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Woody Allen Defends Polanski, Earth is Round

Posted in Film, Rants, tagged , , , , , on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With exhausted effort, I bring you, ladies and gentlemen, Woody Allen’s defense of Polanski – as given in an interview at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. “It’s something that happened many years ago…. He has suffered,” Allen told French radio station RTL. “He’s an artist, he’s a nice person, he did something wrong and he [...]

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“Remain Silent No Longer”: Rage Against the Polanski

Posted in Film, Rants, Television/Media, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 3, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I’ve written a lot about Roman Polanski since he was arrested – after 30+ years – for raping a 13-year-old girl back in the 70s. So now that he chose to speak out for the first time this weekend, it just seems right to “Rage Against the Polanski” once again. Because after all, “Polanski” has [...]

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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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A Brief on ‘Ghost Writer’

Posted in Film, Rants, tagged , , on February 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »

What’s more disturbing? a) The fact that Polanski can release a movie despite being under “house arrest” for his legal problems (gross understatement); b) …Pierce Brosnan in a major role? Or, c) Kim Cattrall faking a British accent

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Valentine’s Day & Hollywood, Sittin’ in a Tree

Posted in Film, Rants, tagged , , , , , on February 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Let me preface this by saying I’ve never really cared about Valentine’s Day. Sure, I want to do something for the holiday, but I don’t make a big hoopla about it. Honestly, most of my excitement for a Valentine’s Day celebration goes towards the molten chocolate cake I’ll order for dessert. (No offense to the [...]

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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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