PLUGGED IN : OSCAR BYTES.FOR OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime) AOL's internal project name for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The core functions of OSCAR, known as the Basic OSCAR Services (BOS), include Login/Logoff, Locate (find out about other AIM users), Instant Message OGLERS: It's Oscar time again. If that slick invite still hasn't arrived, then break out your sweats, butter the popcorn, turn on your PC and get ready to dish. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will offer complete coverage of the ceremony (http://www.oscar.com). The site highlights the arrival of celebrities, glimpses at backstage photos, text of the winners' speeches and informal post-show interviews. The entertainment cable channel E! presents a more tongue-in-cheek take on the golden statuettes (http://www.eonline.com/Hot/Oscars). Computer users can play Madonna's Revenge, where the snubbed star throws pies at the nominees, and Oscartalk, which entices the public to write their own dialogue to the nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. movies. Gossip-lovers can pop by the Ted Casablanca Texas-born Bruce Bibby, better known by his alter-ego Ted Casablanca, is an American entertainment journalist for E! Online and has a column called "The Awful Truth" where he regularly dispenses gossip on the private lives of celebrities. Oscar Party An Oscar party is any of the various parties, usually held by entertainment-media corporations, immediately following the broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony. Some sponsors, such as Vanity Fair , a live chat where users and Mr. Dish can compare notes. Speaking of gossip, Mr. Showbiz (http://www.mrshowbiz.com) is sure to win an award for best catty cat·ty 1 adj. cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est 1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark. 2. Catlike; stealthy. comment. Forget the nominee profiles and interviews. Check out the Fashion Face-Off, where the best- and worst-dressed female Oscar attendees are crowned. Or stop off at the Plastic Surgery Lab, where players can give Tom Cruise a whole new look by swapping features with Billy Bob Thornton Robert George (Bob) Thornton (born July 10 1962, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward. He holds career averages of 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 283 total games. and Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes, (IPA: [ˈreɪf ˈfaɪnz], born 22 December 1962) is a Tony Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated and Genie Award-nominated English actor. . The Actors Interactive site (http://www.actors-interactive.com/faqs/ oscars.html) tackles the math on the often-scoffed belief that 1 billion people will watch this year's Oscars. (Maybe there's something to the idea that people outside of the U.S. care more about the event than Americans.) Did you hate Billy Crystal's ceremony schtick schtick n. Variant of shtick. Noun 1. schtick - (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" schtik, shtick, shtik ? Then drop by the ``Choose Rosie as Your Oscars Hostess in '98!'' site (http://www.americaninternet.com/conti/city.htm), which begs visitors to lobby the Academy to hire Rosie O'Donnell for next year's ceremony. It also pleads for cash contributions to fund the grassroots effort. Cinemania On-line (http://www.cinemania.com) touches on the things that people remember about the Oscars - fashion and beauty - from the people who matter in Hollywood: hair stylists. The site surveyed 10 of the top taste-makers in L.A. about this year's best, worst and sexiest film stars. (Art Luna raved over Leonardo DiCaprio's locks in ``William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Jose Eber slammed Carrie Fisher's ``Star Wars'' buns, but loved Ralph Fiennes' 'do in ``The English Patient.'') Remember dah-link, you look fabulous. RANDOM ACCESS SPOOKY SOFTWARE: Scary monsters, super freaks Freaks 1930s macabre movie about sideshow people. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 278] See : Deformity : Forrest J. Ackerman's Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Museum has created a CD-ROM-based virtual reality exhibit. Using digital cameras, 3-D rendering and VR technology, the four-disk set allows users to browse through thousands of photos, movie props and original artwork. The set, published by Irvine-based Marlin Software Development, retails for $42.95 and is compatible with both the Macintosh and PC. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--Color) No caption (E! web site) (2--Color) No caption (Oscar web site) |
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