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WELCOME TO THE 2011 XIXAX AWARDS!
It's time to nominate!
Send your votes in through PM, following all the rules. The deadline is Monday, January 31st.
Remember: Any trailer released in 2010 is eligible for Best Trailer even if the film has not yet been released. You should also try to specify Teaser or Trailer if there were several different versions released.
THE RULES:
YOU HAVE TO
1. vote privately:
. . . .If your username begins begins with A-F (or #), send your ballot to MacGuffin (http://xixax.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=9)
. . . .If your username begins begins with G-K, send your ballot to modage (http://xixax.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=394)
. . . .If your username begins begins with L-P, send your ballot to picolas (http://xixax.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=34)
. . . .If your username begins begins with Q-Z, send your ballot to polkablues (http://xixax.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=99)
2. copy the form provided below and paste it into your PM
3. only list the movie in each category, not the person who would win (unless it's an acting category)
4. specify the actor and movie (for the acting categories), like this: Actor - "Movie"
5. use the most common title with foreign films (ask if you're not sure)
6. use full titles ("Toy Story 3" instead of "TS3")
7. (for the DVD category) specify the original theatrical release date if there are different versions or remakes
8. nominate titles in alphabetical order
9. title your PM "nominations" (please!)
YOU SHOULD
1. be honest
2. vote from personal opinion (not strategically or by consensus)
YOU CAN'T
1. nominate more than 5 movies per category
2. send more than one ballot
3. vote from different memberships
4. write your nominations with caps lock on
5. nominate publicly
6. change your ballot after January 31st
YOU CAN
1. nominate fewer than 5 per category (whatever you're comfortable with)
2. leave whole categories blank
3. nominate box sets in the Best DVD Release category
4. campaign
Here is a reminder list of eligible films from 2010:
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist.html
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Nominated!
Inception, Black Swan, The Social Network, 127 Hours and the obligatory Pixar/or Coens film. That's fine. All good movies, nothing controversial, just business as usual.
OR
We could have them a little later after we all get a chance to see things like Enter the Void, Let Me In, Blue Valentine, Animal Kingdom, White Material and everything else a lot of us haven't gotten a chance to see yet.
Whatdya say? :yabbse-grin:
I like the first option!
My only problem with January 31st is that The Illusionist opens here in February, and I'm almost certain that I'll want to nominate it, but should I nominate something I haven't seen? Or should I nominate it just to give myself the option of choosing it as Best Animated Feature after I see it?
Quote from: Stefen on January 16, 2011, 01:38:21 PM
Inception, Black Swan, The Social Network, 127 Hours and the obligatory Pixar/or Coens film. That's fine. All good movies, nothing controversial, just business as usual.
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We could have them a little later after we all get a chance to see things like Enter the Void, Let Me In, Blue Valentine, Animal Kingdom, White Material and everything else a lot of us haven't gotten a chance to see yet.
Whatdya say? :yabbse-grin:
You've got two weeks, dude. Get downloading!
Quote from: polkablues on January 16, 2011, 01:50:40 PM
Quote from: Stefen on January 16, 2011, 01:38:21 PM
Inception, Black Swan, The Social Network, 127 Hours and the obligatory Pixar/or Coens film. That's fine. All good movies, nothing controversial, just business as usual.
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We could have them a little later after we all get a chance to see things like Enter the Void, Let Me In, Blue Valentine, Animal Kingdom, White Material and everything else a lot of us haven't gotten a chance to see yet.
Whatdya say? :yabbse-grin:
You've got two weeks, dude. Get downloading!
But I've become a blu-ray snob :yabbse-sad: I downloaded crap for years and I am having more fun than ever watching movies on blu-ray.
