tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post5854358225284697958..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38467356165975078542015-02-23T23:43:37.829-05:002015-02-23T23:43:37.829-05:00Adam West--whereabouts unknown.Adam West--whereabouts unknown.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-14998991526491006662015-02-23T18:42:06.267-05:002015-02-23T18:42:06.267-05:00Bale wasn't there. Lots and lots of stars wer...Bale wasn't there. Lots and lots of stars were not there.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-35577199791024761152015-02-23T18:35:52.728-05:002015-02-23T18:35:52.728-05:00Keaton, Affleck, Arnett (if voice work counts). B...Keaton, Affleck, Arnett (if voice work counts). Bale wasn't there?Duvallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66862820826238624292015-02-23T18:31:14.497-05:002015-02-23T18:31:14.497-05:00Not Clooney, not West, not Bale, not Kilmer. Just ...Not Clooney, not West, not Bale, not Kilmer. Just two, right?Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60416651373555553542015-02-23T13:15:33.044-05:002015-02-23T13:15:33.044-05:00From the Wiki on the 70th Anniversary Oscar Ceremo...From the Wiki on the 70th Anniversary Oscar Ceremony -- they did this for 70 actors. 70! Even at a tight 10 seconds a throw, that's 12 frakking minutes:<br /><br />To commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Academy Awards, 70 actors who have received both competitive and honorary awards appeared seated onstage together during a segment called Oscar's Family Album.[30] Each former winner was acknowledged by announcer Norman Rose with the films he or she won for. At the end of the segment newly minted winners Kim Bassinger, Helen Hunt, and Robin Williams joined them. This marked the largest gathering of former winners since the50th ceremony held in 1978.[31]The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-65342753000197429602015-02-23T13:05:39.318-05:002015-02-23T13:05:39.318-05:00I did not watch, but Mrs Earthling watched a bit i...I did not watch, but Mrs Earthling watched a bit in the other room, which brings up my greatest beef with the show -- and why I stopped bothering to watch: they're need to insert some random "Oscars Tribute to the Oscars" bit -- this year the 50th Anniversary of the Sound of Music. Before, and when I think I gave up, was once they put like 50 previous Oscar winners up on a riser, like a class picture, and scanned to each person naming them and their previous wins ("Jack Nicholson, Winner of Two Academy Awards, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and [the other one] - he was also nominate three other times --- Anna Paquin.. etc. etc.") this went on for about 15 minutes.<br /><br />I would much much rather watch a Foley artist thank his Mom for buying him a tape recorder in 1982 or a screenwriter movingly talk about his 10th grade English teacher, than listen grunting noise of the Hollywood Ouroboros snacking on its own awesomeness.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-9020536995842249882015-02-23T12:47:06.148-05:002015-02-23T12:47:06.148-05:00I did not know that was Will Arnett in Val Kilmer&...I did not know that was Will Arnett in Val Kilmer's Batman Forever suit. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Arnett-Wore-Piece-Batman-History-Oscars-69936.htmlAdam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28383149026495625882015-02-23T11:07:06.753-05:002015-02-23T11:07:06.753-05:00A friend mentioned that a possible reason Elaine S...A friend mentioned that a possible reason Elaine Stritch and Joan Rivers weren't in the montage would be if they weren't members of the Academy. If that's so, it would not be so obnoxious. Have not found if that's true.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43270779809257954802015-02-23T00:03:38.824-05:002015-02-23T00:03:38.824-05:00Man, this briefcase gag was not worth the 10 minut...Man, this briefcase gag was not worth the 10 minutes spent on it, especially in a show that's already run over by more than half an hour.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-6141072922970259342015-02-22T23:45:22.285-05:002015-02-22T23:45:22.285-05:00Apparently in some markets the feed kept switching...Apparently in some markets the feed kept switching over to a showing of The Social Network.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-83464000678921702102015-02-22T22:45:00.369-05:002015-02-22T22:45:00.369-05:00There is something weird going on with the sound.There is something weird going on with the sound.Jenn.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43820802172361449732015-02-22T22:25:45.135-05:002015-02-22T22:25:45.135-05:00Idris Elba is tall enough already. Why have a came...Idris Elba is tall enough already. Why have a camera shooting him from below?Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-4985115899410068092015-02-22T22:24:50.054-05:002015-02-22T22:24:50.054-05:00Pitch not PerfectPitch not PerfectJordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66681217450044705212015-02-22T22:24:49.235-05:002015-02-22T22:24:49.235-05:00I will never get used to Idris Elba with his real ...I will never get used to Idris Elba with his real accent.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-75508683248167809472015-02-22T22:18:32.245-05:002015-02-22T22:18:32.245-05:00So the interstitial music seems to be songs that h...So the interstitial music seems to be songs that have been Oscar-nominated (or maybe just the winners). I don;t remember them doing that before, but I really like it. It's nicely self-referential without being obtrusive, and it lets me play a little Name That Tune.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-23518186744048421722015-02-22T22:07:15.480-05:002015-02-22T22:07:15.480-05:00Poor singing? Huh?Poor singing? Huh?Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-1521078340715459732015-02-22T21:40:32.711-05:002015-02-22T21:40:32.711-05:00I have to agree - very sadly. He's really not...I have to agree - very sadly. He's really not a comedian. I wanted more snark in the opening number (like on the Tonys and Emmys) - from him, not Jack Black. And what was that awkward moment when he held a mic in front of Steve Carrell's face and just looked at him in silence?Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-3572256501632836592015-02-22T21:38:58.538-05:002015-02-22T21:38:58.538-05:00I know you guys love NPH, but can we talk about hi...I know you guys love NPH, but can we talk about him? I'm only about half an hour in so far, but he's really floundering. His poor singing was only magnified by putting Anna Kendrick up with him and all his jokes are missing. It's like he doesn't know the timing of when to say the punchline.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-37999907728139157432015-02-22T21:20:39.042-05:002015-02-22T21:20:39.042-05:00Full disclosure: I did not know Tegan was a girl&#...Full disclosure: I did not know Tegan was a girl's name. I assumed Tegan and Sara were a boy and girl. I don't know why I thought that.MidwestAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-84406729599121957792015-02-22T21:19:42.363-05:002015-02-22T21:19:42.363-05:00I always admire when the producers try to save tim...I always admire when the producers try to save time here and there, but it's awkward shoehorning the presentation of three Best Picture nominees into one presenter's opening.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-67611124972288367152015-02-22T21:00:45.972-05:002015-02-22T21:00:45.972-05:00OK. Both twins are down, somehow. I'm happy fo...OK. Both twins are down, somehow. I'm happy for J. Jonah Jameson. Now he'll have to track down Peter Parker to take a picture for the Daily Bugle's front page.MidwestAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-55056204990713458572015-02-22T20:44:28.485-05:002015-02-22T20:44:28.485-05:00Okay, you gotta love that J.K. Simmons used his Os...Okay, you gotta love that J.K. Simmons used his Oscar speech to tell the world to call their mothers.Suenoreply@blogger.com