>>and I really wonder why
>>Frears got in (seriously, The Queen was a good movie with
>some
>>terrific actin, but what was so good about the directing ?
>It
>>felt very BBC movie-ish to me).
>
>Frears direction is right in line with the geriatric Academy
>members' taste, I guess. Don't get me wrong I like that
>classical style, too. The Royal family stuff is shot
>classically. It's not cut fast. The camera movement is
>largely functional and not really noticeable.
>
>I also think maybe they think he deserves a little credit for
>the performances.
>
>However, Frears deserves much props for having sustained shots
>of Mirren acting - not just the best bits built from different
>takes and setups. I wish Mann filmed De Niro and Pacino in a
>2-shot long take and let them at it in a continuous space and
>time.

I get that, but out of the 5 it definitely feels the weakest nod to me. I felt like in Children of Men is one of the defining movies of this era visually, kinda like Kubrick's films were in his days. I liked The Queen just fine, it just didn't strike me as much as CoM did on a purely artistic level.