[Magdalen] Oscars Schmoscars

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I did see Boyhood which was 'eh' to me..
Definitely plan to see Imitation, and Still Alice
Watched Gone Girl on DVD a few weeks ago and found it intriguing up until 
the (to me) disappointing final. (had not read book)
Lynn


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From: "Juli Tarsney" <juli at tarsney.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:16 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Oscars Schmoscars

> I'm with Ann on this one. I almost always watch the Academy Awards,
> even though most years I have seen only one or two of the movies. This
> year was a bit better - and my sister and I actually went and saw TWO
> movies on Saturday, w/just a quick dinner break in between; we saw The
> Imitation Game (which we loved) and Birdman. I had seen (and loved)
> Boyhood last summer and was rooting for that one to win.
>
> I also didn't care much for Birdman. I'm still intending to see Selma,
> Whiplash, and Still Alice ...
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> 
> wrote:
>> Dawn is a woman after my own heart.  I'm amazed to hear the general list
>> indifference to such masterful storytelling.  I'll admit, the Oscars are
>> smarmy and self-congratulatory, for the most part, but I'm also 
>> fascinated
>> by what Hollywood finds award-worthy.  I always try to see all the 
>> nominees
>> and see how my own opinions match up.  Usually they're quite different. 
>> I
>> thought Birdman was pretty stupid, for instance, but thought American
>> Sniper was really good, despite my political differences with Clint
>> Eastwood.  I love a good story, and my estimate of how good a movie is, 
>> is
>> how deeply I get caught up in the world of the moviemaker, and how much I
>> think (and sometimes talk) about the movie afterward.  Love, love, love
>> movies.  I do not own many movies (though Cheryl's collection is pretty
>> good), and generally don't like the "old classics," though it was fun to
>> watch Casablanca again the other weekend.
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> The Rev. Ann Markle
>> Buffalo, NY
>> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dawn loves the Oscars.  Her CD/Bluray movie collection is HUGE.  Shen 
>>> loves
>>> musicals and must have every musical MGM ever made.  Luckily we're both
>>> film fans.
>>>