It was a good night for the actual winners. I continue to feel that
the Oscars are tending in the direction of awarding the rightful films
the proper awards. I was pleased that THE HURT LOCKER won for Best
Picture. As to the ceremony itself, I thought all the big-time glamor
was there and everyone looked great. The one melancholy thing for me
was how, for the first time, I really felt the absolute end of Old
Hollywood. The Golden Days are long gone, as are the stars. I'm glad
I'm old enough to have experienced them as a child when you could see
the Oscars and still enjoy people like Bob Hope, Myrna Loy, Gregory
Peck, Merle Oberon, Bette Davis, Olivia DeHavilland and so many more.
These people were simply larger than life. Today's star's will never
measure up simply because, as great as many of them are, they were not
the people who founded an incredible entertainment industry!
Channing Thomson
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