Monday, May 21, 2012
Fifty Shades of Grey as it was meant to be heard...
Read by Gilbert Gottfried:
"I didn't so much lose my erection as it crawled up inside my body out of fear."
CollegeHumor
I'm sure that Russian accent will come in handy...
Hugh Jackman auditions for his next part. Though it will probably go to NPH.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
heart officially warmed
oh man, watch this video as soon as you can and then start planning your trip to LA so you can visit Caine's Arcade. This kid is amazing.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Where did they come from?
A chance to see some very famous people in their first onscreen role. I gotta give this round to Robert Duvall...
Monday, March 5, 2012
your world is now complete...
Bruce Springsteen joins Neil Young (or Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young, whatever) in a stirring rendition of LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It"
Why? Because shut the hell up, that's why.
Why? Because shut the hell up, that's why.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Movie: The Movie
Help shoo those post-Oscar blues away (even though the show was crap, more on that to come) with every card-carrying member of SAG in one film! Seriously, Jimmy Kimmel either has a whole lot of friends, or a whole lot of compromising photos:
Friday, February 24, 2012
happy oscar weekend, errbody!!
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| the lovely jean dujardin (the artist) & the stunning george clooney (the descendants). sigh. |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
i wanna wear that: jennifer aniston
do you care about jennifer aniston? i don't, really. i mean, the last movie she was in that actually mattered was the good girl, and that was in 2002. 2002!
what i do like about j. an, though, is her excellent sense of personal style. she knows exactly what looks good and she goes with it.
case in point: the MEAN lil' tom ford number that she wore to the premier of wanderlust last thursday. paired with simple black pumps and a black clutch... seriously, i just died. i'm dead. i'm writing this post from beyond the grave.
per. fec. tion!
what i do like about j. an, though, is her excellent sense of personal style. she knows exactly what looks good and she goes with it.
case in point: the MEAN lil' tom ford number that she wore to the premier of wanderlust last thursday. paired with simple black pumps and a black clutch... seriously, i just died. i'm dead. i'm writing this post from beyond the grave.
per. fec. tion!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Drumroll please... Jessica's Top Ten Movies of 2011!!!
(also, be sure to check out the excellent lists of fellow 3pies4roll-ers Nancy and Kim!)
The List
1) The Artist
Hands down my favorite movie of the year, there was no hemming and hawing like in 2010. It was the most magical experience I had at the movies. When I heard about The Artist, it sounded like a clever idea that I didn't know if they could keep up for an hour and a half for today's audiences. I could not have been more wrong. Excellently written and directed, it still would not work without the charisma of its two stars, Jean Dujardin (who looks poised to, deservedly, win the Best Actor trophy) and Berenice Bejo, both of whom simply exude charm and dare you not to fall in love with them. Ultimately, it serves as a love letter to movies that reminds you just why you go to the theater. Hopefully, it will become the second silent film to win Best Picture (and the first since the very first Oscar ceremony). And I didn't even mention Uggie!
2) Warrior
This movie just kept climbing its way up my list until it got here and I just couldn't justify putting any of the other movies below above it. I think this is without a doubt the most underrated movie of the year. Nick Nolte has gotten the most acting recognition thus far (and he's great in it), but this movie is on the backs of Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. And they're amazing. Warrior is an incredible examination of the broken relationships between a father and his sons, all of whom you can relate to. And it does that by being a rad inspirational sports movie, complete with david vs. goliath, a getting-better-montage, and a sweet use of Beethoven. What I'm saying is go see it. 'Cause, based on its box-office take, I know you didn't.
3) Beginners
Man, I loved this movie. Another tale of fathers and sons, though a slightly less troubled relationship than those in the aforementioned film. Christopher Plummer is amazing, and should win the Oscar in a walk. Ewan McGregor is also great as the man re-examining his life after his elderly father comes out of the closet and tells him he has terminal cancer. Doesn't exactly sound like a light-hearted romp, but it's far more a celebration of life than the depressing tale that synopsis could lead you to believe it is. Quirky storytelling featuring an out of order timeline and a talking dog lead to a super enjoyable experience at the movies.
4) Hugo 3-D
To quote my sister, "I think my heart just grew three sizes." Martin Scorcese goes against type and proves that he is just a phenomenal story teller, no matter what the subject matter. The best use of 3-D I have seen, you just get completely drawn into the world Scorcese created. Like the Artist, this pays homage to films of a different era and really reminds you about the magic of film that can sometimes get lost in our oversaturated, CGI world.
5) Bridesmaids
Best comedy of the year. So many dumb things have been said about how this proves women can be funny (seriously? You needed that to be proven?), but what I love about it is how it manages to be hilarious while still dealing with some pretty serious issues in female relationships. And Melissa McCarthy provides the knockout performance.
6) Pariah
I'm still trying to recover from the Oscar snub of Adepero Oduye (more on that below). She is incredible in this story of a young woman struggling with issues of sexuality, family, and heartbreak. One of those powerful movies that manages to pack the emotional punch without leaving you completely depressed, which seems to be a rarity these days.
7) Shame
Prior to seeing Pariah, this was the Oscar snub I was most upset about. Michael Fassbender had a hell of a year (see #8, among others), but nothing quite compares to his performance as a man dealing with a sex addiction in Shame. Unfortunately, it seems the Academy couldn't quite get over the full frontal nudity (most of the conversation seems to be about some of Michael Fassbender's other, um, parts) enough to recognize the performance. Carey Mulligan is fantastic as well, but this is all Fassbender.
8) Jane Eyre
Michael Fassbender again. What are you gonna do? This was a great retelling of one of my all-time favorite stories. All the acting is top notch, and it managed to capture the gothic feeling of the era better than any film version that I've ever seen. Apparently it's really creepy to live in a gigantic castle without things like electricity, who would have guessed? The filmmakers do a good job with a jumbled timeline to keep it fresh, and despite my initial question upon seeing the trailer for this movie, yes we DID need another version of Jane Eyre.
9) (tie) The Descendants/Take Shelter
Hard to talk about both of these movies at once because they are very different, but I couldn't decide upon ordering, so I pulled out our bylaws allowed tie...
The Descendants features possibly George Clooney's best performance to date and walks the line between the tragic and the ridiculous beautifully. Shailene Woodley is a breakout as Clooney's oldest daughter, and even Matthew Lillard manages to not screw it up (remember that guy??). An excellent use of place, with Hawaii serving as an additional character. Just an all around well-done movie.
Take Shelter is one of those movies that just sticks with you long after you've seen it. A story about a man with apocalyptic visions who isn't sure whether the storm's coming, or whether he's suffering a mental breakdown. Michael Shannon is outstanding, and Jessica Chastain delivers one of the many performances she should have been nominated for instead of the Help.
10) Drive
Not at all what I expected, this stylistic movie was so different from anything else I've seen that it really stood out. Ryan Gosling turned in the best of his three great performances this year, and Albert Brooks is just awesome as the bad guy. Featuring the best soundtrack of the year and the sweetest blood spattered scorpion jacket you've ever seen.
