#76
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:46pm
I don't know how you recognized Molly Ringwald, Q.
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#77
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:46pm
"and the Oscar goes to ..." was apparently part of the Alan Carr legacy. Mebee peeps jes wanna feel mo special by being a "winnah".
#78
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:47pm
The speeches about the nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress were not needed. They felt long and tedious. The guy who presented Best Picture made the award feel anticlimactic in a way. I only saw parts of it, so I can't judge the whole thing, but I generally didn't like it. Sandra Bullock's speech was good, but sometime earlier in the night when she was on the stage, she looked extremely pale. I wish they had Best Song nominees perform and I wish Nine won that award. I don't mind all of Neil Patrick Harris's coverage because he is talented, unlike many singers (cough--Taylor Swift--cough), and there are still a lot of people who don't know about his theatrical side. I was just happy that Avatar didn't win Best Picture.
#79
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:52pm
Danny, that guy was Tom Hanks.
I think they had to because of time limit and they featured all of the nominated films. Yes it should have at least been restated by showing nominees in some way but it seems the last 15 minutes were pure scrambling. I knew The Hurt Locker would win just by that weird reference to Casablanca about a film about a war as it was going on.
I think they had to because of time limit and they featured all of the nominated films. Yes it should have at least been restated by showing nominees in some way but it seems the last 15 minutes were pure scrambling. I knew The Hurt Locker would win just by that weird reference to Casablanca about a film about a war as it was going on.
#80
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:52pm
I don't know what you were watching last night, but the dancers were in sweats, hoodies and baseball caps and jeans, WHITE jeans.
Like I said, they wore the costumes they were assigned to wear. What is confusing to you about that? And what are these mysterious unspoken rules about what costumes should be assigned to the dancers? Some of the dancers had sweats and hoodies. Some of them did not. So what? During "That Thing You Do", there were around a hundred people in white pedal pushers and Keds. Those were their costumes for that number. In Beauty and the Beast, the Beast wore tights and a mask. That was his costume.
Really classy...
Ditto.
Like I said, they wore the costumes they were assigned to wear. What is confusing to you about that? And what are these mysterious unspoken rules about what costumes should be assigned to the dancers? Some of the dancers had sweats and hoodies. Some of them did not. So what? During "That Thing You Do", there were around a hundred people in white pedal pushers and Keds. Those were their costumes for that number. In Beauty and the Beast, the Beast wore tights and a mask. That was his costume.
Really classy...
Ditto.
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#81
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:55pm
And that's being dressed better than some of the people in the audience?
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#82
Posted: 3/8/10 at 2:59pm
Here's the (badly stretched) clip of it ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjinkB8Pxfw
I still think it's pretty brilliant. Especially the "Up" and "Avatar" sections. My only beef was that it outshined the scores they were supposed to be featuring.
I would love to see a Broadway show with choreography like this. I would expect 8 shows a week would kill them, though. I'm just SERIOUSLY tired of seeing the same old ballet, tap, and jazz. Yes, I appreciate it when it's well done or clever. And I'm not insulting Broadway dancers. I AM insulting (most of) the Broadway choreographers, though.
It's time for something new. Not with every show, by any means. I just think that we need to move beyond "step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch" and the time-step once in a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjinkB8Pxfw
I still think it's pretty brilliant. Especially the "Up" and "Avatar" sections. My only beef was that it outshined the scores they were supposed to be featuring.
I would love to see a Broadway show with choreography like this. I would expect 8 shows a week would kill them, though. I'm just SERIOUSLY tired of seeing the same old ballet, tap, and jazz. Yes, I appreciate it when it's well done or clever. And I'm not insulting Broadway dancers. I AM insulting (most of) the Broadway choreographers, though.
It's time for something new. Not with every show, by any means. I just think that we need to move beyond "step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch" and the time-step once in a while.
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#83
Posted: 3/8/10 at 3:27pm
And that's being dressed better than some of the people in the audience?
I said they looked better than some of the dresses in the audience. For example, I thought Kayla Radomski's dance costume looked better than J-Lo's bubble wrap dress (which made those awful squinching sounds when she moved). Of course, I'm not expecting the dancers to be wearing the same clothes as the audience nor would I expect the audience to be asked to perform choreography in their couture. The dancers and the audience are there for different reasons. That's why the dancers are called "dancers" and not the "audience" or the "nominees" or the "hosts" or the "presenters".
I said they looked better than some of the dresses in the audience. For example, I thought Kayla Radomski's dance costume looked better than J-Lo's bubble wrap dress (which made those awful squinching sounds when she moved). Of course, I'm not expecting the dancers to be wearing the same clothes as the audience nor would I expect the audience to be asked to perform choreography in their couture. The dancers and the audience are there for different reasons. That's why the dancers are called "dancers" and not the "audience" or the "nominees" or the "hosts" or the "presenters".
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#84
Posted: 3/8/10 at 3:29pm
I vote you guys just agree to disagree......
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#85
Posted: 3/8/10 at 3:43pm
Apparently more people were left off the In Memoriam list, including Barry Nelson and Sydney Chaplin.
As of this afternoon the Academy has refused to apologize for the oversight.
Re Ms. Fawcett, if Michael Jackson [who is still dead, btw] can be included on the list then so should she, Bea Arthur, etc. If MJ had been left off you can bet that Oprah, Mo'Nique, and Jamie Foxx would have SCREAMED "racism! racism! It's the white man!" and the Academy would have released a statement apologizing.
As of this afternoon the Academy has refused to apologize for the oversight.
