Bruce Davis, Academy mouthpiece, wraps ANOTHER insult around the Academy's Official Farrah Apology©

[Amerigo Vespucci]

You know, Michael Jackson, "The Wiz," blah blah blah, OK...he was the King of Pop and the King of Cinema. Gotcha.

But...

"Davis, who also says he stands by the decision about Fawcett's absence, had considered including her, but ultimately felt her "remarkable television work" would be more appropriately honored at the TV Academy's Emmys (which she was)."

...is BULLSHIT, because her performance in the FILM "The Apostle" was AMAZING. In the DVD commentary, Robert Duval defends the decision to cast her in the role because he knew she was right for it.

This little prick is like a Bush Administration toady...in the midst of public outrage, deliver a STFU "apology" wrapped around ANOTHER insult.

:rant:

The executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologized to the friends, family and fans of Farrah Fawcett, who was conspicuously omitted from Sunday night's Oscar-event tribute to Hollywood personalities who had died over the past year.

While some agents and publicists, besides actors, were included in the memorial, Fawcett, a high-profile star better known for her TV work (who also appeared on the big screen), was not.

Neither was Gene Barry -- who was seen in both versions of "War of the Worlds" -- or Bea Arthur.

Among those criticizing the Academy for its selective omissions were critic Roger Ebert and Oscar-winner Jane Fonda.

In response, the Academy's Bruce Davis, who was responsible for the "in memoriam" segment (and has been since the tradition began in 1993), said late Tuesday: "There's nothing you can say to people, particularly to family members, within a day or two of the show that helps at all. They tend to be surprised and hurt, and we understand that and we're sorry for it."

Davis, who also says he stands by the decision about Fawcett's absence, had considered including her, but ultimately felt her "remarkable television work" would be more appropriately honored at the TV Academy's Emmys (which she was). He also noted that several notable screenwriters were not included in the tribute.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/10/farrah.fawcett.oscars.apology.ppl/index.html?hpt=C2

[Love Bug]

1. Turner Classic Movies does it right

The "In Memorium" segments they broadcast at the end of every year are done well and include all kinds of people involved in filmmaking: writers, producers, editors, actors, etc., etc. All Davis has to do is get ahold of a copy of that to make sure he doesn't overlook anyone. Idiot.

[Orrex]

2. I don't mean to seem insensitive, but I can only recall two film performances by her

and one of them was Saturn III, for pity's sake! Does she have a significant history of work in film beyond these two movies?


However inelegantly they're handling the Oscar snub, it seems to me that she really was more of a tv icon than a film icon.