posted on March 7, 2010 09:24:41 PM new
Woo hoo! The first woman to get the best director prize. I must see this film.
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posted on March 8, 2010 09:47:34 AM new
I haven't seen it yet, but it's gotten rave reviews from all over. It was funny to see the director, last night, rush, dazed, Oscar in hand, from the side of the stage, to get her best picture Oscar. I'm sure she just couldn't believe it.
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"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who ***dared to dissent*** from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, ***may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion."*** --Eisenhower
posted on March 8, 2010 10:18:44 AM new
I doubt that she was surprised.
From that link...
"Fifteen years ago, when I was a graduate student focusing on film, we approached Kathryn Bigelow to serve on the board of a Women in Cinema Film Festival which became part of the larger Seattle International film festival. A group of women programmers (myself, Kathleen McInnis and Sarah Hansen) were tired of how women filmmakers seemed to be ignored by the press, and how few were recognized in the United States (unlike in most of Europe, Australia, etc.) and we wanted to draw attention to the amazing films and filmmakers, who, also happened to be women. Ms. Bigelow turned us down, politely, asserting the fact that she was a filmmaker, period. Not a female filmmaker, but a filmmaker full stop."
posted on March 9, 2010 06:24:09 PM new
No doubt about it, sthoemke
But unfortunately, some people feel that she received a token award, not based on her achievement entirely but because she is a female; the first female film director to win an Oscar.
Her ex husband, for example made an insinuation before the Awards were announced that her win would represent some form of tokenism. He said, “I would say that it’s an irresistible opportunity for the Academy to anoint a female director for the first time. I would say that that’s, you know, a very strong probability and I will be cheering when that happens.”
posted on March 10, 2010 12:34:37 PM new
Some believe that it's not a token award and that she has won the Oscar based on superior film making without consideration of gender.
If that's the case, she is not the first to win a token award in the category of Best Director She has won the award fair and square.
I vote to give her the benefit of the doubt. But of course, I could be wrong.
posted on March 11, 2010 07:09:23 AM new
The whole thing's a joke anyhow. TEN nominees?? And movie sales/rentals were way down and then popped after the announcement of the nominees? Gee, what a coincidence. I didn't see them all, but Hurt Locker was as good or better than any of the ones I did see.
posted on March 11, 2010 04:44:31 PM new
While in the book store today, I thought I would buy a few DVD's including Hurt Locker. Since I was expecting a DVD to cost no more than 9.99, I was shocked to find that three would cost nearly 90.00.
posted on March 13, 2010 12:45:10 AM new
I'm lagging way behind when it comes to watching movies and we have a pile sitting here we haven't touched yet as we never seem to be in the mood or have the time to sit long enough so we're probably missing some good experiences.
Tonight I'm enjoying some of the videos that Roger Ebert posted in memory of Jack Kerouac as I hadn't seen all of them. I was going to read "On the Road" again and haven't had time for that either.
That is my dilemma too; so much to read and see and so little time. Since there is less activity here and since I've lost interest in Ebay, I've redirected my habitual computer use to reading books which can be downloaded to Amazon's free PC version of Kindle. Books can be purchased from Amazon at a discounted price and downloaded immediately to the PC Kindle Reader from Amazon or from the following sites.
From Project Gutenberg Australia some books that are still under copyright in the United States can be downloaded.
I never thought that I would get adjusted to reading books on a screen but now I'm reading books on the computer screen that I could easily find in my home library.
posted on March 13, 2010 08:03:20 PM new
Helen, I didn't realize that Amazon offered a free PC version of a Kindle so I downloaded it and have my first book on it and it works great. Thanks for the other links also, I'm going to enjoy this and maybe some day I'll buy a real Kindle.
posted on March 13, 2010 08:37:48 PM new
Good to know that you like it, Kiara! It's amazing how it increases the number of books that you can read while you are bouncing from one activity to another on the computer.
