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More Oscar Countdown
OK, we talked about Natalie Portman and Christian Bale in yesterday’s post. Now it’s time to focus on Melissa Leo, who wowed everybody in “The Fighter” as Mark Wahlberg’s kick-ass mom (even though...
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Oscar Countdown Part 3
While I’m on the subject, I’ll just take a minute to say: I DON’T WANT TO SEE KIM KARDASHIAN OR SNOOKI OR ANY OTHER NON-MOVIE-STAR AS A PRESENTER ON SUNDAY NIGHT! Let me go one more step if I may. (Oh,...
View ArticleOscar Countdown Part 4
With the expansion of the Best Picture category to 10 films (I’d like to see them go back to 5, but that’s for another post), it’s easy to overlook the movie “Winter’s Bone.” No mega-budget. No...
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Oscar Countdown Part 6
On the eve of the show, I started thinking about how boring the acceptance speeches usually are. You know the ones – from the “I’d like to thank my agent, my publicist, my manager, my stylist, my...
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So Much For The Oscars
What a coma-inducing show that was. (Courtesy: tsgquickdishing.com) I was briefly hopeful at the very beginning when Hathaway and Franco were digitally inserted into the Best Picture nominated films,...
View ArticleRIP, Sidney Lumet
I’m a day or two late, but I did want to acknowledge the death of yet another Hollywood legend. Actually, Sidney Lumet was the quintessential New Yorker, but he made movies that were as critically...
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Dolores Hart: Another Reason To Look Forward To Oscar Night
I always love watching the Oscars, even as I always bitch about how long and boring the show is. This year I’m having people over for dinner to watch, so it should be lively no matter how good/bad the...
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Oscar Food Should Be Rich….
I hardly ever eat red meat anymore, but when it comes to special occasions and the tastes of my guests – and it’s watch-the-Oscars night at my house – I serve beef. This year the menu will feature...
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And Another Thing About the Oscars……..
My friend Chris and her husband Jerry were supposed to come to my house for the big night, but since Jerry’s an Academy member they decided to go down to LA and attend the ceremony instead. (The...
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