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Tom Watson · 1 year ago

This is gonna be great - can't wait!

nycweboy · 1 year ago

I am offering up a "volunteer to host"... :)

This does sound good... have to see about getting the videos...

I'd add one story about including Dr. Doolittle - the song "Talk To The Animals" was nominated for an Oscar. The 1967 Oscars, held in 1968, were scheduled to go on April 8... when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 4 days before the ceremony. The schedule was thrown into chaos, as many people said it should be postponed or canceled.

Ultimately, the show was moved 2 days; one reason was that Sammy Davis, Jr., scheduled to perform "Talk To The Animals" said he would cancel his appearance. He said "I find it morally incongruous to perform Talk To The Animals while the man who could make life better for my children lies in state."

Sammy's memorable performance, at the postponed show, was considered a highlight. And it won the Oscar for Best Song.

tina oiticica harris · 1 year ago

I can't wait for these open threads.

Kathleen Maher · 1 year ago

Excited, yes: it's a great idea, and a few of the movies I have in fact seen: we watched "Bonnie and Clyde" a couple weeks ago. Yet, I'm intimated, too. Everyone knows so much about movies. Everyone's so familiar with every trope. (NYCWeboy's an authority on Oscar history!) And, you can read read "Pictures at a Revolution" before next week, no problem. On top of which, I'd bet my weight in gold your lives are 10x more interesting than mine.
Am I the only one without several clones?