Saturday, February 26, 2005
SITO'S OSCAR BLOGG 2005 Part 1
Here is the first of the Tom Sito Oscar Reports. More will come sometime in the wee hours tomorrow depending on the parties that Tom goes to and how they effects his state of mind.
SATURDAY FEB 26th- DreamWorks threw it's tradigital? Errr-traditional Pre Oscar party at a fashionable eatery called Campanile on LaBrea Blvd. Down the road from the original 1925 Chaplin Studios. Charlie Chaplin had built the structure originally as a house in a Venetian Palazzo style. But Chaplin never got to enjoy it. Before he could live in it he had to sell it in one of his frequent messy divorces. That's Hollywood!
The party was attended by such ToonTown luminaries as Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mike Gabriel the director of the Oscar nominated short LORENZO, Bill Plympton the nominated director of GUARD DOG, Vicky Jenson and Bibo Bergeron the directors of the nominated feature SHARKTALE, Andrew Adamson who with Vicky were the directors of the 2001 Oscar winner SHREK I, Will Finn the co-director of HOME ON THE RANGE and many other luminaries, agents and producers. Antran Manoogian , Jerry Beck and the ASIFA/Hollywood crowd were well represented as well. The nominees looked as breathless and expectant as June Brides. Larry Loc brought his son Toby to witness the scene. What a cool dad! Growing up in Brooklyn I was lucky if my old man took me to the Pulaski Day Parade.
The other day the Canadian Consulate to Los Angeles held it's soiree' for the Canadian nominees at their beautiful Hancock Park residence. I was once at one of these parties when in the middle of a toast by comic Andrea Martin the grounds were rocked by a small earthquake. Let me tell you, there is no better place to experiences an earthquake than at a Hollywood party. Everyone is being much too cool to admit we want to scream and duck under the nearest table. You just stand nonchalant and watch your drink wiggle.
Driving home through Beverly Hills it was difficult negotiating through the traffic snarls caused by all the private valet services hosting private pre-Oscar parties. This day in Tinseltown a stray crab puff or glass of Pinot Noir could not be had for love of money! Hollywood Blvd is closed off and the red carpet being laid down. Tuxedos coming out of the drycleaners, hairdressers working overtime, all is in readiness for tomorrow!
TS ¶ 8:03 PM
SATURDAY FEB 26th- DreamWorks threw it's tradigital? Errr-traditional Pre Oscar party at a fashionable eatery called Campanile on LaBrea Blvd. Down the road from the original 1925 Chaplin Studios. Charlie Chaplin had built the structure originally as a house in a Venetian Palazzo style. But Chaplin never got to enjoy it. Before he could live in it he had to sell it in one of his frequent messy divorces. That's Hollywood!
The party was attended by such ToonTown luminaries as Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mike Gabriel the director of the Oscar nominated short LORENZO, Bill Plympton the nominated director of GUARD DOG, Vicky Jenson and Bibo Bergeron the directors of the nominated feature SHARKTALE, Andrew Adamson who with Vicky were the directors of the 2001 Oscar winner SHREK I, Will Finn the co-director of HOME ON THE RANGE and many other luminaries, agents and producers. Antran Manoogian , Jerry Beck and the ASIFA/Hollywood crowd were well represented as well. The nominees looked as breathless and expectant as June Brides. Larry Loc brought his son Toby to witness the scene. What a cool dad! Growing up in Brooklyn I was lucky if my old man took me to the Pulaski Day Parade.
The other day the Canadian Consulate to Los Angeles held it's soiree' for the Canadian nominees at their beautiful Hancock Park residence. I was once at one of these parties when in the middle of a toast by comic Andrea Martin the grounds were rocked by a small earthquake. Let me tell you, there is no better place to experiences an earthquake than at a Hollywood party. Everyone is being much too cool to admit we want to scream and duck under the nearest table. You just stand nonchalant and watch your drink wiggle.
Driving home through Beverly Hills it was difficult negotiating through the traffic snarls caused by all the private valet services hosting private pre-Oscar parties. This day in Tinseltown a stray crab puff or glass of Pinot Noir could not be had for love of money! Hollywood Blvd is closed off and the red carpet being laid down. Tuxedos coming out of the drycleaners, hairdressers working overtime, all is in readiness for tomorrow!
TS ¶ 8:03 PM
