list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Once on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Once/299579/default.aspx Title: Once
Year: 2007
Director: John Carney
Plot: A Dublin-based busker and vacuum-cleaner repairman enter into a fruitful relationship with a piano playing florist in a toe-tapping "video album" directed by John Carney and featuring a cast comprised entirely of professional musicians. He (Glen Hansard of The Frames) was a six-stringed street musician. She (Marketa Irglova) was a flower woman who can't afford to purchase a piano of her own. One day, after admiring the musician's songs and asking if he would take a look at her broken vacuum, the flower-pushing piano player discovered that she shared a remarkable sonic rapport with the mechanically savvy guitarist. Their musical sensibilities quickly converging to striking effect, the talented pair soon determines to record an album together. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:08:04 GMTOnce2007John CarneyA Dublin-based busker and vacuum-cleaner repairman enter into a fruitful relationship with a piano playing florist in a toe-tapping "video album" directed by John Carney and featuring a cast comprised entirely of professional musicians. He (Glen Hansard of The Frames) was a six-stringed street musician. She (Marketa Irglova) was a flower woman who can't afford to purchase a piano of her own. One day, after admiring the musician's songs and asking if he would take a look at her broken vacuum, the flower-pushing piano player discovered that she shared a remarkable sonic rapport with the mechanically savvy guitarist. Their musical sensibilities quickly converging to striking effect, the talented pair soon determines to record an album together. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide67Tag Target (>10)582984http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s299579.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Once/299579/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/seely/archive/2008/9/12/35061.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 9/12/2008 12:13:16 PM
Body: I was skeptical about Once, after reading a very poorly written synopsis. I was even more skeptical after the first few minutes of the film proved to be shot in first person with a shaky camcorder, with awkward dialogue and Irish accents thicker than the wool sweaters the Irish love so much. However, I stuck with the film, and after about ten minutes found my ear adjusted to the dialogue, and fell in love with the voyeur-first-person-perspective on the quirky relationship between a vacuum-cleaner-repairman-street-musician and a czech-born-mother-pianist-flower-salesgirl. Hansard, plays an anonymous vacuum-repairman whom we meet playing his original songs on the street for change. His song seems of little siginifance initially, but as the story progresses, the viewer will find his songs (actually, all of the songs), sort of present a subtext to the film, revealing the character's true thoughts and feelings that they are unable to express. Musical haters need not fear--there are no show tunes, no choreographed dance sequences involving spinning parasols and impromptu chorus lines, and plenty of dialogue in between tunes. The music simply serves to fill in the gaps and the thoughts that the characters of Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Czech ex-pat flowergirl). The relationship and the inability to express their emotions will leave the viewer frustrated, but absolutely captivated. My viewing partner found herself screaming at the television "KISS ALREADY!" not even halfway through the film. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that Once is a beautiful story about a plausible human male/female relationship, and not like most seen on the silver screen. *spoilers below* Ultimately, Irglova forgoes what she wants and pushes Hansard's character to follow his dreams--something I don't think he would have ever done without her pushing him and giving him the confidence he needed. I believe Irglova realized she couldn't quite live her dream, and she saw a chance to live it through Hansard, and she had a chance to help him succeed before it was too late--as she seemed to feel it was in her case. It is a story of a short, necessary relationship at a necessary time. Who can't relate to that? Anyone who enjoyed "Once" should also check out 1991's The Commitments. Another Irish film starring real Irish musicians who pursue their dreams.
