Call me 9 years too late... but I'm head over heels for Lo and Jen's Desert Antics in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon... For instance: She chases after him and his tribe into the huge vast desert..... They roll around in the sand for hours. She runs away. He carries her back to shelter. They roll around in the sand some more. He saves her life. Again. She finally takes a damn bath ....and then wallah...fireworks! Sexual tension at it's best..... They become a little duo of bohemian/nomadic/spiritual horseback riding sexiness.... Looking hot riding horses in their Siouxie Pashmina's and then ending the day in a steaming hot outdoor bath watching the stars shoot across the sky...
rolling in dirt, just like I told ya
serious mac attack (the love scene)
this "love montage" is ridiculous, but oh who am I kidding... I'm a dweeb and i love it!!!!
22 December, 2009
16 December, 2009
g4l you know me, i'm down for life..
We a army Better yet a navy Better yet crazy
...Guns in the air, Guns in the air.....
08 December, 2009
I am totally ripping this....
from the best best best little french girlie's blog! Link to: Le Blog de Betty her style is amaaazing and these pics will warm your frigid little souls (I am in a super grumpy mood...and they still managed to make me wish I was prancing through the streets of Paris howling out Christmas Carols)
07 December, 2009
03 December, 2009
Directors in Oscar spotlight
10 best pic noms may mean more helmers get noticed
By JOHN ANDERSON
SHUT OUT: Master filmmakers snubbed by the Academy for director wins have included Alfred Hitchcock, above, Howard Hawks, Sam Peckinpah and Stanley Kubrick.
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The great directors who never won a directing Oscar -- Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Chaplin, Stanley Kubrick, Howard Hawks -- all made the kinds of movies that traditionally get overlooked for best picture. Add them to the helmers who've never even gotten a nomination -- Fritz Lang, Tim Burton, Brian De Palma, Sam Peckinpah, F.W. Murnau -- and one sees an obvious bias against the makers of comedies, Westerns, sci-fi, fantasy. In other words, "filmmakers who might have the top-grossing films of the year," says "Avatar" helmer James Cameron, "but aren't necessarily getting any artistic respect."
The Academy this year broadened the picture category from five to 10 nominees, which is a mixed blessing for genre directors. There will only be five directing nominations, which means that at least five helmers will personally be shut out of Oscar glory, even though their pics are being saluted. On the other hand, the spotlight will shine on films that might otherwise be overlooked -- and the directors of those films are guaranteed some attention (and sympathy) from the industry and the public.
Talking Oscars at Oscar time is considered bad form, bad luck, bad juju. Contenders won't even say the O word. "I don't think about it," says Lee Daniels, of "Precious." "It's embarrassing to talk about." Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker") demurs. Peter Jackson ("The Lovely Bones") doesn't even respond to the question.
But Cameron, who already owns a director Oscar for "Titanic" and has "Avatar" coming out Dec. 18, is candid.
"This is the thing that fans of genre films have been kvetching about for 30 years," he says. "I remember being outraged when 'Star Wars' lost to 'Annie Hall.' I thought, 'Well, that's ridiculous. "Star Wars" changed the face of filmmaking, and "Annie Hall's" a nice little film.' I like 'Annie Hall,' but I thought that was outrageous."
But he also realizes "that the Academy had a certain perspective." It's a perspective that came under fire last year when B.O. champ and critical fave "The Dark Knight" failed to get a picture nom and helped bring about this year's changes -- and all the consequent speculation.
CONTENDER PROFILES
Rookies
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
Jane Campion, "Bright Star"
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Joel and Ethan Coen, "A Serious Man"
Lee Daniels, "Precious"
Clint Eastwood, "Invictus"
Peter Jackson, "The Lovely Bones"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
Lone Scherfig, "An Education"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
In the Mix
FULL ARTICLE
10 best pic noms may mean more helmers get noticed
By JOHN ANDERSON
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The great directors who never won a directing Oscar -- Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Chaplin, Stanley Kubrick, Howard Hawks -- all made the kinds of movies that traditionally get overlooked for best picture. Add them to the helmers who've never even gotten a nomination -- Fritz Lang, Tim Burton, Brian De Palma, Sam Peckinpah, F.W. Murnau -- and one sees an obvious bias against the makers of comedies, Westerns, sci-fi, fantasy. In other words, "filmmakers who might have the top-grossing films of the year," says "Avatar" helmer James Cameron, "but aren't necessarily getting any artistic respect."
The Academy this year broadened the picture category from five to 10 nominees, which is a mixed blessing for genre directors. There will only be five directing nominations, which means that at least five helmers will personally be shut out of Oscar glory, even though their pics are being saluted. On the other hand, the spotlight will shine on films that might otherwise be overlooked -- and the directors of those films are guaranteed some attention (and sympathy) from the industry and the public.
Talking Oscars at Oscar time is considered bad form, bad luck, bad juju. Contenders won't even say the O word. "I don't think about it," says Lee Daniels, of "Precious." "It's embarrassing to talk about." Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker") demurs. Peter Jackson ("The Lovely Bones") doesn't even respond to the question.
But Cameron, who already owns a director Oscar for "Titanic" and has "Avatar" coming out Dec. 18, is candid.
"This is the thing that fans of genre films have been kvetching about for 30 years," he says. "I remember being outraged when 'Star Wars' lost to 'Annie Hall.' I thought, 'Well, that's ridiculous. "Star Wars" changed the face of filmmaking, and "Annie Hall's" a nice little film.' I like 'Annie Hall,' but I thought that was outrageous."
But he also realizes "that the Academy had a certain perspective." It's a perspective that came under fire last year when B.O. champ and critical fave "The Dark Knight" failed to get a picture nom and helped bring about this year's changes -- and all the consequent speculation.
CONTENDER PROFILES
Rookies
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
Jane Campion, "Bright Star"
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Joel and Ethan Coen, "A Serious Man"
Lee Daniels, "Precious"
Clint Eastwood, "Invictus"
Peter Jackson, "The Lovely Bones"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
Lone Scherfig, "An Education"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
In the Mix
FULL ARTICLE
01 December, 2009
Spirit Award nominations announced
Spirit Award nominations announced
'Precious', 'Last Station' score the most nods
By DAVE MCNARY
'Precious'
• View the nominees photo gallery
'The Last Station'
'500 Days of Summer'
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A pair of disparate dramas, Lionsgate's "Precious" and Sony Classics' "The Last Station," have dominated Spirit Award nominations with five each.
The duo will face off against Fox Searchlight's "500 Days of Summer," National Geographic's "Amreeka" and Focus Features' "Sin Nombre" in the best feature category.
Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson announced the nods Tuesday morning at the Sofitel Hotel and winners be announced March 5, two days before the Oscars. Film Independent has shifted the ceremonies to the LA Live campus in downtown from its traditional beachside site in Santa Monica, and from Saturday afternoon to Friday night.
"Precious," centered on the life of an abused teen mother, also scored nominations for director Lee Daniels, lead actress Gaborey Sidibe, supporting actress Mo'Nique and writer Geoffrey Fletcher for best first screenplay. "The Last Station," focused on Leo Tolstoy's marriage, received nods for lead actress Helen Mirren, supporting actor Christopher Plummer and Michael Hoffman, who took noms in both the director and screenplay categories.
"I think it resonated because it's about the existential problems of love and marriage and how difficult that is -- which is something everyone can relate to," Hoffman told Daily Variety.
Hoffman added that he was taken by surprise by the nominations and found out after a workout in Manhattan. "I got back to my hotel room and there were 50 emails for me," he noted.
Oscilloscope's "The Messenger" took four noms, including best first feature for director Oren Moverman, screenplay for Alessandro Camon and Moverman, supporting actor for Woody Harrelson and supporting actress for Samantha Morton.
Fox Searchlight, Oscilloscope and Sony Classics tied for most distributor nods with seven each.
In addition to Daniels and Hoffman, best director noms went to Joel and Ethan Coen for "A Serious Man," Cary Joji Fukunaga for "Sin Nombre" and James Gray for "Two Lovers."
