Dear Crabby, The Academy Awards are this Sunday and it seems like there is a lot of controversy surrounding it – more so than usual. Do you think it’s time to put the kibosh on the whole thing? Thanks, Cecile B. D’Mill Dear Cecile B. D’Mill, Yes. Wow. I think that’s the fastest I’ve ever answered a question. But I better give you a bit of a longer answer or else they might take my column away from me and give it to some millennial hipster. As I’ve said in the past, when it comes … [Read more...]
Dear Crabby, Who is the ‘Academy’ and Why Do People Keep Thanking Them?
February 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Dear Crabby, I was a little disappointed with some of the Oscar nominations this year. It seemed like a number of good films and performances were overlooked. And that got me thinking about acceptance speeches: nearly every winner starts out their speech with some form of, ‘I’d like to thank the Academy.’ Just who are these people and why do they have so much say in who gets nominated and wins? Thanks, Cindy Cinematic Dear Cindy Cinematic, I don’t get to the movies as much as I used … [Read more...]