If only there was a top 15...
The Interrupters, A Better Life, Melancholia, X-Men: First Class, A Separation
Honorable mentions:
50/50; Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey; Captain America: The First Avenger; Carbon Nation; The Company Men; Crazy, Stupid Love; The Debt; The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore; The Guard; The Help; The Ides of March; La Luna; Margin Call; Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene; Midnight in Paris; Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol; Moneyball; The Muppets; Page One: Inside the New York Times; Super 8; Young Adult
Special mention for movie that I loved and hated (but mostly hated): Tree of Life- why couldn't I just watch Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain (both of whom are fantastic) with their family? Did I have to see the creation of the world (yes, it was beautiful, and, no, it made no freaking sense), dinosaurs, and whispered voice-overs instead of characters talking to each other???
Eligible movies seen: 66
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender- Shame
Runner Up: Jean Dujardin- The Artist
Best Actress: Adepero Oduye- Pariah
Runner Up: Kirsten Dunst- Melancholia
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Runner Up: Albert Brooks- Drive
Best Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo- The Artist
Runner Up: Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
The Extras...
Dude I fell in love with this year: easiest part of this entire top ten- this one goes to Michael Fassbender all the way. He had me at Jane Eyre, and then was the best part about X-Men, good in a pretty snooze-worthy A Dangerous Method, and blew me away with Shame. Not a bad 2011.
Would have easily won if Fassbender didn't exist: Jean Dujardin
Gal I fell in love with this year: Almost went to Jessica Chastain for pure numbers- I mean, Tree of Life, Take Shelter, The Debt, The Help... and those are just the ones I saw, she was in another 3 this year. But, ultimately, the overall wonder of The Artist and Berenice Bejo just out-charmed her.
Stupidest Oscar Snub: A three-way tie recognizing Adepero Oduye for Pariah, Michael Fassbender for Shame, and The Interrupters for Best Documentary (Seriously? How can you possibly justify that, Academy??)
Genre of the Year: FINALLY! I've wanted to give this to my favorite genre forever, but generally the movies just aren't good enough. But inspirational sports movies for the win! This is all about Warrior, but Moneyball gives it enough back up support, and, frankly, Real Steel was a lot of fun. So there.
Superhero Movie of the Year: A lot of entertainment in this area this year, but X-Men: First Class wins in a walk
Most Improved: 3-D. After a couple of dismal over-saturated years of 3-D, we had several stellar examples of how the technology can be used for good with Hugo and Pina (which I really didn't love as a movie, but was a beautiful way to watch dance on film)
The "Up in the Air" Award for Critically Acclaimed Movie That Can Suck It: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I'm sorry. I know that everyone in the world apparently loved this movie (except for my fellow 3pies4rolls-ers). But I could not have been more bored. And if one more person tries to say that that's because I must not have understood it or I must have just been expecting a Mission Impossible-style thriller I will punch them in the face (or at least do it in my head). I got it. I know it was supposed to be slow. But there's a difference between "slow" and "boring". I think this fell in the latter category. Which particularly upsets me given the number of great actors (and good performances) in the movie. I didn't hate it nearly as much as I hated the namesake of this award or its prior winner (I still hate you TKAAR), but it did make me feel like I was taking crazy pills to hear everyone talk about how great it is.
Internet Video of the Year: Liam Neeson tries his hand at comedy. It goes as well as you'd expect.
Runner Up: Drunk History's Twas the Night Before Christmas
Best Thing About the Movies this Year: As always, watching them with Nanc and kt and frozen junior mints. Oh, and this little fella. And blogging for you fine people. Thanks for reading!
The List
1) The ArtistHands down my favorite movie of the year, there was no hemming and hawing like in 2010. It was the most magical experience I had at the movies. When I heard about The Artist, it sounded like a clever idea that I didn't know if they could keep up for an hour and a half for today's audiences. I could not have been more wrong. Excellently written and directed, it still would not work without the charisma of its two stars, Jean Dujardin (who looks poised to, deservedly, win the Best Actor trophy) and Berenice Bejo, both of whom simply exude charm and dare you not to fall in love with them. Ultimately, it serves as a love letter to movies that reminds you just why you go to the theater. Hopefully, it will become the second silent film to win Best Picture (and the first since the very first Oscar ceremony). And I didn't even mention Uggie!
2) Warrior
This movie just kept climbing its way up my list until it got here and I just couldn't justify putting any of the other movies below above it. I think this is without a doubt the most underrated movie of the year. Nick Nolte has gotten the most acting recognition thus far (and he's great in it), but this movie is on the backs of Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. And they're amazing. Warrior is an incredible examination of the broken relationships between a father and his sons, all of whom you can relate to. And it does that by being a rad inspirational sports movie, complete with david vs. goliath, a getting-better-montage, and a sweet use of Beethoven. What I'm saying is go see it. 'Cause, based on its box-office take, I know you didn't.
3) Beginners
Man, I loved this movie. Another tale of fathers and sons, though a slightly less troubled relationship than those in the aforementioned film. Christopher Plummer is amazing, and should win the Oscar in a walk. Ewan McGregor is also great as the man re-examining his life after his elderly father comes out of the closet and tells him he has terminal cancer. Doesn't exactly sound like a light-hearted romp, but it's far more a celebration of life than the depressing tale that synopsis could lead you to believe it is. Quirky storytelling featuring an out of order timeline and a talking dog lead to a super enjoyable experience at the movies.
4) Hugo 3-D
To quote my sister, "I think my heart just grew three sizes." Martin Scorcese goes against type and proves that he is just a phenomenal story teller, no matter what the subject matter. The best use of 3-D I have seen, you just get completely drawn into the world Scorcese created. Like the Artist, this pays homage to films of a different era and really reminds you about the magic of film that can sometimes get lost in our oversaturated, CGI world.
5) Bridesmaids
Best comedy of the year. So many dumb things have been said about how this proves women can be funny (seriously? You needed that to be proven?), but what I love about it is how it manages to be hilarious while still dealing with some pretty serious issues in female relationships. And Melissa McCarthy provides the knockout performance.
6) Pariah
I'm still trying to recover from the Oscar snub of Adepero Oduye (more on that below). She is incredible in this story of a young woman struggling with issues of sexuality, family, and heartbreak. One of those powerful movies that manages to pack the emotional punch without leaving you completely depressed, which seems to be a rarity these days.
7) Shame
Prior to seeing Pariah, this was the Oscar snub I was most upset about. Michael Fassbender had a hell of a year (see #8, among others), but nothing quite compares to his performance as a man dealing with a sex addiction in Shame. Unfortunately, it seems the Academy couldn't quite get over the full frontal nudity (most of the conversation seems to be about some of Michael Fassbender's other, um, parts) enough to recognize the performance. Carey Mulligan is fantastic as well, but this is all Fassbender.
