Surly Wombat

Since at least one person wanted a picture of it:

Trainers bonanza from cargo wreck

Thousands of sports shoes have been washed up on a Dutch island after a ship lost some of its containers in heavy weather.

The oscar nom’s are out and as usual its that “certain” type of film which gets the nod. This year the hype is around “Brokeback Mountain”, while I haven’t seen the film I’m sure its quite good. But is it really better than a film which appeals to the masses, simply because its features a story about two gay men?

The oscars is always about “worthy” and “decent” rather than good movies. I assume that is why they call it best “Film” rather than “Movie”. The last time a genre movie was up for the “big” gongs, it was Return of the King, which was only because the first two had failed to win anything. The oscar bods simply wanted to make sure they didn’t make the same mistake they did with the first star wars trilogy. Now that blip has passed we are back to melodrama and actors playing roles which are “brave” since they may have a negative impact on their “bank”.

I can’t wait for the time when playing a gay man won’t be seen as an amazing feat, or portraying a disabled person won’t practically automatically give you a nomination. When these things go unnoticed then perhaps the Academy will really be openminded.

A long time ago the oscars held interest for me, now I have learnt better. Bring on the MTV movie awards.