Academy Awards...

[GardenStateGirlie]

Was anyone else aside from myself incredibly bored by this years Oscars? They were too predictable and Billy Crystal wasn't as funny as he's been in the past. It was a total SNOOZE for the most part. Bill Murray looked genuinely hurt that he didn't win. I will admit to being teary-eyed when Charlize gave her speech... she was very genuine and it was touching. I expected a Lord of the Rings sweep but I have to say, I wasn't a fan of Annie Lenox's performance of the song from the film...I would have much rather Sting won...I absolutely love that song and I loved his collaboration with Alison Krauss.

[Siri Ruane]

I didn't watch it. Star Wars: Episode I was on channel 8. ;)

[Patti]

I agree, I thought the Oscars were very vanilla this year. A backlash to the whole Super Bowl episode? I also agree about the best song. I was rooting for Sting as well. That was not one of Annie Lennox' most stellar performances. I'm very happy, however, that LOTR took Best Picture!

Patti

[DeeGeMe]

I really missed Steve Martin! And Annie Lennox did not have a stellar performance at all. Allison Kraus was simply amazing. I was really happy to see Sean Penn win. The thing that I've always admired about him is that he's never "sold out"--done movies simply for the money. It really is about the work with him, unlike Nic Cage who's prostituted his talent one too many times for my liking. It was kind of a bland and boring Oscar ceremony-no real surprises--except that LOTR swept every category they were nominated in.

[dissention]

First off, this year stunk. It was so predictable and dull. Only half of Crystal's jokes worked. Here's who I think should have won:

1. Best Picture: Mystic River, hands down. That movie was brilliant.

2. Best Actor: Sean Penn and Bill Murray were just fantastic, so I was glad that at least one of them won the award.

3. Best Actress: Diane Keaton. I loved Charlize Theron, but Keaton just has it. I adore her.

4. Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins. He was in Mystic River, what else can I say? :D

5. Supporting Actress: Holly Hunter. Zellweger tried to hard for an Oscar and it backfired, IMO. Watching that movie, all I could think was "Oscar bait!" Hunter is one of my all-time favorites and she pulled it off this year.

Now, the best dressed!

1. Holly Hunter. I don't know what she was wearing at the Globes, but the girl looked a-ma-zing last night. She's so beautiful.

2. Diane Keaton. I'm a total sucker for the Annie Hall get-up. She rocks.

3. Naomi Watts. Just plain beautiful.

4. Patricia Clarkson. Another beautiful one; she just exuded glamour.

5. Sally Kirkland. She FINALLY pulled it off and looked GREAT! There's a first for everythang, folks. ;)

The worst dressed....!

1. Uma Thurman. Good christ. Her dress looked like it got caught in the limo door on the way to the show and just dragged over everything on Rodeo. She looked quite funny, actually.

2. Nicole Kidman. If she had farted, she would've had a huge hole in the ass of her dress. That sucker was sprayed on.

3. Peter Jackson. Why won't he manscape already? I hear he's remaking King Kong. He can economize and save money by casting his own raggedy ass as the title character.

And the worst make-up award goes to...

Charlize Theron! She looked like a f*cking corpse. It was embarassing.

[dissention]

Originally posted by Patti
I was rooting for Sting as well.

Was I the *only* one who was rooting for "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind? That was the highlight of the night for me. :nod:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by dissention
Was I the *only* one who was rooting for "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind? That was the highlight of the night for me. :nod:

No, I really did love it and I absolutely loved their performance last night (complete with kiss) and I loved it even more after I found out it had been written by both Michael McKean and his wife Annette O'Toole. However, I think You Will Be My Ain True Love is just a beautiful song...

[dissention]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
No, I really did love it and I absolutely loved their performance last night (complete with kiss) and I loved it even more after I found out it had been written by both Michael McKean and his wife Annette O'Toole. However, I think You Will Be My Ain True Love is just a beautiful song...

I like it, too, but the Mighty Wind song just seemed to come straight from the heart. I love it. :D

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by dissention
The worst dressed....!

1. Uma Thurman. Good christ. Her dress looked like it got caught in the limo door on the way to the show and just dragged over everything on Rodeo. She looked quite funny, actually.

2. Nicole Kidman. If she had farted, she would've had a huge hole in the ass of her dress. That sucker was sprayed on.

3. Peter Jackson. Why won't he manscape already? I hear he's remaking King Kong. He can economize and save money by casting his own raggedy ass as the title character.

