
(Note: I hope Bill Mechanic realizes that in a street fight Lauren Bacall, even at the age of 85, could still take him. Hell, it wouldn't even be close.)
So please remember to honor her yourself. Perhaps when Ben Stiller inevitably takes the stage in some sort of stupid costume and recites terribly unfunny jokes that Mechanic and Shankman will defend as being "what the people want" even though every critic and blogger from here to Istanbul will tomorrow tell you it's exactly what they didn't want you can pour one glass of Shiraz for yourself and then pour one for Lauren while fondly recalling her sizzling cinematic looks and marvelous performances.
You deserved your moment on that Oscar stage, Ms. Bacall, and if the Academy President (Tom Sherak) had any class he would cede his obligatory moment in the spotlight at the ceremony to you.
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