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'07 FiLM BiTCH
Awards
by Nathaniel
R
Traditional
Oscar categories:
Majors
/
Acting /
Technicals /
Technicals 2 (Tally of Noms)
Special Categories: Extras
/ Extras 2 / Scenes
1 / Scenes 2
(Tally of Noms) / Movie Mixers (Poll Games)
Best
Musical Number from a Musical Film
the
showstoppers are
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"Going
to Acapulco" Jim James I'm Not There |
"I
Can Hear the Bells" Nikki Blonsky Hairspray |
"Falling
Slowly" Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova Once |
"Happy
Working Song" Amy Adams Enchanted |
"Welcome
to the 60s" Nikki Blonsky & John Travolta Hairspray |
The
last supposition within I'm Not There is my least
favorite but this funereal sequence was a keeper |
Blonsky
was such a find and she proves it in her second solo. That's
one crisp sweet set of pipes. We can hear the bells, too |
The
central duet is a stunner and there's the added rush of being
seemingly willed into rough draft life by their connection |
Aside
from the inspired recurring gag of Giselle's dress making,
this is the funniest (if obvious) scene spoof in the movie |
As
long as Travolta is singing and dancing I love his performance
as Edna. A fun energetic mother/ daughter number |
| Finalists:
Hairspray "You
Can't Stop The Beat" - This property has never been 'subtle'
but it's still a minor miracle that the musical can stop the
show so many times ...and keep going!* Once
"If You Want Me" -the one moment where it threatens
to become a more traditional musical. But even that abnormality
plays fluidly * Semi-Finalists: Hairspray "Run and Tell That" * Hairspray "Without Love" * Sweeney Todd "By the Sea" * Sweeney Todd "A Little Priest" * Sweeney Todd "Not While I'm Around" P.S. 1 And I liked some of the musical numbers in La Vie En Rose & Control but they were all quite similar (and in the former case the structure obstructed any emotional context so I can't even remember how they fit into the movie) so that's why neither film is here, despite some well made song sequences P.S. 2 It's sweet music to my ears that so many song-filled films are being made again. |
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Best
Musical Sequence from a Non-Musical
Film
the
tuneful surprises are
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Black
Snake Moan dance |
Evening calming her children |
Juno "Anyone Else But You" |
Lust,
Caution in Japan |
Persepolis "Eye of the Tiger" |
Rae
in recovery: still sweaty and sizzling |
the
young Ann sings to her children |
the
movie is often busy but it ends w/ grace & simplicity |
the
spy bewitches her target in enemy territory |
offkey
but so funny and popculture universal |
Finalists:
Eastern Promises (celebration) * Black Book
(Rachel entertains the Nazis)* |
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Best Action Sequence
the
armrest grippers
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 The Bourne Ultimatum Tangiers I can't tell where anybody is but only in the Bourne films does increasingly commonplace cuisinart editing still pack some visceral thrill. |
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Eastern
Promises bath house Bloody uncomfortable. Bloody naked. Bloody realistic (with style). Bloody inventive. Bloody good. |
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The
Host first attack Invented use of obstructed views, slo-mos and editing. Both hiding and revealing the monster with cinematic enthusiasm. |
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No
Country For Old Men hotel showdown Even when Llewelyn & Anton share the screen, they don't. From lightbulb unscrewing to street bleeding, its sheer (Coen Bros) mastery. |
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Stardust The Witch, the Prince and the Hero Momentarily dropping the CGI (sweet relief!) and bringing us a scary, well choreographed and magically hokey but fantastical climax. |
| Finalists:
Grindhouse: Planet Terror Cherry finally discovers
her calling in the gonzo finish * Beowulf (Beowulf
vs. Dragon) a serious advancement in CGI action animation *
Lust, Caution (virgin assassination)
the political activists finally put their ideals to the test
in this awkward sickening murder. Fantastically directed (as
is the movie in general) * Grindhouse: Death Proof
(Zöe on the car). OK it's half the movie.
But what a half! (third?) * Semi Finalists: I Am Legend -discovery of the hive. Love Smith's commitment to the hero's fear * Spider-Man 3 -Hobgoblin vs Spider-Man. Visual thrills intermittent but it's strangely less joyous this time. Maybe too much of a good thing? * Beowulf (Beowulf vs. Grendel) hilarious but gross * Transformers -there's a few truly mesmerizing images (obviously used in the trailer ---like the robot running down a freeway but most of the time it's difficult to make out what's actually happening. It's carnage alright. But when where and how? who knows... * |
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Best
Kiss
pucker up. they're
James McAvoy is here
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Atonement James McAvoy & Keira Knightley |
Away
From Her Julie Christie & Gordon Pinsent |
Becoming
Jane James McAvoy & Anne Hathaway |
The
Diving Bell and Butterfly Mathieu Amalric & assorted women |
Evening Hugh Dancy & Patrick Wilson |
"I
love you" "come back to me" (sniffle x two) |
"I'd
like you to make love to me and then I'd like you to go" |
"what
value would there be in life if we are not together?" |
imagined,
remembered, over oysters... a film full of sensual lips (and
tongue) |
Hugh
Dancy is the movie's saving grace. Oh the pain of unrequited
love |
| Finalists:
Eastern Promises the final kiss is
incongruous to the materal but it's still interesting. More
on that right
here* The Savages Semi-Finalists: Juno * Hairspray * |
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Best Sex / Love Scene
lets
get drrrty
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Black
Book Carice van Houten & Thom Hoffman |
Bug Michael Shannon & Ashley Judd |
The
Darjeeling Limited (strictly speaking: Hotel
Chevalier)
Natalie Portman & Jason Schwartzmann |
Lady
Chatterley Marina Hands & Jean Louis Coullo'ch |
Lust
Caution Tony Leung Chiu Wai & Tang Wei |
Never
mix business with pleasure. Pleasure before business?
Business than pleasure than business/pleasure? |
Double
exposure is not just a simple aesthetic here but a psychological
reveal and a horror |
If
only Darjeeling were as great as its preface. If
only Portman would disrobe more frequently |
A
gradual unfolding of sensuality as the lovers become more
comfortable, more connected |
Long
in coming and seismic in impact for the movie. A theoretical
plan meeting a physical reality |
| Finalists:
Grindhouse: Planet Terror "missing
reel" (Rose McGowan & Freddy Rodriguez)* Atonement
caught in the act (Keira Knightley & James McAvoy) *
Semi Finalists: Knocked Up "you're prettier than me" (Seth Rogen & Katharine Heigl) * The Savages neighbor with a dog (Wendy & Larry & Wendy's neurosis) * Black Snake Moan (Christina Ricci & anyone) * |
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