Do You Think Hollywood Is Independent???

If you think that Hollywood is independent and it stands on its own feet, I'll say go watch the Oscar Academy Awards (again)!!!

Surprisingly, all the winners for best acting were from outside the United States:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis who won best actor for "There Will Be Blood" is a British
2. Best supporting actor, Javier Bardem, in "No Country for Old Men" is a Spanish
3. Marion Cotillard who won the Oscar for best actress for "La Vie en Rose" is a French and
4. Tilda Swinton who won best supporting actress for "Michael Clayton" is also a British.

Though Hollywood started with its own market and audience, times have changed. Nowadays, more than half (around 54%) of the ticket sales for Hollywood movies come from abroad... according to Jonathan Taplin, a professor at the University of Southern California.

Hollywood has also lost its market shares in some countries, such as South Korea from 80% to 40%.

To make matters worse, Hollywood faces piracy & illegal copying of movies worldwide.

But if you look at it from the bright side (like VOA News), all these are just "Hollywood looking overseas for talent and profit".

Courtesy of VOA News

How High Are Their Expectations???

I must say it's pretty common nowadays to hear children and teenagers alike complaining about how their parents are disappointed if they don't perform well in their studies.

I've decided to post this review of a bollywood film, Taare Zameen Par, to encourage everyone performing not so well in school and studies (oh yeah, that includes me lol) & to tell parents to value their children.

This film was directed and produced by a renowned bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who also played the role of the teacher who never gives up on his students regardless of their performance.
The main character is surprisingly not the superstar Aamir Khan, but cute eight-year old Ishaan. He was kinda a dyslexic in the film who was lost in his own world of imagination. He was sent to a boarding school for his poor performance and inability to adapt. That's where he met Aamir to guide him and to polish his true talents.

Aamir Khan portrayed successfully the need of the parents to recognize their children truly and completely. That recognition should not only be limited to their performance in school but also in every area of their lives. All in all, this is a greatly inspirational movie.

This is one of the few bollywood movies that is out of the box and not a stereotype including excessive romance & revenge.

Finally...The Moment of Oscars

This is the moment we've all been waiting for...The 80th Annual Academy Awards!

Surprisingly, all the award-winning movies nowadays are not really the hits or the blockbusters. People used to have the tradition of recognizing the award-winning movies at the instant. But but... that tradition is no more. Now, we're all rushing to watch the nominees only after they're announced, some of which are far from blockbusters. (Who can say? Maybe the jury doesn't take the support & emotions of public into account anymore.)

So, let's take a look at the Oscar Award Winners, shall we??? ;)

1."No Country for Old Men," best picture;
2.Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, director;
3.Daniel Day-Lewis, actor in a leading role;
4.Diablo Cody, original screenplay;
5."Taxi to the Dark Side," documentary feature;
6."Freeheld," documentary short;
7."Atonement," original score;
8."There Will Be Blood," cinematography;
9."Falling Slowly" from "Once," original song;
10."The Counterfeiters," foreign-language film;
11."The Bourne Ultimatum," film editing;
12.Marion Cotillard, actress in a leading role;
13."The Bourne Ultimatum," sound mixing;
14."The Bourne Ultimatum," sound editing;
15.Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,
16."No Country for Old Men," adapted screenplay;
17.Tilda Swinton, supporting actress;
18.Javier Bardem, supporting actor;
19."Peter & the Wolf," animated short;
20."Le Mozart des Pickpockets," live-action short;
21."Sweeney Todd," art direction;
22."The Golden Compass," visual effects;
23."Ratatouille," animated feature;
24."La Vie en Rose," makeup;
25."Elizabeth: The Golden Age," costumes;
26.Robert Boyle, honorary Oscar.

Particularly, some superstars hosted some parts in the ceremony... such as Tom Hanks & Harrison Ford. Surprisingly, one award (if i'm not mistaken, it's for documentary), the award nominees and the winner was announced by the army men in Iraq via satellite.

The ceremony itself was quite mag & I think everybody was happy in the end.

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