Idiot of the Week!!!: Mel Gibson

FINISHED

THE TAPE

"how dare you act like such a bitch when I have been so f**king nice."

"i am going to come and burn the f**king house down... but you will blow me first."

mr. gibson also calls oksana grigorieva (his ex) a whore and a c**t on the tape while their baby screams in the background. such a charming man.

these are the words of mel gibson. devout catholic and former family man. oh yes and lest i forget anti-semitic pig.

the director of 'the passion of the christ'. mr. religiosity himself

so at last his agents drop him. is the rest of hollywood next?


but i thank you mr. gibson for once again showing yourself for who you are. the racist and anti-semite that you are. hollywood forgave you once it appeared but hopefully they will now take the disgusting you that you are more seriously and throw you to the wolves as insulting to wolves as that is.


and your ex...well who would not consider her better off. i hope she takes you to the cleaners. have you gone for absolution yet mr. gibson? well the church may forgive you once more but the movie industry may well be above the church this time around.

'The White Ribbon': Blu Ray/DVD Rates 0 Stars

this may be entirely unfair to the film makers and the actors but who the hell can read subtitles that are mostly 'white on white' or 'white on light'? stupid, ridiculous, absurd.


don't waste your time or money renting what may have been a damn good film if the producers had only looked ahead. in the theatre the sub-titles most likely were legible. conceived without any foresight, again: stupid, ridiculous, absurd.

'Inception': One More Week!

hopefully the first intelligent film of the summer may be just around the corner. july 16th is the date. just one week from today.

warning: do not discuss this film if you have not seen it with someone who has. it may kill the 'ride' for you. think 'the sixth sense'.

be wary of print reviews which could care less if they ruin it for you by saying too much.

'Inception' the Trailers

three smart trailers that leave everything up in the air.

good. too many trailers give away the good parts...mainly the only good parts which generally says a hell of a lot about the rest of it.

again the WARNING is: see it before you speak about it!

The Prime Time Emmy Noms*

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
• Glee • FOX
• Modern Family • ABC
• Nurse Jackie • Showtime
• The Office • NBC
• 30 Rock • NBC

Outstanding Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • AMC
• Dexter • Showtime
• The Good Wife • CBS
• Lost • ABC
• Mad Men • AMC
• True Blood • HBO

Outstanding Miniseries

• The Pacific • HBO
• Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

• Endgame (Masterpiece) • PBS
• Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime
• Moonshot • HISTORY
• The Special Relationship • HBO
• Temple Grandin • HBO
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
• Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • Larry David as Himself
• Glee • FOX • Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
• Monk • USA • Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
• The Office • NBC • Steve Carell as Michael Scott
• 30 Rock • NBC • Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • AMC • Bryan Cranston as Walter White
• Dexter • Showtime • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
• Friday Night Lights • DirecTV • Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor
• House • FOX • Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
• Lost • ABC • Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard
• Mad Men • AMC • Jon Hamm as Don Draper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• A Dog Year • HBO • Jeff Bridges as Jon Katz
• The Prisoner • AMC • Ian McKellen as Two
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Michael Sheen as Tony Blair
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

• Glee • FOX • Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
• The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell
• Nurse Jackie • Showtime • Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
• Parks And Recreation • NBC • Poehler as Leslie Knope
• 30 Rock • NBC • Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
• United States Of Tara • Showtime • Toni Collette as Tara Gregson

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

• The Closer • TNT • Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson
• Damages • FX Networks • Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
• Friday Night Lights • DirecTV • Connie Britton as Tami Taylor
• The Good Wife • CBS • Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson
• Mad Men • AMC • January Jones as Betty Draper

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Capturing Mary • HBO • Maggie Smith as Mary Gilbert
• Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime • Allen as Georgia O’Keeffe
• Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS • Dame Judi Dench as Miss Matty
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Claire Danes as Temple Grandin

