Dishing Our Local Industry (the movies)

There are two schools of thought re gossiping - my Mother's "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" and Alice Roosevelt Longworth's "If you can't say anything nice, come here and sit by me." You've been warned...

The Oscars
Boring Acceptance Speeches
I don't care if you love your wife. It's really totally unimportant to everyone in the viewing audience except your wife. Is this what it takes to get back in your house when this thing is over with? An extremely public declaration of your devotion? And, by the way, what did your wonderful, marvelous kids do to get you this award? Not throw up on your costume? Get a grip, Academy and start the get-off-of-the-stage music when this phrase gives evidence of appearing.

Presenters
Billy Crystal was really funny. Anne Hathaway and what's his name weren't. That's how much of an impression he made on me; I can't even remember his name this morning. Their opening sequence was totally confusing and just so preciously "inside" Hollywood as in, "Look! look! I'm going to mug adorably for you!" "Bite me" was my overwhelming reaction.

Say What?
It was a great shock to my nervous system to see the leader of the free world, President Obama, at the Oscars. He wanted to tell us that his favorite film song is "As Time Goes By" from "Casablanca." I hope that taping this bit of trivia didn't cut into his gala "Salute to Motown" dinner dance at the White House... while Egypt, Libya and most of the Arabic world went up in flames...

Opinion
Charlie Sheen is clearly rabid and needs to be contained before he bites one of us. He's a danger to himself/others which is clear grounds for a mandatory 72-hour intensive mental examination of his craziness. Surely, among his retinue there must be one person who is stout-hearted enough to call the cops on him. Instead, when he is dead, the crocodile tears will flow and everyone will just be so gosh-danged sorry about "his demons" etc. (Mel Gibson is another wing nut, so same applies to him. ) Just ask yourself: What would John Wayne think of antics like this?