As long and utterly excruciating as the month of January can be, it wasn't all bad for yours truly. Here's my rundown of the things that got me through it ( Read more... )

I must thank EW for calling attention to those actors whose roles will not be getting Oscar recognition this year. These three in particular were favorites of mine and despite being snubbed by the Academy, they will definitely stand out as some of the finest performances in recent history.


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When Crash miraculously won the Best Picture Oscar last year, I gained new respect for the Academy. For once they didn't go with the obvious choice...they went with the better film. I was hoping it was a sign of good things to come and judging by this year's nominees which were announced this morning, I think it was ( Read more... )

...for the Big Eight:

Best Picture
The Departed
The Queen
Babel
Dreamgirls
Little Miss Sunshine

Wildcards: United 93, Letters from Iwo Jima

Best Director
Martin Scorsese - The Departed
Stephen Frears - The Queen
Alejandro González Iñárritu - Babel
Bill Condon - Dreamgirls
Clint Eastwood - Letters from Iwo Jima

Wildcards: Paul Greengrass - ( Read more... )

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Just wanted to say a quick congrats to Marty, Sacha, and Clint for their Golden Globe wins. I'm extremely proud of them and proud to call myself a fan of their work.


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Well the moment is upon us. While I don't take the Golden Globes nearly as seriously as I do the Oscars, some of my absolute favorite people on the planet are nominated for awards tonight so I'm very excited for this year's ceremony ( Read more... )

Hate: Loud, obnoxious people with absolutely nothing interesting or important to say.

Ex. The people in PR who unfortunately work on the same floor as my department. Almost every day at lunch time they take over the kitchen and broadcast to the rest of the world how dull and disrespectful they are.

Love: Finding people who have a talent and ( Read more... )

So I no longer keep up a Top Chef blog. If I did, however, this week's would probably be the lengthiest and most emotional of them all. Why? Because last night's episode showcased some of the worst and most immature behavior by the contestants I have yet to see. And surprise surprise! Marcel was NOT among the culprits. Disrespect was the main ( Read more... )

So this is probably the stupidest thing to be upset about but we just out C-K calendars with all the key events and everyone's birthdays and my birthday wasn't on there. For whatever reason, I've always thought of my birthday as that one day where you find out how much you matter to people. It's the one day of the year people should make a ( Read more... )