Tuesday, December 21, 2010

OSCAR: Critics Keep Friending 'The Social Network' While Picture Rivals Keep Fretting

Pete Hammondpost thumbnail In an era where review aggregation sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have erased individuality and replaced it with a percentage statistic that can be quoted� more easily than the words of Roger Ebert or other�name reviewers, we are seeing a pack mentality emerge with critics groups come awards time. No matter which region of the country, they all seem to be moving in step with each other for the most part. For David Fincher this has to be especially sweet. Just two years ago he sat on the sidelines as nearly all these groups lined up�for Danny Boyle and Slumdog Millionaire against his highly touted The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. When Oscar time rolled around there was no question which film would win. Now it?s hard to find a single critics group that doesn?t want to friend The Social Network -- and rivals in this still very fluid race are feeling the pain, no doubt trying to figure out how to counter it all before it?s too late. While most Hollywood offices are shutting down for the holidays,�Sony Pictures'�awards campaign�crew are working overtime�for contender The Social Network�in advance of next week's mailing of Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences nomination ballots.�That?s why director�Fincher, who was supposed to be on a 2-week holiday break from shooting the studio?s�The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in ... Read More »

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/oscar-critics-keep-friending-social-network-while-best-picture-rivals-keep-fretting/

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