Oscars should be renamed "Best Indie Flick"

[KeithR]

Keith, I am not trying to be argumentative but what is your point?

If you are saying that most American's will not go to see a movie that requires them to think, I agree.
If you are saying that movies such as 12 Years A Slave or The Kings Speech aren't to the level of those you listed above, I disagree.

Also, when taking into consideration the box office differences: Selma, The Imitation Game, Theory Of Everything, were only released Christmas or later.

I'm saying the movie awards folks are catering to fewer and fewer people and its hip to create some off the beaten path movie. Any big budget film that is good (Inception, the Dark Knight, Gone Girl, Avatar, etc) is getting shunned by the Academy anyways. Most people at my office (in LA!) don't know any of today's nominees. If you live in a small town, you can't even see these "films." This is ultimately bad for the industry.

And why can't we make good movies that appeal to the many, not the few. I heard the Castle Rock guy say that When Harry Met Sally, Shawshank, etc would never be green lit today by a major studio:

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000346674

That's stunning. I'm just pointing out a pretty dramatic shift in movie-making and concern for the future.

 

[KeithR]

Keith

Have you seen Whiplash

Waiting for screeners for Whiplash and Wild- may not even watch the latter. Boyhood and Sniper will see this weekend.

I don't like Wes Anderson, so not sure I'm going to rent GBH or not.

 

[Steve Williams]

Take a pass on Wild. (Yawn)