[MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past

2010-03-08 Thread Jeff Potokar
It is a shame. too, that the Academy did not continue with the segment they did, maybe one time, about 10 years ago, when they took 15 minutes, opened the curtain, and there, onstage, were many of the stars from yesteryear, including people like olivia dehavilland, shirley temple, mickey

Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past

2010-03-08 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Let's see, they could exhume them and line up the coffins. K. On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Jeff Potokar wrote: It is a shame. too, that the Academy did not continue with the segment they did, maybe one time, about 10 years ago, when they took 15 minutes, opened the curtain, and there,

Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past

2010-03-08 Thread Doug Taylor
-Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:38 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past It is a shame. too, that the Academy did not continue with the segment they did

Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past

2010-03-08 Thread Jeff Potokar
Channing, My friend worked as a coordinator for the awards for a few years in the late 1990s... i asked her about this sequence and if it would continue.. she said that part of the problem was where some folks might be living, health issues and getting them here to LA, for this brief

Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past

2010-03-08 Thread Jeff Potokar
They did this last year, as well... not sure how well this plays, but the execs must have liked it enough to bring it back again. I didnt like the fact that Tom Hanks simply walked out at the end, for Best Pic, and simply opened the envelope, and announced the winner, without one last

Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past

2010-03-08 Thread Doug Taylor
-Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:59 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past Channing, My friend worked as a coordinator for the awards for a few years