Oscar movies

My movie pal & I are scurrying to see all the contenders before the Acadamy presentations, but I'm still hoping for CRASH to win "Best Picture" as that would ensure many more people would view this powerful portrait of racism from many varied aspects. However, the last movie we saw was MATCH POINT and it included another portrayal of the over fifty woman who drinks too much. She keeps turning up in movies. Cloris Leachman did her wonderfully and comically in SPANGLISH and so did Ann Margret in TAXI when she took the entire blender of mixed drinks off to her bedroom. Of course, we know this stuff is more sad than funny. And Woody Allen, in MATCH POINT where he is writing and directing like the Ingmar Bergman he always wanted to be, slips in a character who has too many gin and tonics and says more than she should say. And then it's not just sad. Then it's something that can begin a tradegy.

Have you seen WALK THE LINE? I remember seeing Johnny Cash probably a few months before he died on Imus in the Morning, well they showed a recent picture of him and I remember thinking that is a man who has abused himself. He had recorded (covered) that song HURT, the Nine Inch Nails song, and the video is so poignant. I'm getting away from the point, Joaquin Phoenix portrayed the man so well, his battles with booze and pills, he should win best actor, especially since they both sang the songs themselves.

Who's watching the Oscars right now? I'm watching the pre-show on E. Haven't seen any of the movies, but still love to watch.

I'm watching the red carpet on ABC...haven't seen any of the movies either, lol. Never enough time...any way still love to watch the oscar and will see the movies on dvd this summer or next fall. Would like to see Reese Witherspoon win for best actress! Loved her in Legally Blond.