tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8912018300660044294..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Finally in print: My bitchy snarky Oscar reviewBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40146019008241044332018-03-17T23:55:16.609-07:002018-03-17T23:55:16.609-07:00Great review! Thank you Ken!Great review! Thank you Ken!Cristina Graziellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830401439436593060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5333092924624416942018-03-11T07:27:02.867-07:002018-03-11T07:27:02.867-07:00We may have gotten a clue this year as to the REA...We may have gotten a clue this year as to the REAL reason the Oscars broadcast is such a mess:<br /> One of the montages featured a clip from THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Of course, the film is an undisputed classic, but it's also the exact kind of film the Oscars runs screaming in the opposite direction of... suggesting that there was an extraneous reason why it would be allowed on the show. <br /> And indeed, there was; it's director, Tobe Hooper, passed away last year.<br /> But somehow, Hooper didn't make the "In Memoriam" list.<br /><br /> It would seem the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80082899558380074272018-03-09T00:04:03.440-08:002018-03-09T00:04:03.440-08:00A few years ago I sat near Eva Marie Saint at, of ...A few years ago I sat near Eva Marie Saint at, of all places, the Souplantation in Brentwood and overheard her tell a catty story about Nancy Reagan.Greg Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40127500493659333732018-03-08T19:12:54.922-08:002018-03-08T19:12:54.922-08:00The part of the telecast that hit me the most was ...The part of the telecast that hit me the most was when Eva Marie Saint mentioned that her husband had recently passed away. Thirty years ago, I was on the film faculty at Ms. Saint's alma mater in Ohio and the college had decided to name a campus theater after her. Prior to the dedication, the faculty had a private lunch with her and her husband. Since I was junior faculty, I did not get to sit at the main table with Ms. Saint. Instead, I found myself at a smaller table having lunch with her husband Jeffrey Hayden. He turned out to be a fun and engaging lunch partner. Mr. Hayden was a TV director in his own right. He was currently working in Hawaii on "Magnum P.I." and regaled me with stories about Tom Selleck and the cast. He was a genuine, down to earth guy and I was sad to hear he was gone.RRhttp://www.richardrothrock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52299719718075380632018-03-08T09:29:34.619-08:002018-03-08T09:29:34.619-08:00"Oscars ratings". How did that auto corr..."Oscars ratings". How did that auto correct to "Mel's ratings"?Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12274169502048452942018-03-08T06:46:29.715-08:002018-03-08T06:46:29.715-08:00Hey...I know a good voice teacher I can recommend!...Hey...I know a good voice teacher I can recommend!Darlene Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292871010935287163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85314345462426440112018-03-08T06:27:45.254-08:002018-03-08T06:27:45.254-08:00I dunno, I thought the references to four men and ...I dunno, I thought the references to four men and Greta Gerwig, et al, didn't diminish the men, especially since a man got the award anyway.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60007118349759370252018-03-08T05:14:12.625-08:002018-03-08T05:14:12.625-08:00Don't go hatin' on Topo Gigio. I LIVED for...Don't go hatin' on Topo Gigio. I LIVED for his appearances on Ed Sullivan. :-)TimWarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741882160865926550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29440505645594000122018-03-07T23:01:48.164-08:002018-03-07T23:01:48.164-08:00Interesting comparison. The Mel's ratings have...Interesting comparison. The Mel's ratings have been declining, yet yet Fox just paid an obscene $600 million for the Thursday Night Football package nobody likes (fans and players alike). Dallas Cowboys owner shrugged off the ratings decline by saying, "All I know is that when ratings go down, rights fees go up." Will that happen when the current Oscars deal is up, showing the same economic improbability as the NFL deal shows? Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17811145269541491552018-03-07T21:37:39.594-08:002018-03-07T21:37:39.594-08:00Come on Ken, a knock on Wes Studi?
