03-28-2022, 08:52 AM
In the portions, I saw, I didn't see much of the hostesses. But their bits were lame. I did not care for the museum tour of the new Hollywood History Tour but I would like to go.
I guess I should see Coda now. I just have to resubscribe to Apple+. Netflix must be angry that Power of the Dog didn't do better. I was surprised that Campion won the best director. Jackson, Travolta, and Thurman's bit went on too long. They could have done more with the Godfather tribute. Pacino and Coppola looked really old while Deniro looked great. Odd to see how friendly Deniro was with P. Diddy, who presented the segment. P. Diddy was not a good presenter. Couldn't stay on his mark or keep up with the teleprompter. The big musical production number for Bruno was mediocre. The addition of new lyrics celebrating the Oscars didn't help. Lots of women looked as if their breasts were millimeters from falling out of their dresses, particularly Diana Ross's daughter whose name I can never remember.
Costner's speech on directors and directing was good. I was watching him in Hidden Figures before I switched over to the Oscars. The In Memoriam segment was good and bad. Concur that we saw too much of the singers, but they did make it more of a celebration of people's lives than wallowing in their deaths. Nice pause to remember Ivan Reitman and Betty White by Bill Murray and Jamie Lee Curtis. Jessica Chastain had a nice speech on Mental Illness when she accepted for Tammy Faye.
I saw a lot more of the nominated films than I usually have in the last couple of years. There were lots of foreign films scattered in among the US film nominations. That is where I fell down in my viewing. I didn't see any of the foreign films.
I guess I should see Coda now. I just have to resubscribe to Apple+. Netflix must be angry that Power of the Dog didn't do better. I was surprised that Campion won the best director. Jackson, Travolta, and Thurman's bit went on too long. They could have done more with the Godfather tribute. Pacino and Coppola looked really old while Deniro looked great. Odd to see how friendly Deniro was with P. Diddy, who presented the segment. P. Diddy was not a good presenter. Couldn't stay on his mark or keep up with the teleprompter. The big musical production number for Bruno was mediocre. The addition of new lyrics celebrating the Oscars didn't help. Lots of women looked as if their breasts were millimeters from falling out of their dresses, particularly Diana Ross's daughter whose name I can never remember.
Costner's speech on directors and directing was good. I was watching him in Hidden Figures before I switched over to the Oscars. The In Memoriam segment was good and bad. Concur that we saw too much of the singers, but they did make it more of a celebration of people's lives than wallowing in their deaths. Nice pause to remember Ivan Reitman and Betty White by Bill Murray and Jamie Lee Curtis. Jessica Chastain had a nice speech on Mental Illness when she accepted for Tammy Faye.
I saw a lot more of the nominated films than I usually have in the last couple of years. There were lots of foreign films scattered in among the US film nominations. That is where I fell down in my viewing. I didn't see any of the foreign films.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm