Flatlining kind of describes it, and yet there were some decent movies. Brokeback and Hustle for one. What was really interesting was that the best movies were somewhat removed from the Hollywood glitz and blockbuster mode so that he whole Oscar send-up seemed to be kind of beside the point.
Joanna
Carl Remick wrote:
>> From: "Dennis Perrin" <dperrin at comcast.net>
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>> My loving take:
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>> <http://redstateson.blogspot.com/2006/03/hoo-ray_06.html>
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> Re your "the show itself was so-so."
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> Extravagant praise indeed. The Oscars struck me as homeopathic
> showbiz -- vanishingly small in entertainment value. But don't take
> my word for it. Google "boring + oscars" and see what a rich harvest
> of viewer ennui you get -- 250 hits right now:
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> <http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=boring+oscars>
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> Hollywood is yet another American institution that is flatlining.
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> Carl
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