tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post9056398905197192885..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: And the winner was...Joel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-71565725798261464712010-03-09T11:01:24.622-05:002010-03-09T11:01:24.622-05:00"An institution which ignores its own history..."An institution which ignores its own history deserves only scorn. I'm sure Willis and Corman, as a behind-the-scenes craftsman and B movie auteur, respectively, don't expect to be openly celebrated in the limelight beside vapid celebrities and the like. But Bacall? Couldn't Hollywood have honored one of its leading lights, a woman who stole scenes from Bogie, openly and prominently? What must it have felt like to be the first star to be palmed off in this manner? That she didn't put her lips together and blow the Academy a raspberry is to her credit, and an indication of the grace and gravitas the industry's public face was once capable of."<br><br>I agree! Of all the blunders and omissions this year, I felt that this was the worst. In an effort to speed things along they remove on the high points of the Oscars, for me, by cutting the lifetime achievement award! As you say, it's a real insult to the old guard and is also ignoring the history of Hollywood! I'm just glad that they didn't do this the year Robert Altman got his!J.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-53149246391703579822010-03-09T15:19:57.476-05:002010-03-09T15:19:57.476-05:00Yeah, it almost prevented me from watching, but I ...Yeah, it almost prevented me from watching, but I had guests who wanted to see it (and I'm glad they did because reviewing all these films right beforehand made me more curious than I had been).<br><br>Still, it's a major strike against them. Whatever their flaws, it was at least possible to think that the Academy at least represented a link to the history of Hollywood, with the link further effaced, what good is left?!MovieMan0283http://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-71787855517569877042010-03-09T15:58:06.818-05:002010-03-09T15:58:06.818-05:00It really says something when a TV channel like Tu...It really says something when a TV channel like Turner Classic Movies does more to champion and preserve the history of Hollywood than the Academy but I guess that really shouldn't be all that surprising. When I want to get my fix for Hollywood history I'll stick with TCM and stay away from the Oscars.J.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com