Maxim girl Sandhya Shetty in Bikini: Hot Pic
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Mandira bedi flaunts deep cleavage in yellow: Hot Pic
Mandira bedi flaunts deep cleavage in yellow: Hot Pic
Last years trends still hanging about
The Shoe Boot:
The shoe boot... This is something here to stay, funky, trendy and spice up any outfit.
Shoe-boots (or booties) initially emerged on the runways last year, and have since gone down a storm. Not quite a shoe and not yet an ankle boot, this fashion-forward footwear was one of the leading looks of 2008 and is set to continue. Booties can be found at every fashion show, online fashion site and shopping mall.
The toga dress:
This has evolved into the one shoulder look......
Like most of 2009's fashion trends the one-shoulder trend emerged on the fashion scene in 2007 and it should come as no surprise it came courtesy of hypermodel Kate Moss. Surprisingly though, it's not because this was a look that Moss was often seen wearing, but because it featured in her Kate Moss for TopShop range.
Legs and breasts are often a girl's best fashion accessory, but if neither are your strongest features, or you're after something a little less cliche but equally sensual, look to your shoulders and indulge in both the backless fashion trend and the one-shoulder / single-shoulder trend.
When wearing stripes you have to be very strategic because if worn incorrectly this pattern can be very unflattering, meaning it can make you appear rounder and wider than you actually are.
Beware: Wide stripes really aren't for everyone, but most can pull this off! Horizontal lines never make you look smaller than you are; just keep that in mind when choosing which tops to rock with this wide stripes trend seen on the runways.
The shoe boot... This is something here to stay, funky, trendy and spice up any outfit.
Shoe-boots (or booties) initially emerged on the runways last year, and have since gone down a storm. Not quite a shoe and not yet an ankle boot, this fashion-forward footwear was one of the leading looks of 2008 and is set to continue. Booties can be found at every fashion show, online fashion site and shopping mall.
Plaid:
Plaid is proving as a popular now as in 2008. Elle magazine even names it as one of the top ten key trends for now. Just look at the Marc by Marc Jacobs collection or all of the big department stores Plaid is their
Plaid fashion is traditionally trendy for fall, and this year is no exception. Look for plaid in dresses, tops, skirts, and jackets. Although plaid clothing is trendy for fall, some of the larger patterns can sometimes look overwhelming on petites. If plaid clothing is too much pattern for your petite frame, try adding plaid to your wardrobe with accessories.The toga dress:
This has evolved into the one shoulder look......
Like most of 2009's fashion trends the one-shoulder trend emerged on the fashion scene in 2007 and it should come as no surprise it came courtesy of hypermodel Kate Moss. Surprisingly though, it's not because this was a look that Moss was often seen wearing, but because it featured in her Kate Moss for TopShop range.
Legs and breasts are often a girl's best fashion accessory, but if neither are your strongest features, or you're after something a little less cliche but equally sensual, look to your shoulders and indulge in both the backless fashion trend and the one-shoulder / single-shoulder trend.
Stripes:
Don’t know if you have noticed but zebras have taken human form and they don’t seem to be returning to Africa just yet
When wearing stripes you have to be very strategic because if worn incorrectly this pattern can be very unflattering, meaning it can make you appear rounder and wider than you actually are.
Beware: Wide stripes really aren't for everyone, but most can pull this off! Horizontal lines never make you look smaller than you are; just keep that in mind when choosing which tops to rock with this wide stripes trend seen on the runways.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Dear FOX: Please move Terminator.
Wednesday nights at eight would be great. Come on, American Idol is dropping in the ratings anyway.
(I'm in denial.)
(I'm in denial.)
Do you suppose John McCain's wife holds him at night as he cries with the knowledge that this is his legacy to the American people?
Joe the Plumber sez (via Think Progress):
Thank you, Senator McCain. Thank you for Joe the Plumber and Sarah the lightweight. Thanks for taking the country you wanted to lead so seriously that you gave pathetic fools such as these pulpits and mikes.
Thanks a lot.
Now go away now.
Back in the day, really, when people would talk about our military in a poor way, somebody would shoot ‘em. And there’d be nothing said about that, because they knew it was wrong. You don’t talk about our troops. You support our troops. Especially when our congressmen and senators sit there and say bad things in an ongoing conflict.
