Lisa Cholodenko's 'Petite' Problem

Sure, Kids Are All Right director Lisa Cholodenko thought Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar win was "cool." But: "[I]t felt so long overdue, the announcement itself was almost... dusty. I liked Kathryn's film. I liked that it was quite macho. But I still think that it's lopsided, the value we give to things. Why should a film have to have all that stuff in it: the guns, the special effects? Why does a film like, say, Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola get called 'petite'?" Great point, though I think we'd all agree a few IED's would have greatly improved those drowsy Tokyo montages. [The Guardian]