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No one trick pony

I saw the movie The Wrestler last week. I’m not giving you the review just yet but let’s talk about the award winning song written by Mr. Springsteen. AMAZING! I’m listening to it for like the 5th time in a row right now. I love it. Go to Itunes or wherever you get your music illegally and download The Wrestler. It captures the feeling of the movie perfectly. Plus he did it for free…funny what people will do when they feel inspired (or when Mickey Rourke threatens you in a coked out rage…that didn’t really happen…that I know of). Anyways, it’s great – I want him to sing it during the Superbowl half time show and dedicate it to a certain athlete who should have stopped while he was ahead (I’ll give you a hint: it’s NOT old man Kurt Warner who will IN the superbowl it’s more like a guy whose name rhymes with Grett Havre, who will be watching it from a southern state, nursing his bruised ego and torn bicep in his Wranglers)

and the award is going to go to

Golden Globes are on Sunday, and even though I’m swamped with headlines and shit like that I need to get this post in before they air. That way if I pick all the winners you know I didn’t cheat…(complete list of the nominees can be found at goldenglobes.com)

Best Motion Picture

Revolutionary Road – I’m ashamed to say I haven’t seen any of the nominees (going to RR tonight)…not saying I don’t think they aren’t worthy…just saying there are only so many hours in the day, 4-5 of which I try to devout to sleep and 2 for workouts…the rest I’m writing ad stuff…there isn’t anything on this list that surprised me – go 2008 movies!!

Best Performance-Actress-Drama

Kate Winslet (RR) – you may be wondering how I know she will win when I haven’t seen the movie yet? because I trust her and I know that her talent along with a good direction and outstanding costars she will do well, however the website already listed Anne Hathaway as winner. As much as I liked seeing her in a new light…I didn’t buy it 110 percent…I still saw Anne…if that makes sense. (how do you rehearse your gracious loser face when you think you might actually win…if she doesn’t someone should give her an Oscar for her Golden Globe performance.)

Best Performance-Actor-Drama

Sean Penn (Milk)-this may change after tonight but like I said in the review of the movie Milk, there is a point where you just know he has completely become Milk. Pure talent.

Best Picture-Musical or Comedy

Vicky Cristina Barcelona – personally I don’t think any light little movie like Mama Mia stands a chance against some well written, well acted comedies (especially when you throw some darkness into the mix) Only at the Globes will Mama Mia have a nomination. Plus VCB has a cool title…two names and a city with no punctuation or explanation 

Best Performance-Actress-Musical or Comedy

Frances McDormand (Burn After Reading) – I love Frances, I love the Coen Bros, I love when she brings their characters to life!

Best Performance-Actor-Musical of Comedy

Javier Bardem (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) – from psycho to womanizing artist. Crazy bros to comic genius-he’s pretty awesome.

Best Performance by Actress in a Supporting Role

*Supporting role note – it sucks if you are supporting someone. there is only one category for this…comedic actos are against drama and that sucks because comedy is fun but it’s rarely done well enough to win against drama…why don’t they have two separate category???

Penelope Cruz(VCB)-crazy, pyscho bitch. winner.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Heath Ledge (The Dark Knight) – how can you be in Tropic Thunder and think you can compete against Heath and Seymour Hoffman? seriously.

Best Animated Film

Wall-E – simple dialogue, simple love story. simple stole my heart.

Best Foreign Language Film

I’ve Loved you So Long-just from the cast I think it will win.

Best Director

Sam Mendes (RR) … American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Leo and Kate…winner.

Best Screenplay

Slumdog Millionaire – all the other nominees are based on previously written material, this one is original.

Best Original Score

Changeling – Eastwood makes good choices when he directs, I trust him (whoa, he is missing from best director…??)

Best Original Song

Gran Torino – Because of Clint.

Now onto TV…I watch a lot of TV but I’m not obsessed with it like I am with movies…but I still picked ‘em

Best TV Series

Mad Men – based on a not that exciting series of Dexter…

Best Performance by an Actress – drama

Anna Paquin (True Blood)-Sookie…vampires…sex…yum.

Best Performance-Actor-drama

Michael C. Hall(Dexter) – never ceases to amaze me, plus I’ve been rewatching Six Feet Under so I’m pretty much obsessed with him.

Best TV Series – Comedy

The Office

Best Performance-Actress-Comedy

Tina Fey (30Rock)- even though Sarah Palin wasn’t on 30 Rock…she still kicked ass

Best Performance-Actor-Comedy

Alec Baldwin(30Rock)-he’s a funny dude

Best Mini-Series

Recount-made me hate Bush even more…never thought it was possible

best performance by an actress in a series, mini-series, or made for tv movie

Catherine Keener (American Crime)-super bitch

Best Actor-blah blah blah

Kevin Spacey-i like him

Supporting Actress

Laura Dern-stupid, super bitch…not her…her character

supporting actor

Neil Patrick Harris-from Doogie to gay. love it. (iguess he could have been a gay doogie but none of us knew about it)

Recap: Clint Eastwood always wins. Bitchy characters always win. Mama Mia won’t win. I love Kate and Leo.

Who is missing?  Eastwood in direction. Doubt in Best Picture…that boy in Milk (emile hirsch I believe…)I can’t think anymore I’ll add later.

In the Dark – Rachel Getting Married

Genre:  Drama

Tagline: there isn’t one…but if it there were it would be in the form of a song played by a cool instrument.

Ebert gave it: 4 stars

I’m used to seeing Anne Hathaway being happy go lucky, doing her little comedies that are fun and light hearted where she gets the guy in the end. I’m also used to having a little sister who sometimes gets on my last nerve but that would never do anything that would seriously hurt my feelings if she could help it. This movie was full of things that I was not at all used to.

Rachel’s getting hitched and her sister gets a pass out of rehab to attend the festivities. (see not so normal) It’s great that the sisters can put the past behind them and have some fun on the joyous days leading up to the big one, or it would be great but these two  girls fight like cats and dogs for their father’s attention, and he honestly doesn’t know how to give them the attention they need. Kym used to be a model who got hopped on drugs and can’t quite find the words, or the right time to say sorry for the hurt she caused, and her sister’s wedding rehersal dinner isn’t really the time. Rachel has everything going for her with a great husband entering the family, but also has strange ways to win fights by making announcements. She also has a bitchy bff who takes the maid of honors place and rubs it in the sister’s face. Oh the sisters’ doesn’t have a steady family either, her parents are divorced and her mom can barely be bothered to attend the wedding.

In the Dark – Changeling

Genre: Drama

Tagline: To get her son back she did what no one dared.

Ebert gave it:

How do you know when a movie will get an Oscar nomination and the director will be a front runner when the nominations come out? Well, besides the Golden Globe nominations already coming out…? When Clint Eastwood is the director, the movie has a powerful and emotional plot and there is a strong female lead (I know Mystic River didn’t have the last one…but 3 strong males is good enough). Eastwood likes to direct movies about women who don’t give up, women who have something to fight for and movies that twist and turn to keep you on an emotional rollercoaster and the ending in the dark.