Comments on: A Response to the Golden Globe nominations (plus a review of “A Single Man”)

By: Shatterboxvox

Shatterboxvox — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:18:29 +0000

In re “A Single Man,” seems like the movie is consistent with Ford’s aesthetic ethos and marketing genius. The hollowness you point out is the same hollowness you’d experience hoping to be elucidated by a beautiful, clever fashion spread.

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:57:50 +0000

For me, the most interesting category is Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. You have Matt Damon, who’s getting a lot of love these days; Woody Harrelson, who seems to be in every movie released this year; Christopher Plummer, who has the “let’s revere the elder Actor” card; Stanley Tucci, who’s been ignored for many fantastic performances and may win the guilt vote; and Christoph Waltz, who gave one of the most exciting performances I’ve seen in years. For me, it’s the one nail-biter of all the categories.

By: David D.

David D. — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:16:58 +0000

Happy for BIG LOVE and MODERN FAMILY, sad for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and IN TREATMENT.

By: Ripley

Ripley — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:26:29 +0000

Here is what enrages me this year:

1) Simon Baker, Courtney Cox, but still no Psych? Yes, I’m one of those guys. I hate Cox and Baker.

2) No Bright Star, no In The Loop.

3) No Zombieland.

4) Sandra Bullock? Twice? Fine, whatever about The Blind Side, I haven’t seen it. But the fucking Proposal?

5) Didn’t Grey Gardens get nominated last year? I get that it’s a miniseries, but can they really stretch it out for two years?

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:08:09 +0000

Hey Gonzalo — You will get no argument from me about the sexiness of that scene with the Spanish hustler. DAMN!

By: Gonzalo

Gonzalo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:22:58 +0000

Mark, I liked A Single Man, and I wasn’t as distracted by the artificiality of it all. I thought the direction and symbolism was overdone at the beginning of the movie, but it seemed to wane a little bit towards the end, and that helped me connect a bit more to the emotions of the characters. I did remain slightly detached from it all, but I enjoyed the movie quite a lot in spite of this. So I’m OK with the movie not being nominated for the best drama or director prizes.

Also, some of the scenes (e.g. George’s conversation with the Spanish guy) were damn sexy.

@ferretrick: I second your dismay at the BBT snub. Again? And not even a nom for Jim Parsons? That man hits it out of the park every single episode.

By: Doug Strassler

Doug Strassler — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:17:23 +0000

Samantha Who wasn’t nominated — in fact, 4 of the 5 TV Comedy Actress categories are in new series (with Tina Fey being the veteran). Brothers and Sisters got shut out; Julianna was likely to take Sally Field’s spot.

Mark — in your world, a Linda Hamilton-directed anything is better than a Clint-directed movie, right?

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:11:08 +0000

Hey Ferretrick --- I think you may have been looking at last year's nominees. Brothers and Sisters got fully shut-out this year (as did Ugly Betty, now that I think about it), and Raisin was on last year's ballot. @Doug --- Nice observation about the Cameron/Bigelow match-up. And now I'm imagining a world where Linda Hamilton directed Invictus.

By: ferretrick

ferretrick — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:37 +0000

I’ll admit I haven’t seen either of the films she’s nominated for, but honestly, I think if Meryl Streep drove by the set of a film and waved at the director from the window of her limo, she’d get a nomination. I find Meryl Streep intensely annoying for this reason (that, and that she has zero ability to disappear into a role). She can act no question but whether she’s playing a farm wife, a ditzy Greek hotel owner, or freaking Isak Dinesin, you never don’t know you’re watching Meryl Streep. Ugh.

Happy that new TV shows like Glee and Modern Family got some love. But where’s the love for Big Bang Theory?

I was seriously hoping to see Calista Flockhart take Rachel Griffiths’ Brothers and Sisters spot this year. Nothing against Griffiths, but her role has been marginal at best last season and this one, and Flockhart’s been consistently hitting it out of the park with the cancer storyline. I feel like for several years, Griffiths has been nominated more because she was on Six Feet Under than for her actual work on Bros and Hos.

Also, what exactly is the eligibility period? How in the world is Samantha Who still eligible? And it feels like that not that great Raisin in the Sun TV movie aired last decade.

By: thedownpayment

thedownpayment — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:54:19 +0000

a part of me still lives in the 90s and i still like julia better than sandra. that said, im not surprised sandra got nominated for both the proposal and the blind side. the proposal was a sleeper hit, a breezy enough rom com with cougar undertones. and the blind side is a movie thats s bout race but a feel good one. a few weeks ago, i read that julia turned down both the proposal and the blind side. no point of playing the wow-she-cuda-gotten-3-nominations if-she-did-those-two-movies-along-with-duplicity…” the movie she did make in place of the proposal.

what im saying is: im glad julia got a nod.