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Monday, February 23
the oscars
while i didn't watch most of it, i did see the recap this morning. and i did see heath ledgers presentation, which was sad and touching. i want to see slumdog millionaire. have you seen it?
I got bored and turned it off before the final presentations. Haven't seen Slumdog, but we just saw There Will Be Blood, so about this time next year, Slumdog should be on HBO :)
I had an Oscar party and pool, so we watched the whole thing. I also saw Slumdog, it's the only Oscar nominated film I saw actually. We really liked it.
i hate any and all award shows on principle and would rather spend that time doing something i hate but find useful, like cleaning my house or getting a lower GI.
It signaled that the SEASON OF AWARDS is OVER!!! I'm tired of Kate Winslet's "I can't believe this is happening to me" kind of look. I agree with Meme about Kate and her dumpier look.
Hugh Jackman was ok . . but I think The Oscars would have been better served had Tina Fey & Steve Martin hosted...their schtick was hilarious! Also hilarious: Ben Stiller doing the weird Joaquin Phoenix thing.
And I'm SO OVER HEATH LEDGER and all the people lamenting his death. He didn't get hit by a car or die in a plane crash or die of cancer---he was a privledged overindulged actor drug user and overdosed. I would have rather seen Robert Downey Jr get the award . . he was in Ledger's shoes but fought to get out of that distructive cycle. Adios Heath,go away now.
I absolutely LOVED the crystal stage and how initimate the stage was to the audience.
I LOVED the new thing of dragging someo previous Best actor/supporting/actress/supporting actors out to introduce the nominees. Anne Hathaway looked positively glowing when Shirley MacLaine introduced her nomination . . and old broard Sophia Loren introducing Meryl Streep . . . magical.
I like the less-is-more presenters and doing more than one category, but why is Will Smith a star? He does nothing for me and has zero charisma.
AND THANK GOD . . no more fucking BRAGELINA on the red carpet . . . those two need to take a slow boat to China and drop off the face of the earth. BLECH.
Brangelina. When, oh, when, is Ms. Jolie going to get over her "I'm the most gorgeous thing on the planet and I will grace you with my presence now" act? What was that Beyonce was wearing? Why were most of the women wearing white? Or black? There are other colors people! And the woman that won best supporting actress last year (can't remember her name)...Tilda Swenson--that's it!she looked HORRENDOUS! I saw "Slum Dog Millionaire" the day before the Oscars. Yup,it should have won. Of course, I haven't seen the other four nominated movies, but I'm satisfied that the Academy made the right decision. Oh, and I am NOT going to see Frost vs. Nixon. I'll slit my throat before I do that. And I am certainly glad IT didn't win. Can't Jennifer Anniston do something ELSE with her hair?? And the whole thing was pretty boring. With the exception of Best Actor, everybody knew who was going to win anyway. If I were Josh Brolin (nope, didn't see "W" either, if you can believe that)and Diane Lane, I would have just stayed home and watched the show and had some popcorn. And I didn't like all those former award winners out to gush on the current nominees. "You were brilliant" "you nailed it" "you glowed" yada, yada, yada. Does Meryl Streep really NEED some other actress gushing about her at this point? No, she doesn't and I didn't need to listen to it. Jerry Lewis looked pretty good and didn't go on and on like I thought he might. He actually gave an almost Joe Pesci speech, as to regarding its length. So more color next year. A comedian/comedienne as host for next year and do away with that over long listing of acting nominations. The show was too long to start with and that made it even longer. I'm through ranting now.
With her flair for the dramatic, Britain’s most challenging actress must be tempted to repeat history by flushing out the gossip-mongers who have plagued her Highland village since the news broke of Swinton’s ménage à trois. Swinton, 47, lives under the same roof as a boyfriend who is 17 years her junior, a long-term lover who is 20 years her senior and their 10-year-old twins.
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I got bored and turned it off before the final presentations. Haven't seen Slumdog, but we just saw There Will Be Blood, so about this time next year, Slumdog should be on HBO :)
I liked kate winslett more when she was lumper and she didn;t let hollywood dictate how she would look
I had an Oscar party and pool, so we watched the whole thing. I also saw Slumdog, it's the only Oscar nominated film I saw actually. We really liked it.
Slumdog is an excellent movie. See it, Spidey. The happy ending is just what you need at the end of a Wisconsin winter!
Oh, and isn't Hugh Jackman amazing? Is there nothing he can't do?
No apparently he even swings both ways
He can just swing on over my way any time he likes.
