All I want today is an extra hour
between now and the time I need to be somewhere, where I have no control over when I have to be there. There are things I want to write that can't wait. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. I have four films to review, two screeners en route via mail, two articles to write (including one after tonight's Oscars that I'm unable to watch live). But the good news is I get all day tomorrow to play catch-up.
One of the things I want to write about is how it is high time that Hollywood refines its definition of what makes a film an "indie". Silver Linings Playbook is a wonderful film. It definitely would not have had the success it did had it opened wide its first weekend. It is not a typical mainstream movie. But it had a production budget in excess of $20 million. Do films with that kind of budget really earn the label of an "indie"? More on this later.
Other ponderings this morning:
Why is the state of CA mandating that worker's comp carriers pay big bucks to athletes who played most of their careers for teams outside the state, and most of their cummulative injuries were incurred outside of CA.
If you thought those ankle bracelets that monitor the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders make people safer, think again. These people are removing or disabling the devices, with little risk of going back to jail. The jails are too full to hold them.
Halle Berry didn't kiss Adrien Brody back when he kissed her at the moment she handed him his Oscar? Hard to believe, especially if you go back to the video.
Is the fact that there is a very large group of "Twi-Hards" who are very strident in their belief that the "Twilight" film franchise is brilliant filmmaking, and can do no wrong; an implication of danger for those who run the Razzies? Breaking Dawn - Part 2 did win seven Razzies last night.
I love Anne Hathaway. She's gorgeous and a great actress and I've even forgiven her for finding someone more age-appropriate for her to marry. But when it comes to making award acceptance speeches, someone needs to tell her to give up the ad-libs, the attempts at humor and remind her that "less is more".
At this rate that cheerleader who made the half-court "flip" basketball shot will wind up playing with the Globetrotters. She made the shot again. Eventually she'll become automatic at it.
I wonder if the woman who came home to find a big pile of horse manure inside her beloved Peugeot convertible will ever forgive her husband. Then again, since he only did that after seeing her online dating profile on their computer (never leave stuff on-screen you don't want seen) that claimed he was an idiot and completely crazy, and the only two things she loved are her horses and her convertible; she shouldn't be surprised.
http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/mistakes-in-oscar-nominated-movies-slideshow/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Fmistakes-in-oscar-nominated-movies-slideshow%252Flife-of-pi-photo-43064127.html
That's a piece on how even the Oscar nominated films have small errors that go mostly unnoticed.
This Date in History:
On this date in 1387, King Charles III is assassinated.
On this date in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
On this date in 1803, the case of Marbury v Madison establishes the principle of judicial review.
On this date in 1863, Arizona is organized as a U.S. territory.
On this date in 1868, President Andrew Johnson becomes the first president to be impeached. He is acquitted at trial in the Senate.
On this date in 1920, the Nazi Party is founded.
On this date in 1968, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces recapture the city of Hue, ending the Tet Offensive.
On this date in 1980, the miracle on ice is validated when the U.S. wins the Gold Medal in Men's Hockey by beating Finland 4-2.
On this date in 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwah offering $3 million to anyone who would kill Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses".
On this date in 1989, a United Airlines flight bound for New Zealand from Hawaii suffers a tear in the fuselage in-flight and nine passengers are sucked out of the business section. (not a good argument for flying coach)
Famous Folk Born This Date:
Emannuelle Riva (wow, if she wins the Best Actress Oscar tonight, that would be one hell of a birthday present)
Abe Vigoda (turns 92 today)
Phil Knight
Joe Lieberman
Terry Semel
Mike Fratello
Edward James Olmos
Rupert Holmes
George Thorogood
Steve Jobs
Eddie Murray
Kristin Davis
Billy Zane
One of the things I want to write about is how it is high time that Hollywood refines its definition of what makes a film an "indie". Silver Linings Playbook is a wonderful film. It definitely would not have had the success it did had it opened wide its first weekend. It is not a typical mainstream movie. But it had a production budget in excess of $20 million. Do films with that kind of budget really earn the label of an "indie"? More on this later.
Other ponderings this morning:
Why is the state of CA mandating that worker's comp carriers pay big bucks to athletes who played most of their careers for teams outside the state, and most of their cummulative injuries were incurred outside of CA.
If you thought those ankle bracelets that monitor the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders make people safer, think again. These people are removing or disabling the devices, with little risk of going back to jail. The jails are too full to hold them.
Halle Berry didn't kiss Adrien Brody back when he kissed her at the moment she handed him his Oscar? Hard to believe, especially if you go back to the video.
Is the fact that there is a very large group of "Twi-Hards" who are very strident in their belief that the "Twilight" film franchise is brilliant filmmaking, and can do no wrong; an implication of danger for those who run the Razzies? Breaking Dawn - Part 2 did win seven Razzies last night.
I love Anne Hathaway. She's gorgeous and a great actress and I've even forgiven her for finding someone more age-appropriate for her to marry. But when it comes to making award acceptance speeches, someone needs to tell her to give up the ad-libs, the attempts at humor and remind her that "less is more".
At this rate that cheerleader who made the half-court "flip" basketball shot will wind up playing with the Globetrotters. She made the shot again. Eventually she'll become automatic at it.
I wonder if the woman who came home to find a big pile of horse manure inside her beloved Peugeot convertible will ever forgive her husband. Then again, since he only did that after seeing her online dating profile on their computer (never leave stuff on-screen you don't want seen) that claimed he was an idiot and completely crazy, and the only two things she loved are her horses and her convertible; she shouldn't be surprised.
http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/mistakes-in-oscar-nominated-movies-slideshow/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Fmistakes-in-oscar-nominated-movies-slideshow%252Flife-of-pi-photo-43064127.html
That's a piece on how even the Oscar nominated films have small errors that go mostly unnoticed.
This Date in History:
On this date in 1387, King Charles III is assassinated.
On this date in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
On this date in 1803, the case of Marbury v Madison establishes the principle of judicial review.
On this date in 1863, Arizona is organized as a U.S. territory.
On this date in 1868, President Andrew Johnson becomes the first president to be impeached. He is acquitted at trial in the Senate.
On this date in 1920, the Nazi Party is founded.
On this date in 1968, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces recapture the city of Hue, ending the Tet Offensive.
On this date in 1980, the miracle on ice is validated when the U.S. wins the Gold Medal in Men's Hockey by beating Finland 4-2.
On this date in 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwah offering $3 million to anyone who would kill Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses".
On this date in 1989, a United Airlines flight bound for New Zealand from Hawaii suffers a tear in the fuselage in-flight and nine passengers are sucked out of the business section. (not a good argument for flying coach)
Famous Folk Born This Date:
Emannuelle Riva (wow, if she wins the Best Actress Oscar tonight, that would be one hell of a birthday present)
Abe Vigoda (turns 92 today)
Phil Knight
Joe Lieberman
Terry Semel
Mike Fratello
Edward James Olmos
Rupert Holmes
George Thorogood
Steve Jobs
Eddie Murray
Kristin Davis
Billy Zane
posted by me at 6:55 AM
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