“Suddenly I’m in that world in my backyard afterwards …” You mean your Scientology seances, Tom?
Thank you thank you, that was extremely loud and incredibly close. Thank you.Billy Crystal, in his intro line at tonight’s Oscars, at the “Chapter 11 Theatre.”
Consider this our first attempt at doing a Storify. Maybe this’ll suck, but who knows? It might be fun. Shoot us tips, and we’ll be doing updates from Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere as they come in. OSCARS WHOO!!!!
The Dictator ash dump in GIF form.
This is the only thing people will talk about tomorrow.
Sacha Baron Cohen, as Admiral General Aladeen, just nailed Seacrest with Kim Jong Il’s “ashes.” This was amazing. (via @camillamilla; video as we get it)
The Chris Matthews Show has a pretty interesting take on Romney’s campaign, based on this amusing parody of the perceived Oscars frontrunner. The silence from the audience is more deafening than Mitt’s own silence. Chew on this, internet. (ht Charlie Warzel of InTheCapital)
The Only Winners You Care About.
Calling it: Albert Nobbs is sweeping. That’s the one in black and white, right?
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Also, in case you still need to fill out your ballot, our very own film critic Kristen Page Kirby - aka The Reelist - offers comments and predictions here, here and here.
Odds that we will win tonight: Even.
The world’s top film honors are in jeopardy of losing their status as the second most-watched TV event in the United States behind professional football’s Super Bowl if they can’t lure more than 40 million viewers, which will be difficult given that silent movie ‘The Artist’ is this year’s big picture.A Reuters article talking about this year’s Oscars, which finds itself in the weird position of likely being the second-most-watched awards show of the year, after the Grammys got a massive ratings boost in the wake of Whitney Houston’s death earlier this month. Whaddya mean there’s no mainstream appeal in silent movies?
Here’s how the movie industry would like you to celebrate the Oscars: By handing out a factsheet to the guests at your Oscars party this weekend. This is Creative America, the movie industry group designed specifically to push SOPA and PIPA, by the way.
Mitt Romney’s real problem? He’s a candidate for president instead of best picture — and his super PAC isn’t the Weinstein Company, which knows how to drag an imperfect contender toward, and possibly across, the finish line.The NYT’s Frank Bruni, winning the award for best lede in an Oscars preview.
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