SOUR NOTES AT THE OSCARS Apr. 29, 2021 at 11:00 am OSCARS MADE ME A GROUCH They were noteworthy for some of the groundbreaking nominees and winners, but kinda stunk for production decisions. We do have to cut them some slack. It was an impossible task, during a pandemic, in a much smaller venue, Union Station (gorgeous and historic but not large enough to present “spectacle”), with some guests seated across town at the (formerly) Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, the traditional site of the awards recently and the largest stage in the U.S. Song and dance numbers, vital to the entertainment value of the show? Missing. I heard they did some songs on the red carpet, but I never tune in to the fashion and fabulousness flaunting so I missed that. Whatever there was.