Besides Mirren and Sidibe, female lead nods went to Maria Bello for "Downloading Nancy," Nisreen Faour for "Amreeka" and Gwyneth Paltrow for "Two Lovers." Male lead noms were received by Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Colin Firth for "A Single Man," Joseph Gordon-Levitt for "500 Days of Summer," Souleymane Sy Savane for "Goodbye Solo" and Adam Scott for "The Vicious Kind."
"The Last Station" and "The Messenger" will face competition in screenplay from Lee Toland Kirkland for "The Vicious Kind," Greg Mottola for "Adventureland" and Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for "500 Days of Summer."
"We're jumping around with joy right now," Neustadter told Daily Variety. "I think we connected with the voters because our film really did have a singular vision. Everyone wanted to make the same movie."
Sony Classics' "An Education" scored a nom in the best foreign film, the only category in which the British/French production was eligible. It faces competition from France's "A Prophet," Sweden's "Everlasting Moments," South Korea's "Mother" and Chile's "The Maid."
"I think this represents a real endorsement for 'An Education' in all the categories," said Sony Classics chief Tom Bernard.
"A Serious Man" was announced Tuesday as winner of the Robert Altman Award, given to a director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Paramount's surprise hit "Paranormal Activity," which has grossed $107 million domestically from a $15,000 budget, received a nom for best first feature. It will face "A Single Man," "Crazy Heart," "Easier with Practice" and "The Messenger."
"Paranormal Activity" didn't get a nod for the John Cassavetes Award to honor the best feature made for under $500,000. Those noms went to "Big Fan," "Humpday," "The New Year's Parade," "Treeless Mountain" and "Zero Bridge."
Summit's "The Hurt Locker," which dominated Monday night's Gotham Awards, wasn't eligible this year. It earned Spirit nominations last year for actors Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie.
2010 Spirit Award nominations
BEST FEATURE
"(500) Days Of Summer" - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
"Amreeka" - Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
"Precious" - Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
"Sin Nombre" - Producer: Amy Kaufman
"The Last Station" - Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer
BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen - "A Serious Man"
Lee Daniels - "Precious"
Cary Joji Fukunaga - "Sin Nombre"
James Gray - "Two Lovers"
Michael Hoffman - "The Last Station"
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman - "The Messenger"
Michael Hoffman - "The Last Station"
Lee Toland Krieger - "The Vicious Kind"
Greg Mottola - "Adventureland"
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber - "(500) Days Of Summer"
BEST FIRST FEATURE
"A Single Man" - Director: Tom Ford; Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz
"Crazy Heart" - Director: Scott Cooper; Producers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall
"Easier With Practice" - Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez; Producer: Cookie Carosella
"Paranormal Activity" - Director: Oren Peli; Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
"The Messenger" - Director: Oren Moverman; Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes - "Cold Souls"
Scott Cooper - "Crazy Heart"
Cherien Dabis - "Amreeka"
Geoffrey Fletcher - "Precious"
Tom Ford, David Scearce - "A Single Man"
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD - Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
"Big Fan" - Writer/Director: Robert Siegel; Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
"Humpday" - Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Shelton
"The New Year Parade" - Writer/Director: Tom Quinn; Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
"Treeless Mountain" - Writer/Director: So Yong Kim; Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
"Zero Bridge" - Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa; Producers: Josee Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello - "Downloading Nancy"
Nisreen Faour - "Amreeka"
Helen Mirren - "The Last Station"
Gwyneth Paltrow - "Two Lovers"
Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious"
BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "(500) Days Of Summer"
Souléymane Sy Savané - "Goodbye Solo"
Adam Scott - "The Vicious Kind"
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun - "Cold Souls"
Mo'Nique - "Precious"
Samantha Morton - "The Messenger"
Natalie Press - "Fifty Dead Men Walking"
Mia Wasikowska - "That Evening Sun"
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clement - "Gentlemen Broncos"
Woody Harrelson - "The Messenger"
Christian McKay - "Me and Orson Welles"
Raymond McKinnon - "That Evening Sun"
Christopher Plummer - "The Last Station"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins - "A Serious Man"