8) Jane Eyre
Michael Fassbender again. What are you gonna do? This was a great retelling of one of my all-time favorite stories. All the acting is top notch, and it managed to capture the gothic feeling of the era better than any film version that I've ever seen. Apparently it's really creepy to live in a gigantic castle without things like electricity, who would have guessed? The filmmakers do a good job with a jumbled timeline to keep it fresh, and despite my initial question upon seeing the trailer for this movie, yes we DID need another version of Jane Eyre.
9) (tie) The Descendants/Take Shelter
Hard to talk about both of these movies at once because they are very different, but I couldn't decide upon ordering, so I pulled out our bylaws allowed tie...
The Descendants features possibly George Clooney's best performance to date and walks the line between the tragic and the ridiculous beautifully. Shailene Woodley is a breakout as Clooney's oldest daughter, and even Matthew Lillard manages to not screw it up (remember that guy??). An excellent use of place, with Hawaii serving as an additional character. Just an all around well-done movie.
Take Shelter is one of those movies that just sticks with you long after you've seen it. A story about a man with apocalyptic visions who isn't sure whether the storm's coming, or whether he's suffering a mental breakdown. Michael Shannon is outstanding, and Jessica Chastain delivers one of the many performances she should have been nominated for instead of the Help.
10) Drive
Not at all what I expected, this stylistic movie was so different from anything else I've seen that it really stood out. Ryan Gosling turned in the best of his three great performances this year, and Albert Brooks is just awesome as the bad guy. Featuring the best soundtrack of the year and the sweetest blood spattered scorpion jacket you've ever seen.
If only there was a top 15...
The Interrupters, A Better Life, Melancholia, X-Men: First Class, A Separation
Honorable mentions:
50/50; Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey; Captain America: The First Avenger; Carbon Nation; The Company Men; Crazy, Stupid Love; The Debt; The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore; The Guard; The Help; The Ides of March; La Luna; Margin Call; Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene; Midnight in Paris; Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol; Moneyball; The Muppets; Page One: Inside the New York Times; Super 8; Young Adult
Special mention for movie that I loved and hated (but mostly hated): Tree of Life- why couldn't I just watch Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain (both of whom are fantastic) with their family? Did I have to see the creation of the world (yes, it was beautiful, and, no, it made no freaking sense), dinosaurs, and whispered voice-overs instead of characters talking to each other???
Eligible movies seen: 66
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender- Shame
Runner Up: Jean Dujardin- The Artist
Best Actress: Adepero Oduye- Pariah
Runner Up: Kirsten Dunst- Melancholia
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Runner Up: Albert Brooks- Drive
Best Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo- The Artist
Runner Up: Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
The Extras...
Dude I fell in love with this year: easiest part of this entire top ten- this one goes to Michael Fassbender all the way. He had me at Jane Eyre, and then was the best part about X-Men, good in a pretty snooze-worthy A Dangerous Method, and blew me away with Shame. Not a bad 2011.
Would have easily won if Fassbender didn't exist: Jean Dujardin
Gal I fell in love with this year: Almost went to Jessica Chastain for pure numbers- I mean, Tree of Life, Take Shelter, The Debt, The Help... and those are just the ones I saw, she was in another 3 this year. But, ultimately, the overall wonder of The Artist and Berenice Bejo just out-charmed her.
Stupidest Oscar Snub: A three-way tie recognizing Adepero Oduye for Pariah, Michael Fassbender for Shame, and The Interrupters for Best Documentary (Seriously? How can you possibly justify that, Academy??)
Genre of the Year: FINALLY! I've wanted to give this to my favorite genre forever, but generally the movies just aren't good enough. But inspirational sports movies for the win! This is all about Warrior, but Moneyball gives it enough back up support, and, frankly, Real Steel was a lot of fun. So there.
Superhero Movie of the Year: A lot of entertainment in this area this year, but X-Men: First Class wins in a walk
Most Improved: 3-D. After a couple of dismal over-saturated years of 3-D, we had several stellar examples of how the technology can be used for good with Hugo and Pina (which I really didn't love as a movie, but was a beautiful way to watch dance on film)
The "Up in the Air" Award for Critically Acclaimed Movie That Can Suck It: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I'm sorry. I know that everyone in the world apparently loved this movie (except for my fellow 3pies4rolls-ers). But I could not have been more bored. And if one more person tries to say that that's because I must not have understood it or I must have just been expecting a Mission Impossible-style thriller I will punch them in the face (or at least do it in my head). I got it. I know it was supposed to be slow. But there's a difference between "slow" and "boring". I think this fell in the latter category. Which particularly upsets me given the number of great actors (and good performances) in the movie. I didn't hate it nearly as much as I hated the namesake of this award or its prior winner (I still hate you TKAAR), but it did make me feel like I was taking crazy pills to hear everyone talk about how great it is.
Internet Video of the Year: Liam Neeson tries his hand at comedy. It goes as well as you'd expect.
Runner Up: Drunk History's Twas the Night Before Christmas
Best Thing About the Movies this Year: As always, watching them with Nanc and kt and frozen junior mints. Oh, and this little fella. And blogging for you fine people. Thanks for reading!
Nancy's TOP TEN movies of 2011!
THE LIST:
1. Hugo 3D
2. Melancholia
3. The Descendants
4. The Artist
5. Beginners & Warrior (tie)
6. Super 8
7. Jane Eyre
8. The Interrupters
9. Pariah
10. Drive
HONORABLE MENTION:
A Better Life, Attack the Block, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Bridesmaids, Crazy Stupid Love, Life in a Day, Lincoln Lawyer, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Moneyball, Take Shelter, The Company Men, The Help, The Ides of March, Tree of Life*, We Need to Talk About Kevin, X-Men First Class**, Young Adult
*(said in a whispered voice to no one in particular) Wow did I love slash hate this movie!
**I realized this is totally cheating, but I just HAVE to give this movie a little extra love. It was the last to get chopped from the top ten and damn was that a hard decision!
BONUS FEATURES:
New favorite person to watch on screen: Jessica Chastain (but nominated for The Help? Really? Really? Should have been for Tree of Life or Take Shelter! C'mon now!).
Worst Oscar Snubs: Honestly, what the crap are the Oscars thinking this year?? Soooo many awesome performances/movies were ignored. Here are a few of the ones I find most offensive:
1. Adepero Oduye, lead actress in Pariah (no way Glenn Close is better than her)
2. Melancholia (I get it, the director made an ass of himself at Cannes, but this movie (especially Kirsten Dunst) is amazing!)
3. the Interrupters (if you've seen this documentary, you know. if you haven't, what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks are you waiting for??)
Movie that can GET BENT: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (yawwwwn!)
Movie I wanted to love (so badly!) but just didn't: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
Best movie to see after three martinis: Red Riding Hood ("wait, Gary Oldman died??")
Best crappy movie watched on Christmas: A Christmas Kiss (others in contention: Water for Elephants (ewww) and Your Highness (holy awful batman!)
Number of eligible movies seen: 54
That's all for this year folks! See you at the movies!
IT'S HERE!! IT'S HERE!!