And the worst make-up award goes to...

Charlize Theron! She looked like a f*cking corpse. It was embarassing.

LMAO.....amen to that.

I went and watched with friends last night and my friend Stephanie was like, "dear God...she must be back with Ethan Hawke...she only dresses like **** when they're together..." :laugh:

Peter Jackson and his girlfriend looked seemingly normal and actually, quite nice in the pictures they showed on the screen when they were showing the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay. Fran and Peter creep me out...those pictures must have been taken years ago...

And I thought that Charlize Theron had gotten one of those LA bronzer's where you're supposed to go in for like, 15 seconds and you turn one way and then turn the other and it sprays you... it looks like she forgot to turn because she was darker in some spots than others. Perhaps she was attempting to match the statue :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

I am not believing anyone thinks LOTR should not have won everything it was nominated for :cool:

Never before has such a monumental task been undertaken, much less with the beautiful results it had. I mean all of the movies nominated were good, but none of them even approached Herculean effort, stunning results, and panoramic vision of Peter Jackson. I realize the content of the LOTR is fantasy, but I think judging a movie on content alone is silly. Does that mean we can rule out a movie based on violence, incest, etc. I say they all should be judged on their own merits and NONE of the co-nominees had the merit of LOTR-ROTK IMO.

"One Ring to Rule Them All"

:cool:

P.S. Can you tell I am a fan!!!! :laugh:

Also, the Oliphant stepping on an irate Michael More in the opening clip was hysterical :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
I am not believing anyone thinks LOTR should not have won everything it was nominated for :cool:

Never before has such a monumental task been undertaken, much less with the beautiful results it had. I mean all of the movies nominated were good, but none of them even approached Herculean effort, stunning results, and panoramic vision of Peter Jackson. I realize the content of the LOTR is fantasy, but I think judging a movie on content alone is silly. Does that mean we can rule out a movie based on violence, incest, etc. I say they all should be judged on their own merits and NONE of the co-nominees had the merit of LOTR-ROTK IMO.

"One Ring to Rule Them All"

:cool:

P.S. Can you tell I am a fan!!!! :laugh:

Also, the Oliphant stepping on an irate Michael More in the opening clip was hysterical :laugh:

<----has never seen LOTR. My dad absolutely loves it...we own the DVDs...I've just never watched them. When my mom bought the second installment, he watched and was like, "WTF?!? Where's the next part? Is it out yet??" :laugh:

I laughed *SO* hard at the Michael Moore bit.

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
I am not believing anyone thinks LOTR should not have won everything it was nominated for :cool:

Never before has such a monumental task been undertaken, much less with the beautiful results it had. I mean all of the movies nominated were good, but none of them even approached Herculean effort, stunning results, and panoramic vision of Peter Jackson. I realize the content of the LOTR is fantasy, but I think judging a movie on content alone is silly. Does that mean we can rule out a movie based on violence, incest, etc. I say they all should be judged on their own merits and NONE of the co-nominees had the merit of LOTR-ROTK IMO.

"One Ring to Rule Them All"

:cool:

P.S. Can you tell I am a fan!!!! :laugh:

Also, the Oliphant stepping on an irate Michael More in the opening clip was hysterical :laugh:

I can tell you're a fan, doll. ;) :laugh:

I submit to you that Mystic River not only rivaled LOTR, but it was far greater in almost every area. I saw the movie twice because I was so knocked out the first the time.

Clint Eastwood made one of the best movies that, I think, has ever been made. The direction was unbelievable. The book itself was dark, but Eastwood took the book and turned it into something that I can't even describe. He didn't make it dark, he made it darker. The way the cameras panned to convey the emotions of the characters is unrivaled in almost every movie I've seen. While LOTR was a labor of love and a lot went into it, it can't touch the emotions of Mystic River. None of the performances in LOTR can hold a candle to the brilliant performances in Mystic River. LOTR was pretty to look at and quite the movie to watch in amazement at the achievements of the director, but it's small potatoes next to Mystic River. If the voters knew an amazing movie to honor, they would've honored Mystic River. It's one of a select few movies that shocked me on every level imaginable; acting, directing, cinematography, etc.

See it!!!!

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
Also, the Oliphant stepping on an irate Michael More in the opening clip was hysterical :laugh:

I thoguht the "Somethings Gotta Give" bit was hysterical.

