Wednesday, February 25, 2009
tiny bubbles v.4
we need a witness to our lives. there's a billion people on the planet... i mean, what does any one life really mean? but with love, you're promising to care about everything. the good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. you're saying 'your life will not go unnoticed because i will notice it. your life will not go un-witnessed because i will be your witness'.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
oscars v.81
5:31: gotta say those crystals hanging like curtains are AMAZING. hugh jackman ain't so shabby either.
5:36: love the opening. off to a good start.
5:43: 5 past winning females up now. eva marie saint is the only winning outfit of them all. and is this how we're going to present all of the categories? if so, i'm not going to make it.
5:50: p. cruz just won best supp. actress. not a good start as far as my predictions are concerned, but her speech was nice.
5:53: tina fey and steve martin. hard to get better than that--i want to go to there. and damn girl, you look fantastic!
5:57: and original screenplay goes to dustin lance black for milk. the screenwriters get younger and younger. good for him. but sean penn looks constipated. not sure if that's him being happy or him being regretful on what he had for lunch.
6:00: don't fall in love with me. classic. can tf and sm present all the awards please?
and adapted screenplay goes to simon beaufoy for slumdog. india just lost its shit. i'm 0/3. dammit.
6:03: and so she arrives. the aniston in front of the brangelina. they pan quickly to brangelina. brad looks genuinely amused. angelina totally faking it.
6:07: and wall-e wins. i'm on the board.
6:18: clever set dressing for art direction. i like the effort so far.
6:21: i'm 4/7 with the duchess for costume design.
6:24: make that 5/8 with best makeup. this guy has a list. academy is going to be pissed. he will rue the day. rue it! and make way for sjp's dress people!
6:25: robert patz is up. here goes the screaming again. and could we put two less energetic kids up there together to present?
6:28: montage time. thank god they put in some nick and norah--the numerous clips of high school musical were tough to get through.
6:31: between ben stiller and yesterday's independent spirit awards, joaquin phoenix is pretty much the biggest joke of hollywood right now. hilarious.
on a side note, natalie portman is breathtaking. always.
6:44: james franco and seth rogan. me lovey. seeing the 2 of them in their tuxes brings up the age old debate--bowtie or regular tie?
mr. wienerschniztel just called the oscar statue a "bolthead". annnd...that guy's career just died.
6:56: oh no she didn't! beyonce has bigger balls than i thought. she just sang a few lines of "at last". etta james, wherever she is, just stroked out.
7:04: is phillip seymour hoffman now selling beanies?
7:08: no shocker that heath won, but still so emotional. what it would take for his parents/sister to get up and speak at such a bittersweet time.
7:21: holy shit that tom cruise/jimmy kimmel commercial was solid gold.
7:35: slumdog is taking it all so far.
7:42: jerry lewis tribute. good time to find out my tally and get a refreshment. not that i don't love the guy. or his telethons.
7:49: tally is 10/16. so far i'm ok with that. oh and by the way, boom goes the dynamite.
7:53: how many times do i have to see zac efron tonight? is abc going after the tween viewers or what?
annnnnd tally is now 11/17. sweet! slumdog is coming through for me big time. by the way, how awesome is it that the walk to the stage is so short for the winners this year? i don't think i've heard one person get "music'd off" yet. this i like.
8:02: now this is little wierd with best song acceptance speech...and wait, where did he go? he just ran away? wait, come back! i need a jai ho! but seriously, did he have a plane to catch?
tally now 12/18.
8:07: um, what just happened there? waltz with bashir didn't win foreign language? i'm speechless. at least the winner is "happy". damn tally takes another hit. ugh. 12/19.
8:12: it always makes me sad when they do the "in memoriam" piece and some people get hardly any applause and then others get waves of clapping. popularity contest at its finest i guess. i do like the latifah singing. very nice.
