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The Oscars

MFS62 Feb 22 2015 09:06 AM

What/who are you rooting for? (Whether or not the "experts" think they have a chance) I'm really interested in only one: Edward Norton for Best Supporting Actor. I still think he should have won in the same category for Primal Fear. Later

Frayed Knot Feb 22 2015 11:43 AM Re: The Oscars

Always remember that you will rarely go wrong betting on the handicap/disability role. So that theory favors: - Eddie Redmayne (playing someone with a form of ALS) - Julianne Moore (early onset Alzheimers) - Patricia Arquette. What's the disability here you might ask? Well she allows herself to age on camera and aging is considered a handicap in Hollywood (just like being ugly clinched the Oscar for Charleze Theron a few years back ... ugly is definitely a handicap in La-La-Land) Moore & Arquette are locks. Redmayne will battle it out with Keaton just as BOYHOOD will with BIRDMAN

themetfairy Feb 22 2015 12:29 PM Re: The Oscars

I'm predicting a big night for Birdman, including Best Picture and Best Director. And while the smart money is on Redmayne for Best Actor, I would not be surprised or disappointed if Keaton wins that award. Julianne Moore is a lock for Best Actress. Her performance was amazing (and it haunts me - at this point every time I can't remember a word I'm convinced that I have early onset Alzheimer's). I preferred Emma Stone's performance to Patricia Arquette's, but I think that Arquette will win Best Supporting Actress. J.K. Simmons is a lock for Best Supporting Actor - Whiplash would not have received any of the attention or acclaim that it has but for Simmons' incredible performance. Boyhood was an ambitious project, but ultimately not a great film (it would have been better if it was edited more liberally, but I'm sure the director was very invested in all of his years of filming) - I think that Arquette's performance will be the only award that the film wins. Birdman and The Imitation Game should take home the screenplay Oscars. Feast is the best animated short film nominee. Selma will win Best Song. But the best performance tonight (aside from Neil Patrick Harris' hosting) will be Tim McGraw performing Glen Campbell's nominated song. It'll be a tear jerker of a moment.

Ashie62 Feb 22 2015 04:48 PM Re: The Oscars

Birdman gets screwed all around. Boyhood Best Movie Redmayne Actor Moore Supporting Actress

themetfairy Feb 22 2015 04:49 PM Re: The Oscars

Moore cannot win Supporting Actress; it's Best Actress or bust for her.

Ashie62 Feb 22 2015 05:08 PM Re: The Oscars

themetfairy wrote: Moore cannot win Supporting Actress; it's Best Actress or bust for her. Ooopski!!!! Thank you.

Ceetar Feb 22 2015 05:20 PM Re: The Oscars

What/who are you rooting for? (Whether or not the "experts" think they have a chance) I'm really interested in only one: Edward Norton for Best Supporting Actor. I still think he should have won in the same category for Primal Fear. Later a large write-in vote for actually good movies.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 22 2015 06:49 PM Re: The Oscars

I just hope that for once-- ONCE!-- they choose to give some thought and attention to how the women are dressed.

metsmarathon Feb 23 2015 07:11 AM Re: The Oscars

there should be an award for best performance of a best original song nominee. everything is awesome was fucking awesome.

MFS62 Feb 23 2015 07:34 AM Re: The Oscars

I went gaga over Lady Gaga. Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 23 2015 07:52 AM Re: The Oscars

metsmarathon wrote: there should be an award for best performance of a best original song nominee. everything is awesome was fucking awesome. Celebrity Easter egg after Easter egg-- hey, is that Will Arnett? And Quest love as Robin? -- too, no less. Gotta say, though... SURPRISINGLY strong bunch of Best Song noms, most of which I hadn't heard before last night. The Glen Campbell and Selma ones got things a little dusty on the LWFS homestead.

Centerfield Feb 23 2015 07:58 AM Re: The Oscars

When I win an Oscar, I am going to dedicate it to black gay suicide survivors suffering from Alzheimers and ALS.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 23 2015 08:07 AM Re: The Oscars

I'm all about disabled women veteran single moms with cancer

Centerfield Feb 23 2015 08:14 AM Re: The Oscars

You obviously don't care about the plight of gay americans. Oppressor!

dgwphotography Feb 23 2015 08:14 AM Re: The Oscars

Metirish has the right idea - watching the acceptance speeches on mute.

