I'm not surprised at all. In Hollywood circles, it would have been considered so NOT cool -- to applaud Charlton Heston -- no matter how iconic his roles. His status as a social and political pariah out here (as in the aforementioned Mickey Rourke losing to Sean Penn) -- made him unacceptable. If he'd been alive today to receive a lifetime achievement award for film -- he would've received a reception similar to what Elia Kazan got several years ago: muted applause with many people refusing to budge from their seats. With the Academy, having the "wrong" politics or other "errant" off-screen hobbies -- trumps performance in film.
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:37:29 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Oscars what I didnt like To: [email protected] that's right...he was memorialized last year.... technically, incorrect.... but i guess the academy wanted to remind everyone while his passing was still fresh... a year later, it would have not have received the same audience response that it did at last year's oscars- the other thing i noticed... not ONE clap could be heard when they showed charlton heston. i was a bit surprised at that, needless to say. jeff On Feb 23, 2009, at 2:30 PM, Dave Rosen wrote: Yup, here he is in last year's montage, at the very end: http://www.truveo.com/80th-Annual-Academy-Awards-In-Memorium/id/3619081301 Dave www.posteropolis.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Smith To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars what I didnt like Did they even show Heath during the memorium segment? I was waiting to see the audience reaction and I don't recall they showed him. And he did pass away in '08 so he should have been included? Dave Smith Reel Deals ----- Original Message ----- From: Toochis Morin To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars what I didnt like That segment really angered me especially since my mentor Nina Foch was being honored. Frustrating! Toochis From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:37:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Oscars what I didnt like I thought I was the only one bothered by that! A major blunder. Bruce On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:50 PM, steve84 <[email protected]> wrote: All in all I thought it was a good show but what I did not like was the segment where they honored the people who died in the last year. They spent so much time trying to feature the singer and zooming in and out on the screen that there were some names that you could not read. That is not a segment that they should be messing with and trying to make it fancy. Just focus on the screen and leave it alone. Steve 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. 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. 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.
