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[cleolinda]

Here's how you can tell I'm a bit more lackadaisical about the Oscars than I used to be: "Eh, Golden Globe noms at 7 am. They'll still be there when I wake up." So here they are. Surprises: love for In Bruges and Pineapple Express; nothing for The Dark Knight or Milk except supporting actor and actor, respectively. Mostly I'm just surprised that they didn't kiss The Dark Knight's ass so they'd have more movie stars show up and more fans tuning in. I mean, the Globes are kind of a joke even by awards show standards ("Be aware that the small motley local crew who belong to the scandal-riddled HFPA won't grant membership to real journalists at the prestige newspapers across the world"), so it's not like this would have been beneath them.

That said, I really do enjoy liveblogging the Globes a lot--they're the Drinky Oscars! So much more fun.

(Best headline on the subject I've seen all morning: 2009 Golden Globes: Good Year For Jokers, Midnight Tokers.)

Meanwhile, Globes dodge strike bullet, Oscars may not. An Oscars without writers = crappy; an Oscars without movie stars = POINTLESS.

Also, just because it is awesome and I happened to see it right now, The 'Watchmen' International Trailer Is Here!

Comments

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Is it sad how gratified I am that Dollar Bill gets shown on-screen? Don't think his death is ever rendered on the page -- IIRC, just a passing reference to his cape getting tangled in one of the text pages -- and it's a good addition to the tenor of the narrative, I think.

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

All I can hear now in my head is Edna Mode: NO CAPES!

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I like to refer to the Golden Globes as the Drunk Oscars. Everyone is usually three sheets to the wind and they are wandering around the place like alzheimer's patients.

[fading-october.livejournal.com]

someone should really put that on an icon.

[wellowned.livejournal.com]

can't wait for Watchmen. i'm trying to find the graphic novel to read it before i go, but the trailers are so freaking awesome that i can't help it.

the actors shouldn't strike. we're in a recession. they don't need more money. and depriving america of the only form of diversion that helped us through the depression is going to make us have to watch only reality tv and turn us into sheep.



well... bigger sheep than we already are. does this mean we'll have to bring back storytime as the evening activity?

[beachlass.livejournal.com]

Have you considered jigsaw puzzles?

[demonoflight.livejournal.com]

As an Israeli and an aspiring animator, I am so proud of Waltz With Bashir. Now it needs an Oscar nomination (or two!!! OMG I'd die if it'd get two).

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad Colin Farrell was nominated for In Bruges, but I wish Brendan Gleeson had also gotten some love. The reason the movie worked so well is because of the relationship between the two actors and their characters. Ah well.

I've watched the Golden Globes off and on over the years, and my favorite moment ever (and this may be for all awards shows) was when Christine Lahti was in the bathroom when she won. Yay for alcohol, I guess.

In Bruges

[ruffwriter.livejournal.com]

Look a little closer - they both got the nomination. :D

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

If there's an actor's strike, does that mean TV dies again? I'm not sure some of the fledgling shows could survive two strike years in a row.

[aceles.livejournal.com]

In Bruges is the biggest surprise to me. I didn't expect it to get nominated for practically anything, despite the fact that Colin Farrel blew me away.

Yeah, The Golden Globes are always more fun. I though everyone watched them because alcohol is involved. No? So I'm the only one who looks forward to Drunk!Sean Penn every year?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, it's the reason *I* watch them...

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

Was it the Globes or Oscars when Heath Ledger got LIT and did the "I'm A Little Teapot" thing?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

It would have to be the Globes, because the Oscars are srs bsns.

ETA: Here we are, it was the Screen Actors Guild awards: http://community.livejournal.com/dailydigestnews/14690.html

[ruffwriter.livejournal.com]

Interesting list of nominations... but I would still argue that Wall-E should have gotten a Best Picture nom instead of Best Animated Film. I mean, for one, it's not fair to every other animated film made this year. XD And two, it could take the spot that they shoved Mamma Mia into, become c'mon.

I'm happy with the actor nominations, though, mostly because they're the most random things ever.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you on Wall-E. Really, I've always taken issue with the way the GGs split movies into drama and musical/comedy, as if all musicals are comedies.

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

All I can say is GO GO SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. :)

[sound-of-bells.livejournal.com]

If the actors ruin the Oscars this year, I will not be pleased.

