tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post3178620244075498590..comments2024-03-18T13:30:25.174-05:00Comments on A Shroud of Thoughts: The 82nd Annual Academy AwardsTerence Towles Canotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-11287655697411889052010-03-08T22:12:11.434-06:002010-03-08T22:12:11.434-06:00I thought the same thing about the horror montage....I thought the same thing about the horror montage. And they cold have at least included a clip of Zelda Rubenstein from Poltergeist. <br /><br />I disagree about the presenters for the performances; I liked last year's exciting presentations better with the former winners: we saw Sophia Loren, Shirley MacClaine, Robert deNiro, etc. It was that sense of Oscar history that was missing from last night's ceremony, I thought. <br /><br />I liked the John Hughes tribute. I felt it as the Academy's consolation award to him; he was never nominated, and the movies he made are classics of the 1980s. And what made the tribute special was to see all those actors again on the same stage, I mean, who wouldn't want to see them all together like that? Plus it's the only time we're ever likely to see them together at the Oscars again.<br /><br />As for honorary awards, the Oscars got it right this year and awarded multiple Oscars, not just one or in the case of last year, they gave no honorary Oscars for lifetime achievement. I'd rather see these folks get honored at a separate ceremony than see another year pass without anyone being recognized. Hopefully next year they can do a better job of announcing this.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-57185083174105561382010-03-08T20:46:30.696-06:002010-03-08T20:46:30.696-06:00To me it seems the Academy tries to do something d...To me it seems the Academy tries to do something different each year and it always fails! Maybe they should find something that works and stick to it.<br /><br />I cried during the memorial montage but it was way too short and too many people were missing. And yes, why single out John Hughes?!<br /><br />And Ben Stiller made me uncomfortable. ha!Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.com