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Why, thank you for your complimentary words, proc. They are most

appreciated.

posted by saul_relative on March 4, 2007 at 8:46 PM | link to this | reply

I misse it but you ve written such a good piece I feel I was there.

thanks Saul.Oh ,our endless fascination with the celluloid world....

posted by proc on March 4, 2007 at 6:59 PM | link to this | reply

Thank you, Troosha. Now, for my next feat, I am going to synopsize

Dubya's six years to make the memories more bearable...

posted by saul_relative on March 2, 2007 at 8:43 PM | link to this | reply

Saul

What a delightful synopsis of the evening.... I almost feel like I didn't have to endure the 3 or 4 hours because you summed it all so perfectly.

posted by Troosha on March 2, 2007 at 8:47 AM | link to this | reply

Except for their constant film montage indulgences, it was quite enjoyable.

posted by saul_relative on February 28, 2007 at 10:04 PM | link to this | reply

Missed it as I still have the TV turned off

Sounds like it was enjoyable.

posted by cpklapper on February 28, 2007 at 9:22 PM | link to this | reply

Ellen did a great job and I daresay will be invited to return.

posted by saul_relative on February 28, 2007 at 7:41 PM | link to this | reply

and the oscar goes to

I enjoyed this Academy Awards more then the past and I think it was because of Ellen, and the memorial section kept reminding me certain people had died. But was that just this past year?

posted by Lanetay on February 28, 2007 at 5:34 PM | link to this | reply

Who knows, Pat B. You got to hand it to her, she really added something to

the awards ceremony that's been missing since Billy Crystal hosted -- I think it was really good humor. But I could be wrong...

posted by saul_relative on February 27, 2007 at 9:08 PM | link to this | reply

Nice review. I fell asleep and missed the tribute, darnit!

I also enjoyed Ellen's touch -- especially the bit where she presented her screenplay to Martin Scorsese. Cool that he played along with the joke. It was a joke, wasn't it?

posted by Pat_B on February 27, 2007 at 3:06 PM | link to this | reply

A pleasure, shadow-pen. What is great about the Academy Awards is that

it highlights and showcases what people in the industry consider the best. Sometimes this agrees with the box office, sometimes not.

posted by saul_relative on February 27, 2007 at 7:04 AM | link to this | reply

Saul_relative - I could only watch a day later( In Africa) but by then the

main awards were well advertised and spoilt some of my viewing. Still , being an annual event, it was still good television and keeping up with whas good and what's not so good ( in the judges opinion, that is.) I know now what movies to budget for and what to miss.

Thanks for your visit to my site.

posted by shadow-pen on February 27, 2007 at 6:46 AM | link to this | reply

And they have made some rather strange choices over the years (at times).

I recall getting extremely annoyed with the Academy for picking 'Shakespeare In Love' over 'Saving Private Ryan'. I'm still annoyed by it.

posted by saul_relative on February 26, 2007 at 9:22 PM | link to this | reply

Members of the Academy of Motion Pictures vote for the final nominees.

It begins with a selection of every eligible movie. If I'm not mistaken, a committee of indeterminate size (meaning: I have no idea how large a body) then selects the finalists, which the members of the Academy vote on. Members of the Academy are a varied lot, from producers to directors to actors to designers...

posted by saul_relative on February 26, 2007 at 9:17 PM | link to this | reply

Good read. What a hullaballoo it all is.

Me and my son, who is a film buff and stayed up all night to watch the Oscars ceremony over here in Britain, were wondering this evening - do you know who casts the votes? He said it's the academy members - previous winners and directors and various old fogeys. is this right? And also, over the years they've made some strange choices haven't they? This year was unusual. More often they choose the opposite of what you expect.