8:20: reesie announcing director....annnnnd danny boyle takes it. good for him. it was a great movie. he seems like an awesome guy too. who likes to jump by the way. tigger. funny. this pretty much seals the deal for best pic.
8:32: predicted, but still so amazing, kate winslet wins. about. damn. time. and i think the actors really loved the presenting from previous winners. quite moving.
oh no. she's breathing hard. it sure isn't a shampoo bottle honey!
omg, how precious is her dad and the whistling bit!? darling!
8:37: is it just me, or is it like 5 guys at the OK coral for best actor presenters?
frank looks pretty calm. wonder what he's really thinking?
sean penn actually laughs. hell just froze over. bob deniro--love the guy. i had mickey as winner, but i'm doubting now. sp may take it. whoa, did robyn just grab his manhood there?
how awesome is this for richard jenkins? a guy who's acted so much finally getting his due. too bad adriene brody is so lame in presenting him.
sir tony hopkins. this aught to be good. not so good for the cameraman though.
i wonder if mickey rourke can even see the stage? or can he only see the people sitting next to him? all i'm saying is that he's had some face stretch over the years. and isn't it a bit condescending all of this "welcome back" talk? i mean did hollywood have a restraining order against the guy? no. he was just a pain in the ass egomaniac with an anger problem. hollywood is made of this.
annnnnd it goes to....sean penn. you don't look so constipated now buddy! awesome speech. awesome.
8:49: best pic is up. here we go.
got to say, love the editing of the montages tonight. smart on the academy's part too--they finally recogonize that the viewers pay the majority of their money to see "mainstream" films--rarely those up for awards.
still think it's gonna be slumdog.
annnnnnd.....slumdog. cue up "jai ho" cause india is losing its shit again. do you think the composer will run like he did when he won last time?
man look at all those people and the darling little kid actors. (by the way did anyone catch the hilarious seacrest interview with the kids on the preshow? "i can't translate for you. he didn't say anything." ha!
well kids, that's it. overall, i think it was a great show. much more thoughtful and entertaining than the past. and jackman did pretty good.
hope you enjoyed the first ever house of m oscar blogroll. all 2 of you. and let's be honest, that's being optimistic. next year, more advertising required.
final tally: 15/23.
5:36: love the opening. off to a good start.
5:43: 5 past winning females up now. eva marie saint is the only winning outfit of them all. and is this how we're going to present all of the categories? if so, i'm not going to make it.
5:50: p. cruz just won best supp. actress. not a good start as far as my predictions are concerned, but her speech was nice.
5:53: tina fey and steve martin. hard to get better than that--i want to go to there. and damn girl, you look fantastic!
5:57: and original screenplay goes to dustin lance black for milk. the screenwriters get younger and younger. good for him. but sean penn looks constipated. not sure if that's him being happy or him being regretful on what he had for lunch.
6:00: don't fall in love with me. classic. can tf and sm present all the awards please?
and adapted screenplay goes to simon beaufoy for slumdog. india just lost its shit. i'm 0/3. dammit.
6:03: and so she arrives. the aniston in front of the brangelina. they pan quickly to brangelina. brad looks genuinely amused. angelina totally faking it.
6:07: and wall-e wins. i'm on the board.
6:18: clever set dressing for art direction. i like the effort so far.
6:21: i'm 4/7 with the duchess for costume design.
6:24: make that 5/8 with best makeup. this guy has a list. academy is going to be pissed. he will rue the day. rue it! and make way for sjp's dress people!
6:25: robert patz is up. here goes the screaming again. and could we put two less energetic kids up there together to present?
6:28: montage time. thank god they put in some nick and norah--the numerous clips of high school musical were tough to get through.
6:31: between ben stiller and yesterday's independent spirit awards, joaquin phoenix is pretty much the biggest joke of hollywood right now. hilarious.
on a side note, natalie portman is breathtaking. always.
