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just checking in.
this mung will be the death of me for sure. sorry if i have not been responding to my f-list. if this hacking doesn't stop, i'm checking into a morgue next week.
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i thought i ought to say something about the Oscars since i tend to talk about film a lot. i didn't watch the Oscars (still don't have a working tv), but i saw that Crash won and that a lot of people are disappointed that Brokeback did not.
i have not seen Brokeback and won't make any sort of assessment on it based on the varied reviews i have read/heard. when it comes to video, i promise i will check it out and give it a fair watch (i love ang lee, so that shouldn't be hard).
i will say, however, that Crash in its own rights is an excellent film on a lot of levels and though i don't really consider the Oscars authoritative on matters of picking great films (their track record is pretty hit-or-miss), i will say that Crash deserved an Oscar. i'm also glad that it won "best screenplay" because it was extremely well-written ~ one of the best things i've seen out of american cinema in a good while.
and okay, i admit that i'm glad it won because it was a low-budget dark horse, but that's sort of just lagniappe so far as i'm concerned.
given that hollywood is pretty liberal and Brokeback was a big favorite, i don't think there's any cause to assume this is some sort of anti-gay thing. Brokeback doesn't deserve to win solely on the merits of it being a big-budget gay cowboy movie. in the final analysis, the Oscars are extremely subjective. i mean Titanic won for crying out loud. still, i'm happy for Crash and don't think for a moment that it didn't deserve the recognition.
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this mung will be the death of me for sure. sorry if i have not been responding to my f-list. if this hacking doesn't stop, i'm checking into a morgue next week.
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i thought i ought to say something about the Oscars since i tend to talk about film a lot. i didn't watch the Oscars (still don't have a working tv), but i saw that Crash won and that a lot of people are disappointed that Brokeback did not.
i have not seen Brokeback and won't make any sort of assessment on it based on the varied reviews i have read/heard. when it comes to video, i promise i will check it out and give it a fair watch (i love ang lee, so that shouldn't be hard).
i will say, however, that Crash in its own rights is an excellent film on a lot of levels and though i don't really consider the Oscars authoritative on matters of picking great films (their track record is pretty hit-or-miss), i will say that Crash deserved an Oscar. i'm also glad that it won "best screenplay" because it was extremely well-written ~ one of the best things i've seen out of american cinema in a good while.
and okay, i admit that i'm glad it won because it was a low-budget dark horse, but that's sort of just lagniappe so far as i'm concerned.
given that hollywood is pretty liberal and Brokeback was a big favorite, i don't think there's any cause to assume this is some sort of anti-gay thing. Brokeback doesn't deserve to win solely on the merits of it being a big-budget gay cowboy movie. in the final analysis, the Oscars are extremely subjective. i mean Titanic won for crying out loud. still, i'm happy for Crash and don't think for a moment that it didn't deserve the recognition.
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Lauren Bacall presented a montage of film noir clips. She trembled a lot and kept stumbling over her words. It was very painful and depressing to watch.
The "In Memoriam" tribute didn't feature James Doohan, and for a few seconds I was ticked. Then I calmed my inner geek down and reminded him that "Scotty" was more remembered for his tv work than movies.
It's a shame you missed the opening minutes, though. There was a cute skit where the previous hosts - Crystal, Chris Rock (both living in the Brokeback Mountain tent), Steve Martin, Whoopi & Letterman - all declined to host this year's Oscars. Stewart also when on a faux rant on how he thought "Brokeback Mountain" tarnished the image of the very heterosexual Cowboy Movie...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwivtARIlA8&search=oscars%20cowboy
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ah well.
: o p
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I didn't watch the oscars, but the ohnotheydidnt community has some links to youtube videos of parts of it. Jon Stewart was hilarious, other than that it seemed pretty dull. My favorite part of the Oscars is seeing the best & worst dressed afterwards.
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hope you're feeling better!
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Awwww...
This truly is THE MUNG OF DEATH so be careful.
sending virtual soup (and crackers, of course)
mmd
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You didn't really miss anything except for Jon Stewart. That and a live performance of the nominated best original scores by a lovely violinist whose name I never caught.