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People are entitled to their opinion, of course, about what makes a "good" movie. But it really is too bad that Spike's badmouthing left such a bad taste about this movie for some people. I would hope the BP win elevates it above that scrap and does what a BP win usually achieves for a film...

And....I did this twice at work today while talking to co-workers about our experience (but at least caught myself right after I did it). I think I've got a bit of a mental block on this for some reason.

At least I didn't go with Behind the Green Door...

How about that. And I did it twice in the same post (three if you count the abbreviation GR). Go figure.

I finally got around to seeing Green Room last night. Peg and I both enjoyed it a LOT. Far and away better than Bohemian Rhapsody. And as good as Rami Malek was in BR, I think Viggo Mortenson also strongly delivered in GR. He and Ali gave really terrific performances. Excellent writing and...

Yeah. I like that article, too, Martin. Leave it to Kareem. :thumbsup: That story about Stephen Crane is spot on and covers a lot of different scenarios about why certain facts might get tweaked to tell a more effective story. There's journalism. And then there's fact-based fiction.

You don't think they'll let Philip in?!? :D

Ain't that always the way?!? Glad you had an easy workaround, Jeff. Or else that would have kinda messed with the whole theme of your get-together.

I think that decision will ding dong most people! :D

For context, I've removed a couple of posts in advance of this post. Martin: All I was trying to do was explain that the way the Electoral College works is in no way similar to the voting that has been set up by AMPAS to decide the winner of Best Picture. I was not advocating that the...

Well, it's still not even "sort of" like. :D

No. The Electoral College works in a completely different way and for a completely different purpose.

If there's one thing I can be sure of in this life, Jake...it's that organizations rarely learn from such events NOT to repeat them. Instead, they tend to repeat them over and over. I work in government. Whether it's a public governmental organization or a private film academy...they are...

"Stupid?" Yes, I think it's stupid. The masterclass in screwing up the telecast continues. From wikipedia: Let's get back to that. Have a nice, private little party at Spielberg's house. Send up some white smoke when you've announced the winners and then post 'em on the 'net.

Let's get off that tangent, folks.

You two deserve a medal.

Holy crap, Adam. Holy crap.

:D

"And let's now go to the Main Street Tavern where Biff YoungGuy is standing by, live, with an audience of local people who have been watching the Academy Awards. Biff?" Every single local newscast...every time. Maybe we'll catch a break on that with this year's setup.

This is really quite the masterclass on how to completely screw up your advance press for an annual event beloved by many. Just to scratch the surface: You can't find a host, you announce a host, it turns out the host has "problems." You get into a public scuffle with the host. You've...

The Academy wants us to believe that's ALL that will be eliminated from the broadcast? And that's going to save...HOW MUCH time, exactly? It would amount to barely a blip on the radar of the over-the-top exercise in excess that is the annual Academy Awards broadcast.

Just like on the HTF, when the politics and social issues are part of the film, of course it makes sense to discuss them as they pertain to the content of the film. But for the comedians, hosts, and presenters to constantly be pushing an agenda, either political or social, is tiresome and...

So they aren't pertinent to the topic (the celebration of the art of film-making), that's what.

Yeah. That's it. He's spot on. Let's celebrate movie-making. Leave the politics and social issues at the door. Sing the songs, play the music and spotlight the people who make the movies. His closing graf: All that other junk has taken over. It's a shame.