There's a great profile of Roger Corman in this week's Entertainment Weekly. Agreed that this should be in the main broadcast. If I were Bacall, my nostrils would be flaring. #laurenbacall
I just think it would have been lovely to see this presentation in the main broadcast. Now it'll only get a 30-second mention with a sound bite or two. I have to wonder why they changed it. It has to be either for time or for whatever crackpot new "format" they've come up with (think last year and the genre thing they tried to do).
@cinematheques: Agree! This is pathetic. Was this even broadcast - probably not because as a stand alone event it wouldn't get an audience.
I guess they needed to make space for tiresome musical numbers? #laurenbacall
@CParis: I've been fuming about this all weekend. A good friend of mine use to work at Corman's and he didn't seem to get my anger over this not being in the broadcast Oscar's. Corman is a legend, he helped so many filmmakers get their first break in the biz etc...Gordon Willis is one of our country's best cinematographers. And, Bacall, I mean, what more is there to say.
@BestEuphemismEver: female. From the movie "Liars (A-E)" which features a twenty-something named Bacall retrieving lost items from her ex-boyfriends while on her way to President Barack Obama's inauguration. I got only midway through before I decided it wasn't worth finishing. Naturally, it's being made with Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona) starring and Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused) directing. #laurenbacall
About ten years ago, I was in biology class, super excited about the upcoming awards, and sketching the little statue in the margins of my notebook. When the bio sub, an elderly woman, walked by, she looked shocked and admonished me: "There will be NO drawing of naked men in biology class!!!"
@JennaW: dangnabit! you beat me to it - though I was going to go with nominate a woman director, but once the jokes out there the rest are just copies. #gayleetcheverry
Are clefts more prevalent in India than other countries? I seem to remember other organizations, such as Operation Smile, working a lot in India as well. Or is it more of a stigmatizing social issue in India than it is in other countries? Whatever the case, I admire the volunteers of these organizations so much for providing a new chance at life for these children.
@marshmallory wants to gobble and prance.: It is slightly more prevalent in South Asian countries (some studies say about 1% more than rates in North America). And while advances in prenatal nutrition have lowered numbers in other countries, the prevalence is remaining steady in developing countries.
11/15/09
11/15/09
11/15/09
11/15/09
BOO, Academy. BOOOOO. #laurenbacall
11/15/09
11/15/09
11/15/09
I guess they needed to make space for tiresome musical numbers? #laurenbacall
11/15/09
Big WTF on the Academy's behalf. #laurenbacall
11/15/09
11/15/09
11/15/09
11/15/09
11/15/09
10/20/09
PaintedPointed Lady10/20/09
PaintedPointed LadyAbout ten years ago, I was in biology class, super excited about the upcoming awards, and sketching the little statue in the margins of my notebook. When the bio sub, an elderly woman, walked by, she looked shocked and admonished me: "There will be NO drawing of naked men in biology class!!!"
Still makes me giggle. #gayleetcheverry
10/20/09
PaintedPointed Lady10/20/09
PaintedPointed Lady10/20/09
PaintedPointed Lady10/20/09
10/20/09
PaintedPointed LadyCan not be achieved via Sevin Nyne or your present career path. #gayleetcheverry
06/02/09
06/02/09
06/02/09