"Let's wind the clocks back a year."

As this June ends its gloom, I'm reminded that last July brought the most popular and acclaimed film of the 2008 year. And, for the mere fact of forgetting to nominate it for Best Picture or Best Director, the Academy was so chastised that it decided this week to expand the number of films that could now be nominated. Pardon me, if I'm underwhelmed. Anyway... let's look again on the achievement that was The Dark Knight:

Strange... isn't it? It seems so much more to me now than when I first saw it. Christopher Nolan is a friggin' genius!!!

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The Best Oscar Post-Mortem

... goes to today's post by John Gruber. A very clear and straight forward piece, and so true. My kids (and their kids) and I will be watching and appreciating WALL-E for years to come ("... long after the Academy's choices have been forgotten.", as John puts it). In fact, my favorite part in last night's Academy Awards was the WALL-E clip where he tosses the found Oscar statue for the videotape (at the 1:45 mark):