I know I always write only about what the girls are wearing. What can I say, I am a girl, and when I see pretty dresses my eyes get really wide and I start to drool a little bit. So this time I would like to show you exactly why I never write about the guys.
The picture to the left here, is the reason why. BORING! Some of the hottest stars like Chris Pine, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Lautner, Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler showed up sporting a black tux with a black bow tie. Common people… you have billion of dollars and you can’t get anymore creative than a black tux and a black bow-tie?
And they weren’t the only ones. Other bow-tie sporting dudes include George Clooney, Matt Damon, Robin Thicke, Jason Bateman and Tom Ford. Yes there might have been some individuals that broke the bow-tie barrier and wore a skinny tie but that just wasn’t enough to revive the lack of color at this year’s Academy Awards.
The only guy that somewhat surprised was Robert Downey Jr. when he showed up with a black tux, a turquoise bow-tie, sneakers and blue see through shades. Good one, but not very appropriate.
Now this is my favorite part of an Award Show! Who wore what, who wore it best and who wore it worst is in some cases more important than who won. The Academy Awards is probably the most important of the award shows and it’s very important to look classy, sassy and fabulous. The theme of the night was definitely all about the sparkle and the flow.
From seasoned actresses like Demi Moore in Atelier Versace, Penelope Cruz in Donna Karan couture, Cameron Diaz in Oscar de la Renta, Elizabeth Banks in Versace and Rachel McAdams in Elie Saab Haute couture, to the younger players on the field like Kristen Stewart in Monique Lhuillier (Finally she looks stunning… I was getting a little worried with her funky little outfits), Miley Cyrus in Jenny Packham and Anna Kendrick in Elie Saab, all looked absolutely phenomenal. But who took the cake? That will be the crowd favorite, Sandra Bullock, who also picked up a little gold man for Best Leading Actress in The Blind Side. Bullock’s beaded Marchesa gown won over the Academy and the Fashion Police in both elegance and and glam.
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, is not only known for it’s importance and the life long statement “I’d like to thank the Academy”, but also for it’s funny. And this year, none other than Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin brought the funny. The show started off with our favorite mini doctor, Neil Patrick Harris, singing and dancing his little heart out with two half naked rockettes.
Over the course of the night, the hosts made sure they put their two cents in and I was sitting with the laptop and writing it all down. Here are some of their Gems:
Steve: “There’s Damn Helen Mirren”… Alec: “That’s dame Helen Mirren”
Alec about Woody Harrelson: “He is sooo high!”
“There’s James Cameron” – ‘Both put on 3D glasses’
Steve: “Inglorious bastards’ Christoph Waltz is a Nazi obsessed with finding Jews – Well here is the motherload”
Steve: “The Academy awards… the best night in Hollywood since last night”
Alec: “Hey Feriss… is this your day off???”
What else happened? The star of Precious, Gabourey Sidibe, told Ryan Seacrest “If Fashion was Porn… this dress is the money job!”… The only time that Mr. Smith dramatically inhaled was when they showed the horror movie slide… and George Clooney was clearly pissed off about something all night.
I’ll admit it. I have never actually watched this show before. I am slowly catching up with all the random reality shows that are out there for our viewing pleasure. So why am I watching it this season? Well, while watching The Bachelor’s “After the Final Rose” show with Chris Harrison, the new lineup for Dancing With The Stars was announced, and surprise surprise…our very own ‘no longer bachelor’ Jake Pavelka will be shaking his tiny pilot booty along with the other “stars”.
Now before I go any further, I have to say that I am a little bit upset. Mr. Pavelka is just kind of annoying to me now, yes we get it… you are head over heels in love with a cross eyed idiot with no fashion sense. We get it! Shut up already. The other thing that bothers me, is that he is paired up with one of the most talented and amazing dancers I have ever seen. Chelsie Hightower was one of the semi finalists on the 4th season of So You Think You Can Dance and I love love love her! Plus… look at the picture, unlike every single couple in the gallery below, Jake and Chelsie are not even touching each other… isn’t that weird? Maybe Vienna told him that she’ll cut off his manhood or something. I wouldn’t put it past her. Now lets go to the other 10 contestants shall we:
Aiden Turner – Personally, I have never heard of him until today. And today is a pretty good day. This steaming hot British guy is not just a Soap Opera star ladies, he is a chef, a DJ, a world traveler and now a Dancing With The Stars contestant. Does it get any better than that? Well he is paired up with Polish ballroom dancer Edyta Sliwinska, so lets see if he can add professional dancer to his resume.
