tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post1793688228291350775..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Oscars’ Ugliest Smear Campaigns Ever mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-5614152664951096302016-03-02T10:15:27.967-06:002016-03-02T10:15:27.967-06:00I find the sympathy for Woody Allen above at least...I find the sympathy for Woody Allen above at least somewhat questionable. We don't get to know for certain what happened there, but given his behavior toward women generally, I'm not sure I agree that it's clearly merely a matter of Farrow spite.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-12520901289654902602016-02-28T13:37:40.779-06:002016-02-28T13:37:40.779-06:00Gotta have the clickbait headline.Gotta have the clickbait headline.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-77049215016837532062016-02-28T12:15:22.405-06:002016-02-28T12:15:22.405-06:00Note how we go from the worst smear campaigns *eve...Note how we go from the worst smear campaigns *ever* (in the headline) to *recent history* in the sub-head. <br /><br />Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63035078876486594402016-02-28T09:50:01.626-06:002016-02-28T09:50:01.626-06:00Old Chill lost to Peter Ustinov, by the way.Old Chill lost to Peter Ustinov, by the way.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-52344161916524756872016-02-28T09:27:35.771-06:002016-02-28T09:27:35.771-06:00Being a Texan, Chill Wills was just leading the wa...Being a Texan, Chill Wills was just leading the way.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28442196677700205842016-02-28T09:19:46.864-06:002016-02-28T09:19:46.864-06:00The Mia Farrow-orchestrated smear of Woody Allen w...The Mia Farrow-orchestrated smear of Woody Allen was despicable.<br /><br />My favorite Oscar campaign was he desperate attempt by Chill Wills to get a Supporting Actor Oscar for THE ALAMO. This claimed the cast of the John Wayne-directed movie was praying for Chill to win harder than the defenders of the Alamo were praying before the battle. Wayne publicly apologized for the tasteless campaign.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-42108727233759695862016-02-28T08:44:26.910-06:002016-02-28T08:44:26.910-06:00A classic. And so is the movie based on it.A classic. And so is the movie based on it.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-61388562652685556372016-02-28T08:37:30.477-06:002016-02-28T08:37:30.477-06:00Those have nothing compared to the behind-the-scen...Those have nothing compared to the behind-the-scenes shinanegans in Richard Sales's book, THE OSCAR.Debnoreply@blogger.com