Inside Josh's Mind

This blog gives a look into the eternal sunshine of my ever roving mind. I consider myself a social critic. I believe in Film, Music, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Gay Rights, the Right to Choose, Human Rights and YES I still believe in Barack Obama. I believe in most things left of center. I don't get any organized religion.They are all a sham. This is the gay pride flag. I am proudly gay. These are the things this blog is about. Love it, like it or leave it. We all have choices.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Another Look at the Tony's

Monday, June 14, 2010

The Brilliant Matthew Morrison's Spectacular Tony Performance...and the Less Than Spectacular Performance of Lea Michele at the Tony Awards

please please watch matthew morrison...watch the dance yes but not just his feet...watch his arms and hands as all become part of the choreography. watch how he handles his outfit as it becomes part of the dance and a major prop. every gesture is insanely brilliant. and oh hell he has the voice to go with it. he is the consummate performer of 2010. bravo matthew!

sorry but lea not so much...better luck next time and do not ever ever follow matthew again ever ever ever. it's kind of like a dog act following streisand at the hollywood bowl. and stop the streisand. you need your own identity. call the wonderful but mishandled julie budd. she knows all too well that what you are doing is so so wrong. it may have been clever and cute in your bedroom. in real life and real time it is going to be your own personal titanic. your rendition of the same 'don't rain on my parade' on 'glee' ran circles around this misguided interpretation or should i say barbra imitation? and stop stop crossing your eyes. with barbra it was normal but for you it just appears as shallow imitation/mockery if not downright cruel. lea you are talented in your own right so stop stealing barbra's already. alright?

What Is Going on in My Mind Today?

the tony awards are on my mind...sean hayes was brilliantly funny and dare i say adorable. his visual skits were a riot. his dead-on bernadette peters gag tops the list. bring him back soon...emmy and oscar producers think twice before you overlook him.

bebe neuwirth radiates talent and beauty and still has the best walk on broadway...kristin chenoweth is a true beauty and broadway star. ricky martin is going to play che in 'evita'? who the hells worse nightmare is this? barbara cook is 80? where the hell does the time go. angela lansbury always a class act. matthew morrison is brilliant. his 'all i need is the girl' was inspired and stole the evening. they should have handed him a tony and an emmy. scarlett johansson wins a tony and i say brava. she and ryan get cutest couple of the night. the brilliant bebe neuwirth and nathan lane giving out best actor and actress in a musical award was a brilliant idea and damn they were classy. cate blanchett looked stunning but why was she there? or paula abdul for that matter.

viola davis brava as best actress...good going and congrats.

so that was the good news of the night. be prepared.

please please please stop giving catherine zeta jones awards for musicals...SHE CAN'T SING! and what was all that phoniness when she won...it was a bloody lock.

lea michelle stop doing streisand. it was cute as a teenager on 'glee' but at the tony's it's a huge mistake. and what is with the streisandesque crossing of your eyes? stop! you are going to kill a should be good career. enuf girl enuf.

okay what the hell happened to the broadway musical? the proof is in the revivals my friends. the revivals were inspired by good to great broadway musicals even if their remountings were not. the nominees for "new' musicals were absolutely awful. garbage really. can anyone write a book musical anymore. garbage just garbage.

after like 200 years can someone do something with bernadette peter's hair...good lord!

to keep hollywood stars coming back to broadway they gave denzel washington a tony. over leiv schreiber and alfred molina. really? i mean really?

once more with great feeling.....Bravo Sean Hayes!

enough said...pics and more to come.

Tony Award Winners 2010

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Scarlett Johansson, “A View From the Bridge.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Eddie Redmayne, “Red.”

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Michael Grandage, “Red.”

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Terry Johnson, “La Cage aux Folles.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Katie Finneran, “Promises, Promises.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Levi Kreis, “Million Dollar Quartet.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Viola Davis, “Fences.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Denzel Washington, “Fences.”

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: “La Cage aux Folles.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Catherine Zeta-Jones, “A Little Night Music.”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles.”

BEST MUSICAL: “Memphis.”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Bill T. Jones, “Fela!”

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: “Fences.”

BEST PLAY: “Red.”

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: “Memphis.”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER: “Memphis”

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Daryl Waters and David Bryan, “Memphis.”

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Christopher Oram, “Red.”

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Christine Jones, “American Idiot.”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Catherine Zuber, “The Royal Family.”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Marina Draghici, “Fela!”

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Neil Austin, “Red.”

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Kevin Adams, “American Idiot.”

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Adam Cork, “Red.”

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Robert Kaplowitz, “Fela!”

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SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER: Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes.

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD: The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Conn.

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD: David Hyde Pierce.

TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATER: B.H. Barry and Tim Viola.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

'True Blood' Season 3 Tonight

i can only hope it goes back to the fast paced season one. that maryanne story line last season dragged on a bit tooooooooo long.

'true blood's' first gay vampire couple

season 3 trailer

Saturday, June 12, 2010

What Is Going on in My Mind Today?

well the tv season is over and the season finales have either keep us longing for more or not so much.

longing for more:' csi miami', 'spartacus', 'the good wife', 'grey's anatomy', 'brother's and sisters' and 'bones'. and of course 'glee'.

re 'glee': we knew they had to lose regionals. yes? yes we did so that next year they'd be even more determined and competitive and a more cohesive group. i mean even the toughest among them caved during 'to sir, with love'. everyone is talking jane lynch for an emmy nomination and i agree. but why no talk of the multi-talented matthew morrison. c'mon folks he's a wonder to behold and drips talent from every pore.

the gulf is on my mind. we continue to destroy the air we breath. now pb has raped our seas. we were not 'given' this planet. it has been loaned to us. we are blowing it. time for the powers that be to take it back and give it to a more intelligent species. yes there is a more intelligent species i am sure. good gods there has to be.

i'm going to miss '24' a lot.

the 2010 summer movies seem to suck. maybe a sleeper will come along. i'm hoping 'inception' is it.

why is sarah palin still popular? as i said there must be a more intelligent species out there.

why are republicans and pundits trying to make barack obama come out angrier. oh yeah they want him to come across as the stereotypical angry black man. stay calm barack for all our sakes. frack the republicans. idiots all.

'Dear John' on DVD and Bluray: *1/2 stars

i truly don't know what to say about this film. well it is getting 1 1/2 stars and not 0 stars because of tatum channing's understated wonderful performance. throw in richard jenkins as his mildly autistic dad and a semi charming amanda seyfried. semi charming as in the first half of this somewhat disjointed film. at first miss seyfried is a wonderful wide eyed charmer who turns into a real bitch. what she does and how she does it is totally fracked up. any woman, or man, who does what she does to john should be sent to dick cheyney's house for slow torture. she becomes despicable...sorry no excuses...cheyney her now! amanda this role was not for you...only a really cold and not too talented actress should have played this role. was anne hathaway unavailable?

what really amazes me is that director lasse hallstrom's last film, the wonderful 'hachi: a dog's tale', went straight to dvd and this story of a pathetic miserable creature saw the light of day or should i say the darkness of a movie theatre.

rent at your own risk. tatum channing and richard jenkins kept me watching. i can't speak for you. this is in the running for my worst of 2010 based solely on the subject.

i've said it before and this is the perfect time to say it again do yourself a favor and rent 'hachi: a dog's tale"

Friday, June 11, 2010

IDIOT OF THE WEEK!!!: Elton John

it's official elton john is the idiot of the week. he beats out a number of idiots including the drugster idiot's wedding he performed at. frackin moron

'The Messenger': ***stars on DVD and BluRay

a good script, a military subject rarely seen yet not directed terribly well, kind of too slow paced, gets this 3 stars. why? well with different actors it may have gotten fewer stars. but for no other reason it gets one star for each of the three amazing performances by ben foster, woody harrelson and a super amazing samantha morton. if you appreciate good acting, great considering samantha morton, rent this film.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

'Letters to Juliet' *** Stars

'letters to juliet' is like gelato on a hot summer day. for some it may be too sticky sweet and for others the perfect antidote to escape, even for a short time, a world with iran, irag, rand paul, bp destroying our seas and sarah palin in it. i fall into the latter category. every now and then a romantic dramedy comes along that touches the heart. this is one of them.

the almost always bequiling amanda seyfried charms as sophie the heroine of the piece. she once again holds her own acting opposite greatness. in this case it's vanessa redgrave. a couple of years ago she also played another sophie opposite meryl streep. playing opposite greatness seems to make her better where lesser actresses would fall flat. it's also kind of interesting she played a character named sophie opposite both of them. keep this name in mind amand for future roles as it works for you.

vanessa is wonderful as claire the character in search of her long lost soulmate. miss redgrave, much as julie christie, proves that aging with grace is more beautiful than botox and collagen filled faces. take a lesson ladies before you go under the knife. actors need their faces to act but not your surgeons idea of your face.

the men in the film work well with these two ladies: franco nero as the long lost soulmate, gael garcia bernal as sophie's fiance but most especially christopher egan as charlie the almost, maybe, could be right guy.

i say go see 'letters from juliet'. if you miss it in the theater rent it when it is released. you won't be sorry. if your are sorry i am sorry to say that you have no soul.