Tag Archives: Melissa Leo
Wanted, Desperately Needed, and Lacking: Professionals, Adults and Values in the Media
This is what happens when a vital democratic institution requiring integrity, self-control, professionalism, ethics and a sense of responsibility is in the control of second rate minds with third rate values. Continue reading
Civility, Stupidity, Art, and “The King’s Speech”
United Airlines massacred “The King’s Speech” for no good reason, to no benefit at all. “Fuck.” 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
