I actually had fun watching the Oscars last night! They seem to have trimmed some of the awards that the bulk of the audience has never heard of, they kept the performances simpler, also saving time, and I don’t think anybody got played off for excessively long speeches! (If they did, it was only for […]
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The Last of Last Week’s Catch-ups
So, in a follow-up to Oscar night, first off, I forgot to include Barbra Streisand’s performance! It was really lovely as she sang “Memories” after the In Memoriam segment, and she sounds as good as ever, perhaps better… Secondly, screw all you people who are trashing Seth MacFarlane. THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR HIRING THE […]
Oscar Night 2013: Here’s to the Losers
So, the Life of Pi. That’s pretty much the only movie that won anything the entire night. Seriously, I was pretty ticked about this. Ben Affleck got stiffed on pretty much everything–Argo won editing and writing, but Alan Arkin was robbed. I couldn’t believe Anna Karenina didn’t get nominated more, let alone didn’t win anything […]