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 […]
Blame Trump! Misguided Super Bowl 51 Commercials
Okay, so where am I? ** – More than a caption – see below I may or may not be at the Super Bowl witnessing the greatest comeback in the great Super Bowl ever played. Or I may have just attended the Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton. No, I’m not a nominee, but […]
The Saga of the Five Euro Nescafé
Dear Iberia Airlines: That was a neat little trick you pulled off on my recent flight. I mean pull around the coffee, tea, and juice service cart and ask politely if I want an ice cold Coca-Cola or perhaps a zumo de manzana so fresh I’d feel like I picked it myself and ran it […]
Laziness
Okay, so where am I? Let’s just say that Oscar Week ground me down like never before. And, I’m still a little stung by Jennifer Lawrence’s lateness for the red carpet arrivals. Usually she’s there early showing off a lovely red dress and generally trying to avoid my camera. But this time she showed up […]
Insider: The Oscars
Last one from this year’s Oscars (I promise)…here’s a little story I did that was picked up nationally… Leo wins the big one. The Oscars take an awards ceremony and elevates it to a level that all other events can only dream of; at least on television. More people watch television than go to movies, […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2016
Okay, so where am I? It’s late February so that means that I’m on the red carpet at the Academy Awards®, awash with the symphonic melody of whirling cameras, screaming photographers and swooning fans. The statues need a good polish / credit: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Usually I begin my Oscars® Backstage column with an […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: Bathrooms and Chickens
“Oh yes barkeep, one vodka tonic, dirty with three olives and chase it with an Oscar…” About a year ago, I spent an afternoon with an Oscar winner who took out their shiny new 8.5 pound, 24 carat statuette everywhere we went. Talk about attention…Uncle Oscar was best attention grabber this side of a Bugatti in […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: My Picks
Behind the Scenes – Rehearsals continue at the Dolby Theatre. If there’s anything you can bank on, it’s my Oscars picks. Since I started covering the Academy Awards five years ago, my picks have been scorchingly accurate in the major categories with 29 out of 35 correct selections. Last year I banked a little heavy […]
OSCAR WEEK 2016: Yes, We All Dream in Gold!
Yeah, well, I’m an Oscars nerd. I picked up my Oscars credential (sorry, no pictures allowed of the priceless, laminated pass to the biggest awards show on the planet) and was dazzled with the new Oscars print and web media campaign art. I’ve been part of many creative teams that produced some classics for television […]
