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Feb 23, 2015 - 12:14 PM
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Dana Wilcox
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I sincerely hope that, when NPH gets out of the Rest Home, he will sue:
A) The Scriptwriters .... for giving him such excruciatingly bad material to work with
B) The Director .... for NOT Directing him & thinking that Neil in his underpants was hilarious .
C) The Producer ... (See A & B)
D) His Agent .... for getting him the Gig.
E) Every Po-Faced member of the audience who sat there, stony faced ALL night, determined NOT to laugh, or even attempt to respond to Neil’s efforts !
Will the poor guy EVER be able to face the Tonys again ???
Neil ... WE LOVE YOU !
I don't love ya, Neil, but I agree with the rest of the above. He was much better on the Tonys (with much better material) and I think he will do as well next time. Last night, he was gifted with material that left him in his undies throughout the evening, and he spent most of the time looking like a deer in the headlights. Neil has his talents, but I think fundamentally he was intimidated by the event and the crowd. People didn't laugh because the material was either unfunny, or too "inside" even for a lot of those in attendance (and certainly for those watching at home). Altogether a bad hosting job, but not such a terrible show. Outstanding performanace by Lady Gaga -- what a talent!
Problem: Where were Joan Rivers and Elaine Stritch in the "In Memorium" segment?
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Feb 23, 2015 - 12:23 PM
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Morricone
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I cringe before every Oscar telecast because of what how lame/boring it might be.
This was one of the very best for me starting with that song that encapsulated every criticism about current movie and the Oscars you could ever come up with, for me, in a very funny way. It seemed to try to get down to basics about why we should care about a sound editor or an art director, and what they do that is all important to what we see.
Award shows are tough and the intros are sometimes awkward. But if there are enough gems throughout and the overall design is as breathtaking as it was last night there is a cool satisfaction from me. I thought Neil was terrific and his BIRDMAN send-off was as good as any that Billy Crystal used to do. Overall a happy night even when my picks didn't win.
BTW For those who are in Los Angeles I implore you to see the Academy's Costume exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that ends Sunday.
I waited until the last minute because I don't give a hoot about costume design. But once I got there I found the most incredibly designed interactive exhibit ever. It puts you into the costume designer's world which is the world of the films themselves. Film directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, with their costume designers (including Edith Head) and actors take turns around a work table explaining to YOU how they worked on a particular film as the sketches and clips magically appear and disappear before you and the actual costume discussed is right across from you.
HELL FOR YOU NERDS :
This is the most extensive collection of STAR WARS, STAR TREK, BATMAN, SUPERMAN, etc. costumes I have ever seen in my life. Hell it is the best exhibit on film I have ever seen (and I have seen a lot!).
http://www.oscars.org/hollywoodcostume/
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Feb 23, 2015 - 1:04 PM
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John Mullin
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I'm just kind of sick for people always feeling a need to complain about SOMETHING, no matter the circumstances.
We didn't watch the Oscars live because we were putting our kids to bed. We read nothing but complaints about Neil Patrick Harris, and then later, Lady Gaga. When we watched the show, I thought NPH was fine - certainly not embarrassing - and Lady Gaga was outstanding. The lesson here, I guess, is that people just like to bitch.
Moving on to "Best Score," however... I'm not much of a fan of Desplat, generally, but loved this score (and what it does in the movie). I would have voted for it, if I were an Academy voter.
That said, I'm always baffled/amused by the way people react to Oscar results. People on this board complain endlessly about what a slanted, unjust system it is... until, of course, someone they like wins, and then suddenly all is forgiven.
Gustavo Santoalalla (x2), A.R.Rahman, Trent Reznor / Atticus Ross, Steven Price... none of them are real composers. Doesn't count. Not actual music. Worst Oscars ever. But then someone like Giacchino wins (for what I thought was a blisteringly saccharine and repetitive score, one of the weakest for Pixar at the time, and vastly inferior to its competition that year), and it's all "Oscar Glory" and "Deserved Recognition." Which is it? The Academy can't be full of brain-dead, tone-deaf morons one year and then geniuses who "got it right" the next.
If the former is true, then their selection of scores you DO like is as equally random and meaningless as when they pick the scores you don't. Personally, I feel the music branch is pretty good at coming up with a diverse and interesting bunch of nominees each year, and I rarely find much to complain about regarding the winner. Frankly, it never affects my life (or more importantly, my listening habits) at all. When UP won best score, that didn't mean I had to start liking it or that I had to start listening to it regularly (indeed, neither of those things have happened). And likewise, I'm not required to shred the scores from any given year because they didn't win or weren't even nominated.
They're awards shows, man... at the end of the day, they mean little.
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