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February 25, 2007
The Year of The Departed & others...
This was an interesting Oscar show. I got a bit sick of the interpretive dancers. The video montages seemed to have nothing to do with the show, other than trying to keep the home viewer's attention. Everyone knew they had to keep their speeches short, but most still brought up scripts. The best speech was from Forrest Whitaker - after botching up every other thank you, he made a real impact with his Oscar time.
Intriguing that Alan Arkin won over Eddie Murphy. I really think Norbit added to his problems - Arkin is an actor's actor and Murphy is a business man's actor. (Ca-ching for all the crap he does.)
Unfortunately, this was another Year of the Man. Women were shut out in most categories. Exceptions being Heather Mirren, Jennifer Hudson (dare I say there was that much acting in her performance?), and Melissa Ethridge. True, the Costume Design winner was also female, but I hate anything associated with Sophia Coppola, so I'm not counting that. (For me, Sophia is the kind of hipster I despise - hipper than thou, boring, and superior. Her mashup of Music She Loves and "poetic" film-making makes me gag.)
Congrats to the winners.
And in best dressed award goes to Nicole Kidman for her stunning red dress. Runners up include Cate Blanchett in her snazzy couture, Reese Witherspoon in her deep purple gown, Penelope Cruz in her never-ending frock & Helen Mirren. Cameron Diaz gets a nod for worst hair.
Terrible dressers include: Anne Hathaway, Beyonce-I-Wanna-Be-A-Mermaid-Knowles, and Gweneth-I-Think-Everything-Old-Is-Cool-Paltrow.
My favorite entry in the E! Online photo gallery: David Craig & date. Apparently, if you're not famous or you're not married to the famous, you don't warrant having your name appear under your picture. I'm also amused that Marty's subtitle listed his wife's name, but said the other two women were simply "guests." I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and suggest that Scorcese brought his kids along for the ride.
Eva Green gets a double award - horrid dress and vampiric (not in a good way) makeup. For those who like me couldn't recognize the actress behind the macabre styling, she's the newest Bond girl.
That's all folks. G'night from La-La Land.
Posted by cj at February 25, 2007 09:16 PM