BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 1: Helen Mirren honoring “Elizabeth Windsor†in her accepatance speech.
I have the biggest crush on that woman. She is both elegant and utterly sexy. My god.
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 2: Peter O’Toole keeping a stiff upper lip after losing for the eighth time.
And possibly final time. People keep saying “It was only a matter of time for Scorsese,” but look at O’Toole. Nothing.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 1: Alan Arkin, back in Oscar contention for the first time since 1968.
Well deserved. I loved “Little Miss Sunshine,” and he’s a very talented actor.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 2: Three serious filmmakers (Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg) being much funnier than three alleged funnymen (Ferrell, Black and Reilly).
Amen to that. Ferrell, Black, and Reilly were awful, even though they stated what many knew that night. Mirren was the hottest in the room. Second: Jennifer Hudson. THAT’S how you sing, Beyonce.
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 1: Helen Mirren honoring “Elizabeth Windsor” in her accepatance speech.
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 2: Peter O’Toole keeping a stiff upper lip after losing for the eighth time.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 1: Alan Arkin, back in Oscar contention for the first time since 1968.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 2: Three serious filmmakers (Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg) being much funnier than three alleged funnymen (Ferrell, Black and Reilly).
ELLEN AS HOST: A nice low-key approach that worked better than previous hosts who failed to score with rough satire or in-your-face shtick.
DIVERSITY BULLSHIT: The failure of “Pan’s Labyrinth” to get Best Foreign-Language Film continues the Academy’s long-running obsession with European cinema (to date, only one Latin American film has won this honor).
TACTLESS AND TACKY: Reminding people that Mark Walhberg was a juvenile delinquent with 25 arrests.
EVEN STARS ARE HUMAN: Clint Eastwood flubbing his lines, Jennifer Hudson nearly forgetting to thank Jennifer Holliday, Gael Garcia Bernal looking like a Mexican version of “Revenge of the Nerds.”
MAJOR MISTAKES: Celine Dion’s song (huh?), the montages with the tribute to America and tribute to writers (again, huh?).
All told, the ceremony wasn’t as dull as previous years. And hooray for Marty (at long last).
Great stuff as usual Phil.
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 1: Helen Mirren honoring “Elizabeth Windsor†in her accepatance speech.
I have the biggest crush on that woman. She is both elegant and utterly sexy. My god.
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 2: Peter O’Toole keeping a stiff upper lip after losing for the eighth time.
And possibly final time. People keep saying “It was only a matter of time for Scorsese,” but look at O’Toole. Nothing.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 1: Alan Arkin, back in Oscar contention for the first time since 1968.
Well deserved. I loved “Little Miss Sunshine,” and he’s a very talented actor.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 2: Three serious filmmakers (Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg) being much funnier than three alleged funnymen (Ferrell, Black and Reilly).
Amen to that. Ferrell, Black, and Reilly were awful, even though they stated what many knew that night. Mirren was the hottest in the room. Second: Jennifer Hudson. THAT’S how you sing, Beyonce.
My take on things:
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 1: Helen Mirren honoring “Elizabeth Windsor” in her accepatance speech.
BEST OF BRITAIN, PART 2: Peter O’Toole keeping a stiff upper lip after losing for the eighth time.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 1: Alan Arkin, back in Oscar contention for the first time since 1968.
NICE SURPRISE, PART 2: Three serious filmmakers (Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg) being much funnier than three alleged funnymen (Ferrell, Black and Reilly).
ELLEN AS HOST: A nice low-key approach that worked better than previous hosts who failed to score with rough satire or in-your-face shtick.
DIVERSITY BULLSHIT: The failure of “Pan’s Labyrinth” to get Best Foreign-Language Film continues the Academy’s long-running obsession with European cinema (to date, only one Latin American film has won this honor).
TACTLESS AND TACKY: Reminding people that Mark Walhberg was a juvenile delinquent with 25 arrests.
EVEN STARS ARE HUMAN: Clint Eastwood flubbing his lines, Jennifer Hudson nearly forgetting to thank Jennifer Holliday, Gael Garcia Bernal looking like a Mexican version of “Revenge of the Nerds.”
MAJOR MISTAKES: Celine Dion’s song (huh?), the montages with the tribute to America and tribute to writers (again, huh?).
All told, the ceremony wasn’t as dull as previous years. And hooray for Marty (at long last).