I'm fine with Inception, Black Swan, The Social Network, 127 Hours and the obligatory Pixar/or Coens film. They're fine movies, I enjoyed those movies fine. They're pretty good movies. But anyone can tell you that. It would be fun to get some wild cards in. Enter the Void seems to be dividing and I want to see it before I nominate. Same with Blue Valentine and The Illusionist and countless others. What makes this place fun is that we see a lot of stuff, not just the big stuff. But a lot of us don't get to see a lot of films until later either because they don't come to our town and we have to wait for video or we don't want to download. We have better taste than all these other awards shows, sites, etc. We should get a little bit more time.
If the awards were in March, I would have stood a chance to see a good percentage of the movies, but not now. No big deal. I'm just ducking out this year.
I'm having so much deja vu right now.
I don't care that much. It's not my deal and I don't do any leg work to have it go down, but I don't see the need to rush it for January when a number of people on this site don't live in big enough cities to get an adequate chance to watch many of the select interested movies in theaters.
I guess I can download the movies and watch them on my computer, but I'm not going to have my first experience for possibly great films be on my computer. It's ruining the experience potential.
Waiting until March does no disservice to the people who feel they have seen enough of last year's movies. We're a small site with a small group of voters and we don't matter in the scheme of award anything.
the illusionist isn't that great... really pretty, ocassionally funny, but kinda.. empty.
Guess I'll have to abstain this year then. Have fun.
OH WE WILL.
I'm sure. Hopefully I'll be caught up by final voting time.
Quote from: Gold Trumpet on January 16, 2011, 07:05:28 PM
I don't care that much. It's not my deal and I don't do any leg work to have it go down, but I don't see the need to rush it for January when a number of people on this site don't live in big enough cities to get an adequate chance to watch many of the select interested movies in theaters.
I guess I can download the movies and watch them on my computer, but I'm not going to have my first experience for possibly great films be on my computer. It's ruining the experience potential.
Waiting until March does no disservice to the people who feel they have seen enough of last year's movies. We're a small site with a small group of voters and we don't matter in the scheme of award anything.
exactly.
what's the criteria for a film like You Don't Know Jack?
tv movies in general, are they out of this?
Yeah, no TV movies.
Good thing The Decalogue wasn't released this year then.
Yeah, that was a lucky break.
damn.
so we play by the oscar's dates and no tv movies like this is 1997 and tv movies are a bad word. ok.
yes, and then everyone complains about it. Just like every year.
What's the reason why we can't move the date up? Most posters seem to want this to take place later so they have a chance to see more stuff from last year.
I think it would be a good idea and could create some interesting debates if films other than the biggest ones of the year got some love.
At the end of the day its better to vote for what you've seen than not to vote at all. Last year was 12 months (same as the one before) and for 12 months everyone saw movies. Of the ones you managed to see, vote for the ones that were best. We understand people are busy and don't have time to see everything they want to see but we're also not requiring them to. If someone chose to see Inception instead of The Kids Are All Right then that was their choice and we'd prefer not to wait until the middle of 2011 for everyone to have a chance to catch up on all the "what-ifs". The Xixax Awards are just for fun and it's always a good sampling of what people liked best from what they saw. What everyone chooses to see is up to them.
also if you want to debate obscure movies, there's always the thread. even if absolutely everyone managed to see animal kingdom or something (which most people probably wouldn't get around to for months if ever cause they have stuff to do etc.) , would it still end up in enough top fives to get nommed?
perhaps we should have a thread about who you would nom and why, or some specific top 5 threads for each year. that way we could discuss the weirder choices that almost certainly get overlooked.
We go through this every year. We want to get these out before the Oscars so they're not influenced by them.
There's always going to be one more movie you could have seen. The Kids are Alright was boring, Blue Valentine was depressing. Animal Kingdom was overrated, and Enter the Void was annoying.* THERE, now just vote.
(* I only actually saw one of these movies)
Is Unkrich up for Debut since it's his first solo credit?
*cough*isJackass3DaDoc*cough*
When did this board ever copycat the Oscar results? If I remember correctly, the few times our awards came after the Oscars telecast, this board prided itself in having different results. If we fail and just select whatever the Oscars do, that's our fault, but it seems like a weird problem to forecast. I think The Social Network will win at Oscars and should win here too and if that happens, it's not a coincidence on par with Crash winning. It's a good film.
