News: Scorsese finally gets his

I didn't watch the Oscars, but as I understand it, Martin Scorsese and "The Departed" had a big night. Strangely enough, however, "The Departed" is a remake of the wildly successful Hong Kong film, Wú Jiàn Dào (AKA "Infernal Affairs"). Now, if you've seen "Infernal Affairs," it should probably be insulting that a mere retelling, albeit packed with Hollywood talent, can win Best Picture while the source material can't win Best Foreign Picture. Scorsese, as I understand it, was gracious and acknowledged the HK movie in his speech - very classy.

More noteworthy is the stunning blow Pixar suffered when "Cars" lost. It's not surprising, since the "Doc Hollywood"-esque story was uninspiring and not really executed that well. They also apparently gave Ennio Morricone a much-deserved honorary Oscar for his legendary film scores - whenever people think of Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns, they immediately start to whistle.