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Soft, Safe, Solid
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Soft, Safe, Solid Do you want to feel momentarily depressed? Just for a couple of minutes, I mean? In Contention 's Kris Tapley believes that Departures , a Japanese-produced nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, is "waiting in the wings to upset" -- i.e., may take the Best Foreign Language Oscar from Waltz With Bashir. Maybe. Not having seen Departures (i.e., nobody ever offered me a screening or a screener) I'm hardly in a position to speak about quality or the odds or anything else, although I'll be flabbergasted if Bashir loses. But listen to ...
The 2008 Oscar Recap - The Good, The Bad, The Not So Ugly
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... - Finally "Waltz With Bashir" seemed poised to win the Best Foreign Film, but the honor went to Japan's "Departures." InContention's Kris Tapley called this and in a moment of very hasty online irritation, ...
Acknowledging Hammond
Hollywood Elsewhere —
... Departures prophecy issue in lieu of this Japanese film having won the Best Foreign Language Oscar -- another "gulp" episode in the Academy's foreign- language voting record. Waltz With Bashir should have won, Waltz With Bashir should have won, Waltz With Bashir should have won. Expel those turkey-neck softies in the foreign-language branch who always vote for the stodgy, emotionally reassuring films. But I digress.... Three days ago (on 2.20) In Contention 's Kris Tapley wrote in his column that Departures is "looking to spoil" and "waiting in the wings to ...
