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torrino
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Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:52 pm Posts: 16020
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 Re: 2009 Best Picture Prospects
What about The Last Station? It's a Tolstoy biopic.
No release date yet, but the cast is Paul Giamatti, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, and Christopher Plummer.
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Loyal
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:17 pm |
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 11019
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Ben-Hur.
Marty was a remake of a TV movie.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:21 pm |
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Loyal
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 Re: 2009 Best Picture Prospects
Rorschach wrote: Question: Has a remake outside of Departed ever won BP? Ben-Hur and Mutiny on the Bounty. One could argue My Fair Lady and West Side Story.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:24 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Well, Mutiny on the Bounty is as much a remake as Titanic was I suppose.
Ben Hur applies, though.
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Loyal
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If the question was about Nine, I'm not sure if it'll be viewed as a remake of 8 1/2 so much as an adaptation of the stage musicial.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:33 pm |
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billybobwashere
He didn't look busy?!
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i'm guessing that at least two of the BP noms aren't on this list.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:44 pm |
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Loyal
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I would be willing to bet $1000 that Nine and The Human Factor are in.
I think The Informant and State of Play are ocuppying the same space, though The Informant has the better release date of the two.
Shutter Island and The Lovely Bones are hit or miss IMO.
As mentioned, Public Enemies needs to make muchos dollars during the summer to be a player.
And Avatar well, it'll either be the game changer all the major players who have visited the set say it is and it will overtake the masses. Or not.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:54 pm |
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:48 pm Posts: 11019
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Um, yeah, IF IT'S GOOD. If Marshall really drops the ball and it's terrible, all the fancy predigree in the world isn't gonna get it in there.
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Jonathan
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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:07 pm Posts: 14737 Location: The Present (Duh)
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yoshue wrote: Um, yeah, IF IT'S GOOD. If Marshall really drops the ball and it's terrible, all the fancy predigree in the world isn't gonna get it in there. What about the Weinsteins? 
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:32 pm |
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Tyler
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Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:55 pm Posts: 7578 Location: Torrington, CT
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Well, as long as it's Fresh...
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:35 pm |
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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Jon wrote: yoshue wrote: Um, yeah, IF IT'S GOOD. If Marshall really drops the ball and it's terrible, all the fancy predigree in the world isn't gonna get it in there. What about the Weinsteins?  Ask Cold Mountain. Nine's new release date is fraught with peril. Big Budget musical in September? Gonna have to be a hit on all sides of the ball.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:37 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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yoshue wrote: Jon wrote: yoshue wrote: Um, yeah, IF IT'S GOOD. If Marshall really drops the ball and it's terrible, all the fancy predigree in the world isn't gonna get it in there. What about the Weinsteins?  Ask Cold Mountain. Nine's new release date is fraught with peril. Big Budget musical in September? Gonna have to be a hit on all sides of the ball. Release Date: November 25th, 2009 
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:40 pm |
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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So the information in the Nine thread that I just skimmed over is wrong. Good to know. Sept. seemed like a terrible idea.
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:42 pm |
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Loyal
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yoshue wrote: So the information in the Nine thread that I just skimmed over is wrong. Good to know. Sept. seemed like a terrible idea. yeah, I haven't updated the release date.
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jmovies
Let's Call It A Bromance
Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm Posts: 12333
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Avatar The Human Factor The Lovely Bones Fox Searchlight Film The Informant
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Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:42 pm |
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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jmovies wrote: Avatar The Human Factor The Lovely Bones Fox Searchlight Film The Informant Juno 2: The Quirkening
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Dr. Lecter
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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Slumdog Juno?
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Loyal
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first review of The Informant
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billybobwashere
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Joined: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:59 pm Posts: 4308
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doesn't sound like a major OC, but maybe Damon could pick up a nomination, or at least get a Globe win or something (no wait, DDL is competing against him in Nine)
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Loyal
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billybobwashere wrote: doesn't sound like a major OC, but maybe Damon could pick up a nomination, or at least get a Globe win or something (no wait, DDL is competing against him in Nine) Yeah, I would move it out the possible BP contender list. I had moved Damon out my 5 for Best Actor but that was before I read the review. Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island Morgan Freeman, The Human Factor Daniel Day Lewis, Nine Brad Pitt, Tree of Life Algenis Perez Soto, Sugar
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:51 pm |
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Tyler
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Watch out for State Of Play--could be the next great social satire.
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Loyal
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Anton Chigurh wrote: Watch out for State Of Play--could be the next great social satire. Bad release date. April. Yuck!
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Tyler
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I mean for a Screenplay nom, nothing else.
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Anton Chigurh wrote: I mean for a Screenplay nom, nothing else. I have Best ScreenplayInglourious Basterds Rudo y Cursi Sugar This Side of Truth Up Best Adapted ScreenplayCheri The Human Factor The Last Station The Lovely Bones Nine
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