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Most movies — particularly the ones that will win awards — suck.
Because there is almost no chance that any of it will be as entertaining as Gary Busey accosting Ryan Secrest, Laura Linney and Jennifer Garner on the red carpet.
That was hilarious, Karl.
I love the Oscars. I care. So there.
I’m not gettin’ shit.
Also, the pre-show segment with the lingerie models was pretty good.
I care.
No, really.
Who is this “Oscar” of which you speak?
What impact does it have on me, open or closed?
Should I pray to the Obamadiety for change… or hope?
What a world we’ve made for ourselves. Feh.
I can’t watch. It’s been years really. Last thing I remember actually they were begging Celine to sing for the second time cause Barbra wouldn’t. Something in me just died that day.
Jon Stewart, on the Iraq war movies bombing:
I got an ingrown hair, can I get some attentionn? Oscars? Rectal creme will help? Jesuuus, whats more important???
I never cared much for his bologna, but his hot dogs are okay.
Already the guy was sweating because the rain on Hollywood Boulevard meant the block-long red carpet had to be entirely covered in plastic tenting, making it about 90 degrees under there with the lights and fuss
How hot do our troops get, under Kevlar, in the desert?
True, but they don’t have to fight Gary Busey.
Brad Bird won for Ratatouille. Deserved.
I’d make a comment about how I haven’t seen any of the movies nominated for anything, but that sounds a little too much like the douchebags I used to know who were ever-so-proud of the fact that they didn’t own a teevee.
I really don’t go to the movies very much anymore, though.
My wife is watching it somewhere. She’ll tell me if there’s anything of use or value coming out of it.
The last time I actually sat and watched, Jack Palance did one-armed pushups. That’s been a couple three years ago.
Since, I haven’t watched. I don’t think I’ve missed much.
She probably deserves it but I hope Ellen Page doesn’t win. What a horrible thing to do to someone that doesn’t seem at all insane yet.
The only movie I’ve seen in three or four years was that documentary about the moon landings. I don’t remember what it was called.
hf,
They’ll probably give it to Julie Christie instead.
all:
Heeeeeere’s Busey!
The Make a Wish Foundation must get a lot of bang for the buck in Canada.
Ohnoes. That was out loud, huh?
Though you really don’t get the full effect without the earlier part where Busey is yelling at Secrest.
Yo La Tengo’s “Tom Courtenay,” Karl.
Oh yeah. Julie’s got it nailed…
Bonus ace-in-the-hole: married to a Guardian journalist.
I am forced to endure so the better half can see their dresses.
There is a formula for winning an Oscar, no? Gay, retarded, inbred, and abused person fighting the system, sticking it to the man.
I hope movies like Golden Compass, Enchanted, Ratatouille win all of the awards and stick it in the eye of those that make political statements,
Dan,
What of the YLT? The video is about fandom, for sure.
Golden Compass put the nail in New Line’s coffin. That’s quite an honor already.
JD,
Ratatouille won, Enchanted will likely win for best song (multiple nods), Golden Compass (which is sorta anti-religion) was not nominated for anything I know of.
The top two contenders for Best Picture — Juno and No Country For Old Men — are pretty decent from a moral perspective, and largely apolitical (though Juno does not get an abortion).
hf,
Golden Compass forced New Line to settle Peter Jackson’s lawsuits to get him to make the Hobbit movies.
Alright, got it split-screened with The Interpreter. But they’re doing music awards? Boring. I thought they gave that type of shit during the day and saved best picture type stuff for the evening.
Oh, I’ve never seen the video, Karl. It’s just that the first two words of the very beautiful lyrics reference Julie Christie, the original It Girl. Love that song.
I wonder if that nice Katherine Heigl will present or something? I loved Roswell, and she hasn’t irritated me yet at all. Which is not to say I just didn’t hear about it, so don’t tell me. Whoa. She grewed up.
Also is it just me or is the imdb down?
Dan,
Ah, yes. That should teach me not to multitask.
hf,
Heigl already presented for Best Makeup. Nervous, but a vision in red.
all:
Owen Wilson has popped up like a groundhog!
