tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post3352126992480968587..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: IT'S THE COENS' COUNTRY AND WELCOME TO IT: Last-Minute Thoughts on Oscar 2007Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-83629891432327469232008-02-27T22:17:00.000-08:002008-02-27T22:17:00.000-08:00Ulp--Dennis scooped me!Ulp--Dennis scooped me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-34595551298388762862008-02-27T22:15:00.000-08:002008-02-27T22:15:00.000-08:00dm494: I didn't witness the Gary Busey moment, but...dm494: I didn't witness the Gary Busey moment, but my wife did, and I found this record of it on YouTube:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQYeL7RInsg&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-62408312949375261642008-02-27T22:12:00.000-08:002008-02-27T22:12:00.000-08:00dm494: During the E! Channel's red carpet pre-game...dm494: During the E! Channel's red carpet pre-game show, Ryan Seacrest was in the midst of a typically scorching interview, this time with Laura Linney and Jennifer Garner, when suddenly Busey appears from the right of the frame and begins trying to engage Seacrest in some sort of conversation. Just as it looks like he's going to leave them alone, he comes back in, approaches Garner and hugs her, leaving her visibly flustered and annoyed. Seacrest desperately glances around looking for help, which does not come, and the two women eventually take off. You can see the whole thing <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/39nwhj" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Hey, at least Busey refrained from <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/2k7s86" REL="nofollow">massaging Garner's breasts!</A> (Though it appears Seacrest was peripherally involved in this incident too!)Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-53444264371755306962008-02-27T19:35:00.000-08:002008-02-27T19:35:00.000-08:00To quote a certain critic who's been argued about ...To quote a certain critic who's been argued about ad nauseam lately: "[Brian Dennehy] is the kind of actor John Wayne would have been if he'd been an actor."<BR/><BR/>But someone please tell me, what exactly did Gary Busey do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-23093535687568505292008-02-27T13:12:00.000-08:002008-02-27T13:12:00.000-08:00And a little retro-Oscar griping: Belly of an Arc...And a little retro-Oscar griping: <B>Belly of an Architect</B> should have garnered him a nomination. <BR/><BR/>Okay, I'll shut up now.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-14860989916886674232008-02-27T13:09:00.001-08:002008-02-27T13:09:00.001-08:00"FOOKIN"I too have wet myself!!!"FOOKIN"<BR/><BR/>I too have wet myself!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-73623797296569596792008-02-27T13:09:00.000-08:002008-02-27T13:09:00.000-08:00Kimberly - One of these days I'll pony up for a sn...Kimberly - One of these days I'll pony up for a sneeze guard for your computer screen should I cause any actual damage. <BR/><BR/>That reminds me: I've got to work Dennehy onto one of my banners. Ever since <B>10</B> he's been a favorite.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-7736733473615107762008-02-27T12:46:00.000-08:002008-02-27T12:46:00.000-08:00Jonathan - Once again you managed to make me almos...Jonathan - Once again you managed to make me almost spit coffee all over my computer screen with:<BR/><BR/><I>In my perfect world it would have been a liquored up and pissed off Brian Dennehy waving around a half-empty bottle of Dewers yelling, "Get that damn piano girl back out there NOW!</I><BR/><BR/>Ha, ha! A backstage cut to that imaginary scene would have made the show a hell of a lot more entertaining!<BR/><BR/>Dennis - A couple of random thoughts:<BR/><BR/>You obviously enjoyed the show more then I did, but it was interesting to read your overview of the event. I almost turned it off during the second Enchanted number. I guess Amy Adams thinks she's the new Julie Andrews? Someone needs to explain to all the new starlets and stars that they need to find their own identity and quick.<BR/><BR/>I have to disagree with you about the best dressed boys. I thought Daniel Day-Lewis looked rather awful. Maybe the current look is for a role he's currently filming, but he needs to wash his hair and get a new tailor! I did like his earrings though. On the other hand, for my money Helen Mirren was the best looking lady at the event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-6191626294415842392008-02-27T11:45:00.000-08:002008-02-27T11:45:00.000-08:00In my perfect world it would have been a liquored ...In my perfect world it would have been a liquored up and pissed off Brian Dennehy waving around a half-empty bottle of Dewers yelling, "Get that damn piano girl back out there NOW!"Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-70609493098476555352008-02-27T09:50:00.000-08:002008-02-27T09:50:00.000-08:00"Would you believe it was Tom Hanks who went up to..."Would you believe it was Tom Hanks who went up to one of the stage managers and 'politely' asked to speak to the director via the guys headset."<BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, I would. But never forget, people, that if Farrell was involved, he would have been throwing around a lot of words like "fookin" and "Jaysis". These are powerful words.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028329539974521267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-40902524225549834592008-02-27T09:44:00.000-08:002008-02-27T09:44:00.000-08:00This subject totally caught me off guard, but iron...This subject totally caught me off guard, but ironically I spoke with a friend of mine who worked as a PA on the show and he said that it wasn't either of those guys. Would you believe it was Tom Hanks who went up to one of the stage managers and "politely" asked to speak to the director via the guys headset. This whole thing unfolded ina matter of minutes with Tom and John Steward sending about 3 PA's to find Marketa Irglova and get her back in the wing so she could get her time to speak.<BR/><BR/>Can't corroborate any of this but that's what I was told.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where in the show Tom was slated for his time on stage, but my friend tells me you can actually see Tom leave his seat to head backstage immediately after Marketa Irglova left the stage.<BR/><BR/>Anybody have a copy of the show to review?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-51065759989934749012008-02-27T09:42:00.000-08:002008-02-27T09:42:00.000-08:00Not to go too far with the Oscar thing but whether...Not to go too far with the Oscar thing but whether it was Stewart or Farrell the real hero of the moment would be the On-Sight producer/coordinator of the broadcast, whoever the hell that is for agreeing to it, because frankly no matter how big a star or how angry you are there's no threat you can make against the Academy. I mean really, what the hell is Farrell going to say? "I'll never present an award again." "I'll shut you down." Come on, let's get real, the Academy is its own Banana Republic with strict state control. No matter what happened backstage the actual producer of the show made the decision to let it happen and it was a sound decision indeed.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-47733058693791723172008-02-27T09:21:00.000-08:002008-02-27T09:21:00.000-08:00Let me just say that what Blaaagh said is true-- i...Let me just say that what Blaaagh said is true-- it's hardly that a riot was about to break out after the showing of <I>No Country for Old Men</I> in Eugene-- people had been vocal in the ways that the movie was affecting them throughout, and several people around us reacted vocally about the ending. But for the most part, I got the feeling that people liked the movie. And Blaaagh's polling of students and others who reacted positively to the movie certainly reflects the kind of open-minded atmosphere that I'm familiar with from living and going to school in Eugene for four years. I think it's probably more that I'm used to seeing movies, as is Jonathan, apparently, with audiences who pretend to like something if it has a cachet of cool, even if they have honest reservations, rather than go against the tide and risk coming off like a rube. <BR/><BR/>As far as the influence of the host goes, I can certainly see Stewart raising the question as to whether Irglova might be allowed her time on stage, but I can much more easily see Farrell storming backstage, pissed off and twirling like an Irish-Tasmanian devil and making his demands.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-26365054126034649932008-02-27T07:09:00.000-08:002008-02-27T07:09:00.000-08:00Several sources on-line have said it was Farrell's...Several sources on-line have said it was Farrell's move. They don't say how they know this, so it could be bogus, but that's what I'm hearing.<BR/><BR/>And I initially assumed it was Stewart's decision, but even though he's the host I don't know why he would have any more pull when it comes to a decision like that than anyone else. Generally speaking, I don't think the producers give a rat's ass what the host thinks about how the show should be run. At least Farrell is more likely to threaten someone with bodily harm.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028329539974521267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-86128442058752549492008-02-27T06:31:00.000-08:002008-02-27T06:31:00.000-08:00Where did Colin Farrell get the clout to override ...Where did Colin Farrell get the clout to override the Producers of the Oscar broadcast? Seems like Jon Stewart would have more pull in that area. Wait a minute, you didn't hear this from Mildred's husband did you? Cause that guy's always making up shit.