bobby finger: How To Watch The Oscars →
As Halle Berry said after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Monster’s Ball, “Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!” Oscar Sunday is right around the corner, and this step-by-step guide will teach you how to make Hollywood’s biggest night your finest [ten] hour[s].
- See all the Best Picture nominees. There are nine this year.
- On second thought, just see The Artist. Unfortunately, it’s going to win Best Picture. This is unfortunate not because I have a problem with French films, but because I have a problem with gimmicks - and a silent film about talkies filmed in 4:3 that features a life-saving dog is absolutely filled with gimmicks.
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- Never mind, don’t see The Artist. Just read its Wikipedia entry and save your eyes from all that rolling. While you’re at it, read Uggie the dog’s Wikipedia because it contains lines like “Uggie lives in North Hollywood with Von Muller, his wife, and his six-year old daughter. There are seven other dogs in the household, who all work in the film industry.”
You need to read this whole thing right now.