Oh. Here’s where I got that New Line thing from K …
imdb is working for me, happyfeet.
See? Owen Wilson. Weird kooky story. I walk under the billboard for his new bodyguard movie every day… The first day it was up I saw it and I caught myself praying for him… Who am I??? Yeesh.
Oh. You’re right Jim… it seems to just be when you click off Google results.
hf:
Heigl.
Katherine Heigel looks like Hollywood glamor. I read an article about her in Vanity Fair lately that didn’t once mention Roswell, which is a crime.
Javier Bardem is sexy. My sister had that haircut in 8th grade. She rocked it.
Is Ellen Page a lesbian, happs? Surely she is.
What’s so weird about that, hf?
Man. She better not blow this. She could restore my faith a lot.
hf,
The WSJ stuff is (afaik) true, but Shay & Lynne are trying to save their jobs by settling with Jackson to keep that sweet Tolkien money rolling in.
I haven’t heard anything about Ellen Page’s sex life. She did go on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, though. She said she dreamed she showed up to the Oscars late, wearing a strapless gown and a sports bra.
Ellen Page is kind of ambiguous like that I think. I wonder, but I’m not sure. I first met her in this Canadian show called ReGenesis – great show but gratuitously anti-American – and I’ve seen Hard Candy but nothing since – anyway, I still think of her as being too young to pin down like that. But I’m sure TMZ is on the case.
Tilda Swinton just won. Now there’s an interesting sex life. I heard her say she had never seen the Oscars and I don’t think she was kidding.
Tilda Swinton’s speech was quite fun.
Jessica Alba and her pregancy bosom had to host the tech awards. The geeks always make some hottie host that thing.
Oh. The Owen thing is weird just cause it’s weird.
Josh Brolin is a moonbat. James MacAvoy was almost a missionary.
Coens take it. Fair enough.
Yeah. IMDB is definitely stressed.
Inasmuch as the subtext is “Why do we care?”, I should link to this HuffPo piece pointing out:
That’s news to Clara Bow.
Well, I mean, it would be, if she hadn’t died more than forty years ago.
So we got construction workers and mariachis dancing around on stage now. The new Village People?
Kristin Chenoweth has a wacky backstory. I would link, but I’ll be tagged as a spammer. Check wikipedia.
So the Owen Wilson thing was awkward. And those swaying feathers on Alba’s tits kept me from hearing what she was saying.
Hmmmm. Well, do you suppose that the term was around back in ’27?
Ms. Chenoweth is kind of hot in a I cannot really explain why kind of way.
The Village People thing was echoing the scene from Enchanted — which took place in Central Park — fairly closely.
What Daniel Day-Lewis doesn’t need I think is an award. This jumped out at me about Kristen…
I think she might be an android, JD.
oh. link
JD–That would be an “in comparison to Kirsten Dunst” way.
Sound editing. They wisely avoided the segment of playing the scenes without the sound effects.
Ah, well . . . given that photo, maybe on her own merits.
Dan,
Turned off by the snaggletooth?
The mouth in general. It’s like Cameron Diaz crossed with a lamprey.
If they didn’t blow up a lot of shit Enchanted, then I didn’t see it.
In fact, the only thing that’s nominated in any major category that I actually saw is No Country for Old Men
Chenoweth.
Jim in KC,
Susan Sarandon gets killed in Enchanted. Worked for me.
I can’t wait for “No Country for Grumpy Old Men.”
I forgot! The French chick could beat Christie!
I enjoyed Ms. Chenoweth’s small role on West Wing.
Which is the french one?
Coutillard really does justice to that gown.
Sounds like they could split the vote and Ellen will be forever cursed.
Yeah, the mermaid dress is working. Ellen Page did the “loser face” she showed off after winning the Independent Spirit Award Saturday night.
Karl,
Certainly not a complete waste, then.
Wow. Cute French chick won for La Vie en Rose. Makes me want to listen to some Edith Piaf.
Marion Cotillard.>
I still care.
It’d be hard for me to care more than I do.
Colin Farrell took a homeless Toronto man on a $2,100 shopping spree.
