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Bucky

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40. Hollywood is secretly conspiring to make money on its films

Reply to tymorial (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 12:41 PM

Feb 2019

...and they don't care who they have to screw to get it done.
It's all about the screwing with those Hollywood types.

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The meaning of The Green Book win [View all] edhopper Feb 2019 OP

Of the 8 pictures nominated, 4 had a primary minority character or theme bigbrother05 Feb 2019 #1

That is a good thing edhopper Feb 2019 #2

5 if you count Bohemian Rhapsody TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #4

Debated that one, Queen crosses most boundaries and Rami is 1st Egyptian American Oscar bigbrother05 Feb 2019 #18

Omar Sharif? superpatriotman Feb 2019 #24

Just heard this on a podcast interview the other day. Apparently Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2019 #30

You mean there wasn't some sinister intent behind picking Green Book? tymorial Feb 2019 #3

ya controversy based from people who never even saw it. miyazaki Feb 2019 #14

Hollywood is secretly conspiring to make money on its films Bucky Feb 2019 #40

Right... tymorial Feb 2019 #42

what are you looking for the Academy to say? Takket Feb 2019 #5

I don't think the Academy Awards should say anything edhopper Feb 2019 #6

That's not how it works frazzled Feb 2019 #7

yep I teach voting systems in my discrete class dsc Feb 2019 #9

Green Book was probably the MOST polarizing of the films frazzled Feb 2019 #12

Thanks edhopper Feb 2019 #10

Re: ranked choice voting: I am perfectly fine with that outcome; but apparently not good at math. MH1 Feb 2019 #31

The Academy Awards have always been a feel good way PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #8

That is the point edhopper Feb 2019 #11

That's like saying the fact that all but one president of the US have been white means nothing. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #15

But it changing slowly TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #19

I didn't realize it was as high as 25% Bucky Feb 2019 #41

Black Panther is the only one that I saw exboyfil Feb 2019 #13

Somebody agrees with me re the pacing! Retrograde Feb 2019 #22

A lot of great movies have lost best picture and a lot of Green Book's have won Johonny Feb 2019 #16

Seems like anything the Academy does these days.. MicaelS Feb 2019 #17

It was also ranked voting tinrobot Feb 2019 #20

Exactly edhopper Feb 2019 #26

I guess i just don't understand acting awards. allgood33 Feb 2019 #21

Meaningless nonsense BostonBlue Feb 2019 #23

Not sure what point you are trying to make edhopper Feb 2019 #25

no time for culture war flash-points* BostonBlue Feb 2019 #29

Still not sure edhopper Feb 2019 #32

Meh...Forest Gump won over Pulp Fiction...Ordinary People over Raging Bull...and on and on... Moostache Feb 2019 #27

Dont forget Driving Miss Daisy over Do The Right thing - as noted by Spike Lee. Can certainly Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2019 #34

Do The Right Thing was never in competition with Driving Miss Daisy Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #38

Oh fer crying out loud - so what the heck was Mr Lee talking about then. So now I gotta be Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2019 #39

I loved it! I'm surprised some people are offended by it redstateblues Feb 2019 #28

Not by the movie per se, but by other more deserving (IMHO) films not getting it. I wouldnt use the Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2019 #33

Green Book was my favorite also! ananda Feb 2019 #35

Roma won best foreign film, best director, and best cinemetography - as it should have Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2019 #36

I didn't see any of the nominated movies MissMillie Feb 2019 #37