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So.. The Oscar nominations..
Should the IRT, a magazine which prides itself on not being part of the celebrity-fucking mainstream media, really give lip service to the ultimate in Hollywood self-congratulation? Normally I’d say no. But this year deserves a few shout outs…
Little Miss Sunshine gets a nomination for best picture – Not only was this a small indie film of the type the academy usually relegates to best screenplay category like an idiot savant boiler room freak, but it was also one of the most graceful critique of George W. Bush’s America seen all year. A small family perseveres together amidst pressures to conform to the rigidity of conservative culture where life is “just one beauty contest after another” As Dwayne (played by Paul Dano) says, “do what you love and fuck the rest” .Of course this film has about as much chance of winning as Chinese Democracy has of ever being released. As the saying goes it’s an honor just being nominated
Pan’s Labyrinth getting nominations – A dark, uncompromising fantasy film juxtaposing the horrors of fascism in post civil war Spain with the fantasies of a young girl wishing for escape. This will surely go down as Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece.
The Departed – Best film of ‘06… PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this be Marty’s year.
Dropkick Murphys not being nominated for best song??? WTF??? – What the fuck is wrong with you Academy? The use of the Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” was not only the best use of music in film all year, but one of the best uses of music in film ever. Yeah, I said it, ever. And the academy just looks away. If the Three 6 Mafia can win an Oscar, surely the Murphy’s can be nominated…
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