Thank you, Senator McCain. Thank you for Joe the Plumber and Sarah the lightweight. Thanks for taking the country you wanted to lead so seriously that you gave pathetic fools such as these pulpits and mikes.
Thanks a lot.
Now go away now.
Archived; gratified
Purely by chance I just stumbled across a site called Uber Etc. It describes itself as
I only ever wrote a couple of fan fics, both about Willow & Tara, and this was by far the best received. The other is much more "fannish," being A) Narrated by a cat and B) A Doctor Who crossover.
Witches Moon is also significant to me because it's where I began thinking about many of the themes I would eventually work with in my beloved but unsold short novel, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend.
a place to find links to alt f/f fan fiction on the web.Among the works they've collected is Witches Moon, a Willow/Tara fan fic I wrote in 2003 and posted to
I only ever wrote a couple of fan fics, both about Willow & Tara, and this was by far the best received. The other is much more "fannish," being A) Narrated by a cat and B) A Doctor Who crossover.
Witches Moon is also significant to me because it's where I began thinking about many of the themes I would eventually work with in my beloved but unsold short novel, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sean Penn doesn't care about the truth?
In the Media Matters Daily Summary today, there's an item about how, when Dennis Miller was a guest on Bill O'Reilly's program, they claimed that Obama supported Proposition 8.
Their conclusion being that therefore, Sean Penn was foolish to evoke Obama as "An elegant President" in the same Oscar speech in which he spoke against Prop 8. Except that Obama did not support Prop 8.
But that's not what made me say "What?" It's not news to me, or likely to any of you, that Bill O'Reilly is a pissant or that Dennis Miller regularly exhibits the maturity of a sulky adolescent.
But sometimes, they make me scratch my head in wonderment. Like for instance, if you scroll down the MM transcript of that segment of O'Reilly's show, you get to this little tidbit:
Excuse me?
Ok, granted, I'm an admirer of Penn's. First of all, he's a phenomenal actor by any decent standard. Anyone who needs proof should look at the two films for which he has now won Academy Awards, Mystic River and Milk.
Not just because they're both great performances--although I certainly think they are--but because the characters are two completely different men, and Penn embodies them both. Or rather, he allows them to embody him.
I've come to admire him also as a man (inasmuch as you can know him from his public statements). He's one of the few actors exempt from my "actors shouldn't talk" rule.
He can even write a bit--I say "A bit," because I don't think I've read (or seen) enough of his writings to make a blanket statement.
Also I've just recently read a book about him. And all these things together make me feel safe in saying you cannot be an artist of the caliber that Penn is, and not care about truth.
Such an artist is, in fact, always looking for truth. You may not like what he finds or how he looks for it, you may not even agree that what he comes up with is indeed truth.
But to say that he doesn't care about it...well, honestly, that offends me much more than just O'Reilly flapping his gums again or Miller's latest desperate attempt at relevance.
It offends me. Particularly coming from the author of Those Who Trespass and the star of Joe Dirt.
Boys: Leave the talk of truth to those who not only care but actually know something about it. You know. Artists. Grown-ups.
(In some cases, they're not mutually contradictory.)
Their conclusion being that therefore, Sean Penn was foolish to evoke Obama as "An elegant President" in the same Oscar speech in which he spoke against Prop 8. Except that Obama did not support Prop 8.
But that's not what made me say "What?" It's not news to me, or likely to any of you, that Bill O'Reilly is a pissant or that Dennis Miller regularly exhibits the maturity of a sulky adolescent.
But sometimes, they make me scratch my head in wonderment. Like for instance, if you scroll down the MM transcript of that segment of O'Reilly's show, you get to this little tidbit:
O'REILLY: ....But, look, Penn doesn't care about the truth. You know that.
Excuse me?
Ok, granted, I'm an admirer of Penn's. First of all, he's a phenomenal actor by any decent standard. Anyone who needs proof should look at the two films for which he has now won Academy Awards, Mystic River and Milk.
Not just because they're both great performances--although I certainly think they are--but because the characters are two completely different men, and Penn embodies them both. Or rather, he allows them to embody him.
