Live Bloggin' : 79th Annual OSCARS
It's Oscar nite!
I didn't get around to watching a lot of the nominated films this year, but I have some rooting interest in regards to the nominees.
The awards are being broadcast in High Definition.... I'll be live bloggin' the entire event.
7:30 PM: The show has just kicked off... I don't know if Errol Morris had any thing to do with the "Nominees". It looks a lot like his work. Also looks a lot like a "Apple Switch" campaign...
7:40ish PM: Ellen is just about done with her opening monologue... it was surprisingly short. Her choice of formal wear is an interesting one. I wonder if she'll be wearing it for the remainder of the evening.
7:48 PM: A big to-do has been made about the strong Mexican presence in this years Oscar ceremony. First award (Best Art Direction) has gone to Eugeno Caballero and Pilar Revuelta for "Pan’s Labyrinth". Big ups and brown power.
7:58 PM: I like Jack Black as much as the next guy... but he seriously needs to be put down.
8:03 PM: Exactly what statement are you trying to make when you bring your Mom as your date to the Oscars? Are you simply not bring sand to the "beach"?
Eddie Murphy: I don't know how well of a chance Eddie Murphy has this evening for an Oscar, but I wanted to quickly share some thoughts on him as an Actor & Comedian.
When I was very young, I grew up in a spanish speaking home. I learned a lot of my early English from watching movies with my father. Some of the movies we saw frequently were - "Uncommon Valor" and "Beverly Hills Cop".
That latter was one of my favorites. I spent hours at home memorizing dialogue and perfecting my Eddie Murphy laugh.
When I first got word that he was nominated for his performance in "Dream Girls", I thought to myself - "wow... how fucking crazy is that?"
... Alan Arkin has just won Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Little Miss Sunshine". A film that I thought was a little over rated... Alan did however make a wonderful (albeit brief) performance. Big ups to him and chasing the dragon.
I heard that there could be some Academy backlash for Eddie's Murphy's "NORBIT".
I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it makes one wonder...
For what its worth, I still love Eddie Murphy. I went out of my way to watch films like - Vampire in Brooklyn, Pluto Nash, Distinguished Gentlemen and METRO. All of which (with the exception of METRO) were pretty good. OK. "Pretty good" may be pushing it... but I think we're going to see a return of "Eddie".
Just the other day I read that he and Terrentino are possibly going to work on some upcoming projects.
Big ups on the nomination Eddie. I *heart* you.
8:43 PM: Cameron Diaz is by far the biggest Train Wreck to view in High Definition. If you don't have HD, I recommend getting it so you can see how bad she looks in it.
9:37 PM: What were the chances of seeing Jennifer Hudson win this evening? I wish I could come up with a shortlist of ladies that have never won an Oscar. Tonight, an American Idol reject - took home a gold statuate and that just has to make a number of the attendees upset.
Punk Rawk!
Apple iPhone: Much to my surprise, Apple introduced a new commercial for their upcoming iPhone. It wasn't a particularly good... but I found it interesting to see them plug a product that won't hit shelves until June of 2007.
9:48 PM: An Inconvenient Truth has just won an Oscar for best documentary. I recently saw this doc (blogged about it) and was incredibly moved. Can't plug it enough. www.climatecrisis.org
Closing: I watched the rest of the Oscars from my bedroom... The last 4 awards (best, Actor, Actress, Director and Picture) were what I anticipated... It was nice to see and hear Scorsese give his overdue acceptance speech. I recall there being a lot of buzz around the release of Gangs of New York. At the time people said he could win because he had never won before... people also said it was a shame that if he did win, he wouldn't be winning the honor for his best work.
I haven't seen the Departed yet. I plan to watch it this week with my father. I hear that it's really well done tho'. All in all, a pretty bad ass nite.
I didn't get around to watching a lot of the nominated films this year, but I have some rooting interest in regards to the nominees.
The awards are being broadcast in High Definition.... I'll be live bloggin' the entire event.
7:30 PM: The show has just kicked off... I don't know if Errol Morris had any thing to do with the "Nominees". It looks a lot like his work. Also looks a lot like a "Apple Switch" campaign...
7:40ish PM: Ellen is just about done with her opening monologue... it was surprisingly short. Her choice of formal wear is an interesting one. I wonder if she'll be wearing it for the remainder of the evening.
7:48 PM: A big to-do has been made about the strong Mexican presence in this years Oscar ceremony. First award (Best Art Direction) has gone to Eugeno Caballero and Pilar Revuelta for "Pan’s Labyrinth". Big ups and brown power.
7:58 PM: I like Jack Black as much as the next guy... but he seriously needs to be put down.
8:03 PM: Exactly what statement are you trying to make when you bring your Mom as your date to the Oscars? Are you simply not bring sand to the "beach"?
Eddie Murphy: I don't know how well of a chance Eddie Murphy has this evening for an Oscar, but I wanted to quickly share some thoughts on him as an Actor & Comedian.
When I was very young, I grew up in a spanish speaking home. I learned a lot of my early English from watching movies with my father. Some of the movies we saw frequently were - "Uncommon Valor" and "Beverly Hills Cop".
That latter was one of my favorites. I spent hours at home memorizing dialogue and perfecting my Eddie Murphy laugh.
When I first got word that he was nominated for his performance in "Dream Girls", I thought to myself - "wow... how fucking crazy is that?"
... Alan Arkin has just won Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Little Miss Sunshine". A film that I thought was a little over rated... Alan did however make a wonderful (albeit brief) performance. Big ups to him and chasing the dragon.
I heard that there could be some Academy backlash for Eddie's Murphy's "NORBIT".
I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it makes one wonder...
For what its worth, I still love Eddie Murphy. I went out of my way to watch films like - Vampire in Brooklyn, Pluto Nash, Distinguished Gentlemen and METRO. All of which (with the exception of METRO) were pretty good. OK. "Pretty good" may be pushing it... but I think we're going to see a return of "Eddie".
Just the other day I read that he and Terrentino are possibly going to work on some upcoming projects.
Big ups on the nomination Eddie. I *heart* you.
8:43 PM: Cameron Diaz is by far the biggest Train Wreck to view in High Definition. If you don't have HD, I recommend getting it so you can see how bad she looks in it.
9:37 PM: What were the chances of seeing Jennifer Hudson win this evening? I wish I could come up with a shortlist of ladies that have never won an Oscar. Tonight, an American Idol reject - took home a gold statuate and that just has to make a number of the attendees upset.
Punk Rawk!
Apple iPhone: Much to my surprise, Apple introduced a new commercial for their upcoming iPhone. It wasn't a particularly good... but I found it interesting to see them plug a product that won't hit shelves until June of 2007.
9:48 PM: An Inconvenient Truth has just won an Oscar for best documentary. I recently saw this doc (blogged about it) and was incredibly moved. Can't plug it enough. www.climatecrisis.org
Closing: I watched the rest of the Oscars from my bedroom... The last 4 awards (best, Actor, Actress, Director and Picture) were what I anticipated... It was nice to see and hear Scorsese give his overdue acceptance speech. I recall there being a lot of buzz around the release of Gangs of New York. At the time people said he could win because he had never won before... people also said it was a shame that if he did win, he wouldn't be winning the honor for his best work.
I haven't seen the Departed yet. I plan to watch it this week with my father. I hear that it's really well done tho'. All in all, a pretty bad ass nite.
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