Yes, the Oscar poster's nice.
But I still cannot applaud anything ampas related until I've heard someone from there acknowledge homophobia was a cause of last spring's bp outcome.
I think they know how p.o.'d many of us are and have done subtle things to appease those of us that are--things like hiring Ellen Degeneres to be next year's host. And the quote on the ampas poster from BBM! Second on the top left--that's the place where anyone who wants to read all the quotes starts to read, or looks at. (Look! Everyone! Your movie's on the poster, right there! At the top!) Co-incidence or am I just too cynical about the subject?
Link:
http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/env-pondgantis-18dec18,0,3865671.story?page=1&coll=env-home-headlinesIn part of a recent interview with ampas president Sid Ganis from the L.A. Times (link above), the interviewer questions him about people not wanting to see Brokeback Mountain last year. At first, as usual, he tries to naively shuffle it off by saying "Really? People didn't want to watch it? Even with their screeners they were sent?" As though the interviewer had nothing to back that up with. So the interviewer mentions two members who were quoted live and in print. Ganis's reply says he knows very well what the interviewer is talking about:
Ganis: Oh, right, Tony Curtis and Ernest Borgnine. Yeah. That was weird. I'd say, on the record, that's weird and they shouldn't have voted. Period. I'm surprised at them for thinking that way. They're artists. Why wouldn't they, as artists, be curious about material that's been lauded by their fellow artists?Forum member LSky94 correctly observes:
Seems like he still needs to "play dumb" regarding the BBM snub.And forum member daninprov notes:
"Weird"? I think he means "homophobic."So, until ampas actually acknowledges this, which is all I can seek from that organization because the decision will never be reversed, I regard any inclusion of BBM or G&L persons in regards to their awards with great suspicion. And when academy officials like Mr. Ganis "play dumb" about it instead of truth-telling, well, then people who are able to should call them on it. Seems the gay press won't do it, with the exception of AfterElton, so I keep bringing it up.
I learned once that to deal with hurt from someone, an individual OR an organization, you should let them know. Well, from reading the Awards Aftermath thread all year, many people were hurt by this because the result was from homophobia, both circumstantial AND documented. The fact that the press will not address it, even the gay press, or ampas, is starting to sting more than ampas's continual downplaying or brushing it aside as false. (You notice when ever the homophobia issue is brought up, academy spokesman always side-step it to the issue of not having seen the film, so they shouldn't have voted. Not the REASON for not seeing/voting for it.) So, I will keep bringing this aspect up until it becomes acknowledged.
In the meantime, to me the most relevant movie quote on ampas's new oscar poster is right above oscar's head:
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
