Too late to participate in the live commentary, so I’ll toss out this press room tidbit (from Oscars.com):
Reporter: “What does she [Edna Mode] have to say about what the people are wearing tonight?”
Brad Bird (as Edna): “Oh, darling, some people just look marvelous on the red carpet, and others would look better wearing it.”
I should have added that the “In Memoriam” section goes from one year’s broadcast to the next, not by the calendar year.
You’re completely right. We’re a bunch of idiots. There, y’happy? :rolleyes:
Sorry, but it seems to me the guy should be commemorated, considering he did make his mark on the “movie industry.” (By the way, are you really contesting that?)
This thread has been great coffee cup reading for me this morning. I fell asleep during the yawn ceremony last night, and now I almost feel like I was there.
One required comment, though – Swank was in drop dead goddess mode in that dress on the red carpet, and anyone who says otherwise is itching for a fight. But I’ll let her give out the actual beating
Perhaps I’ll be able to stay awake next year when the awards ceremony will feature the heated Walloon/LoganDear debate re: HST?
Her flat tight hairdo didn’t help, she should have tried something softer, either loose hair or even a few loose tendrils at the side.
Well, Chris Rock’s comments were pretty lame considering Jude Law was a nominee last year and he had many friends in the audience.
You hit the nail on the head on why I cannot stand Jamie Foxx. I could not stand that Wanda character, those skits were painful top watch and they went on forever. I cannot look at the man without seeing Wanda.
4&5) Yes, and yes.
IIRC, authors of books who other people turn into scripts are not honored by the academy, unless they write their own screenplays to their books.
It should also be noted that perhaps his death came AFTER the completion of that piece. You can’t expect then to include everyone who died up to one minute before the broadcast.
Swank is a goddess because she’s an amazing talent and a gracious winner. She’s not a traditional beauty, but I think she’s awesome for the reasons listed above. You don’t have to be gawgeous to be a fine actress.
That dress did nothing for her. It looked like a bedsheet, covering all the good parts and leaving her bony back for us all to see. Ick. For Pete’s sake, she’s not 80-years-old, there’s no reason to wear a dress that comes up to the neck.
She looked 100% better at the SAG awards.
I liked Swank’s dress, better than that other picture. The front was gorgeously draped and every time she turned around the room seemed to spin.
When did all Hollywood actresses turn into popsicle sticks? Renee Zellwegger was the worst, but most of them looked like they were auditioning for a 1920s flapper movie. Claire Danes, Emmy Rossum, and others all looked like they were going to be propped across two cinder blocks and have a karate expert cut them in two. Isn’t it hilarious that with every other woman in Hollywood getting breast implants the lead actresses have no curves? Who says movies affect American culture?
Writers of books are not writers of movies. Period. Walloon is right; LoganDear is wrong. There’s no possible debate on this.
What did I expect from Chris Rock? I expected him to be funny. I was disappointed. I didn’t expect Adam Sandler to be funny, so at least I was fulfilled there.
Director guy: the awards in the audience didn’t work. The massing of nominees on stage didn’t work. I loved that you got the show down to 3:05 but work it in a different way next year. And lots more pizazz.
OHMYGODAREYOUKIDDINGME?
She was the sexiest thing there last night! That dress rocked the house! It was like blue skin…her tits were absolutely jaw-dropping!
Good gracious…check your eyes!
A period drama. Okay, not a human historical period, but still a “period drama” with elaborate sets, costumes, Cast of Thousands, etc. Not to mention shrill authenticity geeks.
Ebert says to replace “best” with “most” for your accurate Oscar predictions, and that’s generally on the mark and why I expected The Aviator to win, even though I thought MDB was a better picture.
Am I the only person who liked Letterman as host?
i thought Rock did a great job of hosting. i think he was able to shake things up in a way that the oscars are rarely able to see. Granted, he was on primetime network television instead of latenight HBO so it had to be different, but i still thought he was pretty good overall.
Dudes- Beyonce isn’t "all that". She isn’t all that sexy, nor super talented. As part of a group she was fine, however.
“Million Dollar Baby” (small spoiler follows):
“Tha movie could depress a hyena”
As it turns out, there was supposed to be a racy song by Robin Williams and Marc Shaiman that got cut at the last minute (registration required):
Could a white comedian have gotten away with a bit like the one at the Magic Theater? IMHO, all of the participants looked incredibly stupid. “No, I didn’t see MDB. White Chicks? That was great!”
I thought it was a tasteless bit on lots of levels, including dissing the nominated movies.
Cite? I’ve been looking for info on this and I can’t find any “rules” for how they determine who to include in the Memoriam (even on the Academy’s website).
Did they mention Sandra Dee? She died Feb. 20. Arthur Miller (Feb 10)?
While I’m not dismissing the possibility that you guys might be right (after all, that’s why I was asking), it just seems to me that he would be included.
There was a good deal of press given to the fact that none of the nominees this year was a blockbuster. None even made $100 million, and it drew worries that nobody was going to watch the show. And the ratings were off. I guess there was no point in ignoring it.
Wrong. Some writers of books are ALSO writers for movies, Hunter S. Thompson included. I don’t understand why you think there’s no possible room for debate on this. It’s glaringly obvious to me that he was involved in the movie industry.
I didn’t see that as offensive at all. I didn’t see it as talking to black people about movies, I thought it was just talking to normal people about movies. You could ask those questions in about any theater and get the exact same responses. (I teach high schoolers - and they all loved “White Chicks”)