For several months Pascal Pinck, Reuters TV correspondent in Hollywood, and I, Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters show business reporter, have brought movie fans weekly comments on major films opening around the world. Now we’ll bring audiences all the stars parading up the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Feb. 25.
Expect to see the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Penelope Cruz, Will Smith, Cate Blanchett and a host of global movie stars as they stroll into Hollywood’s Kodak Theater on Oscar night. The stars will be dripping in diamonds and donning their best tuxedos, but as always Pascal and I will be taking audiences beyond all the glitz and glamour to discuss a broad range of topics.
Along with star interviews, we plan to provide expert commentary on the wide open races at this year’s and whether “Little Miss Sunshine” can beat back challenges in the best film race from “The Departed,” “Babel,” “The Queen” and “Letters from Iwo Jima.” Will Oscar voters award director Martin Scorsese with his first ever Academy Award for best director, or will they snub him again?
But there will be more than just nominee handicapping. Pascal and I will look at Hollywood’s star-making machinery as it seeks to get the stars all the news coverage it can. We will be sharing behind-the-scenes tales of moviemaking, and we will look at how much business all this Oscar spectacle truly drums up Hollywood’s major studios.
Stay tuned to Reuters.com for our live show beginning at 6:55 p.m. ET and running through 7:50 pm ET on Feb. 25.
Send us your questions and comments and we’ll do our best to get to the stars you want to see.