Comments on: Oscar Blogging – Scorsese In, Moore Out http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/ Just another Pajamasmedia.com weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick Tyson http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35342 Patrick Tyson Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:44:27 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35342 Roger— With regard to <i>Team America: World Police</i>, I am disappointed that it didn't get a Best Song nomination. Otherwise, it was not anywhere near as entertaining, funny or original as <i>South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut</i>. As to whether or not they could have sung the song I have in mind at the ceremony, Eminem took care of that little problem when he declined to attend in 2003 and <i>Lose Yourself</i> wasn't performed. Roger—

With regard to Team America: World Police, I am disappointed that it didn’t get a Best Song nomination. Otherwise, it was not anywhere near as entertaining, funny or original as South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. As to whether or not they could have sung the song I have in mind at the ceremony, Eminem took care of that little problem when he declined to attend in 2003 and Lose Yourself wasn’t performed.

]]> By: Korla Pundit http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35341 Korla Pundit Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:53:58 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35341 Oh, please! After the triumph of having Osama Bin Laden himself parroting Moore's main bullet points from F911, that pretend-proll is still too high up on cloud 9 to care about the mere mortals of the Academy. The only thing that will bring him down, aside from the irony of Payback Tuesday, is if he gets too close to a Lakehurst mooring mast in a lightning storm. Oh, please! After the triumph of having Osama Bin Laden himself parroting Moore’s main bullet points from F911, that pretend-proll is still too high up on cloud 9 to care about the mere mortals of the Academy.

The only thing that will bring him down, aside from the irony of Payback Tuesday, is if he gets too close to a Lakehurst mooring mast in a lightning storm.

]]> By: richard mcenroe http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35340 richard mcenroe Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:19:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35340 An Open Letter from the Film Actor's Guild: What Michael Moore Movie? Signed A, Baldwin S. Penn T. Robbins B. Streisand MATT! DAMON! An Open Letter from the Film Actor’s Guild:

What Michael Moore Movie?

Signed

A, Baldwin

S. Penn

T. Robbins

B. Streisand

MATT! DAMON!

]]> By: Tom of the Missouri http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35339 Tom of the Missouri Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:31:27 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35339 I was wondering why I had become such an avid reader of Roger L. Simon's blog. He too has a great admiration for Lena Olin. Wow! What a lady, until of course her career for some reason seemed to have taken a dive after that fiasco with Robert Redford in Havana. I had such great hopes to see her many times again, but it seems Lightness and Enemies seemed to me to be the apex of her career. I guess I also like your blog for your interest and respect, regardles of politics, in the downtrodden peoples of the world, immigrants, etc. as so well expressed in Lightness and Enemies. Let us all hope that someday soon the Ali, Omar and other new Iraqi democrats (that is small d democrats) all get their chance to experience some lightness or even a Lena Olin that matter. Keep up the great blogging. I was wondering why I had become such an avid reader of Roger L. Simon’s blog. He too has a great admiration for Lena Olin. Wow! What a lady, until of course her career for some reason seemed to have taken a dive after that fiasco with Robert Redford in Havana. I had such great hopes to see her many times again, but it seems Lightness and Enemies seemed to me to be the apex of her career.

I guess I also like your blog for your interest and respect, regardles of politics, in the downtrodden peoples of the world, immigrants, etc. as so well expressed in Lightness and Enemies.

Let us all hope that someday soon the Ali, Omar and other new Iraqi democrats (that is small d democrats) all get their chance to experience some lightness or even a Lena Olin that matter.

Keep up the great blogging.

]]> By: BeckyJ http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35338 BeckyJ Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:56:48 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35338 Sideways Sideways Sideways.....Jim Taylor is a college friend of mine; gotta support your friends! Sideways Sideways Sideways…..Jim Taylor is a college friend of mine; gotta support your friends!

]]> By: Caroline http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35337 Caroline Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:33:02 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35337 Roger - that makes sense - and obviously he was right. I hope the two of you had a good laugh over the fact that in Hollywood its quite OK to parade around naked and pretend that one has nothing to hide - while finding oneself forced to hide one's own most honest viewpoints and opinions about the world outside of the Hollywood cocoon. When I think about that irony - and when I think about how long this WAR is likely to go on - I have to say that I don't think Hollywood can ever possibly be the same again. Roger – that makes sense – and obviously he was right. I hope the two of you had a good laugh over the fact that in Hollywood its quite OK to parade around naked and pretend that one has nothing to hide – while finding oneself forced to hide one’s own most honest viewpoints and opinions about the world outside of the Hollywood cocoon.

