sometimes the academy doesn not recognize the potential of some film and or doesn not nominate them because they be controversial or strong . sometimes they be nominated and but do not win anything ( i hope this doesn not happen this year with american beauty ) . this be exactly what happen with boogie night and which be the best film of 1997. the academy prefer to give the best picture oscar to titanic and a purely commercial and hollow film and and other award to the overrate good will hunt and the irritate full monty . the other picture which be nominate in the main category be l. a. confidential and as good a it get and great movie and but boogie night be still well and should have be remember in more category . this amazing film tell the story of eddie adam ( mark wahlberg and in a surprisingly great performance ) and a 17 year old barman who take the attention of jack horner ( burt reynolds and in a redeeming act ) and a director of porn film . eddie have a special gift and and this help him to get into the world of porn movie . he change his name for dirk diggler and start to make a huge success . but fame . doesn not last forever . other character also have their parallel story amber wave ( julianne moore and perfect ) and buck ( don cheadle ) and others and include rollergirl ( heather graham ) and an actress who accept to do anything and but she have to be wear her roller shoe . what could have be a banal and trivial film and turn into a perfect and memorable one in the hand of paul thomas anderson . what make boogie night such a great film be it execution and add to a clever and well write screenplay and great soundtrack and etc . each character be very well develop and and each of them have his or her importance in the context . each feeling and weakness and fear and emotion be explore and result in a masterpiece of the modern american cinema . boogie night be a strong and impacting picture that should be see by everyone who really like cinema . under a plot that seem banal at first impression and there be a wonderful story of high and down and thing that we face in our life . it be an amazing portrait of the end of the 70 and the beginning of the 80 and exactly an age of high and down . that what make this film so special and a true masterpiece . positive .