A Sigh of Relief

It's over people. The Oscars, as much as it saddens be to finally be rid of James Franco's stoned lines on that epic night last week, I am so excited at the outcomes of the Oscar winners. I think we all knew that Colin First was going to win Best Actor, he greatly deserved it, I mean come on his movie was in the box office for like 6 months, he should at least get some recognition. No, but in all seriousness, Firth not only played the role of King George with accuracy and truth, he commanded the role and made it his own.


Here is the clip of all of the Best actor nominee's and Colin Firth's acceptance speech. There is a great shot of James Franco looking quite happy and a little loopy (hm I wonder why). It was also nice to see Sandra Bullock looking very elegant and keeping her charm and wit that she always has.

Also, very elegant was Natalie Portman's acceptance speech. She looks beautiful pregnant. It seems really special to me because she is pregnant with the child of the man that she met on the set of Black Swan while she was winning the award for Best Actress for Black Swan, very cute. I wonder if she'll name her daughter Swan, or after the character in her movie. I thought it was really nice of her as well, to thank the people behind the scenes that normally don't get thanked in her acceptance speech. Someone makes her look good and it is not Natalie herself, she thanked her make-up artist and wardrobe assistants as well as the costume designer and the person, who I presume brought her coffee every morning. Nice Natalie, nice. You can watch the clip below, because what is the fun just listening to me talk about it if you can't read it for yourself?

Now that the Oscar's are over, what are we supposed to do? Well no fear kids, there is plenty to do around here. Why don't you rent that movie that you have always been dying to watch, Wag the Dog (it's actually a really epic and has a TON of political humor). You could play with your dog maybe? Or cook dinner for your family, they've been dying to have that roasted pork loin again that you cooked last week, or maybe that's just me.


No but for real, there is a lot of stuff to do around town. If you in Los Angeles, not only is there another crop of movies coming out, but there are some pretty good theatre shows going on around town. Check out The Pantages and Center Theatre Group. Jane Fonda is in a show right now called 33 Variations at Center Theatre Group, which I have heard is supposed to be quite ravishing. Until I see it for myself, I cannot give you any of my personal opinions (I know you're heartbroken), but I'll get on it as soon as I can.


I'm going out of town, so I probably won't write for a week or two, but don't worry guys, I'lll be backkkkk :) Until next time, do some laundry, because your clothes smell.

Oscar Hives and Walk the Line

The Oscar's are on Sunday people. I am so ecstatic I literally don't think I am going to be able to contain myself for the next few days. In order to calm myself down a little bit, I'm going to talk about one of my all-time favorite movies, which has also won and been nominated for some Oscar's.

Walk the Line. This movie tells the epic story of Johnny Cash, played by Joaquin Phoenix,  and his journey to becoming a music phenomenon as well as falling from that fame and again rising to the top. The movie also includes a side plot of his love story with the one and only June Carter, played beautifully by Reese Witherspoon. 

A very interesting fact about this movie, is that Phoenix and Witherspoon recorded all of their own original covers of the Cash and Carter songs for the film. Both actors, neither of whom had ever sung before, questioned their abilities to perform the task. However, they rocked it. Witherspoon won the Oscar for Best Female Performance in a Leading Role. And whether or not you agree with me on that fact, I may be biased by my love for Johnny Cash and love stories that last a lifetime, here are some what other people thought:

IMDB (International Movie Data Base, if you've been living under a rock) gave it a 7.9 out of 10, pretty good if you ask me.

Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 82%- saying that the movie's "superior acting and authentic crooning capture the emotional subtleties of the legend of Johnny Cash and his inevitable downfall with a freshness that is a pleasure to watch."

If you haven't seen the movie, take a look at the trailer and decide for yourself, whether or not you think it is worth it to watch.

One of the best things I like about this movie is that is just feels so warm and homey. All of the colors and costumes are inviting, and you feel like you right next door from Johnny Cash sitting on the porch playing his guitar. This movie is inviting and inspiring and it makes you feel like even if you fail at something, or make a wreck of your life, you can always turn around and fix it.

So curl up with some cocoa and pop in Walk the Line. You only have about 56 hours until the Oscars, so you might as well spend it doing something productive; and hot cocoa is always productive.