Hello, Babel, Bye Bye, Dreamgirls

^^^ yes he was the producer of the Departed (Plan B productions)

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The real lou Says:

January 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 am
#11 Original jpf,We have the same first and second choices,lol.I wish Brad and Annette Bening recieved nods,but hey they will have other chances.I am thrilled about Babel being up for best picture!I hope Brad and Angelina attend.

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I love Annette Bening, and although I haven’t seen RWS, I’ve patched together enough clips to agree with you. Brad’s not getting a nod doesn’t bother me much as I really think the field was just brimming with so much talent that although length doesn’t matter on the norm (no pun), maybe it was a factor this time. He’ll win if BABEL does, and I have a hunch it will.

jpf

Just stopped in. See nothing has changed except someone has been using my name. Shame on you.

Anyway, just a quick note that if it’s really me I don’t usually attack Brad and Angie. It’s you posters who I think are crazy. You just don’t get it.

For example you complained about the constant Brad/Angie/Jen triangle in magazines, but you made it happen. For example every time US weekly had a post about one of them you guys all ran over there and posted like 500 posts about how much you hated Jen, what a good person Angie was, how they never would get back together, etc. and US weekly went WOW this is a hot topic so they put the stuff in the magazine because they believed that it would sell.

Then NYP has this article. You stated that you sent repeated E-mails. Wow what a lot of attention that one article got. I am sure that everytime an article gets so much attention it is considered a sucess. So again you made it happen. If another magazine posts a similiar article it will be because this one got so much attention. The paper must be quite excited that this one article got so much response. Thanks of course to you.

Honestly Brad/Angie fans are the couples worst enemies. But you keep it up. Obviously most of you don’t have much of a life so I understand that you have found friends here of JJ and that is good everyone needs that. Keep on “helping” Brad and Angie I’m sure that they so appreciate all your hard work on their behalf.
Actually I am sure that if they even knew about you they would think that you were all a little crazy, but whatever floats your boat.

I can’t remember which movie it was that won Best Picture, but it seemed like ten people were listed as the producer, and that many folks came on stage to pick up an oscar!!! Since then, they have a limit of 3 producers. As a matter of fact, last year when Crash won BP, there was a lawsuit (recently settled) by one of the producers that didn’t receive credit. Even Don Cheadle who helpec bring the move to the screen didn’t get an oscar. So They will haggle it out and we will find out frome the trades who will get the producer credit.

Wow happy to see’ Babel’ has so many nominations!! Hello BAMZS fans and other people here!
My two cents:
(in brackets MY personnal choices)
best picture : litlle miss sunshine (Babel)
best actor : Forest Wirhaker -and he won the GG, or maybe Leo DiCaprio is too young (Will Smith or Forest Withaker)
best actress : Helen Mirren or Meryl Streep -who won the GG (Kate Winslet, but she also may be too young)
best supporting actor : Eddy Murphy or Djimon Hounsou (EM or DH)
best sup. actress : Cate Blanchett (CB or Jennifer Hudson-who unfortunately may be too young, even if she won the GG)
best director : Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (AGI or later better than never : Marty Scorsese)
Anyway it’s extremely refreshing to see such a list filled with so many different but true talents!!

NYCGalnVA
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I was kind of shocked that the Academy didn’t follow the PGA direction and only name Graham King as the only producer for The Departed. I think that is good news for both Brad’s. I know Grey wants that nod BAD but I really don’t have a clue how Brad has made his case.

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“I’m sure Brad didn’t get nominated because of the size of his role, but it’s too bad.”
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You’re correct, he didn’t get nominated because of the size of his role, he wasn’t the lead, and he wasn’t even in the whole film. but the obsessed fans don’t see that, they want him nominated for everything, even if he doesn’t deserve it. Babel was a great film and Brad’s role was about very good. But people need to get over it, a lot of people who should and could have been nominated didn’t. Brad has many of years ahead of him to get Nominated and Win. complaining about him being “snubbed” makes him and all his “fans” look bad.

bluemoon

I was reading that MartinS told BradG to make his case to the academy if TD was nominated. From what I read, both Brad’s hired GK to take over the day to day production of TD. I feel the BP may have kept quiet because he is also in Babel, another BP nominee. I also feel that most of his campaigning for Babel, was not for himself (his 40 hr round trip flight from India to LA and back for the Babel premiere, and his Toronto Film Festival appearance….be could not make Cannes FF but he sent sent congrats), but gave the film a bigger audience than ANY of AGI’s other films. He’s in a great position now with these pictures….

NYCGalnVA
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Yes I agree, the one who is fighting is Brad Grey, Martin wrote a letter with Graham king to the PGA so Brad Grey could be considerated as a producer. I hope the academy doesn’t take too much time deciding who will get the producer credit besides Graham King. I hope Brad get it, but at this point I woulnd’t be surprised if he doesn’t since he looks more pasive in the subject.

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LoL Says:

January 23rd, 2007 at 2:18 pm

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AMEN!

Bluemoon

I think he’s straddling the fence in a passive way…..what a great feeling to know you are a part of two Oscar nominated films!!! His profile keeps getting higher. I feel that he’s ready to play with the big boys now and get a Best Actor Oscar somewhere down the road. He’s one step ahead of a “former ” fan favorite of mine Tom Cruise. Brad is on the road to doing pictures that will show his range as a character actor and those “man” roles that he’s talking about. He’s heading down the right path….I can’t wait to see what he will have on his plate after doing Benjamin Button!!

Such a delicious dilemma for Brad — whether to root for Babel or The Departed. I bet a lot of actors would love to be in his shoes right now — yet those stupid fanistons keep saying his career has gone downhill. I bet a hundred actors would love to have a “downhill” career like his. And all of this he accomplished in the two years since his split from his drag-of-a-wife who only wanted to tan and vacation with the Arquettes. What kind of life was that to someone with ambitions regarding his career and a desire to help mankind? No wonder he hacked off the ball and chain!