Monday, February 28, 2005

Post-Oscar analysis

So what did everyone think of the show last night? I was in Million Dollar Baby's corner ever since I saw the movie and I was glad to see it win the big prize.

That's not taking away anything from Aviator, which was also very good -- probably the second best movie of the year -- but M$B packed an emotional wallop that Aviator lacked.

Chris Rock turned out to be a terrific choice to add some edgy humor and his piece interviewing moviegoers at the Magic Johnson Theaters was funny and offbeat.

Next year I predict Paul Giamatti will finally get his first nomination as Russell Crowe's boxing trainer in Ron Howard's Cinderella Man. And then we won't hear anymore how Giamatti is continually passed over.

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