]]>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:13:16 GMTseelyseely9/12/2008 12:13:16 PMI was skeptical about Once, after reading a very poorly written synopsis. I was even more skeptical after the first few minutes of the film proved to be shot in first person with a shaky camcorder, with awkward dialogue and Irish accents thicker than the wool sweaters the Irish love so much. However, I stuck with the film, and after about ten minutes found my ear adjusted to the dialogue, and fell in love with the voyeur-first-person-perspective on the quirky relationship between a vacuum-cleaner-repairman-street-musician and a czech-born-mother-pianist-flower-salesgirl. Hansard, plays an anonymous vacuum-repairman whom we meet playing his original songs on the street for change. His song seems of little siginifance initially, but as the story progresses, the viewer will find his songs (actually, all of the songs), sort of present a subtext to the film, revealing the character's true thoughts and feelings that they are unable to express. Musical haters need not fear--there are no show tunes, no choreographed dance sequences involving spinning parasols and impromptu chorus lines, and plenty of dialogue in between tunes. The music simply serves to fill in the gaps and the thoughts that the characters of Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Czech ex-pat flowergirl). The relationship and the inability to express their emotions will leave the viewer frustrated, but absolutely captivated. My viewing partner found herself screaming at the television "KISS ALREADY!" not even halfway through the film. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that Once is a beautiful story about a plausible human male/female relationship, and not like most seen on the silver screen. *spoilers below* Ultimately, Irglova forgoes what she wants and pushes Hansard's character to follow his dreams--something I don't think he would have ever done without her pushing him and giving him the confidence he needed. I believe Irglova realized she couldn't quite live her dream, and she saw a chance to live it through Hansard, and she had a chance to help him succeed before it was too late--as she seemed to feel it was in her case. It is a story of a short, necessary relationship at a necessary time. Who can't relate to that? Anyone who enjoyed "Once" should also check out 1991's The Commitments. Another Irish film starring real Irish musicians who pursue their dreams. http://www.spout.com/blogs/lmstanley/archive/2008/8/14/34000.aspx Post By: lmstanley
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Post Date: 8/14/2008 9:49:53 AM
Body: Once had been on my “Want to see it” list for a while. Finally, just recently I got the chance to sit down and watch this film. Before I continue, I feel like I should put a disclaimer that I am a total sucker for romantic films…and (probably not surprising) I loved Once! So much so, that it left me a bit speechless. I was blown away by its pure, authentic approach to the relationship that developed between the two main characters in this story. It seemed pretty true to how love is in real life and how past choices affect current situations. It’s beautiful and I think that even if you’re not one for what’s normally defined as a “chic flick”, you’ll dig what’s going on in this movie. Oh…and an added bonus is that the soundtrack rocks!
]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:49:53 GMTlmstanleylmstanley Blog8/14/2008 9:49:53 AMOnce had been on my “Want to see it” list for a while. Finally, just recently I got the chance to sit down and watch this film. Before I continue, I feel like I should put a disclaimer that I am a total sucker for romantic films…and (probably not surprising) I loved Once! So much so, that it left me a bit speechless. I was blown away by its pure, authentic approach to the relationship that developed between the two main characters in this story. It seemed pretty true to how love is in real life and how past choices affect current situations. It’s beautiful and I think that even if you’re not one for what’s normally defined as a “chic flick”, you’ll dig what’s going on in this movie. Oh…and an added bonus is that the soundtrack rocks! http://www.spout.com/blogs/capeach/archive/2008/7/23/32998.aspx Post By: CaPeach
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Post Date: 7/23/2008 8:13:42 PM
Body: I felt mostly comfortable watching this movie, that I felt I was a little sibling, wishing I got a quarter every time someone said the f-word, (cha-ching!) , and following the characters around with my video camera. Big brothers and big sisters always ignore little sibling tag-alongs. The music was very nice. In fact, I was going through Circuit City's soundtrack section when I saw "Once." I didn't get it because I never saw the movie. So I looked for the movie and WOW. Expensive! Finally after thinking it over for a few months, I gave in. I enjoyed the storyline of the movie but still don't know why that "Old World" of people have to cuss so much. I guess they're a bunch of Fornicators Under Consent of King -ers. My British friend said it's a way of life now, to profane everything casually.
