The Oscars are over, but Rex Reed is still smarting from the telecast. “It was so incredibly boring,” he says. “They have to stop thinking of new ways to improve the Oscars. Just show them and get them off the air.”
At 85, Reed, once known as the hazel-eyed hatchet man for his tough reviews, is still swinging the axe. He’s especially furious at this year’s “In Memoriam” segment: “Those stupid dancers dancing around those tiny pictures of the people who died. You couldn’t tell who died! The whole thing smacks of mediocrity.”
