Perhaps the only remarkable thing about the 2012 Oscars™ telecast was that it featured no 'Illuminati' symbolism whatsover. Not that it didn't have a chance. With this year's passing of Elizabeth Taylor, we could have had Cirque de Soleil perform a tribute to the spectacular entrance of the screen goddess in Cleopatra, but instead they opted for pushups in front of the crop dust scene from North By Northwest. And when the annual death montage rolled by, Taylor was put on the same level as some guy from marketing.
If some out-of-tune Muppet nonsense can win best 'original' song, why can't the theme song from Drive even be nominated? Oh right, no music, no music, no music. Extra cheese is two dollars. I suppose as a "we're real people, just like you" gesture, Hollywood wants the Oscars™ to have the same joy and dazzle of your typical corporate mid-year performance review, but something about Adam Sandler in a chip-stained tracksuit getting misty-eyed over his first paycheck really makes one grab the remote. Thankfully, in Hollywood, the Awards event is over early enough to catch a movie afterwards, if at least just to remind oneself of the greatness that true cinema can aspire to:
Wow! No-Neck Expector guy putting "the Culture" into perspective for the rest of us. Every word a pearl! Such fascinating connections! I never looked at it like that! Bravo, maestro! Bravo!!
Posted by: Prof. Chuck Bonghis, Dept. of Subcultural Studies, University of Phoenix | February 28, 2012 at 02:05 PM
The highlight for me was Will Ferrel blowing cymbal smashing air right in Brad Pitts' face, through his manufactured hair. Or, no, maybe it was Myrle Streep copping a WTF attitude about winning again.
Posted by: Alex | February 28, 2012 at 02:15 PM
Didn't know Phoenix was in the Pentagon, Professor! Guess I missed the blackface stuck in blimp traffic, but that's less lizard overlord and more shabby mummer, but what's the dif? Bigger question is what kind of vocoder did they use in Kiss Me Deadly in 1955? I feel like I should ask the military industrial complex ...
Posted by: John Fell Ryan | February 28, 2012 at 03:27 PM
My fascination is not Pitt's long, blond wig but those Hollywood wigs that give a more 'dignified' look, maybe salt-and-pepper with a receding hairline.
Posted by: John Fell Ryan | February 28, 2012 at 03:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gNLvaH8DYc
Posted by: jm | February 28, 2012 at 11:20 PM