Steve Jobs was a stretch?
No Steve Jobs = No Pixar
Other than that, and from what I've seen of the ceremony, I agree with Dave and
I'm pleased that the Oscars is moving away from trying to be The Teen Choice
Awards. Eventually, I would like to see a presenting team of Abe Vigoda &
Betty White.
Neil
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From: Posteropolis <posteropo...@bell.net>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Monday, 27 February 2012, 14:17
Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars
What I LIKED about it this year was the emphasis on
the love of movies. From the art deco movie theater backdrop to the interviews
with stars about their first movie experiences and what movies mean to them,
the
show seemed to want to appeal to movie buffs, not just ticket buyers, and there
is a difference.
From what I have read, the producers finally gave
up on the 16-24 demographic they have been chasing for the past 10 years and
decided to focus on the older viewers who DO like older movies and movies meant
for grownups. And that showed in the production. So if it seemed a little tired
well, ahem, so is most of the audience.
And In Memorium always features writers, editors
and producers (though maybe Steve Jobs was a stretch), not just movie stars. My
only criticism is, while the use of stills was appropriately sombre, the film
montage they've used in the past worked much better. That said, I think they
did
a good job of paying tribute to those who passed...
Dave
----- Original Message -----
>From: Bruce Hershenson
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 7:55 AM
>Subject: [MOPO] The Oscars
>
>It's the morning after, and overall, I thought it was a real snoozefest,
>Billy Crystal was entertaining, but SO familiar in everything he did and
>said. And was I the only one who kept wondering if he might have looked and
>performed better if he hadn't had his very obvious plastic surgery? And isn't
>it a bad sign when the best segment was the circus art, which has zero to do
>with movies.
>
>It hit me when they did the "In
Memorium" segment, and there were tons of behind the scenes people no one
knows, with a few famous faces thrown in. They have successfully turned the
Oscars into the Golden Globes, filled with insiders and inside jokes, where
they pretty much ignore the viewing public, and give the awards to the movies
THEY like. the kind that the critics fawn over, but which not many people
actually see.
>
>Of course, this transformation has been going on
for many years, but at least they used to pretend to care about the people
who make it all possible, those who buy the tickets. And in a day when movies
face more and more competition from all sorts of other kinds of entertainment,
it may not be just the awards ceremony that sees its number of viewers
continuing to fall in coming years.
>
>This was once must-viewing
for me. and I have watched it every year, but I think I will skip it next
year.
>
>Bruce
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