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  1. Jason Seaver

    *** Official 2002 Academy Awards Discussion Thread

    No, but I felt (when it was released) that it did make it somewhat hypocritical - Moore eventually found that a good share of the blame for the "culture of fear" should fall upon the tendency of the media to mislead or present facts out of context, but certainly didn't shy away from using the...
  2. Jason Seaver

    *** Official 2002 Academy Awards Discussion Thread

    Also, wasn't Scott Rudin (a Paramount-based producer) the one who optioned the book, hired the screenwriter, hired the director, etc.? Miramax only has a piece because Paramount likes to share the risk on chancy projects like The Hours.
  3. Jason Seaver

    *** Official 2002 Academy Awards Discussion Thread

    Well, hasn't the alias the Coens used to use as their editor ("Roderick Jayne"?) been a potential Oscar candidate before?
  4. Jason Seaver

    *** Official 2002 Academy Awards Discussion Thread

    Okay... I didn't do any predictions because I really don't want to think about the Kremlinology that it entails, but some thoughts on the nominations: Lead Actor Seen all these, and I can't complain much. If I had a vote, it would be for Daniel Day-Lewis, with Michael Caine a strong second...
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