12 March
Thoughts while watching the SAG Awards. On the rerun (I love TNT, they never play anything once!):
I love the shots of the confused faces of the various actors as James Woods goes on and on about being an actor. If I ever get to be on one of these shows, remind me to keep a look of enchantment and wonder on my face at all times, because the second you look bored, they point that camera in your face.
All this "I am an actor" stuff makes me laugh, because it makes me think, "Yeah, who isn't?" but then I get a kick out of it.
I have a picture in my head of people all over America listening to Jamie Bell's introduction to Billy Elliot and reacting the way the people in Snatch did to Brad Pitt. "What did he say? I didn't get a word!"
Ah, what amazing chemistry Leelee Sobieski and David Boreanaz don't have! It's like a test to see who has the least chemistry in Hollywood--I can only imagine that Tom and Nicole would be stiffer together, but possibly not. And he proves that some actors, when dressed in monochromatic colours every day at work for four years, over-react when given the opportunity to dress themselves.
There's Sally Field thinking, "Why did they choose that clip! I did more than scream on ER, I'm almost certain of it!"
Kim Catrall is looking more like mutton dressed as lamb every day.
When they nominate the dramatic actors, do they only give them four slots, the fifth automatically filled by Dennis Franz? He'll never win again, everyone's sick to death of him.
O Martin Sheen, Martin Sheen, I've been in love with him since I was a little kid and he was the sexiest kidnapper and child molester around.
Will someone tell me the point of that character actor montage, except to make the show longer? It's just a parade of wigs on every actor ever to have lived.
Lord, who told Patty Duke, that haircut was a good idea? I have seen her recently, and she is still beautiful, absolutely lovely, so unless she got that lesbian senator look for a role, she should sue her hairdresser.
Juliette Binoche looks like a formal version of Patty Hearst. Terrorist chic. I expected her to say, "I'm Tanya, my name is Tanya..."
When Judi Dench is nominated for anything, everyone else should just stay home.
More character actors? Another montage? I guess that character acting is the theme tonight. Real white of movie stars to notice the character actors, I must say. Actually, this is a much better montage--montages with dialogue clips are much better than those that are not. My father should have been in it, though.
Okay, Sarah Jessica Parker, it was cute the first few times, but since this is about the fifth time in a row that you have won an awards and stuttered through your speech all shocked and surprised. You can act a little more calm and gracious without it seeming as though you think the sun rises and sets up your ass. They are going to think that your ditsy character who cannot get out a single sentence in State and Main was a documentary portrayal.
I love Peter MacNichol with all of my heart, and he will never win one of these things. And he didn't.
O Russell, dig that Superman curl on your forehead. Is it there to make every woman watching want to brush it away? If so, it certainly worked on me.
I love the Will and Grace cast walking onstage in a line holding hands, like they are on a second grade class trip.
I've been waiting for someone to mention the upcoming strike, here's William Daniels, here it comes. He seems to be talking about the strike in 2000, but he's not, he's talking about the one that's coming.
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, all very moving, all very wonderful, yeah yeah yeah, blah blah blah, and then they got up and gave that speech, and I practically stood up and cheered. If they had decided to use that moment to urge the overthrow of the government, I would have helped storm the gates myself!
There is Brian Dennehy completing his Death of a Salesman sweep. The only one he hasn't won was Grocery Packer of the Year. I think. Maybe he did!
Ah, let me amend that statement above re Judi Dench. When she is nominated for an award everyone else should just stay home unless they are 100% in her league. Like Vanessa Redgrave.
Benicio Del Toro, yay! What's with his hair, though? Is he auditioning for the Wolfman remake? Ah yes, there is nothing more interesting than a long list of names. He seems to be one of those actors who save all of their charisma for the screen.
Yay Traffic!! God, I love that movie. I hope it wins the Oscar, too. I adore Gladiator, we all know, but as far as actual cinematic quality, it's Traffic all the way.
Today's horoscope:
New ways of looking at your earning capacity could open some doors, but don't get carried away with a need to change.
One year ago today:
Boston is a very wet town where water and occasionally ice fall from the sky and make you wet and your shoes get wet and your glasses fog up.
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