Members SpacedCowboy Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 ___________________________________________________ 'Brokeback' Author Peeved About Oscar Loss Mar 14, 6:01 PM EST The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Annie Proulx, whose 1997 short story inspired the film "Brokeback Mountain," has penned a scattershot blast in a British newspaper unleashing her anger over the film's best-picture Oscar loss. Proulx criticizes Oscar voters and the Academy Awards ceremony in the 1,094-word rant, which appeared in Saturday's issue of The Guardian, a liberal paper boasting 1.2 million readers daily. The best-picture Oscar went to "Crash," which focuses on race relations in Los Angeles. Academy members who vote for the year's best film are "out of touch not only with the shifting larger culture and the yeasty ferment that is America these days, but also out of touch with their own segregated city," Proulx writes. The 70-year-old Pulitzer-prize winning author points out that "Brokeback," which was nominated for eight Academy Awards, was named best picture at the Independent Spirit Awards one day before the March 5 Oscars. "If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit choices," Proulx advises. She even lashes out at Lionsgate, the distribution company behind "Crash." "Rumour has it that Lionsgate inundated the academy voters with DVD copies of Trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboCop00 Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 What a bitch. Screw her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 What a joke. I'd love to smack her in the face. Crash was a very powerful movie and AWESOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranalli Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Pretty much all of Hollywood is a joke anyway. But to think you're somehow above it because you made a movie laced with gay sensationalism is well.......gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ryknow774 Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 well boo-frickity-hoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiquidPCB Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 BLOBACK!!!! mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiquidPCB Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 wIPE YOUR BACK ITS RUNNING DOWN "you know we gotta fight this thing" second part is quote from movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpacedCowboy Posted March 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Originally posted by JonathanD What a joke. I'd love to smack her in the face. Crash was a very powerful movie and AWESOME. Indeed it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strangegrey Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 {censored} this gay {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiquidPCB Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 I hate heath ledger too and I am australian This guys such a tool His acting is the most wooden I have seen for a long time Hes trying to do a bit of a james dean but has 1000th of jimmys talent. I am glad he did a gay film him, suits him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr 5150 Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pennypusher Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Originally posted by Mr 5150 :rolleyes: LOFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inazone Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Classy. So winning best picture from the Independent Spirit Awards (which this person would have you believe is a more credible award) AND three Oscars isn't enough? Four awards in two days, and still a sore loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Idiot Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Crash was the better movie, and I liked BBM...{censored}, I would have gave syriana or walk the line the oscar before BBM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eor Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 i don't yet know how eor feels about the "add all stereotypes and shake vigorously" formula. it was real and fake at the same time. i still don't know if the blatant stereotypes were part of the point or not. eor did like it, i guess, and i can see how it can be thought-provoking for some. love, eor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tweed Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Sounds like she hasn't had her "mountain" broke in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbrianx Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 How {censored}ing brokeback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpacedCowboy Posted March 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 Originally posted by tweed Sounds like she hasn't had her "mountain" broke in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members potaetoes Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 well, crash was a miserable turd of a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redrol Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 so race relations vs gay cowboys WOOHOO hollywood wins again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voivod Posted March 15, 2006 Members Share Posted March 15, 2006 bareback mounting...........crash was definitely a well made movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ss454 Posted March 16, 2006 Members Share Posted March 16, 2006 I haven't watched Brokebutt Moutain but my cousin watched it. He couldn't understand the hype at all. He said it was alright but the acting wasn't anything spectacular. He said out of all the movies of 2005 A History of Violence was the best one. I only watched The Constant Gardener and I thought it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twally Posted March 16, 2006 Members Share Posted March 16, 2006 :cry: :cry: :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blargh Posted March 16, 2006 Members Share Posted March 16, 2006 Holy {censored}, what a {censored}. I heard that movie was a bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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