AD OF THE WEEK/MONTH/WHATEVER: Heinz Oscars Snub
Heinz ketchup has joined the growing list of stars who are frustrated with being snubbed at the Oscars. I’m not kidding here. After hundreds of appearances in movies, Kraft Heinz Canada has propelled a humorous campaign into social media and it left me wondering why I didn’t come up with this myself. With the Oscars […]
Mamba Mentality: The Random Cruelty of Losing Kobe Bryant
Sad and angry and thankful. That’s how I feel. First, the sad part: Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other souls perished in a helicopter crash yesterday. Kobe was only 41. I only met him twice—at an Academy Awards symposium and then backstage in the winners room when he subsequently won an Oscar for his […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2019
Okay, so where am I? It’s been a light red carpet season. I’ve only done two—the Grammys and now today at the Academy Awards. Nothing is better that than when your feet hit that Oscars burgundy carpet. Your imagination soars and you can’t help by daydream of carrying a thirteen-and-a-half-inch tall, eight-and-a-half pound golden statuette. […]
Oscars Week 2019: My Picks
This year I sent a little dinero to Las Vegas to bet on some of my Oscars picks. Why would I risk money here, you ask? Well, since you did, since I started covering the Oscars eight years ago, I have correctly selected 51 out of 61 in the major categories. At 83.6%, that practically […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2018
Okay, so where am I? I’ve been a little fidgety because the Oscars seem so late this year. I mean I can’t recall the last time the show was as late at March 4th. But today is where my dreams soar while I settle into my spot on the red carpet (which as you all […]
Oscars Week 2018: My Picks
Before I get to my picks I need to pat myself on the back. Since I started covering the Oscars seven years ago, let it be noted my picks have been correct to the tune of 45 out of 53 in the major categories! At 84.9%, that warrants a regular trip to Vegas or London […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2017
Okay, so where am I? It’s the last Sunday in February which can only mean that I’m walking the Academy Red Carpet (which is actually a burgundy shade) of the Academy Awards®, snapping pictures with my new Canon 70D and trolling backstage looking for juicy quotes and pictures for this annual report. Before I go […]
Oscars Week 2017: My Picks
The red carpet is not actually red; it’s more like a burgundy. Get ready for the Oscars’ politically tinged acceptance speeches — and likely more than 45 minutes of advertising. Before I get to all of the tidbits around the Academy and the Dolby Theatre, I’ll bore you with my winners prognostication. Before you roll […]
Oscar Week 2017: It’s On!
Okay, so where am I? It’s Oscar® Week and that means I’m the Media Guy by day and the Oscars Guy by night. Before I let you know about the happenings this week in Beverly Hills and Hollywood, I want to say that I’m pretty moved that Saturday Night Live picked up on my outrage […]
Dissed By a Screen Legend…
Feeling like a Neanderthal today. Okay so where am I? Current mood says I am lost in my own mind. I’m in a bit of a funk with this Clio Awards shortlist announcement staring me in my face. Scroll down. Scroll up. Scroll sideways. Nothing but the giants of advertising there. Not a Media Guy campaign to be […]
