1/25 Oscarweb Round-up

Gone with the Wind • PGA president Marshall Herskovitz says the 10 Best Picture nominees thing is working. We’ll see. [Variety]

• “Avatar” vs. “Gone With the Wind”: Reflections on James Cameron’s plantation in the sky. [Speakeasy]

• Guy discusses gender matters in Hollywood with a handful of colleagues. [Showbiz Sandbox]

• Three hints the Oscars can take away from the SAG Awards ceremony. [Movieline]

• Steve Pond exhausts the Oscar math one more time. [The Odds]

• Dave Karger wonders if there is an Oscar/Globe disconnect. [Oscar Watch]

• David Poland calls “Avatar” a new hybrid of box office giants. [The Hot Blog]

1 1-25-2010 at 11:29 am

Fitz said...

I’d say Mr. Karger is a little late with his Oscar/Globe disconnect piece. It’s something most people have known for years.
2 1-25-2010 at 11:36 am

Lars said...

A WSJ blog critical of ‘Avatar’ – What a shocker!!!
3 1-25-2010 at 11:59 am

Fitz said...

That article was really nothing more than literary masturbation.

It made very little argument.
4 1-25-2010 at 12:43 pm

Craig said...

Steve Pond is saying what I’ve been saying for a long time. If the nominees go as he expects them to, I for one wouldn’t hesitate for a second about dropping Avatar in slot 10. I can’t honestly see anyone putting The Hurt Locker at the very bottom. Basterds or Up in the Air either, to a lesser extent.
5 1-26-2010 at 7:26 am

billbil said...

I wish everyone would read Molly Haskell’s essay comparing GWTW and AVATAR. I agree with her – AVATAR may be game changer but I am so very sad that it is a movie that hinges on big “dicks” trying to outshoot other big “dicks”. It is a sad reflection of our times and our cultures and any amount of magical special effects and charming heroines does not make up for the fact that it is basically a shoot-em-up movie for boys.

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