I will spare you a rundown of the winners. You can find that here.
But here are some (very) brief thoughts on tonight’s show:
Best Presenters/Most Adorable Couple: William H Macy and Felicity Huffman who sang their way through Best Actress in a TV Series - you can see and hear them here
Best Photobomb: (This was a very competitive category.) Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
Now this is the kind of technology that gets my little geeky heart going pitter-patter! Perfect for travelers/movie fans. I don’t even own a smartphone (hope to by January, random, I know) but I will definitely be buying this app.
By now you know that Sandra Bullock won the Oscar for Best Actress Sunday night. Her acceptance speech was humble and touching and she looked fabulous. But did you know that she also received another prestigous award on Saturday and by winning both back to back she actually set a record?
On Saturday the annual Razzie Awards were held in Los Angeles to celebrate the very worst Hollywood has to offer. Bullock was nominated for her performance in All About Steve and, in keeping with her self-depricating humor, she showed up to accept. She was charming and her appearance was the highlight of the evening. You can check it out below. And, yes, she is the only actor to win an Oscar and a Razzie in the same year. Read the rest of this entry »
I have long praised Pixar and their movies. They took animation, which had largely been a children’s only genre, and focused on bringing depth and meaning to the story and characters. While the animation was amazing, it was their creative storytelling that always hooked me.
I’ve worked at an animation company long enough now to appreciate some of the more technical but still very creative aspects of CGI. And now there is an excellent article on those break throughs over at Den of Geek. Of all these, I do remember being completely blown away by Sulley’s hair in Monsters Inc. You can read the full article here.
Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were anounced this morning. (Groundhog Day!) No major surprises. I didn’t expect major nominations for (500) Days or Star Trek but I was disappointed that (500) Days of Summer was not nominated for Original Screenplay. Oh well.
My main question - will this be the year that a woman finally wins Best Director? Many feel Kathryn Bigelow is deserving. We’ll find out March 7th. Read the rest of this entry »
Love this new spot for Nickelodeon! It has great music and fantastic editing & pacing. The energy and charisma of the actors show why they are leads on Nick programming. And I love seeing the physics of the slime in slomo. Interesting that only one of these stars has the sense to keep his mouth closed when being slimed. Gross. Makes me wonder what it tastes like.
Hans Zimmer is one of my favorite composers and I know I’m not alone in that feeling. He’s an incredibly prolific and varied writer. From Twister & Driving Miss Daisy to The Lion King & Prince of Egypt to Gladiator and Pirates of the Caribbean, his work is really amazing. Gladiator & Pirates are two of my favorites of his and I tend to associate him with big epic scores. But his work is not as easily identified as John Williams or James Horner (whom I can sometimes identify by a single chord). Read the rest of this entry »
