I know I didn’t mention it before, and maybe I should have, but other, better bloggers out there did, so I figured, why bother?
But I’m sure member-of-the-tribe producer Joe Roth had no idea that including Hitler’s favorite home movie camerawoman in the “In Memoriam” tribute would create such a stir. Maybe it doesn’t take much to get Vanity Fair editor Greydon Carter to start a a chorus of hissing, but who knew the ADL would jump on this like it was the Second Coming of Mel. Luckily, Elton John was around to put everything in perspective:
Yes, Hitler was evil, but I think it was proper to have her name there. She was a great filmmaker, and as an artist myself, I think she deserved to be there.
Yahoo! News – Oscar Tribute to Nazi Filmmaker Draws Ire (link via indieWIRE)
Out of Focus 