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

• Glee • FOX • Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
• How I Met Your Mother • CBS • Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
• Modern Family • ABC • Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell
• Modern Family • ABC • Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
• Modern Family • ABC • Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
• Two And A Half Men • CBS • Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • AMC • Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
• Damages • FX Networks • Martin Short as Leonard Winstone
• Lost • ABC • Terry O’Quinn as John Locke
• Lost • ABC • Michael Emerson as Ben Linus
• Mad Men • AMC • Slattery as Roger Sterling
• Men Of A Certain Age • TNT • Andre Braugher as Owen

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Emma (Masterpiece) • PBS • Michael Gambon as Mr. Woodhouse
• Hamlet (Great Performances) • PBS • Patrick Stewart as Ghost / Claudius
• Return To Cranford (Masterpiece) • PBS • Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Buxton
• Temple Grandin • HBO • David Strathairn as Dr. Carlock
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • John Goodman as Neal Nicol

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

• Glee • FOX • Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
• Modern Family • ABC • Bowen as Claire Dunphy
• Modern Family • ABC • Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
• Saturday Night Live • NBC • Kristen Wiig as Various Characters
• 30 Rock • NBC • Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
• Two And A Half Men • CBS • Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Burn Notice • USA • Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen
• Damages • FX Networks • Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons
• The Good Wife • CBS • Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
• The Good Wife • CBS • Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
• Mad Men • AMC • Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
• Mad Men • AMC • Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Alice • Syfy • Kathy Bates as Queen of Hearts
  
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Julia Ormond as Eustacia (Temple’s Mom)
  
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Catherine O’Hara as Aunt Ann
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Brenda Vaccaro as Margo Janus
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Susan Sarandon as Janet Good

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

• Glee • Wheels • Mike O’Malley as Burt Hummel
• Glee • Dream On • FOX • Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan
• Modern Family • Travels With Scout • Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy
• Nurse Jackie • Chicken Soup • Eli Wallach as Bernard Zimberg
• 30 Rock • Emmanuelle Goes To Dinosaur Land • NBC • Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird
• 30 Rock • Into The Crevasse • NBC • Will Arnett as Devin Banks

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

• The Closer • Make Over • TNT • Beau Bridges as Detective George Andrews
• Damages • The Next One’s Gonna Go In Your Throat • Danson as Arthur Frobisher
• Dexter • Road Kill • Showtime • John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell
• The Good Wife • Fleas • CBS • Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
• The Good Wife • Bad • CBS • Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
• Mad Men • Shut The Door. Have A Seat. • AMC • Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
• 24 • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM • FOX • Gregory Itzin as President Charles Logan

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

• The Big Bang Theory • The Maternal Congruence • CBS • Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter
• Desperate Housewives • The Chase • ABC • Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey
• Glee • The Rhodes Not Taken • FOX • Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Tina Fey • NBC • Tina Fey as Host
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Betty White • NBC • Betty White as Host
• 30 Rock • The Moms • NBC • Stritch as Colleen Donaghy
• Two And A Half Men • 818-JKLPUZO • CBS • Jane Lynch as Dr. Linda Freeman

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

• Big Love • The Might And The Strong • HBO • Mary Kay Place as Adaleen Grant
• Big Love • End Of Days • HBO • Sissy Spacek as Marilyn Densham
• The Cleaner • Does Everybody Have A Drink? • A&E • Shirley Jones as Lola Zellman
• Damages • Your Secrets Are Safe • FX Networks • Lily Tomlin as Marilyn Tobin
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Bedtime • NBC • Ann-Margret as Rita Wills
• Lost • The End • ABC • Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Glee • Pilot – Director’s Cut • FOX • Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
• Modern Family • Pilot • ABC • Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd
• The Office • Niagara • NBC • Greg Daniels, Mindy Kaling
• 30 Rock • Anna Howard Shaw Day • NBC • Matt Hubbard
• 30 Rock • Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter • NBC • Tina Fey, Kay Cannon

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Friday Night Lights • The Son • Rolin Jones
• The Good Wife • Pilot • Michelle King, Robert King
• Lost • The End • ABC • Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
• Mad Men • Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency • AMC • Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner
• Mad Men • Shut The Door. Have A Seat. • AMC • Matthew Weiner, Writer, Erin Levy, Writer