This song by the Irish lad and the czech lass I like. Makes me feel hopey.
Is Reese there? I’ve been chalking all her moonbat flirtations up to a difficult divorce or whatever… she has some Christina Ricci movie out next week.
I like Jack.
Christina Ricci and Reese both kind of get passes on the moonbattery.
Jack Nicholson cannot read his line about movies uniting humanity without cackling.
Reese is watching at home with the kids, iirc.
Oh. That’s sweet, really.
The musicians from Once are part of The Frames, iirc.
Reese’s ex has a moonbat flick coming out.
What’s sweet also is that neither Hanks or Roberts got nominated.
Doesn’t Gigi and Titanic having won Oscars diminish all of the other winners?
I’ve heard a lot of bad things about Christian Hayden in his Jumper movie this weekend. Him and Reese’s ex I get mixed up a lot.
It sure was.
Here’s the full Busey video.
Titanic was a definite nadir. I could understand for director kind of, cause it was so challenging technically, but … it really should have just been given a special one-off Big Doomed Boat award and that would have been plenty.
Has Anna Farin ever won anything? My kids made me buy them the Scary Movie DVDs, and she’s just excellent. She looks just like an anthropomorphized Sweet Polly Purebred.
Anakin should not be allowwed near Rachel Bilson, for work or appearances.
Anna Farris hasn’t won anything, but she just got divorced.
Kidman looks … odd. Botox, surgery, disproportionately large forehead. Not sure. Maybe it is just this shitty hotel TV.
I did not know that the Thomas Crown Affair was a remake.
Thanks, Sean. Very interesting, indeed.
Oh. I think they’re for real dating. Really though you can’t say that out loud here with out people snickering.
People can be so mean.
Has anyone seen Untraceable? Diane Lane, toting a gun?
Damn. Just damn. Sets my heart aflutter.
blech
She was hot in Rumblefish, I thought.
re: Thomas Crown
Faye Dunaway was much hotter in the first one. But not as topless as Rene Russo in the “reimagining.”
Diane Lane is with moonbat Josh Brolin, but the first two-thirds of Unfaithful almost make up for it.
When you turn you car on, does it return the favor?
re: Kidman — it isn’t your TV.
Shannon Elizabeth alert.
Penelope Cruz wisely choosing not to look like a duck tonight, but not as good as the Cruz-Hayek tandem here a couple of years back.
She’s aged well, Dan.
I realize those were only seconds-long snippets, but the foreign language film nominees appear to be uniformly grim.
I saw Jumper and Diary of the Dead this weekend. Liked em both.
Of course I have very low standards.
Shannon Elizabeth is already practicing for Dancing with the Stars.
oops, a runaway close italics tag.
I heard that, too, Dan. Not sure it’ll get me to watch that awful show, though.
This John Mayer wanna-be is not very good. He is making my ears bleed. Better half says he is cute.
I was tempted to see Diary of the Dead, but heard the found footage stuff (intentionally) distanced the viewer from the gore.
Travolta nearly took a header on the hazard Colin Farrell flagged earlier in the evening.
Oh. EG – I did hear the movie was good. Really pretty good really. Just that Christian sort of was sleepwalking.
Once takes Best Song. Enchanted’s multiple noms split the Disney vote.
I don’t like the way the music comes on when they figure this one’s had enough time for this award. I wish they’d just tase them.
The Irish dude that sang about suffering and hope, I like. And I will watch Dancing With the Stars for Shannon Elizabeth.
words, they fail
Diary was far less about the zombies then any of the others have been. For my money, it’s his best since the original, which is a classic. YMMV.
I just want that Diane VonFurstenberg dress they keep showing in the ads.
They are taunting me, I think.
hf – I’d have to agree about the sleepwalking part.
hf,
I could point you to pics of Heigl smoking, but you wouldn’t like them. Really.
Heigl wore Escada. I have no clue what that means.
It’s all about the HOPE!!!
It was more her in that dress on a loading dock.
is it the surviving Florence Birdwell’s studio at OCU? cause I didn’t. I just remember my mom always raving about Chenoweth in H.S. (my mom taught math one year at Broken Arrow, while KC was there. obviously.)
