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Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh
Pharrell Williams and Helen LasichanhI guess we know what the "Fashion Police" will be talking about.
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Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves.
Yikes! Fright night! This photo's worse than the first one.
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Yikes! Fright night! This photo's worse than the first one.
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Not having been to the movies in 8 or 10 years, ...
Yes, I am pretty much ignorant on movies (and most elements of pop culture). I think that I have seen 4 movies in a movie house over the past N years: Gran Torino, Atlas Shrugged 1 & 2, and Dinesh D'Souza's 2016. From what I hear, these shows have become platforms for the idiots of pop culture to spout out leftist ideals. No thanks.
I'd love to watch, but we're shaving the dog's ass tonight.....
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I enjoy the movies, grew up going to the Saturday movies. Saw a great movie the critics panned last week - Winters Tale.
I hear ya, Rap. I find that I end up watching most movies online or on DVD, older titles or things that someone may bring to my attention. I realize that I may miss out on some good stuff by being a hermit, but it is just my way. Now, something like Winters Tale, will be something that I will look for at some point (assuming my memory can retain it!!).
For example, a friend and I just watched Message in a Bottle (Kevin Costner, Paul Newman) a couple of weeks ago on Amazon Prime; wonderful movie, had never heard of it at the time it was out.
The man who produced Winters Tale was on with Glenn Beck last week and was almost in tears about the panning of the movie from the critics since the death of his wife is what drove him to make a film of the book.
I won't waste time on movies from Quentin Tarantino and I'm not a Baz Luhrman fan, though I would like to see his version of Gatsby, somehow I don't think it will come close to the original. I like Matthew McConneghy and just about anything he is in and he worked very hard on Dallas Buyers Club - so I would like to see it.. I also want to see American Hustle - set in the 70's and fictional, but based on things that went on in the 70's.. plus I like Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams...
Want an entertaining Clint Eastwood movie watch The Trouble with the Curve with Eastwood and Amy Adams.
Ellen is doing a good job without making it political.
That is good to hear, I actually find her to be quite funny when I've seen her on TV.
Her TV show is very popular and she performs a lot of good charity work through the show. I don't care if she or anyone else is gay, I just don't like the way some feel they have to shove it in our faces they are gay - she doesn't do that.
You will like Trouble with the Curve.. Bet it is on Amazon or Netflix for you to watch.
Funny that you mentioned Gatsby, we are planning to watch all of them that are available online/DVD, been a Gatsby fan for ages. We recently watched the 1974 version with Robert Redford & Mia Farrow. I honestly don't know most of the names of the people that you mention. But I do recall seeing ads for the The Trouble with the Curve and will try to remember to watch that one as well!!
Me neither. I actually don't care personally, what I object to is the marxists using them (as useful idiots really) as a tool to destroy our society and Christianity in particular. Nothing personal against the gays themselves, just prefer if they keep their private business more private, which I think that she tends to do.
I am going to look on Amazon and add it to the "watchlist" that I should actually maintain so I don't have to rely on my spotty memory!! Thanks for the tip!!
Didn't she win last year, DC?
Did anyone here see Gravity?
Sorry, I haven't kept up with the latest movies.
Thought she was nominated for one of the ....shall we say,....culturally sensitive themed movies this year.
Pretty much how I feel... Frankly, I think everyone should keep their sex life in the bedroom.
I really enjoyed Safe Haven last year, too...... I liked the ending had a real interesting twist to it. Granted it was more of a girls movie, but it was good.
Being such a 21st century guy tonight, added both The Trouble with the Curve and Safe Haven to my Watchlist!! I feel like I am living in 2014 or something...
Being such a 21st century guy tonight, added both The Trouble with the Curve and Safe Haven to my Watchlist!! I feel like I am living in 2014 or something...
Internet went down for some reason had to reboot...
Lupita Nuyong'o won best supporting for Tweleve Years a Slave.
@Raini_Rodriguez 1m
Pink + Somewhere Over The Rainbow + clips from the movie = instant tears
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Howard FinemanVerified account @howardfineman
#AcademyAwards show diversity, tolerance, cultural creativity of US in Obama Era. Hard power matters, per Putin, but Oscars r as powerful.
Nadesh13 11m
@howardfineman oscars has nothing to do with #Obama era.#LupitaNyongo won due to pure talent
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.@howardfineman Ok.. Lets give Putin an Oscar.. That will solve everything. #Loon
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@howardfineman yeah. B/f Obama Oscars were just awards given to rich celebrities. Now they actually MEAN something #CuzObama
Christine @cmdeb 2m
@howardfineman is this a drunk tweet?
@AG_Conservative 2m
.@howardfineman You, sir, are an absolute moron. A complete embarrassment to journalism.
@billhobbs 2m
@howardfineman @SuperAndrea Howie, Oscars were diverse pre-Obama, too.