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

• The Pacific • Part Eight • HBO • Michelle Ashford, Robert Schenkkan
• The Pacific • Part Ten • HBO • Bruce C. McKenna, Robert Schenkkan
• The Special Relationship • HBO • Peter Morgan
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Christopher Monger, William Merritt Johnson
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Adam Mazer

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Glee • Pilot – Director’s Cut • FOX • Ryan Murphy
• Glee • Wheels • FOX • Paris Barclay
• Modern Family • Pilot • ABC • Jason Winer
• Nurse Jackie • Pilot • Showtime • Allen Coulter
• 30 Rock • I Do Do • NBC • Don Scardino

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• Breaking Bad • One Minute • AMC • Michelle MacLaren
• Dexter • The Getaway • Showtime • Steve Shill
• Lost • The End • ABC • Jack Bender
• Mad Men • Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency • AMC • Lesli Linka Glatter
• Treme • Do You Know What It Means (Pilot) • HBO • Agnieszka Holland

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

• Georgia O’Keeffe • Lifetime • Bob Balaban
• The Pacific • Part Eight • HBO • David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa
• The Pacific • Part Nine • HBO • Tim Van Patten
• Temple Grandin • HBO • Mick Jackson
• You Don’t Know Jack • HBO • Barry Levinson

*updated 4:24

Thoughts on the Emmy Noms: The Good, the Ignored and the Boring Already*

the good:

'glee' and 'nurse jackie' in the comedy category

'the good wife' and 'true blood' for drama series

michael morrison, edie falco , lea michelle, and jim parsons for comedy lead role

jane lynch, chris colfer, julie bowen, in supporting comedy roles

christine baranski, archie panjabi for drama supporting roles

'real time with bill maher' for variety, music or comedy series

kyra sedgwick, julianna margulies, mariska hargitay for dramatic actress

and

betty white for hosting saturday night live

the boring already:

tony shalhoup, tina fey, alec baldwin, 30 rock, the office, jon cryer and glenn close.glenn close? the woman must be a full service contender.

the ignored:

jane elliot, mary mccormack, nathan fallion, stana katic, 'in plain sight', 'army wives', 'vampire diaries', 'royal pains', 'drop dead diva' and almost every main character in 'true blood', 'the tudors', jonathan rhys meyers, 'lie to me' 'spartacus'  and 'castle' for starters.


amazing how every year presents us with the same old same old with a handful of newbies.

*updated 4:20et

My Summer Guilty Pleasure: "Pretty Little Liars" Rates an A

first of all i never thought i'd watch a show on the abc family station or any other family oriented family station. then i heard holly marie combs, piper on 'charmed', was returning to tv on said family station in 'pretty little liars'. sooo i said 'what the hell 'i'll give it a shot' and wham! i'm hooked. family station my butt..lesbian kisses, drinking, murder, cover ups and oh yeah the lies...all the damn lies. this is fun. the entire cast especially the pretty little liars are all really good and well cast. the whole thing may be stolen a bit by lucy hale who has grown up so much from 'privileged' two seasons back. the girl has become a woman.

truth is i'm not feeling guilty at all and recommend 'pretty little liars'. indulge yourself.

the add below...the full theme above

'Heat Wave' from My Friends at ABC

'A Single Man' on Blu Ray and DVD: ***1/2 stars

one of the best films of 2009 finally gets it's dvd/blu ray release. tom ford's first directorial effort seems effortless. he is and wins 2009's best first directorial effort. we can only hope for more. he certainly gave each supporting player his due including the wonderful matthew goode and nicholas hoult. he gave julianne moore the best role of her career so far but oscar snubbed her. penelope cruz, whom i adore, in 'nine' over julianne in this? ... i think not!

but the major kudos go to colin firth. damn what a brilliant performance. the BEST LEADING MALE performance of 2009. he lost the oscar to the oft nominated jeff bridges for all the wrong reasons. but oscar is known for this. john wayne in 'true shit' anyone? (are they really remaking that piece of crap?)

anyway back to mr. firth. he plays george who is preparing for the last day of his life. in often few words but with glances and gestures and his eyes, damn those eyes, he says more than any words could say. just watch him in the scene where by a phone call he is told of his lover's death. not a word. not a single word. colin's face says it all. sometimes words just don't matter. this is one of those times.

his performance is classic. it raises him above most of his piers. finally the brilliant mr. firth gets his role of a lifetime, and oscar be damned.

