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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Oscars: I’m thrilled, I’m proud, I’m honored, I’m tedious
Check out the gushy, uninteresting statements issued today by the nominees (posted elsewhere on this site) and your eyes will soon glaze over. A mere couple of examples: “I am so thrilled to be nominated for something I loved working … Continue reading
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Oscars: Too lazy to listen
Herewith, the Academy Award nominees for Original Song: “In the Deep” from “Crash;” “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” from “Hustle & Flow;” “Travelin’ Thru” from “Transamerica.” That’s it? In a category that traditionally hosts five nominees, members of … Continue reading
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Oscars: Spielberg’s Rope-a-Dope?
In the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire, Muhammad Ali withstood round after round of Joe Frazier’s punches, leaning against the ropes, until Frazier was exhausted and Ali was still fairly fresh (if a bit sore) and Ali pummeled Frazier … Continue reading
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Wendy Wasserstein, 1950-2006
Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein died today in New York after a long illness. She was 55. Best known for wry comedies such as “The Heidi Chronicles,” her plays often concerned women who, as contemporary and fiercely independent … Continue reading
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(off topic, but exponentially more important): Bob Woodruff
Bob Woodruff, who assumed the co-anchor duties of ABCs World News Tonight? earlier this month (with Elizabeth Vargas), was seriously injured Sunday in Iraq while following a unit of the Iraqi army expected to replace American forces at some point … Continue reading
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SAG: And that’s a wrap
Another shocker (imagine the word “shocker” in a really sarcastic typeface): Philip Seymour Hoffman is named Best Actor for “Capote.” Oscar nominations won’t even be announced until Tuesday, and already they’re old news. “The only way to act well, is … Continue reading
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SAG: Nearing the end now
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal were laughing as they came onstage to introduce their film “Brokeback Mountain” and laughed all they way through as they read the description. I’m not going to theorize what happened backstage that gave them their … Continue reading
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SAG: Old news categories
Not much drama in these categories, since the winners have been honored for these roles since last September. S. Epatha Merkerson won her third Best Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries trophy (following the Emmy and the Golden Globe) for Lackawanna … Continue reading
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Interest SAGs…
How come they give Supporting Actor Actors? for films but not for TV? How come they give out Actors? for comedy and drama for TV but not for movies? Why ape, sort of, the formats of other trophy shows? Why … Continue reading
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SAG: The bit where you can best take a bathroom break
SAG President Alan Rosenberg is giving the usual blah-blah-blah about the significance of all this folderol, concluding with a nod to the men and women in uniform who are enjoying this broadcast in bases throughout the world.? If enjoying? is … Continue reading
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