I would person...Come on Ken, a knock on Wes Studi?<br /><br />I would personally love to see him and Daniel Day Lewis hanging out after that telecast. Don't mess with Magua!<br /><br />Cool to know Eva Marie Saint is your neighbor. I like when the older stars to get their appreciation but it can be a real struggle sometimes (like when Kirk Douglas was hauled out at the Golden Globes. She and Moreno were great and added a bit of pizazz and old school cool to things.<br /><br />During Fonda's part, I was waiting for her to bring up how she's been fighting against all these forces for decades. JMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1214056561244216162018-03-07T20:04:41.310-08:002018-03-07T20:04:41.310-08:00I believe that that joke was a reference to this s...I believe that that joke was a reference to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2B0lRTSLM4" rel="nofollow">this scene</a> from <em>Cheers</em>.Mitchell Hundredhttp://twitter.com/sackobooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71131371029862852018-03-07T19:58:25.148-08:002018-03-07T19:58:25.148-08:00J Allison:
Do you think maybe the intent of Ken&#...J Allison:<br /><br />Do you think maybe the intent of Ken's joke was to convey that the rumors of Secrist being gay could finally be put to rest because he was sexually harassing WOMEN? Because, you know, since gay men don't usually sexually harass women, then Secrist probably isn't gay. I keep looking at what Ken wrote to find the part where he even inferred that being a predator was preferable to being gay, and nope, it ain't there. <br /><br />Would some sort of rebus help explain this better?Aaron Sheckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56007172385254246982018-03-07T17:48:53.639-08:002018-03-07T17:48:53.639-08:00I didn't watch. Ken, what do you mean by &quo...I didn't watch. Ken, what do you mean by "man who said Sinatra"?CarolMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357698369178272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37776579321993749252018-03-07T16:17:32.710-08:002018-03-07T16:17:32.710-08:00Leaving out John Mahoney, Tobe Hooper and Powers B...Leaving out John Mahoney, Tobe Hooper and Powers Boothe from the In Memoriam was unforgivable.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16403777334409721712018-03-07T16:16:20.213-08:002018-03-07T16:16:20.213-08:00Eva Marie Saint was in a classic Frasier episode a...Eva Marie Saint was in a classic Frasier episode as Roz's mother. She was wonderful and her character also led to some golden reactions by John Mahoney. Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9593473233481530632018-03-07T13:30:51.079-08:002018-03-07T13:30:51.079-08:00Has anyone correlated the length of the Oscars to ...Has anyone correlated the length of the Oscars to the length of baseball games? In the 1950s they were both done in two hours -- now it's three, four hours or longer.<br /><br />Let's call in Rob Manfred for some surefire ideas about how to make the Oscars shorter!<br /><br />Y. Knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113170603742828515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7014290259897869642018-03-07T13:30:35.734-08:002018-03-07T13:30:35.734-08:00Ken says, "the good news for Ryan is this fin...Ken says, "the good news for Ryan is this finally puts to rest that pesky rumor that he’s gay." So better to be a rumored sexual predator rather than gay? Ouch.J. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051619757979084465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22252065254022663722018-03-07T13:22:26.668-08:002018-03-07T13:22:26.668-08:00Next Oscar will be hosted by noted "Chinese&q...Next Oscar will be hosted by noted "Chinese" actress Emma Stone.<br /><br />Yes, the same Emma who played a whitewashed character in "Aloha". <br /><br />The same champion of women who worked with Woody Allen.<br /><br />Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45118592971179864432018-03-07T13:01:34.445-08:002018-03-07T13:01:34.445-08:00Not a movie star.Not a movie star.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53679122092053681902018-03-07T12:43:52.995-08:002018-03-07T12:43:52.995-08:00For the record, Alicia is 5'3". Now, as ...For the record, Alicia is 5'3". Now, as to how to look taller?<br /><br />Wear vertical stripes. Make sure your couture is tailored -- no flappy stuff. And apparently strappy sandals work well, too. Or so I am told.<br /><br />Alternatively, you could just be so talented that a couple of inches here and there don't really make any difference.Dr Loserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717234136006844887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37175116916862616892018-03-07T12:42:35.210-08:002018-03-07T12:42:35.210-08:00Not complaining about snark when I come to read a...Not complaining about snark when I come to read a snark-flavored review in the Snark Times, but "Am I allowed to say that?" (repeated) is a cliched bit that we all know you are better than.Watchoo Talking 'Bout ?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66408784073016014282018-03-07T12:30:54.101-08:002018-03-07T12:30:54.101-08:00I looked at the Best Film nominees and out of all ...I looked at the Best Film nominees and out of all of them only "Dunkirk" & "The Post" played in theaters near me. "Call Me By Your Name" showed at an art-house theater for like a couple of days but good luck getting a seat, they only have 30 of them! If I had wanted to see the others I would have had to travel about 40 miles to a 349 screen theater complex in the big city! Again, it all comes down to the movie companies & the film booking agent poo-pooing the "flyover" states by saying the "The Neanderthals won't go to see our those films; they wouldn't understand them and it would upset them because it would require them to think."YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33872836877123829332018-03-07T12:10:36.484-08:002018-03-07T12:10:36.484-08:00How many times did they cut to someone in the crow...How many times did they cut to someone in the crowd and you said, “Who’s that?” Next year that’s my Oscar drinking game and I figure to be smashed by Best Sound Mixing. <br /><br />You know you can play that game while watching the red carpet pre-show and be smashed before the actual Academy Awards show starts.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72605285374102459692018-03-07T12:06:44.173-08:002018-03-07T12:06:44.173-08:00Hmmm. Talking of Christopher Walken, as you were K...Hmmm. Talking of Christopher Walken, as you were Ken, I don't recall you giving him such a hard time as you give RJW, since they were both on the boat that night and neither, as far as I am aware, have given much of an explanation of the evenings activities.Looseheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3361031711378066422018-03-07T11:55:13.186-08:002018-03-07T11:55:13.186-08:00This is regarding the post where you said Steve Ma...This is regarding the post where you said Steve Martin was among the hosts who flamed out.<br /><br />Please have a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N95KLHeJ_Yc<br />The best ever monologue. Each joke had the audience in splits.<br /><br />Beckynoreply@blogger.com