[March 7, 2007 ~The Lion's Eye Page 5 ty 0 Ad iviitcy LCALILiii - The 79th Annual Academy RS Recap The 79th Annual Academy Awards jammed packed the Kodak Theatre of Hol- lywood on Feb. 25, 2007 with hopefuls of taking home a tiny gold statue. Every nominee deserved their night in the spot- light, but unfortunately, only one could be chosen from each eotegory — and the votes were in. Ellen DeGeneres kept the mood of the night light, free-spirited, and fun to ease the nerves of the nominees. She was full of surprises, and did anything for laughs, even if it meant vacuuming the first row of the theatre and almost ruining Penelope Cruz’s beautiful pink gown! DeGeneres was not the only one full of surprises, though — the results of some of the categories left a few nominees and viewers shocked! “Best Supporting Actress” was taken home by Jennifer Hudson, who starred in “Dreamgirls.” ~~ Hud- son also was a previ- ous contestant on the | ever popular television | show, “American Idol” and was the sixth run- | ner-up in the third sea- son. To think that NOT winning the competition | actually boosted her ca- reer! Take that, Simon Cowell! Al Gore ended up | receiving his dues about & his concerns of global warming with his docu- mentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” The Photo From Google Davis Guggenheim film received the Oscar for “Best Boicumentnty Feature.” Maybe there is a possibility that people are start- ing to see the light about global warming. Gore’s efforts in reach- ing people through film left most shocked at the “inconvenient truth” of what our fu- ture holds if we keep living the lifestyle we are ‘accustoming our- selves to, currently. In the end, “The Departed” walked ~ away with the award for “Best Motion Picture of the Year.” Per- Stop turning a blind eye, Hollywood! By Jason Hellerman Lion's Eye Staff Writer Jxh5038@psu.edu While flipping through the channels - on a brisk February evening, I stopped on NBC to get a look at the chubby faced and crazy quaffed Donald Trump as he said those infamous words, “Rosie is a slob,” just kidding, “You're fired!” Suddenly a thought came to my mind. It was not, “Wow, Donald Trump’s wife is six months younger than his daughter,” or even, “Why do I find this entertaining?” It was “Why doesn’t he do more for people?” We all know Mr. Trump as the entertain- ing business mogul on The Apprentice, but why don’t we know him as the billion- aire philanthropist? Last month’s issue of Fortune soon some crazy statistics. They stated that there are 686 billionaires in the world. It is hard to comprehend how so many could have so much and yet every day people die of starvation. When I hear these facts it is hard not to be jealous. In America alone, 90% of the wealth is held by 1% of the popula- tion. This information is overwhelming. I believe that, as the leading exporter of charitable donations, we need to start set- ting the gold standard for people in need. Billionaires like Donald Trump need to comb the hair away from their eyes and take a good look at the world. It makes me sick when I see Paris Hilton scoff at fifty thousand dollar shop- ping sprees. Iam sure it breaks people’s hearts when they see celebrities purchase automobiles that cost as much as a house, when they themselves don’t have enough money to buy food for the week. Just last week, before her balding breakdown, Brit- tany Spears dropped ten grand in fifteen minutes shopping on Rodeo Drive. This type of super-spending streak is fueled by television shows that glorify this lifestyle. We forget to realize that there is a child in public school who drops out to work to feed his family or a little girl in the ghetto that is gunned down because she had no where to go after school. I am befuddled as I watch the inept celebrity spending, and I stop to think, “What could America be if we all chipped in?” Whatever you think this world needs, it is obvious that money can either buy, or facilitate it. With so much of America’s wealth held by so little of the population, it leaves us with a bleak outlook for the future. All we can do is continue to give our support in hope for a better contribution from our rich and famous. “I think that having money is a convenience, but sharing money is a bless- ing. In these earnest times we remember what is expected from those whom much is given. ow Review - Boston Legal Boston Legal stars Emmy award win- ners James Spader and William Shatner as sharp tongue attorneys Alan Shore and Denny Crane. Crane fancies him- self as a ‘mad cow’ infected male chau- vinist Republican who | ‘loves guns and wants to bomb North Korea’. Shore prefers to stick & to his routine of get the client off by mocking the issues of our time like teaching creation- ism in public schools, suing the army for wrongful death, sell- ing body parts and terms like ‘friends with benefits’. The show’s supporting cast includes Candice Bergin, Mark Valley and Julie Bowen. Movie stars like Michael J. Fox, Tom Selleck and Freddie Prinze Jr. have. s recurring roles on the how. Very seldom does he jury proclaim a de- endant represented by _ the great “Crane, Poole nd Schmidt” guilty mostly due to Shore’s cynical closing argu- ments. It begs the ques- awyers on Boston Le- | gal all that far from the ruth? ~ Boston Legal doesn’t op the Nielsen charts but it does make you best. A recent epi- sode saw Shatner’s - character dress up ion. Is the portrayal of augh when it’s” at its _ like Dick Cheney going hunting and Bow- en’s as Jennifer Aniston carrying a voodoo doll of Angelina Jolie. ‘Legal’ is without a doubt a satire of modern pop culture ranging from celebri- ty life to politics in Washington and over- seas in Iraq. But while you’re laughing try and see if you can spot the hidden com- mentary contained in the episodes. Issues like free speech, the war between conser- vatives and liberals and national security are often targeted by David E. Kelley’s scripts that often make fun of politics and political issues because quite frankly they need it. : This is a show will satisfy your com- edy delights leading up to the Daily Show with Jon Stewart butit also points out the absurdities of today’s world while pre- senting it in a very entertaining manner. Boston Legal airs at 10/9¢c on ABC. - JOHN MILLER sonally, I believe that a really inspirational story such as, “The Pursuit of Happyness” should have claimed the title, but we’ll let the Academy think that they chose the best candidate, for now. The show was overall slow and dragged on, despite the goofy antics of DeGeneres. The highlight of the show was the Pilo- bolus dance company that performed at the show. The company managed to contort their bodies into unbelievable interpreta- tions of movie titles behind a white lit sheet (they covered such titles as, “Snakes on a Plane,” and “Little Miss Sunshine”). De- Generes could have done a lot more with the show, and should have done so. - KAT SPECHT Academy Award Winners Best Motion Picture “The Departed” Best Original Screenplay “Little Miss Sunshine” Best Animated Feature Film “Happy Feet” Best Documentary Feature “An Inconvenient Truth” Actor in a Leading Role Forest Whitaker “The Last King of Scotland” Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin “Little Miss Sunshine” Actress i in a Leading Role Helen Mirren “The Queen” Actress in a Supporting Role Jennifer Hudson “Dreamgirls” | Original Song for Motion Picture “I Need to Wake Up” “An Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge Original Score for Motion Picture “Babel” Gustavo Santaolalla
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