I'm inclined to say no on Lee Unkrich. Co-directing still counts as directing.
As for Jackass 3D, I already put it down under documentary on my own ballot. :yabbse-smiley:
Quote from: picolas on January 18, 2011, 03:13:37 PM
also if you want to debate obscure movies, there's always the thread. even if absolutely everyone managed to see animal kingdom or something (which most people probably wouldn't get around to for months if ever cause they have stuff to do etc.) , would it still end up in enough top fives to get nommed?
perhaps we should have a thread about who you would nom and why, or some specific top 5 threads for each year. that way we could discuss the weirder choices that almost certainly get overlooked.
Can't tell if you're being a jerk or not. It was just a suggestion. Moving it to a later date would do no harm at all. the pros of being able to catch up on stuff far outweigh the cons. I don't understand how the Academy Awards or Golden Globes would influence the small userbase on this forum anyways. If anything, it would deter it since, ya know, we're so above it all. And if they are the same, that just means the Oscars got them right.
We could even have other fun categories like top 5 forum posters, threads, posts and best newbie. It would make the awards a lot more fun because we could even get some politicking going for three weeks or so. It would be a lot more fun than just voting for Inception, Social Network, Black Swan, 127 hours, True Grit and Toy Story 3 and everything associated with them. I saw ALL those movies. Some were good, some were overrated and some were annoying. But we should all be able to judge for ourselves, right?
Just a suggestion. That's all.
Quote from: polkablues on January 18, 2011, 04:27:21 PM
As for Jackass 3D, I already put it down under documentary on my own ballot. :yabbse-smiley:
cool beans. does that qualify Trash Humpers as a doc as well then?
Quote from: Gold Trumpet on January 18, 2011, 04:25:03 PM
When did this board ever copycat the Oscar results?
Other way around... the Oscars would push people to NOT vote for certain movies because they felt they already got recognized at the Oscars.
There's no pleasing everyone with this sort of thing. Sorry.
Quote from: Stefen on January 18, 2011, 04:27:50 PMCan't tell if you're being a jerk or not.
you must be reading my posts with some kind of jerk inflection in your head. or yelling them aloud in a jerk voice. seriously, the second paragraph of that post was pure compromise brainstorming.
If people believe in films, actors, or directors enough, I don't think Oscars really matter all that much. However, it's not my forum. I argue against myself by paying this much attention to something I cannot change. No argument made me feel comfortable with missing out on a healthy number of possible contenders so I'm again just ducking out.
ATTENION: XIXAXThe admins are sorry to hear that so many of you are disappointed that you won't have time to see everything before the voting period ends. Every year we try to take these things into consideration when coming up with a timeline for our awards. We've tried it earlier and we've tried it later and there is just no pleasing everybody.
So we've come up with a new category that will hopefully help this problem.
BEST FILM OF [LAST YEAR] (REDUX). This category will be for films eligible for last year's Xixax Awards and you will be allowed only 1 vote. Will District 9 still be crowned the Xixax Best Film of 2009? Or with a year of distance and time for the dust to settle, will something else take the crown? We think this will be an interesting way to appease both those that want to see all the indie fare they may not have gotten around to during the year as well as to reflect on our choices from the previous year with a little bit of hindsight. So here is your new category, we think it's going to be fun.
Quote from: modage on January 16, 2011, 12:12:57 PM
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The awards date will not be moved, so please try to vote. And begin your campaigning...NOW!
And to help remind yourself of last year's crop, here's the list of 2009 eligible films:
http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist2009.pdf (http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist2009.pdf)
Quote from: 72teeth on January 18, 2011, 04:39:53 PM
cool beans. does that qualify Trash Humpers as a doc as well then?
Based on what I know of the flick, I would say no, but if other people who have actually seen it say otherwise, we'll go with that.
Also, I know we may be coming off as grumpy and immovable here, but there really ISN'T any pleasing everyone.