I've come to admire him also as a man (inasmuch as you can know him from his public statements). He's one of the few actors exempt from my "actors shouldn't talk" rule.
He can even write a bit--I say "A bit," because I don't think I've read (or seen) enough of his writings to make a blanket statement.
Also I've just recently read a book about him. And all these things together make me feel safe in saying you cannot be an artist of the caliber that Penn is, and not care about truth.
Such an artist is, in fact, always looking for truth. You may not like what he finds or how he looks for it, you may not even agree that what he comes up with is indeed truth.
But to say that he doesn't care about it...well, honestly, that offends me much more than just O'Reilly flapping his gums again or Miller's latest desperate attempt at relevance.
It offends me. Particularly coming from the author of Those Who Trespass and the star of Joe Dirt.
Boys: Leave the talk of truth to those who not only care but actually know something about it. You know. Artists. Grown-ups.
(In some cases, they're not mutually contradictory.)
Brazilian Micro Bikinis - Can Brazilian Swimsuits Be Worn in Public?
When the first bikini was introduced into the United States as a fashion item, many clothing designers refused to believe that it would ever become a trend, or for that matter, be in demand. For over ten years, American designers thought that the average female citizen wouldn't wear a bikini, due to ethical and decent-minded attitudes. However, by 1957, thanks mainly to European influences and Hollywood movies, the bikini was accepted into our mainstream way of thinking about fashions and clothing trends.
As trends have a tendency to do, the bikini trend escalated in 1960 when a songwriter named Brian Hyland crafted his Yellow Polka Dot Bikini song, which soon became a hit. Since that time, the bikini has become commonplace among swimwear designers and those who still buy the bikinis.
Recently, however, a new style of bikini has emerged that has gained worldwide attention-the Brazilian micro bikini. It also started as a new way for women to sunbathe, which allowed them to wear as little as possible in order to get the best tan with the least amount of fabric covering their bodies.
Brazilian bikinis-both the bikini tops and bottoms-reveal more skin than any of the previous bikini styles. In fact, the Brazilian bikini bottoms are so revealing that it's mandatory that a woman have her pubic hairs removed before she can go out in public wearing such a bathing suit. To remove the hair that is so visible requires using a warm wax, rather than just shaving that particular area of a woman's body. Thus, with the influence of the Brazilian bikini, its popularity launched the term Brazilian wax-a procedure for hair removal required before a woman could wear the bikini.
The bottoms of Brazilian bikinis have slim strips of fabric that drape over the pelvic bone in front, and the fabric in back reveals almost every inch of a woman's body. The bikini bottoms are known as Tanga, Asa Delta, and Fio Dental. Tanga covers a minimal part of the flesh on the backside, while Asa Delta looks similar to a thong, but has strips of fabric that line each side of the back. Finally, the Fio Dental resembles the size of dental floss as it slithers in between the buttocks of the wearer.
The tops of Brazilian bikinis are equally as flesh revealing as the bottoms. Although bikinis are known to be worn for swimming, the Brazilian bikinis are most appropriately known for sunbathing use. Women can choose one of three styles for these types of bikini tops-triangle, halter, and bandeau. The triangle covers the bust area with two teeny-tiny cups that suggest that they might cover a small portion of the breasts. A halter top is made with somewhat more fabric and is cinched around the neck to keep the bosom from falling out of the suit. The bandeau is like an elastic tube that slips over the head and nestles around the chest area, with no ties at the neck or back.
Most certainly, whichever style of Brazilian bikini you choose to wear, it reveals more flesh than any other type of bikini on the market. Add to that the option of choosing a sheer or see-thru fabric; little is left to the imagination when viewing a woman wearing this type of bikini. Therefore, before you venture outside to your favorite resort or beach, make sure you're prepared to bring along another bikini, in case your Brazilian micro bikini is off-limits.
To wear a Brazilian micro bikini requires that a woman have an extreme measure of self-confidence, combined with a sense for adventure.
By Alex London
Swimsuit Trends For Spring-Summer 2009-2010
Looking fabulous has never been so easy with an array of gorgeous swimsuits to suit every shape. So whether you are planning to hit the beach or the pool you will be able to find the perfect swimsuit for you.
