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OSCAR WANTS TO BE HIS OWN STAR, ACTORS AND MOVIE MONTAGES ARE BEING REDUCED IN PRIME TIME THIS YEAR

19 Feb

If we get rid of movie montages (the condensed big budget creativity of collective filmmakers – basically the condensed ‘money shots’ seguing of Hollywood’s dazzling brizillience), or, reduce the screen time of movie stars cinematic coverage in Oscars prime time – what’s left? More time for ‘messages’ in host speeches perhaps. More ‘timely messages’ from Anne Hathaway and James Franco via Oscars show writers? I see. Their lines better be good, because Hollywood does not like a bad muppets show. That goes back to the 70′s and I’m old enough to know.

Guest commentary today via The Hollywood reporter’s Gregg Kilday at Oscars intended shake up. Could be interesting this year. Gregg writes:

“Producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer have booted a number of familiar elements from the Feb 27 show.

As preparations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards move into high gear, producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer have booted a number of familiar elements from the Feb 27 show.

Gone will be the movie montages — like last year’s salute to horror movies — that often contribute to the broadcast’s unwieldy running time. While there will be film clips from the ten best picture nominees and brief filmed introductions to different segments of the show, “Within the body of the show, we are not doing any film montage sequences,” Cohen tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview.
Gone too will be the relatively new tradition, established just two years ago, of using five presenters to offer tribute testimonials about each of the best actor and actress nominees. “We’re not going to do that this year,” Cohen says. “What we did love about it was that it was a moment where each of the nominees really gets their due. [But] we found a version of that, without using the five people on stage, from the 1970 Oscars, and we stole it.”
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The producers also have enlisted the nominees’ mothers to participate in promotion and pre-show activities, and some of them will be in the audience for the telecast. Read the rest of this entry »
 
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Posted by horiwood on February 19, 2011 in America, AR Rahman, Don Mischer, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Florence + The Machine, Guest Commentary, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood History, India, Movie News, Music Industry News, Oscars, Producers, UK

 

POST GRAMMYS MORNING CELEBRITY NEWS – 2.14.11

14 Feb

Who did you like the best, Girls that Screamed for Aretha Franklin giving goose bumps – (Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams, Christina Arguilera, Florence Welche, Martina McBride) or Bob Dylan with Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers?

In post Grammys Morning News – here’s what’s buzzing in Hollywood:

Justin Bieber fans get nasty on Esperanza Spalding- hacking the jazz artist’s wikipedia webpage. Spalding picked up grammy gong for Best New Artist. Spalding can play a musical instrument (cello) and sing live, so that was fair enough. Nice marketing by wikipedia though!

Milli Vanilli movie planned

Justin Bieber‘s Grammys performance is praised by US tabloids

Arcade Fire Talk Shocking Album Of The Year Grammy Win

Eminem Grammys night commentary

Charlie Sheen Passes Two Drug Tests

After her latest round of Madonna karaoke, dressed up in egg shell, next Lady Gaga‘s bleeds Whitney Houston‘s global . Blames her need for ‘security.’ Incidentally, Security is the name of Kelly Clarkson‘s dog.

Tiger Woods Fined For Spitting

Grammys red carpet curves - J Lo & Kim Kardashian pics

The UK did not like Gwyneth Paltrow‘s Grammys performance

Prince William picks Prince Harry to be his best man

CNN does “let’s to get to know” Esperanza Spalding news

Who performed best or worst at The Grammys 2011 – go here to see.

Rihanna‘s fragrance commercial is viewed online half a million times in 3 days

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.14.11~

 
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Posted by horiwood on February 14, 2011 in Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, Christina Arguilera, Esperanza Spalding, Florence + The Machine, Grammys, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber, Live Music Artists, Martina McBride, Mumford & Sons, Music Industry News, Yolanda Adams

 

DOUBLE SWANS FASHION – FROM MOVIE TOWN TO GRAMMYS TOWN – FLORENCE WELCHE’S HOLLYWOOD FASHION

14 Feb

Reports Fab Sugar of Australia (where else would we get our Hollywood red carpet news?) – “Florence Welch looks like a vision on the Grammys red carpet in a Givenchy S/S ’11 couture buff tulle gown, which is appliquéd with swans on the bodice and a dramatic tangerine back.”

Best pop cultural statement at The Grammys so far. Go Florence Welche! Smart girl.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.13.11~

 
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Posted by horiwood on February 14, 2011 in America, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Fashion, Fashion Designers, Florence + The Machine, Grammys, Hollywood Entertainment News, Music Industry News, Oscars, Pop Cultural Commentary, UK

 

89.3 FM’S TOP TEN BIG SONGS IN THE TWIN CITIES

04 Jan

Feel like a music fix? I do. Let’s turn to the Twin Cities, Top 89 songs of 2010 via 89.3 FM. Their top ten is popping. Here it is:

1. Dog Days Are Over – Florence And The Machine
2. Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons
3. Dance Yrself Clean – LCD Soundsystem
4. Wait So Long – Trampled By Turtles
5. The Cave – Mumford and Sons
6. Forget You – Cee Lo Green
7. White Blank Page – Mumford and Sons
8. Tighten Up – The Black Keys
9. January Wedding – The Avett Brothers
10. Dixon’s Girl – Dessa

Not bad at all! Definitely favoring its favorites! :)

Icidentally SNL is pairing Cee Lo Green with Gwyneth Paltrow soon. The big question–will they duet live?

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.4.11~

 
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Posted by horiwood on January 4, 2011 in Cee Lo Green, Florence + The Machine, Music Industry News