@SooperMexican 1m
And the Oscar for most ludicrously stupid #Oscars2014 tweet goes to... @howardfineman!!! https://twitter.com/howardfineman/status/440328012719218688 …
@BecketAdams 1m
@howardfineman Sorry, but an awards show does little against determination of military power. Get your head out of your ass.
Is that Billy Idol in a dress?
I just noticed this thread. I haven't been watching much of the Oscars, so missed quite a bit of good stuff.
My son had them play Wind Beneath My Wings as I walked down the aisle when he got married. Bette Middler can sing! She's not as homely now as she used to be. Must have had a do-over.
I was just going to say she has had a LOT of botox done of late.
She got a standing ovation, started to cry and say something, but got cut off.
Yes!~!! Matthew McConnehey wins best actor.
Good man, the first thing he does is thanks God!!!!
I like him a lot! I love his speech!
Remember when Mooch gave the Oscar to the best movie? Those days are over. LOL!
I watched from beginning to end, this is the first time since way back before Bush was elected I can remember an Academy Awards show that did not breathe one single political statement -- none, nada, zip...... and I like it! The movies are about entertainment, not Democrat/Republican........
.......... but it also tells you even Hollywood is embarrassed to be associated with the man in the WH..
I don't go to movies, so never saw any of them. However, I will watch Dallas Buyer's Club. I saw enough trailers that makes me want to see it.
I don't go to movies, so never saw any of them. However, I will watch Dallas Buyer's Club. I saw enough trailers that makes me want to see it.
It's quite a downer. The acting was very good, though. Of the ones I saw, I liked Gravity and Her the best. I haven't seen Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska or Philamena yet.
I don't go to movies, so never saw any of them. However, I will watch Dallas Buyer's Club. I saw enough trailers that makes me want to see it.
The choice for best picture was a political choice. It really should have been Gravity based on the comprehensiveness of that picture, from all the technical achievements to the great story and acting. Twelve Years a Slave is one of the films I have not seen yet. I'm pretty sure I've seen it many times before.
Hollywood loves to rub America's nose in its "original sin." Let's face it. White guilt sells. It's why OPapaDoc is prez.
If I had a vote it would have gone to Nebraska...a fantastic movie with outstanding performances. As someone who's experienced dementia in relatives, I can say Bruce Dern's performance was incredible. Fantastic under-the-radar movie.
I watched from beginning to end, this is the first time since way back before Bush was elected I can remember an Academy Awards show that did not breathe one single political statement -- none, nada, zip...... and I like it! The movies are about entertainment, not Democrat/Republican........
.......... but it also tells you even Hollywood is embarrassed to be associated with the man in the WH..
Angelina Jolie got a humanitarian award. I think she has gone to the right of Obama or possibly is not progressive. I wish her father would run for office or even President.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2EnegCmmA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2EnegCmmA)
I watched from beginning to end, this is the first time since way back before Bush was elected I can remember an Academy Awards show that did not breathe one single political statement -- none, nada, zip...... and I like it! The movies are about entertainment, not Democrat/Republican........They did their politics a few weeks ago when the academy nominated and then rescinded the nomination of the theme song for a movie that respectfully depicted Christians (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,127569.0.html).
.......... but it also tells you even Hollywood is embarrassed to be associated with the man in the WH..
Even normally capricious Hollywood stars are on their best behavior on Oscar night, so you’re not likely to see wackiness Jacqueline Bisset exhibited at the Golden Globes. Still, there were enough peculiar moments to warrant a mention.NY Post (http://nypost.com/2014/03/03/eight-peculiar-moments-from-the-oscars/)
1. Kim Novak. She presented an award early in the evening with a gallant Matthew McConaughey. Novak left films long ago—or maybe they left her. But what was going on with her face? What substance lived in her lips? Looking like Cesar Romero on Batman and sounding like Jimmy Durante, the hoarse Novak got through the presentation but left us wondering whether extreme plastic surgery shouldn’t be illegal in Hollywood.
2. John Travolta. Did he make it to rehearsal? He introduced Idina Menzel, who sang Best Song nominee (and winner) “Let It Go” as Adele Nazeem. Huh?
3. Bono. Totally missed the high notes on his own performance of the song “Ordinary Love.” And he has been those tinted glasses—thank God they’re not orange anymore—for far too long.
4. Charlize Theron. Another gaffe. The Oscar winner missed her cue to read the nominees and started laughing at her mistake. “Is that me?” she asked. Thankfully, she’s not doing a play on Broadway.
5. Whoopi and Pink. In introducing Pink before she sang “Over the Rainbow,” Whoopi called the singer Alecia Moore, her real name. “Or what I call her back at the house.” Which house, Whoopi? How close are you two, really?
6. Bette Midler was so moved by her own (mediocre) performance of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that she cried at the end.
7. John Ridley. In his acceptance speech for the screenplay for “12 Years a Slave,” Ridley did not thank director and producer Steve McQueen.
