Comments on: Morning After Message

By: jan

jan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:29:05 +0000

And this from a woman I know @ National Public Radio:

Jan,

I know you must be head over heels!! I was too!

Thanks for recommending “The Hurt Locker” so long ago. I went to see it early and I’m glad I did.

By: jan

jan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:14 +0000

And this from a guy I know in Australia:

Dear Jan,

My daughter (age 15) was very excited that Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscar. She feels more optimistic. I actually saw THE HURT LOCKER film many months ago. Bigelow deserved the award; she can't be knocked as a token or a gesture.

By: jan

jan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:45:43 +0000

This from a guy I know in India:

Hi Jan
Soooo…finally it has happened. And I’m sure that Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar wouldn’t have happened but for your untiring SLUMDOG campaign… It definitely has worked somewhere on some people’s conscience. Cheers!

By: jan

jan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:48:02 +0000

To the friend who just said: “I haven’t seen INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. Futhermore, I don’t like Tarantino & I don’t know why Hollywood fawns on him.”

Here’s my answer: That’s exactly what I think last night demonstrated! It’s not that “Hollywood fawns over him,” it’s that GUYS fawn over him. When women consititute a full 1/3rd of the voting pool, suddenly he’s no longer a shoe-in!!!

By: Jan Lisa Huttner

Jan Lisa Huttner — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:43 +0000

Most feedback is flowing thru Facebook today, so let me add this in response to a new message from my friend LS:

As for surprises, the most wonderful surprise was how strong KB’s coattails were (totally negating Cameron’s suggestion that people would only vote for KB for Best Director because voting for a woman would be irresistible now that the “only 4 noms in 82 years” stats were so public).

And of course I was “tickled pink” (HaHaHa) by the repudiation of the Tarantino & Reitman screenplays because I thought INGLORIOUS BASTERDS & UP IN THE AIR were both highly flawed & way over-hyped.