THE LIST:
1. beginners
2. incendies
3. the artist
4. bill cunningham new york
5. tree of life
6. buck & the help (tie)
7. x-men: first class
8. melancholia
9. drive
10. hugo 3d
IF ONLY THERE WAS A TOP ELEVEN: tiny furniture (dammit!!)
WITH HONORS: 50/50, bridesmaids, company men, the debt, the descendants, hanna, the ides of march, lincolm lawyer, margin call, martha marcy may marlene, mission: impossible ghost protocol, page one: inside the new york times, a separation, super 8, take shelter, we need to talk about kevin & young adult
THE PEEPS!
best female actor: lubza azabel, incendies
runner-up: kirsten dunst, melancholia
best male actor: jean dujardin, the artist
(super-close) runner-up: brad pitt, tree of life
best female actor in a supporting role: bérénice bejo, the artist & octavia spencer, the help (tie)
best male actor in a supporting role: christopher plummer: beginners
runner-up: philip seymour hoffman, the ides of march
best direction: terrence malick, tree of life
(very, very close) runner-up: michel hazanavicius, the artist
best cinematography: emmanuel lubezki, tree of life
best score: ludovic bource, the artist & alexandre desplat, tree of life
best use of a song: "you & whose army? by radiohead, incendies
THE EXTRAS, YO!
best thing about the movies in 2011: nanc, jess & this guy.
worst thing about the movies in 2011: the crappy movie, extremely loud & incredibly close crapping all over the fantastic book, extremely loud & incredibly close. suck it, daldry. you too, hanks. dammit, sandy!
best trailer: the iron lady (short version)
best directorial debut: j.c. candor, margin call
dudes i fell in love with in 2011: jeremy renner & michael shannon!
gal i feel in love with in 2011: charlize theron!
best internet video: liam neeson with ricky gervais, stephen merchant & warwick davis on "life's too short"!
movie i really wanted to love but just liked: harry potter & the deathly hollows, part II
movies i really wanted to see but didn't get around to it: pariah & my week with marilyn
movies i didn't see because, let's be honest, who cares? albert nobbs & carnage
127 minutes that i'm never getting back: tinker tailor soldier spy. i hate you, ttss. a lot.
most overrated movie of 2011: moneyball
most forgettable: a dangerous method
movies i'm most looking forward to this year: the hunger games & moonrise kingdom!!
number of eligible movies seen: 43
i HEART you, movies!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
i wanna wear that: whitney houston memorial edition
when i was a kid, i wanted to look EXACTLY like this:
i was entirely convinced that if i had whitney's hair, i would be happy and my dad wouldn't be such a dick (well, not really... well, kinda). seriously, though, this is how i choose to remember whitney houston: curls, the most amazing smile ever and an even MORE AMAZING voice.
we love you, whitney!
postscript: can you think of anything better to wear while singing the best rendition of the national anthem EVER? no, no you cannot.
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| from the album "whitney," 1987 |
i was entirely convinced that if i had whitney's hair, i would be happy and my dad wouldn't be such a dick (well, not really... well, kinda). seriously, though, this is how i choose to remember whitney houston: curls, the most amazing smile ever and an even MORE AMAZING voice.
we love you, whitney!
postscript: can you think of anything better to wear while singing the best rendition of the national anthem EVER? no, no you cannot.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
That's right, we have bylaws
Since everyone is probably going crazy with anticipation over the release of 3pies4rolls' top ten lists (please, hold it together, people), I figured it was once again time to bring up our all-important bylaws that guide the list-making:
Official Top Ten Bylaws
for nancy, kt, and jess's lists
*in order for a movie to be eligible for a particular year's top 10 list, it must have been released in that year (Oscar eligible). exceptions are as follows:
a) if a movie is released somewhere before December 31st in a particular year, but we are not able to see it in seattle until the following year (but before our Top Tens are due), then it can be included on the previous year's top 10 (eg, a movie released in august 2011, that we couldn't see it until january 2012 is eligible for 2012's list). this is where the critics come in handy - if they're reviewing it in a particular year, we can include it.
b) if the film was released in the previous year, but we were not able to see it because it wasn't released in the theaters or on video in seattle until the following year, then we can include it on the following year's top 10 (eg, a movie that came out in november 2011 in select areas, but not in Seattle, and doesn't come out on video until march 2012 (which is after Top Tens are due) is eligible for 2012 lists).
c) if a movie plays for less than two weeks in seattle, and then doesn't come out on video until the following year, we can include it on the following year's top 10 (i mean, come on, we have lives here. a movie that's in the theater for less than two weeks ... what the hell?).
d) if one of us in a part of the world where we can see a movie in time for that year's top 10, fine, put that sucker on there. (eg, if one of us were to visit NY or attend a film festival, we would probably have been able to see movies that the others couldn't. thus a movie that is eligible in a given year for one person's top ten might not be the same for another. the same movie could theoretically appear on different top ten lists in different years).
*These rules can be most simply thought of as "If it's Oscar eligible for a particular year and we had the ability to see it before our Top Tens are due, then it is eligible in that year."
*top 10s are due exactly one week before the oscars
(amended february 2, 2009)
*any film is eligible for the top 10
*only one tie may be used for every ten films. additional ties will result in the loss of a "numbered slot" (eg, if your list has 3 ties, you only get to number your list to 8)
*as many "honorable mentions" as we damn well please can be included on the list
*these rules are subject to change at the complete whim and mood of nancy, kt, and jess
we, kt, nancy and jess, declare that the making of the top 10 (including, but not limited to, viewing the movies, eating the popcorn, watching the Oscars and discussing the nuances) will be FUCKING FUN and to that end promise to not take ourselves or our list too damn seriously.
Happy movie watching!
Official Top Ten Bylaws
for nancy, kt, and jess's lists
*in order for a movie to be eligible for a particular year's top 10 list, it must have been released in that year (Oscar eligible). exceptions are as follows:
a) if a movie is released somewhere before December 31st in a particular year, but we are not able to see it in seattle until the following year (but before our Top Tens are due), then it can be included on the previous year's top 10 (eg, a movie released in august 2011, that we couldn't see it until january 2012 is eligible for 2012's list). this is where the critics come in handy - if they're reviewing it in a particular year, we can include it.
b) if the film was released in the previous year, but we were not able to see it because it wasn't released in the theaters or on video in seattle until the following year, then we can include it on the following year's top 10 (eg, a movie that came out in november 2011 in select areas, but not in Seattle, and doesn't come out on video until march 2012 (which is after Top Tens are due) is eligible for 2012 lists).
c) if a movie plays for less than two weeks in seattle, and then doesn't come out on video until the following year, we can include it on the following year's top 10 (i mean, come on, we have lives here. a movie that's in the theater for less than two weeks ... what the hell?).
d) if one of us in a part of the world where we can see a movie in time for that year's top 10, fine, put that sucker on there. (eg, if one of us were to visit NY or attend a film festival, we would probably have been able to see movies that the others couldn't. thus a movie that is eligible in a given year for one person's top ten might not be the same for another. the same movie could theoretically appear on different top ten lists in different years).
*These rules can be most simply thought of as "If it's Oscar eligible for a particular year and we had the ability to see it before our Top Tens are due, then it is eligible in that year."