6:44: james franco and seth rogan. me lovey. seeing the 2 of them in their tuxes brings up the age old debate--bowtie or regular tie?
mr. wienerschniztel just called the oscar statue a "bolthead". annnd...that guy's career just died.
6:56: oh no she didn't! beyonce has bigger balls than i thought. she just sang a few lines of "at last". etta james, wherever she is, just stroked out.
7:04: is phillip seymour hoffman now selling beanies?
7:08: no shocker that heath won, but still so emotional. what it would take for his parents/sister to get up and speak at such a bittersweet time.
7:21: holy shit that tom cruise/jimmy kimmel commercial was solid gold.
7:35: slumdog is taking it all so far.
7:42: jerry lewis tribute. good time to find out my tally and get a refreshment. not that i don't love the guy. or his telethons.
7:49: tally is 10/16. so far i'm ok with that. oh and by the way, boom goes the dynamite.
7:53: how many times do i have to see zac efron tonight? is abc going after the tween viewers or what?
annnnnd tally is now 11/17. sweet! slumdog is coming through for me big time. by the way, how awesome is it that the walk to the stage is so short for the winners this year? i don't think i've heard one person get "music'd off" yet. this i like.
8:02: now this is little wierd with best song acceptance speech...and wait, where did he go? he just ran away? wait, come back! i need a jai ho! but seriously, did he have a plane to catch?
tally now 12/18.
8:07: um, what just happened there? waltz with bashir didn't win foreign language? i'm speechless. at least the winner is "happy". damn tally takes another hit. ugh. 12/19.
8:12: it always makes me sad when they do the "in memoriam" piece and some people get hardly any applause and then others get waves of clapping. popularity contest at its finest i guess. i do like the latifah singing. very nice.
8:20: reesie announcing director....annnnnd danny boyle takes it. good for him. it was a great movie. he seems like an awesome guy too. who likes to jump by the way. tigger. funny. this pretty much seals the deal for best pic.
8:32: predicted, but still so amazing, kate winslet wins. about. damn. time. and i think the actors really loved the presenting from previous winners. quite moving.
oh no. she's breathing hard. it sure isn't a shampoo bottle honey!
omg, how precious is her dad and the whistling bit!? darling!
8:37: is it just me, or is it like 5 guys at the OK coral for best actor presenters?
frank looks pretty calm. wonder what he's really thinking?
sean penn actually laughs. hell just froze over. bob deniro--love the guy. i had mickey as winner, but i'm doubting now. sp may take it. whoa, did robyn just grab his manhood there?
how awesome is this for richard jenkins? a guy who's acted so much finally getting his due. too bad adriene brody is so lame in presenting him.
sir tony hopkins. this aught to be good. not so good for the cameraman though.
i wonder if mickey rourke can even see the stage? or can he only see the people sitting next to him? all i'm saying is that he's had some face stretch over the years. and isn't it a bit condescending all of this "welcome back" talk? i mean did hollywood have a restraining order against the guy? no. he was just a pain in the ass egomaniac with an anger problem. hollywood is made of this.
annnnnd it goes to....sean penn. you don't look so constipated now buddy! awesome speech. awesome.
8:49: best pic is up. here we go.
got to say, love the editing of the montages tonight. smart on the academy's part too--they finally recogonize that the viewers pay the majority of their money to see "mainstream" films--rarely those up for awards.
still think it's gonna be slumdog.
annnnnnd.....slumdog. cue up "jai ho" cause india is losing its shit again. do you think the composer will run like he did when he won last time?
man look at all those people and the darling little kid actors. (by the way did anyone catch the hilarious seacrest interview with the kids on the preshow? "i can't translate for you. he didn't say anything." ha!
well kids, that's it. overall, i think it was a great show. much more thoughtful and entertaining than the past. and jackman did pretty good.
hope you enjoyed the first ever house of m oscar blogroll. all 2 of you. and let's be honest, that's being optimistic. next year, more advertising required.
final tally: 15/23.
carpet roll
gonna try a live blog update strategy for the oscars red carpet. and we're off:
3:00: who would i have to pay to get on that carpet? and could ryan seacrest get shorter?
