more to come
Saturday, January 23, 2010
I Got 4 out of 5 of My Wishes
Colin Firth was a personal favorite but a long shot.
(pictures to follow)
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'Nine':B+
Screw the critics. I thought 'NINE' could not be made. The fact is the Broadway show was not made.
Rob Marshall used the musical as a starting point to make something more cinematic. He got it!
Truth be told Ii enjoyed it more than 'Chicago' that was poorly cast.
'NINE' has near perfect casting.
Day-Louis, Dench, Fergie,Cruz and surprisingly, for me, Nicole all shined.
The exception being Kate Hudson. What the hell was she doing in this ensemble?
The true gift was the performance of Marion Cotillard as Luisa. Needing to be sad or angry or sweet she had it all and gave it her all. She's extraordinary she is as she goes from jubilation to desperation without missing a beat. I'm falling in love with this woman...this damn good actress. It's not by accident that Marshall had Marion wear a little black dress, Audrey Hepburn style, and then basically recreated Audrey's 'Roman Holiday' screen test for Marion's character. Inspired!
Rob Marshall used the musical as a starting point to make something more cinematic. He got it!
Truth be told Ii enjoyed it more than 'Chicago' that was poorly cast.
'NINE' has near perfect casting.
Day-Louis, Dench, Fergie,Cruz and surprisingly, for me, Nicole all shined.
The exception being Kate Hudson. What the hell was she doing in this ensemble?
The true gift was the performance of Marion Cotillard as Luisa. Needing to be sad or angry or sweet she had it all and gave it her all. She's extraordinary she is as she goes from jubilation to desperation without missing a beat. I'm falling in love with this woman...this damn good actress. It's not by accident that Marshall had Marion wear a little black dress, Audrey Hepburn style, and then basically recreated Audrey's 'Roman Holiday' screen test for Marion's character. Inspired!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Golden Globe Winners 2010
Best Picture, Drama — Avatar
Best Picture, Comedy/Musical — The Hangover
Best Director — James Cameron, Avatar
Best Actress, Drama — Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Actor, Drama — Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress, Comedy/Musical — Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Actor, Comedy/Musical — Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes
Best Supporting Actress — Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Supporting Actor — Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Foreign Language Film — The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature — Up
Best Screenplay — Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Best Original Score — Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Original Song — The Weary Kind, Crazy Heart
Best TV Series, Drama – Mad Men
Best TV Series, Comedy — Glee
Best TV Miniseries — Grey Gardens
Best Actress, TV Miniseries — Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Best Actor, TV Miniseries — Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Best Actress, TV Drama — Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Best Actor, TV Drama — Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Best Actress, TV Comedy — Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Best Actor, TV Comedy — Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Best Supporting Actress, TV — Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
Best Supporting Actor, TV — John Lithgow, Dexter
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
'Nine'
I'm a 'Nine' officiando.
From the original Broadway show to the revival.
The show ALL my friends thought I would hate.
They were ALL wrong.
Yet it was a show I believed would not and could not and most importantly should not be filmed.
My Film review in a day or two.
From the original Broadway show to the revival.
The show ALL my friends thought I would hate.
They were ALL wrong.
Yet it was a show I believed would not and could not and most importantly should not be filmed.
My Film review in a day or two.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
The Worst in Film 2000-2009
The worst are those that aspire to and pretend to be the best. the decade had a lot of bad films and a lot of good and great films. The following are the good, the bad and the downright ugly films 2000-2009.
The #1 spot goes to 'Rachel Getting Married' and most everything else where Anne Hathaway's name appeared above the title*
and the other 9 in no particular order are:
All the King's Men-Kate and Sean's HUGE mistake.
Australia-could possibly sink the entire continent.
Gladiator-it's the 21st century for god's sake.
No Country for Old Men-no film for sane men and women young or old.
Passion of the Christ- mel gibson's bloody violent and anti-semetic rant. oy vay!
Sideways-sideways, upside down or right side up a mess,a bore about male menopause
The Departed-retreading scorcese and big bad boston irish cops yet again.yawn!
The Edge of Love-Keira's mistake
The Ugly Truth-the truth is in the title: uglyuglyugly
Worst performance by actor, actress, canine, feline or what have you goes to you guessed it:
*(the exception being 'The Devil Wears Prada' because Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt dwarfed her at best mediocre performance)
The #1 spot goes to 'Rachel Getting Married' and most everything else where Anne Hathaway's name appeared above the title*
and the other 9 in no particular order are:
All the King's Men-Kate and Sean's HUGE mistake.
Australia-could possibly sink the entire continent.
Gladiator-it's the 21st century for god's sake.
No Country for Old Men-no film for sane men and women young or old.
Passion of the Christ- mel gibson's bloody violent and anti-semetic rant. oy vay!
Sideways-sideways, upside down or right side up a mess,a bore about male menopause
The Departed-retreading scorcese and big bad boston irish cops yet again.yawn!
The Edge of Love-Keira's mistake
The Ugly Truth-the truth is in the title: uglyuglyugly
Worst performance by actor, actress, canine, feline or what have you goes to you guessed it:
*(the exception being 'The Devil Wears Prada' because Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt dwarfed her at best mediocre performance)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
'A Single Man': Rates an 'A'
An amazing directorial debut by Tom Ford. An amazing supporting performance by Julianne Moore whose work I have never admired in the past. Matthew Goode and Nicholaus Hoult are terrific in supporting roles also.
BUT it is the brilliant portrayal of this newly single man by Colin Firth that makes this an exceptional film. He has always charmed me but now in this meaty, gusty, heart wrenching role he gets to show everyone what i personally always knew was there.
His is the actor role of the 2009 as far as I'm concerned. He now moves into the 'legend' category of film actors.
'A Single Man' claims it's spot as one of the Best Films of the decade.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
'One Life to Live' airs daytime TV's first gay sex scene
Just weeks after canceling Adam Lambert's daytime performances, ABC made history on Wednesday by airing the first-ever gay sex scene on daytime television.
'One Life to Live''s Oliver and Kyle (Scott Evans and Brett Claywell) finally had their onscreen love scene, followed by a tender loving moment. Evans, who is the younger brother of 'Fantastic Four' actor Chris Evans, is openly gay.
'One Life to Live' has historically been a first when it comes to social issues.
Congratulations to the producers and ABC for stepping up again in daytime.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
My Favorite Film Moment of 2009
favorite moment: 2 minutes of a natural high
'(500) Days of Summer') DVD and Blu RAY releases on 12/22. Do yourself a favor and rent it
official trailer:
'(500) Days of Summer') DVD and Blu RAY releases on 12/22. Do yourself a favor and rent it
official trailer:
My Favorite Song of the Year
it's that time of the year when those of us who think our opinion really matters start to pick the year's best. being one of those people i'll start with my favorite song of the year: 'my life would suck without you' from kelly clarkson.
the song:
the video:
the song:
the video:
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Jennifer Jones: 1919-2009
The 'essential' Jennifer Jones films are The Song of Bernadette', 'Portrait of Jenny', 'Since You Went Away' and 'Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'. Her Best Actress Oscar was for 1943's 'The Song of Bernadette'.
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