My instinctive reaction re modern "stars" is the same as yours, but after thinking a moment you realize that for a good chunk of viewers, if not the majority, Robert De Niro IS an old-time star! Anybody prior is a vaguely familiar. All this means is that some of us, like you yourself suggested, are getting really old!
Zeev From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: March 4, 2014 8:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars - a slave to sentiment? One thing I am certain of is that if you are a fan of the "Ellen" TV show, then you surely liked the Oscar telecast. And if you like watching people pat themselves and their peers on the back, you were surely in hog heaven. I know I am getting really old, because I think the modern "stars" can't hold a candle to the stars of the 1920s to 1960s. I always hated those "production numbers". I would SO rather see old-time stars, and not just given a second and then shuffled off stage. How about clips of classic movies that DON'T last three seconds each? On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Tommy Barr <[email protected]> wrote: 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. -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 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 <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png> Complete Buyer Protection <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg> - No time limit on our guarantees & NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg> - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg> , Page 2 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg> , Page 3 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg> , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg> 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. http://www.avast.com 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.
