Oscars 2010 – An Education
The Oscars are drawing near and I just got an education: short films are included in the Oscars. This I never knew. Granted I don’t think I ever saw a short film until I became a fan of RIFF and the whole business hijacked my imagination but wow, that’s pretty neat.
Having become a huge fan of Danish Dogme films and almost able to recite the resumes of every working actor from Denmark now, I just read about Scandinavian films in the running. Good to know. Now I have something else to watch for when the television holds me captive on a Sunday night.
Not that I am terribly shallow or anything, but the gowns have been my primary focal point for a long time. Girls are like that. There is nothing more glamorous than the Oscars after all. Who wins what was always important too but basically I just wanted to see the red carpet and a few attractive faces, like Clooney. Absolutely love Clooney. I never get tired of seeing Clooney, but then who does?
Everyone knows the formula – lots of red carpet is followed by hopefully a decent host and invariably he or she talks too much. Half their salary must be air time, I think. Then they string us along and start killing brain cells with commercials that would never make it to the Super Bowl half time show. O.K., all of this is just my opinion. Somebody else may love those commercials. No hate mail, please.
Habitually, I watch for favorite parts and then go to bed. This year I am interested in directorial awards, short films, supporting actors, etc. and the list just seems to grow. Most particularly I am interested in the short film awards. Man, I bet they do it at the end though. I guess I’ll have to watch the whole thing. Well, who needs to be really awake on a Monday morning anyway?
~Peace. Tina
