Steve, I think they only do that during specific anniversaries, like the 50th
or 60th or 75th Oscars. Be interesting to see what they do for the 100th, which
isn't all that far away...
Dave
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From: Steve
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Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars
Does anyone remember the exact year during the 1990s when an Oscar portrait
was done at the end of the show? Each of the winners of an acting award from
previous years who was present was sitting on stage and his/her name was
mentioned. Shirley Temple (sitting next to Marissa Tomei) received the
strongest applaus. Shelley Winters and Teresa Wright were also there.
It would be nice if that would be a part of the show every few years.
From: Neil Jaworski <neiljawor...@yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars
Steve Jobs was a stretch?
No Steve Jobs = No Pixar
Other than that, and from what I've seen of the ceremony, I agree with Dave
and I'm pleased that the Oscars is moving away from trying to be The Teen
Choice Awards. Eventually, I would like to see a presenting team of Abe Vigoda
& Betty White.
Neil
From: Posteropolis <posteropo...@bell.net>
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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
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From: Bruce Hershenson
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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
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