Uggie, the uber-cute dog from “The Artist,” has a memoir coming out soon. Here’s what we think the cover should be. (ht Matt)
Best director: Michel Hazanavicius thanked (among others) Uggie the dog, which has a key role in “The Artist.” (EDIT after getting a cooler head)
Please accept me because I have so much love to give.Composer Ludovic Bource, in his acceptance speech for “The Artist,” which won Best Score. Such a lovely sentiment.
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 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?
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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