http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/03/25/oscars_2002/index.html
j
ps - i was watching the actor's studio with mike myers when the oscars were on.
-- jeff fisher dilettante -- er, that's 'intellectual nomad' http://www.brainmortgage.com/
"I've come to the conclusion that revolutions aren't profitable." - Kevin Kelly
> From: Thomas Seay <entheogens at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 17:26:40 -0800 (PST)
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: The Oscars
>
> 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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