Thoughts On Last Night’s Oscars

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The show's the thing, and what kind of "thing" was this? Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin's odd couple pairing was clearly that, odd, but also not very entertaining. Five or six minutes of "seeing who's in the audience" was about a dull as watching paint dry. The Tony Awards does this kind of thing much better, but of course, they're used to playing on a stage, unlike most Hollywood performers. No matter what you do with an awards show, the fact is it's most interesting to those sitting there waiting to see if they won. The Academy really need to re-think this whole thing, put someone in charge who knows how to entertain an audience, and keep the "running time" to two hours. I thought the best thing was the James Taylor "in memoriam" piece and the great dancing number to all the film scores. Somehow music and songs got short shrift to dull patter, and lots of self-amusement by those delivering it. If you're going to put on a show, remember the first rule: never bore the audience. And the second rule, do something we've never seen before, and the third and most important rule, respect the industry and the craft to whom you're presenting the awards.

such doom & gloom!...why bother???

Oh yes and everyone was forced to applaud my old boss Roger Corman (possibly because he was standing next to Lauren Bacall? Interesting pairing)

And in the weird Horror Montage (wtf?) they showed at least three clips of garbage I shot when I was learning camera... so I scored major points w nieces and nephews, and it woke me up from nodding off. That montage was akin to the industry reminding itself that although it's new line of cars are all Edsels (or Hummers) , it does have a warehouse full of cheapo shoddy merchandise it can sell off at a discount as the company circles the drain.

Although I agree w Ted that indies showed well where they were included, I do have to admit that indies could have learned a thing or two from the studio system before it died off, such as how to exploit writers best. Can anyone name a screenwriter who has worked for more than one indie director? Why is that?

Maybe it's time to ear it all down and start over. Indies are dead, Hollywood is dead, but cinema is not dead. (It was however coughing up blood last night.)

Hurt Locker beat "the biggest grossing film of all time." (yeah whatever. More TICKETS were probably sold to a 1930s poverty row quickie.) Logoland won best animated short. THE COVE won, and several other good/ better docs were nominated. Sandra Bullock, bless her frog-like heart gave the people their money's worth of "whacked out diva who is cute and funny." (Clooney entertained the masses better with his silent facial routines.) Hip-Hop inspired dancing was represented - although that was a pale shadow of seeing "It's Hard Out There for a Pimp" win an oscar.... John Hughes is STILL DEAD.

There were a few positive things to say about the oscars this year but yes, overall it looked like a funeral march for a dying industry, like one of those rah-rah corporate gatherings that takes place while the executives pumping their fists onstage are secretly dumping their stock in advance of an impending Enron-style collapse.

How many people who are reading this blog watched the Oscars on a laptop, as a streaming (bootleg) simulcast as I did? To me that was as important a trend to note as any. I killed my cable tv over a year ago and haven't looked back since.

Disgree strongly with Michael Walker. There was a whole slew of brand new acting talent that was at the Oscars and nominated this year. Came out of nowhere. Very talented people. Extremely strong chops.

Now all that's necessary are the womens roles to give them something to sink their chops into.

I don't think that Hollywood has anything to do with creativity anymore. Everytime you turn around there is another remake, or "re-imagining" as they like to call it.

Would it really surprise you if in the next few years, the studios announced that they were remaking say... SPIDERMAN... but wait, they are! Hollywood is looking to re-create, not create.

Hang in there Ted. It's not over...

There's a few problems with the Oscars, but one of the biggest is also a big problem with Hollywood films right now: all the big stars are over 40. Most of them are over 50. They're trying to make some new stars, but I don't see any of them lasting. They dragged Miley Cyrus out again, but she's over. Did any of them come out of a good acting school, or even graduate high school? It's the second year in a row that it looked like it was filmed at a retirement center.

Indie film used to be the place that found stars, but it became a place where established stars worked for cheap(er). They need to get back to a place where stars are created instead of being necessary if you want any foreign pre-sales.

Hurt Locker won best picture,... what a load of crap!