• He puts a question mark on it but Dave Karger nevertheless calls “The Ides of March” the year’s first slam-dunk Best Picture nominee. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Steve Pond talks to 2011 “it” girl Jessica Chastain. [The Odds]
• S.T. VanAirsdale gets a bunch of us awards blowhards on the record for a little early discussion on what’s in store this season. [Movieline]
• Greg Ellwood offers up a slate of random predictions about the 2011-2012 Oscar season. [Awards Campaign]
• Anne Thompson reports on The Hollywood Reporter’s attempt to step it up in awards coverage. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Damon Lindelof writes a big love letter to “Raiders of the Lost Ark” on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. [Hero Complex]
• Jeff Wells writes off the Oscar chances for “Warrior” despite being a fan. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
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8 responses to “9/1 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: “It” girl Chastain still on the circuit, Lindelof hearts ‘Raiders,’ ‘Ides’ first slam-dunk?”
Greg Ellwood’s article is really pointless and rubbish.
Based on the reactions, I don’t think Ides is a slam-dunk. It could still do really well, but at this point I don’t think it will get to many (if any) nominations.
Yeah Karger is the only one calling it a slam dunk at this point.
Has Dave Karger ever disliked a movie that came out between September and December?
I’m sitting next to Greg right now. I’ll tell him you said that.
My goodness, the inital reactions to “The Tree of Life” appeared to be pretty negative but it it’s still seen as a contender. It seems like everyone is too quick to write the movie off.
I’ll have to give “Raiders of the Lost Ark” a second try. I saw it upon first realease, and though I was a teenager–and therfore part of the target audience–I was unimpressed. The second one was slick and amusing, and of course I was very impressed by “Jaws” and “Close Encounters.” Am I a complete outlier here? Isn’t anyone else perplexed by the praise for that movie?
You are so much of an outlier that I don’t even know what to tell you. It is not a film you cannot love. Definitely rewatch it (the bigger the screen the better) and I am sure it will seat well with you. Maybe you just had an unusual mood that day. It happens.
That said, Temple of Doom will always be my favorite, too.