Just a brief history of the last 4 years of Xixax Award Nominations:
2007 – We did it mid-February and we had a lack of nominations.
2008 - moved it back to the middle of March. CMBB still won and we had to do a Runners up category. We also had a lot of people forgetting what had come out. We had a very low turnout for nominees.
2009 - Started later: Nobody sent in Ballots, Stefen got mad that it was taking so long.
2010 - Noms were due the exact same as this year. Everyone complained, GT did exactly what he did this year (asked when have we ever copied the Oscars then "officially" passed), Stefen got mad. P asked when everyone would rather have the awards and most people seemed to prefer to keep it the same.
Let's move on to something more fun than complaining: CAMPAIGNING!
BEST ACTOR - PATRICK FABIAN - "THE LAST EXORCISM"
BEST ACTRESS - CAREY MULLIGAN - "NEVER LET ME GO"
BEST SUPPORTING MALE - NIGEL LINDSAY - "FOUR LIONS"
BEST TV SHOW - FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Everyone in 2009 seemed to be happy they had more time.
http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=10586.0
I never got mad. My comment was a joke directed towards Kal. If nobody sent in ballots that year that's a real drag, but who knows how true that is.
Retroactive best film is a good idea. It would probably hold more weight than whatever won the previous year and would solidify the winner if it won again.
Quote from: polkablues on January 18, 2011, 05:43:47 PM
BEST ACTOR - PATRICK FABIAN - "THE LAST EXORCISM"
Really? Was that good?
Let's not forget Somewhere for worst film. *shudders*
Trash Humpers is not at all a documentary. It's simply non-narrative and shot as if it were a documentary. It's different from Jackass in that Trash Humpers has a fictional premise: that these "people" (played by actors), recorded themselves doing all this shit. In Jackass, there's a "real premise," that the Jackasses (not played by actors), are recording the real results of the silly situations they invented.
Quote from: Stefen on January 18, 2011, 05:52:37 PM
Quote from: polkablues on January 18, 2011, 05:43:47 PM
BEST ACTOR - PATRICK FABIAN - "THE LAST EXORCISM"
Really? Was that good?
The movie wasn't great, but it was better than I expected. He was fantastic in it, though.
Quote from: matt35mm on January 18, 2011, 06:05:03 PM
In Jackass, there's a "real premise," that the Jackasses (not played by actors), are recording the real results of the silly situations they invented.
So I'm Still Here qualifies?
trash humpers for best cinematography
I'd like to participate but we dont get things here in argentina till later. next year maybe.
Quote from: 72teeth on January 18, 2011, 06:42:49 PM
Quote from: matt35mm on January 18, 2011, 06:05:03 PM
In Jackass, there's a "real premise," that the Jackasses (not played by actors), are recording the real results of the silly situations they invented.
So I'm Still Here qualifies?
I haven't seen I'm Still Here. This is all fairly fuzzy anyway, so I was just trying to figure out how I'd draw the lines. From what I hear, it sounds like the movie tells the story AS IF everything was real, when really it was fake, including invented scenes that were directed, which makes it more of a faux-documentary. In that case, the premise is fictional and so it wouldn't be a documentary. I vaguely recall reading that Phoenix did not act like that when the cameras were off, which means he was playing a character, which makes it more comparable to Borat/Bruno. Not a documentary.
Quote from: matt35mm on January 18, 2011, 09:24:29 PM
Quote from: 72teeth on January 18, 2011, 06:42:49 PM
Quote from: matt35mm on January 18, 2011, 06:05:03 PM
In Jackass, there's a "real premise," that the Jackasses (not played by actors), are recording the real results of the silly situations they invented.
So I'm Still Here qualifies?