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-3450448820036682952008-02-27T05:41:00.000-08:002008-02-27T05:41:00.000-08:00I've had some bad movie-going experiences, but I'v...I've had some bad movie-going experiences, but I've never encountered the kind of audiences I read about on-line; the kind who, when the film is over, storm out of the theater bellowing "That's the worst piece of crap I've ever seen!! We could have gone to see 'Balls of Fury' again instead! Come on, Mildred, we're getting our money back!!"<BR/><BR/>Never happens to me. Where are all of you going to see your movies, for God's sake?<BR/><BR/>PS - Word is, it was Colin Farrell who got Marketa Irglova back onstage, not John Stewart.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028329539974521267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-15698370582297636662008-02-27T05:01:00.000-08:002008-02-27T05:01:00.000-08:00I have nothing to raise so I'll just call. Sorry ...I have nothing to raise so I'll just call. <BR/><BR/>Sorry about the crowd reaction to NCFOM. I'm lucky enough to have the AFI here so I see all my good movies there with a crowd full of movie snobs who, even if they don't like the movie, will pretend they did to save face. Kind of like the guy waiting in line behind Woody in <B>Annie Hall</B>.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-51898403027201645392008-02-27T02:50:00.000-08:002008-02-27T02:50:00.000-08:00I'll see your EMPIRE OF THE ANTS and Raise you PAR...I'll see your EMPIRE OF THE ANTS and Raise you PARASITE in 3D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-41812397640886074212008-02-27T00:13:00.000-08:002008-02-27T00:13:00.000-08:00I see The Swarm, and I see The Bees, and I raise y...I see The Swarm, and I see The Bees, and I raise you EMPIRE OF THE ANTS! Giant ants and Joan Collins. Throw in a couple of glasses of Mojitos, and you have my Saturday night.<BR/><BR/>I loved Jon Stewart's line “Someone just took the lead in their Oscar pool based on a guess” after the Bourne sweep.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-88062164391899126012008-02-26T23:11:00.000-08:002008-02-26T23:11:00.000-08:00Wonderful recap, Dennis--not as wonderful as spend...Wonderful recap, Dennis--not as wonderful as spending Oscar night, and a great long weekend, with you!--but still mighty enjoyable. I have to get over and read Kim's recap now.<BR/><BR/>In defense of my fellow Eugenean moviegoers, I have to say that my perception was, there were only a handful of vocal reactions during and after the film. Before I saw NO COUNTRY, I had heard almost exclusively positive and thoughtful reactions from those who had seen it here. I spoke with my colleague Andy, who's our backlist book buyer at the UO Bookstore, today about the film--she was the first person I talked to who saw the film upon its release here and raved about it--and today she told me she had read the book first (in an advance copy), and had reacted with shock and disgruntlement to the ending. So, by the time she saw the film, she appreciated the deliberately unconventional resolution, and had much to say about it in conversation. As I expressed to you yesterday, I still think it's a good idea to give a little break to those in any audience who react with anger, surprise, confusion, etc., to the ending of the film. I think it's natural to feel frustrated, shell-shocked, assaulted, and I think most thinking people will work out their thoughts and feelings about their experience with the film in their own time.<BR/><BR/>I'm still thinking about this movie days later, and working out my feelings about it. Think I'll read the book!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and to The Bandit: THE BEES provided Dennis and me with one of our most memorably hilarious moviegoing experiences of our college years! Can't remember the score, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-15204668046322345482008-02-26T22:58:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:58:00.000-08:00God, Bandit, you're one of only two people I know ...God, Bandit, you're one of only two people I know who would ever remember <I>The Bees</I>! Blaaagh and I almost got ourselves kicked out of a little cracker-box Springfield, Oregon multiplex back in college, so hard were we laughing at that one! If anyone ever double-bills it with Irwin Allen's opus, I dare say no viewer could be expected to survive!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-22330450624474888812008-02-26T22:19:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:19:00.000-08:00Sure, they gave props to THE SWARM, but where was ...Sure, they gave props to THE SWARM, but where was THE BEES???<BR/><BR/>SAXON, BABY!<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen THE BEES since probably 1985 (nor has anyone else; It's one of those movies that seems to have vanished), but to this day the awesome score is still stuck in my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com