*top 10s are due exactly one week before the oscars
(amended february 2, 2009)
*any film is eligible for the top 10
*only one tie may be used for every ten films. additional ties will result in the loss of a "numbered slot" (eg, if your list has 3 ties, you only get to number your list to 8)
*as many "honorable mentions" as we damn well please can be included on the list
*these rules are subject to change at the complete whim and mood of nancy, kt, and jess
we, kt, nancy and jess, declare that the making of the top 10 (including, but not limited to, viewing the movies, eating the popcorn, watching the Oscars and discussing the nuances) will be FUCKING FUN and to that end promise to not take ourselves or our list too damn seriously.
Happy movie watching!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Weirdly heavy on Cruise, Shia, Firth, and The Vampire Diaries (not that I'm complaining about those last two).
Probably could have lived without Joaquin Phoenix's weird incestuous Gladiator "I love you", but, hey, whatever floats your boat.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Like waffles and whipped cream...
Someone had the genius to combine two of the best things in the world: Friday Night Lights and Parks and Recreation. Ladies and gentlemen, I present Clear Eyes, Full Parks, Can't Lose:
Donna: When we canceled on him, he took another gig in Eagleton. At a library.
Tom: That’s literally the worst place I could imagine.
Freddy Spaghetti - Season 2, Episode 23
Jason: Where’s my Nevermind CD?
Mrs. Street: I don’t know…
Jason: I’m crippled and I want to listen to Nirvana! Is that so hard to understand?
Nevermind - Season 1, Episode 11
This page is the new hot thing that is making the rounds on the interwebs, to which the founders responded in the best possible way ever: "That was enough to make us float into waffle-plus-Alamo-Freeze-ice-cream-plus-Snakejuice-filled dreams of utter bliss." Sigh, finally, someone who understands me.
Donna: When we canceled on him, he took another gig in Eagleton. At a library.
Tom: That’s literally the worst place I could imagine.
Freddy Spaghetti - Season 2, Episode 23
Jason: Where’s my Nevermind CD?
Mrs. Street: I don’t know…
Jason: I’m crippled and I want to listen to Nirvana! Is that so hard to understand?
Nevermind - Season 1, Episode 11
This page is the new hot thing that is making the rounds on the interwebs, to which the founders responded in the best possible way ever: "That was enough to make us float into waffle-plus-Alamo-Freeze-ice-cream-plus-Snakejuice-filled dreams of utter bliss." Sigh, finally, someone who understands me.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Jean Dujardin to star in everything
Larry Crowne? More like Larry Drown!
And, with that, my Dujardin crush goes through the roof.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The charmfest continues
Jimmy Fallon and Michelle Obama (seriously, can I vote for her?) wind their way even further into my heart with their head to head fitness challenge (potato sack race, anyone?) to promote the Let's Move initiative:
In case you've forgotten about some of the other amazing things fallon has given us, here's just a little reminder:
and my personal favorite- Fallon vs. the cast of Parks and Rec in a Glee spoof (sadly, there's not a good version to embed)
In case you've forgotten about some of the other amazing things fallon has given us, here's just a little reminder:
and my personal favorite- Fallon vs. the cast of Parks and Rec in a Glee spoof (sadly, there's not a good version to embed)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
My favorite Oscar nomination reaction (snubs edition)
So, the amazing Patton Oswalt was snubbed for his performance in Young Adult. While I'm still most angry about the Fassbender snub, his definitely stands out for supporting actor (along with Albert Brooks). So how did Oswalt respond? By taking to Twitter the day the nominations were announced and creating my dream world of all the snubbees having a bit of a bender...
"Join me for a drink at The Drawing Room, @AlbertBrooks? Me and Serkis have been here since 6am," it started. The posts have since been taken down, but the rest of the story, all addressed to Albert Brooks, is as follows:
See you later tonight. Might be out of booze -- Serkis has Pogues on the jukebox & Fassbender just showed up in a pirate hat.
Oh shit -- we're DEFINITELY going to run out of booze. Charlize & Tilda just pulled up in a stolen police car.
Dude, GET DOWN HERE. Gosling is doing keg stands and Olsen & Dunst LITERALLY just emerged from a shower of rose petals.
Nolte & Plummer just drove past, mooning us. Serkis & Tilda are signing "Is There Life on Mars?"
Oops -- Von Trier just pulled up in a pass van dressed as Goering. "Let's go to Legoland!" With a boozy hurrah, we're out!
Oh. My. God. Just pulled up to Legoland. DiCaprio's rented the park for the day. Dibs on the Duplo Gardens! #andscene
(thanks for the tip, bruns!!!)
"Join me for a drink at The Drawing Room, @AlbertBrooks? Me and Serkis have been here since 6am," it started. The posts have since been taken down, but the rest of the story, all addressed to Albert Brooks, is as follows:
See you later tonight. Might be out of booze -- Serkis has Pogues on the jukebox & Fassbender just showed up in a pirate hat.
Oh shit -- we're DEFINITELY going to run out of booze. Charlize & Tilda just pulled up in a stolen police car.
Dude, GET DOWN HERE. Gosling is doing keg stands and Olsen & Dunst LITERALLY just emerged from a shower of rose petals.
Nolte & Plummer just drove past, mooning us. Serkis & Tilda are signing "Is There Life on Mars?"
Oops -- Von Trier just pulled up in a pass van dressed as Goering. "Let's go to Legoland!" With a boozy hurrah, we're out!
Oh. My. God. Just pulled up to Legoland. DiCaprio's rented the park for the day. Dibs on the Duplo Gardens! #andscene
(thanks for the tip, bruns!!!)
Friday, January 27, 2012
As if you needed to be more charmed...
The Artist has a blooper reel. Which pretty much looks like it could just be more of the actual film.
damn, I love that movie
damn, I love that movie
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Maurice Sendak is a national treasure
Stephen Colbert sat down with the amazingly crotchety author to find out the keys to cashing in on kids books. The result: we all win.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
My favorite Oscar nomination reaction (thus far)
Martin Scorcese:
"I am deeply honored to have been nominated by the Academy for my work on Hugo. Every picture is a challenge, and this one – where I was working with 3D, HD and Sacha Baron Cohen for the first time – was no exception. It’s a wonderful feeling to know that you’ve been recognized by the people in your industry. I congratulate my fellow nominees. It’s an impressive list, and I’m in excellent company."
REALLY strong point about Borat, sir.
"I am deeply honored to have been nominated by the Academy for my work on Hugo. Every picture is a challenge, and this one – where I was working with 3D, HD and Sacha Baron Cohen for the first time – was no exception. It’s a wonderful feeling to know that you’ve been recognized by the people in your industry. I congratulate my fellow nominees. It’s an impressive list, and I’m in excellent company."
REALLY strong point about Borat, sir.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Oscar Nominations!
Raise your hand if you were up at 5:30 this morning to see the live announcement of the Oscar nominations! (why am I always the only one with my hand raised?)
