Thanks to Gloria Monti for forwarding the Oscar list and accompanying
story.  But I did have a certain "knee-jerk reaction"  to this sentence:
 
>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Braveheart, actor Mel Gibson's directing debut,
>captured a leading 10 Academy Award nominations Tuesday, including
>best picture.
 
Now it's my memory that Mel Gibson directed _Man Without a Face_.  Am I
wrong?  I'm happy to be corrected if so.
 
The reason I'm a bit upset (if I'm right about Mel) is that a recent
syndicated obit. about Gene Kelly (by Larry Swindell) made the BIZARRE
claim that _An American in Paris_ was the last American musical to win an
Oscar for Best Picture.  But by ANY and all standards _Gigi_ was an
American film and so for sure as hell was _West Side Story_.  So why such
carelessness with facts?
 
Yes there are more important things in life to worry about, but still...
 
David Desser
 
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