Can we finally talk about movies for a minute?
I mean, those of us who arent full-blown, always on-it awards professionals.
The Republicans have had theirSpeakershipbrawl.
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The Democrats have observed theirJ6vigil.
TheTwitter Warshave settled into the usual trench exchange between Left and Right.
A young-ish black comic,Jerrod Carmichael, will host the show for NBC.
A less young-ish black comic,Eddie Murphy, will receive the press associations Cecil B. DeMille Award.
As in Vietnam, did we burn down the village to get to save it?
The opening of nominations just brought another key markerthe full list of films qualified as contenders for the year.
manages to edge the pictures aside.
So, chatter on.
Whats the deal with BAFTA and thatAvatarsnub?
Who do you figure will be the next Bond?
Maybe its all trivial.
But its kind of fun, and its certainly a relief to be thinking about nothing weightier than Hollywood.
