Cintra Wilson's snark was especially mean and bitter this year. Still, she had a few lines I liked:
This was the Oscars that begged the question: Does Jay-Z own the Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCooper? Because that's the only explanation I could come up with for that joyless, airless, tense, inhuman ordeal of a Beyoncé concert.
I mean, Jay-Z -- OK, he's the new Sun King -- he appears to have eaten Jack Nicholson whole and taken over his seat. Also, he had to keep a proprietary eye on his girlfranchise, Beyoncé.
These are wartime Oscars, and they looked it: cheap, tense and cobbled-together from graphics-rations donated by the E! Channel. No frills, no batteries, no butter, no seat-fillers and no entertainment -- just repeated overdoses of Beyoncé, who looked like a chandelier made out of Audrey Hepburns.
Not a fan of the freakish close-up of Jefferson. Like, okay, it was one thing when they gave Jackson a face-lift on the $20 bill, but I just don't want to be able to count the pores of long-dead people on my money.
I blame HDTV.
Not a fan of the freakish close-up of Jefferson.
I gotta agree. And call me a traditionalist, but I like my dead presidents to be portrayed in profile.
The project Sean Penn and Jude Law are working on. The man is loyal. But he so needs to get a sense of humor.
On the nickles. Does this mean the phrase for a frugal person, "he/she can squeeze a nickle until the buffalo squeals", will come back into vogue?
Allyson, thanks for that snark definition. Some of the TWoP recappers could learn a thing or two from you. Did you see Sars and Wing's blow-by-blow thing? It was just mean. I didn't bother.
Does this mean the phrase for a frugal person, "he/she can squeeze a nickle until the buffalo squeals", will come back into vogue?
As opposed to "he/she can squeeze a nickle until there's Lewis/Clark slash"?
tears were streaming, but I was grinning like a fool. Mmm. Loved that.
Yup. I love it when a work of fiction can do that (nobody said anything about "Out of Gas", move along). The last movie who did something similar to me (crying all the last half hour, yet leaving with a big smile) was "Big Fish". Hmm. Now that I mention it, there were actually a few more things similar between the two movies.
Allyson, I love your way with words.
ALong with Jessica, not coming in this morning and reading a thousand posts. But I love my DVR so much. Went out to a nice dinner last night at eight to a restaurant I can't normally get a table at-- we were one of three couples there. Started watching at ten and finished when the show did. So awesome! Though in racing through getting the show on time, it was basically a broadcast of a statue distribution program. Boring.
Fun watch and post. Rio's JF hatred was bracing.
Oh thank god, I thought I was the only person who doesn't love him to death.
You know what is really funny about these storms? The schools and whatnot make the call to close
before a single flake has been seen.
I understand it (because who wants a zillion kids in buses right when the snowfall is supposed to peak) but it is funny to think of all these kids having snowdays when for half the time, there is no snow.
