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...they are far and away the most mature offerings on the Oscar docket. But while Ray and Neverland stay too distant from the viewer, these pictures cut too close to the bone. Sideways is an apt parable of its time, a tale of failure, loss, and botched hedonism. That mix is a bit too real in the era of outsourcing and Dennis Kozlowski. And for Academy voters in Hollywood, the casual alcoholism and bungled love affairs could seem more painful fact than funny fiction...
...with Gangs of New York, Scorsese tacks on 30 minutes too much material, leaving a bloated finished product. But its mix of celebrity obsession, glamour-tinged nostalgia, and anti-government undertones is the perfect concoction for the Academy voter of 2005. Eastwood has already won an Oscar; so far, Scorsese’s been snubbed. This year it’s Marty’s turn to shine...
Missing in this year’s best movie mix are the postmodern masterpieces the Academy still refuses to touch. Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was visceral, virtuoso filmmaking, a visual trip that delighted the senses while ruminating on the deepest human themes of love, loss and memory. Charlie Kaufman picked up his second original screenplay nomination for this gem, whose late spring release date crippled its chances of Oscar success. Tape the awards and pick this one up on DVD; as he did with the masterpiece Adaptation, Kaufman questioned our assumptions of what...
Wedding Present made a name for themselves on the strength of their bitter, bitter break-up songs, so in light of the album’s biographical circumstances, the name switch comes across potentially as therapy. Their classics have always hit the right mix of spite, frustration, and wounded ego, as opposed to the more confident and musically assured catalog of Cinerama. But honestly, David, it’s a little quick to change the name—at least until you up the distortion a little more and ditch the strings...
Formally speaking, the record sounds like a mix between Luna and the New Pornographers, with soaring melodies and charming boy/girl harmonies weaving in and out of every song. “We will always be in love,” guitarist Amy Milan croons on “Ageless Beauty,” a gorgeous, dreamy number that paints a bittersweet contrast to the heartbreak that wells behind the opener. “You look so good in the shoes of the outcast / I kiss your throat every time we say it won’t last / But then...