And I'm still staring at the Best Supporting Actor category and trying to make some sense out of it. I've seen Milk and Revolutionary Road and there are in those two movies alone four performances that are very much worthy of nomination. And yet, we have Tom Cruise. Something is wrong with this picture.

[r0ck3tsci3ntist.livejournal.com]

OMG THE WATCHMEN!!!!!!!!

*SPAZ*

IT LOOKS AWESOME!!!


damn, i need an icon!

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

I have lots on IJ.}:P If you'd like to swipe a few.

http://www.insanejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=wolfsilveroak

Towards the bottom of the list.

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

I will kill people if Watchmen gets delayed from premiering in March.

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Oh and that's the new traler at The Watchmen Movie site (http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/).

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

Was that little Rorschach we saw??? MARCH IS TOO FAR AWAY.

If Fox messes this up, it will be ON.

[ninepointfivemm.livejournal.com]

It probably is. Because I said, "Eee! Little Baby Rorschach!" And plus, the kid had red hair, didn't he?

[skyblade.livejournal.com]

Mostly I'm just surprised that they didn't kiss The Dark Knight's ass so they'd have more movie stars show up and more fans tuning in.

Its stars are aging character actors and a guy who's more known as Batman than his real name.

I'm not surprised it didn't make it too far--I predicted it wouldn't. As much money as The Dark Knight made, even overseas, he's not an inherently popular character internationally. And I imagine nobody from WB wined and dined the press.

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

And uh... Heath Ledger, who is massively popular with the public after he snared legions of fangirls with "Ten Things i Hate About You" and "A Knight's Tale", impressed grown-ups with "The Patriot", and then starred in the first ever blockbuster gay movie before he tragically died.

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

As selfish and horrible as it is to say, this is the one year when I actually wouldn't mind if the Oscars were cancelled, Oscar whore that I am, since I'm abroad this year, and so a) won't be able to watch them anyway, and b) won't have seen any of the movies featured.

But a strike would mean problems with TV and "New Moon" (as if it doesn't have enough already, *grumble grumble*), so I really hope it doesn't happen....

[angedesoir.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit miffed Nelsan Ellis didn't get a nom :/

[not-tragedi.livejournal.com]

Did you hear Taylor Launter is off "New Moon"? He's too young apparently.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Officially? I just posted something yesterday from EW about them wanting to dump him, but since they don't have a director signed yet, it's not certain.

[phorie.livejournal.com]

Okay, I saw the Watchmen trailer last night, before Twilight (which only came out over here yesterday. Well, you know, officially) and it was AWESOME! and everyone else in the cinema was very, very confused to wth Watchmen is... so...

you know...

Thank you for enlightening me so I can truly appreciate these things. =)

[quizzicalsphinx.livejournal.com]

Update to helpvera from a few days ago: the goal has been reached, Vera's house is safe, and the community has even raised a comfortable cushion and enough extra to repair a broken sewer. Vera gives thanks and blessings to all involved. (http://norilana.livejournal.com/121441.html) The final few auctions will be allowed to conclude, and the extra money will also go to Vera to maintain the house.

[quizzicalsphinx.livejournal.com]

Now with working HTML!

[emisi.livejournal.com]

I find it interesting that a lot of the Best Movie noms are movies that aren't even OUT yet...

[mudpuppy83.livejournal.com]

Eh, I found In Bruges to be a huge waste of time. I mean, sure Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes were great, but are they ever not great?

I was oddly excited about the prospect of The Dark Knight getting some serious awards. After all, if comic movies can become legit, maybe someday horror movies can...

[bella-stella78.livejournal.com]

I waver between wanting to be excited about "Watchmen" and being really, really scared it's going to suck a big one. God, they'd better not delay this like the interwebs are rumoring it's going to be...

[hippie-chick.livejournal.com]

I'm so freakin' excited for Watchmen, I can't even.... OMG!

I can has movie nao plz?

[seabloom.livejournal.com]

I still find it horribly amusing that the Golden Globes get noticed. It's like "Hey, fellow press club members, wouldn't it be great to meet movie stars in person? Let's throw an awards show and somehow get it on television and maybe they will bribe us with gold watches and stuff" And that's almost exactly how it went down.