Ain’t it tha truth? AIN’T IT THE TRUTH?
On Mar 4, 2014, at 8:33 AM, Zeev Drach <[email protected]> wrote: > “You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t”……. > > Zeev > > > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tommy Barr > Sent: March 4, 2014 7:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bulk] [MOPO] The Oscars - a slave to sentiment? > > I know it’s not really about posters, but I haven’t read anything here about > the Oscars, so I wondered if any others share my puzzlement over exactly what > the criteria for ‘best film’ is? Apart from the big one 12 Years A Slave > won 2 other Oscars, while Gravity won 7 awards, including best director. > Surely that must be a win on points for Gravity? Ellen joked that either 12 > Years would win or else the Academy was racist, and I suspect that the > Afro-American dimension did, in fact, contribute to the end decision. Racism > does not necessarily have to express itself as hatred, but it is not > particularly edifying to see it expressed in a patronising way either. I was > saddened to see the great actor Sidney Poitier trundled out to receive what > was, given the occasion, something like a pat on the head for his career and > being the first black actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor, and am I being in > overly critical in the Academy then having Will Smith present the Best Film > award? There is no doubt that Hollywood, like the rest of the USA, can have > its conscience tugged when it comes to the treatment of the Afro-American > community. Birth of a Nation is hardly an advert for multi-cultural harmony, > and movies like the Marx Brothers A Day At The Races have scenes which sit > uncomfortably with present day attitudes. Maybe the Academy felt some > atonement was due for the failure of The Color Purple to win any awards? > Anyway, as a non-American I may have a jaundiced view which is not shared by > others, but I am interested in finding out what the views of MOPO subscribers > are. > > Tommy > 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. > > > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > > > 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.
