Showing posts with label Oscars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oscars. Show all posts
Friday, March 7, 2014

On aging, beauty, the Oscars, and Kim Novak

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She was the “anti-Marilyn” sex symbol, a defiantly sensuous creature onscreen who seemed to defy the viewer's lustful gaze. She was a...
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Friday, March 4, 2011

Why is the Oscarcast so horrible, no matter what changes are made?

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It is a truism that the Oscarcast can’t help but suck horribly. No matter what tweaks are put into effect, no matter what technological inno...
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Does God Really Need an Oscar, numero deux

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Two articles appeared this week relating to Uncle Jean getting the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oscars. The first confirmed that God...
Friday, August 27, 2010

Does "God" really need an Oscar?

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Every self-respecting film fan knows that the Oscars are a game that Hollywood plays with the world (and itself). Mainstream multiplex fare ...
Friday, March 12, 2010

The Legends That the Oscars Didn't Care to Honor on TV: Bacall, Willis, and Corman

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So another annual dose of TV tedium has come and gone. What I find most interesting about the Oscars, and I find the same with “theme articl...
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Jerry, meet Oscar...

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We've been following the minutiae of Jerry Lewis's career -- the great, the very bad, and the nasty -- on the Funhouse since the sho...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Two things about the Oscars

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It's a dull show, a mighty dull show, but here are two things they might as well consider: -If you're going to show the awards that ...