thefilmfiles

OK so the Oscar noms were announced this morning, and there were no surprises because all the nominees have been heavily campaigning for what seems like years but has actually been probably 3 months. I looked at the list of Best Picture nominees and thought it's been a pretty weak year. I haven't seen THE ARTIST yet which I know I'll love because it's a crowd pleaser but that doesn't mean it's good. I liked HUGO but it's far from Scorcese's best, a little bit meandering in fact. WAR HORSE, typical Spielbergian sentimentality wrapped up in one magnificent horse. It was so backward looking I thought I was watching Turner Classic Movies at times. And that last scene...ugh overkill. But what else is new? And let's face it, the true standout doesn't have a chance, Malick's been nominated just as a sort of acknowledgement that he's a great artist, but how many academy members can actually sit through his films? And what about TINKER, TAILOR? What I want to know though is, how come Albert Nobbs got to acting nominations for Glenn Close as Best Actress and Janet McTeer as Best Supporting Actress and I can't find it...and I'm in New York City. Are they planning on re-releasing it? If so when. Is it available On Demand. Why is there so little variety at even the art houses. I know money, they have to make money.