75th Annual Oscar Thread-'Black Sunday' Protest Coverage and Comments Please

ABC ^ | March 23, 2003

[ewing]

In tribute to the Armed Forces today the participants will be mostly dressed in black and for the men business attire is encouraged.

Celebratory music has also been cancelled as well

[Gunder]

The closest I saw to a flag pin was Matthew McConaughey's (sp?) red/white/blue flowers.

[HairOfTheDog]

Julie Andrews still looks great....

Yes she does.... any word on whether she will ever sing again?

[RummyChick]

awwww.crap...tom hanks did go

[John Lenin]

This is what I think of the Oscars.

[gortklattu]

Why are they introducing all these people?

[wallcrawlr]

No, thats paula poundstone youre thinkin of.

[RummyChick]

anjelica houston..peace pin

julie andrews and olivia have a very regal bearing

[jragan2001]

When I think of Michael Moore, I think about the "Fat
Bastard" character in the Austin Powers sequel.

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah - I just saw that too, but perhaps he knew most folk were planning to behave.... it hasn't been bad at all.

[RummyChick]

ghandi dude wore a peace pin...

[jragan2001]

I remember Steve Martin going to the Persian Gulf during
the Desert Shield phase and entertaining the troops on
a USO tour. No matter how liberal he may be, I have
held him in high regard since then.

[hispanarepublicana]

C B C   A r t s C a n a d a - A r t s   N e w s   :

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Combine director booed for anti-Bush remarks

ArtsCanada

HOLLYWOOD - A standing ovation quickly turned to raucous boos for Oscar winner Michael Moore after the satirical director launched into an anti-war tirade against President George W. Bush.

Celebrities rose from their seats and cheered as Moore walked to the podium to receive the best documentary award for his film Bowling for Columbine, co-produced by Halifax's Salter Street Films.

Moore invited his fellow nominees on to the stage to show solidarity for "non- fiction," he said.

"We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president," he said to some applause but mostly jeers.

But the crowd grew more hostile and began to jeer heavily as he continued.

"We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons. Whether it's for the fictition of duct tape or the fictitions of orange alert. We are against this war Mr. Bush. Shame on you Mr. Bush."

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[vikingchick]

Because they're mostly forgotten and Hollywood wants to give us the impression that they will live on and on.

Most movies are unwatchable after a while. Except for Gone with the Wind and Wizard of Oz.

[Broad Sweeping Statement off]

[freedumb2003]

>>dont' take your diet so seriously...

"I lost so much weight on my last diet that I doubled it...<<

Looks like that Gloria (cant remember her name) from "All in the Family" when she was doing those world hunger ads.

[RichInOC]

Tatum O'Neal...just damn.

[HairOfTheDog]

They are doing a theme of the 75th anniversay of the Awards by parading past winners of major awards.

[gortklattu]

Susan Sarandon: Dead brain walking

[RummyChick]

didn't even get the title of his movie right..

[MrFred]

i'll second that about tatum oneal.

[gortklattu]

You noticed too...... yep....