Reaction Shot
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — That's right: When someone on stage mentions the war in Iraq, cut to Tim Robbins in the audience. […]
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A New World's Record
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Three minutes in: First Gigli joke. […]
Just Getting Started…
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — An early trend: Neckties instead of bowties. And you get the idea that a lot of those stars really don't like that guy prowling around the audience interviewing them? It's like you can see them thinking, "Hey, I was willing to put up with this on the way in. Does he […]
Arrivals
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — You know what I miss during these Oscar arrivals? I miss Edy Williams. There was a span of maybe five years there where she used to show up each year in something outrageous and revealing. One year, I think she was in a leopard-skin bikini with a live leopard on a […]
Getting Comfy
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — I had to flee my post during the pre-game activities. Hearing just a little too much about what Naomi Watts is wearing. But we're back and ready to hear the snide references to Gigli. Bill Murray is discussing his suit and being interviewed by the kind of host he used to […]
Setting the TiVo
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Just set the TiVo to record tonight's Oscarcast. On first generation TiVos, this was a problem because if the schedule said a show was three hours, that's how long TiVo would record. Now, you can pad, and I padded this recording by an hour. I don't expect it to run that […]
This Just In…
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Joan and Melissa are now counting down the ten worst fashion statements at Oscars past. Sally Kirkland looks like she's wearing Scarlett O'Hara's drapes. Courtney Love is a slut. Dennis Rodman looks like the doorman at a gay Bed and Breakfast. (Hey, Joan: How do you know what the doormen look […]
It Starts Now…
LIVE OSCAR BLOGGING! — Just tuned in the E! Network and heard someone say something about predictions for tonight. Turns out, various fashion designers are predicting what the stars will be wearing tonight. For the men, that's easy. I always thought it was odd that regarding formal attire, the biggest sin a man could commit […]
Yet Another Birthday
Don Markstein, curator of Toonopedia, notes that February 29 is also the birthday of Little Orphan Annie. Superman…Captain Marvel…and Little Orphan Annie. What do these three folks have in common besides a tendency to never change their outfits? Come to think of it, February 29 was almost my birthday. I was born in a leap […]
Market Report
The Los Angeles supermarket strike seems to be ending with a vote and a whimper this weekend. The whole thing looks like a lose/lose situation for the three supermarket chains involved (Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons) because they lost hundreds of millions of dollars, and for the union because they lost months of wages and only […]
Another Birthday Boy in a Cape
Jim Hanley, who runs the fine comic book emporiums known collectively as Jim Hanley's Universe reminds me that before February 29 was designated as Superman's birthday, it was said to be the birthday of Billy "Captain Marvel" Batson. Separated at birth? […]
Origins of Live Oscar Blogging
My pal Andy Ihnatko seems to think I stole the notion of Live Oscar Blogging from him. Can he be so utterly unaware that Live Oscar Blogging goes back to the days of Edison? That it was all the rage back in the days of D.W. Griffith, back before the Internet had sound or color? […]
The Last Time I'm Going To Tell You…
Happy Birthday, Superman! (maybe)
I don't know if it's still the case but once upon a time, the folks at DC Comics in charge of Superman said that his birthday was February 29. I'm not sure how they arrived at that date. I mean, I assume the editors there picked it because it was unique but I'm not sure […]
My Fearless Oscar Predictions
This year, instead of pretending I have a clue about Best Editing or Sound, I'm limiting my forecasting to 19 races. Here is not who I want to see win but who I believe will win… Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of […]