The Oscars

[Thomas Seay]

I am unable to respond to Joanna's question, since I
dont watch much tv myself.  I thought this year's
Oscars was even worse than usual.  At least last year,
"Pollock" got an award and so did "Requiem for a
dream"...."Dancer in the Dark" wasn't even nominated
for anything except best song.

This year...nothing.  Mulholland Drive and Memento got
nominations but that was it.

I really dont think that the fact that two
african-americans won major awards changes that
much...but maybe I'm wrong about that.  It was a
spectacle to try and demonstrate how "enlightened" the
Academy has become.  In fact, the Academy will
probably continue to ignore really great actors and
actresses,
and directors, no matter what their race might be.
Glad that Poitier got the recognition he did, but, in
my opinion, it was just more window dressing for the
rather corrupt Academy.

Thomas

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"The tradition of all the dead generations

 weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living"

-Karl Marx

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