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• Monday, March 6, 2006 06:49 AM

  Cintra Wilson Lets Us Down

  I have read every one of Cintra WIlson's Oscar reviews for the past few years or so; I used to look forward to them more than the Oscars. But this year she gets everything wrong -- maybe she needs more time to revise the piece and smooth it out (the transitions, by the way, are horrible -- totally unlike her). The Oscars this year were bad, but not in the way she claims -- I think this was one case where they were so bad, they were good.

  I mean: "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" gets BEST SONG? Where is Wilson's comment on that embarrassing (but hilarious and wonderful -- the high point of the evening) moment? Jon Stewart's joke afterwards - "Martin Scorcese 0, Three-Six Mafia 1" -- so great. His segments where Stephen Colbert did the voiceovers about the Best Actress and Sound Editing nominees -- so funny. Jon couldn't be completely "irreverent," as Gil Cates tried to call him in an effort to please all the boring Academy members, but he was still ten times better than previous hosts ("I want to send some love out to our troops overseas," etc. You had none of that.)

  So I can't believe that Wilson only comments on the most ridiculous part of the evening -- a "Pimp" song winning -- in a boring, "why censorship?" tone. I mean, those guys with their crazy teeth and incoherent shout-outs ("thank you Jesus!" I think one of them yelled, and another followed with "Thank you George Clooney!") And Crash, a pitiful movie -- Wilson should comment more on that.

  I've read her two books, I read all her articles. I am so disappointed.

  —Emma
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