Idol Deathmatch

If Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were locked in a room, who would be the last one standing? I am leaning towards Ryan for the following reasons: While Paula and Simon were flirtatiously fighting with one another, Seacrest could easily take out Randy--it's not like Jackson could run away from him even if he had space to. Then Ryan could turn his attentions to Cowell & Abdul. He could keep Paula occupied by telling her there were Vicotin buried in the walls. While she searched, Simon could be taken out like a lame dog and then Paula would follow suit. And when Ryan emerged from the Deathcage, you know he'd shout, "Seacrest OUT!"

what do you think would happen?

Mars never looked so good

As everyone knows, or should know, Veronica Mars is one of the best written shows on TV and last's night episode was no exception. While my favorite scene was the Battlestar Galactica discussion, the opening seen perfectly showcased Kristen Bell's natural adorableness! Check it out below and as Ms. Mars would say, 'You're welcome"

Let's hair it for the girl

Considering the copious amount of hair extensions that Hollywood starlet's put in and take out and put in and take out, it was bound to happen that someone in the world would pose the question; "What would happen if hair extensions started killing people" And thus begins the pitch for the weirdest J-Horror film I have ever heard of: Hair Extensions!

Show me your b***s

btw, that headline is, "show me your blogs!"

Robots don't blink

Perhaps his blink function was accidentally disabled

Dick being a dick, per usual

So Dick Cheney was a guest The Situation Room and Wolf Blitzer asked him about his to-be-born sixth grandchild that his lesbian daughter is having with her partner. Wolf asked what seemed to be a perfectly innocuous question to which Cheney replied, "You're out of line with that question Wolf"

Now, it's not Wolf Blitzer who's out of line, the problem is that the Vice President continues to side-step this topic every time it comes up because you know his constituents hate the fact that his daughter is gay almost as much as Dick hates it himself. Additionally, Cheney says that there were no tactical mistakes made in the handling of the occupation of Iraq. Really? Then why are we still there? Cuz the soldiers like the food? Me thinks not.

I am surprised that Cheney hasn’t enlisted his daughters’ spouse to fight in the war, or “accidentally” shoot her while Quail hunting.

Quote of the Day

"Promises, my dear lady, are the counterfeit currency that inferior people exact from each other when unsure of their own strength."
From the 1947 film, Christmas Eve

Here's my "O" face

Woo-hoo it’s time for my Superbowl and the “teams” were announced this morning. Ok, screw the sports metaphors because The Academy Awards don’t need to be compared to anything, they’re pretty damn important on their own. For the first time in years I am almost completely satisfied with the nominees—why no Best Picture nom for Children of Men?!? But let’s not sour the incredibly deserving and diverse choices. Instead, lets go through the major categories and talk about em’

Best motion picture of the year
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN

I am so happy Dreamgirls wasn’t nominated. Don’t get me wrong, it was an enjoyable film but nowhere near worthy of the title “One of the top 5 of 2006”. The five films that did make the cut do in fact deserve that moniker. If I were a betting man, I’d say this is going to come down to a head-to-head between Babel and The Departed. Iwo Jima is lucky to have made the cut and was clearly the fifth choice, especially considering it should be in the Foreign Film Category. Little Miss Sunshine is a fun crowd pleaser but not a film of technical achievement. The Queen would be nothing without Helen Mirren’s performance, which is why she’ll be recognized and the film will not. Leaving the foreign follies of Babel to duke it out with the dudes of The Departed. And the winner is: Babel

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Leonardo DiCaprio - BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling - HALF NELSON
Peter O'Toole – VENUS
Will Smith - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

As overjoyed as I am that Dreamgirls did not get nominated for Best Picture, that’s how thrilled I am that Ryan Gosling was acknowledged for his brilliant work in Half Nelson. But he won’t win, and neither will anyone not named Forrest Whitaker.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jackie Earle Haley - LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou - BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
Mark Wahlberg - THE DEPARTED

Marky Mark now gets to have the words Oscar Nominee precede his name for life! Didn’t see that one coming. Why him over Nicholson? I mean, I guess Jack’s performance could be seen as too over-the-top, but Marky is basically playing himself, and isn’t that why Beyonce wasn’t nominated for Dreamgirls? But I digress. Alan Arkin is hilarious in LMS, and comedic roles have a better history of winning in the Supporting categories but with 3 other such worthy dramatic performances, he might have to settle for the chocolate Oscar at the after party. Jackie Earle Haley is insanely creepy in Little Children, but a “reformed” pedophile isn’t anyone’s idea of a party. Neither is an out for revenge daddy looking to find his son and a giant diamond but Djimon grounds his desperation in reality making his performance feel real. So I’d love to see him win over Eddie Murphy, who has been raking in the pre-Oscar awards but I didn’t feel was as revelatory as other people are insisting.