I haven't seen I'm Still Here. This is all fairly fuzzy anyway, so I was just trying to figure out how I'd draw the lines. From what I hear, it sounds like the movie tells the story AS IF everything was real, when really it was fake, including invented scenes that were directed, which makes it more of a faux-documentary. In that case, the premise is fictional and so it wouldn't be a documentary. I vaguely recall reading that Phoenix did not act like that when the cameras were off, which means he was playing a character, which makes it more comparable to Borat/Bruno. Not a documentary.
word.
it's a comedy.
very funny actually. my favorite joaquin phoenix performance by far.
people that were offended (or offended by it but pretend like it was all this big bore) make me laugh. this was a riot.
COMPLI-FUCKING-CAAAAAAAAAAAATION
Some things are not for everyone.
Yes to all of this, a lot
Quote from: Stefen on January 18, 2011, 04:27:50 PM
We could even have other fun categories like top 5 forum posters, threads, posts and best newbie. It would make the awards a lot more fun because we could even get some politicking going for three weeks or so. It would be a lot more fun than just voting for Inception, Social Network, Black Swan, 127 hours, True Grit and Toy Story 3 and everything associated with them. I saw ALL those movies. Some were good, some were overrated and some were annoying. But we should all be able to judge for ourselves, right?
Just a suggestion. That's all.
in my humble opinion:
BEST FILM- GREENBERG
BEST DIRECTOR- DAVID FINCHER
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE- HAILEE STEINFELD (True Grit)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE- JESSE EISENBERG ( The Social Network )
BEST TV SHOW- LOUIE Quote from: I Love a Magician on January 18, 2011, 08:36:49 PM
trash humpers for best cinematography
YES!!!!
Freaks,
yes, i am alive.
but more importantly, don't overrate movies just because you haven't seen them. you KNOW even without knowing that the performances are probably the best thing about Blue Valentine, so don't kid yourself that it's any good in any other category.. you KNOW (take my word for it) that australian movies are always overrated and mostly shit.. so Animal Kingdom might be OK but i can tell you right now that it's only being praised because there's a huge surge or popularity recently for a tv show in australia called Underbelly.. which is sort of a sopranos/cop show kind of thing about the underworld of some shit hole that doesn't matter for shit.
Underbelly was/is a huge TV hit because it pretended that australia was interesting in a way that was tired and already proven via American imports (CSI in all its variations remain the most popular show in australia week by week) so it's no surprise that a movie version of it would be such a huge hit here. the country is so stupid that it put forth a lot of money to push for the best chance it has to win any award recognition in that one chick in the movie (Animal Kingdom if you haven't forgotten by now as i well have) and it failed miserably.. jacki who?eaver?
seriously. don't be an idiot. the movies you haven't seen MAY be great and you may have not choice but to see them when its released on dvd but for the most part you have seen the best movies you will have voted for anyway. just vote for what you've seen... next year when everyone has FINALLY seen everything from 2010 (so in 2012 we're talking here.. if we're going to be realistic about giving everyone a chance about seeing movies then it should take FOREVER but this is my point) you will have a chance to fix things with your REDUX nomination.
if you still care. but don't be fooled.. most films stefen mentioned on page one are shit or not all that good.
and WHY THE HELL ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TRASH HUMPERS ALL OF A SUDDEN? wasn't that movie online like 2 years ago???? i saw it and puked and masturbated over my own vomit IN THE LAST DECADE already.......... jeeeeezus christ!
Quote from: P on January 20, 2011, 09:28:54 AM
i saw it and puked and masturbated over my own vomit IN THE LAST DECADE already.......... jeeeeezus christ!
Good to have you back!
Quote from: P on January 20, 2011, 09:28:54 AM
WHY THE HELL ARE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TRASH HUMPERS ALL OF A SUDDEN? wasn't that movie online like 2 years ago???? i saw it and puked and masturbated over my own vomit IN THE LAST DECADE already.......... jeeeeezus christ!
There's been enough chatter about it, time to give it an award already! because obviously no one else gives a fuck..
Quote from: P on January 20, 2011, 09:28:54 AM
don't overrate movies just because you haven't seen them.
lol. You do this ALL the time.
