Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards%uFFFD. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category.
Austria, %u201CThe Counterfeiters,%u201D Stefan Ruzowitzky, director Brazil, %u201CThe Year My Parents Went on Vacation,%u201D Cao Hamburger, director Canada, %u201CDays of Darkness,%u201D Denys Arcand, director Israel, %u201CBeaufort,%u201D Joseph Cedar, director Italy, %u201CThe Unknown Woman,%u201D Giuseppe Tornatore, director Kazakhstan, %u201CMongol,%u201D Sergei Bodrov, director Poland, %u201CKatyn,%u201D Andrzej Wajda, director Russia, %u201C12,%u201D Nikita Mikhalkov, director Serbia, %u201CThe Trap,%u201D Srdan Golubovic, director
Indian films are never given credit despite they being feel good,story line etc. For example THE DEPARTED had nothing but mindless violence, but ekalavya had such classy star cast and story and also based on ancient story. But everyone credited DEPARTED. Hindi movies about time are given credit...lets not support the overrated HOLLYWOOD anymore
RE:American movies overrated!!
by syam krishna on Jan 16, 2008 02:30 PM
Movie making is a different art. I dont think you understand that. If you say that The Departed had nothing,then you you must be a die hard fan of those story-oriented saas bahu serials
dost mein sab ko ek baat kehna chahta hoon, jury ka faisla aaj tak mujhe samjh nahi aaya, paheye toh film Black jaane chahiye the mere hissaab se, phir baad mein is year shyad koi khas film nahi thi hamare pass, phir bhi dharam the best of luck
RE:hi i m vipin chauhan
by munish rishi on Jan 16, 2008 01:37 PM
get ur facts right before u comment....Black was a copy of a hollywood movie. Indians were critisized by an international jury when this was sent as Inidan nomination in one of the festivals. Sanjay leela should have informed the Indian panel that he is doing a remake.
RE:RE:hi i m vipin chauhan
by chetan manral on Jan 16, 2008 01:37 PM
Black hollywood ki film "Miracle Worker" ki full tull copy hai..Black kaise jaati Oscar me..Hollywood wale baja detey Bhansali ki bina tel lagaye
How many times we will hear that these trashes are being thrown out of Oscar race? This is demeaning of India. Folks, I&B Ministry and Ms Sharmila Tagore must sit and send only the best film(s) to Oscar. I did not understand who to send Eklavya. Some body must own responsibility to send this crap. This year it should and may only be Taare Zamin Paar
RE:RE:RE:Sending Indian films to Oscar
by Hemant on Jan 16, 2008 01:26 PM
Dear when nomination sent taare Zamin par was in production.....keep basic correct
RE:Sending Indian films to Oscar
by gourab majumdar on Jan 16, 2008 01:52 PM
arre gadhe everybody is talking abt the current year nomination and not the last year's thing...TZP might go for this year OScar race...abe tu so rahan tha kya????/
RE:Sending Indian films to Oscar
by Hindi on Jan 16, 2008 02:06 PM
First stop sending Hindi movies !! why only hindi movies?? Chapathi idiots wearing turbans see amitabh's as* and whistle
RE:Sending Indian films to Oscar
by Raj on Jan 16, 2008 01:24 PM
Perfect movie in all aspects TZP,it should be in oscar this year,anyway god know which movie they will send ,they can even send crap OSO to oscar who know
RE:Sending Indian films to Oscar
by Sandy on Jan 17, 2008 06:27 PM
What only be Taare Zamin Paar? Idiots.. More number of good movies produced in regional industries than crap hindi cinema..
I think we dont need the Oscars jury to take this call...this was evident right from day one when this movies was selected as Indias entry. Eklavya is such a bore movie with no storyline or grip on the script. I what is the criterion for deciding the movies for oscar nominations..is it the costumes in the movie which solely decide which movie should be nominated. Incidentally both the movies Ekalavya now and Paheli earlier have nothing else excpet the indian costumes. They dont talk about the Indian values or culture or anything in relation with India...Ekalavya is a scriptless movie with nothing worth in it. Neither the acting nor the storyline nor the music.Good that its out in the initial rounds. We must learn to choose the right films for such events.
