Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
This just in from The Associated Press.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever.
Nielsen said Mond...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
So you’ve added “La Vie En Rose” to your Netflix queue to see what all the fuss is about Marion Cotillard winning Best Actress. Was she worth the award That Tilda Swinton lady sure looks familiar. Was she in that “Constantine̶...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Again, thanks to those who stopped by for last night’s live blogging. It was a fun, if busy, night. That said, I’m guessing that plugging away on my laptop made me immune to this morning’s prevailing thought.
“Man, those Oscars wer...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Martin Scorsese presenting … happy no doubt to not be in the hot seat again … and the winner is … Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “No Country For Old Men.” Again, “There Will Be Blood” is the better film, but I can&#...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Helen Mirren’s dress is classic beauty personified. She makes even a list of character attributes the best wind-up to giving out an award of the night. This has to be Daniel Day-Lewis’s to lose … and the winner is … Day-Lewis. One ...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
HARRISON, TAKE THAT STUPID EARRING OFF! PLEASE!
Original Screenplay … wrapped up for Diablo Cody, right … and the winner is … Diablo Cody. No surprise at all. It’s not often that you see such a sultry tatt rocked at the Oscars, is...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
There’s only four more awards to go by my count, and they’re all biggies.
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Amy Adams presenting, and the winner is … Dario Marianelli for “Atonement.” Good for him. The clackety-clack of the typewriter amid the orchestral themes was one of the few truly memorable things about that movie.
“He’s got ...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
… for Stewart to bring out Marketa Irglova to give her thanks. That is going to go down as one of the best moments in Oscar history. Best Cinematography presented by Cameron Diaz … and the winner is … “There Will Be Blood.” A...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Penelope Cruz presenting … and the winner is … “The Counterfeiters” from Austria. Again with “Enchanted,” not a production number exaggeration. That’s how it looks in the movie. Is anyone else as thoroughly unimpr...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Jon Stewart looked winded after Wii tennis with the “August Rush” girl and Colin Farrell almost fell down and went boom as did his joke about falling down and going boom.
“Falling Slowly” is still a great song, and it’s going...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Forest Whitaker presenting … my pick was Ellen Page, although now I’m not feeling so sure anymore … something tells me Marion Cotillard … and the winner is … Marion Cotillard … I’m 4-for-5 in my major picks, altho...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
What a great bait-and-switch for Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen as “Halle Berry” and “Dame Judi Dench” … until they started speaking. Worth a couple chuckles, but not the best show for the Judd Apatow crowd. Best Sound Editing ...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Miley Cyrus, an awkward attempt for Oscar to be hip, is at least introducing a song from a movie made by the people who feed her tuition fund. And believe it or not, this is not Oscar going wild with a stupid crowd number - that’s how the number is ...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
… does anyone really care about the fact all the voting members of the Academy get to see the films for free Sid Ganis is no Lorne Michaels, no matter how much he wants to be.
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
The “always fantastic” () Jessica Alba was this year’s babe for the techie geeks. Her feathery dress tonight looks like a shag bathroom rug.
Are Josh Brolin and James McAvoy making their play to be a comedic team with that soft-shoe num...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
The only category that’s really, truly up for grabs tonight. I’m rooting for Tilda Swinton, my wild card among my major picks. Alan Arkin there to present … and the winner is … Swinton! 3-for-3 in my major picks and, in my eyes, th...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
“I believe he told his mother where the library is.” Another good one in response to Bardem’s award. “Oscar’s salute to binoculars and periscopes” is hilarious as an example of what a writer-less Oscars would have looke...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
Stewart is on a low-key roll tonight; that Cate Blanchett as the pit bull from “No Country For Old Men” line landed well, too. Can he just host the Oscars every year Please Poor Cuba Gooding Jr. It has to be a brutal reminder for him every t...
Posted by Unpainted Huffhines 8 months ago.
In case you’re wondering why they showed Harrison Ford when presenter Cate Blanchett came out, it’s because they’re co-starring in the “Indiana Jones” movie coming in May. I’m rooting for “There Will Be Blood,R...
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