• “The Hurt Locker” producers finally respond to last year’s law suit, and how. [Hollywood Reporter]
• SMEAR ALERT: The oil and gas industry has the gall to send a letter to AMPAS urging them to steer clear of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Gasland.” [New York Times]
• Lisa Schwarzbaum shallowly attributes the dramatic success of two scenes in “The King’s Speech” to classical composers, rather than Tom Hooper’s directorial choice to use them in said scenes. [Entertainment Weekly]
• John Lasseter has you “dumb motherf***ers” eating out of the palm of his hand. [Onion]
• Oscar contenders get expected box office bump. [Speakeasy]
• David Poland sits down with “True Grit” star Jeff Bridges. [The Hot Blog]
• Superstitious Harvey pulled the trick last weekend? [The Carpetbagger]
[Photo: HBO Documentary Films]
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9 responses to “2/2 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: ‘Hurt Locker’ producers fire back, ‘Gasland’ smeared, Superstitious Harvey”
Lisa Schwarzbaum must’ve had a lot of cash riding on “The Social Network”.
Coming soon, predatory lenders and politicians in the pocket of Wall Street fire back at Inside Job!
“SMEAR ALERT: The oil and gas industry has the gall to send a letter to AMPAS urging them to steer clear of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Gasland.””
Don’t these people ever learn? Hope this films becomes this year’s “The Cove”. Equally important, both.
Social Network is the film that empowers a generation to tear apart another film.
Well, it’s true re: the power of the scenes.
I just love the fact that True Grit and Black Swan are rendered ineligible for their scores, when King’s Speech is nominated despite the fact that its key scene utilizes a Beethoven score.
REALLY?
Tarsem used it to much better, and less distracting, effect in ‘The Fall’.
So what if the key scene uses Beethoven? That doesn’t diminish the rest of the score, which is considerable and used throughout the film.
I love that Onion letter/article – hilarious.
Can’t wait for Danny Caca!
Lisa Schwarzbaum is a joke. Honestly, go read her reviews. I’d never ever trust her. And the post is mean and holds no ground. People should realize that the whole bashing thing should stop. This way they’re doing damage – yes – to their own favorite.