Narcissism 101

PURPLE DAY

It's amazing and heartening to see how many people have changed their profile pictures today in support of LGBT youth and to stand up against anti-LGBT bullying. The internet has great power and REALLY shows today.

My profile pic is of Oprah Winfrey not only because she was in The Color Purple, but because her character fought back. I'm very much all about fighting back - not necessarily with physical violence but with strength and intelligence and bettering one's self.

If you've never seen the scene this is from, watch it after the jump...

IT'S A MAIDENFORM...AND...IT'S MINE!

This looks like a good Sat afternoon matinee, dontcha think?

 

WAITING FOR A BUS THAT NEVER COMES

This is the one of the two scenes I'm doing for a directing class today (I'm coming in as an actor for learning directors). It's from THIEF and the scene kinda rocks. I have a great "as-if" for this that applies to my current life. Ironically, the second scene is from UP IN THE AIR and I'm playing Ryan (George Clooney's character). Looking forward to bringing a lot into my work for these people this morning.

 

 

9 MO' DAYS

I am very excited to see Iron Man 2 when it opens next week. VERY!

If you are too, then here's a little something to tide you over (thanks, Ernie):

SO LOST

One of my teenage faves has overdosed and where I'd like to say I'm surprised, I am very sadly and most unfortunately not. He was a lost soul and I hope is now in a better place... RIP Corey Haim.

"Look at your reflection in the mirror. You're a creature of the night Michael, just like out of a comic book! You're a vampire Michael! My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. You wait 'till mom finds out, buddy!"

INSPIRATIONAL

So this amateur filmmaker in Paraguay makes an amazing 4 minute film for $300 and gets a $30 million dollar movie deal. How incredible is that?? Just goes to show that the internet is definitely helping unknown talent and I, for one, hope it helps me.

Watch the video after the jump

ALL HALLOWS EVE

I love Elvira Mistress of the Dark - one of my cult films that I've seen thousands of times - and I cannot think how better to celebrate than with a little song and daaaa-aaaance.

A VERY MERRY UN-ACID TRIP

This video is gorgeous. The editing is perfect and whoever made this was crazy creative (and possible crazy high). Oh, and Alice keeps saying "there is still always a lot of trouble."

NO EXPLANATION NECESSARY

POPPIES WILL MAKE YOU SLEEEEEP

I heart Harry Potter books.

I heart all of the Harry Potter movies.

All except The Half Blood Prince. 2 1/2 hours of snores... WTF??? I realize there was a lot to cover, but did we really need to cover all the scenes featuring the raging hormones these kids are dealing with? Will Ginny and Harry snog? Will Hermione ever get make out with Ron? Will Ron pop Lavender's cherry? I mean, who wrote the script - Judy Blume?!? Are You There Voldemort, It's Me Harry.

Let's hope the final 2 are exciting and keep my attention.

NEIN MEANS YES

Here are some rockin' stills from the upcoming adaptation of NINE by director Rob Marshall. It stars Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Judy Dench, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, and Kate Hudson and Fergie(?).

To say that I am excited would be an understatement. Click pics to enlarge...

OLD FRIENDS

In one of my favorite scenes from Truth or Dare, Madonna meets up with her old friend and gives her an audience of about 45 seconds. Methinks she wouldn't even meet with any of her old friends for even that amount of time nowadays. BUT...Whatareyougonnado?

Best line: "Madonna, I did not teach you how to insert a tam-pahhhn..."

THE QOUTES THAT MADE THE NIGHT

Tina Fay: "And every tree was once a tiny seed."
Steve Martin: "And every tiny seed on earth was placed here by the alien king Romdulay to foster our titrates and fuel our positive transfers."
Tina Fay: "Oh,Steve - no one wants to hear about out religion. That we made up."

Dustin Lance Black: "...if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he’d want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches or by the government or by their families that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally, across this great nation of ours."

Sean Penn: "I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren’s eyes if they continue that way of support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone."

OH, THE SHOCK

Surprise! We were all overlooked for Oscar nominations! ...cake?

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

...is a pair of black Cha-Cha heels, an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle, Frank Shirley (for not giving me my bonus), a Rosebud sled, a house in the suburbs, and you.

Is that too much?