Oh. That Vanity Fair MayBee talked about I picked up waiting for Thai carryout and I’m pretty sure she’s married and if I remember right he sounded very non-business and down-to-earth.
Deakins should have taken cinematography for Jesse james, but had to compete against himself. The cinematography in TWBB was also excellent, so no complaint.
Don’t taze me bro! wish they had tazed Kanye West.
Cameron Diaz has some of the most painfully beautiful eyes in history. And despite being a raving moonbat, I suspect she is pretty cool.
Once was one of my favorites from last year. I tend to get a lot of free tickets to the indie type flicks and that and The Namesake were the ones that really left a good impression. Both just movies about people really. The Waitress was also a cute little movie, but that may be because of captain Mel and the divine Ms. Russel.
I watch a lot of movies, as it turns out.
maggie,
No I’m generally talking about the southern Christian girl who gets awards from gay goups and dated Aaron Sorkin.
Oh. He’s way business. Hugely multi-hyphenate. And now he’s Mr. Heigl too. Going on three months now.
Is that Chad Lowe as Hilary Swank, Hilary Swank as Chad Lowe, or Hilary Swank as herslef?
ja, I figured as much, Karl. I’m just feelin’ annoyed. I’m all about me for now. ;D
I’ll bet Gleen(s) have a wacky backstory.
cause sock puppets and cabana boys aren’t enough?
And I like Amy Adams. This will all be a tolerable and rather enjoyable show should Clooney win nothing. Stymied, moonbat. Feel the power of Chimpy.
I do not like crying, weepy people.
These documentaries are moonbat territory.
Alex Gibney, I do not like, at all.
I’d like to thank the taxi driver, for dying.
This is for JD. It demystified Cameron a lot I thought really.
I gotta say, Jon Stewart is doing a great job.
Better is this Wuzzadem classic:
http://wuzzadem.typepad.com/wuz/2005/12/trippin.html
Since “Braveheart” beat out “Rob Roy,” I never watch. They can build Mammon, but I don’t have to watch.
You said that, and he made that horrible Harrison Ford joke.
I forgot about that – Thanks Dan
Diablo Cody — former exotic dancer — in leopard print. Love it.
What’s with the lull? Are they doing one of those codger tribute things?
We still have the not-Clooney award, near as I can tell.
Yeah, I guess timing isn’t my strength…
Drudge isn’t getting at all excited about none of it, looks like.
happyfeet – That was hysterical. It does not make her eyes any less stunning and breath-taking.
“Let’s move away from the darkness, and toward the light”.
Make the world a better place,
Punch Alex Gibney in the face.
The Counterfeiters doesn’t seem like an allegory of Abu Ghraib or a metaphor for imperialism or nothing. Just good old Nazis. That’s gotta be some kind of upset.
ChimpyMcHitlerBurton reaches out and denies that which Clooney and MM so richly deserve. Rove, you magnificent evil bastage.
Oh. But the documentaries were bang on. Goddam Bush.
Oh. Daniel Day-Lewis takes his statue. See you in ten years or so.
I had to buy a new washer and dryer today, so I am kind of sideways with the world.
I do not find the Coen’s as interesting as they believe themselves to be.
I like the Coens’ movies a lot, JD.
Sorry about the appliances thing, though.
I still think Fargo might be the most quintessentially American film ever made, but yeah.
I thought Jon Stewart was pretty good tonight, so long as you set aside that horrible Harrison Ford joke.
There. That wasn’t so bad. For the Oscars.
Yeah, I thought he did a good job.
Thanks y’alls what actually watched it. Troopers all.
Note, I made no comment on their movies, which I generally enjoy. They just rub me the wrong way when they open their pie holes. my demeanor went way downhill after the Most Objectively UnAmerican Documentary category.
My husband and I just had a big fight about having the troops present the best documentary and then having the next documentary category be all anti-war.
Then we were reunited again over how happy Frances McDormand is for whichever Coen she’s married to. So sweet.
Did any one else notice how many awards went to foreigners?
