tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post7740535445055392010..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: Freeze Frame: The WSW Roundtable Take 2Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-48352816847029263122011-08-18T14:45:40.212-04:002011-08-18T14:45:40.212-04:00Honestly, simply figuring out this new voting proc...Honestly, simply figuring out this new voting process gives me a headache.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-62956679449694563302011-08-18T11:35:38.329-04:002011-08-18T11:35:38.329-04:00Even though I still think the idea is terrible, I ...Even though I still think the idea is terrible, I have to give props to Meredith for raising a salient good point about the AMPAS change.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-32243096129709141352011-08-16T00:33:27.158-04:002011-08-16T00:33:27.158-04:00One thing I should've specified in the questio...One thing I should've specified in the question was how 'Bridesmaids' drew more comparisons to movies like 'The Hangover' than to 'Mamma Mia' or 'The Devil Wears Prada,' which is one big reason why it was perceived as so unique - the women were getting as raunchy as the men. Whether that can be considered progress is another issue.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-27015020511823507142011-08-15T21:31:04.037-04:002011-08-15T21:31:04.037-04:00Awesome roundtable! I don't think Bridesmaids ...Awesome roundtable! I don't think Bridesmaids is a fluke. There is obviously high demand for female-centric movies but Hollywood has ignored this demographics because they never felt they could capitalize on it outside of the occasional factory-stamped romantic comedy. There will certainly be more movies with the same formula but they won't do as well.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-6110211070678132542011-08-13T18:36:07.001-04:002011-08-13T18:36:07.001-04:00I'm beginning to think that AMPAS makes voting...I'm beginning to think that AMPAS makes voting for Best Picture as complicated as they do in order to rig it so that certain movies will have better chances than others. But maybe I'm just being too cynical.<br /><br />Glad you liked the discussion.Richhttp://widescreenworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-14789627251417350532011-08-13T17:02:28.602-04:002011-08-13T17:02:28.602-04:00I love this discussion format and you've asked...I love this discussion format and you've asked some really great questions. It's interesting that the round table seems to have more confidence in women audiences than international ones. I'm not sure if it's true that international audiences pay less attention to reviews. I just think that the larger market further extends the chasm that also exists in the U.S. between blockbusters and independent films. On the plus side, both of these moves might help to bring a greater diversity to movie casting. Fast Five, for example, had one of the most racially diverse casts of any film I saw this year.<br /><br />As for AMPAS, it's pretty clear that the Board of Governors has a particular view of what they'd like the Best Picture category to look like (for better or for worse), but their membership keeps voting for a different set of films (again, for better or worse), and the studios--or at least some studios--seem to be able to adjust their campaigns faster than the governors can tinker with their rules. It will be interesting to see how this plays out (and how long it lasts), but it seems clear that we film lovers will now have two places to lay the blame when our favorite movie doesn't make the cut--the membership that didn't vote for it, and the rules that "robbed" our favorite of its #8, 9 or 10 spot.<br /><br />Great discussion! I look forward to the next installment.NeverTooEarlyMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971628452385566511noreply@blogger.com