Word: oscared
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Recently an old friend and I were discussing the Oscar prospects for Quentin Tarentino's most recent film, "Jackie Brown," when the subject of the "n"-word came...
...questionable ethics. Guy Pearce and Russel Crow turn in fine performances that give us two different approaches to policing, thinking first and hitting later, or vice versa. A reptilian James Cromwell and slick Kevin Spacey round out a fine cast and a finer tale. Could this be an Oscar contender? I'm not a betting man. --Nicolas R. Rapold...
...traditional music group The Chieftans will be performing at Symphony Hall tonight. On the theatre front, look for Pulitzer winner Frank McCourt (of Angela's Ashes fame) and his hit play The Irish... And How They Got That Way and for brand-new Copley Theatre's A Portrait of Oscar Wilde. And every pub--every pub!--has something planned. If nothing else, just go downtown. (And don't forget to wear green...
...impressed...by the manner in which the details of my career were gleaned from all parts of the country in a few weeks' time and so effectively pressed into a capsule of four pages. The next time I want to cut a show, I'll call you all in... OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2ND New York City...
...Sound Barrier" about the new Miss America, Heather Whitestone, and the controversy in the deaf community over her choice to speak rather than use American Sign Language brought to mind a similar uproar. It occurred when I spoke rather than signed at the 1988 Academy Awards while presenting the Oscar for Best Actor. I was labeled "offensive" by the deaf community, and my family and I endured years of mean-spirited criticism. My response to those who disapprove of Whitestone's choice is that all of us have dreams to fulfill and each one of us takes a different path...