IN ADDITION TO BLACK TIE, RED LEATHER SUIT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE: Unsurprisingly, after last year's debacle, the producing team for next year's Oscars is again looking at a comedian-type to host, and apparently,
Eddie Murphy is in talks, with Billy Crystal likely to play some sort of role (I assume doing a musical bit near the open, as NPH did a few years back. Given that the production team is led by Brett Ratner (no, I don't know why, either), it's not exactly a surprise, but it's certainly an interesting choice.