Buck Brannaman on Letterman; 'Buck' gains wider release

[mclem0822]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

it's on the short list. and well deservedly.

http://www.oscars.org/press/pressrel...20111118a.html

i don't think you even have to care about horses in particular to appreciate his story. they were his path to healing but it could have been a different path and the story would be just as remarkable.

but with the exception of "man on wire" in 2008, documentary features that are stories of individuals don't generally do well. it's mainly stories of "social significance" (inside story, the cove, taxi to the dark side, an inconvenient truth, born into brothels, the fog of war, etc.) that make the final 5 and particularly get the win.

i hope it gets a nomination just so a few more people will see the movie. but i'm not expecting it.

Well i cannot argue with your points. As that has been the history in recent years with the Academy voters. Man On Wire was superb, and it was great that it got recognized. Still it is good to see this picture on the short list, hopefully as you say Buck will find a bigger audience. As is wonderfully shown in the film, Buck has not only a way with horses but is able to read people, and help them as well. It's quite the achievment Oscar or not, especially for this first time director Cindy Meehl. Former fashion designer no less, also quite a story herself.

[pmacdaddy]

Being played on Showtime. Well worth watching.

[hi_im_god]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/mo...ors_picks=true

yes i'm awkwardly shoehorning this into a discussion that's only tangentially related.

but seriously?

it's like saying a horse can only run in the kentucky derby if it appears on a top 10 list by a drf handicapper.

[hi_im_god]

didn't make the final cut...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movi...mentaries.html

[mclem0822]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

didn't make the final cut...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movi...mentaries.html

I have not seen any of the nominated docs, I am sure there's fine films. "Buck" should have been nominated, but perhaps the points you made regarding the Academies tendencies showed once again. No matter, it's a terrific film, that will hold up very well as time goes on in my opinion.

[blackthroatedwind]

The only one I've seen is Pina, and it's really terrific, but so is Buck.

[Kasept]

Paradise Lost 3, from the team behind "Brother's Keeper", has been on HBO of late. Very good.