Does anyone remember when De Niro was publicity shy?

Now he'll appear anytime anywhere. And why did Adrien Brody come out looking like De Niro as Rodrigo Mendoza in The Mission?



This doesn't seem so much like group therapy as it does a meeting about which pledges should get to join the coolest fraternity. Or maybe I'm just being sexist.

And here we have the night's first big surprise -- Mickey Rourke was considered the favorite but the Oscar goes to Sean Penn. It's good to see him rewarded for taking on such a charged role -- given the still backwards political climate in which much of our national operates -- but I am truly sad not to get to see Mickey thank his dogs, especially the recently departed Loki.