Oscar proved one thing, last night:
Audiences are ready to accept the unusual.
Consider "The Artist"; it won Best Actor and Film categories, upsetting the perceived George-Brad race for the prize. Who could have imagined the comeback of a silent film? We look forward to forming our own opinions.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we watched a simply told story from Josh Leonard. You might remember him from "The Blair Witch Project". In his current film, "The Lie", he explores issues between a young couple with a child. His character tells a freaky lie to avoid work, one day. The untruth develops a life of its own, eventually baring underlying reality. Joe gave it a lowly "3", though he's the one who stated its message, something I enjoyed the conveyance of. Maybe a "6".
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Back to Oscar. I've already reviewed both the book and movie, "The Help", somewhere in the archives of CMI. I was thrilled for Octavia's Best Supporting prize. She was phenomenal, as was Viola. But I'm sure I'll love winning Meryl, too, as she's always been a favorite.
The fashion? To die for.