Buzz Aldrin – He might have been the second man on the moon but his dance talent is still a mystery. Until today. Buzz is no longer just an astronaut, scientist, inventor and best-selling author. You’d think that he would be enough for him but it’s not. Hey, some people just want to shoot the moon. (:-) I made a funny). Fun Fact #1: In case you were wondering, Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear, was in fact named after yours truly. Fun Fact #2: The MTV Music Video Award, “The Moonman” was originally called “The Buzzy” and is shaped in his image. Buzz is paired up with self-proclaimed “Utah County Mormon”, Ashly Costa. So shake your groove thang, you 80 year old spaceman, I’m rooting for you.
Chad Ochocinco – That’s an interesting name you say? Well, his real name is actually Chad Johnson, but it was legally changed to Ochocinco (85 in Spanish) because that is his jersey number. How original. Ochocinco is an NFL wide receiver, completing his ninth season with the Cincinnati Bengals. He holds the franchise record for most receiving yards in a season, most receiving yards of all time, the most receptions, the most receiving yards in a game, the most seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards and the most touchdowns in a game. Wow… try saying that in one breath. Paired up with the first two-time DWTS champion Cheryl Burke, he might have a pretty good shot at this dancing thing too.
Erin Andrews – Probably the prettiest sideline reporter ESPN has, Erin has given it to you straight from the network’s NHL coverage, ESPN College Football Saturday telecasts, Saturday Prime-time college basketball games, Big Ten college basketball coverage, ESPN College Football Primetime series on Thursday nights and added Major League Baseball sideline reporting to her responsibilities, including the Monday Night Baseball telecasts. But don’t catalog her as a tomboy… Erin graduated from the University of Florida where she was a member of the Gators’ basketball dance team from 1997-2000. Paired up with Ukrainian Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer and instructor Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Let’s see if these two can make some magic together.
I know normally when there is an award show, I pick the movies or actors that I hope will win. But lets face it… That rarely happens. So this time I decided to just pick who I think is going to win. I noticed that with all award shows, you get two or three movies that just win everything. So here you go guys… I really hope I guessed em’ all. Who do you think is going to win? Did I make the right picks?
Best Picture – Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Bastards,
Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up In The Air
Actor In Leading Role – Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Renner
Actor In Supporting Role – Matt Damon, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Plummer, Stanley Tucci, Christoph Waltz
Actress In Leading Role – Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe, Meryl Streep
Actress In Supporting Role – Penelope Cruz, Vera Farmiga, Maggie, Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick, Mo’Nique
Animated Feature Film – Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Up
So somehow, someway, Mrs. Smith was able to grapple her hooks into me and make me watch the last five or six episodes of this season of The Bachelor. Honestly speaking, I’ve always thought of the idea to be extremely stupid. Forcing love on one person by choosing 25 strangers they’ve never met and allowing them to spend a few hours a day with them for a few months is a great way to staff divorce lawyers in my opinion. Be that as it may, I recognize the flash and dash and why the show continues to be successful, Because watching beautiful people live the beautiful life and find true love is what each and every American dreams of. But after watching last night’s finale, I found myself turning away from the television in disgust. Enough is enough.
If you’re a frequent reader of our blog, then you know I have a sweet tooth for the horror movie genre. Not so much for the blood and guts aspect of the crap a lot of directors are putting out today but more for the original ideas and psychological aspect. I can withstand anything a movie throws at me because I know, no matter what, it’s for show. The gore, the body parts, ehh, been there done that. The Bachelor on the other hand is real life for some. You follow the characters, you learn their stories and then you pick someone who you want to “win”.
In last nights finale, there were two women left vying for Jake’s proposal and an unarguable fact was that Tenley is the sweeter of the two. Sadly, you also know that she was married once and had a douche of a husband, so if she’s not selected by Jake, the train most certainly will come off of the tracks. Anyone following The Bachelor, probably knew that Vienna was the choice before it happened and the episode clearly showed that Jake was undoubtedly going that way, but when it came time to get down on one knee, I have to admit, I actually was pulling for Tenley.
Then it happened. All of the reasons I never wanted to watch this inane show in the first place we’re broadcast across the country when Jake delivered the crushing blow to the one woman out of 25 that simply could not take it. What made it worse, was the chatter from Tenley walking up to the podium, knowing that she was the one Jake was going to pick. The horror! I found myself not even being able to watch as a woman who had her heart broken once, simply had it ripped out of her chest this time around. The tears that ran down her face almost brought me, a manly man, to tears. Just awful.
