Well here is something I learned from listening to an interview by the black lawyer who coined the #oscarssowhite. Academy membership is for life, the majority are white and over 60, and there is no requirement for a member to watch any movies for which they are voting. That last part really got me. While I thought Straight Out of Compton was decent (not sure about oscar worthy), I wonder how many of the over 60 members even watched it, much less voted on it. How about any of the others? They should at least change that rule if nothing else.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know about that. For all of Hollywood's denial, they are 100% > about making lots of money. If someone says they don't write screenplays or > pick actors based on anything other than money I think they are absolutely > wrong. Look at the latest stint of religious movies. Someone figured out > that you could put just about any nobody in a lead role stamped religious > and a bunch of people would go see it. Granted those guys, I think, have a > genuine belief but I doubt they would be doing it is they lost money. > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2016, 7:31 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Really good discussion of this on NPR today. The guy they were >> interviewing had a pretty pragmatic view on it. He said focusing on who did >> and did not get an Oscar was missing the basic issue. He thought it was a >> more systemic issue, and that there are obstacles all along the way. From >> the material that's written, by who's chosen to play parts, and so on. >> >> Not to mention that picking Oscar winners is extremely subjective. >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> >> On 1/19/2016 5:19 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: >> >> So I guess there should either be a quota so that minority actors get a >> set % of Oscars or should there be a minority Oscar? >> To me it's like pig judging. Who's to say which one is the best looking >> pig. I personally seem >> to be counter Oscar. Every movie that I can remember winning a bunch of >> them have really sucked. I really like almost everything Will Smith has >> been in but haven't seen the concussion movie. If course not that horrible >> thing with his son in it. That thing wreaked. >> Anyway, it is really funny what some people get excited about. Thousands >> die violent deaths and they are really upset they didn't get a gaudy little >> knick knack. >> >> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016, 6:26 PM George Skorup < <[email protected]> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> All I know is.. I'd probably have to pick Denzel Washington as my >>> favorite actor. >>> >>> On 1/19/2016 5:26 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >>> > Remember the TV show Maude? >>> > >>> > Remember how she made the black housekeeper bring the groceries in the >>> > front door to prove to the neighbors how egalitarian she was when the >>> > back door was much closer to the car? >>> > >>> > That is what I think of when I think of Hollywood. >>> > If Maude was on the Oscar election committee her head would be >>> > exploding right now. >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- From: Bill Prince >>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:22 PM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT probably offensive >>> > >>> > >>> > On 1/19/2016 3:16 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >>> >> I wonder how many had fits of apoplexy when accused of such a thing... >>> > Ummm.... None? >>> > >>> >> and how will they ever atone for this sin? >>> > They won't? >>> > >>> > >>> > bp >>> > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> > >>> > >>> >>>
