Thank You Sean Penn and Thank You Academy.

This year’s Oscar ceremony was very different from the usual. I was glad that they skipped all of the cynical humor that usually comes with this evening. Given the current worldwide situation, jabs at Hollywood, any political administration or even banks would have been out of order. As always The Oscars are meant to take us back to the glamour and glitz of old Hollywood. They’re supposed to take us back to that Hollywood that really doesn’t exist any more and possibly never really did, except in people’s fantasies. The Swarovski crystals, the blue design, and the backdrop were truly fabulous and did evoke that Hollywood fantasy for me. And given our current situation, what’s wrong with fantasizing?

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My Academy Award Predictions

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Not having seen all of this year’s Oscar nominees, I don’t know how well my predictions would fare in Vegas. But based on what I have seen, read, and the inevitible “it’s her/his year” academy political buzz,  my predictions for the major nominees are below. The biggest disappointment and shock to me was that neither Leo nor Kate were nominated for Revoultionary Road in the actor/actress categories. Continue reading

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