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DIED. STANISLAW LEM, 84, Polish writer of ruminative science-fiction classics, most famously Solaris, a metaphysical-psychological tale that spawned a 1972 film and a 2002 remake starring George Clooney; in Krakow, Poland. Lem, who battled communist-era censors--and tweaked them in novels like The Futurological Congress--wrote more than 50 books that were translated into 40 languages and sold 27 million copies worldwide...
...Academy’s tradition of awarding black actors for fulfilling clichéd roles—when it awards them at all—is one that can be traced back to over 75 years ago, when, as George Clooney noted on Sunday, it “gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the back of theaters.” While Clooney undoubtedly meant this observation as praise for the Academy’s boldness, McDaniel’s Best Supporting Actress win was actually an affirmation of the sexless and happily...
...Leave it to Clooney, winner of the night?s first award, to address the question whether Hollywood was out of touch. He said that movie industry had addressed questions of civil rights and AIDS when the rest of America was afraid of them. ?I?m proud to be part of this Academy,? he said as the applause cresecendoed, ?proud to be part of the community, and proud to be out of touch.? He exited to cheers. If there were four strong men nearby, he would have been carried on their shoulders...
...Clooney is too big a star to consider it, but already Hollywood is thinking aloud-and the thoughts must have percolated further after his performance last night as a winner, a stud emblem and a defender of liberal values-George Clooney for Best Supporting Actor? Maybe. George Clooney for President-yeah...
...night?s most mature speech came from a hot, young thing. You were counting on George Clooney for the evening?s gravitas? Best Actress winner Reese Witherspoon delivered the most eloquent thanks, without notes, tears, or gimmicks. June Carter Cash would approve...