"And
The Winner Is…" Every
March, my wife and I mark Oscar night on our calendar like we would
an anniversary or birthday. We watch the red carpet shows, make
our last minute predictions and groan when the winners we disagree
with are announced.
We are
passionate movie fans and take Oscar night seriously. The phone
goes unanswered. Dinner is eaten in front of the television. Debate
is intense. (Last year - Halle Berry over Sissy Spacek - are you
kidding me? I don't even know how to address this.)
Oscar
night has given us lots of memories and here are a few movie-related
books that might help you enjoy the night:
70
Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy
Awards by Robert Osborne
Osborne is a writer for The Hollywood
Reporter and he covers the history of the awards as thoroughly
as possible. Great photos, movie posters for every Best Picture
winner and a myriad of facts, trivia and insights from past award
winners make this the encyclopedia of the Oscars.
The
Academy Awards Handbook by John Harkness
This handy dandy guide compiles every
nomination in every category for every year of the awards. Harkness
includes every winner in each category, tons of photos and a fun
and considerably accurate method of picking the winners. This is
a great book to keep near you when you're watching the ceremony
or old movies.
The
Great Movies by Roger Ebert
Love him or hate him, Ebert is the
voice that people listen to when looking for a movie to go see.
This book compiles his essays on what he believes to be the 100
greatest movies of our time. His writing is accessible and straightforward
and you will have a hard time arguing with any of the movies he
has included. A must have for any movie fan.
Roger
Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003 by Roger Ebert
This guy again. (Obviously, I am in
the "love him" category.) If you own a VCR or DVD player,
tuck this book in the glove compartment of your car and take it
with you every time you head to Blockbuster. He's compiled his reviews
for the last couple of years here, as well as covering several other
facets of the movie industry. If you can't find anything to rent,
open this book and he'll find you something.
You've
only got a couple of weeks left to see this year's nominees. I'd
tell you who I'm picking, but then that accounting guy at Price
Waterhouse might get mad at me for announcing the winners early...
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