Fast Track: British night at the Oscars
Last night’s Oscars were great for British people, so-so for everyone else. (Los Angeles Times)
It was also a great night for Melissa Leo, who shocked the audience with an F-bomb after winning. (Los Angeles Times)
“True Grit” went home with zero Oscars after 10 nominations. (Los Angeles Times)
And Corey Haim and Betty Garrett were left out of the In Memoriam montage. (Hollywood Reporter)
Some might say the Oscars were a triumph for conservative values. (Los Angeles Times)
But enough about conservative values. Are you aware that Charlie Sheen is a warlock? That’s what he’s telling the “Today” show. (Los Angeles Times)
Sheen was originally only going to speak to ABC but then decided to add NBC. No one tells a warlock what to do. (Los Angeles Times)
On the other end of the awards spectrum, M. Night Shyamalan did not have a very good weekend. (Los Angeles Times)
Jeffrey Tambor has pulled out of “La Cage Aux Folles” on Broadway after only a week. (New York Times)
In a new interview, Rachel Maddow calls Fox News a “chamber of horrors.” (Huffington Post)
Nintendo’s 3DS has completely sold out in Japan. (Joystiq)
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