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Anne Hathaway, James Franco to host Oscars
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: oilgun on February 28, 2011, 07:07:33 pm --- wanted to kiss Melissa Leo for dropping that F-bomb, finally something unscripted and unexpected!
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I wondered about that. Can you really be that unaware of yourself under those circumstances? I thought there was a distant possibility that she'd done it on purpose.
She was widely criticized for buying ad space promoting her candidacy with glamor shots of herself. She explained at the time that, at 50, she didn't feel she had the chance that younger actresses have to get magazine covers and whatnot. Maybe she thought, here's one way to show she can be down to earth and careless (as well as gussied up and overcontrolling). Maybe she thought, people are still talking about Sally Field's "You like me! You really like me!" 40 years later, and although they laughed at the time Fields is respected and successful (and has an ad campaign!). Maybe she thought, this will be MY chance at history.
She didn't say it in an offhand or in-passing way. She said it loudly, clearly, looking directly at the audience.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: crayonlicious on March 01, 2011, 09:41:47 am ---I wondered about that. Can you really be that unaware of yourself under those circumstances?
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If you're drunk enough. ... ::) ;D
--- Quote ---I thought there was a distant possibility that she'd done it on purpose.
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But you could be right. :)
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on March 01, 2011, 06:43:03 am ---
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/movies/awardsseason/01oscar.html?_r=1&ref=arts
Younger Audience Still Eludes the Oscars
By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES
Published: February 28, 2011
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Tweet of the day:
tnyfrontrow:
They wanted younger viewers but gave prizes to that prune stew of a movie.
Jeff Wrangler:
They oughta just put the whole shebang on pay-per-view. 8)
serious crayons:
But I saw way too many comments yesterday (not here -- I mean elsewhere on the internet) to the effect of So boring! Why don't they just stop broadcasting it! Why do they make us watch it! Etc.
Yes, it's too bad the Academy goes into everyone in the world's living room, grabs the remote and ties them to their recliner.
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