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Academy Awards

Oscar Night

February 25, 2007

DISASTER. Something ate almost all my first 3 hours of blogging, and now I have to file. I'll try to reconstruct some notes later.

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Nikki Finke Is Giving Me a Headache

February 23, 2007

And its name is Oscar. Possible Sunday-night spoilers, after the jump …

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Movies for the AARP Crowd?

January 26, 2007

No mockery here. We're talking about movies that have won kudos from AARP. Here's the press release:
AARP The Magazine, the world’s largest circulation magazine, today announced the winners of its sixth annual Movies for Grownups Awards. From Best Movie to Breakaway Accomplishment to Best Actor and Actress, AARP The Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards [...]

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Good Morning, Oscar

January 23, 2007

For years I've been talking about the Chamber of Commerce theory of entertainment awards. Basically it says that organizations issue awards based on what they think makes them look good — socially responsible, politically aware, far-ranging — instead of what actually is good. Of course, other factors can also come into play, among them [...]

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Night of the Living Podcast

March 6, 2006

Here's the link to the podcast George Thomas and I did after the Oscars ended:
http://www.ohiomm.com/podcasts/movies/oscars2005/post_oscars.mp3
It was a fun chat, if one tainted by a lack of sleep. At some point in our conversation it felt as if I had used the words "I mean" at the beginning of, oh, just about every sentence. And I [...]

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Summing Up

March 5, 2006

I give Jon Stewart about a C minus as host. Not a strong monologue, and he seemed determined not to venture too far from his lectern. Too many better-on-paper jokes.
Having had a moment to think about it, I'm a little surprised that the political content was as muted as it was, given the Iraq war [...]

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Oscars Continue, 10 p.m. to the Best Picture Winner

March 5, 2006

I so hope Jon Stewart wasn't kidding about running out of film clips.
I like Lily and Meryl making affectionate fun of Robert Altman's directing style. It's better than his acceptance speech, although the old fox manages to get in plugs for his latest play and movie. Of course, I also love a lot of Altman's [...]

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Oscar Continues, 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

March 5, 2006

Stewart's joke about the Oscar statue and democracy was a little funny. Or I had just saved up a sympathy chuckle.
Best supporting actress. Memo to self: Time to take the shrink wrap off that "Constant Gardener" DVD and finally watch it. Or get that old paperback of the novel off the shelf and finally read [...]

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Oscar Begins For Real.. To 9 p.m.

March 5, 2006

Show opens with just the sort of fancy tech that this year's best-picture nominees are a reaction against.
Good opening gag with Billy Crystal and Chris Rock (and first "Brokeback" joke of the night), followed by a nice recap of previous hosts. Stewart with Halle is a good gag, too. We're off to a decent start.
Stewart's [...]

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Oscar Countdown continued

March 5, 2006

Felicity Huffman chats. Which, of course, gives ABC an excuse to show off other actresses from "Desperate Housewives." Felicity gets teary at the sight, tells ABC flack that "you ruined my makeup." Fair enough. This show is ruining my evening.
The clip from "Good Night, and Good Luck" is messed up. David Strathairn is terse, opening [...]

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Oscar Night/Oscar Countdown to About 7:37

March 5, 2006

Late last night I watched "Good Night, and Good Luck." Today I sat through "Brokeback Mountain." I am trying to get my Oscar-telecast game face on. Of course, the anticipation of all that earnestness and solemnity has forced me to cleanse the movie palate, so right now I am watching "Caddyshack" on HDNet Movies.
Cleansing is [...]

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Dear Oscar: You're Welcome

January 31, 2006

Once again, the Academy Award nominations are out, and once again we should expect a big thank-you from the Oscar folks to those of us who watch television.
After all, we're supporting a medium where Oscar nominees get their start, hone their skills or amuse themselves while waiting for another movie to come along.
This year, television [...]

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