Tag Archives: Academy Awards
Natalie Portman Ethics, Part II: The Body Double
Natalie Portman’s dancing body double flags an ethical violation by the actress, but not the one everyone’s talking about. Continue reading
Liar of the Week: Mike Huckabee, as He Fails The Integrity Test
Speaking unpopular truths and backing down once they prove unpopular is worse than what most politicians do, which is avoid speaking the truth at all. In Huckabee’s case, he compounded the villainy by not only backing down, but by absurdly lying about what he had said, despite the fact that his words were recorded and his meaning was clear as a bell. Continue reading
Ethics Hero: Kirk Douglas
All of Kirk’s heroes and anti-heroes followed him on stage last night: Spartacus, Ned Land, Col. “Jiggs” Casey, Detective Jim McLeod, Vincent Van Gogh, Midge Kelly, Doc Holiday, Jim Deakins, Einar (my favorite, in “The Vikings”), and the rest, and they all took a last curtain call with the bravura actor who gave them life. Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Melissa Leo
The Academy Awards have been handed out since silent films, and in all those years, among all the winners, only Melissa Leo had to say “fucking.” Why? Continue reading
Oscar Ethics: Was Melissa Leo’s Campaign Wrong?
If Leo’s is the best performance then she should win regardless of anyone’s promotional campaigns, including her own. Continue reading
The Westminster Dog Show and the Benign Lie
The Westminster Dog Show is based on a lie. Is this OK? Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Around the World, Business & Commercial, Love, Professions
“Cat Ballou” Ethics
In case you are considering riding your own horse or mule while in a state similar to Lee Marvin’s “Kid Shelleen,” this article may be of interest. Continue reading
Oscar, Jean Luc-Godard, and the Ethics of Honoring Talented Creeps
I think it would send a powerful and legitimate message if the Academy gave Godard his honorary Oscar in an empty room. The message: we admire your work, but we don’t respect you. Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Week: Alessandra Stanley
How are the Emmys like the Nobel Peace Prize? Continue reading
