STARS IN THEIR EYES\Oscar fans camp out for night of glitz.Byline: Fred Shuster Daily News Staff Writer Only 250 fans will get a front-row view of stars arriving for tonight's Oscars, so Joey Marcus made sure he got there early - five days early. His foresight paid off: The 39-year-old Marcus was in time to take the prized first spot in line, ahead of 150 other fans. "Everybody's been great," Marcus said Sunday from his blanket, spread outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. . "It's been fun. No problems." The East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. security firm owner is somewhat of a pro at the Oscars waiting game - he has staked out the event 16 times before. The sidewalk critic's picks: "Apollo 13" for the best picture honor, Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Sarandon, the eldest of nine children, was born Susan Abigail Tomalin for best actress and Mira Sorvino Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967 in Tenafly, New Jersey) is an Oscar and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life for best supporting actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista . But if anything's a sure bet, it's that there are no sure bets at the 68th annual Academy Awards. Favorites among the ever patient fans split evenly among the five best picture nominees: "The Postman," "Babe," "Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". ," "Apollo 13" and "Braveheart." Christine Browning and her daughter had flown all the way from Brisbane, Australia, for one thing above all: to see stars. "We're star-struck, always have been," the 63-year-old Browning said. "We'd like to see anyone really, especially Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Gibson U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. ." Life on the line has been peaceful, participants and police said. Food, movie magazines and extra blankets were passed among the faithful and places held when somebody had to slip away to the bathroom. "We haven't been threatened with arrest for camping on the sidewalk, it hasn't rained, and this is a great bunch of people," said second-in-line Judy Eiland, 45, of Riverside. "I would say this is one of the better years." However, the nights have been chilly and the concrete as hard as ever. "We've all been helping each other out," said Burbank office worker Jantonio Turner, a 28-year-old Oscar first-timer. And then there was the birthday girl. Theresa Feldman, who will turn 30 today, gave herself a trip to the Oscars, from her home in Bradenton, Fla. "I've always wanted to do this," Feldman said. "Everyone's been real friendly. It's been safe and fun and everything I hoped for. Plus, I haven't gone hungry yet." The end of the long wait - longer for some than others - will come this afternoon when fans are allowed to take their seats on the bleachers, in clear view of where the parade of limousines will pull up. There, actors, actresses, directors and others will pass through an obstacle course obstacle course n. 1. A training course filled with obstacles, such as ditches and walls, that must be negotiated speedily by troops undergoing training or participants in an obstacle race. 2. made up of an international press corps. An estimated 1 billion people will watch the telecast around the world. Presenters will include director Steven Spielberg and actresses Jessica Lange, Nicole Kidman, Angela Bassett and Alicia Silverstone. Musical performers tonight will include Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Take 6 and Gloria Estefan. The broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. today on KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7). Oscar organizers promise that the event will run swiftly, with nominees directed to keep acceptance speeches to just 45 seconds. And if winners talk beyond the allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. time? "This year, we've installed a moat with alligators," film academy President Arthur Hiller quipped. CAPTION(S): PHOTO (1 -- color) Academy Award fans carry their belongings to their places in the stands Sunday afternoon. (2) Kurt Russell signs autographs for his fans Sunday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion after a rehearsal for the Academy Awards. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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