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...These HFPA types are nobody's fools: they front-loaded the program with brand names. J. Lo, Bruce Springsteen and Winslet, the female lead of Titanic, all appeared before the first commercial. After that, it was pretty much the Independent Spirit Awards. Clint Eastwood, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep and other famous nominees were essentially table ornaments - party favors for the home viewer. The kings and queens sat there, camera-ready, for a call that never came. Instead of closeups on stage, thanking the little people, they got reaction shots when the awards...
...SCRABBLE vs. SCRABULOUS VS. SPIKE LEE vs. CLINT EASTWOOD VS. PRINCE vs. everyone...
...best actor, New York and L.A. named Sean Penn for Milk; the NBR cited Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino, and D.C. pinned Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. Best actress: Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky (New York and L.A.), Meryl Streep in Doubt and Anne Hathaway in Rachel. Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (L.A. and D.C.) and Josh Brolin, Milk (New York and NBR). Supporting actress: Penelope Cruz as the passionate painter in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (NBR, New York, L.A.) and Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel in Rachel...
...That's how the Foreign Press Association member do things. For its Best Original Song - Motion Picture slot, they rounded up five folks not primarily associated with movie songwriting: Clint Eastwood, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen. Critics in other groups may scratch their heads at the inclusion of this category, and especially of this year's honorees. The HFPA just sees it as another way to put famous fannies. The real critics groups have the freedom to honor their preferred films, whether hits or cult items; but the Globers have a sterner agenda. What matters...
Robert Redford's made some amazing movies. Eastwood is stupendous. Woody Allen is bold and artful. Ismail, I'm sorry, I'm going to have to say that I admire them all too much to be able to identify a single individual...