If you felt that last hint of class, style, and grace fade from the Earth it was due to the passing of Elizabeth Taylor at the age of 79. The film icon and humanitarian died of congestive heart failure earlier today. One of the local radio station DJs was trying to explain Elizabeth Taylor to [...]
Ok, we are three days out from the 83rd Annual Academy Awards and it took me forever to get my picks nailed down. I’ve listed each nominee along with their number of previous nominations and wins, where applicable (for acting categories I’m counting both leading and supporting nominations). Let’s dive in… Unless of course, The Academy feels that Annette Bening is “due”. I don’t think she is with this particular role. Julianne Moore had the more compelling character in The Kids Are All Right. You could have substituted Marcia Gay Harden in Bening’s role and had the same movie… Melissa Leo and Jackie Weaver cancel each other out for playing manipulative matriarchs preying on their kids and putting the “D” in dysfunctional. Its a question of which do you prefer Leo’s Southie or Weaver’s Aussie brand of crazy…
Last Sunday, hip-hop marketing executive Steve Stoute took out a $40,000 ad in the New York Times calling out the Recording Academy (NARAS) for being out of touch with the mainstream and failing to give Grammy awards to such hipper acts as Eminem and Justin Bieber. What Stoute fails to understand is that the Grammys, like the Oscars and the Emmys are peer achievement awards. If the respective academies turned their highest honors into sales contests then Sam Worthington would have a Best Actor Oscar, NCIS would have an Emmy for Best Drama, with Mike and Molly taking home the Best Comedy Emmy. None of that will EVER happen.
Its the most wonderful time of the year– the Super Bowl is looming, and the 83rd Annual Academy Awards nominations are out. At first blush here’s where I stand: BEST PICTURE 127 HOURS BLACK SWAN INCEPTION THE FIGHTER THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT THE KING’S SPEECH THE SOCIAL NETWORK TOY STORY 3 TRUE GRIT WINTER’S [...]
So the question came up this morning regarding whether or not I was dreading the Academy Awards show this weekend, which they enjoy watching and I routinely abstain from (the last at least 5-7 years). I came up with a response which on reflection I thought you all might enjoy: Watching the academy awards will [...]
Gentlefolk, March is upon us and its time to award our latest appreciation recipient. In keeping with our theme we like to find someone deserving and slightly under the radar. After much bantering back and forth we’ve decided to salute Julianne Moore. While Moore is hardly invisible, we’d like to point out that she’s gotten [...]
Earlier today, the nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced. As promised the countdown here continues, I’ve seen The Hurt Locker. The Last Station and Crazy Heart might be in mix this weekend. But I’m confident I can handicap the Academy’s choices this year. The lovely and talented Holly Comesoftly might dispute some of [...]
Well, it’s that time of the month when we appreciate someone new. Someone deserving and slightly under the radar, last month it was the fabulous Bill Nighy. This month, what with Valentine’s Day around the corner and all, we’ve decided to salute Colin Firth. Because nothin’ says lovin’ like a guy in a wet shirt. [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of year, the Super Bowl is on the horizon and film awards season is in full swing. We’ve gotten past the joke that is the Golden Globes. The far more relevant Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild passed out their awards this past weekend. The BAFTAs nominations were announced [...]
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