OSCARS WEEK 2012: Rubbing Elbows
Melissa Leo opened “Meet the Oscars / credit: Peter Dressel / ©A.M.P.A.S. Okay, so where am I? I wandered the plastic-covered red carpet at the Kodak Theatre on Wednesday looking for the story of the day. All of the good stuff was happening in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal New York. There, Oscar fans […]
OSCAR WEEK 2012: The Pink and Green Update
Score another round to social media. photo credit Scott Garfield ©Disney Enterprises Many of you emailed me pointing to the Twitter campaigns advocating Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy become the host of the 84th Oscars. Billy Crystal was ultimately tabbed to replace Eddie Murphy, but the people were heard as the hyper green frog […]
The 84th Oscars: APPROVED
Best email of the week: “Dear Michael, Your request for 84th Oscars Media credentials has been APPROVED.” Three weeks to the Academy Awards. I better dust off my tux and drop those extra ten holiday pounds. Did I mention that they released the new poster? I’ll be blogging about the unnecessary criticism on the design […]