tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post3820617734979741252..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: BFCA Live-Blogging, God Cheno Help MeNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25056941008826542202010-01-17T08:01:04.777-05:002010-01-17T08:01:04.777-05:00@ anon 2:09, that might have been the initial reas...@ anon 2:09, that might have been the initial reasoning (same studio), but Philip Berk (president of the HFPA) turned it into something else. Look here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/movies/awardsseason/14globes.html?ref=moviesLaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56562128536666805992010-01-17T04:05:48.623-05:002010-01-17T04:05:48.623-05:00Sorry about my terrible spelling in that last post...Sorry about my terrible spelling in that last post. Never write when you are tired.:(danielsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38073233952513797922010-01-17T02:09:24.922-05:002010-01-17T02:09:24.922-05:00Taylor Lautner is ONLY sitting at the table with T...Taylor Lautner is ONLY sitting at the table with The Hurt Locker people BECAUSE both Twilight and The Hurt Locker are from the same STUDIO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-67718938530758542232010-01-16T23:45:21.709-05:002010-01-16T23:45:21.709-05:00danielson -- true. bad banter kills momentum every...danielson -- true. bad banter kills momentum every time. It's weird that they keep employing (presumably) the same people to write it each year when it's always so hideous.<br /><br />it only really seems to work when the people are obviously doing their own persona/material... i.e. Sarah SilvermanNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72976521133382320232010-01-16T22:26:36.231-05:002010-01-16T22:26:36.231-05:00Nathanial, you make good points, and everyone is e...Nathanial, you make good points, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But being able musical comedy does not make you funny in every aspect of the comic form. Granted I will give many a pass, at that particular show because the writing was horrible. <br />And I have just never been a big fan of Kristen Chednowith. If she was so great she'd be able to carry a film all by her loansome. I'm sorry but when did the Minnie Mouse voice thing become popular ?<br />But I'm not here to aruge. The show sucked. I can go back to the Critics Choice Awards of last year and the year before that and were much better and easier to watch. Maybe because those years had better overall films.<br />I will say one thing, I just wish the presenter's didn't have to say very much or try to be funny. It almost never works and creats awkwardness. When it doesn't work it totally throws off any positve momentum of the show. Just get up there say hello, say you look nice and present the nominees.danielsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89403245766799429812010-01-16T19:50:53.511-05:002010-01-16T19:50:53.511-05:00I'm sorry, the material was bad but I don'...I'm sorry, the material was bad but I don't think Chenoweth handled it well either. Her line delivery was a little off. I do commend her for sticking with it through that disaster of a show. She did not leave good impressions on whoever was watching the show and was unfamiliar with her.<br /><br />Tom O'Neil and Jeff Wells need to give it a rest with the Mo'nique hate. When you say things like this, you really need to seek help:<br /><br />Mo'Nique gives O'Neil a fast look that says, "You Oscah-handicappin' muthahfuckin' punk-ass bitch! If I could only say what I really feel and wipe the floor with your white ass...but I can't. I won't. Here...talk to my husband."<br /><br />When I pray for my family in Haiti, I'm going to include Wells and O'neil too. Disgraceful!NoNohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973204564841048976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12670898724013711812010-01-16T17:14:48.581-05:002010-01-16T17:14:48.581-05:00Ok, lack of physical resemblance aside---- Meryl v...Ok, lack of physical resemblance aside---- Meryl vs. Sandra in August: Osage County?!?<br /><br />If they need a big star, I could see Bullock being a better fit for Barbara than Julia...Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73882411870284984072010-01-16T16:27:20.539-05:002010-01-16T16:27:20.539-05:00Wow, that was a seriously awful awards show. I us...Wow, that was a seriously awful awards show. I usually love Chenoweth, but she was annoying as hell. Agreed, though, that the bad writing was the source of most of the stink.<br /><br />cbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37915779183231246482010-01-16T14:00:55.905-05:002010-01-16T14:00:55.905-05:00I adore Kristin Chenowith, but most of her bits ju...I adore Kristin Chenowith, but most of her bits just didn't work. The Orphan girl killing the Salmon girl with a hammer was in incredibly bad taste. Even worse, it wasn't funny. I'm all for bad taste but it has to be funny.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713972514003681234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22510007949551061842010-01-16T13:32:38.933-05:002010-01-16T13:32:38.933-05:00Victor...
