You could subtitle last night's Golden Globes the rise of the indie. Richard Linklater, so pioneering the last twenty years, won Best Director for the best-reviewed films of the year, Boyhood. This is the same year that produced a documentary about the truly original director. I was truly surprised people remembered Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel from back in March; shut out were indie favorites such as Under the Skin, which many critics liked. I was glad it wasn't up for any, except for Scarlet Johannsson, who gave a brave performance and little to work with, even less to play against on camera.
Some also finally got honors they deserved: Jeffrey Tambor, Billy Bob Thornton, and Kevin Spacey have been good if not great for decades. Spacey gave a great speech, recounting an interaction with the one and only Stanley Kramer, a director barely thought of today who tackled social issues throughout the fifties and sixties. The speech was humble, recreated a momentous interaction with the director, and was clearly one that inspired the actor to this day and will for quite some time. Amy Adams won for Big Eyes; she makes more of an impression in a difficult role in the previews than some do over two hours.
The Cecil B. DeMille award went to George Clooney for his tireless humanitarian work, and what a career! He's been on the big screen twenty years after a run on ER, and he's barely chosen a misguided project and story, even directing a few great movies to be remembered, such as Good Night, and Good Luck. In all a decent show, and the hosts will be very, very hard to follow, if it is indeed Fey and Poehler's last stint.
Some also finally got honors they deserved: Jeffrey Tambor, Billy Bob Thornton, and Kevin Spacey have been good if not great for decades. Spacey gave a great speech, recounting an interaction with the one and only Stanley Kramer, a director barely thought of today who tackled social issues throughout the fifties and sixties. The speech was humble, recreated a momentous interaction with the director, and was clearly one that inspired the actor to this day and will for quite some time. Amy Adams won for Big Eyes; she makes more of an impression in a difficult role in the previews than some do over two hours.
The Cecil B. DeMille award went to George Clooney for his tireless humanitarian work, and what a career! He's been on the big screen twenty years after a run on ER, and he's barely chosen a misguided project and story, even directing a few great movies to be remembered, such as Good Night, and Good Luck. In all a decent show, and the hosts will be very, very hard to follow, if it is indeed Fey and Poehler's last stint.