3:02: is it wrong that i heart ben lyons?
3:08: ryan is talking to miley cryus. did't recognize her without her "dad" clinging on for dear life. i have to say though, i think that dress is gorg. if only she wouldn't speak.
3:17: my god hugh jackman is a good looking male.
3:40: holy funniness, guliana just made a totally loaded comment about zac efron and his beard, i mean girlfriend vanessa doing the red carpet seperately (yet only 4 feet away from each other).
3:48: i don't think they left any cast/crew behind for the movie slumdog millionare. bollywood is seriously in the house. and they call him the "george clooney" of india? um. i'm not seeing it. although the precision trim on the beard is admirable.
3:50: taraji p. henson (queenie from ccobb) is seriously gorgeous. serious.
3:55: john legend is a sexy beast.
3:57: melissa leo is the bomb (c'mon with that name?) but when did they send out the memo on 80s hair coming back? those curls are bouncy! i'm flashing back to my mom in 1985.
4:00: not sure heidi klum could get one more thing on her left wrist/arm. could she just not narrow it down or is she covering up some scarring? less is more. less. is more.
4:10: seth rogan in the hoooooouuuse!
4:11: mickey rourke is having a smoke as he's walking the carpet. watch the ash drip mick.
4:14: melissa george is at the oscars? i'm confused. and so is her dress.
4:16: robert pattinson is up with the seacrest. 1 million teenage girl viewers just made their parents deaf.
4:17: seeing this sea of people, i wonder if anyone has ever started shouting "moooooo"?
4:18: sarah jessica parker and matthew broderick are up and it's more than awkward so far. and mb has almost completely gray hair. how old are you mb? 80? let's get some just for men up in that mess. and everyone keeps talking about sjp's dress, but no on will show the bottom half. what's going on down there?
4:19: ok. seacrest just basically called seth rogan fat. fattie macfatterson. not cool shortie! not. cool.
4:28: mickey rourke is wearing a necklace with a picture of his dog loki who passed away 6 days ago. seacrest could not change the subject fast enough. but mickey, where was your eric roberts shout out?
4:30: it's official. diane lane doesn't age.
4:31: either a vampire got to jessica beil, or she just came fresh from a tornado.
4:33: just got schooled on "piettes".
4:35: note to self, don't tell peter gabriel that he is doing his song as part of a medley.
4:42: silencio! daniel craig is walking.
4:46: beyonce knowles is wearing a houseplant.
4:50: when will the world get to a point where they don't go ridiculously apeshit when brangelina makes an appearence? can someone tell me so i can just fast forward?
4:45: i can't adore kate winslet more. such a sparkling personality and could not be more humble.
4:59: i think penelope cruz could fit the octopulets under that dress train.
5:01: now over to abc. 29 minutes to go.
5:04: abc finally showed the bottom of sjp's dress. the other 6 of the octomom's kids are under her skirt.
5:12: oh god, mickey just recounted how loki died in his arms. and how he had a tux made for the dog before it died.
5:13: robert downey jr. as sherlock holmes? me likey.
5:16: is miley cyrus still talking?
5:23: jack black is just genius.
5:25: gotta say marisa tomei and anne hathaway's dresses are white pinnacles of beauty.
5:26: seth rogan back in the house. at least this dude hasn't called seth fat yet. on a side note, that bar inside is fully stocked!
5:27: lord help me, abc is already boring me to death. who gives a shit how they came up with the kodak theatre design. this isn't pbs. get on with the show and save this shit for the dvd.
3:00: who would i have to pay to get on that carpet? and could ryan seacrest get shorter?
3:02: is it wrong that i heart ben lyons?