Quote from: P on November 10, 2010, 04:25:18 AMthis is one of my most anticipated films of the year because i KNOW it will be deliver
Quote from: P on July 08, 2010, 12:47:48 PMok i don't think ppl are appreciating how good this movie is gonna be. (i haven't read the script)
And at one time, you even encouraged the rest of us to pull our collective heads out of our asses to do the same...
Quote from: P on November 10, 2010, 04:25:18 AMthis year is a wash as far as xixax's ability to back winning horses is concerned. let's hope we (as a collective) get our heads out of our asses and get back to recognizing great films before we see them cos that's why we're the number one place on the entire internet for savvy movie-loving losers. it's all well and good to recognize a great film AFTER you've seen it, i think we generally have that covered, but it is another (and more admirable) skill altogether to know when a movie is going to be great before it's even out.
So now all of a sudden what's the problem with the rest of us wanting to get a chance to actually see stuff we're anticipating before we have to vote? And we're not even overrating them before we see them, we just want to have a chance to see them. You would probably want to see the films you were overrating before you had to vote, too, right? You wouldn't vote for something you haven't seen, would you? Wouldn't you feel a little bummed if your whole ballot was filled out with stuff that you felt might have been bumped off if you had a bit more time to see everything you wanted?
Quote from: P on January 20, 2011, 09:28:54 AMmost films stefen mentioned on page one are shit or not all that good.
Maybe Enter the Void, Blue Valentine, Let Me In (which was excellent and deserving of a top five spot in my opinion), White Material, Animal Kingdom (and now I really gotta add...) and Trash Humpers are shit...........maybe they're not. They're mostly films I haven't seen that I want to. Maybe someone elses list of movies they want to see is completely different, but shouldn't we ultimately still judge for ourselves? Isn't that why we're the number one place on the entire internet for savvy movie-loving losers? This place would be the worst if we all just listened to one opinion instead of judging for ourselves. The whole reason I even want to see Enter the Void is because of the polarizing opinions it received on this board from people who's opinions I hold in high regard. I probably wouldn't even have given a shit about Enter the Void if not for the posts in its thread.
Films are subjective. Movies you thought were great others may have thought were shit. It doesn't mean either of you were wrong, it just means people have differing opinions. The whole 127 Hours thread was one long debate where some people loved it (including myself) and others didn't care for it too much because movies are different to everyone. And that's why we should all see things we want to see for ourselves.
I'm content with the voting being so early before a lot of us get a chance to see everything we want to see and it's unfortunate it was blown so way out of proportion (mostly my fault, so apologies and shit) and at the end of the day I'm trying to catch up on everything I want to see in the next 11 days, but if I can't, then I won't vote because I don't want to turn in a half-assed ballot, and I'm okay with that.
Right now the only thing I feel guilty about overrating are these awards.
I would highly recommend seeing Blue Valentine before nominating. And, also, not overrating Black Swan.
Excited!
yes! and don't forget how awesome scott pilgrim was in every category and how many people didn't like it so it needs your support.
the outside world is reasonably crazy about I Am Love. does it have support here?
Heartbeats anyone?
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1600524/
^^YES! Probably in my top 5 of the year.
Quote from: martinthewarrior on January 23, 2011, 03:28:35 PM
I would highly recommend seeing not overrating Blue Valentine before nominating. And, also, not overratingrecommending Black Swan.
Excited!
I could argue with you all day about Blue Valentine, which I wanted, so badly, to hate. Obviously, I didn't. For it's few flaws, none of which I minded, it is a perfect example of what I go to the movies for. Not that anyone should care about that. Black Swan is utterly soulless, but I think I still included it in my top five. At least in the direction category.
I'm recruiting a large BV army to come to the site and nominate. Wash the taste of last years best picture win out of my mouth.
Quote from: martinthewarrior on January 24, 2011, 10:05:20 PMI'm recruiting a large BV army to come to the site and nominate. Wash the taste of last years best picture win out of my mouth.
:rofl: do it.
oh my god watch blue valentine.
