Some Bleary-Eyed Oscar (Morning) After-thoughts
* Having done this for a few years, nobody is really meant to sit and intently view the Oscars for 3 1/2 hours straight unless they're A) surrounded by people drinking; B) paid to; or C) in the…
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In Praise of the Political
Updated This was supposed to be an apolitical Oscars, a three-and-a-half hour extravaganza of escapism and elegance. Host Hugh Jackman would be free of satirical riffs, one-liners and even a…
IATSE Local Backs Kilmer’s Possible Opponent
I might be writing a bit about New Mexico politics for quite some time. That's because they are taking very seriously the possibility that Val Kilmer will be a candidate for governor. The latest sign…
More Oscar Notes
A few other Oscar related items: Ribbon Review: A parade of stars, including Christina Applegate, Lucy Liu, Kerry Washington, Richard Jenkins and Jessica Alba wore white ribbons at the Independent…
Arnold: Praise for Obama
On ABC's "This Week" this morning, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised President Obama. He called his stimulus plan "terrific." He defended his support of tax increases in California, noting that even…
ABC and CBS cut back on pilots
CBS and ABC -- the two nets boasting the heftiest number of pilots this season -- have begun trimming their rosters.
Oscar Producers Need Better Lunch Schedule
Bill Condon and Laurence Mark will be closely scrutinized for this Sunday's Oscar telecast, but the producers have already exhibited one bit of questionable judgment: Wasting time before the awards…
Oscar’s Statecraft
That, and other news, in today's Roundup and Recap. A few items related to all of the hoopla this weekend… Even if "Slumdog Millionaire" doesn't win best picture — it would be the biggest upset since…
Oscar doesn’t carry the same weight
Nothing we own today is worth what it was a year ago -- not our houses, our 401Ks, not even our careers. So with the Oscar noise at last dying down, it's worth asking whether even an Oscar is worth…
Oscar’s statue of limitations
After much soul-searching, producers have apparently discovered the root problem of award shows: an inconvenient surplus of awards.
