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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Oscar's "Best" isn't
Tonight that nauseating mutual admiration society of leftist, America-hating Hollywood elitists will pat themselves on the back and overestimate their worth and importance.
Oh for the days when Bob Hope was the emcee and real talent walked up to the podium to accept their awards.
I’m a firm believer in that age old phrase that “they just don’t make 'em like they used to.” We did this last year. Let’s take a look, in increments of five years, at the previous Academy Award winners for Best Picture:
1928-1929 - The Broadway Melody
1934 - It Happened One Night
1939 - Gone with the Wind
1944 - Going My Way
1949 - All the King’s Men
1954 - On the Waterfront
1959 - Ben-Hur
1964 - My Fair Lady
1969 - Midnight Cowboy
1974 - The Godfather Part II
1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer
1984 - Amadeus
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy
1994 - Forrest Gump
1999 - American Beauty
2004 - Million Dollar Baby
2009- ???
The nominees......there are ten this year as opposed to the five that have been an Academy tradition for many years. Ten nominees? For "Best" Picture? There aren't 10 good films released in a year.
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
Again, would someone tell me that movies of today are that much better than movies of the past?
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