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Penélope Cruz – VOLVER
Judi Dench - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren - THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet - LITTLE CHILDREN

Did you see The Queen? Yea, so did the Academy and that’s why Helen Mirren is going to win.

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Adriana Barraza – BABEL
Cate Blanchett - NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi - BABEL

This seems to be Jennifer Hudson’s year. And her performance is great, but personally I’d love to see Adriana Barraza win because she absolutely broke my heart in Babel. Oh, and let’s give it up to Abigail Breslin who I suspect screamed like her character Olive when she heard about her nomination.

Achievement in directing
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - BABEL
Martin Scorsese -THE DEPARTED
Clint Eastwood - LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Stephen Frears - THE QUEEN
Paul Greengrass - UNITED 93

Slightly surprised not to see Guillermo del Toro’s name on this list considering Pan’s Labyrinth was the coolest and most visually inventive film I have seen in years. But it’s still a solid list. Scorsese is getting the big buzz, so he’ll probably win but never count out Paul Greengrass for United 93. His inclusion shows that the Academy was paying attention and just because it covers tough subject matter, doesn’t mean it should be excluded.

Best foreign language film of the year
AFTER THE WEDDING
DAYS OF GLORY (INDIGÈNES)
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
PAN'S LABYRINTH
WATER
I am shocked that Volver isn’t on this list, but whatever because even if it was, Pan’s Labyrinth would win—by a landslide.

Adapted screenplay
BORAT
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
LITTLE CHILDREN
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
I’d love, love, love to see Children of Men win this award, but I imagine that the Adapted Screenplay Oscar is going to go to a film that has more than 3 nominations (2 of which are in technical categories) Additionally, how is Borat an adapted screenplay? Simply because the character is based on a previously filmed TV show? There has been a lot of negative campaigning against Notes on a Scandal as being misogynistic, but regardless, it was a real treat to watch but the negative industry buzz could hurt it. The Departed had shocks galore, but it’s not enough to propel it to a win. Little Children was amazing and I think it has the best shot in this category.

Original screenplay
BABEL
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
PAN'S LABYRINTH
THE QUEEN

Ah yes, now this is a tough one to pick. Prevailing wisdom would lead one to believe that Babel, Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine or The Queen would win because they are nominated for Best Picture but something tells me that Pan’s Labyrinth has a great chance to take home the little statue simply because it was the most creative, different and daring film out of the five.

agree? disagree? what do you want to win?

Really?!?!?

After the last 4 seasons I have come to expect the worse from SNL, but at least once a week, Saturday Night Live continues to surprise me with how hilarious it still can be.

Call me Norma(n) Rae

I once again awoke this morning to find that not only was my heat off, but my hot water was too. This makes 5 times in the last month (give or take one, but how can you expect an icicle to have a clear memory). I've decided that it's time to spring to action and take a stand against the corporations who simply don't seem to care that they are reducing an entire apartment building to live in arctic conditions. I know that I am up on my soapbox, but this problem is much bigger than just my temperature issues. Like an iceberg, if you look beneath the surface the issue at hand is always greater than you anticipated. (see what i did there)

"Slam"dance

At the opening ceremonies of The Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford got some things off his chest, and I for one am glad!

"Six years ago, we held off [saying anything negative about the administration]. But considering what's happened, I think we're owed an apology. Anyone with a rational mind and a sense of decency is being positioned as a lefty by the extreme right. I believe in the tenets of democracy, and when they get pushed, it pisses me off."

Echoing Redford's sentiments is Angelina Jolie, who was quoted as saying;

"When I travel, people feel uncomfortable when I say I'm American.
They think it's suspicious that I want to do something positive for them.
"I think they wonder why the American people re-elected a President who is
making foreign policy choices that are affecting other countries in a way that
we should question."

