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Written by Amy on Monday, November 16th, 2009 ( Start discussion ) | 
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First, let me begin saying that I thought 2006 was a great year to watch films. Also, funny thing to point out — it was really, and I mean… REALLY tough to pick my Best Supporting Actress picks~
Many of my favorite films have a 2006 tag in them, so this list might seem a little bias, even though I really tried hard to not be. You might noticed how hard I tried not to be bias. LOL — check the Best Actress category~
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Written by Amy on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 ( One response ) | (7) |
This is my last post for this blogathon, unless I can come up with something on time for tomorrow~
I was reading this post on Japanese Films and Women in Cinema- now, female in cinema is a big BIG subject. I’m not in the position to point out feminists or non-feminists films across the decades or countries. However, I have to admit that looking back at the films I’ve seen the past year, it feels like many (if not most of them) have a female protagonist. In general, I don’t know the reason – if there are more films about women, or if I’m watching them because I’m looking for them. What I do know is that I watched many Japanese films with female leads because I had been on the hunt for Juri Ueno and Yu Aoi projects – so that’s got to be at least 10 films led by a female, right?
So here it is… some~
Japanese Chick-centric Films or with Female Leads~
- Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro)
- Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Hula Girls
- Swing Girls
- Hana to Alice (Hana & Alice)
- Gaichu (Harmful Insect)
- Kame wa Igai to Hayaku Oyogu (Turtles Swim Faster than Expected)
- Kiraware Matsuko no Issho (Memories of Matsuko)
- Quiet Room ni Youkoso (Welcome to the Quiet Room)
- Linda Linda Linda
- Kamikaze Girls
- Shinku (The Deep Red)
- Love Letter
- Sakuran
- Sasameyuki (The Makioka Sisters)
- Rinne (Reincarnation)
- Tenshi no Tamago (Angel’s Egg)
- Wool 100%
- Hyakuman-en to Nigamushi Onna (One Million Yen Girl)
- GuGu Datte Neko de Aru (Gu Gu the Cat)
- Kaze no Tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
- Nishi no Majo ga Shinda (The Witch of the West is Dead)
- Blood the Last Vampire
- Pikunikku (Picnic)
Of course, there’s many animated films asides from the ones I’ve mentioned above like Paprika, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, The Milennium Actress or Perfect Blue. And yes, there are films in my list that are not quite remarkable… and we can also point out that there aren’t many female leads of over 30 or 40 (in some way, Matsuko which chronicles her life, The Makioka Sisters, GuGu, and The Witch of the West – who knew Shirley McLaine’s daughter spoke Japanese?), but then again… that’s a problem that seems to be common in Hollywood too. Does it happen much in Europe? Countries like France or Germany? Are there many films with female leads, or are they as hard to find??
In the end, it was good to see Meryl Streep (Doubt), Melissa Leo (Frozen River), Julie Christie (Away from Her), Laura Linney (The Savages), and to some degree Kate Winslet (The Reader) and Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) getting recognition these past two years.
– EDIT June 21 –
I thought this was a great post on the subject. =D
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Written by Amy on Saturday, March 8th, 2008 ( Start discussion ) | (2) |
La semana anterior al Oscar, hubo tres películas para ver en la cartelera Limeña. En el fin de semana llegué a ver Sweeney Todd, No Country for Old Men y There Will Be Blood. x’D
Esta semana, la cartelera me ofrece dos films que todos deberían ver, Away from Her y The Kite Runner.
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Written by Amy on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 ( One response ) | 
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Nominees for this year’s Oscar nominations were announced while I was sort of sleeping, so I woke up to CNN’s news announcement! Kinda surprising on some categories, but take a look at the list yourself.
Thoughts? Marion and Julie Christie got a nod, so I’m freaking out, ha! It will all be decided next week in the SAG… but still then, it’s not for sure. Moreover, Ellen Page got a nod! I’m happy for her because I loved watching Juno, but I sure hope she doesn’t become my upset. If anyone should beat Cotillard, it should be Julie Christie. Oh yeah, one kind of a surprise was Laura Linney getting a nod instead of Angelina Jolie who had been getting a few more nods this season.
On the animated front, Persepolis against Ratatouille. Interesting who will win, I will give my vote to Persepolis but it’s most likely that Ratatouille will get this year’s Best Animated Feature, as Finding Nemo got it against Les Triplettes de Belleville.
Overall, La Vie en Rose got 3 nods (Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Make-up) while Atonement got 7 nods. But that wasn’t enough to beat No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, which got 8 nods each. People’s fave, Juno, got 4 nods… and Away from Her got 2 nods (including one for Sarah Polley, woot woot). Diablo Cody got a nod for Best Original Screenplay *woot woot*
The biggest surprise for me where the Foreign Film nods, which went to films that others haven’t even mention… which is great because it makes it really interesting to guess!!
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Tags: academy awards, atonement, away from her, diablo cody, ellen page, julie christie, juno, la vie en rose, laura linney, marion cotillard, no country for old men, nominations, oscar, persepolis, predictions, ratatouille, sarah polley, there will be blood
Written by Amy on Saturday, December 1st, 2007 ( Start discussion ) | (0) |
Satellite Awards nominations are in… Sarah Polley and Away from Her are kicking in~~
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Julie Christie, “Away From Her” (Lionsgate)
MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
“Away From Her” (Lionsgate)
DIRECTOR
Sarah Polley, “Away From Her” (Lionsgate)
SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
Sarah Polley,”Away From Her” (Lionsgate)
But not as much as La Vie en Rose, which has 7 nods~~ (more here)
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Tags: away from her, edith piaf, emmanuelle seigner, julie christie, la vie en rose, marion cotillard, sarah polley, satellite awards
