On the positive side, it was good to see Pedro Almodóvar (above, with Quentin Tarantino) introducing some of the Best Foreign Language Film nominees, the speech by art director Robert Stromberg — who survived some unspecified deadly illness — was quite moving, and it was interesting to see John Hughes' alumni in 2010 in an otherwise poorly presented tribute. (A tribute for the recently deceased Eric Rohmer at the Oscars would have been unthinkable; but Rohmer did get his due at the Césars.)
Anyhow, the presence of Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Matthew Broderick et al. was proof positive that, apart from Kathryn Bigelow and Robert Downey Jr, time doesn't stop for anyone.
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