Let's all chant -- Bruuuuuce!
So, everyone can stop worrying about the Oscars. You know, whether they're happening or not and whether there will be an expressionist dance number set to the eerie neo-Western "No Country" soundtrack.
Bruce Vilanch can't relax, though -- just the opposite. He and a couple of writer colleagues have written the Oscar show for decades, but never under the current circumstances. As he tells Scriptland today, putting the telecast together in 12 days has its up and downside. Orders from show producer Gil Cates?
"I believe the word was 'fast.'"
That would be one of the negatives, along with the fact that the husky writer figures his picket-induced walking-in-circles weight loss will cease now.
On the plus side? Less time before the show means less political wrangling and hierarchical hissy fits. That would be good.
Check out the full interview here.
Mmmmm, chocolate Oscar. Not every star will walk away from the 81st annual Academy Awards with a trophy, but if they hit the high-profile Governor's Ball they can have pastry chef Sherry Yard's gold-dusted candy version. Also on the menu from celeb chef Wolfgang Puck is tuna tartare in sesame miso cones, chopped Chino Farms vegetable salad with ginger soy vinaigrette, Maine lobster and caviar. Serve it up! (Getty Images)
I see that Sally Jesse Raphael is dipping into the old HGH fruit punch
Posted by: Joey Nader | February 14, 2008 at 09:09 AM