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Does it seem weird to anyone else that Network was nominated in the Best Science Fiction Film category (along with Solaris, The Man Who Fell to Earth and the winner, Logan's Run) at the 1977 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films?
Anyone?
Just checking. I was going to do a post on how fucking brilliant that movie is, but then I was researching it on the IMDB and wow, hey, sci-fi!
Also, I saw Animal Kingdom a few days ago. Holy shit, guys! Holy shit! I want to go back in time to early February and bribe all the Academy members so that Jackie Weaver wins Best Supporting Actress. And James Frecheville as the main character was so good. I bought it because the Blockbuster near my apartment is closing (took 'em long enough, there was never anyone there), and I thought "Hey, I guess I'm in the mood for an Australian crime family movie. After all, it has Uncle Owen and Adam from Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Might be good."
Everyone. See it. See it now. The acting, you guys, the acting!
And it's not a Christian Bale-type "I WILL ACT LIKE A CRAZY MO-FO!" thing, which is good, but it seems like every time a role gets a lot of praise it's something really high-energy and attention-grabbing and "Look, ma, I played attention in acting class!"-esque. Like Peter Finch in Network, actually (not that he wasn't great). I liked William Holden's acting better. Without his character, the movie just would've been a bunch of crazy people yelling. In keeping with the The Fighter analogy. . .William Holden is Marky Mark.
Hmmmm, OK. This post started as a quick "Network=sci-fi?" comment, moved on to Animal Kingdom and swooped back to Network by way of The Fighter, with cameo appearances from Logan's Run, Priscilla and the Star Wars prequels.
Hey, did you know there's something called "Guy Pearce's Ultimate Guide to Tigers"?
"I'm Mad As Hell!!!" (Network) Funny High School Reunion Promo - watch more funny videos
OK, now I'm done.
Anyone?
Just checking. I was going to do a post on how fucking brilliant that movie is, but then I was researching it on the IMDB and wow, hey, sci-fi!
Also, I saw Animal Kingdom a few days ago. Holy shit, guys! Holy shit! I want to go back in time to early February and bribe all the Academy members so that Jackie Weaver wins Best Supporting Actress. And James Frecheville as the main character was so good. I bought it because the Blockbuster near my apartment is closing (took 'em long enough, there was never anyone there), and I thought "Hey, I guess I'm in the mood for an Australian crime family movie. After all, it has Uncle Owen and Adam from Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Might be good."
Everyone. See it. See it now. The acting, you guys, the acting!
And it's not a Christian Bale-type "I WILL ACT LIKE A CRAZY MO-FO!" thing, which is good, but it seems like every time a role gets a lot of praise it's something really high-energy and attention-grabbing and "Look, ma, I played attention in acting class!"-esque. Like Peter Finch in Network, actually (not that he wasn't great). I liked William Holden's acting better. Without his character, the movie just would've been a bunch of crazy people yelling. In keeping with the The Fighter analogy. . .William Holden is Marky Mark.
Hmmmm, OK. This post started as a quick "Network=sci-fi?" comment, moved on to Animal Kingdom and swooped back to Network by way of The Fighter, with cameo appearances from Logan's Run, Priscilla and the Star Wars prequels.
Hey, did you know there's something called "Guy Pearce's Ultimate Guide to Tigers"?
"I'm Mad As Hell!!!" (Network) Funny High School Reunion Promo - watch more funny videos
OK, now I'm done.