OSCARS 2013

BRITT EKLAND, EVERYBODY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJqPk8VU11E

Something I mentioned last night about the coveted death montage:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/movies/awardsseason/even-the-oscar-memorial-list-is-a-focus-of-campaigning.html?_r=0

A friend on Facebook made the point that Donna Summer was left out, who, unlike Adam Yauch, actually won an Academy Award. (Not meant as a knock on Yauch, just that maybe last night wasn't the most sensible place to commemorate him. And yes, Knock on Yauch would make a great Dr. Seuss book.)

Oscilloscope Labs has released over 40 films. I think Yauch deserves it just fine.

No Andy Griffith or Ben Gazzara!

Excellent point--just looked over their credits, and they did Wendy & Lucy, the Cazale documentary, many more. Will point this out to my friend (who's more of a music guy). But I do agree Summer should have been there, having won one.

If Griffith and Gazarra were omitted, that's bad too. A Face in the Crowd, all those Cassavetes films...I wouldn't think they'd require any lobbying at all.

I think Donna Summer didn't actually win the award. She performed the song that won it, but the award went to the composer.

Another good point. In the space of five posts I'm thinking, what the hell is my friend whining about?

anne hathaway looks so bizarre on the cover of the newspaper today. her face is so humongous and alien-like.

so my childhood friend billy was in charge of the tiger in life of pi. worked for two years on the tiger. that's what he won for last night. i didn't see the movie.

The tiger was f'in rad, your pal did a good job

did it ever bite him

did he have to clean up its poop

can you ask him this for me thanks scott

still waiting

The tiger was some of the best FX I've ever seen. I've had people swear to me that it was real, despite all logic to the contrary.

I can understand that. It was fucking phenomenal, and heavy CGI is usually like sand in my eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kNMz_c3JI

as usual, watched this 24 hour later with friends (annual ritual based on time zones)

ugh, this was the worst ceremony i have ever seen and i want to hire a hit squad on the smarmiest, least likeable, most misogynistic host ever. sadly can imagine Oscars finding us even worse options in future

he won an oscar for the lion witch wardrobe movie. i haven't seen him since high school. he was the brainy kid who was ALWAYS drawing. always. on the bus, in class, etc. very focused.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7SFtdOjcUw

adorable!

No Andy Griffith or Ben Gazzara!

― Moodles, Monday, February 25, 2013 4:54 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Apparently Gazzara snuck in last year (@3:41):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNCHAEgm0L8

I mean @ 3:11

or 3:07... I need to stop hangin' w/Quentin.

Lots of coverage here (incl. reruns and new stuff)
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/oscars

Honorary Award speeches (a few seconds shown last night):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JsYTFukcgw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACXVz7BRvfs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHRqpheZyU8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwy9UY2VgnQ

Those four clips added together roughly equal the time last night's Oscarcast wasted reminding the world that they were right about awarding Chicago and preemptively warning the world that history would vindicate Les Mis.

wait, Boal won something?

Harry Carey Jr., Ann Rutherford, Susan Tyrell, Alex Karras also non-memoriam'd.

"I'm pretty sure lazenby is dead"

no but as Dorothy Parker said of Coolidge, how would you tell?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/ScreenShot2013-02-25at92849PM_zps5a5f61e2.png

Morbs with the Lazenby zing!

here's my Seth Macfarlane imitation:

"whenever i see Joan Rivers doing K-Stew slut jokes on her red-carpet review, I think what a sad, scary old cunt!"

Can't remember a time when the winners of both screenplay awards have cheesed me off so much.

there w/ you

did Crash win it

just a guess but eric you might want to take a glance at 2003

gasp in horror at 1990 while you're at it

Meh, Coppola didn't defeat anything particularly distinguished, and 1990 predates my rubbernecking Oscar races.

2005 definitely much closer to the mark.

morbz do you have the netflix? i'm gonna have a lubitsch marathon this weekend. loved the wildcat so much. the doll, i don't want to be a man, anna boleyn, and one arabian night are up next. hope they add more stuff like that. they thrill me and also make me fear death.

no netflix; NY public library

morbs how much hours a week would you guess you spend sitting in the library posting on the internet?

I've owned a laptop for almost 4 years, Bright Eyes.

wait do you work at the library? just trying to figure out why 'ny public library' is yr reason for not having netflix. does netflix have a beef w/ the ny public library and you're taking sides?

NYPL has 90% of what i need to see.

ok, that makes total sense. netflix is convenient but it definitely has its holes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N1vdyAIf28M#at=18

Goddamn it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1vdyAIf28M#!