The world of color has come a long way from neutrals of a few seasons ago with a bright color palette dominating swimwear ranges across the globe. In particular fuchsia, purple and emerald green have prove to be big winners with the fashion conscious consumer. Jewel tones are still big news with a few shades of blue also spotted in collections gracing the catwalk in 2009/2010.
Shapes for this season are varied with a move toward the 'anything goes' mentality. While bikinis still reign supreme, monokinis continue to be popular with the younger crowd. One piece malliots are continuing to make a comeback across all ages and are now seen as stylish and elegant rather than dowdy and uninteresting.
Tankinis are always big sellers due to the fact they offer the wearer flexibility in being able to cover or expose their stomach area.
Those searching for a briefer look are turning towards bikinis with tie sides and bandeau tops which are perfect for avoiding unsightly tan lines.
Frills have been a huge trend on the runway this season, a look that has spilled over to clothing. The great advantage of frills on swimsuits in that it adds volume to areas that might need it, perfect for women with small busts or those looking to add a little size to their booty.
Other embellishments to look out for are metallic rings in various shapes and a smattering of beads or sequins in some collections.
For those not wanting their swimsuits in basic block colors there are quite a few prints around for the 2009/2010 season. Animal prints continue to be big winners in particular zebra & leopard prints still dominate the wardrobes of those bold souls who don't mind standing out in a crowd. If a Zebra bikini is a bit too out there for you there are many alternatives to add some animal print to your swimsuit style. Zebra print accessories are perfect to give your overall look a bit of a lift. A cover up, dress, sandals or even a great bag are perfect accessories for that hot summer look. You can even find some great zebra jewelry if you choose to go with a more classic black swimsuit.There are also some stunning geometric prints both in bikinis and one pieces incorporating the hot color for this season.
So get out there this summer in your perfect swimsuit and do not forget your best accessory...confidence. Wear what you have got with confidence and everyone will think you are the most fashionable woman on the beach.
By Summer Fisher
Rush Limbaugh wonders why women don't like him
Seriously (via Think Progress).
BTW, you know who Limbaugh's started to remind me of? Sgt. Major Dickerson from Good Morning, Vietnam.
BTW, you know who Limbaugh's started to remind me of? Sgt. Major Dickerson from Good Morning, Vietnam.
I thought you were a little crazy. But you're not crazy. You're mean. And this is just radio.
nostalgia
INXS with Michael Hutchence. I saw 'em on the Kick tour in '88, this was about five years after that and a few years before that poor, dumb bastard Hutchence committed suicide .
They were great.
They were great.
Kareena Kapoor Sexiest Pose In Black Dress
Howzzat dudes? Kareena in black draper resembles a milk chocolate in black wrapper. This is her recent pose for a still camera exposing her lush thighs and glowing skin. It's clear that she is not that lean as she was earlier. She is looking with little plump although not on par with her weight when she appeared before the making of Tashan. Kareena has been showing new arena of glamour!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
For once, I think Chris Matthews said it best...
Deliver us from elephants.
But seriously...Jindal’s speech following Obama's last night was outrageous. Just to name one thing, as Paul Krugman asked in his blog on the NY Times.com...
leaving aside the chutzpah of casting the failure of his own party’s governance as proof that government can’t work, does he really think that the response to natural disasters like Katrina is best undertaken by uncoordinated private action?
I gotta admit, I kinda like this
Not only is Conan O'Brien taking over "The Tonight Show"...he's bringing Andy Richter with him.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Jessica Alba - Razzie Award nominee
Jessica Alba's acting has also drawn criticism, however, as Alba was nominated for a 2007 Razzie Award for Worst Actress for her performances in Awake, Good Luck Chuck, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Jessica Alba was also nominated for the same award in 2005 for her performances in Fantastic Four and Into the Blue.
WOW
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Doctor...the Master
This almost certainly won't mean anything to you unless you're a Doctor Who fan, but I am, and it's my blog.
The video uses scenes from one of my best-loved season finales.
The video uses scenes from one of my best-loved season finales.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Evan Rachel Wood and shock rocker Marilyn Manson may have reignited their romance,
He's only out to drain you of your youth and vitality, Evan.
Wot, not even Christopher Reeve?
Michael Caine says wife is more beautiful than any of his on-screen lovers
What about Jude Law, then?
