![]() ![]() In any case, the film skirts the topic until then.) It just is. ![]() All of which is centered around a realistic take on the adult film industry that makes it out to be neither good nor bad.(Whether that scene is necessary is debatable. "Starlet" is an unpredictable, modest and off-beat movie whose humor comes from misperception and preconceptions that even manages to make bingo suspenseful. And like the saying goes, no good deed happens without a macing. So, Jane looks for another way to make amends like giving Sadie a ride home from the supermarket. After the obligatory shopping spree, Jane feels bad and tries to return the thermos to Sadie(Besedka Johnson) but cannot quite get the right words out. That is until she finds about $10,000 in cash inside. So, Jane checks out every yard sale in southern California, finding a thermos she plans on converting into a vase. Finally, I must confess, I have always loved movies, and they delight me, as does pop music, almost equally to poetry.In "Starlet," Jane(Dree Hemingway) wants to add a few touches to her room, but her housemate Melissa(Stella Maeve) tells her not to get too ambitious because Mikey(James Ransome) might need the space to film occasionally. Because so few people know, or care, about the poetry collections competing for prizes each year, there is far less open debate - or transparency - in the process. And, film awards are watched by millions, even billions, so the level of scrutiny is high - we know when a gross injustice has been perpetrated. There is no need to "see or hear" poets beyond their work, written or spoken. Poetry awards are pale imitations of this phenomenon - for poetry is not a spectacle, nor a spectator sport. Film awards are all about sight and sound - seeing the stars step out from behind the big screen. Note: Spotters of contradictions in Eyewear (do I contradict myself? Very well then!) may ask why I can celebrate movie awards, but question the use of them for poetry? The reason is simple: movies were invented, in the early 20th century, as glamorous delivery systems for images that would captivate audiences - their artfulness has emerged in tandem with their never-concealed popular appeal. And, this year's Rising Star? No star was more provocative, or instantly noticed, than sensual Tang Wei in Ang Lee's ravishing, deviant thriller, Lust, Caution. Radiohead musician Jonny Greenwood should win for the There Will Be Blood soundtrack. Javier Bardem, for the weird killer role, will win the Supporting Actor gong Cate Blanchett, for the weird musician role, will win for Supporting Actress. Lead Actress will be the brilliant Julie Christie, whose work in the superb Canadian film Away From Her was so brave, and moving. ![]() Film Not In The English Language should go to The Lives of Others. The Bourne trilogy was astonishingly good genre work, and has rejuvenated The Bond series in the process, so deserves the kudos. The Bourne Ultimatum should win Best British Film, though Control may do. ![]() Eyewear, like all UK citizens, has yet to see some of the films nominated (members get sent copies to watch at home in some instances before general release), but can make some predictions - want to bet?Ītonement will likely win Best Film. The old joke goes that the starlet was so dumb, she slept with the writer - but the striking film writers in America silenced the Golden Globes, and look set to do the same for the Oscars, which means London may get a world-class awards night. Last year, Eva Green won the Rising Star award at the Orange BAFTAs - and this year the ceremonies promise to be even more glamorous. ![]()
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