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October 17, 2007

Next Academy DVD...

Guess...

Come on...

Guess...

The quote on the letter in the package...
"A cultural event. It feels like one of the key movies of the era..."

Guess...

Okay... you give up...

Find the answer after the jump.

".... a raw, discordant equivalent of The Graduate forty years ago." David Denby

It's Knocked Up. And like Par Vantage's mailing of A Mighty Heart, it's going out in the DVD release packaging to everyone but The Academy.

Posted by poland at October 17, 2007 10:25 PM

Comments

Damn. I guessed NORBIT.

Posted by: Cadavra [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 17, 2007 11:10 PM

Is 'cultural event' a Joe Leydon quote?

Posted by: jeffmcm [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Cadavra; that's what Charlie Murphy thought as well. Remember the rules of Charlie Murphy: IF ONE MOVIE MAKES MORE MONEY THAN ANOTHER MOVIE. THE MOVIE THAT MAKES MORE MONEY IS INHERENTLY BETTER. Indeed the anti-clockwise version of David Poland's own thinking on box office. Nevertheless; Knocked-Up or Superbad should hopefully garner a writing nod. Hopefully being the key part in all of this because you can never know with that DRAMA-QUEEN LOVIN ACADMEY!

Posted by: IOIOIOI [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 12:07 AM

I hate double posting. Yet... here is ACADEMY. Why? Well... because I hate keyboard related typos. The bastages.

Posted by: IOIOIOI [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 12:10 AM

I'll say it again: Leslie Mann for Best Supporting Actress.

Posted by: Rob [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 07:16 AM

Better chance of winning Original Screenplay than Juno?

I think so. Diablo is the cinderella story, but Apatow has to have some serious industry respect at this point. And Brad Bird already has an Oscar, right?

Mann would be a lovely surprise that only a brave critics group can make happen.

Posted by: lazarus [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 08:28 AM

Of course.

Posted by: Joe Leydon [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 09:39 AM

screener just in....'things we lost in the fire'...(and the game begins)...

Posted by: scooterzz [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 10:08 AM

Here, here Rob.

I think if enbough Oscar prognasticators guessed Mann will be nominated, it would happen. I seriously think voters vote on hype and who they're "supposed" to vote on that actually, you know, seeing the movies.

Posted by: PetalumaFilms [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 11:15 AM

If SUPERBAD or KNOCKED UP get a writing nod take it as the first sign of the apocalypse. Locusts will be following.

Posted by: Jeffrey Boam's Doctor [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 11:30 AM

KNOCKED UP deserves nominations for both screenplay , picture (yes really) AND for Leslie Mann. Her rant at the club doorman is the scene of the year for me.

Posted by: Dr Wally [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 11:54 AM

I doubt a Best Screenplay is in the works for Knocked Up. But I give out a holla to Leslie Mann, she stole the whole damn movie.

Door man. Door Man! DOOR MAN!!

Posted by: Hopscotch [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 12:03 PM

He clearly wrote that scene for his wife. It comes off as a non sequitur moment a guy wrote for his wife. If the actress was anyone else, the scene wouldn't be in the movie. It's all very disingenuous... like most of the movie. I don't get this Apatow love.


JBD, as Jack White would say, I can tell that we are gonna be friends.

Posted by: Crow T Robot [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 12:13 PM

Imelda Staunton certainly deserves one for her fabulous turn in ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, but she has no chance...and Mann has even less.

Posted by: Cadavra [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 01:26 PM

Crow. Love your work. Besties.

Posted by: Jeffrey Boam's Doctor [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 01:41 PM

Knocked up for best picture, lol. It never ends! But you all's huffing and puffing has made me reconsider Leslie Mann. I mean, if she is good beyond just the fanboy faction she'll get in - it's a weak category this year it looks like...

Posted by: bipedalist [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 18, 2007 02:13 PM

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