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#101

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/8/10 at 11:57pm

Who writes this crap?

Hee. Well, in regards to that specific line, John Hughes did. :)

#102

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 12:13am

I was going to say the same thing. The youtube mash-up of John Hughes films did way more justice to his work. It is annoying how arbitrary the Academy gets with certain directors/actor tributes. One year they did single tributes to Gregory Peck (basically just his closing argument as Atticus Finch) and Katharine Hepburn but Brando and Newman just get the end of the death-reel. I call shenanigans with Fawcett. They simply thought she was just most recognizable in TV, like Bea Arthur. They included casting agents and journalists but not a long-time member of the academy. And poor Henry Gibson. I do remember TCM did included all of them in their tribute.

Gabby does have another movie coming but she is going to be a regular in a new Showtime series The Big C with Laura Linney and Oliver Platt. From what I have read it sounds dramedy/dark comedy.

#103

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 1:31am

Just watched the opening on the academy web-site (didn't watch the broadcast) and what was with the incredibly awkward "curtain call" of all the best actor/actress nominees? That kind of thing NEVER works. They just look uncomfortable. I am amazed that not one of them said "I'm not going to do this" because all it would take would be one, and they'd have to nix the whole idea...which they should have.

#104

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 7:45am

"Who writes this crap?

Hee. Well, in regards to that specific line, John Hughes did. :)"

Ha Phyllis. I stand corrected. I guess what I meant was WHO decided to include that line. Kinda thoughtless IMO.

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#105

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 11:14am

I loved the John Hughes tribute, but only because it represented signature films of my generation. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful all originally released when I was in high school and The Breakfast Club was simply a brilliant iconic film that captured the essence of 80s adolescence in such an interesting, funny and very unexpected way.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#106

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 11:26am

Matt we must be close to the same age, because those movies were just after HS for me and I feel the same way.

KFTC!!!!!

#107

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 11:32am

J-Lo looked like she was 30 years to late for her Quinceañera.

The tributes to the actors right before the awards were given worked much better last year when they were done by former winners of the awards. It was like welcoming the nomiees to the club. The personal reminicinses actually made it feel less involving.

The John Hughes thing was fine...I guess. I mean, my childhood was defined by those movies, but...I just felt it was weird that he was so singled out. And I, like Roscoe, miss a good Debbie Allen Debacle.

But Lord love me some Sandra Bullock. And Jeremy Renner really butters my biscuit. Mmm mmmm mmmmmmmm.

#108

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 11:49am

"Jeremy Renner really butters my biscuit."

Boy Butter, I presume. May your bisquit rise.

#109

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 11:57am

you guys........haha

KFTC!!!!!

#110

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 12:01pm

The John Hughes trib was such a waste of time. Some yuppie executive thought it was prob a cute idea for the 30-40 year old crowd. Yawn. The only memorable moments were how bad Molly and Macaulay looked. Notice how Demi was not part of the Hughes lineup. . .

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

#111

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 12:04pm

I don't think Demi was ever in a Hughes film.

#112

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 12:04pm

Well, to be fair, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and Robert Downey Jr. all did Hughes films, but weren't part of the tribute either.

#113

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 1:12pm

Ally Sheedy always seems like she has trouble swallowing when she speaks.

#114

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 1:13pm

And from everything I've been reading, the Breakfast Club didn't even want to be around each other.

"After the tribute to the late director John Hughes, the middle-aged actors immortalized as teenagers by the director filed off stage somberly. And then seemed eager to part ways."
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#115

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 1:25pm

I don't think Demi was ever in a Hughes film.

A lot of people mistake St. Elmo's Fire for a Hughes film, which is understandable. It was released during the same period, had a similar style and featured three of the actors from Breakfast Club.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#116

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 7:38pm

Umm speaking of sweatpants and hoodies...what was John Travolta's excuse for wearing Jeans?

#117

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 7:38pm

Umm speaking of sweatpants and hoodies...what was John Travolta's excuse for wearing Jeans?

#118

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 8:13pm

Downey wearing sneakers? They did look good however.

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#119

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/9/10 at 9:56pm

Can someone explain to me what the Steve Martin "Meryl Streep/Hitler Memorabilia" joke was?

Something to do with the number of nominations she has + the "Inglorius Basterds" jokes?

#120

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/10/10 at 12:06pm

Demi might have been in a Hughes film; although the show is a blur now and I all remember of her is how hoarse she sounded. Stop smoking, Demi!

Do you know what happens when you let Veal Prince Orloff sit in an oven too long?

#121

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/10/10 at 1:24pm

No, Demi wasn't in anything Hughes wrote or directed. One of my favorite Hughes films is the little-known Nate and Hayes. Interestingly enough, though it was released six months earlier, Nate and Hayes includes scenes that are remarkably similar to those used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#122

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/10/10 at 1:29pm

Can someone explain to me what the Steve Martin "Meryl Streep/Hitler Memorabilia" joke was?

There's nothing to explain. It was just a joke.

#123

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/10/10 at 1:49pm

Then it doesn't make sense...

#124

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/10/10 at 2:58pm

No, you just don't get it.

#125

Oscars: that was an awards show?

Posted: 3/10/10 at 3:05pm

Well...That's what I'm asking about...can you explain it to me?

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