Jimmy Kimmel and crew went out on the street and asked people about a bunch of movies that do not exist, on a special Oscar edition of #Lie WitnessNews. Jimmy calls the Academy Awards “by far, the most elegant traffic jam of the year.” It may well be therapeutic for us too, as a palate cleanser between endless Republican debates.
I always wonder why people say preposterous things on camera that they can’t possibly know anything about. I can only assume that because they’re filming in Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel’s crew may encounter people who are more movie-minded and star-struck than most. Perhaps they Lie Witness News victims are affected by the inexorable pull of a camera, a microphone and possible fame. Why else would someone claim to know of a blockbuster called ‘Little Man, Big Motorcycle’ by a notoriously short – and sensitive Hollywood star?
These folks can’t be blamed for talking ‘out of their hats,’ as my aunt used to say in a G-rated moments. After all, claiming to have enjoyed the light-hearted song and dance number with the bear in ‘The Revenant’ is equally false, but much less harmful than what we hear daily from the campaign trail. At least the man who claims that ‘Citizen Kane’ is the best picture of this year, is partly right!