Re Ms. Fawcett, if Michael Jackson [who is still dead, btw] can be included on the list then so should she, Bea Arthur, etc. If MJ had been left off you can bet that Oprah, Mo'Nique, and Jamie Foxx would have SCREAMED "racism! racism! It's the white man!" and the Academy would have released a statement apologizing.
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#86
Posted: 3/8/10 at 3:44pm
WTF George Clooney? I still Carey Mulligan won. All in all not a bad show....felt fast paced, mostly due to DVR. The montages were a bit much.
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#87
Posted: 3/8/10 at 3:56pm
I didn't get the George Clooney business at the beginning. It just seemed sort of awkward and uncomfortable.
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#88
Posted: 3/8/10 at 3:57pm
fflagg, I said the same thing about Michael Jackson. If he (a musician) is on the tribute, why are Farrah and Bea (actors) not?
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#89
Posted: 3/8/10 at 4:23pm
George Clooney shaved, but didn't bother getting a haircut.
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#90
Posted: 3/8/10 at 5:00pm
I thought the same thing about George's hair.
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#91
Posted: 3/8/10 at 5:03pm
If MJ had been left off you can bet that Oprah, Mo'Nique, and Jamie Foxx would have SCREAMED "racism! racism! It's the white man!"
Those are the only three people who can see racism?
Those are the only three people who can see racism?
#92
Posted: 3/8/10 at 5:13pm
I know I can't. I'm racism-blind.
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#94
Posted: 3/8/10 at 5:29pm
me too
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#95
Posted: 3/8/10 at 5:46pm
I really don't care what he does with his hair - man is still gorgeous.
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#96
Posted: 3/8/10 at 6:02pm
The ones with Cablevision were the lucky ones last night.
After the opening with Martin & Baldwin, it had to go down as one of dullest seen in recent memory. Putting the scores to a production number reminded me of the Snow White fiasco years ago
In addition to the omissions from the Obit list (& inclusions of people no one outside of Hollywood ever heard about) the first 3 or 4 were missed at home as the camera was doing a full house shot instead of a close up on the screen. Was the cameraman asleep? It seems like it was very poorly planned & executed. I summoned up all my strength to watch it until the bitter end. I than asked myself why & went to bed.
One person I felt sorry for was Camerons wife.He must not have been a happy camper. He probably knew he would not get director but was probably shocked Avatar did not get the Best Picture nod. I read in Hollywood Avatar was being called "Dances With Smurfs".
After the opening with Martin & Baldwin, it had to go down as one of dullest seen in recent memory. Putting the scores to a production number reminded me of the Snow White fiasco years ago
In addition to the omissions from the Obit list (& inclusions of people no one outside of Hollywood ever heard about) the first 3 or 4 were missed at home as the camera was doing a full house shot instead of a close up on the screen. Was the cameraman asleep? It seems like it was very poorly planned & executed. I summoned up all my strength to watch it until the bitter end. I than asked myself why & went to bed.
One person I felt sorry for was Camerons wife.He must not have been a happy camper. He probably knew he would not get director but was probably shocked Avatar did not get the Best Picture nod. I read in Hollywood Avatar was being called "Dances With Smurfs".
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#97
Posted: 3/8/10 at 6:29pm
I hated the John Hughes tribute, which was just bloody unnecessary. What the hell was that? They didn't go that far for Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, or Robert Altman, or even Paul Newman. When the director of NASHVILLE gets less of a memorial than the director of FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, you know where that Academy is coming from.
I hated those goddamn dance numbers, which made me all nostalgic for the sight of Savion Glover trying to tap to the SAVING PRIVATE RYAN score. If you're going to go for tasteless, you have to go for Debbie Allen! Come back, Debbie! All is forgiven!
And if the analingus on Hughes wasn't bad enough, the extended rimjobs each of the Best Actor and Actress nominees got was really appalling. I hope they were wearing dental dams.
I hated those goddamn dance numbers, which made me all nostalgic for the sight of Savion Glover trying to tap to the SAVING PRIVATE RYAN score. If you're going to go for tasteless, you have to go for Debbie Allen! Come back, Debbie! All is forgiven!
And if the analingus on Hughes wasn't bad enough, the extended rimjobs each of the Best Actor and Actress nominees got was really appalling. I hope they were wearing dental dams.
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#98
Posted: 3/8/10 at 11:27pm
"Another big question revolved around Farrah Fawcett's non-appearance in the "In Memoriam" tribute. The easy answer: There wasn't room. The academy limits the tribute to 30 names, and producers decided Fawcett primarily contributed to television. Of course, this doesn't explain why Michael Jackson was featured and not Fawcett. Leslie Unger, a spokesperson for the academy, explained, "Every year it's an unfortunate reality that we can't include everybody."
Somewhat of an explanation
Somewhat of an explanation
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#99
Posted: 3/8/10 at 11:53pm
I think that's messed up that Farrah was a member of the Academy for 40 freaking years and they didn't mention her.
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#100
Posted: 3/8/10 at 11:53pm
Also, did anyone notice among the poorly written crap during the Hughes tribute that Ally Sheedy said, "When you get older your heart dies" referring, I assume to the teen characters fears in his films but to me it seemed a little cold since the man died of a heart attack. Who writes this crap?
For the record, Im done with NPH. No more, no thank you. Song was bad-he sounded bad. Looked great though.
I was bored through most of the show and I loved how Oprah just encouraged teens to cut school for auditions in the hope that they will become the next Gabby. Plus, we have yet to see how far she goes. She's pretty limited in her typing.
For the record, Im done with NPH. No more, no thank you. Song was bad-he sounded bad. Looked great though.
I was bored through most of the show and I loved how Oprah just encouraged teens to cut school for auditions in the hope that they will become the next Gabby. Plus, we have yet to see how far she goes. She's pretty limited in her typing.
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