HOLLYWOOD, FRANCE, AND……

February 28, 2005

Well, the 2004 Academy Awards have come and gone. Billy was probably at his best and there were few surprises like Errol Morris ragging on he Iraq war. The Lord Of Rings easily ran away with the awards. I mean, with competition like, Lost In Translation what could one expect? How in the world did that movie get a nomination? A better title would have been Lost In Production!

But I digress. Hollywood now has the message. Mel Gibson’s movie is more than a hit: it’s a mega hit! The movie brought in around $117 MILLION from Weds-Sun. And as I said in my previous post, Mel doesn’t need Dream Works or Spielberg.

But this shocker! Of all the European nations, only France has decided not to run the film. They don’t want to upset the Jews. Of course they didn’t take the Jews feelings into consideration last month when the French government decided to ban Jewish head coverings.

So, come Monday we find out if the CNE in Venezuela (can you say Chavez) will allow elections? With Chavez calling Bush an ***hole Sunday afternoon, there’s not much left of any relationship between Washington and Caracas. This should be interesting.

Written by Ernie · Filed Under Daily Commentary