When I think about that irony – and when I think about how long this WAR is likely to go on – I have to say that I don’t think Hollywood can ever possibly be the same again.

]]> By: Roger http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35336 Roger Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:09:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35336 Caroline, Ron and I are friends. We talk about Hollywood and politics frequently -- most recently over breakfast at a deli in the Valley just before the election. Ron told me at the time he was sure there were a lot of "secret Bush voters." I guess he was right. Caroline, Ron and I are friends. We talk about Hollywood and politics frequently — most recently over breakfast at a deli in the Valley just before the election. Ron told me at the time he was sure there were a lot of “secret Bush voters.” I guess he was right.

]]> By: Caroline http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35335 Caroline Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:51:17 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35335 Oh wait - Roger - I can't let you off that easy. Since we're on the topic of Hollywood and all :) Another thing I've been curious about - the fact that the star of Enemies - Ron Silver - was perhaps the most vocally prominent Hollywood Bush supporter this election year. Did the 2 of you ever cross paths over that? And if not - did you personally find that to be an interesting coincidence? Don't answer that if you don't want to. I don't mean to pry. I picture Hollywood as a very dangerous place indeed -shark-infested waters as it were... Oh wait – Roger – I can’t let you off that easy. Since we’re on the topic of Hollywood and all :) Another thing I’ve been curious about – the fact that the star of Enemies – Ron Silver – was perhaps the most vocally prominent Hollywood Bush supporter this election year. Did the 2 of you ever cross paths over that? And if not – did you personally find that to be an interesting coincidence? Don’t answer that if you don’t want to. I don’t mean to pry. I picture Hollywood as a very dangerous place indeed -shark-infested waters as it were…

]]> By: Caroline http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35334 Caroline Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:40:36 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35334 Roger - oh - OK - So Unbearable did have some impact on your movie - in terms of casting Lena Olin. Well then - you just clarified for me a major reason why the 2 films are so conjoined in my mind - the common actress - Lena Olin - in back to back films - duh! That is one underrated actress in film as far as I am concerned. She has a wonderful ability to display raw sexuality plus complex emotions on her face (perhaps partly aided by the impression that she has never had plastic surgery). IMHO - Diane Lane has a similar quality as an actress. Anyway - I digress from the thread. But thanks Roger, for satisfying my curiosity on that... Roger – oh – OK – So Unbearable did have some impact on your movie – in terms of casting Lena Olin. Well then – you just clarified for me a major reason why the 2 films are so conjoined in my mind – the common actress – Lena Olin – in back to back films – duh! That is one underrated actress in film as far as I am concerned. She has a wonderful ability to display raw sexuality plus complex emotions on her face (perhaps partly aided by the impression that she has never had plastic surgery). IMHO – Diane Lane has a similar quality as an actress. Anyway – I digress from the thread. But thanks Roger, for satisfying my curiosity on that…

]]> By: Caroline http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35333 Caroline Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:23:10 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/25/oscar-blogging-scorsese-in-moore-out/#comment-35333 Missouri Tom: "For some reason, Moore had credibility and mainstream support then. Why did that change? Now even the mostly ultra liberal Academy members are shunning him (Mr. Simon excluded of course) and I am sure the mainstream Democrats have followed suit." Actually I DO consider myself a "mainstream Democrat". It was obvious to many of us that he was poison all along and I will still stubbornly maintain - not a small reason that the Dems lost the election. IMHO - its the difference between style and substance - something the Dems generally seem to have a hard time distinguishing between - and something which is clearly epitomized by Hollywood itself. Does it matter what Moore stood for (substance)? No - he's a loser now (style) and therefore he is persona non grata. Missouri Tom: “For some reason, Moore had credibility and mainstream support then. Why did that change? Now even the mostly ultra liberal Academy members are shunning him (Mr. Simon excluded of course) and I am sure the mainstream Democrats have followed suit.”

Actually I DO consider myself a “mainstream Democrat”. It was obvious to many of us that he was poison all along and I will still stubbornly maintain – not a small reason that the Dems lost the election. IMHO – its the difference between style and substance – something the Dems generally seem to have a hard time distinguishing between – and something which is clearly epitomized by Hollywood itself. Does it matter what Moore stood for (substance)? No – he’s a loser now (style) and therefore he is persona non grata.

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