"We're legal in Massachusetts!" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by dissention
While LOTR was a labor of love and a lot went into it, it can't touch the emotions of Mystic River. None of the performances in LOTR can hold a candle to the brilliant performances in Mystic River. LOTR was pretty to look at and quite the movie to watch in amazement at the achievements of the director, but it's small potatoes next to Mystic River. If the voters knew an amazing movie to honor, they would've honored Mystic River. It's one of a select few movies that shocked me on every level imaginable; acting, directing, cinematography, etc.

See it!!!!

I did and liked it. I am not a big fan of Penn or Robinson, although I think they are great actors and deserve the accolades they get, esp. Robonson for that baseball movie. I just think that think all of that screaming in Mystic River was just in some ways silly to me in that it seemed contrived and overdone in my book a la C. Theron's crying with no tears acceptance speech, which reminded me of Tina telling Faye Dunaway's Joan "DON'T YOU ACT FOR ME." :laugh: But, I got the powerful message of the movie, thought it was a good if not great movie, etc. Similarly, people were crying in the LOTR. People cheered, etc. So, they both evoked emotion. Morevoer, Ian M.'s performance in all three was magnificent and IMO far better in subtlety than anything in Mystic River save perhaps Harden's portrayal.

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
I did and liked it. I am not a big fan of Penn or Robinson, although I think they are great actors and deserve the accolades they get, esp. Robonson for that baseball movie. I just think that think all of that screaming in Mystic River was just in some ways silly to me in that it seemed contrived and overdone in my book a la C. Theron's crying with no tears acceptance speech, which reminded me of Tina telling Faye Dunaway's Joan "DON'T YOU ACT FOR ME." :laugh: But, I got the powerful message of the movie, thought it was a good if not great movie, etc. Similarly, people were crying in the LOTR. People cheered, etc. So, they both evoked emotion. Morevoer, Ian M.'s performance in all three was magnificent and IMO far better in subtlety than anything in Mystic River save perhaps Harden's portrayal.

I guess we disagree on all fronts :laugh:

I think it's a crime that Laura Linney didn't get nominated, but that's just me.

With the exception of Sean's and Tim's acceptance speeches, they were all contrived and melodramatic. They were actors being actors. :rolleyes:

[strandinthewind]

See - I think Sean Penn's whole "I'm a rebel" or whatever thing is similarly contrived, although I do think he thinks he is that person, etc. :laugh:

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
See - I think Sean Penn's whole "I'm a rebel" or whatever thing is similarly contrived, although I do think he thinks he is that person, etc. :laugh:

I don't think so at all. Just look at the roles he chooses; not exactly mainstream stuff. And he did thank his wife last night for helping him to better accept the whole Hollywood scene, so I think he's genuine. :nod:

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by dissention
Was I the *only* one who was rooting for "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind? That was the highlight of the night for me. :nod:

That was the best! It should have won. I also wanted Diane Keaton, you're right she has it. And my heart broke for Bill Murray who I adored in Lost In Translation. However I loved seeing Sean Penn win and loved his WMD comment in his acceptance speech. And yes, the show was a big bore.

[gldstwmn]

BTW, was it me or has Catherine Zeta Jones done something to her face? She looked freshened up.:)

[Livia]

BTW, was it me or has Catherine Zeta Jones done something to her face? She looked freshened up.

My comments that I e-mailed Bruce earlier today:

Boring and predictable, fo sho! I'm glad the Lord of the Rings trilogy is OVER! Johnny Depp gets my vote for best-dressed man. He still looked "hip," but very appropriate at the same time. Worst dressed man-Peter Jackson. Give that man a hairbrush and tell him he's not allowed to loosen his tie until the awards are over. Best dressed woman - Jennifer Garner. I look for the whole head-to-toe thing and for that reason, Catherine Zeta-Jones only gets honorable mention. Her hair should have been up. But she looks ravishing in red. I'd do her. Charlize looked good, but not as va-va-vavoom as the Golden Globes. I'm thrilled that she won. I was really surprised to see all the muted/metal type colors - the creme,gold, platinum and SATIN everywhere. Worst dressed woman, I don't know, everyone looked so good. Oh, Diane Keaton (lose the Annie Hall look!). Does she have a skin condition? Why does she cover up so much? She looked great at the SAG awards, why can't she do that more often? And Uma Thurman. Looked liked a Samurai bedspread held together with an obi that was just lying around. Not figure flattering, and she has a great bod. Did that Lord of the Rings lady have a bird's nest on her head?