It also seemed as though almost all of the short-feature awards nominees were foreigners. And they say Americans have short attention spans.
Really? Troops were there? Actually both the documentary ones blew – looked like one was a sobby gay marriagey one and the other was some hard look at the ravages of interrogation or something. Troops should know better than to get involved with any of that you’d think. I just don’t see the upside.
For the foreign one, it says 63 countries submitted films.
That doesn’t really mean a lot without context I don’t think.
MayBee – That was Oscar’s attempt to hold off criticism that they knew would follow the shirtlifting poofter making “documentaries” about dead cab drivers.
I told my husband I didn’t remember a lot of documentaries about shooting German soldiers in the head during WWII, and how ridiculous it was that the guy said our country has gone to the dark side. It especially bothered me because they’d just had the live feed from Baghdad.
Anyway, we fought and then my younger son pointed out that no body ever makes documentaries about positive things. He was just happy Michael Moore didn’t win.
the shirtlifting poofter
My only complaint about him is that I count on gay men to be really buff and gorgeous and well dressed. Otherwise thinking about it is just like a Kathy Bates topless scene. You know?
I’d watch only if they promised me ‘good commercials’ – yeah, right – but the whole thing is just one inherently revolting commercial to begin with.
because people like robert redford produce movies that glorify people who put librarians in jail for having thoughts that are ‘counter revolutionary’ and then gets all pissy when the US locks up people who blow up women and children going to the market. F-ing hypocrites.
At her friends’s request, my sister went with her to see Atonement. But soon my sister noticed the smell of vodka emenating from her friend’s “tea” breath, or whatever. Even this was not enough to make up for her friend’s negative assessment of the film.
So if it didn’t work for her, why would it work for me?
Yes. I did that in purpose (The Lost Whatever).
Anyway. Oscars?
Oscar is what I used to call my dick (when I could still find it).
I don’t know. You may not agree with me, but now “Oscar” seems very appropriate for these pat-yourself-on-the-back awards.
Do I have a bad attitude?
Yeah. Probably.
Being a Connecticut Yankee is soooo passe…and infuriating.
Tough beans, Loco Tomas.
Is it Oscar time again already?
Nah, they are about a year away.
I’m going to tell the joke my most favorite gay man told me at the Oscar party (incidentally, I got 9 categories right having only seen, Juno)
What did the lesbian frog say to the other frog?
They’re RIGHT! We do taste like chicken!
I left a comment in another thread yesterday and the damn thing never showed up. I tried to post it a second time and got the wordpress “you’ve already posted that” message. Still, the comment is no there. I figured since this is an open thread of sorts, it would be a somewhat appropriate place for me to test whether I’m able to post. Of course it could have been the proliferation of certain colorful language that contributed to the comment not showing up, but hell if I know.
Oh, and I so dislike celebrity as to render their ceremonies of self-congratualtion utterly unwatchable.
Yay! I can still post comments! You like me! You really like me!
malaclypse
I’ve been paranoid too.
This is all so Cream of Wheat.
Shhhhhh…the oatmeal might hear you.
Hey,Dan.
I thought Stewart was boring most of the time.
I don’t get it:why french actress from french movie was competing in the best actress category. Isn’t Oscar supposed to be for movies in English ? They do have a category for foreign movies, that’s enough.
The awards in any other country(besides BAFTA, I think) do not include movies made in foreign languages in competition.
I am happy for Coen’s, always liked their work.
Check that short animation from the Russian guy.
Awesome.
When I was in middle school 25+ years ago I would listen to Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 countdown religiously. It boosted my self esteem when the songs I liked were in turn liked by others–made me feel normal. I’ve grown up a lot since then and figured out I don’t need anyone else to help me like me.
However, Hollywood needs this circle jerk to further inflate it’s already gargantuan self-esteem and sense of self-importance. I will not be a part of that. I prefer my entertainment to be thought-provoking, not voyeuristic ego-stroking.
You just can’t get over the disgust factor to appreciate the absurdity, can you?
If I wanted absurdity, I’d watch either Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz or anything by Monty Python. The Brits have the best absurdity around.