Now I’m not as naive as you may think. I know that by going on a show like this, you leave the possibility open that you fall in love and don’t make it all the way to top dog. I have to imagine, that Tenley’s family begged her not to go on this show because of this very reason. With that said, no one deserves this. Certainly not a girl as nice as Tenley. THEN, if that wasn’t enough, she got to relive the moment over and over again during the recap after-show.
Will Jake and Vienna’s love last? Long shot. Would Jake and Tenley’s love had lasted? Even longer shot. But that’s not the point. The Bachelor is a show with no chance of a happy ending and a 100% chance of a lot of broken hearts. Sure it makes for excellent television but I’ll take the happy endings every day of the week and twice on Sundays. No more Bachelor for me!
The orange, white and blue of the Netherlands may be fielding their strongest team to date for the 2010 World Cup and if the qualification stage was any indication, Holland should breeze through the group stage. Paired with Denmark, Japan and Cameroon, the Dutch are favored to win the group and my personal dark-horse to advance to the semifinals of the competition.
Previous World Cup’s have not been very kind to the Netherlands and the tradition of world-class football is not nearly what it is for some of the other high-profile teams competing. Much to my surprise (I’m only 25), Holland made back-to-back World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost them both. Since then, the team has done poorly, missing qualification for the World Cup three times.
If there’s one clear advantage that the Netherlands has coming into the 2010 World Cup and it’s the experience all of their players will have on the pitch. Every projected starter has at least 25 team caps except one and even the primary subs are no stranger to stiff competition. Familiar names like Klaas Jan-Huntelaar and Ryan Babel will anchor the late game substitutions and while you won’t see the familiar face of Edwin van der Saar in goal, Maarten Stekelenburg is no slouch.
Since 1978, Holland has not looked outside of their own country for a football coach and in 2008, after a disappointing exit in extra time of 2008 Euro, the Dutch have turned to untested Bert van Marwijk to lead. Because he’s early in his coaching career, Marwijk is known more for being the father in-law of forward Mark van Bommel than for anything he’s done in his new leadership role. 4th place here he comes!
There have been many rumors floating around,that Simon Cowell has in fact proposed to his girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy. These rumors had been somewhat put to rest by Simon Cowell’s publicist Max Clifford two weeks ago, when he said that he spoke to Simon in London and asked him: “Look, are you engaged? Is it true?” and Simon said “No! No. I’m not engaged.” Well it might have been true then, but now I’m not so sure.
In the picture to the right, you can see American Idol producer and judge, Simon Cowell (50), with his recent main squeeze, Afghan-born American Idol make up artist Mezhgan Hussainy (36), at Sony Music offices in Beverly Hills, CA. on February 28th. What’s in the top right corner you ask? Well that would be the huge diamond ring that Hussainy was sporting on that special ring finger.
That huge rock might be a statement all on it’s own… but we would still like an official announcement! Thanks in advance Mr. Cowell.
For the first time in 2010, I was looking forward to seeing a movie with Mrs. Smith. While the Book of Eli had my attention when it hit theaters, Shutter Island put together a more interesting story in the horror genre, which I simply could not resist. When you add in the direction of Martin Scorsese, it appears to be a must watch film. Did it hold up to my expectations?
The movie opens with Teddy Daniels (An FBI agent played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Teddy’s FBI partner played by Mark Ruffalo) sailing into Shutter Island, a prison housing the criminally insane during the 1950’s. The reason that the FBI has been brought to the island is because one of the prisoners, Rachel Solando, is thought to have escaped. According to the doctors at the facility, Solando was on the Island because she drowned her three children in a lake, but seems to believe that her children are still alive and that her fellow prisoners are just her neighbors and all kinds of delivery men. It’s Teddy and Chuck’s job to find out what happened, and more importantly to find Rachel.
Honestly speaking, I very much enjoyed how the movie went straight to the plot without having to set any back story. So often in movies like this, the first 45+ minutes are wasted simply setting the scene, but Shutter Island takes care of that with quick flashbacks throughout. So far … so good.
After arriving on the island, you are immediately introduced to the mastermind behind the island design, Dr. Cawley, played by the awesome Ben Kingsley. You learn a little about the patient missing, a little about Dr. Cawley and most about what takes place on Shutter Island. On the Island, three wards house different criminals – One for men, one for women and one for the “super crazies” (My defined term). It’s now the job of Teddy and Chuck to investigate. I bet you’re wondering at this point why these two FBI agents were sent out on an island nobody would ever dare visit. Well that’s the subplot! Teddy Daniels’s wife, Dolores, (Played by Michelle Williams) was killed in an apartment fire and the man who set the blaze, Andrew Laeddis, is housed in the crazy ward of Shutter Island. You can bet that if Teddy finds him, he’s as good as dead.
