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| Selma |
….but so old I have no idea how to do it. I will however tangle with (and possibly invent) the concept of the ‘mini-blog’ in order to say ‘how on earth did
Selma fail to win best film at the Oscars?’. I’m sure that
Birdman is a technically ambitious fine film (though a significant proportion of the Borderlines audience were a bit iffy to say the least) but
Birdman is yet another self-referential film about actors. Selma is an important film focusing on a turning point in US history and with huge contemporary relevance after recent events in Ferguson.
Could it possibly be that the Academy members, 94% white, predominantly male are a little bit obsessed with their own profession? And in any case, didn’t they give an Oscar to a ‘black’ film last year? And for heaven’s sake, three of the main characters are played by British actors. So
Birdman it is and I’m so angry I could tweet.
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| Huffington Post |
John Banks,
Borderlines Vice Chair
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