Oy...Leon Hall. I thought our receptionist was heavy-handed w/ her eyebrow pencil. Eeew. Fashion Police tonight. ;-)

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by Livia
My comments that I e-mailed Bruce earlier today:

Boring and predictable, fo sho! I'm glad the Lord of the Rings trilogy is OVER! Johnny Depp gets my vote for best-dressed man. He still looked "hip," but very appropriate at the same time. Worst dressed man-Peter Jackson. Give that man a hairbrush and tell him he's not allowed to loosen his tie until the awards are over. Best dressed woman - Jennifer Garner. I look for the whole head-to-toe thing and for that reason, Catherine Zeta-Jones only gets honorable mention. Her hair should have been up. But she looks ravishing in red. I'd do her. Charlize looked good, but not as va-va-vavoom as the Golden Globes. I'm thrilled that she won. I was really surprised to see all the muted/metal type colors - the creme,gold, platinum and SATIN everywhere. Worst dressed woman, I don't know, everyone looked so good. Oh, Diane Keaton (lose the Annie Hall look!). Does she have a skin condition? Why does she cover up so much? She looked great at the SAG awards, why can't she do that more often? And Uma Thurman. Looked liked a Samurai bedspread held together with an obi that was just lying around. Not figure flattering, and she has a great bod. Did that Lord of the Rings lady have a bird's nest on her head?

Oy...Leon Hall. I thought our receptionist was heavy-handed w/ her eyebrow pencil. Eeew. Fashion Police tonight. ;-)

LOL!!

As far as the Diane Keaton thing is concerned, if you watched Baba Wawa's special before the award show, you can tell FOR SURE that whenever Diane is in a film, they tape her jaws back...she didn't have them taped last night and I think that might be a large portion of why she feels she needs to cover herself up...she wants to age naturally...doesn't want plastic surgery and is looking for acceptance from Hollywood for her decision. I'll always like her but what she wore wasn't very flattering on her..no.

[strandinthewind]

I LOVE DIANE K. :laugh: I also love her fashion sense :eek: I loved her white outfit for the GG's.

I thought Renee Z. was the best dressed amognst many very well dressed.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
BTW, was it me or has Catherine Zeta Jones done something to her face? She looked freshened up.:)

My posse and I were thinking the same thing :laugh: And her hair looked horrible. I think the Jane of the Jungle hair down thing just does not work for a formal occasion. I mean she looked matted :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by dissention
I don't think so at all. Just look at the roles he chooses; not exactly mainstream stuff. And he did thank his wife last night for helping him to better accept the whole Hollywood scene, so I think he's genuine. :nod:

I agree he takes roles he thinks will make him better and get him praise. I also think he showed up last night because he knew he would win. I don't know why - but he has always just rubbed me the wrong way since he burst on the scene as Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High :laugh: I do agree he is good if not great actor, however.

[golden braid]

Originally posted by dissention
Was I the *only* one who was rooting for "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" from A Mighty Wind? That was the highlight of the night for me. :nod:

I wanted it to win too. I thought it was really simple and sweet.

I thought Charlize Theron looked pretty. She always looks pretty.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by Livia
My comments that I e-mailed Bruce earlier today:

Boring and predictable, fo sho! I'm glad the Lord of the Rings trilogy is OVER! Johnny Depp gets my vote for best-dressed man. He still looked "hip," but very appropriate at the same time. ;-)

Johnny Depp looked great! He looked so well groomed and I loved the new hair cut. He was so sweet and respectful on the red carpet.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
My posse and I were thinking the same thing :laugh: And her hair looked horrible. I think the Jane of the Jungle hair down thing just does not work for a formal occasion. I mean she looked matted :laugh:

Julia Roberts had the Jungle Jane hair. It kept going in her eyes and she kept looking down while she was speaking.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by Livia
Worst dressed man-Peter Jackson. Give that man a hairbrush and tell him he's not allowed to loosen his tie until the awards are over.

I know. Can you imagine what their house must look like?:eek:

[gldstwmn]

One more question. Were Susan Sarandon and Jamie Lee Curtis making a statement with their dresses so low cut that it looked like their boob might pop out at any second?

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by gldstwmn
One more question. Were Susan Sarandon and Jamie Lee Curtis making a statement with their dresses so low cut that it looked like their boob might pop out at any second?