Adriano Goldman - "Sin Nombre"
Anne Misawa - "Treeless Mountain"
Andrij Parekh - "Cold Souls"
Peter Zeitlinger - "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans"
BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" - Director: Sacha Gervasi
"Food, Inc." - Director: Robert Kenner
"More Than A Game" - Director: Kristopher Belman
"October Country" - Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
"Which Way Home" - Director: Rebecca Cammisa
BEST FOREIGN FILM
"A Prophet" - (France) Director: Jacques Audiard
"An Education" - (UK/France) Director: Lone Scherfig
"Everlasting Moments" - (Sweden) Director: Jan Troell
"Mother" - (South Korea) Director: Bong Joon-Ho
"The Maid" - (Chile) Director: Sebastián Silva
ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez - "Easier With Practice"
Asiel Norton - "Redland"
Tariq Tapa - "Zero Bridge"
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Natalia Almada - "El General"
Jessica Oreck - "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"
Bill Ross, Turner Ross - "45365"
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Karin Chien - "The Exploding Girl," "Santa Mesa"
Larry Fessenden - "I Sell the Dead," "The House of the Devil"
Dia Sokol - "Beeswax," "Nights & Weekends"
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film's director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
"A Serious Man"
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Ensemble Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
'Precious', 'Last Station' score the most nods
By DAVE MCNARY
'Precious'
• View the nominees photo gallery
'The Last Station'
'500 Days of Summer'
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A pair of disparate dramas, Lionsgate's "Precious" and Sony Classics' "The Last Station," have dominated Spirit Award nominations with five each.
The duo will face off against Fox Searchlight's "500 Days of Summer," National Geographic's "Amreeka" and Focus Features' "Sin Nombre" in the best feature category.
Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson announced the nods Tuesday morning at the Sofitel Hotel and winners be announced March 5, two days before the Oscars. Film Independent has shifted the ceremonies to the LA Live campus in downtown from its traditional beachside site in Santa Monica, and from Saturday afternoon to Friday night.
"Precious," centered on the life of an abused teen mother, also scored nominations for director Lee Daniels, lead actress Gaborey Sidibe, supporting actress Mo'Nique and writer Geoffrey Fletcher for best first screenplay. "The Last Station," focused on Leo Tolstoy's marriage, received nods for lead actress Helen Mirren, supporting actor Christopher Plummer and Michael Hoffman, who took noms in both the director and screenplay categories.
"I think it resonated because it's about the existential problems of love and marriage and how difficult that is -- which is something everyone can relate to," Hoffman told Daily Variety.
Hoffman added that he was taken by surprise by the nominations and found out after a workout in Manhattan. "I got back to my hotel room and there were 50 emails for me," he noted.
Oscilloscope's "The Messenger" took four noms, including best first feature for director Oren Moverman, screenplay for Alessandro Camon and Moverman, supporting actor for Woody Harrelson and supporting actress for Samantha Morton.
Fox Searchlight, Oscilloscope and Sony Classics tied for most distributor nods with seven each.
In addition to Daniels and Hoffman, best director noms went to Joel and Ethan Coen for "A Serious Man," Cary Joji Fukunaga for "Sin Nombre" and James Gray for "Two Lovers."
Besides Mirren and Sidibe, female lead nods went to Maria Bello for "Downloading Nancy," Nisreen Faour for "Amreeka" and Gwyneth Paltrow for "Two Lovers." Male lead noms were received by Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Colin Firth for "A Single Man," Joseph Gordon-Levitt for "500 Days of Summer," Souleymane Sy Savane for "Goodbye Solo" and Adam Scott for "The Vicious Kind."
"The Last Station" and "The Messenger" will face competition in screenplay from Lee Toland Kirkland for "The Vicious Kind," Greg Mottola for "Adventureland" and Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for "500 Days of Summer."
"We're jumping around with joy right now," Neustadter told Daily Variety. "I think we connected with the voters because our film really did have a singular vision. Everyone wanted to make the same movie."
Sony Classics' "An Education" scored a nom in the best foreign film, the only category in which the British/French production was eligible. It faces competition from France's "A Prophet," Sweden's "Everlasting Moments," South Korea's "Mother" and Chile's "The Maid."
"I think this represents a real endorsement for 'An Education' in all the categories," said Sony Classics chief Tom Bernard.
