Wednesday, February 3, 2010

SENTIMENT + POPULARITY + TALENT (READING THE ACADEMY ZEITGEIST)

UPDATES::::::::THE HURT LOCKER IS ALREADY FULL OF OSCARS AND WE STILL HAVE BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST PICTURE AWARDS TO HAND OUT:::::::::::::MORE TO FOLLOW::::::::::::::::::::HURT LOCKER WINS BEST PICTURE  KATHRYN BIGELOW WINS BEST DIRECTOR :::::::::::::CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

 BECAUSE IT'S INHERENTLY FUN TO PREDICT THE NUANCE OF RITUAL BEHAVIORS
HERE'S A CHANCE TO VOTE YOUR PICKS AND AUTOMATICALLY ENTER TO WIN 5 FREE BLU-RAY MOVIES. CHOOSE CAREFULLY. WE'VE MADE YOUR ODDS BETTER BY LIMITING IT TO 20 CATEGORIES THIS YEAR. BE SURE TO CHECK BACK ON MARCH 7 TO SEE IF YOU WON. USE THE BALLOT ON THE RIGHT TO CAST YOUR VOTES (you can change your votes up until 4:59 pm March 7) Winner(s) will be announced at 11 pm March 7.
PICK 20/20 AND WIN 5  * * * MOVIES.  NO DUDS INCLUDED. 
UPDATE********UPDATE********UPDATE
AFTER REALIZING THAT MOST POLL GADGETS (THAT REQUIRE LOG-IN IN ORDER TO VOTE)ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO PHISHING,  THE FORMAL CONTEST IS TERMINATED.  UNLESS I CAN FIND A  POLLING GADGET THAT TRACKS VOTES WITHOUT REQUIRING LOG-IN.  FOR NOW WE'LL STICK WITH A LESS INTRUSIVE TYPE OF POLL:  UPDATE::::::Looks like HURT LOCKER  has taken over AVATAR, which is a good thing.  Bigelow's hard work is about to pay off.  Real film lovers appreciate the basic crafts of classic film-making:  A good cast, a good script and incredibly real cinematography.  Most of the actors were not aware of camera location, which also furthers the art form.   MY PERSONAL PREDICTION IS THAT THE HURT LOCKER WILL TAKE DIRECTOR AND BEST PICTURE.  THE ACADEMY WANTS TO REMIND THE WORLD THAT THE  POWER OF 24 FRAMES/SECOND AND PRACTICAL EFFECTS COMBINED WITH NATURAL PERFORMANCES STILL FETCHES THE GOLD IN THE END.   CONGRATULATIONS MS. BIGELOW.  WILL SHE DO A FRIENDLY MOCK OF JAME'S CAMERON'S "I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD SPEECH" FROM 1998?  WE SHALL SEE.   AND NOW,  ON WITH THE COUNTDOWN........

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  1. OK, A LATE SURGE IN THE VOTING HAS PUT THE HURT LOCKER AHEAD OF AVATAR--- APPARENTLY THE RECENT LAWSUIT BY A REAL SOLDIER CLAIMING HIS LIFE STORY WAS STOLEN (WHAT AN ASS!) HAS NOT DERAILED THE PUBLIC CONSCIENCE REGARDING A POSSIBLE KB SWEEP. .......MORE TO FOLLOW...........

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