Saturday, February 23, 2008

Joan Rivers Oscar Coverage - Can We Talk?


From the Joan Rivers website (shut up!):

We're back!

JOAN AND MELISSA RIVERS BRING THEIR FAMED OSCAR RED CARPET COVERAGE TO AOL’S STYLELIST.COM

Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY – February 22, 2008 – The queens of the red carpet will bring their signature Oscar commentary exclusively to AOL’s StyleList.com, (www.stylelist.com), for the 80th Annual Academy Awards. Beginning Monday morning, no-holds-barred red carpet recap video will be available at (www.stylelist.com), featuring Joan and Melissa Rivers as they dish on the good, the bad and the ugly of Oscar night. They will also crown their choice for best and worst dressed.

For the first time ever, the women who founded the red carpet phenomenon bring their commentary online to better engage the audience with multiple interactive components. Visitors to StyleList.com will be able to comment on the night’s fashions and videos and test their Oscar knowledge with a quiz on past fashion moments. Photos of the iconic Oscar dresses of the past 50 years, style predictions and photos from this year’s red carpet will also accompany the videos.

“Joan and Melissa are icons of red carpet style and commentary and we’re thrilled they have decided to bring their spirited opinions directly to our online community,” said Laura Eisman, Editorial Director for StyleList.com. “StyleList.com’s interactive format puts fans in the action, allowing them to join the discussion of the hits and misses of Academy Awards fashion.”

“We are absolutely thrilled that AOL has taken the initiative to give viewers a choice of not only watching, but being an integral part of our coverage,” said comedienne Joan Rivers. “The Internet super highway is now covered in red carpet.”

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