"A Serious Man" was announced Tuesday as winner of the Robert Altman Award, given to a director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Paramount's surprise hit "Paranormal Activity," which has grossed $107 million domestically from a $15,000 budget, received a nom for best first feature. It will face "A Single Man," "Crazy Heart," "Easier with Practice" and "The Messenger."
"Paranormal Activity" didn't get a nod for the John Cassavetes Award to honor the best feature made for under $500,000. Those noms went to "Big Fan," "Humpday," "The New Year's Parade," "Treeless Mountain" and "Zero Bridge."
Summit's "The Hurt Locker," which dominated Monday night's Gotham Awards, wasn't eligible this year. It earned Spirit nominations last year for actors Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie.
2010 Spirit Award nominations
BEST FEATURE
"(500) Days Of Summer" - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
"Amreeka" - Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
"Precious" - Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
"Sin Nombre" - Producer: Amy Kaufman
"The Last Station" - Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer
BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen - "A Serious Man"
Lee Daniels - "Precious"
Cary Joji Fukunaga - "Sin Nombre"
James Gray - "Two Lovers"
Michael Hoffman - "The Last Station"
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman - "The Messenger"
Michael Hoffman - "The Last Station"
Lee Toland Krieger - "The Vicious Kind"
Greg Mottola - "Adventureland"
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber - "(500) Days Of Summer"
BEST FIRST FEATURE
"A Single Man" - Director: Tom Ford; Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz
"Crazy Heart" - Director: Scott Cooper; Producers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall
"Easier With Practice" - Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez; Producer: Cookie Carosella
"Paranormal Activity" - Director: Oren Peli; Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
"The Messenger" - Director: Oren Moverman; Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes - "Cold Souls"
Scott Cooper - "Crazy Heart"
Cherien Dabis - "Amreeka"
Geoffrey Fletcher - "Precious"
Tom Ford, David Scearce - "A Single Man"
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD - Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
"Big Fan" - Writer/Director: Robert Siegel; Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
"Humpday" - Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Shelton
"The New Year Parade" - Writer/Director: Tom Quinn; Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
"Treeless Mountain" - Writer/Director: So Yong Kim; Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
"Zero Bridge" - Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa; Producers: Josee Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello - "Downloading Nancy"
Nisreen Faour - "Amreeka"
Helen Mirren - "The Last Station"
Gwyneth Paltrow - "Two Lovers"
Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious"
BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "(500) Days Of Summer"
Souléymane Sy Savané - "Goodbye Solo"
Adam Scott - "The Vicious Kind"
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun - "Cold Souls"
Mo'Nique - "Precious"
Samantha Morton - "The Messenger"
Natalie Press - "Fifty Dead Men Walking"
Mia Wasikowska - "That Evening Sun"
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clement - "Gentlemen Broncos"
Woody Harrelson - "The Messenger"
Christian McKay - "Me and Orson Welles"
Raymond McKinnon - "That Evening Sun"
Christopher Plummer - "The Last Station"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins - "A Serious Man"
Adriano Goldman - "Sin Nombre"
Anne Misawa - "Treeless Mountain"
Andrij Parekh - "Cold Souls"
Peter Zeitlinger - "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans"
BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" - Director: Sacha Gervasi
"Food, Inc." - Director: Robert Kenner
"More Than A Game" - Director: Kristopher Belman
"October Country" - Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
"Which Way Home" - Director: Rebecca Cammisa
BEST FOREIGN FILM
"A Prophet" - (France) Director: Jacques Audiard
"An Education" - (UK/France) Director: Lone Scherfig
"Everlasting Moments" - (Sweden) Director: Jan Troell
"Mother" - (South Korea) Director: Bong Joon-Ho
"The Maid" - (Chile) Director: Sebastián Silva
ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez - "Easier With Practice"
Asiel Norton - "Redland"
Tariq Tapa - "Zero Bridge"
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Natalia Almada - "El General"
Jessica Oreck - "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"
Bill Ross, Turner Ross - "45365"
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Karin Chien - "The Exploding Girl," "Santa Mesa"
Larry Fessenden - "I Sell the Dead," "The House of the Devil"
Dia Sokol - "Beeswax," "Nights & Weekends"
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film's director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
"A Serious Man"
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Ensemble Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
27 November, 2009
Thoughts from my Homestate
I know...I know... When you meet someone and they announce "Yeah, I'm from Boston" you often begin to think of clam-chowder slinging male of the Irish persuasion, he is referred to as "Southie" by his friends, because he is, of course from South Boston. His older brother is an RA at the same college yet somehow has suspiciously red hair and red beard and wears a newsies cap and kilt. They spend their weekends like the guys on Boondock Saints. Sure we have those...