SAVED!!!

SAVE ME opens today in NYC and I urge you to go see it. Judith Light gives an amazing performance (as does Chad Allen) and the film is very well done. It starts an important dialogue regarding religion and homosexuality that I feel needs to get away from it's black-and-white tone.

If you're in NYC, you can see it at the Chelsea Clearview Cinema.

If you're in L.A., the film opens on Sept. 19th at the Laemmle Sunset 5.

Oh, and it opens elsewhere around the country starting on Oct. 3rd.

Read the Entertainment Weekly review here.

DAYS LEFT IN OFFICE: 136

WORTH THE WAIT

Finally saw Batman: The Dark Knight today and really enjoyed it. I know it's been said a million times, but Heath Ledger was brilliant and it actually made me get a bit emotional during his long scenes primarily because he truly was a brilliant actor who was taken to soon. Not since James Dean's performances in East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause have I witness such a brilliant, nuanced performance by a young actor - both were so ahead of their game (the way he delivered the line "Six?" may help to prove my point). Then again, there was Brokeback Mountain - equally as genius.

And my apologies for sounding like such an "actor" just now. It's what I am.

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COUNT DE MONET

One of my favorite comedic actors died yesterday: Harvey Korman.

I think the first thing I remembered seeing him in was The Carol Burnett Show where he always played the straight man (as in the serious half of a comedy duo) who could never keep it together when acting w/ Tim Conway.

But it was in all the Mel Brooks movies that I REALLY enjoyed watching him.  From the mispronunciations of his names ("Count The Money!Count The Money!...De Monet." and "Hello Heddy Lamar...It's Hedley.") to his sadist relationship with Nurse Diesel who scolds him for arriving late to dinner ("Those who are late get no fruit cup."). His uptight demeanor and controled speech is pure genius.

He will definitely be missed.

MY MILKSHAKE

Here is the SNL skit that sends up There Will Be Blood and the original scene it was based on:

THE ACADEMY SNORES

Missed the Oscars last night?  Here's my quick re-cap:

Jon Stewart comes out and says a few funny/witty things.
Boring.
Montage.
Boring.
Boring.
Montage.
Tilda Swinton is tad weird and looks like a man, but she rocks.
Boring.
Bad song performance by a talented actress.
Boring.
Javier Bardem speaks in Spanish.
Montage.
Boring.
Boring.
Marion Cotillard speaks in English.
Dead People Montage.
Boring.
Another bad song performance by and uber-talented Broadway diva.
Where IS Halle Berry?
Boring.
Nap.
Tom Hanks, the actor's spokesman of all things military, has soldiers read off nominations for the "Boring" category.
Montage.
Great song performance by a couple of Irish people.
Boring.
Diablo Cody is my fave stripper. Well, second favorite behind Nomi Malone.
Daniel Day-Lewis rules and wins the Most Obvious Best Actor In A Motion Picture Award.
No Country For Old Men.

And...scene.

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BLECH

Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell are guilty of Assholism.

This Golden Globe "Winner's Special" was beyond annoying and their ridiculous banter after announcing the winners was sooooo unnecessary.

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CENTERFOLD

I can't get over the hotness that is Will Farrell...

(from his forthcoming movie Semi Pro)

By the way, I'm finally better after being bed-bound for 4 days. This b.s. sickness that everyone has hit me and hit me hard. My throat is still sore...

DAYS LEFT IN OFFICE: 379

MYOOVEEZ

2 great films in 2 fun days...

Call me morose, but my favorite B'Way musical has always been Sweeney Todd. I've seen the original (George Hearn & Angela Lansbury) the '90s revival (Bob Gunton & Beth Fowler) and the 2006 revival (Michael Cerveris & Patti LuPone) so I was a bit afraid of what Tim Burton might do to a show that I knew backwards. First he cast Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in roles I thought they were completely wrong for. Next, a whole bunch of songs were cut namely all the "Ballads of Sweeney Todd." But I had to see it regardless.

From the moment it began to the last frame I was beyond happy. Everything worked - the cut songs were not missed, the performances were above and beyond what I thought they would be, and the overall look of the film was perfect. I can gush and gush (like the blood from Sweeney's victims) but know that I'd keep going so I won't. I WILL say that Helena Bonham Carter is back in my faves list...she was genius.