8. Cate Blanchett. Gamely saluting the performances of the other actors in her category, Blanchett hit the odd off note when she said to “Gravity” star Sandra Bullock, “I could watch your performance til the end of time and sort of felt that I had.” Ouch.
Cate Blanchette Best Actress - Blue Jasmine (a Woody Allen movie)
Oscars full of grammar flubs and mispronunciations (http://nypost.com/2014/03/03/oscars-full-of-grammar-flubs-mispronunciations/). Says Ellen's performance was "bland and tired."
I watched a show about baby animals who live in cold climates. It was nice.
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Lupita right after her win
A rear shot of Liza Minnelli trying to squeeze into THE selfie:
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I felt sorry for these over-the-hill celebrities... that they felt the need to go up there and be so diminished in exchange for a little applause, not for what they are now, but for what they once were.Well said. So many of these folks seem to have had little raison d'etre besides their celebrity and being adored. When people stop thinking or caring about them, their looks or their talent, there's nothing left.
You know, I feel sorry for her. At a certain age, you should realize you look pathetic and just go away. I felt that way about Bette Midler and Sidney Poitier as well. It was nice to see the tributes from their colleagues, but I felt sorry for these over-the-hill celebrities... that they felt the need to go up there and be so diminished in exchange for a little applause, not for what they are now, but for what they once were. In Poitier's case, especially, his considerable stature was compromised by his appearance.
It's one thing to accept an award for life achievement, but both Midler and Poitier were made to "sing for their supper" and I found that demeaning to both of them. I say this as someone who is now 61 years of age and very cognizant that my time to get off the stage is drawing near. I hope I have the courage to get off, stay off, and find something that satisfies me and makes me useful in my old age.
It's pathetic to see an old man try to play a young man's game.
gracefully embrace the change that age imposesWhich brings us back to Kim Novak and Liza Minelli ... **nononono*
Oscars full of grammar flubs and mispronunciations (http://nypost.com/2014/03/03/oscars-full-of-grammar-flubs-mispronunciations/). Says Ellen's performance was "bland and tired."
I watched a show about baby animals who live in cold climates. It was nice.
Which brings us back to Kim Novak and Liza Minelli ... **nononono*
Note the selfie Myst posted above. You be the judge.
I dunno. To me, she looked dead years ago, and that was her wedding day...
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This is probably the best speech I ever heard at the Oscars:
Those JournoJuiceboxers at Mediaite are dubbing McConoughay "the darling of the right" since his speech last night. Hey, at least the audience didn't boo him, like they boo'd God at the DNC convention.
I imagine a lot of them agree with him, but won't admit it because they want to keep working. Maybe he's starting a new fad for Hollyweird.
If you look at Novak her hands are old and wrinkled no amount of plastic surgery is going to change that and in her case it turned a formerly pretty woman into a freak... very sad. Portiier could barely walk or talk...I couldn't watch either of them. Novak looked horrible.
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Someone on judge Janine said there is a lot of Christians in the industry and afraid to speak out.
That's a shame. Makes McConaughay look even more courageous.
The left is a buzz about MM inciting God. I have heard others say in the past at music and academy award shows," first and foremost I wish to thank God, because without God none of this is possible, and there was not a stink or talk about it being different as there is today. Possibly I have not watched an awards show in a long time? I realize the left are known to have a strangle-hold on Hollywood but how long has it been outright taboo?
The left is a buzz about MM inciting God. I have heard others say in the past at music and academy award shows," first and foremost I wish to thank God, because without God none of this is possible, and there was not a stink or talk about it being different as there is today. Possibly I have not watched an awards show in a long time? I realize the left are known to have a strangle-hold on Hollywood but how long has it been outright taboo?
From what I've read (and I only watched a couple of minutes of Matthew's speech because he is a hometown boy), there were only two mentions of God, Matthew's and another actress who broke into a gospel song in the middle of her speech. On the latter, Bill Murray stood up and gave her a standing O when she did that (and I believe he was one of the few clapping at MM's mention).
The other thing the left is riled up about but buried is Jared Leto's speech. He made a somewhat pro-life comment about being born to a poor mother who could have given him up. He also stood up for the Ukraine and the protesters in Venezuela. The left doesn't like anyone challenging their commies.
Yes he did and his mother was beaming with pride. BTW watched Dallas Buyers Club last night after the awards, and you would never have known it was Jared Leto in the role he played, his award was well-deserved.
Another thing, Bill Murray made some very nice comments about Harold Ramis when he was up on stage to present an award and they had been estranged for a number of years. Murray is a class act.
I watched Dallas Buyers Club a few weeks ago on PPV. I had to look up the cast to see who Leto played. Very well deserved award. Rap, really enjoyed this thread.
Another thing, Bill Murray made some very nice comments about Harold Ramis when he was up on stage to present an award and they had been estranged for a number of years. Murray is a class act.
Did you ever see the BIO one for Silence of the Lambs? Or the one on Animal House? Both very good, for different reasons (obviously!).