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Lola rennt (1998)
The Oscars are rigged!
I'm writing this two days after the nominations for the Oscar awards were publicized, and guess what? Lola Rennt ("Run Lola Run") wasn't even nominated. This is a film that's almost guaranteed to be the great seminal film of the next couple of film years, and IT'S NOT EVEN NOMINATED? I'm guessing the nominating committee was drunk when they fired off their final list. Or Tom Tykwer goofed. Or Sony Classics dropped the ball. Ah, well - let's see which stands the test of time (not to mention popular culture).
The Love Letter (1998)
"A love that burns like fire..."
The storyline may be a little creaky (and the ending a bit predictable), but the performances are first-rate - charismatic and, rare for the genre, unfussy. I've liked Ms. Leigh, but I've always found her too mannered, but she has fantastic chemistry with the incredible Mr. Scott. Funny thing was that I saw this on TV the day before Campbell's dad, George C., died. Coincidence?