tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post2217431487127554757..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Oscars 2015: Staying Weird, Staying Alive Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-61037877946712920982015-03-03T12:40:46.841-08:002015-03-03T12:40:46.841-08:00Lady Gaga was certainly a surprise. I couldn't...Lady Gaga was certainly a surprise. I couldn't help noting how the prominent tattoos clashed with the dress and the nostalgic mood. But that's just me, I guess.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-59706454585586060302015-03-03T06:10:36.773-08:002015-03-03T06:10:36.773-08:00I haven't read much of Charles Champlin's ...I haven't read much of Charles Champlin's writing - but I certainly know the name - and I was pleased to see him included in the In Memoriam sequence. <br /><br />I found the Oscars ceremony just okay. I'm afraid I recorded it on the DVR and sped through much of it - including the interminable songs (except for the incredible Lady Gaga with the Sound of Music medley, which was beautiful.) I also skipped the speeches, so I missed most of the moments you cited. Neil Patrick Harris was game and had some moments, but in the end did not go down as a classic host. Still, he beat out Seth McFarlane at least. In the end I watched the entire 4-ish hours in about an hour and forty minutes. Not admirable, maybe, but I consoled myself putting those two plus hours I saved to good use.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com