[Magdalen] Oscars Schmoscars

[Juli Tarsney]

I'm with Ann on this one. I almost always watch the Academy Awards,
even though most years I have seen only one or two of the movies. This
year was a bit better - and my sister and I actually went and saw TWO
movies on Saturday, w/just a quick dinner break in between; we saw The
Imitation Game (which we loved) and Birdman. I had seen (and loved)
Boyhood last summer and was rooting for that one to win.

I also didn't care much for Birdman. I'm still intending to see Selma,
Whiplash, and Still Alice ...


On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> Dawn is a woman after my own heart.  I'm amazed to hear the general list
> indifference to such masterful storytelling.  I'll admit, the Oscars are
> smarmy and self-congratulatory, for the most part, but I'm also fascinated
> by what Hollywood finds award-worthy.  I always try to see all the nominees
> and see how my own opinions match up.  Usually they're quite different.  I
> thought Birdman was pretty stupid, for instance, but thought American
> Sniper was really good, despite my political differences with Clint
> Eastwood.  I love a good story, and my estimate of how good a movie is, is
> how deeply I get caught up in the world of the moviemaker, and how much I
> think (and sometimes talk) about the movie afterward.  Love, love, love
> movies.  I do not own many movies (though Cheryl's collection is pretty
> good), and generally don't like the "old classics," though it was fun to
> watch Casablanca again the other weekend.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dawn loves the Oscars.  Her CD/Bluray movie collection is HUGE.  Shen loves
>> musicals and must have every musical MGM ever made.  Luckily we're both
>> film fans.
>>