Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by clarkjohnsen (R) on March 03, 2006 at 09:40:03

In Reply to: Academy Awards posted by jbmcb on March 3, 2006 at 08:37:17:

[From one of Boston's numerous weeklies.]

THE ACADEMY AWARDS ROUNDUP 2006
DAVID WILDMAN

I have no desire to do a political overview of the Oscars. I’ve left most of my liberal rage stuffed in the bottom of my underwear drawer. But this thing is bigger than me or you, and it’s hopeless to fight against it. Whether you like it or not, this year, the country’s political climate is driving the Oscars.

Last year, the trend was the dreaded biopic, a development that safely allowed films to be about nothing except celebrity worship. This year, the five films nominated for Best Motion Picture (the same five are up for Best Director, too) have something distinctly in common: All of them are based on hot-button issues that have dominated the headlines—issues that the right wing has used to stir up its conservative base. These films are so similar in tone, you could Frankenstein them all together into one super-duper extravaganza that would absolutely cream every other Oscar contender. Let’s call it Good Luck, Brokeback Capote Crash in Munich.

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