Hugh Jackman

"Wolverine": This, alas, is the start of the summer?


So at this point, Logan has fought in the Civil War, World War I, World War II and Vietnam. (He doesn't really age much; that happens sometimes in fantasy films.) He's been riddled with bullets on the beaches of D-Day and while charging a machine-gun nest. He's been executed by a firing squad. Despite it all, he's doing fine.

Now an official has a fresh offer: "I'm going to make you indestructible."

WHAT?!? Just what about this guy's history suggests fragility or destructibility.

The Oscars -- a fun time


It's been a fun night, watching the Academy Awards. Here are some of my comments, as the show goes on:

-- Good news: Baz Luhrmann created that spectacular number, celebrating the return of the movie musical. Luhrmann's touch -- in "Moulin Rouge," "Romeo and Juliet," "Australia" and more -- is masterful. This was a grand moment.

-- Bad news: Five presenters for one awards? That's approximately four too many.