Sounds of Sweep

Sounds of sweep, emanating from our TV room. And we think that Benecio Del Toro was funnier than Whoopi Goldberg. And we didn’t understand the opening movie, either. Were they selling the idea of movies? Do they need selling to an audience willing to spend three hours in a bathos of self-celebration? And what was with the hideous outfit on Whoopie? We think also it wouldn’t have been horrible if Jennifer Connelly had looked up as she read her speech. No surprises so far. We are all quite happy about Black Hawk Down (bad sign for the Rougies), in particular the cinematographer in the room, who also voted for it. This is also a good sign for a Ridley upset. There is a strong Lord of the Rings male bias just picked up in the room, a kind of testosterone pull. … Same contingent horrified by the feathered coat on the make-up winner. Later …