Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker.By Hap ErsteinLeave it to Steve Martin to sum up Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony with a final ad-lib, calling the broadcast so long that “'Avatar' now takes place in the past.”At three-and-a-half-hours, it actually ran longer than James Cameron’s bloated, 3-D science fiction epic, which got left in the dust by the documentary-like The Hurt … [Read more...]
Film feature: Look for ‘Hurt Locker,’ Bullock, Bridges to take Oscars
A scene from The Hurt Locker.By Hap ErsteinAnd then there were 10.No, not by a process of elimination, but by inflation. I’m talking about the new, probably not improved, look for the Academy Awards, with its revised voting dynamic for best picture. Not only are there 10 nominees for the top Oscar, but members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be ranking … [Read more...]