Folks are complaining (of course) about certain names being omitted from the "In Memoriam" reel on the Oscars. We're going to be discussing that this Wednesday when I guest along with Voice Actor Bob Bergen on Stu's Show. I'll tell you shortly how to tune in and view what I expect will be a brawl with chairs being hurled and general mud-wrestling. My view is that, yeah, it's unfortunate but not worth the outrage that some folks (e.g., the host of Stu's Show) have about it.
The big omission so far among the outraged seems to be the great director Stanley Donen, who died the other day. I'm reasonably sure that there is a firm deadline for inclusion in the montage: You have to die by such-and-such a date or wait 'til next year…and Mr. Donen merely missed the deadline. But that doesn't mean I can't salute him here.
When the Oscars do, they'll doubtlessly stick in a clip from Singin' in the Rain or they could even opt for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers or Two for the Road or several other films. I would go for the little noticed Movie Movie, which disappeared from cinemas in about the time it takes to say "Movie Movie." Here's a moment from that fine, funny film. That's George C. Scott as the producer of a 1930's Broadway revue and Barry Bostwick as his accountant…