With the recent news of this year’s Oscar nominations, it seems that two films are standing shoulders above the rest - There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men. I’ve heard and read from several sources that No Country for Old Men is definitely one of the best films this year, but There Will Be Blood has come out of nowhere it seems to make a strong showing (I only saw the first trailer for the film about a week or two before the nominations). These two films are certainly raising the hype for this year’s awards, but in my opinion, the nominations really don’t have the buzz that other nominated films have had in the past. Perhaps that’s because several films experienced limited releases. Others are lower budget; some are indie films; and some simply failed at the box office.
But there’s another albatross hanging around the neck of this year’s award show and that’s the on going writers’ strike. It seems that there’s not much else to talk about in Hollywood in recent days (despite the tragic and untimely death of Heath Ledger). Speculation still abounds as to whether the show will go on, since the Golden Globes were forced to scrap their traditional glitz and glamour broadcast. Will this make a difference in the mind of the viewer? Did you honestly miss sitting down at home with a bowl of popcorn to watch the Golden Globes? Will you tragically pine away for the Oscars if they don’t show this year? For me, I can take it or leave it.
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