trb@masscomp.UUCP (04/11/84)
I came home from dancing last night and turned on the Oscars TV show just in time to catch the only part I wanted to see. Linda Hunt won an award for her work in "Year of Living Dangerously." There is justice in the world. On the other hand, I did stay tuned another few minutes until Frank Sinatra was called upon to present an award. He is one of the greatest singers around, he's rich and famous, but it he couldn't even read his cards. I don't think he has bad eyes, I don't think he's unintelligent. He reminded me of late Elvis Presley. That's when I turned it off, it was pitiful. Andy Tannenbaum Masscomp Inc Westford MA (617) 692-6200 x274
rossen@uiucdcs.UUCP (04/13/84)
#R:masscomp:-24700:uiucdcs:10700066:000:1178 uiucdcs!rossen Apr 13 10:03:00 1984 YES!! YES!! HOORAY for Linda Hunt!!! This is the only award about which I had anything like a strong feeling this year. I suppose it really shows what an impact her performance had that, even several days before the ceremony, the feeling in her favor was becoming so strong that some of the predictors and oddsmakers (most notably whoever it is that does such things for PARADE magazine) had placed her as a 2-1 co-favorite with Cher. All the wimpy "entertainment corresopndents" (has anyone else been repelled by this new glorified term for TV gossip reporters?) were saying 'til the last minute that, as much as Hunt deserved the award, she wouldn't get it because not enough people in Hollywood had really seen the movie. Serves them right -- THEY probably hadn't seen the movie themselves (presumably busy with junk like "Two of a Kind") and probably assumed that she "deserved" it for playing a man and a dwarf. Again, Bravissimo, Linda!! I loved both "The Year of Living" and her performance. Too bad the movie didn't get recognized for its score, which was one of the main elements of this picture's magic. ----- Ken in Champaign [pur-ee ihnp4]!uiucdcs!rossen
jay@umcp-cs.UUCP (04/16/84)
Linda Hunt is indeed a wonderful actress. She is currently featured in Arthur Kopit's new play "The End of the World" which is bound for Broadway (though I saw it at the Kennedy Center in D.C.). She plays a matronly agent for a playright cum detective and got a wonderful ovation when she stepped out into the footlights. She got another one at the end of the play and that one had nothing to do with Oscar. The play itself is a bit heavy-handed though there are a few snippets which are very well done. Those in the N.Y.C area might check it out. BTW, Barnard Hughes (of Da, Bob Newhart Show, et al) is also very good as a Sidney Greensteetish harbinger of doom. -- Jay Elvove ..!seismo!umcp-cs!jay