No more of statement that having the Academy allow them to have their two kids sit on the front row, which I submit ordinarily does not happen, esp. when you have other HUGE stars sitting begind them. I think that was a conscious effort for them to look like a family, etc. But, I could be wrong.

Also, how about Nicole Kidman abruptly walking away from Joan Rivers and starting to answer the BBC's reporters' questions during Joan's time with her. I know people do not like Joan, but that was extremely pretty rude of the BBC and Nicole Kidman. To her credit, Joan laughed it off and was like Nicole obviously wanted some M&M's and the BBC had them - so there she went :laugh:

[Livia]

Were Susan Sarandon and Jamie Lee Curtis making a statement with their dresses so low cut that it looked like their boob might pop out at any second?

I don't know, but they both looked FABulous! Why wouldn't Susan talk to Joan on the red carpet? She had nothin' to worry about!

Johnny Depp was not only best-dressed, but most-improved. :nod: He's friggin' hot!

[Livia]

but that was extremely pretty rude of the BBC and Nicole Kidman.

That BBC dude was a jerk! The press seemed really smooshed together this year - Joan usually has her own little platform, like at the Golden Globes. It just seemed really chaotic, more than usual.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by Livia
I don't know, but they both looked FABulous! Why wouldn't Susan talk to Joan on the red carpet? She had nothin' to worry about!

Johnny Depp was not only best-dressed, but most-improved. :nod: He's friggin' hot!

Johnny Depp looked amazing!!!

I think Susan S let Tim have the light. I did not see her with Tim R. at any other interview, but I did not see all of the interviews.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by Livia
That BBC dude was a jerk! The press seemed really smooshed together this year - Joan usually has her own little platform, like at the Golden Globes. It just seemed really chaotic, more than usual.

I know and Joan even was like "let's do the interview together" and the BBC apparently was having none of that. Jerks!!!

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
Also, how about Nicole Kidman abruptly walking away from Joan Rivers and starting to answer the BBC's reporters' questions during Joan's time with her. I know people do not like Joan, but that was extremely pretty rude of the BBC and Nicole Kidman. To her credit, Joan laughed it off and was like Nicole obviously wanted some M&M's and the BBC had them - so there she went :laugh:

I've heard that Nicole is a big bitch, anyways. Chanel was ready to drop her because she shows up at award shows and premieres wearing everything but Chanel. So, appropriately, she wore Chanel last night. And when Joan spoke with her, she kept looking the other way. She must've left the Midol at home last night. On the set of "The Stepford Wives", she'd walk off the set whenever she pleased and got into fights with Matthew Broderick a lot. She pissed Frank Oz, the director, off by telling him how to film her. Another time, she told Bette Midler to get a stand-in for a certain scene and Bette called her a "c*cksucker".

On a side note, I've also heard that Jamie Lee Curtis and Diane Lane *hate* each other. Aparrently, they got into a tiff at the Golden Globes and screamed "bitch" and "whore" over the ladies room stalls. :laugh: Jamie could take her any day of the week. :nod:

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
I LOVE DIANE K. :laugh: I also love her fashion sense :eek: I loved her white outfit for the GG's.

Me, too! :nod:

Diane Keaton rocks. Period. She can do no wrong.

[tuigirl]

..ahh..Peter Jackson, being the worst dressed man there...haha, I gotta laugh..
This guy is a NZer..given half a chance I bet he would have liked to have worn a pair of shorts and some jandels....got to love his dress sense :nod:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by dissention
Jamie could take her any day of the week. :nod:

Well last night she could have pin pricked her corset and everyone in a 40 foot radius would have either died or been seriously injured :laugh:

[sparky]

Originally posted by dissention
I've heard that Nicole is a big bitch, anyways. Chanel was ready to drop her because she shows up at award shows and premieres wearing everything but Chanel. So, appropriately, she wore Chanel last night. And when Joan spoke with her, she kept looking the other way. She must've left the Midol at home last night. On the set of "The Stepford Wives", she'd walk off the set whenever she pleased and got into fights with Matthew Broderick a lot. She pissed Frank Oz, the director, off by telling him how to film her. Another time, she told Bette Midler to get a stand-in for a certain scene and Bette called her a "c*cksucker".

On a side note, I've also heard that Jamie Lee Curtis and Diane Lane *hate* each other. Aparrently, they got into a tiff at the Golden Globes and screamed "bitch" and "whore" over the ladies room stalls. :laugh: Jamie could take her any day of the week. :nod:

Diss - you get better gossip than I do and that is a tall order.

