To the editor:
I enjoyed reading the article “Underdog
is here,” by Karen Butler [GO Brooklyn, Feb. 19]. It is sad indeed
that Paul Giamatti was left off the ballot for a Best Actor Oscar for
his role in the comedy film “Sideways.”
This episode shows us once again that Hollywood and the Oscars Committee
can be very partial and political. Just look at the film “Passion
of the Christ” which so far has made over $600 million worldwide,
an amount which current Oscar film contenders won’t make. [It] wasn’t
even mentioned as an Oscar contender.
What a joke!
Anyway, the point I would like to make about Ms. Butler’s article
is that she omitted mentioning the word “late” when referring
to Paul Giamatti’s father and former President of Yale and Major
League Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. As you may know, Mr.
Giamatti passed away several years ago while serving as baseball commissioner.
— Michael Giammarella, Oakland Gardens, NY.
