While I’ve never met Oscar, I do become a voyeur every year and watch him.
This year with Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries, Bride Wars) co-hosting… I’m not going to lie, I don’t think I’ve ever seen ANYTHING James Franco (127 Hours(for which he is nominated), Milk) has been in, I’m pretty excited.
The husband and I have decided that it could go either way. Really funny, or trying too hard. But, we’ll have to wait to see.
Nominees- you can pretty much already guess who’s going to win- either the King’s Speech or Black Swan for best movie, Natalie Portman for best and probably Colin Firth for the King’s Speech—simply because James Franco is co-hosting.
Now, I don’t know for sure… but I don’t know that someone hosting has ever been nominated for Best Actor… let alone won.
Supporting Actress- my vote is for Amy Adams… sorry, I loved her in Enchanted and for Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale. (Best Batman I think we’ve ever had… sorry George!)
But the thing I’m most looking forward to? Of course the dresses! Who doesn’t love to see them all dressed up… and who knows what the heck Helena Bonham Carter (nom for King's Speech) will be wearing. Let’s just hope she’s got on the same shoes this time.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Grammys... ARE YOU SERIOUS? PART II
Did I miss something? When I watched the Grammys I saw a total of about 8 awards given out... the rest of the time was musical acts.
I thought this was supposed to be an AWARDS SHOW! Where were the awards? I hardly saw any!
However, the one I did see that was a HUGE upset- JUSTIN BEIBER LOST TO A HARDLY KNOWN NAME! For Best New Artist, Esperanza Spalding won. I think no one was sitting, waiting with bated breath for this one... but then when the award didn't go to Beiber, we were all scratching our heads.
Most of the performances were good...
But, the quick tribute to Dolly Parton with John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban seemed thrown together at the last minute and odd with the three of them squeezed together on the stage and John clearly not knowing the words as he stared at the prompter for the lyrics.
Lady Gaga was her typical Gaga self... entrance in the an egg, and her outfit was... as usual... random and ugly. The glued on points to her shoulders made her look like a gargoyle and her outfit, which was completely see through was WAY TOO MUCH for "family viewing time"... before 10 p.m. should have been banned! You could see her heart shaped pasties under her top...
It was nice to see Christina Aguilera get it right during their tribute to Aretha Franklin. Both lyrically and fashion. Loved her dress!
What was your favorite part... or least favorite part of the Grammy's?
Fav: nice little surprise of the "Beib" not winning
Lease Fav: Lady Gaga... both the song "born this way" and the outfit... yuck!
I thought this was supposed to be an AWARDS SHOW! Where were the awards? I hardly saw any!
However, the one I did see that was a HUGE upset- JUSTIN BEIBER LOST TO A HARDLY KNOWN NAME! For Best New Artist, Esperanza Spalding won. I think no one was sitting, waiting with bated breath for this one... but then when the award didn't go to Beiber, we were all scratching our heads.
Most of the performances were good...
But, the quick tribute to Dolly Parton with John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban seemed thrown together at the last minute and odd with the three of them squeezed together on the stage and John clearly not knowing the words as he stared at the prompter for the lyrics.
Lady Gaga was her typical Gaga self... entrance in the an egg, and her outfit was... as usual... random and ugly. The glued on points to her shoulders made her look like a gargoyle and her outfit, which was completely see through was WAY TOO MUCH for "family viewing time"... before 10 p.m. should have been banned! You could see her heart shaped pasties under her top...
It was nice to see Christina Aguilera get it right during their tribute to Aretha Franklin. Both lyrically and fashion. Loved her dress!
What was your favorite part... or least favorite part of the Grammy's?
Fav: nice little surprise of the "Beib" not winning
Lease Fav: Lady Gaga... both the song "born this way" and the outfit... yuck!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Grammys... ARE YOU SERIOUS?
It's that time of year... the Grammys are on their way.
Justin Beiber has been nominated too many times, John Mayer not enough and Lady Gaga is in every category they could squeeze her into, whether she really fit or not. There are a few surprises... but the main category I'm anxious to see is Best Pop Vocal Album.
Have you seen the list of nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album? Pop, a category meaning "popular" can be varied. As long as there are vocals on the album and it sells... it qualifies.
The 2011 noms... Justin Beiber for My World 2.0, Lady Gaga for The Fame Monster (boy howdy is she), Katy Perry for Teenage Dream, John Mayer for Battle Studies and the one that is WAY WAY out of their league for being in this contest: Susan Boyle for I dreamed a dream.
Seriously? Yeah, it's vocal and yeah... I suppose probably popular to the whole 50 people who only watch the tv guide channel and see her special at least once a week... but really? Susan Boyle? Honestly, I can't believe she's even GOING to the Grammy's. C'mon... Susan Boyle in the Pop category? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!
I have to imagine Susan Boyle being at the Grammys is alot like a Peter Griffin when Lois great aunt dies and they buy that vase for a ton of money.... he tries to fit in with the hoity toity people, but everyone just laughs at him.
Yes, Ms. Boyle has a fantastic voice, but she is- for all other reasons... a one hit wonder. Has anyone heard her sing anything other than music from a Broadway play? No.. that's because her voice is not suited for much else besides opera or Broadway. She couldn't sing Barbara Streisand if her life depended on it (not well anyway).
Another category that I find interesting this year: Best Solo Rock Performance. The noms? Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Neil Young.
Although I've never actually heard Robert Plant.. I gotta say for John Mayer and Robert Plant to be nominated in the same category, the same year and at the same time has to be an honor... and a huge sign that you've made it.
Seriously?! You're up against SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY! John Mayer has been called a young Clapton... and then of course every middle aged woman's fantasy- Neil Young (he's too old for me).
