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Old 01-09-2007, 09:44 PM   #8
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Yea, and I guess that's how they justify it in their eyes, but it's still stupid that an American movie will win that category. Especially since more voters will have seen Letters from Iwo Jima since it is, y'know, Clint Eastwood's latest hyped piece. Seems unfair to truly foreign films a la Pan's Labyrinth or Volver. I haven't seen any of the three yet, though (none are here).
Yeah, I can see what you mean. Frankly, if I had any say (which I obviously don't), I would see that Letters From Iwo Jima and Pan's Labyrinth were both nominated for Best Picture. Not just Best Foreign Language Film.
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