]]>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:13:42 GMTCaPeachCaPeach Blog7/23/2008 8:13:42 PMI felt mostly comfortable watching this movie, that I felt I was a little sibling, wishing I got a quarter every time someone said the f-word, (cha-ching!) , and following the characters around with my video camera. Big brothers and big sisters always ignore little sibling tag-alongs. The music was very nice. In fact, I was going through Circuit City's soundtrack section when I saw "Once." I didn't get it because I never saw the movie. So I looked for the movie and WOW. Expensive! Finally after thinking it over for a few months, I gave in. I enjoyed the storyline of the movie but still don't know why that "Old World" of people have to cuss so much. I guess they're a bunch of Fornicators Under Consent of King -ers. My British friend said it's a way of life now, to profane everything casually. http://www.spout.com/blogs/lopezdash/archive/2008/6/4/30483.aspx Post By: lopezdash
Post To: The Movie Blog
Post Date: 6/4/2008 11:22:45 AM
Body: "Once" - modern day musical - heartwarming with a great soundtrack. (Jon Randy via Twitter)
]]>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:22:45 GMTlopezdashThe Movie Blog6/4/2008 11:22:45 AM"Once" - modern day musical - heartwarming with a great soundtrack. (Jon Randy via Twitter) http://www.spout.com/blogs/cinemarian/archive/2008/5/12/28603.aspx Post By: CinemaRian
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Post Date: 5/12/2008 11:40:20 AM
Body: Once is the kind of movie that only comes along once (no pun intended) in a great while. It is a deeply moving and original film, shot on a near non-existent budget that defies easy classification. Ostensibly, it's a musical, but it's shot in a neo-realist style. It is also a drama, and almost a romance. It is has the best songs for any film musical since Evita and is certainly one of the best films I've seen this year. Set on the streets of Dublin, the movie follows an unnamed street busker who I'll call the guy, which is how the character is referred to in the closing credits. He is played by Glen Hansard of The Frames, who also wrote the songs (Trivia: the part was almost played by Cillian Murphy, who dropped out because he found Hansard's songs too difficult to sing). The guy works by day as a vacuum cleaner repairman, but his real passion is music. One of the few people who pay any attention to his street performances is a girl (Markéta Irglová), who works various odd jobs to make ends meat. Although the guy finds the girl too be a little annoying at first, he quickly becomes attracted to her when he realizes that she is a truly gifted singer and pianist. He makes an unsuccessful pass at her and then finds out why she isn't eager to start another relationship: she is still technically married to the (absent) father of her child, and both her daughter and Czech immigrant mother (Danuse Ktrestova) are complete dependant on her financially. The two become very close and almost lovers, as the girl shuns the guy's romantic affection even while she believes in his music more than anyone else. What is important about the movie is that we believe in the guy's music too, because these are great songs. After I saw the movie, I went to Schuller's Books and Music and had I been employed at the time, I surely would have bought the soundtrack. The songs are absolutely magnificent, made effective by the simple "unplugged" arrangements they are played in and the emotional simplicity that Hansard and Irglova perform them in. There is a certain realism and authenticity to this film that no other musical has ever captured. It has grainy, DV photography which I usually hate but found myself caught up in. We get the De Sican feeling that we are dropping in on the lives of this two people, and that the camera is an invisible observer. It also made my realize how special music is. These two characters are very poor, yet all they need is a guitar and a borrowed piano to find a few minuets of happiness. This is a wonderful film that works on many levels, across many style and genres. I first said this as a joke, but now that I've seen it, it's true: I'm sure I'm going see Once, more than twice. Once (2007)
]]>Mon, 12 May 2008 15:40:20 GMTCinemaRianCinemaRian Blog5/12/2008 11:40:20 AMOnce is the kind of movie that only comes along once (no pun intended) in a great while. It is a deeply moving and original film, shot on a near non-existent budget that defies easy classification. Ostensibly, it's a musical, but it's shot in a neo-realist style. It is also a drama, and almost a romance. It is has the best songs for any film musical since Evita and is certainly one of the best films I've seen this year. Set on the streets of Dublin, the movie follows an unnamed street busker who I'll call the guy, which is how the character is referred to in the closing credits. He is played by Glen Hansard of The Frames, who also wrote the songs (Trivia: the part was almost played by Cillian Murphy, who dropped out because he found Hansard's songs too difficult to sing). The guy works by day as a vacuum cleaner repairman, but his real passion is music. One of the few people who pay any attention to his street performances is a girl (Markéta Irglová), who works various odd jobs to make ends meat. Although the guy finds the girl too be a little annoying at first, he quickly becomes attracted to her when he realizes that she is a truly gifted singer and pianist. He makes an unsuccessful pass at her and then finds out why she isn't eager to start another relationship: she is still technically married to the (absent) father of her child, and both her daughter and Czech immigrant mother (Danuse Ktrestova) are complete dependant on her financially. The two become very close and almost lovers, as the girl shuns the guy's