The show was pretty dull. Charlize had a greenish tint in her hair and looked very strange. I kept wanting to adjust the color on my tv. Her stylist is so fired.

Crystal was not as funny as usual. The film was good, but a lot of his jokes had no steam. I am wondering if Bruce Vilanch sat out this time - didn't notice his names on the credits, so maybe they did without his jokes. That would explain everything.

The awards themselves were completely predictable. For the first time ever, I called all of them. I agreed with most.

I thought and think Mystic River to be overblown swill (Sorry D), so the actor awards seemed silly. Other than that, it was all pretty much on target.

The show didn't drag, but it was as long as usual.

[hayley]

Originally posted by dissention
On a side note, I've also heard that Jamie Lee Curtis and Diane Lane *hate* each other. Aparrently, they got into a tiff at the Golden Globes and screamed "bitch" and "whore" over the ladies room stalls. :laugh: Jamie could take her any day of the week. :nod:

Wow, yay for misinformation!

That was completely erroneously reported. They were in the bathroom together, and Jamie noticed Diane, who was nominated in the same category with her, and was going to strike up a conversation with her but apparently Diane had no clue who she was, or hadn't realized- so Jamie was joking around with a friend in the restroom about "that bitch, Diane Lane" to get her attention. Then they had a humorous mock catfight when Diane realized what the joke was. It was reported as serious by other bathroom patrons who apparently have no sense of humor.

Mystic River may have been a great film, btw, but Lord of the Rings was a cinematic achievement unlike anything in the history of filmmaking. It deserved every accolade it got last night. Mystic River was a great film, and will be remembered as a great film, but did not deserve the Oscar for Best Film at ALL when stacked up against something like LOTR.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by sparky
I thought and think Mystic River to be overblown swill (Sorry D), so the actor awards seemed silly. Other than that, it was all pretty much on target.

A Ha!!!!!!!

Great minds think alike :cool: :laugh:

I am buying you a cocktail next time I am in LA :laugh: :cool:

[dissention]

Originally posted by hayley
That was completely erroneously reported. They were in the bathroom together, and Jamie noticed Diane, who was nominated in the same category with her, and was going to strike up a conversation with her but apparently Diane had no clue who she was, or hadn't realized- so Jamie was joking around with a friend in the restroom about "that bitch, Diane Lane" to get her attention. Then they had a humorous mock catfight when Diane realized what the joke was. It was reported as serious by other bathroom patrons who apparently have no sense of humor.


Sources???

This is what I heard from Ted Casablanca and he has a great track record, so I'm more inclined to believe him.

[dissention]

Originally posted by sparky
Diss - you get better gossip than I do and that is a tall order.


LOL

Two of my good friends worked on "The Stepford Wives" and the stories I could tell you would blow your mind. :laugh: They say that Christopher Walken swore never to work with Frank oz again because they fought almost every day. Bette Midler threw diva fits over her stand-ins and demanded that she be able to direct them instead of Oz. The set was so tense that Kidman got them to let her shoot her scenes right away so that she could leave before everyone else. They said that she and Matthew Broderick couldn't stand each other and she would always complain about how John Cusack wasn't playing her husband (like he was originally supposed to). Then, to make matters worse, they kept doing reshoots well into Christmas.

But I can't wait to see it. And I'm pissed that I wasn't brought to the set. :laugh: :wavey:

[hayley]

Originally posted by dissention
Sources???

This is what I heard from Ted Casablanca and he has a great track record, so I'm more inclined to believe him.

Ted Casablanca is good, but NOT the end-all/be-all of reliable reporting.

I read the same story in three columns, and all three had retractions or explanations within a couple of days- not sure which ones, but Page Six was one, and I believe Rush & Molloy was another.

[ShamHy89]

I agree with strandinthewind on this one. LOTR truly deserved everything it won for in my opinion. Everything from the musical score (which was fantastic) to the makeup (which must have taken countless hours) ROTK was an amazing film all around. (I'm a fan too. :D ) With that being said, I did like My Ain True Love and Kiss too and they were beautiful, and they maybe should have won over Into the West. Just my opinion. Happy belated Leap Year!