I hope everyone, famous or not, continues to voice their disgust with President Bush's current attitude of, "laws simply don’t apply to me," and the unnecessary way in which he tries to enact global change that truly only benefits a Republican America. Ironically, his current political attitude is more in line with the dictatorship he is trying to eradicate in The Middle East. But hopefully, as more and more dissent is voiced causing a greater number of American’s to be clued-in to the truth, there will be a noticeable increase in Pro-Democrat votes simply because no one wants to aligned with Bush!

DOWN WITH THE DICTATOR!

Robbie "Witch"lliams

Is it just me or does an in drag Robbie Williams look exactly like Anjelica Huston in The Witches?

Slap bet

The best moment from last night's Office


Oompa loompa doopa de dosome, Dwight is now gone which is totally awesome
Why is he gone he was such a nice guy, no he was not he was a total douche.

Whoever smelt it, delt it

As most people know by now NYC was besieged with a gaseous smell on Monday. People were freaking out, offices were closed and yet brave smokers continued to light up even in spite of the chance they’d be blown to smithereens. Now, the big problem I have with this event wasn’t that it happened, because as we all know sometimes you just CAN NOT hold gas in. My issue is with the blame game that followed. New York officials had the gall to imply that New Jersey was responsible for the smell, stating that it wafted over the river from Bayonne, NJ.

Now look, I understand that the industrial parts on Jersey do smell like week-old dirty diaper, but it’s not like the homeless, garbage, subways, shit-covered sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages that populate the city are making New York smell like roses. There is even a street near my apartment that you can’t walk down during a hot summer day because the stench is overwhelming.

So next time New York suffers from a pungent aroma, influx of immigrants, or a Hasselhoff invasion, let’s not play the blame game. We’re on an island, you could easily separate us from the rest of the country by simply closing the tunnels and blowing up the bridges….but don’t do that, I work in NJ and don’t feel like swimming. (and Smalls stole my water wings)

Hairspray in my eyes

That was how i originally felt about seeing the new film version of Hairspray, mostly because of Mr. Travolta and this look:



However, I have pulled a 180 and will now be first in line, mostly due to this picture from the film.



Oh yes, Michelle Pfeiffer is getting her sing on once again, which means I can finally stop rewatching Grease 2 to see my Michelle belt out classics like "Cool Rider"

Stop it right now!

Brooke Burke gave birth a few days ago and has named her newborn daughter Heaven Rain Charvet

When are celebrities going to stop thinking they're allowed to name their children ridiculous things simply because they are famous.

And Brooke, you ain't even that famous.

Your daughter already hates you. And so do I.

iLove iPhone

Pros: It's a widescreen iPod, mobile phone, and internet communicator all in one using a touchscreen navigation. Only one button, the home button. Thinner than any smartphone. Comes with full-featured internet browser, integrated Google search and maps, free Yahoo push IMAP email (like BlackBerry), runs OSX, widgets.

Cons: Shipping in June, costing $499 to $599, and will be exclusively with Cingular at first.

a boy can dream though

Last on the bandwagon

I know everyone and their mother has seen this video already but I am seeing it for the first time today and still laughing about it. My favorite part is the hysterical mother

NJ isn't the most smartest

The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's leading "newspaper", ran a story today about a meteorite that fell on a Monmouth residents home that calls into question the intelligence of New Jersey-ites in general (besides me, obviously) My favorite excerpt is below:

A rock from outer space? Maybe
Mysterious lump plummets into Monmouth home, sparks talk of meteorite

It came from the sky. That much everyone can agree on.

It came down fast, too. Fast enough to punch a hole in the roof of a Monmouth County home and crack a tile in a second-floor bathroom.

At just 3 1/2 inches long and more than three-quarters of a pound, it was oddly heavy. And oddly smooth, despite its somewhat craggy appearance. It was hard, too.

"Extremely dense," in the words of an investigator.

Ok, so I love the fact that everyone can agree that A) it came from the sky, as opposed to Wal-Mart and that B) since it punched a hole in someone's bathroom, the rock must have indeed been falling at a very fast rate.

Additionally, The Star Ledger has deduced that after many years of scientific testing Trix are indeed for kids. Glad that's settled!