Yesterday, my mom and I went to see Juno which we both loved, loved, loved. Ellen Page rocks and Diablo Cody (the screenwriter) has her finger on the pulse on the way teens speak in the U.S., as over-the-top as some of it was. I also found the story to be endearing, real and extremely positive. I actually wanna go see it again to hear some of the dialogue again.

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ANOTHER STEP CLOSER

The new Cloverfield trailer is up and shows a bit more shizzle, but still leaves you wanting more.

I dunno if I can wait until 1-18-08.

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PUTTING THE GRIND...

...into Grindhouse.

I just rented and watched Death Proof (since I never got around to seeing it in the theater) and was so impressed with Miss Vanessa Ferlito that I went scouting YouTube until I found her hot lap dance from the film. Hey mami, mind if i say "wow"?

DAYS LEFT IN OFFICE: 439

IT'S HERE!!!

It is really that time???

C'EST INCREDIBLE

Went to see "La Vie en Rose" with my cousin Matt last night and was blown away by Marion Cotillard'a performance. The amount of passion and energy was amazing and will be remebered for a long, long time. What a shame she can't be nominated for an Oscar as it's a foreign film. There would be no contest...

I HIGHLY recommend seeing it.

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RIGHT NOW

I am a bit put off by the trailer of Adam Sandler's new movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.  Isn't the "I'm-super-straight-but-am-pretending-to-be-gay" thang beat to death, not to mention DATED?? Not since Three's Company has the joke gotten so old so quick.

A few things that rubbed me the wrong way:

* Kevin James describing his character as "a fruit". Nice.

* An actually homosexual who is asking about domestic partnership freaks Kevin James' character out so badly (by saying hello) that Kevin James falls off the ladder he's standing on. Pratfalls are funny...

* Jessica Biehl is so flippin' hot that even gay guys would have sex with her, so the idea that only a straight guy would lust for her (therefore making him so-not-gay) is null-and-void.  Sorry Adam Sandler. Perhaps you should have asked Drew Barrymore to play the role.  Only a straight guy would fall in love with her.  Besides, your chemistry in past films has been sizzling.  Sizz-ling.

I could be wrong -- it could show why gays should be allowed to marry and become a very positive message for the gay community.  Or the joke could be on the gays and it could suck balls (no pun intended). Only time will tell.

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WATCHING THE KIDS

Daddy's gotta stay home and watch the kids rather than go off to Sundance to support Save Me.  Someone's gotta bring home the bacon, right?

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THAT'S MY DREAM

Tonight. 8pm. Ziegfeld Theater. NYC

DID I DREAM THIS?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...Disney's Hercules or Dreamgirls?

ABONINATIO

This movie was actually #1 this weekend...

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Genius.

Someone give Catherine O'Hara an Oscar nomination.  She is a brilliant actor and none more so than in this movie.

(I think I just created a "blurb on a blog"...)

And yes, Parker Posey rocks, Jennifer Coolidge makes me pee, and Jane Lynch and Fred Willard are perfect. GO SEE IT!

DAYS LEFT IN OFFICE: 793

BWAH-BWAH-BWAH-BWAH-BWAH

I was unsure if Johnny Depp was the best choice to play the title character in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd (directed by Tim Burton) but I went with it. Today, however, it has been announced that the director's wife Helena Bonham-Carter has been cast opposite Johnny as Mrs. Lovett.  This. Is. WRONG!!!  On Broadway the part was immortalized by Angela Lansbury in the late '70s, revisited by Beth Fowler in a scaled down version in the late '80s, then rediscovered by Patti LuPone this past year.  And now Helena Bonham-Carter??? I can assure you that the only thing she'll do correctly is the accent.

Tim, the casting of your wife is obvious and shallow.  Just how many women did you see for that particular part?

My guess is one.

P.S. Sorry I'm so bitter, it's just that it's one of, if not my favorite, musical.

MUST SEE FILM 2006 (No. 1)

Shortbus gets reviewed in The New York Times and it's excellent.  I'm very excited for John and hope the movie gets some major awards this year.  He's too talented to not be recognized for his work... (or for his work on Hedwig, for that matter.)

