Comments on: Oscars Post-Mortem http://www.hooverdust.com/2009/02/24/oscars-post-mortem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oscars-post-mortem Pop-culture, photography, film, music, design Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rod Williams http://www.hooverdust.com/2009/02/24/oscars-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-18309 Rod Williams Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:37:10 +0000 http://www.hooverdust.com/?p=1311#comment-18309 Like the Miss Universe pageant, the Academy Awards are becoming less and less relevant. That's my impression. Awards ceremonies in general seem to be a throw-back to times when people had fewer distractions, and the arts were the province of movie stars and famous authors like Ernest Hemingway. Today, anyone can reach a wide audience by writing (or twittering) a popular weblog or showing up on YouTube giving free hugs to strangers. Add to that the dire state of major studio movies, and you have an institution that's outstayed it welcome. They should pull the plug before the 'ageing disgracefully' syndrome kicks in. The host performing painful musically numbers should definitely go. Like the Miss Universe pageant, the Academy Awards are becoming less and less relevant. That’s my impression. Awards ceremonies in general seem to be a throw-back to times when people had fewer distractions, and the arts were the province of movie stars and famous authors like Ernest Hemingway.

Today, anyone can reach a wide audience by writing (or twittering) a popular weblog or showing up on YouTube giving free hugs to strangers.

Add to that the dire state of major studio movies, and you have an institution that’s outstayed it welcome. They should pull the plug before the ‘ageing disgracefully’ syndrome kicks in. The host performing painful musically numbers should definitely go.

]]> By: maree http://www.hooverdust.com/2009/02/24/oscars-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-18306 maree Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:23:36 +0000 http://www.hooverdust.com/?p=1311#comment-18306 Well I think they should have found a b-grade Austrailan actor to host, as a sort of revenge for that time whatshisface from Friends hosted the Logies. What was up with that? Well I think they should have found a b-grade Austrailan actor to host, as a sort of revenge for that time whatshisface from Friends hosted the Logies. What was up with that?

]]> By: Wayne http://www.hooverdust.com/2009/02/24/oscars-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-18290 Wayne Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:11:49 +0000 http://www.hooverdust.com/?p=1311#comment-18290 I think Hugh Jackman did a good job, but the musical numbers just have to go. Bring back Steve Martin as host! I think Hugh Jackman did a good job, but the musical numbers just have to go.
Bring back Steve Martin as host!

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