HBO has a lot of channels. HBO “1” for example, will show a first-run episode of a series or film. Then HBO “2” will repeat it. Then HBO “3” will repeat that. Not to mention HBO “1” will also repeat it, at some time. It can get rather confusing. I’m not sure how it would work financially and all, but how awesome would it be if they could designate one of those channels as HBO Independent, or HBOI. HBO needs to have an independent film channel. What’s on HBO Go doesn’t count. Currently included in the seven or eight films there are 28 Days Later, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, and Anything Else. Huh? HBOI would show films like Walking and Talking, The…
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A few ideas… 1. Award the Oscar for Best Picture BEFORE the one for Best Director. With few exceptions, it’s pretty much the norm that once the award is given for best director, that his/her film will then win best picture, subsequently removing any suspense and surprise out of the equation. Think about it. Imagine it. Love it. 2. Stop nominating 9 or 10 films for Best Picture and go back to five. Any idiot knows half of those selected films have no chance. The only thing it does is allow films like “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Shite” to put a “best picture nominee” in its publicity materials. 3. Allow six films to be nominated in the best picture category. That way you can…
Oscars…whatever. You can’t win with the critics. Doesn’t matter who’s hosting. Someone’s always bitching. Tim Goodman at Hollywood Reporter, or is it EW, I forget, wants Chris Rock to host. That’s original. Not sure what he did exactly the last time he hosted that makes you want to say, “Yea, let’s bring him back.” We used to have a drinking game – every time Chris Rock joked about race, we drank. We got pretty drunk. I like Chris Rock. I prefer him to Eddie Murphy, who dropped out as host. Some wished he hadn’t. But is he that different from Billy Crystal? If you’re talking demographics and the hip factor, maybe Eddie would have been the choice in 1985. Also, is it just me…
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