MFS62 Feb 23 2015 08:17 AM Re: The Oscars

The one I want to hear is: "To all my fellow nominees - I won! You didn't! Fuck off." Later

Ceetar Feb 23 2015 08:27 AM Re: The Oscars

MFS62 wrote: The one I want to hear is: "To all my fellow nominees - I won! You didn't! Fuck off." Later from Wikipedia: Membership in the Academy is by invitation only. Invitation comes from the Board of Governors. Membership eligibility may be achieved by earning a competitive Oscar nomination So all those other nominees are potential future voters (or already are!). So yeah, not gonna happen.

Centerfield Feb 23 2015 09:02 AM Re: The Oscars

MFS62 wrote: I went gaga over Lady Gaga. Later Really? I was not impressed. To me, it felt like a poor Julie Andrews impersonation. I thought Julie Andrews was great though. Classy and charming. If at any time she thought to herself "In my prime, I wipe the floor with you", it didn't come across at all. The whole concept of tribute covers is a bit awkward. If you suck, you don't do the original justice. If you're awesome, you show up the person you are trying to honor. The only way you can do it right, I think, is to do it completely differently. Which is why I feel like the Sound of Music tribute should have come from the Lego people.

dgwphotography Feb 23 2015 11:20 AM Re: The Oscars

Centerfield wrote: MFS62 wrote: I went gaga over Lady Gaga. Later Really? I was not impressed. To me, it felt like a poor Julie Andrews impersonation. I thought Julie Andrews was great though. Classy and charming. If at any time she thought to herself "In my prime, I wipe the floor with you", it didn't come across at all. The whole concept of tribute covers is a bit awkward. If you suck, you don't do the original justice. If you're awesome, you show up the person you are trying to honor. The only way you can do it right, I think, is to do it completely differently. Which is why I feel like the Sound of Music tribute should have come from the Lego people. My first thought was wondering how much auto tune was employed. I'm sorry, but there is only one Julie Andrews, and no one comes close.

Frayed Knot Feb 23 2015 12:55 PM Re: The Oscars Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 24 2015 05:55 AM

I'm just wondering if Julie now thinks her way back into the mainstream is to adopt a really silly name and then get all tatted-up. Personally I have a hard time taking Lady Gaga seriously, both due to the name and even more because of Letterman's quip about how she's married to Lord Gaga.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 23 2015 02:07 PM Re: The Oscars

My first thought was wondering how much auto tune was employed. I'm sorry, but there is only one Julie Andrews, and no one comes close. I'm just wondering if Julie now thinks her way back into the mainstream is to adopt a really silly name and then get all tatted-up. Personally I have a hard time taking Lady Gaga seriously, both due of the name and even more because of Letterman's quip about how she's married to Lord Gaga. At least that pretentious asshole (She took a coupl'a credits of Art at NYU and so now holds herself out like some world renowned art historian expert, among other things) didn't wear a meat dress and didn't try to pass off her absolute bat-shit bonkers gibberish as deep intellectual thought . "There must be an exchange between the two auras: one from the sphere of POP and the other from the sphere of ART". "The final retrograde phase of Mercury will occur, transitioning communication. It will reveal the miscommunications in our lives. We will no longer be able to side-step the consequences of what we choose to say". “Altering the human experience with social media, we bring ARTculture into POP in a reverse Warholian expedition. Exploring Gaga’s existence as a cultural interface, the user will share in the ‘adrenaline of fame; as they build and share their own projects, chat with one another, and watch in real-time on a virtual globe as ARTPOP explodes onto the physical and virtual universe at once on November 11, our ‘BIG BANG!’ On this day, HAUS OF GAGA venges with forte to bring the music industry into a new age: an age where art drives pop, and the artist once again is in control of the ‘icon’.” Meat dress [fimg=444]https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/meat-dress.jpg[/fimg] What the fucking fuckety fuck? By the way, Gaga is the answer to a question that has so far stumped everybody in the Jerry thread.

cooby Feb 23 2015 02:44 PM Re: The Oscars

Please tell me those aren;t her teeth. Yikes

d'Kong76 Feb 23 2015 02:59 PM Re: The Oscars

I forgot about the meat dress! Throw her in the smoker for half a day.