romantic affection even while she believes in his music more than anyone else. What is important about the movie is that we believe in the guy's music too, because these are great songs. After I saw the movie, I went to Schuller's Books and Music and had I been employed at the time, I surely would have bought the soundtrack. The songs are absolutely magnificent, made effective by the simple "unplugged" arrangements they are played in and the emotional simplicity that Hansard and Irglova perform them in. There is a certain realism and authenticity to this film that no other musical has ever captured. It has grainy, DV photography which I usually hate but found myself caught up in. We get the De Sican feeling that we are dropping in on the lives of this two people, and that the camera is an invisible observer. It also made my realize how special music is. These two characters are very poor, yet all they need is a guitar and a borrowed piano to find a few minuets of happiness. This is a wonderful film that works on many levels, across many style and genres. I first said this as a joke, but now that I've seen it, it's true: I'm sure I'm going see Once, more than twice. Once (2007) http://www.spout.com/blogs/dibot/archive/2008/4/16/27341.aspx Post By: dibot
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Post Date: 4/16/2008 1:13:39 AM
Body: August Rush = totally lame. Saccharine sweet, poorly acted, cheesy dialogue. I kept groaning almost anytime someone opened their mouth. The kid, Freddie Highmore ("The Spiderwick Chronicles"), is trying to find his parents who don't even know he exists. They just had one really great night together and just "feel" that someone is out there. Almost every single movie cliche exists in this film. Avoid. Avoid. Young Guns II is not a real improvement on the first film. Everyone who made it alive out of the first movie is back and they brought some friends. Viggo Mortensen ("Eastern Promises") and Gil Grissom (William Peterson) take a bow. This time the story is told in flashback with Emilio Estevez ("Bobby") as a really unconvincing old Billy the Kid trying to get a pardon for his past crimes. His young Billy is equally fake, only now, instead of the steely glare, he's got the maniacal laughter. Lame and disappointing. But Keifer still rules. I heard so many good things about Once that it was almost bound to disappoint. I didn't hate the film, it just felt like a really long music video to me. That said, I loved, loved, loved the music. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are amazing as lonely musicians who come together to write some really great songs. Very moving music. Spider Baby is just plain weird. Lon Chaney ("Dracula vs. Frankenstein") is the caretaker for some "kids" with special troubles. Some distant relatives turn up and want to take possession of the property. Well, the "kids" don't really know how to play well with others, so there are some accidents a.k.a. violent deaths. I believe this is considered a cult classic, and I can see why. The characters are all a bit strange and over the top. The girls are mostly scantily clad. There wasn't a whole lot of gore, but the deaths were good. This is interesting if nothing else. The Quiet Man won director John Ford ("7 Women") one of his four Oscars. John Wayne ("The Shootist") stars as an American returning to his old family home in Ireland. He falls for a fiery redhead, but runs afoul of her brother, which throws kinks in their romance. I think I missed something in this film. Wayne was pretty convincing in his role, except I didn't quite buy the romance. And that was a big chunk of the plot. The cinematography was gorgeous and the side characters entertaining. I didn't love the film, but some of it was amusing. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood?
]]>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:13:39 GMTdibotdibot Blog4/16/2008 1:13:39 AMAugust Rush = totally lame. Saccharine sweet, poorly acted, cheesy dialogue. I kept groaning almost anytime someone opened their mouth. The kid, Freddie Highmore ("The Spiderwick Chronicles"), is trying to find his parents who don't even know he exists. They just had one really great night together and just "feel" that someone is out there. Almost every single movie cliche exists in this film. Avoid. Avoid. Young Guns II is not a real improvement on the first film. Everyone who made it alive out of the first movie is back and they brought some friends. Viggo Mortensen ("Eastern Promises") and Gil Grissom (William Peterson) take a bow. This time the story is told in flashback with Emilio Estevez ("Bobby") as a really unconvincing old Billy the Kid trying to get a pardon for his past crimes. His young Billy is equally fake, only now, instead of the steely glare, he's got the maniacal laughter. Lame and disappointing. But Keifer still rules. I heard so many good things about Once that it was almost bound to disappoint. I didn't hate the film, it just felt like a really long music video to me. That said, I loved, loved, loved the music. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are amazing as lonely musicians who come together to write some really great songs. Very moving music. Spider Baby is just plain weird. Lon Chaney ("Dracula vs. Frankenstein") is the caretaker for some "kids" with special troubles. Some distant relatives turn up and want to take possession of the property. Well, the "kids" don't really know how to play well with others, so there are some accidents a.k.a. violent deaths. I believe this is considered a cult classic, and I can see why. The characters are all a bit strange and over the top. The girls are mostly scantily clad. There wasn't a whole lot of gore, but the deaths were good. This is interesting if nothing else. The Quiet Man won director John Ford ("7 Women") one of his four Oscars. John Wayne ("The Shootist") stars as an American returning to his old family home in Ireland. He falls for a fiery redhead, but runs afoul of her brother, which throws kinks in their romance. I think I missed something in this film. Wayne was pretty convincing in his role, except I didn't quite buy the romance. And that was a big chunk of the plot. The cinematography was gorgeous and the side characters entertaining. I didn't love the film, but some of it was amusing. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood? http://www.spout.com/blogs/the1theonlyjp/archive/2008/2/24/25544.aspx Post By: The1TheOnlyJP
