As we all know Brett Ratner was suppose to direct the Oscars and Eddie Murphy was going to host. Then Ratner said some stupid stuff, dropped out and Murphy followed him. Then Brian Grazer got the job and brought back Billy Crystal to do what he does best and I thought the telecast would be enjoayble again. Something it hasn’t been since Hugh Jackman ran the night. Well now I know that Academy Awards will sincerely be good again because AMPAS released a trailer for the show and it is f*cking brilliant. If they are doing this as a preview, imagine what the big event will be like on February 26th? Welcome Billy Crystal, we missed you!
Now if only we can have movies nominated that anyone besides the voters and reviewers saw, then I would think the Oscars would be perfect. Just like it must’ve felt for Megan Fox to finally have her only chance to work with Robin Williams.
AMPAS released the poster for the 84th Academy Awards and the theme of it is “Celebrate the movies in all of us.” Along with the Oscar statuette they included a photo of a picture from each decade that the Awards have been around. The movies are Forrset Gump, The Godfather, The Sound of Music, Gone with the Wind, Driving Miss Daisy, Giant (the only non-Best Picture winner), Gladiator and Casablanca. Looking at that list of photos where are the three movies that won the most awards in their years Ben-Hur, Titanic and Lord of the Rigs? I mean why Driving Miss Daisy over Rain Man? Isn’t sad that Gladiator is the most interesting and most memorable film to win in the last decade?
I think this poster shows just how out of touch the Academy Awards has pretty much been since Forrest Gump minus The Lord of the Rings. I wish that this year they could get more in touch with the average movie goer, but there really wasn’t anything worthy (minus The Help which will probably only win minor awards) in 2011. Sad, but looks like another snoozer year for the Academy Awards. Seriously can you remember what movie won last and the year before that and so on. I can’t.
Ever since Billy Crystal last hosted the Oscars in 2004, I have been wanting him to do it again! So yesterday when a vacancy suddenly happened due to Eddie Murphy dropping it, it became the opening he needed to host the show for the 9th time. The actor broke the mahvelous news on Twitter in a way only he can by saying, “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show” I guess now he won’t have to tell any pharmacist his name anymore when he goes to pick up his Viagra!
I am so elated that he will once again that I made the same sound Meg Ryan made in When Harry Met Sally, you know the one!
A day after Brett Ratner “resigned” from hosting this year’s Oscars, Eddie Murphy, the star of his bomb Tower Heist and his choice to host the shindig has done the same. The SNL alum said this in a statement from AMPAS, “First and foremost I want to say that I completely understand and support each party’s decision with regard to a change of producers for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I’m sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job.” Now that he is out, I am bummed because with the right production team he might have done a great job! Afterall he was once a very funny guy!
Now who should host the Academy Awards??? Hands down please please please bring back Billy Crystal!!!
UPDATE: The Academy announced that Brian Graizer (the guy who has Sideshow Bob’s hairstyle will produce the Oscars with Don Mischner.
Days after Brett Ratner said, “Rehearsal? What’s that? Rehearsal’s for fags. Rehearsal. Not much,” he has resigned from directing this year’s Oscars. Her released the below statement:
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a well-deserved earful from many of the people I admire most in this industry expressing their outrage and disappointment over the hurtful and stupid things I said in a number of recent media appearances. To them, and to everyone I’ve hurt and offended, I’d like to apologize publicly and unreservedly.
As difficult as the last few days have been for me, they cannot compare to the experience of any young man or woman who has been the target of offensive slurs or derogatory comments. And they pale in comparison to what any gay, lesbian, or transgender individual must deal with as they confront the many inequalities that continue to plague our world.
So many artists and craftspeople in our business are members of the LGBT community, and it pains me deeply that I may have hurt them. I should have known this all along, but at least I know it now: words do matter. Having love in your heart doesn’t count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted. With this in mind, and to all those who understandably feel that apologies are not enough, please know that I will be taking real action over the coming weeks and months in an effort to do everything I can both professionally and personally to help stamp out the kind of thoughtless bigotry I’ve so foolishly perpetuated.
As a first step, I called Tom Sherak this morning and resigned as a producer of the 84th Academy Awards telecast. Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.
I am grateful to GLAAD for engaging me in a dialogue about what we can do together to increase awareness of the important and troubling issues this episode has raised and I look forward to working with them. I am incredibly lucky to have a career in this business that I love with all of my heart and to be able to work alongside so many of my heroes. I deeply regret my actions and I am determined to learn from this experience.
Sincerely,
Brett Ratner
This morning, Brett Ratner submitted his resignation as a producer of the 84th annual Academy Awards to Academy President Tom Sherak. Ratner then issued an open letter to the entertainment industry in which he explained his decision.
“He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself,” Sherak said. “Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent.”
I never thought he was the right man for the job, so his resignation doesn’t bother me. I just hope that Eddie Murphy goes with him because I am not how he will do in the job with his director. Maybe they will get Billy Crystal to host? Please, please, please!
I have a feeling that this year’s Oscars will be more about the backstage drama than the actual show. Because it is already November and there is no Oscar buzz whatsoever. I don’t remember a year as silent as this one, do you?