We also have those guys who are still wearing New England Patriots Starter jackets, yeah they have season tickets to see Brady jiggle around Gillette Stadium in his special NFL spandex and panties, they drink 15 Coors Lights a game "the official game sponsor" (is it?) and love their chili dogs. They spit the leftover, beer-soaked bits and pieces of said chili dog out from between their teeth at you as they drunkenly try to ask you where the closest beer tent is. Then they oogle and grin at you with wet, red-glazed eyes as they walk away and in a "shout-whisper" say to their friends "Man, she sooo wanted to ____ my ______!"
But we also have quite an amazing little, should we call it a subculture? Take a stroll through the rickety, red lanterned, cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill or down a dragon-studded, paper lantern strung avenue in Chinatown, you'll find speakeasys, underground casinos, chain restaurants that turn into brothels after hours, paraplegics hanging out in the middle of Downtown Crossing..in the middle of the night... Anyhow I could go on forever...but instead I wanted to share a few "Best of Craigslist" ads that I came across... I noticed that the titles grabbing my attention were all coming from the Boston locale.... It was a pleasant reminder that the place I come from is full of looneys and whores. I feel at ease....
Take these 2 fine lasses from my college (Emerson College). I should have known what I was getting into going to that damn school from the moment that my tour guide said "Welcome to the Ivy League for Misfits". WOOF.... Maybe I shouldn't post this... it's probably 2 of my hooker friends.
Another fine example of the neato creeps that lurk in Boston...
Keep in mind....there is a bike/jogger path that runs along the entire Charles River, the entire "park by the river" is wide open and not all that expanse of an area. With that said the Charles River is really beautiful and romantic...in fact my ex-boyfriend and I used to lay out on the esplanade by the river all the time... Looking back..that creepo was probably him... aaah..damn... shouldn't have posted this one either...
This one just speaks the truth:
And just a sidenote: We were definetely wearing Flannel way before it was cool.
And just another sidenote: Wait until our Canadian Tuxedo trend hits the masses.
AND WE HAVE EMILY DICKINSON, SYLVIA PLATH AND ANNE SEXTON!!!!
We also have those guys who are still wearing New England Patriots Starter jackets, yeah they have season tickets to see Brady jiggle around Gillette Stadium in his special NFL spandex and panties, they drink 15 Coors Lights a game "the official game sponsor" (is it?) and love their chili dogs. They spit the leftover, beer-soaked bits and pieces of said chili dog out from between their teeth at you as they drunkenly try to ask you where the closest beer tent is. Then they oogle and grin at you with wet, red-glazed eyes as they walk away and in a "shout-whisper" say to their friends "Man, she sooo wanted to ____ my ______!"
But we also have quite an amazing little, should we call it a subculture? Take a stroll through the rickety, red lanterned, cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill or down a dragon-studded, paper lantern strung avenue in Chinatown, you'll find speakeasys, underground casinos, chain restaurants that turn into brothels after hours, paraplegics hanging out in the middle of Downtown Crossing..in the middle of the night... Anyhow I could go on forever...but instead I wanted to share a few "Best of Craigslist" ads that I came across... I noticed that the titles grabbing my attention were all coming from the Boston locale.... It was a pleasant reminder that the place I come from is full of looneys and whores. I feel at ease....
Take these 2 fine lasses from my college (Emerson College). I should have known what I was getting into going to that damn school from the moment that my tour guide said "Welcome to the Ivy League for Misfits". WOOF.... Maybe I shouldn't post this... it's probably 2 of my hooker friends.
Another fine example of the neato creeps that lurk in Boston...
Keep in mind....there is a bike/jogger path that runs along the entire Charles River, the entire "park by the river" is wide open and not all that expanse of an area. With that said the Charles River is really beautiful and romantic...in fact my ex-boyfriend and I used to lay out on the esplanade by the river all the time... Looking back..that creepo was probably him... aaah..damn... shouldn't have posted this one either...