Shamus:)

[DeeGeMe]

Charlize went overboard on the bronzer. Then whoever did her makeup did not do a good job, she needed more color to offset all that awful gold color and to counteract her white-blonde hair. She could have looked so much better than she did. Oh well, she still looked a 1000 times better than she did in Monster. Talk about achievement in Makeup-why weren't those guys up for an award? I mean, you take one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood and turn her into that? Amazing.

And if you were Susan Sarandon, don't you think you'd have gotten a boob lift when you got the face lift?

[estranged4life]

in hell of me EVER giving a flyin' f--k about these stupid award shows...In my eyes they are all equally worthless.

Brian j.

[GypsySorcerer]

I thought the show was as boring as hell. It was sooooo predictable. Poor Bill Murray, he looked so depressed that he lost.



I thought Catherine Z-J looked fantabulous (every expect anything less from her?) And for once, I thought Julie Roberts looked really pretty. Naomi Watts is gorgeous.

Nicole Kidman -- put some color on!! She's always wearing these pale colors. Renee Z too -- she needs color!

[sparky]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
A Ha!!!!!!!

Great minds think alike :cool: :laugh:

I am buying you a cocktail next time I am in LA :laugh: :cool:

You're on, Strand !:wavey:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by sparky
You're on, Strand !:wavey:

Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! One cocktail will turn into 10 :nod: :laugh: <333 the Jason :nod:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! One cocktail will turn into 10 :nod: :laugh: <333 the Jason :nod:

Who ME :D

[sparky]

Originally posted by dissention
LOL

But I can't wait to see it. And I'm pissed that I wasn't brought to the set. :laugh: :wavey:

All the great gossip comes from the set. That's where I get all of mine ! Though story meetings and other confabs between suits can yield some pretty good info as well.

Unfortunately, some of the stuff I hear I absolutely cannot post online. It could be grounds for lawsuits, lol !

About Nicole - I like her acting, and think her beauty about defies description. BUT, the ultimate thing about her which renders her suspect is having been married to Tom Cruise. Talk about Stepford. That speech he did a few years ago at the Oscars, "Now more than EVERRRRRR."
OMG, the glazed expression, the drone, and his voice deepening sound effect enhancement in Samurai. That guy is a freak. Sexless, creepy, and phony. Blech.
But, she did get a divorce out of it that netted in the 100 million range, and tons of publicity, so more power to her. I couldn't sleep with him. Actually, I doubt she ever did either. Ooops, did I say that ?

[sparky]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! One cocktail will turn into 10 :nod: :laugh: <333 the Jason :nod:


Bring on the Patron tequila ! I'm there !

[dissention]

Originally posted by sparky
All the great gossip comes from the set. That's where I get all of mine ! Though story meetings and other confabs between suits can yield some pretty good info as well.

Unfortunately, some of the stuff I hear I absolutely cannot post online. It could be grounds for lawsuits, lol !

About Nicole - I like her acting, and think her beauty about defies description. BUT, the ultimate thing about her which renders her suspect is having been married to Tom Cruise. Talk about Stepford. That speech he did a few years ago at the Oscars, "Now more than EVERRRRRR."
OMG, the glazed expression, the drone, and his voice deepening sound effect enhancement in Samurai. That guy is a freak. Sexless, creepy, and phony. Blech.
But, she did get a divorce out of it that netted in the 100 million range, and tons of publicity, so more power to her. I couldn't sleep with him. Actually, I doubt she ever did either. Ooops, did I say that ?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

He's a scientologist, what do you expect? :laugh:

One of my friends took some great shots of the set and there isn't a single person smiling. The only one that looks normal out of all of them is Faith Hill. :laugh: I was told that they think the movie will turn out fantastic, though, and I can't wait to see it. Besides, I want to see how they all interact at the premiere. :eek: :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by sparky

About Nicole - I like her acting, and think her beauty about defies description. BUT, the ultimate thing about her which renders her suspect is having been married to Tom Cruise. Talk about Stepford. That speech he did a few years ago at the Oscars, "Now more than EVERRRRRR."
OMG, the glazed expression, the drone, and his voice deepening sound effect enhancement in Samurai. That guy is a freak. Sexless, creepy, and phony. Blech.


I know! Here is a once cutie pie with the world at his feet and now he's turned into some kind of soulless robot. The glazed over look in his eyes is disconcerting.

[golddustwoman77]

Well, personally, I was so excited that Charlize won for Best Actress! I think she did an amazing job of acting in Monster. Beside, she gained like 40 pounds for the role and allowed herself to be turned into a "not so attractive" person (which is very, very far away from how she looks normally). Normally, she is one of the most attractive people in Hollywood. I think that speaks volume as well. Beside, there aren't many actresses in Hollywood would have taken a role where they had to do that. It was well deserved!

