Ben Lyons Interview: Talks Oscars and mentions Twilight, Kristen & Taylor!

Ben Lyons is a television producer, host, journalist and, most notably, a film critic. He has covered The Academy Awards for E! television for the past six years, and this Sunday will once again be on the red carpet as part of E!'s coverage.


Ben Lyons: Hey Tom, thanks for hanging out. What's going on?

Nothing much... So, we've got The Oscars coming up and naturally wanted to get your take on a few things. I saw you mentioned in another interview that 2010 was a "forgettable year at the box office." Was that more because of the product or were people just not going to the movies this past year?



I think there's a lot of reasons. I think, one, you had the writer's strike a few years back and now as a result, for whatever reason, in 2010 we saw a lesser quality of films. You know, with "Avatar" being such a big deal in 3D we saw a lot of movies in 2010 that were rushed to be in 3D and really shouldn't have been. And I think a lot of the big blockbusters underperformed. A film like "Twilight" dominated the summer, and if you're not a "Twilight" fan there's not much there for you. A lot of the big studio comedies like "Get Him To The Greek," Dinner For Schmucks" and "The Other Guys" didn't really hit with audiences.

I think it's cool that young stars are hosting the show and that they're being recognized throughout the show.

So, I take it you don't think we'll see The Situation nominated for an award anytime soon?

(Laughs) Let's hope not! But you never know... No, The Oscars has made itself as a classy awards show, but also an award show that acknowledges the entire year in movies. The fact that Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart can come on stage and present, I think that's fine.

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