Oscars Noms 2012 Reactions

This is the list of nominations. And this is how I reacted as I read through them:

• Yay Gary Oldman is nominated! It BETTER BE HIS YEAR TO WIN because I love him more than is appropriate. 
• GROSS. Brad Pitt is nominated AGAIN… for what looks to be a completely mediocre role. Also I hate his stupid, smug face. He better not win.
• NO LEO? WHAT IS EVEN… AMPAS, you can suck it.
• Rooney Marra! Hooray. I like her even though I hated the movie.
• Uh oh, both GG winners, Michelle Williams and Meryl Streep are competing for the Oscar.
• MELISSA MCCARTHY FROM BRIDESMAIDS GOT A NOM! I am SO happy for her!! She is fantastic. I hope she is partying hard today!
• God… 5 animated movies this year? And I don’t care about ANY of them.
• Every time I see “War Horse” or “Tree of Life” listed, I get annoyed. 
• Jane Eyre for costume design! I love it! It needs to be recognized for something. 
• Also, any time I see “Moneyball” listed, I get angry. 
• I’m irritated there is no “Jane Eyre” or "Deathly Hallows” for score. 
• OH HEAVENLY… OH MY GOD! BRET MCKENZIE FROM FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS IS NOMINATED FOR HIS SONG IN THE MUPPETS!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS I CANNOT EVEN!
• Oh… GOD…. I’ve only seen ONE of the best picture nominees. And I will NOT see… 4 of them because I am not remotely interested (or it’s The Tree of Life and have been told if I watch it my face will melt off my head).  
• This is a weird thing to be irritated about… but I think Deathly Hallows Part 2 should have been nominated for sound editing and mixing. ANGER.

Welp.

Broadway Rant: Darren Criss and How To Succeed

As many of you know, I went to NYC about a week and a half ago! It was amazing and a full-fledged post about my experiences there is coming soon, but first... a rant.

Background for those who aren't keeping up with Broadway: Daniel Radcliffe just ended an 11 month run as lead in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and now Darren Criss is taking the lead for just 3 weeks, ending on January 22nd.

I've spent the last week being "Proud Mamma Bear" about Darren Criss being on Broadway, but I think now I need to switch, briefly, into "Protective Mamma Bear."

• It's not fair for people to criticize/judge Darren's performance/singing in How to Succeed based on a few bootleg YouTube videos and WAV files recorded on someone's iPhone memo app.
• It's also not fair to compare his stage performance voice to his voice on the tracks of any of the Glee soundtracks because there is a huge difference between professionally produced songs and singing and dancing on stage. As one deliciously snarky YouTuber put it, 'welcome to live theater.' (If anyone has watched him in any Starkid production and compares it to his H2$ performances, you'll agree he's really grown as a performer since then! < / proud mamma again >)
• It's especially not fair to compare any of that bootleg footage of Darren to the professionally produced soundtrack tracks or professionally recorded video clips of Daniel's show Broadway.com/The Tony's/any number of Tonight Shows/Early Shows showed on TV. Nor is it fair to use that to say how Darren sucks in comparison to Daniel Radcliffe. 

Daniel Radcliffe said in an interview before Darren ever took the stage that he felt Darren would have a hard time ahead of him because of the short amount of time he'd be on stage. Dan said it took him (Dan) months before he really felt like he had sunk into the character and really was doing his best work. Basically, he said he wouldn't want anyone to judge what he can do on stage solely on his first 3 weeks in the show and that he knew that is what Darren was about it endure.


I saw Darren in How to Succeed about a week and a half ago on January 8th. When I got home a few days later, I saw that someone had posted a video of Darren's first night. Just from that YouTube video to the night I saw him, I could tell there was a huge improvement in his performance.


So my point is this--

For someone to take a snapshot from one night and plaster it across the entirety of his performance as though it's an adequate representation of what Darren can do is not right, nor is it fair. Especially if you are comparing it to any of the ultra perfected and produced professional tracks/videos from Dan's show.

Now, from what I saw, I DO think that Daniel is the better actor and Darren is more at home singing and dancing. Overall, they each excelled at what they were most comfortable with. But if Daniel was better, why is that surprising? He's been a professional actor for more than half his life and been mentored by some of the most esteemed actors in the WORLD (...ALAN RICKMAN....). Plus, he was J Pierpont Finch for almost a year. To compare what Darren does in 3 weeks to ANYTHING other than what Daniel did in his first 3 weeks on stage is just stupid.

Anyways. The end. That's my rant. I just had to get it off my chest because, no matter what, I am *no proper adjectives* proud of Darren and the fact that he is head-lining a show on Broadway. He's come so far and is still going and basically, GET OFF MY BABY OKAY.

Fashion Album for 2012 Golden Globes

Hey guys, I just posted an album full of red carpet pictures from the 2012 Golden Globes here with my comments. Click the link to browse through and add your thoughts on each look, too!

(You may have to 'like' my blog's page on Facebook to add your comments.) Can't wait to see your perspectives on these celeb looks.

2012 New Years Resolution: See 100 New-to-me Movies

Finally finalized my list of movies to watch this year! I should have seen many of these YEARS ago. Thankfully I have awesome friends with awesome taste who suggested a lot of these to me. I’m going to try to write up a small blurb about my impression of each one as I watch them…. TRY! So we’ll see! Check it out.

1. The Big Lebowski
2. Fargo
3. Book of Eli
4. Amadeus
5. The Hunger Games
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. The Hobbit
8. London Blvd
9. Dr. Strangelove
10. North by Northwest
11. Little Children
12. All About Eve
13. Sophie’s Choice
14. The Bridges to Madison County
15. The Children’s Hour
16. Harvey
17. The Great Escape
18. Friends with Benefits
19. Cocoon
20. Quills
21. Horrible Bosses
22. Young Adult
23. Casablanca
24. Rebel Without a Cause
25. Taken
26. Sunset Blvd
27. Triplets of Belleville
28. Kiki’s Delivery Service
29. Milk
30. Moon
31. Last Samurai
32. Blade Runner
33. A Beautiful Mind
34. Annie Hall
35. Street Car Named Desire
36. Happythankyoumoreplease
37. The Help
38. Crank*
39. Rebecca
40. 7 Pounds
41. Apocalypse Now
42. Snakes on a Plane
43. Hereafter
44. Take Shelter
45. Lars and the Real Girl
46. Seven Samurai
47. Attack the Block
48. Arsenic and Old Lace
49. Raiders of the Lost Arc
50. The Apartment
51. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
52. Snatch
53. Trainspotting
54. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
55. The Thing
56. My Neighbor Totoro
57. Stand By Me
58. Ed Wood
59. Nausicaä
60. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
61. I Love You, Phillip Morris
62. Old School
63. Midnight in Paris
64. The Amazing Spiderman
65. The Great Gatsby (2012)
66. Hesher
67. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
68. The Five-Year Engagement
69. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
70. Imogene
71. Woman in Black
72. US Marshals
73. O Brother Where Art Thou?
74. Stir of Echoes
75. Howl
76. Flowers of War
77. We Need to talk about Kevin
78. Dark Shadows
79. Men in Black III
80. Rock of Ages
81. The Brave
82. Les Miserables
83. Mesmer
84. The High Cost of Living
85. Cheri
86. The Virgin Suicides
87. About a Boy
88. Billy Elliot
89. Elizabeth
90. My Left Foot
91. Rope
92. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
93. Truly Madly Deeply
94. The Beach
95. Rabbit Hole
96. Good Night and Good Luck
97. Drive
98. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
99. Perks of Being a Wallflower
100. Dracula (1979)