T.S.F.W.

(Too. Scary. For. Words.)

I think this is probably the scariest movie to come out in a long time... The thought of it sends shivers down my spine.

"You go into Palestine and they're talikng their kids to camps like we take our kids to bible camps and they're putting hand grenades in their hands..."

Tick-tock.

WARNING

If you lived in NYC on Sept. 11th, 2001 you witnessed firsthand (and up-close) what others around the world saw on their televisions.  The sights that were seen were horrifying.  The sounds that were heard were haunting.  Even the smells in the air that permeated the city were retching.

I've known for a while that Oliver Stone was making a movie about two Port Authority Police Officers, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, who were trapped beneath the rubble of the felled towers. At first I was angry that he would make such a film so soon after that terrible event. How would people react to seeing it all re-created on the "big screen"? It's been nearly 5 years since it's happened, but the wounds are still fresh. I, like many others, did live in NYC and did witness up-close the plane-bombings and destruction the World Trade Center. I know for a fact that I could not watch something like that -- I get teary eyed just looking at images of the towers on fire.

Well today the trailer for Oliver Stone's World Trade Center is up and, yes, it's a bit upsetting.  Apparently Mr. Stone is going for a story of survival and to those 2 men who's story is told I tip my hat.  But I still won't be seeing it.  Still too painful.

If you'd like, you can view the trailer here.

SHOPPING LIST

Weekly Grocery Lists for Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist--Summer, 1962

       WEEK ONE

       Beans
       Bacon
       Coffee
       Whiskey

       WEEK TWO

       Beans
       Bacon
       Coffee
       Whiskey
       K-Y Jelly

       WEEK THREE
       Beans
       Pancetta
       Coffee--espresso grind please
       Whiskey
       2 tubes K-Y Jelly

       WEEK FOUR
       Some nice fresh Fava beans
       Jasmine rice
       Prosciutto--about 8 ounces, thinly sliced
       Medallions of veal--a pound at least
       Porcini Mushrooms
       A half pint of heavy whipping cream
       1 Cub Scout uniform--size 42 long
       Five or six bottles of a good chardonnay
       1 large bottle Astro-glide

       WEEK FIVE
       Yukon Gold potatoes
       Heavy whipping cream
       6 yards white silk organdy
       6 yards pale ivory taffeta
       At least a case of Chardonnay
       large tin Crisco

HOMOS AND TRANNIES AND QUEENS, OH MY!

Methinks I see a trend here... Last night at The Golden Globes the best picture awarded was a film about 2 homo cowboys, the best actress award was given to a woman who portrayed a transsexual, and the best actor award was given to a man who played a big literary queen. Gay plus gay multiplied by gay equals GAY!

And all of this is happening under the Bush Administration? (insert BIG smirking grin here)

AN AMAZING ACTRESS

There's a famous story about an Oscar-winning Hollywood actress in the mid-1960s who was being considered for the title role in a feature film with a rookie director. The actress, who had just won her second Oscar, was asked by the rookie director to come in for both an audition and a screen test.  The actress's agent told the rookie director that his client was an award winning actress and didn't take screen tests -- her work in film should suffice.  The rookie director was adamant that all actresses auditioning for his film take the screen test. The actress's agent balked.  The actress, however, asked the agent to set up a meeting with said rookie director. The rookie director set the meeting up in his office.

When the actress was announced, the rookie director asked her to be sent in as he sat, self-important, behind his desk.  The actress walked in dressed to the nines carrying a large handled shopping bag.  She says hello and takes a seat opposite the director setting the shopping bag on the floor next to her. Then, without letting him speak, she leans down to her shopping bag, reaches in, pulls out her two Oscar statuettes and sets them atop his desk.

"Some people in this town think I can act," she says, then takes the statues and puts them back into the shopping bag from whence they cam. With that, the actress stands up and without saying another word walks out of the rookie director's office leaving him to think about his what has just happened.

The actress's name was Shelly Winters.

She will be missed.

(This story is Hollywood legend -- whether it's true or not, we may never know...)