What about Jude Law, then?
Monday, February 23, 2009
Final, absolute, clinching proof that the republicans are about 15 years out of touch.
Remember earlier this month when I said the state of the Republican party was reminding me of the early years of Michael J. Fox's sitcom, Spin City? Well, it's happened again.
In the pilot episode of that series, Barry Bostwick as the bumbling mayor is asked by an interviewer,
"Mr. Mayor, would you consider marching in the Gay Pride Parade this week?"
And he replies, "What are you, drunk?"
Meanwhile, today (via Think Progress),
It's like watching people dig their own graves...
In the pilot episode of that series, Barry Bostwick as the bumbling mayor is asked by an interviewer,
"Mr. Mayor, would you consider marching in the Gay Pride Parade this week?"
And he replies, "What are you, drunk?"
Meanwhile, today (via Think Progress),
When Asked Whether He Would ‘Consider’ Gay Civil Unions, [Michael] Steele, [chairman of the Republican Party] Replies, ‘What Are You, Crazy?’
It's like watching people dig their own graves...
I repeat...
Karl Rove is asking to be put in prison. He wants to be put in prison.
Guess what I think we should do.
Guess what I think we should do.
It's times like this I'm glad I prefer to spend money at Burger King
So, there's this guy working at McDonalds. One day, he sees a customer beating a woman. He goes over to stop it, and gets shot for his pains. He has now
So what would you do?
Well, if you were McDonalds, you'd deny him any claim to workers comp, on the grounds that he was never supposed to raise his head from the McNuggets, and if he was going to play a hero he was doing it on his own time.
Yes, really.
undergone three abdominal surgeries and has incurred over $300,000 in medical bills.Now: Let's say you're McDonalds. How do you respond? By putting a picture of this guy up in your restaurant, perhaps? Think for a second of how you could--legitimately--pimp the fact that your employee knew the right thing to do, and did it, at risk to himself.
So what would you do?
Well, if you were McDonalds, you'd deny him any claim to workers comp, on the grounds that he was never supposed to raise his head from the McNuggets, and if he was going to play a hero he was doing it on his own time.
Yes, really.
Oscar yuk
It's times like this I remember that Reese Witherspoon is from Tennessee.
Sorry, Dita, but even you don't have enough style to pull off yellow.
Sorry, Dita, but even you don't have enough style to pull off yellow.
It is to laugh
From the "On Faith" section of the Washington Post/Newsweek site:
Hold everything. First of all...
My own bad feeling about Bill Maher aside, Religulous was in profit as of its opening weekend.
Hamlet 2, I think had that beat by being in profit before it even opened (it sold at Sundance for a lot of money).
Wanted has made $134,294,280 and a sequel is being prepared.
And oh yes...Saw V. Even as the least financially (and, frankly, creatively) successful film in the Saw series to date, it has made almost 10 times its budget, in theaters alone.
Now, a couple of these were, undeniably, bombs. The Love Guru just swept the Razzies, and fell far short at the box office. Like most people, I haven't seen it, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that was all because it wasn't very funny, not because it had "anti-Christian, secular, nihilistic, and atheist content."
On the other hand, while it's true Stop-Loss was a bomb financially, it got mostly good reviews---and deserved them. It's a very well-made film. It didn't lose out at the box office because it was nihilistic or any of the rest of those things, I believe. But rather because the country has a terrific sense of Iraq fatigue.
Some of those other movies it's not fair to say were "rejected" by the public because the public never got a chance to see them. I don't think Adam Resurrected or Bloodline were even released in this country, and Save Me only received limited release, but got good reviews.
Good or bad, Hounddog never got past its rep as the "movie where Dakota Fanning gets raped," so we'll likely never know if moviegoers would've "rejected" it if it hadn't starred The World's Child Star.
But I do know this: I hope to god, if I ever do manage to get any of my movies made, please let the public reject them...like they did Saw V.
Americans Want Movies with Morals, Christian Values
As we will see during Sunday's Academy Awards, last year was no exception. Six of the most successful movies of the year -- "Wall-E," "Iron Man," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Prince Caspian," "Gran Torino," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" -- contained strong redemptive content with positive Christian references.
