[Magdalen] Oscars Schmoscars

[Juli Tarsney]

I did see Gone Girl, which creeped me out.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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>> 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.
>>>>
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