makingofmovies:

With The Hurt Locker now having all but vacuumed up the year’s critical acclaim, and with Avatar having just this week become the top-grossing domestic movie of all time, Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker is an awesomely symbolic race (and not just because James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow were once married). It’s a clash of size, values, popularity — of essential notions of What Movie Art Is in the 21st century. A Hurt Locker victory would open the door to a new definition of Oscar glory, a defiant celebration of artistry over commerce. A win for Avatar would be, in its way, a definitive assertion of the same old same old.

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I cannot stop talking about angry I am that Avatar was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and won the Golden Globe. Yes, it was a cool looking movie. But a gorgeous movie does not a “best picture” make. A best picture should be a combination of excellent directing, acting, writing, etc, not just a mediocre movie that was great to look at. All these accolades Avatar is getting make me hate it, even though I enjoyed it as a fun, beautiful but mediocre movie in the theater. If Avatar wins, I’m throwing our tv out the window.

bridgecomedy:

sarahspy:

Yup.

Claspy, have you heard about this?

Bridge, are you kidding me? I LIVE for this.