As far as the best dressed person there, I thought Angelina Jolie's dress was beautiful, and as usual, she looked beautiful in it.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

[sparky]

Originally posted by dissention
One of my friends took some great shots of the set and there isn't a single person smiling. The only one that looks normal out of all of them is Faith Hill.

Faith Hill ? How random. I hadn't heard she was acting. WTWCT ?
If everyone is that miserable, odds are the movie is going to be uneven. But, they are all pretty good actors, so maybe they were able to channel the negative experience into fuel for the performances. We can only hope. If it isn't great, let's hope it is at least terrible enough to be camp.

[darklinensuit]

Am I the only one who liked that Belleville Triplets song performance? I'd never heard it.
(And as far as the Mitch & Mickey thing goes, I much prefer "Best in Show"'s "G-d Loves A Terrier".:laugh: )

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Am I the only one who liked that Belleville Triplets song performance? I'd never heard it.
(And as far as the Mitch & Mickey thing goes, I much prefer "Best in Show"'s "G-d Loves A Terrier".:laugh: )

- Jake

I really liked it...i downloaded it...then again you are talking to girlobsessedwithfrenchthings.com :laugh: :nod:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
I really liked it...i downloaded it...then again you are talking to girlobsessedwithfrenchthings.com :laugh: :nod:

I'm not going there.;) :laugh: :wavey:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

BTW, I thought that Julia Roberts and Catherine Z-J looked great with their hair like that. I get tired of all the sexless stiff pinned-up hair at these shows.

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I'm not going there.;) :laugh: :wavey:

- Jake

Dirty, dirty, dirty.... ;) :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
BTW, I thought that Julia Roberts and Catherine Z-J looked great with their hair like that. I get tired of all the sexless stiff pinned-up hair at these shows.

- Jake

I liked Catherine's hair...I just wasn't the biggest fan of her dress. And why was her husband wearing sunglasses during the show? wtf, Michael??

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Dirty, dirty, dirty.... ;) :laugh:

Hey, it's YOUR mouth. Do we need to be told it's dirty dirty dirty?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
I liked Catherine's hair...I just wasn't the biggest fan of her dress. And why was her husband wearing sunglasses during the show? wtf, Michael??

I think it was so we can tell him & his father apart now that he's finally let his hair turn.:cool:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Hey, it's YOUR mouth. Do we need to be told it's dirty dirty dirty?

- Jake

Be glad you're not coming back around here...to the moon, Jake....to the moon :nod:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I think it was so we can tell him & his father apart now that he's finally let his hair turn.:cool:

- Jake

Good call. Perhaps it was because the reflection from his hair blinds him??? :confused:

[golddustchic]

The highlight for me was, by far, the Mitch and Mickey (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara) performance of "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow." It was so sweet and I think the kiss was even better than in the movie. I'm so glad Levy and O'Hara were able to perform it...they are both so brilliant at what they do and don't get nearly enough recognition for it. They were both flawless in "A Mighty Wind" and by performing at the Oscars, they were able to show that to everyone. Way to go:)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Be glad you're not coming back around here...to the moon, Jake....to the moon :nod:

You with the mooning again.:distress:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by golddustchic
The highlight for me was, by far, the Mitch and Mickey (Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara) performance of "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow." It was so sweet and I think the kiss was even better than in the movie. I'm so glad Levy and O'Hara were able to perform it...they are both so brilliant at what they do and don't get nearly enough recognition for it. They were both flawless in "A Mighty Wind" and by performing at the Oscars, they were able to show that to everyone. Way to go:)

Yeah, but I can't listen to the song without thinking, Hey, this was written by Lenny Koznowski and Superman's mom.:)

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
You with the mooning again.:distress:

- Jake

You with the wit again. :distress:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Am I the only one who liked that Belleville Triplets song performance? I'd never heard it.
(And as far as the Mitch & Mickey thing goes, I much prefer "Best in Show"'s "G-d Loves A Terrier".:laugh: )

- Jake

I like that song and thought the video was cool. But, I liked "Into the West" better :laugh:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
I like that song and thought the video was cool. But, I liked "Into the West" better :laugh:

"G-d Loves a Terrier" has a video! Cool!:laugh:

- Jake