And the winners were...
I bet there are more than a few gripes out there today about this year's Oscars, but at least we cannot complain about the emcee.
Ellen DeGeneres was peppy, funny and apparently, not intimidated by the event or its titans. A precious moment: when DeGeneres told Steven Spielberg how to frame a photograph of her. The nerve! How about when she started vacuuming? That's bringing the gala right down to where it belongs _ it's just another back-patting ritual by the self-celebrating movie industry.
My gripes? I know it's anarchic to say this, but Forest Whitaker's good performance as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland'' still couldn't hold a candle to Ryan Gosling's or Leonardo DiCaprio's.
And Helen Mirren's impersonation of Queen Elizabeth was graceful, even kind, but best of the year? Do yourself a favor and see "Little Children,'' written by shore vacationer Tom Perrotta, for nominee Kate Winslet's lovely performance as a philandering wife.
In the supporting acting categories, Alan Arkin's win was thrilling and Jennifer Hudson was so thrilling in "Dreamgirls,'' I think she's deserving. And I'm heartened to see that "The Lives of Others'' prevailed over "Pan's Labyrinth,'' for best foreign language film. And that "Happy Feet'' took the best animated feature award over the weak "Cars.''
Onward to next year!
Ellen DeGeneres was peppy, funny and apparently, not intimidated by the event or its titans. A precious moment: when DeGeneres told Steven Spielberg how to frame a photograph of her. The nerve! How about when she started vacuuming? That's bringing the gala right down to where it belongs _ it's just another back-patting ritual by the self-celebrating movie industry.
My gripes? I know it's anarchic to say this, but Forest Whitaker's good performance as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland'' still couldn't hold a candle to Ryan Gosling's or Leonardo DiCaprio's.
And Helen Mirren's impersonation of Queen Elizabeth was graceful, even kind, but best of the year? Do yourself a favor and see "Little Children,'' written by shore vacationer Tom Perrotta, for nominee Kate Winslet's lovely performance as a philandering wife.
In the supporting acting categories, Alan Arkin's win was thrilling and Jennifer Hudson was so thrilling in "Dreamgirls,'' I think she's deserving. And I'm heartened to see that "The Lives of Others'' prevailed over "Pan's Labyrinth,'' for best foreign language film. And that "Happy Feet'' took the best animated feature award over the weak "Cars.''
Onward to next year!
posted by Eleanor's blog at 1:01 PM
2 Comments:
" ... another back-patting ritual by the self-celebrating movie industry." Yup, it has devolved to that. What a shame.
A lot of fine films this year.
There really is know best. Just
one of the better.I am quite sure
Martin Scorsese would not think that he is the best..But if people think that there is a best I would
vote for him.
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