RENT movie garners exactly zero Golden Globe nods! — Page 3

I'm not going edit my initial statement because it annoys me when other people do it. But, I should have chosen my words more carefully. I should have said, "If the movie under-performs at the box office ...." All I meant was that it wouldn't make me happy to throw it in someone's face that something they cared about didn't do well.

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Brokeback was screened here a few weeks ago for a film festival. Everyone is talking about it and I think it is going to do very well here in Denver. The only problem I have is that it is opening in a Landmark Theatre here called the Mayan. Just don't like that theatre and pretty much refuse to see a movie there. Bad sound. Am hoping it moves to a United Artist Theatre.

But...on topic....So sad RENT wasn't all it could have been (Just my opinion). While not a bad movie (I will buy it) it just didn't have the edge the stage show had. I was actually hoping that at least Wilson J. Herredia would get a nod. For me, he turned in the best performance along with Jesse L. Martin. (Again, JMO)

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Updated On: 12/13/05 at 01:29 PM

While, yes, a gay film doing well in NY, SF and LA may not be AS impressive as it getting similar numbers in Salt Lake City and Tuscaloosa, but one cannot minimize a $109,000 per screen average. Lots of gay-themed films come out in a year and tons of hyped, critically acclaimed films open only on a few screens in NY and LA before going national. That this film, regardless of the subject matter, had the highest per screen average of ANY film released this year bodes VERY well for its success nationwide. No it probably won't be doing $109,000 per screen in Dallas and the rest of the country, but if it does even a tenth of that nationally, it'll be extremely impressive (and precedent setting) for a film with this subject matter.

I don't know how many screens it's going to move up to this weekend, but if it's 2000+ (not sure what'll be left over once Kong opens everywhere) and this film finishes anywhere in the top 5 (I think it'll still have the highest per screen average, though probably much lower than last week's) it would be astonishing for such an unapologetic gay love story in the present political climate.

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Since when does a high box office and academy awards make a good film? And since when do critics know a damned thing about what a good movie is? These are the critics that gave Lost in Tranlsation rave reviews! Gimme a break.

RENT was phenomenal at every level, and the cast should be nothing but proud. Bwaystar, Dame, and others who feel the need to "rub it in our faces" should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.

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PS I thought Lost in Translation was a brilliant film.

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Okay, so my statement about homophobic nominations committees was wrong. I honestly know nothing about Brokeback Mountain, so I can't say anything about it, I just found out today that it had gay-themes in it. I apologize for my ignorance.

THE PRODUCERS was HORRIBLE, in my opinion. It was painful to sit through that movie. The cast was singing to the camera a lot of the time, that is just AWKWARD. It felt very long too.

"Since when does a high box office and academy awards make a good film? And since when do critics know a damned thing about what a good movie is?"

Would you even be arguing this if (a) RENT was a box office champ, (b) a critical success and (c) garnered multiple Oscar nominations?

Well the HFPA aren't really critics. And they usually nominate any film with singing, so the fact that RENT was left out is more a general indicator of the public at large's apathy towards the film. And you can argue at Dame and others all you want, but I will second his claim that the movie of RENT within the industry from day one has been horrible. I've heard nothing but terrible, scathing things about the film here in Hollywood.

i'm just disappointed RENT wasn't made into a film that would garner some kind of recognition from the industry.

I loved Lost in Translation. Sofia Coppola has been one of my favorite directors since The Virgin Suicides.

I agree with that it's mindboggling that Phantom got as many nominations as it did. The only thing it had going for it was the cinematography, the rest of the movie was awful.

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Well, the bad news is that I stuck my foot in my mouth, big time, but the good news is that it resulted in a fairly successful threadjack.

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"Lost in Translation = Best sleeping pill EVER"

that's fine EverythingisRENT. you are certainly entitled to your opinion that LOST IN TRANSLATION wasn't a good film just as much as those who hold the very same opinion for RENT.