, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Departed</I> would of had more noteworthy nominations -- actor, director, picture, and screenplay. That said, I don't disagree with any of the big 6 winners. I do feel Borat should have won best original screenplay, but whatever.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Al Gore traveled on a private jet to LA? Just a green thought.<BR/><BR/>BTW - Helen Mirren was "getting it done" last night.general125https://www.blogger.com/profile/02030929531480375408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-92116401441854242642007-02-27T12:35:00.000-07:002007-02-27T12:35:00.000-07:00I loved Mirren's speech. The highlight of the show...I loved Mirren's speech. The highlight of the show for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com