Me too, VQ. Hugh Jackman was the only reason I even watched.
i hate any and all award shows on principle and would rather spend that time doing something i hate but find useful, like cleaning my house or getting a lower GI.
jilly
I kept trying not to like SlumDog but it kept winning me over. I don't know how that happens.
Here's my take on the Oscars:
It signaled that the SEASON OF AWARDS is OVER!!! I'm tired of Kate Winslet's "I can't believe this is happening to me" kind of look. I agree with Meme about Kate and her dumpier look.
Hugh Jackman was ok . . but I think The Oscars would have been better served had Tina Fey & Steve Martin hosted...their schtick was hilarious!
Also hilarious: Ben Stiller doing the weird Joaquin Phoenix thing.
And I'm SO OVER HEATH LEDGER and all the people lamenting his death. He didn't get hit by a car or die in a plane crash or die of cancer---he was a privledged overindulged actor drug user and overdosed. I would have rather seen Robert Downey Jr get the award . . he was in Ledger's shoes but fought to get out of that distructive cycle. Adios Heath,go away now.
I absolutely LOVED the crystal stage and how initimate the stage was to the audience.
I LOVED the new thing of dragging someo previous Best actor/supporting/actress/supporting actors out to introduce the nominees. Anne Hathaway looked positively glowing when Shirley MacLaine introduced her nomination . . and old broard Sophia Loren introducing Meryl Streep . . . magical.
I like the less-is-more presenters and doing more than one category, but why is Will Smith a star? He does nothing for me and has zero charisma.
AND THANK GOD . . no more fucking BRAGELINA on the red carpet . . . those two need to take a slow boat to China and drop off the face of the earth. BLECH.
PS: I can't believe how inconsiderate you are , Spidey---posting about the Oscars . . you KNOW how upsetting that it to ole Ragamuffin
ragamuffin who?
snort
Jerry Lewis got an award and made a speech ? How was old Jerry looking anyway ? He must be at least 90 years old by now . allan
he is 82.
Brangelina. When, oh, when, is Ms. Jolie going to get over her "I'm the most gorgeous thing on the planet and I will grace you with my presence now" act?
What was that Beyonce was wearing?
Why were most of the women wearing white? Or black? There are other colors people!
And the woman that won best supporting actress last year (can't remember her name)...Tilda Swenson--that's it!she looked HORRENDOUS!
I saw "Slum Dog Millionaire" the day before the Oscars. Yup,it should have won. Of course, I haven't seen the other four nominated movies, but I'm satisfied that the Academy made the right decision. Oh, and I am NOT going to see Frost vs. Nixon. I'll slit my throat before I do that. And I am certainly glad IT didn't win.
Can't Jennifer Anniston do something ELSE with her hair??
And the whole thing was pretty boring. With the exception of Best Actor, everybody knew who was going to win anyway. If I were Josh Brolin (nope, didn't see "W" either, if you can believe that)and Diane Lane, I would have just stayed home and watched the show and had some popcorn.
And I didn't like all those former award winners out to gush on the current nominees. "You were brilliant" "you nailed it" "you glowed" yada, yada, yada.
Does Meryl Streep really NEED some other actress gushing about her at this point? No, she doesn't and I didn't need to listen to it.
Jerry Lewis looked pretty good and didn't go on and on like I thought he might. He actually gave an almost Joe Pesci speech, as to regarding its length.
So more color next year. A comedian/comedienne as host for next year and do away with that over long listing of acting nominations. The show was too long to start with and that made it even longer.
I'm through ranting now.
I'll give this much to you, Moif. You don't post often, but when you do, you POST!
"Can't Jennifer Anniston do something ELSE with her hair??"
agreed
I never watch the Oscars anymore. I now just wait for Murf's examination of the event. It's all anyone needs.
I meant kate winsleet when she was Plump not a lump btw
tilda swinton always looks terrible but she lives in a menage et tois thew lucky bitch so she must shag like a bunny on speed
I want to hear more about Tilda's menage a trois.
Im not one to gossip but ttp://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article3382117.ece
Since I can't get the link to work, how about you just fill us in??
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment
mems forgot the "h" in front. . . but I didn't see anything about Tilda
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article3382117.ece
With her flair for the dramatic, Britain’s most challenging actress must be tempted to repeat history by flushing out the gossip-mongers who have plagued her Highland village since the news broke of Swinton’s ménage à trois. Swinton, 47, lives under the same roof as a boyfriend who is 17 years her junior, a long-term lover who is 20 years her senior and their 10-year-old twins.
Sounds just like my life. If you exchange the two lovers for the same wife of 27 years, I mean. And minus the twins.
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