12 Years A Slave Gets 10 Bafta Nominations

[Gromit]

Who'd have thought it?

Great News for its British Director and Star.

[sp1814]

Chewn

Who would be wound up by the success of a British film?

Personally, I would be more wound up by 'Gravity' sweeping the board (dull, dull, dull).

Anyway, perhaps we should allow the AB Editor to decide whether this thread should be moved from the new section...I don't think any of the rest of us have the authority to make such decisions.

[naomi24]

Can't see the problem. It's news - and good news - which makes a pleasant change.

[Mrsspagnoli57]

What's matter AOG-wasn't this in the Daily Mail then??

[237SJ]

SP - Anyway.. I shall be watching the film on DVD after lunch... Would that be a bootleg then?

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

Welcome back, I guessed this sort of thing would attract you.

[THECORBYLOON]

CHEWN, were you not the one saying it? 'It is possible this has been posted in news because it would not have been as effective a sa wind up in media.'

[anotheoldgit]

Mrsspagnoli57

/// What's matter AOG-wasn't this in the Daily Mail then?? ///

Yes something was, but even more of a news story, but even that was reported under TV & Showbiz.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2536916/How-Bafta-judges-vote-films-theyve-never-seen-An-insider-turns-whistleblower-reveal-shocking-truth-Britains-awards.html

This from the Guardian for the more sensitive amongst us.

/// As a Bafta voter for many years I can reveal that the voting process is based less on artistic merit than on a combination of coercion, trend-following and pot luck," the writer suggests. "Let's be clear. Bafta voting guidelines state explicitly that you must only vote for films you have seen. Which makes perfect sense. But I've done it. And I bet everyone else has, too. You vote for the ones you think are going to win. ///

/// "We're sheep. And we follow the sheep in front of us. The days are still ticking by, and you still have all these films to watch, and you've been meaning to get to them but you can't, and there are all these obvious front-runners … ///

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/10/bafta-voters-award-movies-never-seen

[boxtops]

It's news, it's in the papers and on the TV news. Does it matter where it is? - it's being discussed.

[sp1814]

237SJ

No - my partner is in the entertainment industry and at this time of year we get loads of 'for your consideration' DVDs. This is one of them.

[ChillDoubt]

I'm off to see it in just over an hour and I fully expect it to live up to its 5 star billing, as does young ChillDoubt.

[anotheoldgit]

boxtops

/// It's news, it's in the papers and on the TV news. Does it matter where it is? - it's being discussed. ///

If you have had your perfectly valid questions labelled 'Non-news stories' (especially by the OP) as many times as I have, you would understand why I was so quick to retaliate in the way I did.

Thet say, "What goes around comes around", one only has to wait.

[berniecuddles]

how old AOG my god !!!!!!!

[sp1814]

Gromit

Perhaps you should post exactly the same question in two months time?

[humbersloop]

lol bernie, I find 'Season's Greetings' posted in News particularly incisive pieces of commentary

[anotheoldgit]

Perhaps we may see such 'news stories' as these littering up the News Section in the future, unless an end is put to these matters now?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/coronation-street-triumphs-over-eastenders-at-british-soap-awards-2013-8623318.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/national-television-awards-2014-nominations-2280223

[THECORBYLOON]

CHEWN, I use capitals for user names, not in general. I am not being rude so there is no problem.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, you asked a question about this film in News recently. Why was that in News rather than Media?

[berniecuddles]

@ chewn "Don't you know caps where not necessary is considered rude THECORBYLOON?"
where on earth did you hear that from