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January 16, 2006
Hunker Down and Carry On (pt 6)
Alright, I'll stop pushing post until 10 pm, when this lil show is over.
I'm so grateful that Walk the Line won. It's just a purely beautiful movie. John and June Carter Cash had a cinematic love story and it is almost unbelievable, which is why it's such a great film. Plus, you don't have to be a country music fan to appreciate their singing ability. And if you haven't seen the film, you truly can't appreciate the range achieved by Joaquin and Reese. Oh, and who knew the country man, James Keach, was introduced to the country gentry by his wife, Jane Seymour? (They named their twin boys after Johnny Cash and Christopher Reeves, family friends, fyi.)
Drama series...I've watched all of the series nominated. I have to say I enjoyed Lost more last year before they started opening up ten million cans of worms that really have nothing behind them other than to pull out the story line. But it is intriguing.
Cynthia Nixon looks like the Bride of Frankenstein. That hair color is atrocious. And her makeup is just scary. So sad for such a beautiful woman with such a gorgeous name. ;)
I really want to see Transamerica...I'm really glad Felicity Huffman won. Not that I've seen any of the movies in the category, but Felicity Huffman is just such an angelic soul; don't you get that feeling when she does acceptance speeches? If she has another acceptance speech, I hope she mentions transgender people by terminology and not just descriptions..
I really should see Capote. I've been wanting to see it for awhile. And I want to read some of his work, especially In Cold Blood. And who knew he wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's?
I'm so glad Brokeback Mountain won! It's such an epic. Such beautiful cinematography. But Anne Hathaway should not be seated next to Ang Lee again. She clearly got drunk early and was rather out of place with her extravagant enthusiasm. I just wonder how she managed to keep her lips so red with all the drinkin she must've done...
This awards show reminded me yet again of the dearth of meaty roles written for women. I don't believe we will topple the patriarchy in my lifetime, so I can only pray that better screenwriters are allowed to create films with real female roles. I also look forward to more television roles for women that do not revolve around motherhood, sluttiness, or another incarnation of the role of sex organs in a woman's life. Even Commander in Chief gets its "dramatic twist" from the obnoxious whining of POTUS' daughters.
Posted by cj at January 16, 2006 09:30 PM