tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post117208327540214457..comments2023-12-20T08:31:53.642-05:00Comments on POPSURFING.COM: My Oscar BallotMichael in New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1172426481956807232007-02-25T13:01:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:01:00.000-05:00Okay, Ed. Then bet me that you think Helen Mirren ...Okay, Ed. Then bet me that you think Helen Mirren will lose. And what will you do if she wins?Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1172174880069029222007-02-22T15:08:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:08:00.000-05:00It might be coffee, anon, but no one would be wron...It might be coffee, anon, but no one would be wrong to predict ANY of these movies will win and I don't think any of them could be called upsets because there is absolutely no clear frontrunner. I'm going with Babel because it feels more like an Oscar-worthy movie (to the Academy) and they have decades long bias against comedies.Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1172148710028476322007-02-22T07:51:00.000-05:002007-02-22T07:51:00.000-05:00Good predictions Michael: I've got a feeling that...Good predictions Michael: I've got a feeling that Little Miss Sunshine migtht just be the spoiler. Or is that feeling too much coffee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1172107216713084172007-02-21T20:20:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:20:00.000-05:00You could be right, Alex. The foreign film race is...You could be right, Alex. The foreign film race is always a crapshoot and hard to predict. It would be even harder if Volver had been nominated. But since it wasn't and Pan's Labyrinth got so much support in other categories, I just have to believe it will win. But of course foreign films are only voted on by people who have seen all five, so one never knows.<BR/><BR/>Orato, I thought Jesus Camp was pretty straightforward and just presented the camp as it was, without editorializing too much or imposing its own point of view. The people in it seemed to approve until they saw how outsiders were reacting to how they behaved and then they complained.Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1172094411678717642007-02-21T16:46:00.000-05:002007-02-21T16:46:00.000-05:00Good predictions!This year's Oscars will be especi...Good predictions!<BR/><BR/>This year's Oscars will be especially interesting. There are several movies that I think deserve to win and quite a few ground-breaking documentaries too. One of them is the film “Jesus Camp” by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, which features what an organization called “Kids In Ministry International” does. Basically they recruit children and make them “talk to God.” The provocative nature of the film's contents have prompted outrage from non-evangelical Christians and secular people, who suggest that Kids In Ministry International founder and director Becky Fischer employs brainwashing and child abuse to achieve her ministry's goals. We recently got an exclusive interview with Pastor Becky Fischer if you and you readers are as intrigued as I was, please check this link: “Oscar-Nominated Jesus Camp's Leading Lady Speaks Out” http://www.orato.com/node/1820Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1172091384525148652007-02-21T15:56:00.000-05:002007-02-21T15:56:00.000-05:00Excellent predix. Thank you! (But I'm predicting "...Excellent predix. Thank you! (But I'm predicting "Lives of Others" will upset "Pan's Labyrinth" for foreign film.)Alex Lewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765548880409827871noreply@blogger.com