It was "shocking" because Ell...Victor...<br /><br />It was "shocking" because Ellen Burstyn was believed to be the one to take the gold home for her role in "Requiem for A Dream."Nigel Maruva Chikukwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871226721724738511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28707915388986365912010-01-16T12:48:23.748-05:002010-01-16T12:48:23.748-05:00I thought for sure "Nine' would at least ...I thought for sure "Nine' would at least get a tech or two. <br /><br />I was finally going to see it tomorrow, but it's gone from all the theaters. This is Louisville, KY. I realized we're not NYC, but we aren't the Ozarks either. Sigh....Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37198627117957996582010-01-16T12:26:48.503-05:002010-01-16T12:26:48.503-05:00I was excited for Kristin Chenowith but MAN, that ...I was excited for Kristin Chenowith but MAN, that was just awful. I'm sorry. I know she's your girl and everything, but c'mon sometimes even our favorites stumble once in awhile. The parodies, the jokes....eh, I just cringed all night. Her cuteness was the only saving grace. The presenters were even worse. Wish it could go back to being intimate and simple like the previous years. The overhead marquee, flashing lights, goddamn Nick Jonas, the spacious room just smacked of MTV-Movie-Awards wannabe. <br /><br />Everyone always knew that IB was going to win Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, so I have no idea why everything thinks it's going to win Best Picture all of a sudden. I'm sure that that the critics, unlike at the SAG awards, are smart enough not to equate "Best Acting Ensemble" with "Best Picture". And Up in the Air is not going to win, either. It's going to be The Hurt Locker or Avatar.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452693756267509615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71034980931401173472010-01-16T11:53:53.476-05:002010-01-16T11:53:53.476-05:00When Best Actress was a tie I was so excited. &qu...When Best Actress was a tie I was so excited. "Meryl and Carey can share it!" No. It just HAD to be Sandy. Her bits with Meryl and then that awesome speech made me totally okay with it, though.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206689829422865411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55210480784896110552010-01-16T11:48:57.465-05:002010-01-16T11:48:57.465-05:00Some good choices, and some not so good. If there ...Some good choices, and some not so good. If there was going to be a tie, it should have been between Meryl and Gabby or Meryl and Carey. I've come to like Bullock recently, but maintain she has no business collecting Best Actress awards for that performance.<br /><br />As for the presenters...So awkward. The writing was terrible, but I was nevertheless amazed that actors struggled so much to inject any sort of energy into their lines. <br /><br />I echo the sentiments that BFCA should stop defining themselves in relation to the Oscars. It makes them seem completely irrelevant as a separate event.Mike M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85739007760265248592010-01-16T11:15:59.981-05:002010-01-16T11:15:59.981-05:00Julia Roberts shocking win????
Only in your mind ...Julia Roberts shocking win???? <br />Only in your mind her win was shocking. Everyone, including herself, knew she was going to win about 6 months before Oscar night.<br />She didn't win every single award on the face of earth like Helen Mirren but she the SAG, Golden Globe - Drama, BAFTA, BFCA, NBR and L.A. Critics.<br />One of the most predictable best actress winners ever.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579601744975928548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3134313841949189982010-01-16T11:09:21.504-05:002010-01-16T11:09:21.504-05:00I bet for sure Basterds and Tarantino WILL WIN BP ...I bet for sure Basterds and Tarantino WILL WIN BP & BD. Not Hurt Locker. Not Up in the Air. Not Avatar. Avatar will win techs, Nine probably minors techs categories. Up in the Air probably screenplay and Hurt Locker also screenplay. But I have this feeling about IB... we'll see.Fauxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15878329600181428202010-01-16T11:07:17.718-05:002010-01-16T11:07:17.718-05:00Make room, Nat, on your bandwagon because I'm ...Make room, Nat, on your bandwagon because I'm joining it. And like a sign from above the postman brought me NEAR DARK today. Hee!<br />Has anybody read that titbit in the NYT about the seating arrangement at the Golden Globes? Apparently THE SEXY LOCKER isn't sexy enough for them so they are pulling in some kid from that Twilight movie to "bring glamour to the table". Clearly they haven't seen THL but nominated it anyway because everybody else did and they didn't wanted to end up looking stupid and out of touch. The Twilight cast combined would have a hard time 'upsexing' Anthony Mackie alone. But the THL crew combined? No effing way!Laranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60434653100515798872010-01-16T10:12:55.905-05:002010-01-16T10:12:55.905-05:00I am so happy Bullock tied in with Streep.
