In a normal skiing experience, a man of my limited skill level shouldn’t be this high off the snow. And, the bottom of his skis probably shouldn’t be facing the sky. Likely he shouldn’t be tumbling, poles sort of flailing, ski helmet more or less even with his ski boots.
Whatever happened to the youth movement at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? Younger hosts, hipper movies and A-list stars were supposed to be the recipe for alleviating anemic ratings for the annual Oscar telecast. But you’d never know it judging by this year’s crop of nominees, two of which are in their 80s, or the show’s host, 63-year-old Billy Crystal. Even the nominees for Best Picture are set in days of old.