The film industry here in the States ( attempts ) once a year to acknowledge and pay homage to the best in acting ; directing ; screenwriting ; musical scoring , etc. etc. ETC.
Who among you have seen ALL of the films nominated ? How would you judge their attributes ?
Among the nine films given the nod by the Academy, 6 ARE BASED ON REAL EVENTS .
- American Hustle - based on the F.B.I. sting operation started in 1978 called Abscam.
- Those convicted were a U.S Senator , several members of the House of Represntatives , a meMber of the New Jersey State Senate , the mayor of Camden, N.J , members of the Philadelphia City Council and ( last but not least ) an inspector of the United Staes Immmigration and Naturalization Service.
- Interesting footnote, at one point during the sting , the F.B.I. approached Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione. He at the time was planning on building a hotel/casino in New Jersey and needed financing. Mr. Weinberg ( the individual who in the movie is loosely portrayed by Christian Bale ) wanted Bob to pay a $300,000 bribe to N.J. officials in order for his casino to receive the license since Mr. Weinberg told him an Arab sheikh was willing to invest $150 million dollars in the project only if the casino could get a gaming license !
Amazing ....the publisher of an adult mag whose writings exposed government cover-ups and corruption at the highest levels of the American government is not given some sort of
" honourable mention " .
more information regarding Abscam can be found on Wikipedia.
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As for performances :
- Jennifer Lawrence absolutely blew me away !
In my opinion, her stiffest competiton for Best Suppoting Actress is the lady from the next film I shall review who plays the role of Patsey in " 12 Years a Slave "..........................
Mexican-born actress Lupita Amondi Nyong'o .
