Four down, one to go.

The Academy Award nominees were announced a couple weeks ago, and, at the time, I had only seen three films nominated for anything (3:10 to Yuma, original score and sound mixing; Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, makeup and visual effects; and Eastern Promises, best actor). Last night I saw There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men (a ( Read more... )

The New York Times now has SET! Also, an article on the incoming Color of the Year (goodbye, Chili Pepper Red, hello Blue Iris).

On top of all that, I just finished watching the complete series of Extras. Pretty funny. My favorite was the one with Patrick Stewart (first series, episode 6). The series finale was pretty good and poignant at ( Read more... )

Misha and I are in Arizona this week having a terrific time visiting my sister and her husband. My dad was here for a couple days as well. The reason for family gathering is that I have a brand-new baby nephew!

In addition, the Cubs clinched their division this week, and I'm going to playoff games 1 and 2 at Chase Field!

If you’re like me and haven’t watched Saturday Night Live all season, check out “Dick in a Box,” which just won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (beating a song from MADtv, one from Family Guy, and two from the Scrubs musical episode).

I’m pretty pleased with myself this week--my trivia-contest team finished fourth in the nation in Mensa’s annual CultureQuest competition.

I’ve resumed doing my exercise workout video. Do you think abs of steel are overrated? Over the years, I’ve mainly done activities (running, cycling) that develop legs, but I feel my upper body has languished ( Read more... )

My friend Ken is making a public-affairs television pilot called I Have Something to Say. Ken’s show idea is to spotlight the opinions of average people on current events. He wants to tape his show this week Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. If you have a strong opinion about something (and I know you do), live or work in the New York City area, ( Read more... )

I had a really busy week. I got an offer of a good-paying job at Goldman Sachs, which I have not yet accepted because I have a second interview tomorrow at HBO! I also took a training class on advanced techniques for MS Word, which was actually quite instructive ( Read more... )

Will it be Babel, The Departed, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, or The Queen ( Read more... )

The Blood of Yingzhou District up for Best Documentary Short Subject
Curse of the Golden Flower up for Costume Design
The Departed up for Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, and Supporting Actor
The Devil Wears Prada up for Lead Actress and Costume Design
Flags of Our Fathers up for Sound Mixing and Sound Editing
The Illusionist up ( Read more... )