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Pre-Oscar Notes
SALINE, MICHIGAN FEBRUARY 25, 2005
Here's your preview of the 77th Annual Academy Awards
show live from the Kodak theatre. Chris Rock received all kinds of
heat from several media sources, including a few statements about
his penchant for attending abortion rallies.
Well, as some Chris Rock fans might know, this is an
old Rock stand-up bit. In fact, you can hear it on his 1991 (that's
right) album called "Born Suspect" (go to track 14). So shame on
Rock for using old material, shame on the media for overreacting to
a comedy routine.
Speaking of comedy, we're looking forward to the
comedy of Kathy Griffin, but no so much everyone else including Joan
and Melissa Rivers, Star Jones, Nancy O'Dell, and their fashion
reviews on E!, Access Hollywood, the Insider, and Entertainment
Tonight.
Predictions?. If you haven't seen all the
films, it's kind of tough to make calls, but here's one.
- Jamie Foxx looks like a lock for the 2005 Best
Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the movie, Ray.
I finally saw the movie last week. Memo to Ray
Charles (rest in peace), lay off the drugs and the ladies.
Sheesh. That was an unexpected theme of the movie.
The word on the street is that Foxx is a lock and
this is another case where you know the voters will honor
someone ill, old, or recently deceased (Charles). Foxx is also nominated for Collateral, but I
don't see that happening.
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