All in all, I'm pretty excited to see how everything goes down. The performances should be good and the categories look pretty tough.. in most cases, there is no clear winner.
One of the big reasons to watch though- the performers... just announced: Barbara Streisand on top of several others you you don't want to miss: B.o.B, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Muse and Katy Perry and the one I'm most looking forward to- Cee Lo Green with Gwyneth Paltrow and the Jim Henson Company muppets. You KNOW it's gonna be a good show when there's muppets involved! Can't wait to watch!
This year, the Grammys are on February 13th at 8 p.m. on CBS.
It's a girls world, you're just livin' in it!
Justin Beiber has been nominated too many times, John Mayer not enough and Lady Gaga is in every category they could squeeze her into, whether she really fit or not. There are a few surprises... but the main category I'm anxious to see is Best Pop Vocal Album.
Have you seen the list of nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album? Pop, a category meaning "popular" can be varied. As long as there are vocals on the album and it sells... it qualifies.
The 2011 noms... Justin Beiber for My World 2.0, Lady Gaga for The Fame Monster (boy howdy is she), Katy Perry for Teenage Dream, John Mayer for Battle Studies and the one that is WAY WAY out of their league for being in this contest: Susan Boyle for I dreamed a dream.
Seriously? Yeah, it's vocal and yeah... I suppose probably popular to the whole 50 people who only watch the tv guide channel and see her special at least once a week... but really? Susan Boyle? Honestly, I can't believe she's even GOING to the Grammy's. C'mon... Susan Boyle in the Pop category? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!
I have to imagine Susan Boyle being at the Grammys is alot like a Peter Griffin when Lois great aunt dies and they buy that vase for a ton of money.... he tries to fit in with the hoity toity people, but everyone just laughs at him.
Yes, Ms. Boyle has a fantastic voice, but she is- for all other reasons... a one hit wonder. Has anyone heard her sing anything other than music from a Broadway play? No.. that's because her voice is not suited for much else besides opera or Broadway. She couldn't sing Barbara Streisand if her life depended on it (not well anyway).
Another category that I find interesting this year: Best Solo Rock Performance. The noms? Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Neil Young.
Although I've never actually heard Robert Plant.. I gotta say for John Mayer and Robert Plant to be nominated in the same category, the same year and at the same time has to be an honor... and a huge sign that you've made it.
Seriously?! You're up against SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY! John Mayer has been called a young Clapton... and then of course every middle aged woman's fantasy- Neil Young (he's too old for me).
All in all, I'm pretty excited to see how everything goes down. The performances should be good and the categories look pretty tough.. in most cases, there is no clear winner.
One of the big reasons to watch though- the performers... just announced: Barbara Streisand on top of several others you you don't want to miss: B.o.B, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Muse and Katy Perry and the one I'm most looking forward to- Cee Lo Green with Gwyneth Paltrow and the Jim Henson Company muppets. You KNOW it's gonna be a good show when there's muppets involved! Can't wait to watch!
This year, the Grammys are on February 13th at 8 p.m. on CBS.
It's a girls world, you're just livin' in it!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Preivew to album review: Battle Studies... just now gettin' around to it!
I was recently given John Mayer's Battle Studies. I've heard a handful of songs from the album: Heartbreak Warfare, Who says and Friends, Lovers or Nothing, because they're posted on his web page.
Unfortunately the album has already been tarnished for me... which explains the delay in the review of the album... because of the interview he did with Rolling Stone.
Review of album (with as little interview influence as possible) coming soon.
Unfortunately the album has already been tarnished for me... which explains the delay in the review of the album... because of the interview he did with Rolling Stone.
Review of album (with as little interview influence as possible) coming soon.
Top XboX 360 games
Of all the games that came out in 2010, which was the most popular for online play? It's no surprise that Call Of Duty: Black Ops topped this list. Even though COD: Bops was only on the market for 2 months, it still blew the competition away.
However, what followed my surprise you. The XboX Live programming director, Major Nelson (no, not the I dream of Jeanie guy), kept track of the games released in 2010 that got the most online Live play.
Top 10 games:
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops
2) Halo: Reach
3) Red Dead Redemption
4) Fable III
5) Battlefield: Bad Company 2
6) Medal of Honor
7) Mass Effect 2
8) FIFA Soccer 11
9) Fallout: New Vegas
10) BioShock 2
I'm not going to lie, I've only ever played Black Ops... which is indeed a great and fun game to play online.
However, I don't own an XboX and my husband refuses to add to the Microsoft empire, so we probably wont' be getting one any time soon.
Never fear, sports fans, Madden 2011 did make the top 20-- it placed at 11 on the list of the top 20. But, this just goes to show that globally, soccer is more popular than Football, as the FIFA Soccer came in at 8. Who knew FIFA was so popular?
Don't forget, it's a girls world.. you gamers are just livin' in it!
However, what followed my surprise you. The XboX Live programming director, Major Nelson (no, not the I dream of Jeanie guy), kept track of the games released in 2010 that got the most online Live play.
Top 10 games:
1) Call of Duty: Black Ops
2) Halo: Reach
3) Red Dead Redemption
4) Fable III
5) Battlefield: Bad Company 2
6) Medal of Honor
7) Mass Effect 2
8) FIFA Soccer 11
9) Fallout: New Vegas
10) BioShock 2
I'm not going to lie, I've only ever played Black Ops... which is indeed a great and fun game to play online.
However, I don't own an XboX and my husband refuses to add to the Microsoft empire, so we probably wont' be getting one any time soon.
Never fear, sports fans, Madden 2011 did make the top 20-- it placed at 11 on the list of the top 20. But, this just goes to show that globally, soccer is more popular than Football, as the FIFA Soccer came in at 8. Who knew FIFA was so popular?
Don't forget, it's a girls world.. you gamers are just livin' in it!
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