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Oscars 2015: Host Neil Patrick Harris ready for showbiz’s biggest night – LA Times

February 17, 2015 by Vickie Lester

Neil Patrick Harris will host the Oscars this Sunday. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times) Like every Oscar host before him, Harris has to win two persnickety audiences: the movie stars inside the Dolby Theatre and the folks at home who envy them and are not afraid to criticize the show — these days, quickly and vehemently on social media… Personally, the baby-faced Harris has a bawdy sense of humor, most recently on display for his 13.6 million Twitter […]

Categories: Choreography, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Photography, Theater, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized • Tags: baby-faced Harris has a bawdy sense of humor, Dolby Theatre, Liz O. Baylen, Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, Neil Patrick Harris, Neil Patrick Harris will host the Oscars this Sunday, The Oscars

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Shunning shocking snubs, really? Oh yeah, it’s that time of year again… The Academy Awards will be broadcast February 22nd

January 15, 2015 by Vickie Lester

The nominations came out today, and so did a barrage of verbiage. Let’s put this in perspective, in light of recent events perhaps shocking would be a word best used to describe the mindset that equates a difference of faith/expression/opinion with the right to murder. A snub is a marked lack of cordiality, it is related to shunning behavior; the avoidance or ignoring of something or somebody due to excessive caution, or distaste. A newsworthy snub/shunning was the United State’s […]

Categories: Blogging, Books, Entertainment, Film, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, News, Uncategorized • Tags: In the opinion of Vickie Lester, The Academy Awards will be broadcast February 22nd, The Oscars

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Judy Garland’s Children Will Reunite for ‘Wizard of Oz’ Tribute | Movies News | Rolling Stone

February 24, 2014 by Vickie Lester

By Ryan Reed February 24, 2014 6:10 PM ET To celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland’s three children (Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft) are reuniting this Sunday on the 86th Academy Awards, according to the Hollywood Reporter. via Judy Garland’s Children Will Reunite for ‘Wizard of Oz’ Tribute | Movies News | Rolling Stone.

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