The field is now set for our favorite holiday of the year. The official countdown can now begin! Just a little over a month until Oscar Day. So what happened this morning? Let's get into it...
How about we start with the awesome: Melissa McCarthy got nominated for Bridesmaids! That seemed like a surefire Golden Globe nomination, and then she was snubbed so I was a little worried. While Oscar almost always goes serious in the lead actor categories, it does have a bit of a soft spot for comedic performances in the supporting categories (see Marisa Tomei for My Cousin Vinny). If nothing else, it's just nice to see her actually get the attention of a nomination. Let's go ahead and pull out that picture again, shall we?
In other awesome news, one of my favorite movies of the year (and thus far pretty overlooked in awards season) got some love in the form of a Supporting Actor nod for Nick Nolte for Warrior. Seriously, if you haven't seen that movie yet, take the time to do so. It's not just for inspirational sports movie lovers, I promise. Of course, it doesn't really matter, because Christopher Plummer is as close to a sure thing as you can get (and rightfully so), but I'm glad that movie got some appreciation.
Now, of course, there were some terrible things too, most notably the snubbing of Michael Fassbender. The man turned in 4 strong performances (in 3 of my favorite movies of the year), and is just stupid good in Shame. There's no other way to describe it. Leaving him off is just wrong. I love Gary Oldman about 10x more than the next girl, and I hate that he's never been nominated for an Oscar, but Fassbender deserves it way more. I can't speak to the other surprise nominee, Demian Bichir, having not yet seen his movie, but I would also throw out Pitt in a second for Fassbender to be nominated. One thing's for sure, this category will not approach the heretofore unseen levels of hotness of its corresponding Golden Globes category (Clooney, Pitt, DiCaprio, Fassbender, and Gosling. just wow.)
In smaller disappointments, Melancholia continued to be completely snubbed, Drive was absolutely ignored (most notably Albert Brooks), Jessica Chastain got a nod for her least interesting performance of the year (and there were a lot to choose from), and we probably don't get to see what Tilda Swinton would wear to the Oscars. Sigh.
One of the biggest surprises of the day was all the love for a movie currently sitting with 48% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. We here at 3pies4rolls haven't seen it yet, but it seems like a bit of an "F you" from Oscar to critics. We'll let you know what we think once we've seen it, it's hard to get up in arms about an unknown (unless its name is War Horse). With the new nominating rules, most people were expecting 7 nominees (there are now between 5 and 10 best picture nominees and a movie has to pass a certain threshold of number one votes in order to get nominated), so having 9 make it in was a surprise. And while I kind of want to give Tree of Life the middle finger, I know there were enough people who loved it that its inclusion doesn't really surprise me.
Now just keep your fingers crossed in the hopes that with only two nominees for Best Song, we'll get a chance to see Jason Segel perform "Man or Muppet" live, and that The Artist continues its quest to charm the socks off every single person in the world. And if you're still bummed about the Michael Fassbender snub (as I am) I find it really helps to just look at pictures of Michael Fassbender:
feeling better...
almost there...
and we're good!
The field is now set for our favorite holiday of the year. The official countdown can now begin! Just a little over a month until Oscar Day. So what happened this morning? Let's get into it...
How about we start with the awesome: Melissa McCarthy got nominated for Bridesmaids! That seemed like a surefire Golden Globe nomination, and then she was snubbed so I was a little worried. While Oscar almost always goes serious in the lead actor categories, it does have a bit of a soft spot for comedic performances in the supporting categories (see Marisa Tomei for My Cousin Vinny). If nothing else, it's just nice to see her actually get the attention of a nomination. Let's go ahead and pull out that picture again, shall we?
In other awesome news, one of my favorite movies of the year (and thus far pretty overlooked in awards season) got some love in the form of a Supporting Actor nod for Nick Nolte for Warrior. Seriously, if you haven't seen that movie yet, take the time to do so. It's not just for inspirational sports movie lovers, I promise. Of course, it doesn't really matter, because Christopher Plummer is as close to a sure thing as you can get (and rightfully so), but I'm glad that movie got some appreciation.
Now, of course, there were some terrible things too, most notably the snubbing of Michael Fassbender. The man turned in 4 strong performances (in 3 of my favorite movies of the year), and is just stupid good in Shame. There's no other way to describe it. Leaving him off is just wrong. I love Gary Oldman about 10x more than the next girl, and I hate that he's never been nominated for an Oscar, but Fassbender deserves it way more. I can't speak to the other surprise nominee, Demian Bichir, having not yet seen his movie, but I would also throw out Pitt in a second for Fassbender to be nominated. One thing's for sure, this category will not approach the heretofore unseen levels of hotness of its corresponding Golden Globes category (Clooney, Pitt, DiCaprio, Fassbender, and Gosling. just wow.)
I did not create this assortment, that picture of Pitt would definitely be the last one I would choose to enlarge, but oh well.
In smaller disappointments, Melancholia continued to be completely snubbed, Drive was absolutely ignored (most notably Albert Brooks), Jessica Chastain got a nod for her least interesting performance of the year (and there were a lot to choose from), and we probably don't get to see what Tilda Swinton would wear to the Oscars. Sigh.
One of the biggest surprises of the day was all the love for a movie currently sitting with 48% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. We here at 3pies4rolls haven't seen it yet, but it seems like a bit of an "F you" from Oscar to critics. We'll let you know what we think once we've seen it, it's hard to get up in arms about an unknown (unless its name is War Horse). With the new nominating rules, most people were expecting 7 nominees (there are now between 5 and 10 best picture nominees and a movie has to pass a certain threshold of number one votes in order to get nominated), so having 9 make it in was a surprise. And while I kind of want to give Tree of Life the middle finger, I know there were enough people who loved it that its inclusion doesn't really surprise me.
Now just keep your fingers crossed in the hopes that with only two nominees for Best Song, we'll get a chance to see Jason Segel perform "Man or Muppet" live, and that The Artist continues its quest to charm the socks off every single person in the world. And if you're still bummed about the Michael Fassbender snub (as I am) I find it really helps to just look at pictures of Michael Fassbender:
feeling better...
almost there...
and we're good!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
as if she wasn't completely awesome, weird, talented, interesting & inspiring enough...
... mother monster, lady gaga, announced thursday that she is launching her born this way foundation at harvard university in late february. the foundation will "explore the best ways to reach youth and create a new culture of kindness, bravery, acceptance and empowerment." SO. FUCKING. COOL.
for more lady gaga radness, check out the video message that she emailed to toronto teen activist, jacques st. pierre, in september. she's decked in sea foam and sincerity.
put your claws up: you already know that gaga received a horde of grammy nominations, including album of the year, but did you know that she's received a GLAAD media award nom for outstanding music artist? she did.
for more lady gaga radness, check out the video message that she emailed to toronto teen activist, jacques st. pierre, in september. she's decked in sea foam and sincerity.
put your claws up: you already know that gaga received a horde of grammy nominations, including album of the year, but did you know that she's received a GLAAD media award nom for outstanding music artist? she did.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
I don't know what this possibly has to do with a car...
