I kept thinking, poor Burt Reynolds. I mean, poor Burt: Here he had subjected himself to a pre-Oscars Barbara Walters interrogation that included gratuitous swipes at his hairpiece — ”Will you evah let people see you that way?” (Doesn’t she realize Burt Reynolds minus toupee equals Hector Elizondo?) Then Reynolds loses what is probably his last shot at an Oscar to Robin-freakin’-gibber-jabbering-Williams, and then he has to sit in that drafty Shrine Auditorium for hours, coming to terms with the reality that after the one or two post-Boogie Nights features he’s snagged, it may be a career of cable-TV movies and Jupiter, Fla. Read More...
For years, the Academy Awards were largely a nomadic event, migrating between several venues in the Los Angeles area before settling nearly 10 years ago at the sparkling new Kodak Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. This year, the show will decide whether to pack up its gold statues and move elsewhere. The Hollywood Reporter quoted Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak as saying the group would exercise a clause in its 20-year contract with the Kodak’s owners, CIM Group, that will allow the non-profit to explore other locations for the show. Read More...
The great ship ruled fashion on Oscar night, too, leaving an entire tide of turn-of-the-century styles in its wake. Kate Winslet’s bottle green hourglass-shaped Givenchy gown looked straight out of a 1912 London modiste’s. Cher perched an elaborately beaded headpiece over a costume inspired by a 1919 original. ”It’s my tribute to the Titanic,” the always outre actress proclaimed of her retro costume. ”It just makes me feel like me.” Of course, neither outfit could compare — at least in price — to the blue sapphire Asprey pendant adorning the slender throat of Celine Dion. Read More...