Ceetar Feb 23 2015 03:05 PM Re: The Oscars

I like Lady Gaga, though didn't stay up for whatever it was she did last night. Don't really have thoughts on Julie Andrews.

cooby Feb 23 2015 03:55 PM Re: The Oscars

I didn't watch, I went to bed early and laid there awake for hours with various cats laying on my legs keeping me from moving, but anyway, I am glad to see there was a Sound of Music tribute, because it is one of my mom's favorite movies and I bought her the soundtrack for it for her birthday! I wonder if she watched it

themetfairy Feb 23 2015 04:19 PM Re: The Oscars

cooby - if your mom didn't see it, she can watch it here. I'm not necessarily a fan of Gaga, but I respect what she's done. She figured out early on that she doesn't have the traditional good looks that most women need in order to succeed in the biz, and she carved out a successful identity for herself. I think she's surprised a lot of people with the work she's done with Tony Bennett, and I thought she did a great job last night.

Vic Sage Feb 23 2015 04:40 PM Re: The Oscars

I watched it all the way through, with my family, as we do every year. Mrs. Sage won the pool this time (she guessed right on the shorts). Little Vic, already annoyed by the passing over of THE LEGO MOVIE for best animated film, was truly pissed that Redmayne beat Keaton and he stomped out of the room before the last categories were announced, mumbling to himself about ALS and Altsheimers and how unfair it all is that actors win for playing disabilities (or using accents). But little Miss Sage was happy because she thinks Redmayne is cute. We liked Harris' opening number, which beautifully integrated clips into his number, and Jack Black's interrupting rant was so accurate and truthful it was stunningly hilarious. But the running bit about Harris's secret predictions locked in the briefcase fell completely flat. The musical numbers were pretty good overall, with only Gaga's SOUND OF MUSIC medley feeling completely out of place. She sang well, but she did it with a self-aware campiness, with exaggerated gestures and vocal stylings that undercut and mocked the work rather than celebrating it. And Jennifer Hudson is becoming a gospel-belting cliche. They should have just had her sing over the "In Memorium" clips rather than after it, which pointlessly doubled the time allotted to that segment. I was happy to see BUDAPEST HOTEL and BIRDMAN, my 2 faves of last season, get the bulk of the awards, but how does GUARDIANS come away with nothing? And LEGO doesn't even get a nomination? Everything was NOT awesome. In fact, most of it was predictable and boring, just like always. But what were you expecting?

Frayed Knot Feb 23 2015 05:27 PM Re: The Oscars Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Feb 24 2015 05:54 AM

cooby wrote: I went to bed early and laid there awake for hours with various cats laying on my legs keeping me from moving. None of them named 'Khartoum' I hope? I haven't heard/seen enough from Lady G to form an opinion of her other than that she certainly has a voice. I read a book last year by a long time rock journalist who was [crossout]almost[/crossout] viciously dismissive of Madonna as a prima donna attention whore yet fell all over herself to heap praise on Gaga although she made no attempt to justify how the latter's antics weren't merely a logical extension (maybe even a blatant rip-off) of the former's. And while I realize that performers are in the 'Look at Me!' business and there has to be some element to them that sets them apart from the pack, I personally have trouble getting past Gaga's whole image nonsense. If your talent is enough to carry you then you don't need all the bullshit.

themetfairy Feb 23 2015 06:33 PM Re: The Oscars

Frayed Knot wrote: If your talent is enough to carry you then you don't need all the bullshit. In an ideal world I'd agree with you.

Ashie62 Feb 23 2015 07:22 PM Re: The Oscars

Lady Gaga was the highlight of the show.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 23 2015 09:53 PM Re: The Oscars

Vic Sage wrote: and Jack Black's interrupting rant was so accurate and truthful it was stunningly hilarious. I thought it was the best part of the presentation by a mile and a half. Must the Oscars committee approve the show script in advance? "'Cause if so, I can't believe that stuffy body signed off on the Jack Black rant.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 23 2015 09:57 PM Re: The Oscars

themetfairy wrote: .. I respect what she's done. She figured out early on that she doesn't have the traditional good looks that most women need in order to succeed in the biz, and she carved out a successful identity for herself. I'll concede only that she has every right to laugh at me all the way to the bank. But you don't need classic Hollywood movie star good looks to make it in the music biz. Or a pretentious schtick. [fimg=555]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRB9kvB9xKy-0OchY9nE4_pfoU0cTA4aXycwCsmmrWkL8FTMKzD[/fimg]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 23 2015 10:02 PM Re: The Oscars

Barbara's pretension-free, now?

batmagadanleadoff Feb 23 2015 10:04 PM Re: The Oscars

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Barbara's pretension-free, now? That's a very good observation. Still, that meat dress ....

themetfairy Feb 24 2015 05:32 AM Re: The Oscars

Her act isn't my cup of tea either. I don't own any of her music and I have no desire to see her in concert (even though I'm sure she puts on a great show). I'm just not jumping on the hate bandwagon.