IN LOVE

Finally saw Brokeback Mountain last night and am still thinking about it.  In fact, just thinking about what I have seen makes me wanna cry. I honestly can't put a finger on which emotion keeps triggering this feeling: Is it happiness that an amazing film was made about two gay men? Is it sadness for the characters in the story who had to live with shame, fear and sadness? This feeling keeps pushing at my chest and throat and wants to come out, but for some reason can't.

I do know this: I am grateful that I, as a gay man, have incredible writers like Annie Proulx, Larry McMurty, and Diana Ossana who write about the pain/confusion of being in love and not being able to share it with anyone for fear of persecution. I am grateful that I, as a gay man, have an incredibly intelligent director like Ang Lee who understands not only the truth in this story and it's characters but the importance of this film to gays everywhere.  I am grateful, as a gay man, that Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal had respect for the men they portrayed and gave, above all, honest performances.

I am also grateful and fortunate, as a gay man, that I live in a city where I can walk hand-in-hand with my boyfriend; that I live in a city where I can go to restaurants filled with straight couples without feeling awkward; that I can live in an apartment with my boyfriend (in Harlem, no less) without the fear that we will be beaten or killed for doing so. Unfortunately it's not the same in most parts of this country. For that I feel guilty -- it doesn't seem fair. Why can't it be the same in Atlanta? In St. Louis? In Tuscon? Why must so many gays in the United States of America live in fear? Call me optimistic, but I truly believe that one day we will live without fear. One day a film like this will be "normal" rather than watershed.

Right now I'm gonna finally read Andy Towle's Guide To Brokeback Mountain which I've been avoiding until after I saw the film. After glancing at it, it looks like I have a full day of reading ahead of me...

TRUTH OR DARE PART DEUX

Just finished watching Madonna's I'm Going To Tell You A Secret and I've gotta admit that I don't really know what to think about it. Yes, it was Truth Or Dare: The Sequel (complete with gritty b&w backstage scenes and crisp color concert footage) and Jonas Akerlund is a genius editor and visual artist but I can't really tell what the point of the film was other than "look-at-who-I-am-now."  I love the fact that she is incredibly spiritual and that she spreads messages of love and peace and tolerance and forgiveness, but if that's the message that she wants to spread through this film...I just thought that the backstage moments and performances took away from the message(s) that she wants to convey. However, I was fascinated by it and couldn't stop watching and didn't want it to end.  See...told you I didn't know how to feel about it.

*OPINION ALERT* Mayhaps it might have been more effective if she didn't show any performances and if it didn't look and feel just like Truth Or Dare; mayhaps release the concert footage on it's own.

Don't get me wrong I'm a BIG Madonna fan and will definitely buy the DVD when it becomes available, but am I just buying it to see the concert footage again?

TRAILER PARK

* Let's see... a comedy film with Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Diane Keaton, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel McAdams and Claire Danes called The Family Stone? I'm soooo there.

* Shirley MacLaine rocks it in Jennifer Aniston's Rumor Has It and Cameron D./Toni Collette's In Her Shoes.

* Meryl Streep is my fave when she's in a comedy and Prime looks like it could be funny.

* The new Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire trailer is up and it looks perfect.

* Memoirs of a Geisha is lookin' good and is visually gorgeous.

LEASE

My old friend Jesse L. Martin's new movie looks REAL good...  I hope it's as good as this genius preview.

LIFE LESSONS

Shep (the boyfriend's new nickname) and I went to go see The Day After Tomorrow with a few friends this past Friday night and had a "blast." Not because the movie was good...DEFINITELY not that...but because the audience participation was at a fevered pitch. For example, when the weather goes haywire and cities around the world are being destroyed the "president" (Perry King fer chrissakes) asks the "vice president" what they should do to which my friend Richie yells out, " Bomb Iraq!"

