Except that, unless countless other sources are wrong, including the NYT obituary, they actually misspelled Marion Dougherty's name.
Anyway, I thought the show was good. Far better than last year, at the very least. -- Steven Warren Hill [email protected] [email protected] ________________________________ From: Posteropolis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, February 27, 2012 8:17:09 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars What I LIKED about it this year was the emphasis on the love of movies. From the art deco movie theater backdrop to the interviews with stars about their first movie experiences and what movies mean to them, the show seemed to want to appeal to movie buffs, not just ticket buyers, and there is a difference. From what I have read, the producers finally gave up on the 16-24 demographic they have been chasing for the past 10 years and decided to focus on the older viewers who DO like older movies and movies meant for grownups. And that showed in the production. So if it seemed a little tired well, ahem, so is most of the audience. And In Memorium always features writers, editors and producers (though maybe Steve Jobs was a stretch), not just movie stars. My only criticism is, while the use of stills was appropriately sombre, the film montage they've used in the past worked much better. That said, I think they did a good job of paying tribute to those who passed... Dave ----- Original Message ----- >From: Bruce Hershenson >To: [email protected] >Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 7:55 AM >Subject: [MOPO] The Oscars > >It's the morning after, and overall, I thought it was a real snoozefest, Billy >Crystal was entertaining, but SO familiar in everything he did and said. And >was >I the only one who kept wondering if he might have looked and performed better >if he hadn't had his very obvious plastic surgery? And isn't it a bad sign >when >the best segment was the circus art, which has zero to do with movies. > >It hit me when they did the "In Memorium" segment, and there were tons of >behind >the scenes people no one knows, with a few famous faces thrown in. They have >successfully turned the Oscars into the Golden Globes, filled with insiders >and >inside jokes, where they pretty much ignore the viewing public, and give the >awards to the movies THEY like. the kind that the critics fawn over, but which >not many people actually see. > >Of course, this transformation has been going on for many years, but at least >they used to pretend to care about the people who make it all possible, those >who buy the tickets. And in a day when movies face more and more competition >from all sorts of other kinds of entertainment, it may not be just the awards >ceremony that sees its number of viewers continuing to fall in coming years. > >This was once must-viewing for me. and I have watched it every year, but I >think >I will skip it next year. > >Bruce > >-- >Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team >P.O. Box 874 >West Plains, MO 65775 >Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take >lunch) >our site >our auctions > > > >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.
