Time to tune in or turn off the Oscars and other awards shows? By Andy Marken When Louis B. Mayer, founder of then powerful MGM, held his party on May 16, 1929, to give a few of his conscript filmmakers some rewards for staying in line, his rationale was delightfully simple, and it worked. It was a small affair—270 attendees dropping five bucks (equivalent to $75 … [Read more...] about Missing no action