Nothing tells you more about Hollywood than what it chooses to honor. Nominated for best foreign-language film is "Paradise Now," a sympathetic portrayal of two suicide bombers. Nominated for best picture is "Munich," a sympathetic portrayal of yesterday's fashion in barbarism: homicide terrorism.
But until you see "Syriana," nominated for best screenplay (and George Clooney, for best supporting actor) you have no idea how self-flagellation and self-loathing pass for complexity and moral seriousness in Hollywood

UGH. So this is the new right-wing rant? Hollywood is out of touch with the rest of the God-loving country? Fuck that.

But expect to see this same argument played out, ad nauseum, on every news and semi-news channel until oscar buzz dies down. They do it every year. Last year they said all the movies portraying rich people were out of touch with middle class americans. Now they say that movies with political themes such as, oh, I dunno.. Brokeback?... Were out of touch with straight, patriotic, non-questioning, content Americans.

I am so proud of Hollywood this year for getting some real thought provoking stuff out there and not some war-time blockbuster bullshit. If Hollywood was so out of touch they wouldn;t have people lining up to see their movies, buying their rags in the grocery store, and doting on celebrity and movie buzz blogs while at work. Gimme a break.

Oscars for Osama