Oscars...Trying To Span The Disconnect

There exists a chasm between the Academy members and the moviegoing public. This divide is wider and deeper than it has ever been and is reflected in the viewership of the Oscars which has been on a downward trajectory over the last 15 years and reached an all-time low of 9.5million viewers last year.

OUT OF TOUCH WITH MOVIEGOERS

The  Academy needs to get relevant and lose the elevated snobbery that the brand projects, particularly when it comes to nominating movies that very few see and which generate little to no box office attendance.  If nothing else it should be taken as a monetary problem, as the Oscar telecast is a major source of revenue for the nonprofit organization - and this continues to drop. 

So, to alleviate the problem, this year the Academy has decided to present a 'the Twitter Award', in an attempt to reverse the course of non-interest on the part of film fans.

Twitter users will be able to tweet their submissions up to 20 times a day using the hashtag #OscarsFanFavorite. The film that receives the most fan votes by March 3rd will be recognized during the March 27th broadcast.

CMG believes that this 'scheme', to get younger moviegoers interested in watching the Oscars, will fail. It is the latest, there have been many, to hold on to the cultural importance it once had. The Oscars have become a boorish event for the Hollywood glitterati to backslap and pontificate on their wokish political views.

Only when the films that generate the bulk of the box office gate will film fans return to watching the Oscar awards --- and not before that.

No Vac or Mask for Oscar

In Los Angeles, all moviegoers MUST be fully vaccinated and masked before being admitted to a cinema to enjoy a movie... yet those mandates do not apply for attending the Academy Awards.

Yes, the mandates have been waived for the Hollywood hotshots and the glitterati will be free to congregate vac and mask free during the Oscar presentations.

The Academy confirmed that attendees to the big show would not be required to show vac status nor wear masks.

No need for masks or vacs at Oscars

With standing-room-only at the event, tinsel-town elites see no reason why they should be burdened by trivial mandates reserved for the common folk. 

So, an unvaccinated person in L.A. cannot go to a cinema, gym, restaurant, or bar without showing proof of being fully vac'ed. It occurs to me that of all the public places one can visit a cinema is the safest!  There is distance separation, the seats are sanitized, and there is very little co-mingling of patrons. Not so at the Oscars, where thousands will be packed into the Dolby Theater and I guarantee you the only people wearing masks will be the paparazzi.

What about masks you say? Well, it seems that masks will not be required at the Oscars either. CA State officials announced this week that the indoor mask mandate will be lifted on February 16th. The Oscars will be aired on March 27th.

So at cinemas, it's No Pokey No Showy. For Oscars: No Pokey Who Cares - let the games begin.

No need for the glitterati to be vac'ed of masked

 

Old Stars and Songsters Have No Relevance

 Whether Neil Youn, Joni Mitchell, or Barbra Streisand why on earth do they believe they are still relevant and can sway public opinion and cancel others that pose different views than their own.

To their credit, Spotify did not capitulate to demands by these older, non-relevant music artists to cancel podcasters that didn't agree with their held beliefs.

The term Covidians (those that have elevated the COVID crisis to a religious level) is what these anti-free speech retro-artists represent.

CMG believes people have the right to any beliefs regarding the pandemic or any other topic. If businesses give in to unfounded demands by others - they will lose in the long run.

Wokeism is a cultural trend that will become irrelevant because of its ridge and unflexible posture. If more companies, follow Spotify's example the current cancel culture which pits people against each other will die out.

Call For Gun Safety on Film Sets

 New Mexican Republican State Senator, Cliff Pirtle, introduced a bill that would require all film and TV production personnel who handle firearms to complete a gun safety course with the New Mexico Game & Fish Department.

Spurred on by the Alec Baldwin shooting that took the life of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins while filming the movie, 'Rust', it was unclear if the bill will gain support in the Democrat-led legislature and Dem. Governor, Michelle Grisham, had no immediate comment on the proposal.

Senator Pirtle, in a statement, stated, "Unfortunately, to the Hollywood elite, the talk around guns is all too abstract. This is  a simple bill to bring  some gravity back to the use of firearms  on production sets."

CMG agrees with Senator Pirtle and other States should follow. There definitely needs to be a higher sense of awareness regarding firearms on film and TV production sets.