This one just speaks the truth:
And just a sidenote: We were definetely wearing Flannel way before it was cool.
And just another sidenote: Wait until our Canadian Tuxedo trend hits the masses.
AND WE HAVE EMILY DICKINSON, SYLVIA PLATH AND ANNE SEXTON!!!!
23 November, 2009
i Lose, thought I was in control, iloseiloseilosethisround
Yeah Whoa Gunfire left a hole In the tank Losing gasoline Fire is on my trail And he's after me Hope it dont get here Before I get where Im going I gotta get where Im going Take off my mask to breath You couldve been a apart of a Masterpiece Fluid in the breaks Was the last to leak Thats the thing Where I'm going I dont need my breaks Cant wait to see your face When your front windows break And I come crashing through The lovers need to clear the road Cause this thing is ready to blow I just wanna set you on fire So I wont have to burn alone Then you Then youll know where I'm coming from Fire bomb Fire bomb Scenes go But baby no Doesnt have to be Microwaving a medal tragedy Watching it burn and Its beautiful and its blue And its pitiful When its through Its the other half of me I didnt do it You lit the match for me Now were flying From the blast, baby Thats the thing Where were going We dont need no breaks Cant wait to see your face When your front windows break And I come crashing through The lovers need to clear the road Cause this thing is ready to blow I just wanna set you on fire So I wont have to burn alone Then you Then youll know where Im coming from Fire bomb Fire bomb Baby we were killing them They couldnt handle the millionth degree We were criminals As we were burning The world called the police Fire department, ambulance You can call me crazy cause I believe The only move for me and you Is to blow our flames And The lovers need to clear the road Cause this thing is ready to blow I just wanna set you on fire So I wont have to burn alone Then you Then youll know where Im coming from Fire bomb Fire bomb
18 November, 2009
17 November, 2009
16 November, 2009
Maya the Puppy
Going home for Thanksgiving is always exciting....
1) I get to reunite with the homies from high school and not respect myself out and about around my old stomping grounds
2) I get to stuff my face with delicious goodies
3) I get to breathe crisp, healthy non-Los Angeles air...hopefully see some snow... and sit in front of a sexy fireplace..
4) And lastly...I get to meet the most recent addition to my family... Maya theeeeee PUPPPPYYYYYY
1) I get to reunite with the homies from high school and not respect myself out and about around my old stomping grounds
2) I get to stuff my face with delicious goodies
3) I get to breathe crisp, healthy non-Los Angeles air...hopefully see some snow... and sit in front of a sexy fireplace..
4) And lastly...I get to meet the most recent addition to my family... Maya theeeeee PUPPPPYYYYYY
10 November, 2009
facebook fiasco
I currently have 9 friend requests in my facebook inbox feed thing.... No I'm not trying to brag about how painfully exclusive it is to become a "Friend of the Tinycat" on FB.... 3 requests are from people living in Thailand who claim to work at the same company as me.... One is from a playmate looking lady, most likely wanting to promote herself... the rest are from my Aunt, Grandma, Mom and Dad.... It's not that I don't want to be friends with them... I just have to teach myself to remember who I am friends with on this old thing...before you know... posting about how many martinis I've downed during The Witching Hour... Below... some fine examples of situations a la this....
i sleep to dream
I love the cemetery.
Everyone is dead, all is peaceful.
I love the graveyard.
The ghosts sing, talk, and dance with me.
I love the hospital.
The sick surround me, make me well.
I love the morgue.
The dead tell me their secrets.
I love prison.
I am free amongst those that aren't.
I love the shelters.
The homeless cannot harm me.
I love the asylum.
I am home.
Poet Link
Everyone is dead, all is peaceful.
I love the graveyard.
The ghosts sing, talk, and dance with me.
I love the hospital.
The sick surround me, make me well.
I love the morgue.
The dead tell me their secrets.
I love prison.
I am free amongst those that aren't.
I love the shelters.
The homeless cannot harm me.
I love the asylum.
I am home.
Poet Link
09 November, 2009
02 November, 2009
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