Now I...I am so happy Bullock tied in with Streep.<br /><br />Now I won't look crazy championing her to win this year. I had been referencing Julia Roberts' shocking win to support my prediction but most people didn't seem convinced. I guess the Hollywood glitz that makes "The Blind Side" suffer as a film was discouraging them.<br /><br />Anyway, here's to a "potential surprise" by Bullock come oscar time.Nigel Maruva Chikukwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871226721724738511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38654787180910215602010-01-16T09:30:57.255-05:002010-01-16T09:30:57.255-05:00Youtube is full of videos that just show a pic of ...Youtube is full of videos that just show a pic of Meryl and Sandra kissing but no actual video! Am I ever going to see anything from that show?Jim Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91082523518316780442010-01-16T09:21:02.269-05:002010-01-16T09:21:02.269-05:00Ooh and also I forgot to mention Abbie Cornish at ...Ooh and also I forgot to mention Abbie Cornish at all. She was doing that "good sport" thing people do when they show up to present at an awards show which stiffed them.<br /><br />only she seemed totally bored so that kind of ruined the good sport angle :)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83099975762851539862010-01-16T09:18:25.006-05:002010-01-16T09:18:25.006-05:00OtherRobert -- people who don't know who Krist...OtherRobert -- people who don't know who Kristin Chenoweth is make me crazy mad. Our world is so fucked up. Seriously. People know who Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and numerous reality tv "personalities" are and they've done NOTHING to contribute to any credible forms of entertainment and most of them have no discernible talent to speak of.<br /><br />sorry. you touched a nerve!<br /><br />Cheno is awesome and has been since at least 1999. "and that's my new philosophy!" TONY win.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47862268758789638312010-01-16T09:12:45.470-05:002010-01-16T09:12:45.470-05:00You're a far braver man that I am, Nathaniel. ...You're a far braver man that I am, Nathaniel. I made it about 30 minutes before praying that the audience would respond to Kristin Chenoweth and going to bed. Poor girl. I have a feeling no one there knew who she was. She's a wonderful host and, the key here, a wonderful person. I think they didn't realize that her persona on stage was not an act. She really is cute and bubbly and a basket full of rainbows and puppy dogs whenever she's off stage.<br /><br />I loved the applause almost all the way through the <i>Coraline</i> clip. More than <i>Up</i>, that's for sure.OtherRoberthttp://www.trentsketch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88607982310219955662010-01-16T08:48:21.837-05:002010-01-16T08:48:21.837-05:00I still don't think it's going to win Best...I still don't think it's going to win Best Picture. But I'm feeling better about Best Director. Yay!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27562457767435508752010-01-16T08:17:38.290-05:002010-01-16T08:17:38.290-05:00Tarantino was in Basterds, though. He was the firs...<i>Tarantino was in Basterds, though. He was the first Nazi we saw getting scalped =P </i><br /><br />Those were also his hands choking Diane Kruger. Guess he didn't trust anybody else to do a barehanded strangulation.<br /><br />Is it just me or will anyone else feel weird if The Hurt Locker "only" wins Best Director and Best Picture at the Oscars?The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22304735882088096252010-01-16T08:14:58.649-05:002010-01-16T08:14:58.649-05:00Danielson -- "Chenoweth is not a natural come...Danielson -- "Chenoweth is not a natural comedienne" methinks someone isn't familiar with her career. That's exactly what she is and what she's known for. That's how she got famous (musical comedy). But even talented people can run into trouble when the material sucks.<br /><br />The night I saw Wicked there was a set malfunction that stopped the show in its tracks and Kristin had the audience in stitches for 3 or 4 minutes while they fixed it.<br /><br />don't diss my Cheno! ;) <br /><br />Adam M -- damn those lusty celebrities. They do it to me every time.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.com