Not only did moviegoers prefer heroic movies with very strong moral virtues, they also rejected movies with anti-Christian, secular, nihilistic, and atheist content like "Religulous," "Adam Resurrected," "Save Me," "Wanted," "Hounddog," "Bloodline," "Hamlet 2," "The Love Guru," "Stop-Loss," and "Saw V."
Hold everything. First of all...
My own bad feeling about Bill Maher aside, Religulous was in profit as of its opening weekend.
Hamlet 2, I think had that beat by being in profit before it even opened (it sold at Sundance for a lot of money).
Wanted has made $134,294,280 and a sequel is being prepared.
And oh yes...Saw V. Even as the least financially (and, frankly, creatively) successful film in the Saw series to date, it has made almost 10 times its budget, in theaters alone.
Now, a couple of these were, undeniably, bombs. The Love Guru just swept the Razzies, and fell far short at the box office. Like most people, I haven't seen it, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that was all because it wasn't very funny, not because it had "anti-Christian, secular, nihilistic, and atheist content."
On the other hand, while it's true Stop-Loss was a bomb financially, it got mostly good reviews---and deserved them. It's a very well-made film. It didn't lose out at the box office because it was nihilistic or any of the rest of those things, I believe. But rather because the country has a terrific sense of Iraq fatigue.
Some of those other movies it's not fair to say were "rejected" by the public because the public never got a chance to see them. I don't think Adam Resurrected or Bloodline were even released in this country, and Save Me only received limited release, but got good reviews.
Good or bad, Hounddog never got past its rep as the "movie where Dakota Fanning gets raped," so we'll likely never know if moviegoers would've "rejected" it if it hadn't starred The World's Child Star.
But I do know this: I hope to god, if I ever do manage to get any of my movies made, please let the public reject them...like they did Saw V.
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It wasn't just me, then.
Roger Ebert calls last night's Oscars, "the most entertaining and innovative Oscarcast I’ve seen."
Sunday, February 22, 2009
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Not a lot of surprises, but I thought that was kind of fun
So...um...was it me, or were the Oscars kind of wonderful? Not just because
"my" Katie finally won, (tho it is great to see her with one in her hand...as the bishop said of the actress).
On a more serious tip, her asking her dad to whistle so she'd know where he is, and then him doing it immediately, was both touching and funny.
Sean Penn for Milk, you gotta love his speech's opening line: "You Commie, homo-loving sons-of-guns..."
It was just, for once...a pretty darn good show, I thought. There were some shaky moments, but on the whole I found the evening quite charming.
One shaky moment: The idea of having the acting nominees saluted by five actors who had previously won in their category. These came off best when the speaker had some personal connection to "their" nominee, and could speak as a friend.
Again, Milk seemed to bring out the best in people. I also loved Robert DeNiro's line: "How did Sean Penn ever get all those roles as straight men?"
When there wasn't such an evident connection, this seemed just an opportunity for some actors to choke up some "emotion," (which actors need to be kept from with a whip and a chair). Or to remind young folks that they had once won the Oscar, their subsequent careers notwithstanding.
(Aside to Cuba Gooding Jr: "Brothers" don't need to work. You need to work. Don't think we don't know what you were saying.)
And the montages of previous winners were clearly unnecessary. Especially when they were followed by a second montage just to introduce the presenters. One or the other, please.
Another jarring moment: Bill Maher reminding me why I've never warmed to him or given him much credence as a political commentator: He just cannot seem to get his own dick out of his mouth.
Let me explain what I mean. Maher gave the award for best documentary, which was scheduled right after best supporting actor which, to the surprise of absolutely no one, went to the late Heath Ledger. Ledger’s father, mother and sister had accepted on his behalf.
It was a genuinely lovely moment, even if you're not deeply familiar with Ledger's work, which I'm not. So then Maher walks out and passes a remark about how "Everybody's crying and now I have to come out. Great."
Hey, Bill: IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU!
Oh, and speaking of non-surprises, Wall-E won for best animated feature.
This means that the Academy of Motion Pictures now has a better sense of the art than the "Annie" awards.
(Kung-Fu Panda, for cripes sake...)
