I agree with your comments. I wish Peter Gabriel got to perform his song. toochis
________________________________ From: Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:31:47 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OSCARS---WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GREAT SONGS? i agree, rick--add to that that 2 of the 3 of the nominated songs were from SLUMDOG. and could the composer/songwriter from SLUMDOG have been any less ungrateful (or at least sounding and appearing so)? gimme a break with that. Springsteen's song should have at least been in the running. on a side note-- i also really missed showing a brief clip of the nominees-- usually giving just a taste of the performance they have been nominated for. the rather boring 5 panel salutes of being talked down to from the stage by past winners?? OK, the first time was unique--i had NO idea that was going to be the theme. and i think Michael Douglas had about 3 lines to say about Frank Langella?? man o man... jeff On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: Over the past few years, I've noticed that the level of songwriting in the "Best Song" Academy Award category has diminished to the point of pure mediocrity. Not only are only THREE songs nominated (didn't it always used to be 5?), but the songs that ARE nominated won't be remembered 3 or 4 years from now---songs like "As Time Goes By" will never be forgotten. Hey, I'm not a big fan of "Moon River", but it seems like Mozart next to the inferior "songs" that are nominated these days. When "It's Hard To Be A Pimp" won a couple of years ago, I thought we'd nit an all-time low (maybe we had, come to think about it...) Why wasn't Bruce Springsteen's closing song from "The Wrestler" nominated? When I saw that film, the whole audience stayed in their seats to listen to that song, which captured the essence of the movie perfectly. Isn't that what "Best Song Of The Year" should do? It was BY FAR the best song of the year. Whether you're a fan of Springsteen or not, I think you'll agree with me if you watch "The Wrestler" and listen to it over the closing credits. It seems like the art of writing a great, enduring song is a thing of the past when it comes to The Oscars.... Rick ________________________________ You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
