What is up with that?

It seems that lately there have been lots of celebrities ragging on each other in public. While I know that most of them are talentless soul suckers, and that our society has difficulty differentiating between famous people and talented famous people, I think that it is odd that artists would rag on each other.

Everyone has their own opinion, god knows I do, but the whole thing about people disparaging their peers in a public forum is distasteful and seems incredibly negative for the artistic community at large.

There are a few recent examples that come to mind, like Faye Dunaway saying Hillary Duff is not a real actress, and then Duff rebutting by saying Faye is old and unknown and ugly. Musicians do this all the time: Lily Allen hates Katy Perry, All American Rejects hate Lady Gaga, etc.

And while all this is find and good in the privacy of your own home or in your own social circle, it's a bit disconcerting that artists find it so easy to trash each other to the media. It's so petty and childish and unnecessary.

It bugs me.

Let's support each other people. This shit is hard enough as it is.

Oscar

I don't think I can remember the last time I enjoyed an Academy Awards program as much as I enjoyed this year's.

I like to think that it is because Hugh Jackman is the host that it was elevated to a new level of greatness because he is a true song and dance man who knows what it takes to entertain and be fantastic. No one can put a show on like he can because he is a genuinely talented indivudual and regardless of whether you enjoy musical theater or not everyone enjoys a good show. And Hugh Jackman knows how to put on a good show.

Overall the telecast seemed like a real celebration of film and it's artists which is so often lacking in Hollywood and in the film industry. It's so easy to get lost among the shuffle of making money and doing stupid crap commercials and listening to a barrage of idiots talking about being in the "industry" and you forget that at it's core film is about making art on a grand scale through a medium that has the capacity to reach millions of people. That is amazing when you take the time to think about that. The potential that every film has to make such an overwhelming impact in people's lives.

What a good year for movies and for artists. I hope one day to merely be considered an artist among the giants that are creating such beautiful work.