Category Archives: oscar
Talent Always Shows
Hollywood’s creative anemia is advancing at a worrying pace. As I reported some weeks ago, MGM are in the process of creating what they now call ‘a reinvention’ of 1980′s iconic Oscar-winner, ‘Fame.’ Nine talented, new performers have been chosen … Continue reading
Oscar lost a friend…
This is truly a sad day. As I reported recently, GM has abandoned plans to be part of the Oscars next year. Today, AdAge has the news that the Korean car maker, Hyundai, has taken all of their spots. This, … Continue reading
Let’s just remake Hollywood !
As part of a brilliant and dazzlingly creative scheme to escape the torment of their recent financial morass, MGM has decided to blaze a new trail in Hollywood and make a entirely new movie, based on a completely original idea. … Continue reading
Memo to Warner Bros. – Don’t do this…
It’s widely agreed that Hollywood is short on ideas. The one area of cranial athletics that seems to be in robust health, however, is a long-standing tendency for covetous exploitation. Evidence of this can be found in the news that … Continue reading
Oscar doesn’t wear a Sombrero !
General Motors announced yesterday that it’s dropping the Oscar and Emmy ad campaigns that have been a fixture of those ceremonies for over ten years. Personally, I couldn’t be happier. The Oscars are a glittering celebration of a uniquely American … Continue reading
