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Still One of my Favorite Moments from Oscars ’10

Posted in Film, Rants, tagged , , , , , on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Just a photo-of-the-day sort of post. I promise, a real post is coming soon. (For anyone who’s waiting for it, that is!)

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“Live” Blog: Oscars 2010 Commentary!

Posted in Film, Rants, Television/Media, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2010 | 16 Comments »

5:24: So, this is a “live” blog with quotation marks around it because I don’t really have somewhere important to be tonight for the Oscars. It’s not like I’m on the red carpet, or at the Vanity Fair party later. But, tune in if you are interested in hearing my running commentary (ranging anywhere, I’m [...]

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Best Oscar Speeches

Posted in Film, Television/Media, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »

With the 82nd Academy Awards airing this weekend (March 7th), there’s bound to be some memorable speeches as always. Maybe James Cameron will win and make a complete egotistical jackass of himself, or surely Gabourey Sidibe will give an amazing speech if she wins (fingers crossed!) Who will get the music (everyone but Meryl Streep), [...]

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Oscars 2010 and the Spanish Snub

Posted in Film, International, Open Salon, Rants, tagged , , , , , , on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Originally posted on my Open Salon blog. When I think of the best foreign films of 2009, the very first film to come to mind is Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos). Starring his muse Penelope Cruz and actor Lluis Homar, this Spanish film told the story of love and the love of film [...]

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Nominees Announced for the 2010 Oscars

Posted in Film, tagged , , , on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This morning, the Academy announced the nominations for the 2010 Oscars, coming up on March 7th. The first thought that ran through my head was, What?! No nominations for ‘Broken Embraces’?! At all?! (Expect more on that later.) And then I was relieved that Gabby (Gabourey) Sidibe was indeed nominated for Precious. (And now I’ll [...]

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Kathryn Bigelow: An End to the ‘Chick Flick’ Stereotype?

Posted in Film, tagged , , , , , , on February 1, 2010 | 4 Comments »

EDITOR’S NOTE: An updated post borrowing a little from my article at the end of last year, “The December Issue: Women in Film.” Last night, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the top honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards. She won Best Director of a Feature Film for her movie, The [...]

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Sandra Bullock over Gabourey Sidibe: What is Hollywood Thinking?

Posted in Film, Television/Media, tagged , , , , , on January 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »

The Golden Globes last Sunday announced many awards, but the one most problematic for me was the “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama” category. Thrilled over Mo’Nique’s win for her supporting role in Precious (and not to mention her wonderful speech), I was almost certain that Gabourey Sidibe would win [...]

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Best and Worst of the 2010 Golden Globes

Posted in Film, Television/Media, tagged , , , , on January 18, 2010 | 8 Comments »

BEST: All of the NBC jabs. From everyone. The opening jokes from Ricky Gervais about the differences between the British and American Office Mo’Nique winning for Precious. Totally deserved it. Her speech was touching also. Alec Baldwin winning for 30 Rock Ricky Gervais: “I enjoy a drink as much as the next man…Unless the next [...]

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Things to Look Forward to in 2010, #3: Golden Globes

Posted in 2010, Film, Television/Media, tagged , , on December 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Yesterday the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominees for the 2010 Golden Globe awards. Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air (starring George Clooney) led the award nods with six nominations. Precious followed close behind, earning three nominations, including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Both of the films are up for Best Motion Picture, [...]

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Oscar the Greedy

Posted in Film, Television/Media, tagged , , , , on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Oscars keep changin’ up their program. In 2010, The 82nd annual Academy Awards will have not one, but two hosts for the first time since 1987. Luckily, these two are none other than Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. But this isn’t the first big change the Academy has made to its next ceremony. Quite [...]

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