Anti-America movies skipped by Academy

Iraq films barely a blip on Oscar radar
Who didn't make it to the nominations list

By TIMOTHY M. GRAY

What do Bart Simpson, John Travolta and Iraq-themed movies have in common?

All were no-shows in the Oscars noms.

In a wide-open year, there were lots of possibilities and few certainties. Many names seemed likely contenders, in a variety of categories, but with Oscar, somebody's got to come in sixth.

An entire subgenre was pretty much shut out: Aside from Tommy Lee Jones' surprise nom for "In the Valley of Elah" and Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Charlie Wilson's War," the slate of Mideast-topical movies were ignored by Academy voters. That list includes "Rendition," "Lions for Lambs," "A Mighty Heart," "The Kingdom" and "Redacted."

That line should have read "the slate of blame-America-first movies were ignored not only by the Academy voters but also by movie goers who don't like to pay their own hard-earned money to watch our finest and bravest be called murderers, rapists, thugs and losers...."

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  1. ...or it may be that most of the Middle East themed movies thus far have been simply not very good movies. Besides, from those at least The Kingdom is definitely pro-American rah rah kind of stuff, not "blame America"... Not that pointing out problems in U.S. foreign policy or other policies is "blaming America first".

    The world is filled with movies glorifying the U.S. military and when a few movies are made which take a critical look at the issue, they're hysterically pounced upon by certain circles... Typical.

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