Saw "Inception" this morning and like everyone else I can't say much about it except it was awesome and mindblowing and well...Appropriate Icon is Appropriate ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to write about something that I've been thinking about for awhile, but I had to get it straight in my head what I wanted to say. It's about Hollywood and even the general public's reaction to Gabourey Sidibe. Namely, that I can't help but feel that there's an element of patronization in it ( Read more... )

While I was liveblogging the Oscars I was seeing the Tweets of people who were also liveblogging, including Ebert and some of my flister friends. When they were showing the Best Song montage, I Tweeted something like "OMG I had no idea Colin Farrell was in 'Crazy Heart.'" A few moments later someone else tweeted, laughing that everyone on Twitter ( Read more... )

Last night's Oscars got me thinking about comebacks. Hollywood loves a good comeback, it's a feel-good moment in a business that seems to beat so many people down. And we've had a few really smashing comebacks in recent years ( Read more... )

I'm having a good weekend. My Reorganize, Purge and Finish Household Projects thing continues unabated but I'm making excellent progress. Yesterday I finally hung my folk art collection on my bedroom walls, then went out in search of frames for a project to display them in an unconventional way (more on that when it's done). I wanted antique ( Read more... )

Check out my super speshul precognitive abilities ( Read more... )

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Although everyone knew he was sick, and he lived a long, extremely full life, and we all knew he wouldn't be with us for much longer, it's still very sad to see Paul Newman pass away. He was one of those actors that you never heard anyone say a single bad thing about. He was talented, beautiful, classy, and he was married to the same woman for ( Read more... )

"In the past, I've had my share of good reviews, but it's always
the crazy, scary, weirdo guy. I don't even know how it happened. Look
at me. I mean, when I'm naked, I look like a bald chicken. How did I
get to be a scary bad guy?"

--Gary Oldman

How, Gary? By being made of awesome, that's how.

1. Haven't seen TDK yet. Have yet to hear a negative word (except the occasional "it's a bit long") from moviegoing friends and flisters. I can't wait to see it. And yet, it's upsetting. He should be here. We should be hearing him talk about the part, and how he did it. He should be hearing what people are saying about him. He should be ( Read more... )