Can we talk about the musical numbers? How they were--again, for once--sort of a joy to behold? I enjoyed Hugh Jackman's "homemade" opener (methinks I heard the voice of Vilanch) maybe even more than he clearly enjoyed performing it and yes, Anne Hathaway's turn "as" Richard Nixon.
Even if I am filled with a deep and abiding hatred for Hugh Jackman when I look at the below photo.
If Nixon had looked like that, David Frost would be a tea boy today.
I also liked the tribute to musicals--but wish Jackman hadn't seemed so desperately to be trying to justify it.
You're a gifted singer and dancer, Hugh, and you had others such with you. That's all the justification you needed.
None of this nonsense about how, "The musical is back."
Anyway, surely that happened when Chicago won for best picture...I'm not saying I agree with that win (I don't), but you'd think...
And Will Smith? Your little crack about action movies having something films in other genres do not--"Fans"--made no sense. If you'd said "ticket buyers," maybe. But every kind and style movie has fans. Tyler Perry has fans, animation has fans, romantic comedies have fans.
Hell, even a movie as thin and unfunny as Wild Wild West has fans...I assume.
As long as I'm being a complete bitch here, I'd like to ask a question about Robert Pattinson. This question is for the prepubescent girls of the world, and the question is: Seriously? This, by you, is a hunk?
I mean, I've gone for the pretty ones in my day, too, but at least Jamie Lee Curtis seems to have a definite personality and can actually, y'know...speak words. Hell, even Sharon Stone...but I've drifted from my original question, which again, was: Seriously?
Speaking of those we'd like to see naked, I haven't seen Penelope Cruz's now Oscar-winning performance in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but I liked what she said about roles for women.
It gives me hope, I tells ya--at least a very little bit. Sometimes that's all you need, to get up in the morning.
BTW, it's Cruz I'd like to see naked, not Woody Allen (but you got that, right?).
Mentioning Woody Allen brings me to Jerry Lewis. I have no problem with his winning the special Oscar, but I just wish they'd shown more of the entertainer alongside the Great Humanitarian stuff.
And one last observation, at least for tonight: Natalie Portman's gown was hot. But she didn't know how to move in it.
PS: That was the last observation except for this--I thought Tina Fey and Steve Martin were sexy and funny...respectively.
"my" Katie finally won, (tho it is great to see her with one in her hand...as the bishop said of the actress).On a more serious tip, her asking her dad to whistle so she'd know where he is, and then him doing it immediately, was both touching and funny.
Sean Penn for Milk, you gotta love his speech's opening line: "You Commie, homo-loving sons-of-guns..."
It was just, for once...a pretty darn good show, I thought. There were some shaky moments, but on the whole I found the evening quite charming.
One shaky moment: The idea of having the acting nominees saluted by five actors who had previously won in their category. These came off best when the speaker had some personal connection to "their" nominee, and could speak as a friend.
Again, Milk seemed to bring out the best in people. I also loved Robert DeNiro's line: "How did Sean Penn ever get all those roles as straight men?"
When there wasn't such an evident connection, this seemed just an opportunity for some actors to choke up some "emotion," (which actors need to be kept from with a whip and a chair). Or to remind young folks that they had once won the Oscar, their subsequent careers notwithstanding.
(Aside to Cuba Gooding Jr: "Brothers" don't need to work. You need to work. Don't think we don't know what you were saying.)
And the montages of previous winners were clearly unnecessary. Especially when they were followed by a second montage just to introduce the presenters. One or the other, please.
Another jarring moment: Bill Maher reminding me why I've never warmed to him or given him much credence as a political commentator: He just cannot seem to get his own dick out of his mouth.
Let me explain what I mean. Maher gave the award for best documentary, which was scheduled right after best supporting actor which, to the surprise of absolutely no one, went to the late Heath Ledger. Ledger’s father, mother and sister had accepted on his behalf.
It was a genuinely lovely moment, even if you're not deeply familiar with Ledger's work, which I'm not. So then Maher walks out and passes a remark about how "Everybody's crying and now I have to come out. Great."
Hey, Bill: IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU!
Oh, and speaking of non-surprises, Wall-E won for best animated feature.
This means that the Academy of Motion Pictures now has a better sense of the art than the "Annie" awards.
(Kung-Fu Panda, for cripes sake...)