Frayed Knot Feb 24 2015 05:59 AM Re: The Oscars

All I was thinking during the whole 'Sound of Music' praise-a-thon was that I hope Christopher Plummer's not in the audience to hear all this.

dgwphotography Feb 24 2015 07:39 AM Re: The Oscars

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Barbara's pretension-free, now? I have absolutely no interest in seeing her in concert, as her pretentiousness is a complete turn-off to me, but... If you haven't seen What's up, Doc?, see it. See it now.

Mets – Willets Point Feb 24 2015 07:56 AM Re: The Oscars

Frayed Knot wrote: All I was thinking during the whole 'Sound of Music' praise-a-thon was that I hope Christopher Plummer's not in the audience to hear all this. It's my understanding that he hated the movie and called it "The Sound of Mucous."

Frayed Knot Feb 24 2015 08:27 AM Re: The Oscars

I never heard the 'Sound of Mucous' line but, yes, he made it quite clear that he wasn't a big fan of the flick. He later walked some of his comments back a bit upon getting a load of 'How could you?!!' blowback and just left it as, after a long and distinguished career, it wasn't the movie he preferred to be most associated with.

Vic Sage Feb 24 2015 08:55 AM Re: The Oscars

Plummer has played Cyrano, Macbeth, Iago, Lear, Sherlock Holmes and Barrymore, and starred in works by Pinter, Brecht, O'Neill and Pirandello, and has been (and is still) one of the foremost Shakespearean actors of his generation. He's won Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and countless other accolades. So, that he's best known for starring in that corny cornucopia of corn-fed corn-pone that stands out (even in the R&H catalog) as sentimental drivel must irk him no end. Particularly when everybody knows that his signature role was that of General Chang in STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Now THAT was a Shakespearean performance... Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!

dgwphotography Feb 24 2015 09:39 AM Re: The Oscars

Vic Sage wrote: Plummer has played Cyrano, Macbeth, Iago, Lear, Sherlock Holmes and Barrymore, and starred in works by Pinter, Brecht, O'Neill and Pirandello, and has been (and is still) one of the foremost Shakespearean actors of his generation. He's won Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and countless other accolades. So, that he's best known for starring in that corny cornucopia of corn-fed corn-pone that stands out (even in the R&H catalog) as sentimental drivel must irk him no end. Particularly when everybody knows that his signature role was that of General Chang in STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Now THAT was a Shakespearean performance... Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war! You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon

Mets Guy in Michigan Feb 24 2015 10:50 AM Re: The Oscars

Vic Sage wrote: Plummer has played Cyrano, Macbeth, Iago, Lear, Sherlock Holmes and Barrymore, and starred in works by Pinter, Brecht, O'Neill and Pirandello, and has been (and is still) one of the foremost Shakespearean actors of his generation. He's won Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and countless other accolades. So, that he's best known for starring in that corny cornucopia of corn-fed corn-pone that stands out (even in the R&H catalog) as sentimental drivel must irk him no end. Particularly when everybody knows that his signature role was that of General Chang in STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Now THAT was a Shakespearean performance... Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war! I'm sure he stilled cashed the checks from the studio when he made the corny cornucopia of corn-fed corn-pone that stands out (even in the R&H catalog) as sentimental drivel. He should be happy that people cared then, and still do. Plus, he got to kiss Julie Andrews!

Mets – Willets Point Feb 24 2015 01:43 PM Re: The Oscars

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: . Plus, he got to kiss Julie Andrews! And offscreen he got to kiss Charmain Carr.

cooby Feb 24 2015 02:16 PM Re: The Oscars

dgwphotography wrote: If you haven't seen What's up, Doc?, see it. See it now. Oh my god yes. Hilarious. And she's beautiful in it.