Post To: The Paxton Log
Post Date: 2/24/2008 7:33:42 PM
Body: No lengthy explanations as to why, just short and sweet; here are my picks for tonight's 80th Annual Academy Awards.- Best Visual Effects: Diana Miao for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'- Best Sound Mixing: Alan Meyerson for 'Transformers'- Best Sound Editing: Skip Lievsay and Joel Dougherty for 'No Country for Old Men'- Best Original Song: 'Falling Slowly' from 'Once' written and performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova- Best Original Score: Dario Marianelli for 'Atonement'- Best Makeup: Liz Dann for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'- Best Costume Design: Colleen Atwood for 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'- Best Film Editing: Tatiana S. Riegel for 'There Will Be Blood'- Best Art Direction: Gary Freeman for 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'- Best Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey for 'Atonement'- Best Documentary: 'Sicko'- Best Animated Picture: 'Ratatouille'- Best Foreign Language Film: 'The Counterfeiters'- Best Adapted Screenplay: Ronald Harwood for 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'- Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody for 'Juno'- Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn in 'I'm Not There'- Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck as Robert Ford in 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'- Leading Actress: Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff in 'Juno'- Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in 'There Will Be Blood'- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for 'There Will Be Blood'- Best Picture: 'No Country for Old Men'
]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:33:42 GMTThe1TheOnlyJPThe Paxton Log2/24/2008 7:33:42 PMNo lengthy explanations as to why, just short and sweet; here are my picks for tonight's 80th Annual Academy Awards.- Best Visual Effects: Diana Miao for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'- Best Sound Mixing: Alan Meyerson for 'Transformers'- Best Sound Editing: Skip Lievsay and Joel Dougherty for 'No Country for Old Men'- Best Original Song: 'Falling Slowly' from 'Once' written and performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova- Best Original Score: Dario Marianelli for 'Atonement'- Best Makeup: Liz Dann for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'- Best Costume Design: Colleen Atwood for 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'- Best Film Editing: Tatiana S. Riegel for 'There Will Be Blood'- Best Art Direction: Gary Freeman for 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'- Best Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey for 'Atonement'- Best Documentary: 'Sicko'- Best Animated Picture: 'Ratatouille'- Best Foreign Language Film: 'The Counterfeiters'- Best Adapted Screenplay: Ronald Harwood for 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'- Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody for 'Juno'- Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn in 'I'm Not There'- Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck as Robert Ford in 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'- Leading Actress: Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff in 'Juno'- Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in 'There Will Be Blood'- Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson for 'There Will Be Blood'- Best Picture: 'No Country for Old Men' http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Soundtracks/Re_Soundtrack_you_listen_to_the_most/100/25318/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: laststarfighter
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Post Date: 2/19/2008 9:13:44 AM
Body: No REAL particular order: 1. Star Wars: A new hope (on cassette tape or vinyl) Repetatively.again somewhat of a big fan of the star wars original Tril. 2. Amelie (love Yaan Tiersen) 3. Wicker park 4. Once (love the swell season / glen hansard ) 5. I'm not there 6. Requiem for a dream 7. The Fountain (<3 Clint Mansell) 8. Juno 9. Across the universe 10. High Fidelity
]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:13:44 GMTlaststarfighterMovie Soundtracks2/19/2008 9:13:44 AMNo REAL particular order: 1. Star Wars: A new hope (on cassette tape or vinyl) Repetatively.again somewhat of a big fan of the star wars original Tril. 2. Amelie (love Yaan Tiersen) 3. Wicker park 4. Once (love the swell season / glen hansard ) 5. I&#39;m not there 6. Requiem for a dream 7. The Fountain (&lt;3 Clint Mansell) 8. Juno 9. Across the universe 10. High Fidelity http://www.spout.com/blogs/katiesflicks/archive/2008/2/18/25252.aspx Post By: KatiesFlicks
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Post Date: 2/18/2008 8:34:35 AM
Body: Despite the several recommendations I had to watch this movie, I was genuinely impressed. It was way bigger and better than I imagined. A true modern day musical where people don't break into song on the street but rather sing along to their cd player while walking down the street. The soundtrack truly made this movie worthwhile. I loved it.
