The Oscar Moments You Didn't See
(Associated Press) Feb 25, 09:00Most of the action on the Oscar stage is choreographed and rehearsed. Backstage is another story. In the wings of the Kodak Theatre, stars grapple with nerves, have impromptu meetings with colleagues and make last-minute adjustments to their hair and make… Read Full Story
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An Awards Show on the RUN
May 06, 09:04 - FilmStewWhereas the possibility on an ongoing writers strike threatened the 2007 Academy Awards, it is real political unrest that forced a last-minute venue change for the 2008 African Movie Academy Awards. By FilmStew Staff, FilmStew.com The African Movie… Read Full Story
Oscar Blog from J. Keith van Straaten
J. Keith van Straaten was recently seen on Yahoo! as host and blogger for 28 webisodes of Answers on the Street. In 2007, his writing for Yahoo! Movies included an Oscar Blog covering the 79th Academy Awards, as well as the popular Summer and Holiday Movie Guides.
On your television, J. Keith is often seen as a talking head on E! Wildest [Wedding/Dating/Cop] Show Moments and previously on VH1's "Best Week Ever." He hosted Comedy Central's game show "Beat The Geeks," and since 2004 has been producing and hosting "What's My Line? - Live On Stage" in Los Angeles (coming to New York City in 2008). Cross your fingers for J. Keith as he awaits word on the TV game show pilot Beat The Monkey for G4 and the web series Stalkerazzi for Hobnox.
He is a charter member of LA Writers Group and is a moderator for its New York sessions. He's written lyrics for ABC News, sketches for Clear Channel Radio, singles columns for The Jewish Journal, and jokes for a cable TV dominatrix with heart of gold. More at www.jkeith.net
A Plan for Oscar's Next Party
Oscar's 80th was supposed to be a big party. But like a party for anyone that age, it seems most of Oscar's friends are dying off. This was the least-watched Oscars ever....
Oscar News From Around the Web
News from backstage at the Oscars
Entertainment Weekly - Feb 26, 2008Why Was Brad Renfro Left Out Of Oscars Memorial Montage?
MTV - Feb 26, 2008Oscars flop in TV ratings | Media
The Guardian (UK). - Feb 26, 2008Brad Renfro excluded from Oscar tribute
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25, 2008Review: Stewart saves sluggish Oscars
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25, 2008Few fashion faux pas on Oscar red carpet
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25, 2008Oscars in the wings: Nerves, tears and cheers just offstage
USATODAY.com - Feb 24, 2008Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars
MTV - Feb 24, 2008Ladies wear red to the Academy Awards
Newsday - Feb 24, 2008Coen brothers' 'No Country' grabs 4 Oscars
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 24, 2008
In Los Angeles, Oscar Statues Become a Popular Export
The New York Times - Feb 26, 2008Have the Oscars become too predictable?
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 25, 2008List of Academy Award Nominees and Winners
The New York Times - Feb 24, 2008Check out other offerings from Oscar's top filmmakers
USATODAY.com - Feb 24, 2008Oscar 2008: Winning words
The Los Angeles Times - Feb 24, 2008Post strike Oscars: Making up in public
The Los Angeles Times - Feb 24, 2008The awards we'd like to see...
The Chicago Tribune - Feb 24, 2008Montages, Wistful Flashbacks and a Few Lingering
The New York Times - Feb 24, 2008Analysis: Coen brothers come into their own
USATODAY.com - Feb 24, 2008The Red (Can't Go Wrong) and the Black (Sober Is So 2008)
The New York Times - Feb 24, 2008
And the winner is ... as expected: Oscars drama becomes rare as prognostication improves
International Herald Tribune - Feb 26, 2008Oscar's golden glamor turns back to tinsel
Chicago Sun-Times - Feb 26, 2008Most Fascinating Thing About This Year's Oscars
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 26, 2008'The Counterfeiters' proves it's no fake at the Oscars
CNN.com - Feb 26, 2008The benefits of giving Oscars to Europeans
Financial Times - Feb 26, 2008Montages, Wistful Flashbacks and a Few Lingering Clouds
The New York Times - Feb 26, 2008Oscar Diary: Surviving the Red Carpet Alone
NPR - Feb 25, 2008Bare shoulders and lots of red: best Oscars dresses
The London Times - Feb 24, 2008Oscar fashion: fabulous or faux pas?
BBC - Feb 24, 2008Don't mess with Oscar
The Los Angeles Times - Feb 24, 2008
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