... but i kinda want to buy it (mostly based on the greyhound's appearance at the end)
Well played, Volkswagon.
Well played, Volkswagon.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
i wanna wear that: golden globes edition
dresses! dresses! dresses! dresses!
dude, there were some incredible frocks on the red carpet at sunday's golden globes. from angie to tilda to viola to idris and back again, the stars brought it. hard!
but hollywood is a tough business, folks, and only a few are good enough to make it on my best dressed list. (and, no, sarah michelle gellar, you sure as shit aren't one of them. i mean, really? tip dyed?) it's sad, i know; but not everyone's a winner are they, lea michele?
[in the distance, a trumpet sounds]
and then there were five (in no particular order)...
dude, there were some incredible frocks on the red carpet at sunday's golden globes. from angie to tilda to viola to idris and back again, the stars brought it. hard!
but hollywood is a tough business, folks, and only a few are good enough to make it on my best dressed list. (and, no, sarah michelle gellar, you sure as shit aren't one of them. i mean, really? tip dyed?) it's sad, i know; but not everyone's a winner are they, lea michele?
[in the distance, a trumpet sounds]
and then there were five (in no particular order)...
angelia jolie in atelier versace
(seriously, angie? christ. perfection)
(seriously, angie? christ. perfection)
emma stone in lanvin
(that's an eagle belt! AN EAGLE BELT! swoon!)
(that's an eagle belt! AN EAGLE BELT! swoon!)
charlize theron in dior couture
& a cartier headband (c. 1920, museum piece)
& a cartier headband (c. 1920, museum piece)
michelle williams in jason wu
& a fred leighton headband
& a fred leighton headband
the stunning idris elba (with his globe for best actor, "luther")
in a double-breasted suit (designer unknown)
& christian louboutin roller boat sneakers
& christian louboutin roller boat sneakers
who else impressed? here are the runners-up:
viola davis (could this woman's complexion be any flawless-er? probably not.)
leonardo dicaprio
nicole kidman
diane lane
octavia spencer
tilda swinton (once again in haider ackermann)
sofia vergara (best mermaid gown of the night!)
congratulations, stars! keep it up for the sags & oscars, k? K?!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
check out nancy's spirit animal!
i just had to blog this photo of meryl streep from august 1979. (at a press event for kramer vs. kramer, perhaps?) beautiful.
she kicks ass in iron lady, btdubbs.
she kicks ass in iron lady, btdubbs.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
i wanna wear that: michelle williams
she never gets it wrong. ever. (no, you're right: she definitely missed the mark in valentino resort at last year's golden globes.) and here she is getting it right, yet again, in karl lagerfeld for chanel at thursday's critics's choice awards.
swoon.
note: this has received über-mixed reviews, but for me, elizabeth olsen's emilio pucci is a close second.
swoon.
these are a few of my favorite things...
Bowie and Making fun of Tebow's love of baby Jesus? YES PLEASE!
p.s. holy shit that dude can sing!
p.s. holy shit that dude can sing!
Friday, January 13, 2012
i wish i was watching this RIGHT NOW!
moonrise kingdom is coming!
informative postscript: i want to have a wes anderson film festival. let's do it!
informative postscript: i want to have a wes anderson film festival. let's do it!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
i wanna wear that: ginnifer goodwin
listen, i don't really know what ginnifer goodwin is good for. i mean, "big love" gave me the creeps; and i have it on good authority that, while entertaining, "once upon a time" is really, really bad. that said, this young lady knows how to rock a pixie haircut and the red carpet.
case in point: she wow'd at last night's people's choice awards in a ridiculously bright and insanely fabulous roksanda ilincic. this is exactly how you dress for an awards show that's, let's be honest, kinda meaningless. it's fun, yet chic, yet whimsical, yet classic.
well fucking played, ginnifer. like, whoa.
in other, unexpected news: the usually poor-postured miley cyrus showed up last night looking unusually-fresh and UNLIKE a 45-year old in a spring/summer 2012 dress by david koma! it's a post-holiday miracle!
case in point: she wow'd at last night's people's choice awards in a ridiculously bright and insanely fabulous roksanda ilincic. this is exactly how you dress for an awards show that's, let's be honest, kinda meaningless. it's fun, yet chic, yet whimsical, yet classic.
well fucking played, ginnifer. like, whoa.
in other, unexpected news: the usually poor-postured miley cyrus showed up last night looking unusually-fresh and UNLIKE a 45-year old in a spring/summer 2012 dress by david koma! it's a post-holiday miracle!
Picking up steam
What are we doing this Sunday? Do you really have to ask, dear reader? With awards season in full swing, we will be enjoying our second favorite awards show, the Golden Globes! Now, as much as we at 3pies4rolls love the Oscars (and it's a LOT), the Golden Globes do hold a special place in our heart, being Oscar's wacky, fun, slightly drunk cousin. Let's face it, the GGs give us awards broken up by drama and comedy (honoring some of the more fun roles that Oscar generally overlooks), boozy acceptance speeches, and Ricky Gervais. What's not to like?
Well, that rant doesn't mean that I won't be in front of the tv with my favorite co-bloggers, hanging on every one of Ricky Gervais's insults. and, as my sister so perfectly put it, "in general though i have to say that it's pretty refereshing that the winners aren't so obvious as they were during (yawn) last year's oscar race. MOVIES!"
indeed, MOVIES!!!!
But this year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association went a little crazy on us.
don't even get me started on the tv noms. No Community or Friday Night Lights?? Freaking Glee? Parks and Rec only getting one nom (for Amy Poehler)?? And Breaking Bad, which I don't even watch, getting totally snubbed for best drama. I can't even begin to understand what the hell is up with that TV comedy category. The fact that shows like Community, Parks and Recreation, and Louie get completely snubbed and dramedies like Enlightened/shows that used to be good and then completely fell apart like Glee get in kind of renders this whole award pointless. Also, the way they lump the supporting categories to include series, mini-series, and movies prevents a lot of people who turn in solid performances week after week from getting recognized against the showier movie/miniseries (see Mildred Pierce, Too Big to Fail, etc.).
Ok, phew, now that I've done that rant, let's get on to movies. Let's start with the big ones. I'm actually kind of ok with the dramatic movie nominations (I mean, yawn, War Horse, but whatever), and believe that, with the inclusion of The Artist, that could be our final list of Best Picture noms for the Oscars. The Artist should take the comedy or musical category in a walk (it's really helped by the separation between drama and comedy- nothing can hold a candle to it or star Jean Dujardin), but I want to take issue with the inclusion of My Week With Marilyn as a comedy. Apparently the HFPA has the worst sense of humor ever (which all signs point to, and then they go and keep having Ricky Gervais host, so there's gotta be something). While that shouldn't affect the picture race, it does mean that Kristen Wiig and Charlize Theron will likely be snubbed in their fabulous (and far more category appropriate) performances against Michelle Williams's Marilyn Monroe. Somehow the HFPA also managed to ignore the always amazing Michael Shannon for Actor in a drama as well, instead trying to make sure that Leo and Ryan Gosling attend the show. And the complete omission of Melancholia from anything just makes me feel, well, melancholy. Ah well. We can always hope Oscar will have a bit more sense.
