EDITORIAL
Whoopi hosted the Academy Awards four times. “Whoever the host is has to love the movies, because they have to keep you engaged,” Goldberg explains. “They have to be talking to you as the show has a break, and talk about what’s happening or what’s coming next." When the Oscar winner took on hosting duties for the first time in 1994, she received some advice from Crystal ahead of the broadcast. “He said, ‘Listen, there’s only three things you have to remember: It’s not your show, it’s their show. Second thing: They will love you for five minutes and then they want to know - Did I win? So, keep it moving.” The final piece of advice, she notes: “Keep your eyes open because there’s all kinds of stuff going on." And that’s what I did.”Courtesy Angelique Jackson) ...
Have a safe week and a pleasant Friday night at the movies,
Jean Constant
The industry has made a big deal about the box office battle between James Cameron’s “Avatar” and the Russo Brothers’ Marvel tentpole “Avengers: Endgame.” The MCU film surpassed “Avatar” in summer 2019 to become the highest grossing film at the worldwide box office with over $2.79 billion, but then “Avatar” was re-released in China last month and reclaimed the box office crown with over $2.8 billion. “Everybody makes a big deal out of [the box office battle], but the truth is what we really need to focus on is getting back to theaters,” Cameron said. “Hopefully we can still have movies like that, ‘Endgame’ and ‘Avatar’ and the big Marvel movies and all that.”... 