OK, I know this mini-review of the big night is a couple of days too late, but I gotta say that, surprisingly, Hugh Jackman did not totally suck as host of the Oscars. The opening number was actually pretty funny and he tried his damnedest to keep a very bloated telecast light and lively, but, any w...

Keeping a few presenters under wraps hardly seems like an occasion to go to DefCon 4. "Help, they've kidnapped the Oscars!" the Bagger can hear them yelling. "They're trying to make them about, ugh, the movies."...

I'm not out to defend (or criticize) Nicole Kidman's performance. But it's hard not to be shocked at how her comments have been wrenched out of context....

By now, amid all the stories of Brad Renfro being left out of the dead folks tribute and David Bowie winning the award for Best Supporting Actress, you have heard the news that the viewership for this year’s Oscars was at an all-time low. I’m not saying that fewer people watched this Oscars tele...