Not only was the experience fun, but educational as well. Here are a few things that my friend Aaron E. and I learned that I want to share with you in the hopes that they possibly save your life:

* When every bird in the Northern Hemisphere flies South in the middle of summer, follow them.
* In case of turbulence, eat peanuts.
* Screaming "TAXI!" in Calcutta will make cabs stop. It's a universal word.
* Tokyo is not built to withstand a hail storm.
* L.A. sucks/blows. Literally.
* Montezuma was not Mexican.
* Even during Armageddon, NO DOGS in the library.
* When making life-or-death descisions, never listen to the police...always listen to the hot, twenty-something guy.
* In a pinch, wicker chair backs make fine snow shoes.
* When evacuating an inevitably doomed city, it is unacceptable to leave the terminally ill behind.
* The Russian word for penicilin is penicilin.
* Inflatable rafts are conveniently located in one of the cabinets in the ship's kitchen.
* Rich kids are immune to werewolf bites.
* When all else fails, feed the rich kid to the hungry wolves.
* Never underestimate the power of a nylon tent and a bunsen burner in -125 degree weather.
* The glass ceilings of shopping malls cannot withstand the weight of 3 grown men.
* Certain Wendy's locations NEVER close.
* When heated properly, spices from Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwiches will warm an entire kitchen.
* Never join a team for the attention of a chick.
* Above all: DO NOT DRILL ATOP GLACIERS

ABOUT A TROY

Over the weekend the boyfriend and I went to see Troy on our "date night" and I must say that we both found it to be...hideous. Brad Pitt's hot body couldn't save the crappy, moral-heavy dialogue (Showgirls had better dialogue) nor the boring close-up-heavy fight scenes all of which began with the "wall of armies" walking towards each other. Sorry guys...that CGI effect worked well in all 3 Lord of the Rings films but we don't need to see it repeated in your "epic".

And this might be petty, but I also didn't realize there were so many blonde hair, blue-eyed people in Greece back then. From Helen of Troy (nee Sparta) to Achilles' cousin to the King of Troy, the Arian look was abundant. Could that have anything to do with Wolfgang Peterson's appearance, could it?

I did, however, like Eric Bana as Hector. Don't remember much about his performance other than the fact he delivered the bad lines like a pro, but I definitely remember his chest.

By the way, how many times have your eyes darted over to look at Mr. Anniston's crotch while reading this bland review? I'll stop here.

MORE BRAINS

Unlike everyone else who went to see the latest intelligent Charlie Kaufman film, I went against my better judgement and saw Dawn Of The Dead Friday night. And I loved it. Not only was it intelligent, but was more thriller than gore-fest. And the music is genius...or should I say muszak as most of the background music was just that. Examples: When the first 5 arrive at their self-appointed safehouse "Don't Worry Be Happy" was playing throughout the mall. Mekhi Phifer goes to check on the doors to see if they're locked and "All By Myself" is playing. "You Light Up My Life" is playing while one of the mall security guards goes to check out the mall power/security center. Even Air Supply's "I'm All Outta Love" is playing when the unaffected get away from the undead by running into an elevator.

I give it 2 snaps and a circle.

V-I-C-T-O-R-Y

How happy am I to hear that Broderick-Jessica Parkers have signed on to the Strangers With Candy Movie ???

Answer: Very.

Inside word has it that Sarah will be playing a French teacher and Matthew will be playing a ruse to Mr. Jellineck and Mr. Noblet's closeted relationship.

BLOWN SIDEWAYS THROUGH LIFE

Hate to jump on the bandwagon, but just saw Charlize in Monter and was blown away by her performance. I don't even think I need to see Diane, or Naomi, or Samantha, or Keisha to know where my vote is going. That bitch was jacked up in that movie, y'all...!

Seriously, it's great to see actors giving their all to a role and she added humanity to a woman who, to most, would be thought of as inhumane. Much respect for her.

FLAMING SAG-GOT

After recieving my SAG Awards nomination ballot and reading the Oscar nominations this morning, I realized that I need to put my SAG card to use by seeing the following films:

House of Sand and Fog, 21 Grams, The Station Agent/Pieces of April, The Cooler, In America, Monster, Something's Gotta Give, and Lord of the Rings:ROTC (Seabiscuit, Pirates of the Carribean, Whale Rider, and Thirteen have been ordered from NetFlix)

It's a lot of work, but if I'm voting, I refuse to blindly fill in those tiny bubbles with my #2 pencil.

Thankfully I get to see all of these for free. Yes, my gold card is saving me about one hundred doll-hairs.

Membership has it's privledges.

P.S. You'll notice I've left off Master & Commander. It's not nominated for any SAG awards and in the Oscars it's up against LOTR in all the same categories, so why bother...?