3:08: ryan is talking to miley cryus. did't recognize her without her "dad" clinging on for dear life. i have to say though, i think that dress is gorg. if only she wouldn't speak.
3:17: my god hugh jackman is a good looking male.
3:40: holy funniness, guliana just made a totally loaded comment about zac efron and his beard, i mean girlfriend vanessa doing the red carpet seperately (yet only 4 feet away from each other).
3:48: i don't think they left any cast/crew behind for the movie slumdog millionare. bollywood is seriously in the house. and they call him the "george clooney" of india? um. i'm not seeing it. although the precision trim on the beard is admirable.
3:50: taraji p. henson (queenie from ccobb) is seriously gorgeous. serious.
3:55: john legend is a sexy beast.
3:57: melissa leo is the bomb (c'mon with that name?) but when did they send out the memo on 80s hair coming back? those curls are bouncy! i'm flashing back to my mom in 1985.
4:00: not sure heidi klum could get one more thing on her left wrist/arm. could she just not narrow it down or is she covering up some scarring? less is more. less. is more.
4:10: seth rogan in the hoooooouuuse!
4:11: mickey rourke is having a smoke as he's walking the carpet. watch the ash drip mick.
4:14: melissa george is at the oscars? i'm confused. and so is her dress.
4:16: robert pattinson is up with the seacrest. 1 million teenage girl viewers just made their parents deaf.
4:17: seeing this sea of people, i wonder if anyone has ever started shouting "moooooo"?
4:18: sarah jessica parker and matthew broderick are up and it's more than awkward so far. and mb has almost completely gray hair. how old are you mb? 80? let's get some just for men up in that mess. and everyone keeps talking about sjp's dress, but no on will show the bottom half. what's going on down there?
4:19: ok. seacrest just basically called seth rogan fat. fattie macfatterson. not cool shortie! not. cool.
4:28: mickey rourke is wearing a necklace with a picture of his dog loki who passed away 6 days ago. seacrest could not change the subject fast enough. but mickey, where was your eric roberts shout out?
4:30: it's official. diane lane doesn't age.
4:31: either a vampire got to jessica beil, or she just came fresh from a tornado.
4:33: just got schooled on "piettes".
4:35: note to self, don't tell peter gabriel that he is doing his song as part of a medley.
4:42: silencio! daniel craig is walking.
4:46: beyonce knowles is wearing a houseplant.
4:50: when will the world get to a point where they don't go ridiculously apeshit when brangelina makes an appearence? can someone tell me so i can just fast forward?
4:45: i can't adore kate winslet more. such a sparkling personality and could not be more humble.
4:59: i think penelope cruz could fit the octopulets under that dress train.
5:01: now over to abc. 29 minutes to go.
5:04: abc finally showed the bottom of sjp's dress. the other 6 of the octomom's kids are under her skirt.
5:12: oh god, mickey just recounted how loki died in his arms. and how he had a tux made for the dog before it died.
5:13: robert downey jr. as sherlock holmes? me likey.
5:16: is miley cyrus still talking?
5:23: jack black is just genius.
5:25: gotta say marisa tomei and anne hathaway's dresses are white pinnacles of beauty.
5:26: seth rogan back in the house. at least this dude hasn't called seth fat yet. on a side note, that bar inside is fully stocked!
5:27: lord help me, abc is already boring me to death. who gives a shit how they came up with the kodak theatre design. this isn't pbs. get on with the show and save this shit for the dvd.
predictions
it's go time. here are my oscar predictions (just as the red carpet is beginning). fingers crossed on this list--i've got free adult beverage(s) riding on this one.