But by far the most stunning snub, though, is Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids. This had Golden Globe written all over it. Even though the Supporting category is not broken up by comedy or drama, McCarthy seemed like she should be a shoo-in. She's being talked about as a relatively likely nominee for the much more uppity Oscars, you would think the cool drunk cousin would be all about it. It makes my brain hurt.
Well, that rant doesn't mean that I won't be in front of the tv with my favorite co-bloggers, hanging on every one of Ricky Gervais's insults. and, as my sister so perfectly put it, "in general though i have to say that it's pretty refereshing that the winners aren't so obvious as they were during (yawn) last year's oscar race. MOVIES!"
indeed, MOVIES!!!!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
i like you now, giuliana rancic.
man, i used to really not like e!'s giuliana rancic. she was always super annoying when interviewing celebs on the red carpet and she wouldn't shut up about about her freaking "the apprentice"-winning husband.
however, i'm really starting to come around. rancic has handled her public battle with breast cancer with grace, humor, style and moxie. for example, she told people, "i don't give two shits about my breasts." see? moxie.
brava, giuliana. i'll see you on "fashion police." and the red carpet. just don't scare brad and angelina this time, k?
note: i don't know the formatting in this post is so wonky. i blame my lack of computer programming skills. apologies.
Daniel Radcliffe is a true American
I'm choosing to ignore the fact that he claims to have a crush on Katy Perry (gross) and can't name the greatest American president (duh), and instead focus on how he's the most charming man alive:
still can't get over this, though.
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still can't get over this, though.
i wanna wear that: emma stone
holy shit, emma... WELL PLAYED!
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| white hot in j. mendel on the national board of review awards red carpet |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
i just had a heart attack of cuteness!!!!
DOGS!
check out uggie from the artist and cosmo from beginners in the hollywood reporters' "oscar buzz dogs" photo shoot! turns out, there's an actual fan-based push for uggie to receive an oscar nomination for best supporting actor! (they'd also like critic's choice awards nominee andy serkis recognized for his role as ceasar in the rise of the planet of the apes!)
i mean, i know it's kind of ridiculous; but on the other hand, is it any crazier than john goodman NOT being nominated for the big lebowski? WELL, IS IT???
check out uggie from the artist and cosmo from beginners in the hollywood reporters' "oscar buzz dogs" photo shoot! turns out, there's an actual fan-based push for uggie to receive an oscar nomination for best supporting actor! (they'd also like critic's choice awards nominee andy serkis recognized for his role as ceasar in the rise of the planet of the apes!)
i mean, i know it's kind of ridiculous; but on the other hand, is it any crazier than john goodman NOT being nominated for the big lebowski? WELL, IS IT???
i wanna wear that: angelina jolie
this is angelina jolie. and - yawn, i know - she's killing it in head-to-toe salvatore ferragamo (leather!) at last night's new york film critic's circle awards.
now this is what signature style looks like.
per. fec. tion.
now this is what signature style looks like.
per. fec. tion.
Monday, January 9, 2012
happy 30th, duchess kate!
fab dress!
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| in alice for temperley at the london premier of war horse. gorge. |
Fair question
The set of Community asks something that's been on a lot of our minds...
In better news, it appears that Greendale Human Beings fans can relax, because Community will be returning to the air! According to NBC Entertainment President Robert Greenblatt, “Community is coming back. We just had to get some stuff moved around for midseason, but it’s not going anywhere. I can’t say anything about next season yet, but the fact that people think it’s gone … I need to fix that.”
In better news, it appears that Greendale Human Beings fans can relax, because Community will be returning to the air! According to NBC Entertainment President Robert Greenblatt, “Community is coming back. We just had to get some stuff moved around for midseason, but it’s not going anywhere. I can’t say anything about next season yet, but the fact that people think it’s gone … I need to fix that.”
Sunday, January 8, 2012
i wanna wear that: charlize theron
it's a rare occasion when i DON'T love what charlize is wearing, so posting about how incredibly incredible she looked at last night's palm springs international film festival awards gala seems a bit redundant, i know.
but i can't help it: her fits-like-a-glove lanvin LBD and simple, yet delicious styling are pure perfection. in the iconic words of rachel zoe, "i. die."
note: charlize and her young adult cast mates won best ensemble at the festival. huzzah!
but i can't help it: her fits-like-a-glove lanvin LBD and simple, yet delicious styling are pure perfection. in the iconic words of rachel zoe, "i. die."
note: charlize and her young adult cast mates won best ensemble at the festival. huzzah!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
i wanna wear that: elizabeth olsen
as you know, there are two things that i really, really love: fashion & celebrities. so, every now and again, i will post pics of celebs wearing shit that i love.
...i submit to you a new 3pies4rolls feature: i wanna wear that.
we begin with elizabeth olsen, lil' sis of the previously better-known mary-kate & ahley, and the breakout star of critical darling martha, marcy, may, marlene.
she is ROCKIN' the menswear look for her appearance on "live! with kelly" - a wide-leg, high-waisted trouser (my fave pant!), a classic, white oxford shirt and a pair of killer cutler and gross (i think) sunglasses.
LOVE!
...i submit to you a new 3pies4rolls feature: i wanna wear that.
we begin with elizabeth olsen, lil' sis of the previously better-known mary-kate & ahley, and the breakout star of critical darling martha, marcy, may, marlene.
she is ROCKIN' the menswear look for her appearance on "live! with kelly" - a wide-leg, high-waisted trouser (my fave pant!), a classic, white oxford shirt and a pair of killer cutler and gross (i think) sunglasses.
LOVE!
Friday, January 6, 2012
this is bérénice bejo.
not only is she the most charming woman alive, she's the star of the most-wonderful, ever-delightful, super-awesome the artist (currently vying for the top spot on my top ten list!).haven't seen the artist? jesus, what are you waiting for? GO! NOW! and remember bérénice's face - she's about to dazzle us all awards season!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
this is the bestest thing that happened to me today!
holy baby jesus, i love michael shannon. like, a lot. he ruled in revolutionary road and my son my son what have ye done, and the missing person made my top ten last year.
this year, he stars in take shelter (will it make our top tens??) and this adorable lil' beaut. love!
this year, he stars in take shelter (will it make our top tens??) and this adorable lil' beaut. love!
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wait, is that megan fox & josh duhamel?
hello, peeps. i'm back! and so is our pal, billy crystal, as the host of the 84th academy awards. that's cool and all, but i think the new oscar trailer, "off the grid," is kinda dumb. i mean, seriously? transformers stars and bloody robin williams?
friendly postscript: i'm still bummed about eddie murphy's exit as host. sorry, just sayin'. thanks a lot, brett ratner, you homophobic asshat.
friendly postscript: i'm still bummed about eddie murphy's exit as host. sorry, just sayin'. thanks a lot, brett ratner, you homophobic asshat.
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