Clint vs. Marty again
It's Oscar time. And like the car wreck on the side of the road that you can't help but look it, the Oscars always manage to draw attention. Check out this year's nominations, make your predictions or just gripe about what great film got overlooked. The award ceremony is Sunday February 25 at 5 pm.
I've always had conflicted feelings about the Oscars. As a kid I thought the Oscars were bestowed on the best Hollywood had to offer. But the more movies I saw, the more I realized that the best were overlooked. I now have to live with such Oscar facts as Alfred Hitchcock never won one, but Sally Field, Hilary Swank and Tom Hanks have two each. And actors that I love have won the award for the wrong film. A prime example is Al Pacino winning for A Scent of a Woman. Geez, what about Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather, Serpico? I think the last time I was happy with the awards was when Silence of the Lambs swept. This year, Martin Scorsese will yet again face off against Clint Eastwood for best director. The current score between the two: Scorsese 0; Eastwood 2. I pray the Academy will finally bestow on Oscar on Marty so the poor man can go back to making great personal films rather than big Hollywood films that seem to beg for an Oscar. Peter O'Toole, another oft-nominated and overlooked talent has yet another (and possibly last) chance at the gold this year with his performance in Venus.
