The Academy Awards!
(Note: this is actually being posted the day after the big night ... partly because the damn show went on and on and on [as per usual], into the wee hours of the morning and way past posting time.)
What was the most unexpected part of the evening? Kobe bashing the current part time resident of the White House (and even him getting an award in the first place in this #timesup era)? Eddie Vedder performing the song for the "in memoriam" section? Jodie Foster going on record that she had been "tonya-harding-ed" by Streep? Tiffany and Maya auditioning to host the next Golden Globes? The powerhouse performance of 'This Is Me'? All of the above?
This year, for the first time ever, me and mine found a way to watch (almost) all of the big movies (damn you 'All the Money in the World' for being pulled from local theatres before the final weekend [I blame Kevin Spacey!]) ... 13 of the 14 that constituted those chosen for the Big 6 categories (director, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress and picture). Sadly, though, that didn't help my ballot -- where I successfully predicted only exactly half of the awards. Could there be such a thing as being TOO informed?
PS -- if it's awards night, then the dinner is what is pictured (in case you were wondering why this particular photo is accompanying the post) -- doritos lasagna! Here's to another year of outstanding movies ... and doritos lasagna leftovers!
THIS IS ME!:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/oscars-2018-this-is-me-video-greatest-showman
HIGHLIGHTS (AND LOWLIGHTS) FROM THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY:
http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/oscars-2018-best-and-worst-moments.html
HIGHLIGHTS FROM ALL THE YEARS' CEREMONIES:
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a14362/best-oscars-moments/