Can we talk about the musical numbers? How they were--again, for once--sort of a joy to behold? I enjoyed Hugh Jackman's "homemade" opener (methinks I heard the voice of Vilanch) maybe even more than he clearly enjoyed performing it and yes, Anne Hathaway's turn "as" Richard Nixon.
Even if I am filled with a deep and abiding hatred for Hugh Jackman when I look at the below photo.
If Nixon had looked like that, David Frost would be a tea boy today.
I also liked the tribute to musicals--but wish Jackman hadn't seemed so desperately to be trying to justify it.
You're a gifted singer and dancer, Hugh, and you had others such with you. That's all the justification you needed.
None of this nonsense about how, "The musical is back."
Anyway, surely that happened when Chicago won for best picture...I'm not saying I agree with that win (I don't), but you'd think...
And Will Smith? Your little crack about action movies having something films in other genres do not--"Fans"--made no sense. If you'd said "ticket buyers," maybe. But every kind and style movie has fans. Tyler Perry has fans, animation has fans, romantic comedies have fans.
Hell, even a movie as thin and unfunny as Wild Wild West has fans...I assume.
As long as I'm being a complete bitch here, I'd like to ask a question about Robert Pattinson. This question is for the prepubescent girls of the world, and the question is: Seriously? This, by you, is a hunk?
I mean, I've gone for the pretty ones in my day, too, but at least Jamie Lee Curtis seems to have a definite personality and can actually, y'know...speak words. Hell, even Sharon Stone...but I've drifted from my original question, which again, was: Seriously?
Speaking of those we'd like to see naked, I haven't seen Penelope Cruz's now Oscar-winning performance in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but I liked what she said about roles for women.
It gives me hope, I tells ya--at least a very little bit. Sometimes that's all you need, to get up in the morning.
BTW, it's Cruz I'd like to see naked, not Woody Allen (but you got that, right?).
Mentioning Woody Allen brings me to Jerry Lewis. I have no problem with his winning the special Oscar, but I just wish they'd shown more of the entertainer alongside the Great Humanitarian stuff.
And one last observation, at least for tonight: Natalie Portman's gown was hot. But she didn't know how to move in it.
PS: That was the last observation except for this--I thought Tina Fey and Steve Martin were sexy and funny...respectively.
For all I've said about Summer Glau, it's time she spoke for herself
Summer Glau probably won't see this entry...
...as according to this interview she doesn't follow what people say about her online. But her mom, she says, does email her nice things that she finds. Excuse me for a moment.
(Clears throat)
Mrs. Glau? Your daughter is not only lovely, she is kickass in Terminator. She makes Cameron both strangely beautiful--ok, maybe not so strangely--and mechanical, which is as it should be. Plus if I wasn't already a fan, her coming out to support the writers during the strike would've sealed the deal.
Please feel free, Mrs. Glau, to pass this on to anyone you might think of, this person or that...
...as according to this interview she doesn't follow what people say about her online. But her mom, she says, does email her nice things that she finds. Excuse me for a moment.
(Clears throat)
Mrs. Glau? Your daughter is not only lovely, she is kickass in Terminator. She makes Cameron both strangely beautiful--ok, maybe not so strangely--and mechanical, which is as it should be. Plus if I wasn't already a fan, her coming out to support the writers during the strike would've sealed the deal.
Please feel free, Mrs. Glau, to pass this on to anyone you might think of, this person or that...
Good lord, lady...just walk away.
Sigourney Weaver says she'd be willing to make another Aliens film.
FWIW, as far as I'm concerned, the only way this could possibly work is if they do some sort of "retcon" so that Alien3 and Alien Resurrection never happened, and most specifically: Newt didn't die.
There's no other way of getting back from that "JTS" moment.
FWIW, as far as I'm concerned, the only way this could possibly work is if they do some sort of "retcon" so that Alien3 and Alien Resurrection never happened, and most specifically: Newt didn't die.
There's no other way of getting back from that "JTS" moment.
Hot Sania Mirza in sexy Bikini at beach
There is pleanty of talk about this image which features a model look alike of Sania Mirza. Sania Mirza has never given any photos in Bikini and apperantly this image is making rounds on internet and creating rumors.
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