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Tom Tangney

  • Apatow strikes again – and another Oscar cliche reconfirmed.
    February 22, 2009 6:53 pm
    Pineapple Express’ potheads laugh it up at THE READER, et al. Clever premise for Apatow’s canned piece, mostly works. Good way to segue into a…
  • Another win for Slumdog – Cinematography
    February 22, 2009 6:41 pm
    Another good win for Slumdog. The award was overshadowed by its announcers – Natalie Portman and “Joaquin Phoenix.” Would have seemed funnier if they hadn’t…
  • Romance with a Vampire and Marley’s dog. Mamma Mia!
    February 22, 2009 6:32 pm
    What was that little interlude for? Romance 2008? I think that was an outreach program for all the movies that didn’t get nominated, appropriately “announced”…
  • BUTTON, DUCHESS, BUTTON – technical awards.
    February 22, 2009 6:27 pm
    BENJAMIN BUTTON wins its first (technical) award – Art Direction. Makes sense – was responsible for recreating seventy years worth of movie time. And they…
  • MILK, best original screenplay ; SLUMDOG, adapted screenplay. + Animation awards
    February 22, 2009 6:11 pm
    Boy, they’re starting off with a couple of relatively big awards. And Dustin Lance Black stays with the emotional acceptance speeches – a real fervent…
  • CRUZ takes first Oscar.
    February 22, 2009 5:53 pm
    The favorite, Penelope Cruz, wins the first Oscar of the night. Very heartfelt thank you from Cruz to Woody and a Spanish sign off. Classy,…
  • A few last-minutes details …
    February 22, 2009 4:57 pm
    Well, the endless pre-show to the pre-show is over, the almost-as- long pre-show will wrap up shortly, and then, what we’ve all been waiting for,…
  • How to win your Oscar pool
    February 20, 2009 5:26 am
    Any Oscar party worth its salt has everyone fill out an Oscar ballot. The night’s winner usually scores a door prize of sorts, sometimes fancy,…
  • An oddsmaker’s Oscars
    February 16, 2009 6:36 am
    I've always been fascinated about how odds are set for the Oscars . Gambling in the world of sports makes perfect sense to me, since…
  • The goofiest Oscar category: Best Song
    February 13, 2009 8:43 am
    It’s the most maligned category of all the Oscars and deservedly so. I’d guess 90 per cent of most movies don’t even have songs and…

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