There won't an awards if more donatiions don't come in. :yabbse-sad:
what's the average donation (of people who have actually donated)
Quote from: I Love a Magician on January 27, 2011, 07:44:47 PM
what's the average donation (of people who have actually donated)
The cost of a used DVD. We'll accept new Criterion DVD size donations.
So along the same lines of I'm Still Here, does Catfish or Exit Through The Gift Shop fit in the documentary category?
When is deadline to nominate? Been busy but will try to finish mine this week!
Deadline was Monday, but I for one am still accepting nominations.
Quote from: squints on February 01, 2011, 02:34:30 AM
So along the same lines of I'm Still Here, does Catfish or Exit Through The Gift Shop fit in the documentary category?
Both count as documentaries. If someone demands a long-winded explanation as to why they count and I'm Still Here doesn't, I can provide that, but until then just take my word for it.
oh crap i'll send mine in tomorrow if i still can
A little late but, Stefen and other geeks: Rush Beyond the Lighted Stage for best documentary please pretty please.
^I'll watch it, but probably not in time for the awards. I'm going to have to sit this years out.
Does it have Peart being a badass behind the kit?
Another great documentary that I saw a few months ago was called Restrepo. It was about a platoon of soldiers embedded in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. It was fantastic and it is streaming on Netflix. I watch yours, you watch mine!
Restrepo is great. I nominated it. If you want to see it make it to the final vote, you could maybe fill out a ballot... It wouldn't take more than a few minutes....
Deal. Yours sounds sweet.
The Rush doc is seriously great too. You got an interview with Billy Corgan and he tells the story that when he was a young teen he went ot his parents and said he had to tell them something important. He played them the song Entre Nous because the lyrics are pretty much the greatest thing ever to say to overprotective parents (or girlfriend you hate type thing) (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rush/entrenous.html). They didn't get it and left. It's funnier when he tells it.
Great interviews with a bunch of other rock stars. Also it tells the story that the only reason we know of Rush today is because a Cleveland DJ lady had to take a shit so she put on Working Man (14 min) on the radio.
Or how Peart is a weirdo with the best parents ever.
ATTENTION XIXAXERS!
As the result of our staggering magnanimity, you have all had an extra week to prepare nominations. Many of you fine folks have already sent yours in, and we thank you for it. If you have not yet sent one in, and you intend to, please do so by end of day Sunday.
Remember, partial ballots are accepted. Even if you only nominate one movie in one category and leave everything else blank, that's better for the awards than not sending anything at all. And don't forget to vote for BEST FILM OF 2009 (REDUX)! Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire can't win if you don't vote for it!
Fuck it, the delay helped me to watch Enter the Void and I really want to vote for it. It's a film I believe in and want to campaign for. Expect a partial ballot from me and advanced apologies for looking like a hypocrite by voting when I said I wouldn't. If I complain next year or any year after, call me out ten fold. I have learned my lesson.
Hey, Stefen, go watch Enter the Void and vote as well! Time to make amends.
No hypocrisy. I also used the extra time to catch EtV and ended up changing my ballot as a result. All is forgiven to those who vote.
I'll probably vote. Is The Wild Hunt 2009 or 2010?
Quote from: Stefen on February 04, 2011, 01:36:03 PM
I'll probably vote. Is The Wild Hunt 2009 or 2010?
According to IMDb, it had a couple festival showings in 2009, but got an actual limited theatrical release in 2010, so I believe by our standards that makes it 2010-eligible.
Quote from: Stefen on February 04, 2011, 01:36:03 PM
I'll probably vote. Is The Wild Hunt 2009 or 2010?
Can one add something to one's ballot if one's forgotten one's best debut film of the year?
Go for it.
The Trip for best tv, 2010 or 11?
Hmm... I'd say 2010. One way or another, quite a few people here seem to have figured out how to see it.
can i still send in nominations even tho the "sheriff" chased me outta here?
Yes. We let everyone join in our reindeer games.
oh if only i'd seen Another Year four days earlier
If you want to make a change to your ballot, just send an IM to the admin you sent your ballot to.