there’s just something about them. cuddled up on a couch or lookin’ at the big screen, movies are the BEST. and ya gotta love those movie producers, they keep rolling out new ones!
i copy/pasted several that are coming around the corner for your trailer-viewing pleasure. check ‘em out!
IRON MAN 2 (may 7th)
THE BOUNTY HUNTER (march 19th)
VALENTINE’S DAY (february 12th)
ROBIN HOOD (may 14th)
SEX AND THE CITY 2 (may 28th)
THE RUNAWAYS (march 19th)
the 3-hour presentation of the 67th annual golden globes came & went this past sunday night. and it was a pretty good night!
host ricky gervais was as awkward and wonderful as ever: “i recently just had a penis reduction. now i just have the one” (instead of two??) oh, ricky. to see the winners… well, at least the ones YOU care about… scroll down to the bottom for the full list!
and now, for some fashion.
the red carpet was all about the purple! which, of course, i thoroughly enjoyed. sandra bullock (in bottega venetta), leona lewis (in roberto cavalli), rose byrne (in lanvin), fergie (in elie saab) & jane krakowski (in j. mendel) all represented the color of royalty with beauty & grace.
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on to the best & worst! jennifer aniston threw on this valentino gown, looking effortless and as gorgeous as ever. but it was truly the young hollywood crowd that took over my best picks. dianna agron, star of the tv show “glee” looked stunning in reem acra. perfect, perfect, perfect.
“avatar” star zoe saldana picked her louis vuitton dress no doubt for the color – the plum looks dazzling on her skin tone! actress camilla belle showed us exactly how to do the short dress in her giorgio armani piece… rarely do i like the short length for awards’ nights, but this is ravishing.
wrapping up my top 5 is another “glee” cast member – lea michele. her oscar de la renta gown was my absolute favorite of the evening. she’s got it down!
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now brace yourself, it’s about to get bad. these ladies were pure disappointment. mariah carey brought some golden globes of her own, the poor gal. put those darn things away! and heidi klum – who we rarely see on the “worst dressed” list, is getting panned for her bizarre barbie-esque number.
90210 starlet annalynne mccord’s dress? she swung and missed with this grecian gown… it looks as if there’s a bit too much “cupping” going on up there. not flattering. funny lady tina fey chose a zac posen ensemble… with the ever-so-ugly calf-length flare.
christina aguilera walked the red carpet as a presenter with her “burlesque” co-star, cher. her peach versace gown had promise – until of course the metallic bodice took over. so close, christina!
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THE WINNERS!
best drama film: “avatar”
best comedy/musical: “the hangover”
best animated film: “up”
best director: james Cameron, “avatar”
best supporting actress in a film: mo’nique, “precious”
best supporting actor in a film: chirstoph waltz, “inglorious basterds”
best actress in a drama film: sandra bullock, “the blind side”
best actor in a drama film: jeff bridges, “crazy heart”
best actress in a comedy/musical: meryl streep, “julie & julia”
best actor in a comedy/musical: robert downey jr., “sherlock holmes”
best drama tv series: “mad men”
best comedy/musical tv series: “glee”
best actress in a drama tv series: julianna marguiles, “the good wife”
best actor in a drama tv series: michael c. hall, “dexter”
best actress in a comedy/musical tv series: toni collette, “united states of tara”
best actor in comedy/musical tv series: alec baldwin, “30 rock”
can you feel it in the air? AWARD SEASON is here! and with all the amazing entrys into this year’s pot, i’m more excited than usual to watch the victories and upsets.
the 67th annual golden globes awards will be hitting your tv this sunday night, january 17th. check them out on nbc at 8pst. funnyman ricky gervais is hosting the gala… and he never disappoints. the host has already warned he will be “off-script” during the live show and to “poke fun at anyone who is younger, thinner and more handsome than me, which is everyone in the room.” HA!
read below for a list of this year’s nominees. my picks are bolded!
Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
“(500) Days of Summer”
“The Hangover”
“It’s Complicated”
“Julie & Julia”
“Nine”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
Sandra Bullock, “The Proposal”
Marion Cotillard, “Nine”
Julia Roberts, “Duplicity”
Meryl Streep, “It’s Complicated”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical):
Matt Damon, “The Informant!”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Nine”
Robert Downey Jr., “Sherlock Holmes”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “(500) Days of Summer”
Michael Stuhlberg, “A Serious Man”
Best Motion Picture (Drama):
“Avatar”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious”
“Up in the Air”
Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama):
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Tobey Maguire, “Brother”
Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama):
Emily Blunt, “The Young Victoria”
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Monique, “Precious”
Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”
Best Director for a Motion Picture:
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron, “Avatar”
Clint Eastwood, “Invictus”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture:
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, “District 9″
Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”
Nancy Meyers, “It’s Complicated”
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Animated Movie:
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Up”
Best Foreign-Language Film:
“Baaria”
“Broken Embraces”
“The Maid”
“A Prophet”
“The White Ribbon”
Best Television Series (Drama):
“Big Love”
“Dexter”
“House”
“Mad Men”
“True Blood”
Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
“30 Rock”
“Entourage”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“The Office”
Best Supporting Actor (Television):
Michael Emerson, “Lost”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
William Hurt, “Damages”
John Lithgow, “Dexter”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Best Supporting Actress (Television):
Jane Adams, “Hung”
Rose Byrne, “Damages”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Chloe Sevigny, “Big Love”
Janet McTeer, “Into the Storm”
Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Thomas Jane, “Hung”
Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
Best Actress in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical):
Toni Collette, “The United States of Tara”
Courteney Cox, “Cougar Town”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Lea Michele, “Glee”
Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama):
Glenn Close, “Damages”
January Jones, “Mad Men”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama):
Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Bill Paxton, “Big Love”
Best Miniseries or Made-for-Television Movie:
“Georgia O’Keeffe”
“Grey Gardens”
“Into the Storm”
“Little Dorritt”
“Taking Chance”
Best Actor in a Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie:
Kevin Bacon, ”Taking Chance”
Kenneth Branagh, “Wallander: One Step Behind”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Endgame”
Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm”
Jeremy Irons, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
Best Actress in a Miniseries/Made-for-Television Movie:
Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”
Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens”
Anna Paquin, “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”
Sigourney Weaver, “Prayers for Bobby”
yes, she looks like she needs a shower. and no, we’re not sure when exactly her last rinse-off was. nevertheless, singer/rapper ke$ha has a number one album. her musical debut, animal, is sittin’ pretty on the billboard charts, at 151,942 copies sold. but that’s not what i find most interesting. enter, the dollar sign. the 22-year-old was born kesha, but threw in the $ before her music career took off.
i actually cringe every time i have to include a dollar sign when writing her name, but the story behind it is pretty interesting. remember flo rida’s party anthem ‘right round?’ yeah, that was ke$ha singing the chorus. she lent her vocals to the song, and got jack squat for it even as the song became a hit worldwide.
“[right round] was number one in a bajillion countries and i didn’t have enough money to buy myself a taco,” she lamented. the dollar sign became a thing of irony: “i was broke while being on a number-one record.” well, regardless of how the dollar sign came to be, one thing’s for sure… she ain’t broke now!
okay, prep yourself: abc has ordered a spin-off of the ‘bachelor’ in which all-star contestants from past seasons will live in a house together. yeah, that kind of show. entitled ‘bachelor pad,’ 20 contestants from the past 13 seasons of the ‘bachelor’ and the ‘bachelorette’ will compete in challenges each episode, with one contestant being eliminated at the end of the hour-long show.
says executive producer martin hilton, “all these people have been friends, been enemies, they date each other and bring all this great backstory to the show. it seemed like there was an opportunity to combine that world with a new competitive reality show.”
abc’s ordered six episodes with their go-to host, chris harrison. while the 20 contestants have not yet been announced, we’re told that some of the most popular “players” – including past winners – are set to star. my thoughts? this is just gonna be one big mating game… let the hook-ups begin!
unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware that nbc is ousting conan o’brien from his ‘tonight show’ spot to give it up for their golden child, jay leno. they only gave him 3 months! 3 months to prove himself is frankly not a fair enough shot. but, nbc doesn’t care.
what they should care about is that they are in a bit of a pickle with conan’s contract. by trying to move the time of his show to after jay’s time slot, nbc is in breach of its agreement. which means, conan’s got a decision to make. according to tmz and their sources, he has three options:
1) get outta the biz & collect some checks… some BIG checks. if conan quits, nbc would have to pay him the value of his contract, up to $80 million bucks over the next 4 years.
2) check out the view from other networks’ late-night lineups. fox? abc? i’m sure they’ll all come a-callin’. but if conan were to make a deal with a competing show, nbc would still have to pay him! let’s say fox paid him $10 mil/year. nbc would then have to ante up the reamining $10 mil to equal his original nbc contract. sounds good to me, mr. o’brien!
3) orrrr, he could once again come second to jay leno and take the shortened 12:35-1:05am time slot.
so, what’ll it be, sir?
