Saturday’s AMC Best Picture Showcase was quite a treat. From 10:30 am until nearly midnight, I shared an experience with a couple of hundred die-hard movie fans watching five of the Best Picture nominated films. Thanks to AMC, I had the perfect excuse to eat popcorn for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now that the carb and sugar buzz has faded and my butt has regained feeling, I know that I’d gladly do it again next year.
After an experience like that, there’s no way I could not catch the Oscar buzz this year. Tonight, I preprinted my Oscar ballot and even have the kids’ votes for best animated flick.
You’d think that after watching all five best picture films back to back, I’d have a clear favorite. Nope. Each film was impressive in its own way. These films certainly featured the most powerful acting performances I’ve seen all year … Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button, Kate Winslet as Hannah, Dev Patel as Jamal and Frank Langella as Nixon. All five movies were able to bring a period of history to life and weave it in and out of the story like a supporting actor.
So, I’m ready for Oscar night … but I think I’ll be skipping the popcorn tonight.
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So what did you think of the show? Did you ‘Tweet’ it? I wrote a bit about it on Shaping Youth here http://blog.shapingyouth.org/?p=5261 min terms of new media formats and ways people are engaging in dialogue vs. passive media observation. (e.g. stars Tweeting away at the after-parties, attendees giving ‘behind the scenes’ notes, etc.)
On The Red Carpet.com was such a ‘go to’ spot, that I had to highlight it a bit in terms of ‘what’s changed’ in media consumption, because a quick look at the icon will reveal it’s a Typeapad blog! Talk about Web 2.0 conversations and shifts in the pop culture zeitgeist! Also, would love your thoughts on the microblogging vs. blogging platform in general. I know Sandra (On Living by Learning) wrote a great piece on same that she’s given us the opp to crosspost, which I’ll do soon. Keep in touch! –Amy