Seth McFarlane was hosting the Oscars for the first time, so I'm willing to give him some of the benefit of the doubt.
Some of his jokes worked. Some fell flat on their face. I just wish that he would have been give the green light to perform his style of comedy, because I guarantee he had funnier material than that, which the showrunners edited out.
From Catherine Zeta Jones lip synching to a cluster vocal performance from the Les Miserables cast, I'm not sure the goal of reaching a younger audience was achieved. In fact, quite the opposite. One of my favorite moments was Shirley Bassey belting out "Goldfinger" in the James Bond tribute segment. Anyone under 20 actually know what was going on there?
In any case, the Oscars are over and I'm satisfied with the results.
Here were my picks. I went 5 for 7 missing in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Director.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Amour (2012): Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz
Argo (2012): Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald
Remember this year, we're calling it THE OSCARS. The Academy Of Motion Pictures and Scences has managed to obliterate all occurences of "Academy Awards" from the show this year in an effort to appeal to a younger demographic. (sigh) If they really want to do that, why not open up a category of "cute kitten" and other internet videos of people injuring themselves, then allow people to vote by text?
Here's my picks for Sunday. I know you're excited about the Achievement In Best Makeup and Design category, but for some reason it didn't make my cut this year. My picks are bolded out.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Amour (2012): Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz
Argo (2012): Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald
Though recent estimates peg the number of webpages in existence at a staggering 14 billion, a Hungarian physicist says we can get from any one page to any other in 19 clicks or less.
That is to say....if you're on WOLX.com...you could get to SuperBurritosTakeOverTheWorld.com (not a real site) without typing that into the address bar, but simply by making 19 clicks or less.
Interesting...to get at the 19 degrees of separation, Albert-László Barabási used a simulated model of the Web that revealed the following: Those 14 billion pages spawn what Smithsonian refers to as 1 trillion "web documents"—the pages themselves, photos, video, etc. Most of those can claim just a few connections, but small number of them are super connectors that allow you to easily move from one part of the Web to another—in 19 clicks or less. Neat nugget within the nugget: Barabási found that it doesn't matter if the Web grows much larger, or were to become much smaller, the number doesn't budge. It's still 19 clicks or less. He says this does have some cybersecurity implications, though he notes that the all-important connectors are among the more protected parts of the Web.
Feeling the swoon of romance today? It's not a bad day to forget about all those chocolates, special dinners and flowers.
Just throw in a romantic movie and snuggle up on the couch. It's economical, it's personal and it's a great way to get some close up time with your significant other.
Here's some suggestions that Redbook magazine is offering up . I might disagree on a couple of these. I'll add my suggestions after, but here's Redbook's Top 10 Most Romantic Movies.
Pretty Woman
Ghost
Say Anything
When Harry Met Sally
The Way We Were
Love Story
Dr. Zhivago
Breakfast At Tiffianys
Casablanca
Gone With The Wind
OK...at this point, i would only recommend numbers 5-10 for movie fantics only. Sure they're labeled classics, but if you bring any of these out for a romantic movie watching, somebody is going to fall asleep. I assume that's not the desired resoluton on Valentine's Day
Here's my reworked list. Trust me, any of these are great romantic choices.
The Princess Bride
Say Anything
When Harry Met Sally
500 Days Of Summer
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Annie Hall
Something in theaters now ===> Warm Bodies
Before Sunrise
Amelie
The Artist
Seriously. My girl and I still quote The Princess Bride to this day:
Have you heard of the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas?
You can assume a lot from the name, but the eatery's slogan is "a burger to die for." It gives free meals to people who weigh more than 350 pounds, and a sign reads "Caution: This establishment is bad for your health."
Among the menu items; an 8,000-calorie Quadruple Bypass Burger, butterfat milkshakes and "flatliner fries" cooked in lard.
It's unfortunate, but not shocking that someone died there...
Earlier this week, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Paul Baier made a deal with his 14-year-old daughter Rachel. If she quit Facebook completely until the end of June, he'd pay her $200. She gets $50 in mid-April and the other $150 on June 26th.
They even signed a contract. On the part of the contract where Rachel says how she'll use the money, she wrote, quote, "stuff."
Paul says this was Rachel's idea. Quote, "She wants to earn money and also finds Facebook a distraction and a waste of time sometimes." But she does plan to get back on Facebook once the five months are over.
Yeah, I'm a sucker for personified stories about animals and the humans who love them.
That's why, in my opinion, the Budwesier Clydesdale horse commercial was my the best of all the ads from yesterday's game. Come to think of it, I'm nt much of a fan of horses in the first place, but if they extended the story out of the guy who raised the colt into a successful horse, I would go see that movie.
Let's call it "Clyde." Oh man, just turn on the waterworks now. A horse that remember's his roots. Come on. That's Oscar material. I'll start on a screenplay draft and hopefully we can see something in theaters by summer of 2017. We'll used Fleetwood Mac's Landslide over and over as the cue for you to get all choked up.
In the meantime, I'm gonna watch this another 15-20 times.
Who's going to win the game this weekend? Do you even care?
Since the Packers aren't parrt of the fun, I'm not even interested in cheering on the 49ers, who beat the Pack on the road this weekend.
I'll be looking more at the commercials and the reuben dip that my sister makes for game highlights this time around. Still if you need a prediction....Jimmy Fallon hass a bunch of puppies making the call. Cuter than the Puppy Bowl? Perhaps.
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