And the nominee is...
Well, the Academy Award nominations are out and though I'm disappointed Serenity didn't receive a single nom, I’m heartily relieved that King Kong didn’t get any major noms. There was buzz for Peter Jackson as Best Director that turned out to be just that—buzz. Thankfully. Have I mentioned already how bad I thought King Kong was? Just checking.
The nominations were as Brokeback-y as expected, but what a coup for George Clooney to snag three nominations. Miss Snark, the literary agent blogger I worship and who has a King Kong size crush on George, must be jumping up and down in her pink stilettos.
Now, I’ve made it a policy not to see any of the Oscar-buzz movies so as not to taint my predictions, but I broke that rule this year in catching "Good Night and Good Luck" when it was at the local dollar theater. (Surely you don’t think it played at Showcase—which has five locations within 20 minutes of me. They don’t show movies that anyone over 16 would like to see or that don't have "Part II" or "Big Momma's (fill in the blank) in the title. So for my Indie and small-budget movie fix, I go to the dollar cinema, which is admirably dedicated to presenting smaller—a.k.a. GOOD—films. But, as usual, I digress…). GN&GL was damned terrific, a movie that actually made you think; catch it at the dollar theatre near you!
Herewith are my predictions for Oscar night:
1. Ang Lee will break his back hauling all the statuettes Brokeback Mountain will receive.
2. Someone, probably the starlet of the month, will mispronounce David Strathairn’s name. It’s already been misspelled a million times, so why not?
3. Jack Nicholson will steal the coveted title of “most embalmed-looking celebrity” from Army Archerd
4. Someone will finally explain who Army Archerd is and why he haunts the Oscar’s opening ceremonies
5. Someone HAS TO ask, who is (supporting actress nominee) Amy Adams and what is Junebug? Because really, I don’t have a clue. That movie didn’t even play at the dollar cinema.
6. The Academy will let Mickey Rooney out of his cryo-chamber once again to plunk him in the fifth row next to Charlize Theron so they’ll have a bit of “Old (and I’m talking OLD) Hollywood” to glam up the joint
7. The Life Achievement award will go to yet another man named Sidney (Pollack, Lumet, Poitier, Greenstreet…that last one's a lie, but you get the point and double points if you know who he was!). Apparently the women who toil in Tinsel Town just haven’t achieved enough to deserve the nod. Or maybe there’s no chicks named Sidney in the biz.
8. George Clooney will sweep all three of his categories but will be unable to accept his awards because he and Miss Snark, who will brazenly crash the party, will be off canoodling in a corner. Near the bar.
9. And finally, someone will be wearing a really awful outfit. Or maybe a few someones.
Stay tuned for the Academy Awards on March 5th—I’ll have a complete run-down of all the fashion don'ts, Clooney-sightings, and Archerd-embalmings.
Janet – No power in the ‘verse can stop me!
The nominations were as Brokeback-y as expected, but what a coup for George Clooney to snag three nominations. Miss Snark, the literary agent blogger I worship and who has a King Kong size crush on George, must be jumping up and down in her pink stilettos.
Now, I’ve made it a policy not to see any of the Oscar-buzz movies so as not to taint my predictions, but I broke that rule this year in catching "Good Night and Good Luck" when it was at the local dollar theater. (Surely you don’t think it played at Showcase—which has five locations within 20 minutes of me. They don’t show movies that anyone over 16 would like to see or that don't have "Part II" or "Big Momma's (fill in the blank) in the title. So for my Indie and small-budget movie fix, I go to the dollar cinema, which is admirably dedicated to presenting smaller—a.k.a. GOOD—films. But, as usual, I digress…). GN&GL was damned terrific, a movie that actually made you think; catch it at the dollar theatre near you!
Herewith are my predictions for Oscar night:
1. Ang Lee will break his back hauling all the statuettes Brokeback Mountain will receive.
2. Someone, probably the starlet of the month, will mispronounce David Strathairn’s name. It’s already been misspelled a million times, so why not?
3. Jack Nicholson will steal the coveted title of “most embalmed-looking celebrity” from Army Archerd
4. Someone will finally explain who Army Archerd is and why he haunts the Oscar’s opening ceremonies
5. Someone HAS TO ask, who is (supporting actress nominee) Amy Adams and what is Junebug? Because really, I don’t have a clue. That movie didn’t even play at the dollar cinema.
6. The Academy will let Mickey Rooney out of his cryo-chamber once again to plunk him in the fifth row next to Charlize Theron so they’ll have a bit of “Old (and I’m talking OLD) Hollywood” to glam up the joint
7. The Life Achievement award will go to yet another man named Sidney (Pollack, Lumet, Poitier, Greenstreet…that last one's a lie, but you get the point and double points if you know who he was!). Apparently the women who toil in Tinsel Town just haven’t achieved enough to deserve the nod. Or maybe there’s no chicks named Sidney in the biz.
8. George Clooney will sweep all three of his categories but will be unable to accept his awards because he and Miss Snark, who will brazenly crash the party, will be off canoodling in a corner. Near the bar.
9. And finally, someone will be wearing a really awful outfit. Or maybe a few someones.
Stay tuned for the Academy Awards on March 5th—I’ll have a complete run-down of all the fashion don'ts, Clooney-sightings, and Archerd-embalmings.
Janet – No power in the ‘verse can stop me!
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