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Robin Williams performs the song “Blame Canada” from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,
nominated for Best Original Song, during the 72nd Academy Awards in March 2000.
ner; each time someone thanks,
say, Harvey, the Harvey icon’s head
would swell with volume.”
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THE POINT
“I don’t want it to be an opera by
Puccini. I don’t want it to be a
reading aloud of War And Peace
by Leo Tolstoy,” Talese told HuffPost, sounding as if he were reading aloud from Green Eggs and
Ham by Dr. Seuss. “I don’t want to
have somebody give me their view
of President Karzai. I don’t want
to hear about Iraq or Hillary Clinton. Those in Hollywood who think
they’re very knowing on policy may
want that, but I think it’s stupid.
Don’t do it on Oscar night. We’re
talking about entertainment.”
The 80-year-old writer described
his ideal Oscar night as a tour of
Hollywood’s “fantasy factory,” with
no view to the outside world.
And yet, watching our favorite actors and actresses fumble
through cue cards is rarely a t