Oscar Nominations: Non/Predictions
Tomorrow we’ll know who the Academy has decided will be ‘honoured to just be nominated’. Jett and I both now know the sweet aroma of such feeling, due to the vastly generous person or people who have favoured us with an Irish Blog Award nomination. My feeling about awards shows is that, for the audience [...]
The 2009 Irish Blog Awards
Word on the street is that The Film Talk has just been nominated for Best Blog in the Arts and Culture category at the 2009 Irish Blog Awards. It’s nice to know people appreciate the Show – and of course, even if we don’t win, it’s an honor just to be nominated, (have wanted an [...]
Are Academy 'Best Picture' Winners Any Good?
Nice little article from the New York times a couple o’ days ago: films that win Best Picture at the Academy Awards are how the industry wants to be perceived: Big, Important Picture? Sure. But Is It Best? It’s always a big mistake when during an Academy Awards ‘special anniversary show’, (like the 60th annual, [...]