best actor: mickey rourke
best supporting actor: heath ledger
best actress:kate winslet
best supporting actress: marisa tomei
best animated feature: wall-e
best art direction: curious case of benjamin button (ccobb)
best cinematography: ccobb
best costume design: the duchess
best directing: danny boyle-slumdog millionare
best documentary feature: man on wire
best documentary short: the cons. of nhem en
best film editing: slumdog millionare
best foreign language film: waltz with bashir
best makeup: ccobb
best music (score): slumdog millionare
best music (song): "jai ho" - slumdog millionare
best picture: slumdog millionare
best short film (animated): la maison en petits
best short film (live action): auf der streckel (on the line)
best sound editing: dark knight
best sound mixing: wall-e
best visual effects: ccobb
best writing (adapted screenplay): ccobb
best writing (original screenplay): frozen river
best actor: mickey rourke
best supporting actor: heath ledger
best actress:kate winslet
best supporting actress: marisa tomei
best animated feature: wall-e
best art direction: curious case of benjamin button (ccobb)
best cinematography: ccobb
best costume design: the duchess
best directing: danny boyle-slumdog millionare
best documentary feature: man on wire
best documentary short: the cons. of nhem en
best film editing: slumdog millionare
best foreign language film: waltz with bashir
best makeup: ccobb
best music (score): slumdog millionare
best music (song): "jai ho" - slumdog millionare
best picture: slumdog millionare
best short film (animated): la maison en petits
best short film (live action): auf der streckel (on the line)
best sound editing: dark knight
best sound mixing: wall-e
best visual effects: ccobb
best writing (adapted screenplay): ccobb
best writing (original screenplay): frozen river
god bless
someone else beat me to the punch on the hatred of bad parking jobs.
it's always nice to know you're not alone.
it's always nice to know you're not alone.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
case in point
yesterday the QB and I went to our beloved nugget market to experience the beloved salad bar. when we came out, we were instantly taken aback (see below). and before you ask, no, the car is not in the process of driving off through the stall. it's driverless. windows up. doors locked. moored.
so again, i find myself asking someone to riddle me this. how does a person park like thus, get out and just walk away? really? this is only proof that my earlier post was not just crazy-hood talk. learn to park for eff's sake. parking is a privilege, not a right.
so again, i find myself asking someone to riddle me this. how does a person park like thus, get out and just walk away? really? this is only proof that my earlier post was not just crazy-hood talk. learn to park for eff's sake. parking is a privilege, not a right.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
a second look
netflix was really good to me last weekend and delivered to my doorstep 2 gems, including "nick & norah's infinite playlist" and "zack and miri make a porno". had seen the first, not the second. dove in with total enthusiasm. n&n actually had me the second time which was surprising because i liked the film in theatre, but didn't love it (sometimes i'm like that with films--it takes a few times to catch everything). micahel cera is my hero. and when i say hero, i mean i want him to be my friend. good friend. i want to be able to call him up at 4 am, hold his hand, wear his jacket. i'm sure he feels the exact same way about me.
zack and miri was a different story. it had me at the hand warmer. kept me going with dancing to dmx and asked me to marry it with a conversation about the dutch rudder. and this is rare for me. i can deal with raunch at times, but sometimes it's just too much. after all, i'm not a guy. you need to woo a little too in order to keep me around. kevin smith knows this and knows that it pays off. pays off in the tune of me paying $15 for the dvd the same day at walmart. i don't do that for just any film.
moral of the story here--give the nerds and chubby guys a chance. and guys--don't toss aside a girl just because she's not laying on your hood by the river doing really strange dancing (sounds fun right? not always. scary.)
zack and miri was a different story. it had me at the hand warmer. kept me going with dancing to dmx and asked me to marry it with a conversation about the dutch rudder. and this is rare for me. i can deal with raunch at times, but sometimes it's just too much. after all, i'm not a guy. you need to woo a little too in order to keep me around. kevin smith knows this and knows that it pays off. pays off in the tune of me paying $15 for the dvd the same day at walmart. i don't do that for just any film.
moral of the story here--give the nerds and chubby guys a chance. and guys--don't toss aside a girl just because she's not laying on your hood by the river doing really strange dancing (sounds fun right? not always. scary.)
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