Archive for February, 2005
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Don’t mean to toot my own horn, but I think the buzzComix incentive sketch I drew for today’s comic is probably one of the better sketches I’ve done in a while. Vote for Theater Hopper to see the whole thing.
Oh, and in case you missed it yesterday, I left a post regarding the winner or the original art raffle from January. If you want to find out how to win the raffle from February, all the information can be found there.
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So the Oscar’s were last night and there were no real surprises. Part of me thinks that’s unfortunate, but I also feel a sense of relief that things were played a little safe. Maybe it’ll return some dignity to the awards. Give them a little more meaning.
I have more thoughts on the specific awards, but drawing and coloring the crowd scenes in today’s comic kind of took it out of me. I’ll be back later with more.
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Feb28
Although I had seen most of the nominated films in consideration at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, I watched the telecast with very little emotional investment. It seemed in terms of the nominees, there was very little wiggle room for surprise. Most of the contenders were locks for their awards. I can say in hindsight that that came to pass.
I haven’t decided if an Oscar ceremony without surprises is a good or bad thing. Certainly from an entertainment perspective, it’s a bad thing. I mean, who doesn’t look forward to shouting at the screen when their favorite cinematographer isn’t given their just due?
But on the other hand, less surprises usually translates into more accurate award-giving. Who could really argue that Jamie Foxx didn’t deserve his Best Actor award? His portray of Ray Charles went FAR beyond kind mimicry. He truly inhabited the man.
*THE REST OF THIS BLOG POST WAS LOST WHEN THEATER HOPPER MOVED TO WORDPRESS IN 2009*
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