]]>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:34:35 GMTKatiesFlicksKatiesFlicks Blog2/18/2008 8:34:35 AMDespite the several recommendations I had to watch this movie, I was genuinely impressed. It was way bigger and better than I imagined. A true modern day musical where people don&#39;t break into song on the street but rather sing along to their cd player while walking down the street. The soundtrack truly made this movie worthwhile. I loved it. http://www.spout.com/blogs/indieabby88/archive/2008/1/22/24219.aspx Post By: indieabby88
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Post Date: 1/22/2008 3:46:19 PM
Body: Well, I just checked out the list of movies nominated for Academy Awards, and my feelings on the films nominated are a bit mixed. On the plus side, this will be the first year that I've seen a lot of the films nominated. I'm just about overjoyed that "Juno" and "There Will Be Blood" were nominated for Best Picture, since both are amazing movies. Johnny Depp got nominated for "Sweeney Todd," a movie which picked up a few other good nominations. I personally think the other movies in the Best Costume category don't stand a chance.I'm also excited about "Persepolis" getting nominated for best animated film (I've not seen the movie, but I loved the graphic novel series), and "Once" being nominated for best original song. If "Falling Slowly" wins, it will be the best thing to happen to Glen Hansard since The Frames started recording. I would love nothing more than to see this rocket him and the band to the fame they so deserve. Hansard and the band have been working hard for years putting out great music, and they're only now getting more mainstream attention.One of the major disappointments, though, was seeing "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" not get a nomination for best documentary. I feel like the Academy almost exclusively recognizes docs about serious subjects, and while I realize it's important to call attention to stuff like the Iraq War or health insurance in America, I also think good documentaries are about more than super important subjects. Good documentaries are just as much about the importance of storytelling. "King of Kong" is an amazing example of documentary storytelling at work. Even after watching the great "Juno" and mind-blowingly-awesome "There Will Be Blood," "King of Kong" remains my top favorite movie of the 2007, simply because I was floored that the people depicted in the film were real. Stories on that level of entertainment don't come by very often, and the filmmakers behind "King of Kong" were lucky enough to catch the extraordinarly odd story of Steve Wiebe at just the right moment. I really feel like that deserves some recognition, and I don't get why the major Hollywood awards systems don't feel the same way.
]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:46:19 GMTindieabby88Bloggish review blog1/22/2008 3:46:19 PMWell, I just checked out the list of movies nominated for Academy Awards, and my feelings on the films nominated are a bit mixed. On the plus side, this will be the first year that I&#39;ve seen a lot of the films nominated. I&#39;m just about overjoyed that &quot;Juno&quot; and &quot;There Will Be Blood&quot; were nominated for Best Picture, since both are amazing movies. Johnny Depp got nominated for &quot;Sweeney Todd,&quot; a movie which picked up a few other good nominations. I personally think the other movies in the Best Costume category don&#39;t stand a chance.I&#39;m also excited about &quot;Persepolis&quot; getting nominated for best animated film (I&#39;ve not seen the movie, but I loved the graphic novel series), and &quot;Once&quot; being nominated for best original song. If &quot;Falling Slowly&quot; wins, it will be the best thing to happen to Glen Hansard since The Frames started recording. I would love nothing more than to see this rocket him and the band to the fame they so deserve. Hansard and the band have been working hard for years putting out great music, and they&#39;re only now getting more mainstream attention.One of the major disappointments, though, was seeing &quot;King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters&quot; not get a nomination for best documentary. I feel like the Academy almost exclusively recognizes docs about serious subjects, and while I realize it&#39;s important to call attention to stuff like the Iraq War or health insurance in America, I also think good documentaries are about more than super important subjects. Good documentaries are just as much about the importance of storytelling. &quot;King of Kong&quot; is an amazing example of documentary storytelling at work. Even after watching the great &quot;Juno&quot; and mind-blowingly-awesome &quot;There Will Be Blood,&quot; &quot;King of Kong&quot; remains my top favorite movie of the 2007, simply because I was floored that the people depicted in the film were real. Stories on that level of entertainment don&#39;t come by very often, and the filmmakers behind &quot;King of Kong&quot; were lucky enough to catch the extraordinarly odd story of Steve Wiebe at just the right moment. I really feel like that deserves some recognition, and I don&#39;t get why the major Hollywood awards systems don&#39;t feel the same way. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/romance/MemberTagFilms.aspxromance
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