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The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
I love movies, so indulge me a moment here. First off, it is disappointing that the Life and Times of Hank Greenberg didn't get a nod here as best documentary. It would have been nice to see a baseball movie do well. Now I'll digress to completely non-baseball topics.
Second, the fact that Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat didn't get nominations for best actor and best actress for their roles in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is disappointing. Their relationship is one of the most melancholy and subtle I've seen and the fact that they pull that off while demonstrating nearly super power fighting abilities makes them winners in my book. Their final scene together is about as touching a movie scene as you will ever see. The movie is in Chinese, so you have to get over that hurdle, but I really, really liked it and would recommend it.
I would be happy if Tiger or Traffic won best picture. They are far better than Gladiator in my mind. Del Toro was outstanding in Traffic, BTW.
I love movies, so indulge me a moment here. First off, it is disappointing that the Life and Times of Hank Greenberg didn't get a nod here as best documentary. It would have been nice to see a baseball movie do well. Now I'll digress to completely non-baseball topics.
Second, the fact that Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat didn't get nominations for best actor and best actress for their roles in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is disappointing. Their relationship is one of the most melancholy and subtle I've seen and the fact that they pull that off while demonstrating nearly super power fighting abilities makes them winners in my book. Their final scene together is about as touching a movie scene as you will ever see. The movie is in Chinese, so you have to get over that hurdle, but I really, really liked it and would recommend it.
I would be happy if Tiger or Traffic won best picture. They are far better than Gladiator in my mind. Del Toro was outstanding in Traffic, BTW.
posted by Sean Foran # 4:01 PM 
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