What Is Going on in My Mind Today?

gloria stuart was 100 years young yesterday. the gods have blest you rose dewitt




speaking of yesterday the 4th of july...i'm not much of a nationalist. as a pacifist i am aware that nationalism is the the cause of the need to be more powerful, the richest country in the world, the need for the inane need to be most dominant. all these added together have equaled war over the ages.



the usa is going through a new yet old nationalistic revival. this time it is shredding the very fiber of our nation. these are the right wing fanatics known as the fashion setting tea party. they are championed by pseudo anti-intellectuals (i am being to kind) with the likes of sarah pallin, michelle bachmann, sean the pig hannity and the most dangerous of all being the oxi king rush perfect name limbaugh and the insane toxic spewing glenn beck.

i say we had best have stayed with the brits...even better the dutch as they at least had architecture worth it's mortar and cement.

so yesterday i celebrated something far different with like minded friends.

barack how are you doing it. may the gods watch over your sanity and protect you from the insane.

'Fifth Avenue, 5 A M'

a good summer read if there ever was one. and it stars audrey...what's not to like?

Marion on 'Vogue'

great actress and true beauty

"Twilight: Eclipse" ***stars

with a new director at the helm, david slade, what is eclipsed this time around is just another vampire movie. mr. slade knows his material. he has gotten to know the actors. he has made a semi-classic romance almost bordering on romantic tragedy. or is falling madly for an undead already the tragedy. well not if you are bella swan. yet who knows that may still happen.



the oft too brooding bella swan now broods with a newfound sensuality. the twosome of bella and the vampire edward cullen begins taking a turn while the mostly in the shadows jacob the werewolf comes out swinging front and center. there is a kiss that could change everything or not. there are glances and stares that have multiple possibilities. yes edward? yes jacob? bella what is going on with the three of you. powerful sensuality with so many unanswered questions. can a human, a vampire, and a shape shifting werewolf ever really get questions answered? their feelings sorted? bella will she or won't she? edward will he or won't he? does this leave jacob with the winning ace?



kristen stewart bursts forward as a new sensual bella...more comfortable in her own skin making her that much more pleasing to us and more able for us to care about and care for. you've made me care bella.



taylor lautner gets a meatier role and just gets meatier. edward asks 'does he ever wear a shirt'. no he doesn't and we don't want him too wear one. he is a better defined jacob now physically and emotionally. he has the acting chops and now gets to truly show them along with those abs.



but it is robert pattinson who truly shines as the vampiric edward cullen. he is the real star here. he shines in every frame he is in. he shows more emotion in one word or one single gesture than most actors of his generation. some compare him to james dean. i say the brilliant montgomery clift. as the movie year is now half over i see only two potential best oscar actor nominees: leo decaprio for 'shutter island' and yes mr. pattinson for this 'eclipse'. i'll nominate him. this is the type of film that is overlooked. his performance should not be. i plan on pushing him as i pushed and cheered on sandra bullock last time around. we all know how that turned out! i only said a nomination so far.



besides the three leads there is the battle. the vampires and wolves team up to do battle with the 'newbies', a wild and undisciplined crazed new born gang of vampires, headed by the queen of mean vampire victoria. the goal is to kill bella to get even with edward. the battle is a rousing edge of the seat scene brilliantly editet sequence.

bravo mr. slade and a damn good supporting cast.

taylor and kirsten and robert bask in the glory you deserve

robert think about getting a tux*.



*i believe this is the official start of oscarbation 2010

Happy Birthday Eva

Idiot of the Week!!!: Michael Steele

what the hell now even republicans are embarrassed by him and want him fired. idiot said that afghan war was started by barack...duh. let's face it he only got rnc chair because after obama won the election they needed a black man. the morons just forgot to get a smart black man.