From here on out you are taken on an elaborate quest to find both Rachel and Laeddis and it would appear that both FBI agents are free to travel about the prison as they like. Throughout his journey, Teddy Daniels learns that gruesome studies and operations are conducted on Shutter Island, specifically in the island’s lighthouse, and his goal no longer becomes finding the people he’s after but getting off the island before something happens to him. Unfortunately, Daniels believes that his partner Chuck has been taken to the lighthouse, so he has no choice but to try to save him. So if you’re following, the plot has completely changed from an FBI investigation, to a man on the path to revenge, to a torturous island, get me out of here movie. It would seem that just when you have things figured out, this movie says “No, you think you’ve got it… but you really don’t”.
Before the end of the movie, I was a little disappointed with where the story had taken me. The acting was absolutely fantastic but this movie was definitely lacking something. When Teddy reaches the lighthouse to expose the Island for the anti-humanitarian that it has become, the last plot twist is thrown your way … it’s completely empty! Well, not completely, at the top of the lighthouse Dr. Cawley is sitting at a little desk and waiting for Teddy . Spooky!
What’s Dr. Cawley doing all alone you ask, well wouldn’t you know it, Teddy Daniels isn’t in fact an FBI agent on an investigation, he’s a patient at Shutter Island with multiple personalities whose real name is Andrew Laeddis! (Confused?) A long flashback would confirm that Leo’s character had three children who were all drowned by his crazy wife (Sound Familiar?), thus causing “Andrew” to snap and shoot her. For the past two years, Andrew’s primary doctor was Mark Ruffalo’s character and Dr. Cawley decided the only way to snap Andrew out of his delusion was to create the monster ruse. Did it work? Hell yea, you better believe anything Ben Kingsley does, he does well. So let me explain – Teddy Daniels, Rachel Solando and Chuck Aule are actually all characters that Andrew Laeddis made up to help him deal with the tragedy that made him lose his mind. Believing that he is in fact Teddy Daniels and that Andrew Laeddis was responsible for his wife’s death, was all to escape the guilt that he was feeling himself. Funny enough, Andrew Laeddis was actually an FBI agent before he went coo-coo.
To complete the story, Andrew Laeddis doesn’t want to live with the burden of his dead family and pretends that Dr. Crawley’s experiment to retrieve him from the black hole in his mid has failed. He pretty much asks to be lobotomized. The end has mercifully come upon us.
Ohhhh how I wonder what could have been. With a director like Scorsese and a cast that includes DiCaprio and Kingsley, I was really pumped for this but it turned out to be a poorer version of the psychological thriller “Identity” (Which I love because it was original at the time). The acting was truly the only thing that kept me from booing this movie during the credits and on the horror movie scale, I disappointingly give it 4 decapitations.
It seems that Showbiz star Marie Osmond’s 18 year old son, Michael Blosil, has leaped to his death off the roof of his L.A. apartment Friday night. Blosil was one of the five children that Marie Osmond and ex-husband Brian Blosil adopted. Michael reportedly suffered from depression and even entered a rehab center for undisclosed reasons back in 2007.
Osmond released the following statement on Saturday evening: “My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time.” Only a few years ago, Marie was fighting accusations made by the National Enquirer that she herself had attempted suicide in 2006, and had been hospitalized in Utah.
As of now Donnie and Marie have canceled their Las Vegas show at the Flamingo hotel and are waiting to receive news regarding Blosil’s autopsy that will take place Sunday.
James Bond – Sexy secret agent man known for his womanizing ways… oh and of course saving the world from eminent doom. Created by novelist Ian Fleming and externalized as the ultimate ladies man by millions of people for the past 48 years, James Bond is the coolest manly man to ever walk the Earth. And just as every manly man has to have a female counterpart, James Bond has the Bond girl. After all, one dream that every aspiring actress has is to die in the arms of James Bond.
These courageous ladies are far from shy and definitely far from ugly. The typical Bond Girl is in her early to mid-twenties, roughly ten years younger than Bond, who seems to be in his mid-thirties. Bond Girls also have a degree of independence even though they are clearly intended as sex objects. They are often victims rescued by Bond, fellow agents or allies, villains or members of an enemy organization, most typically the villain’s accomplice, assistant or mistress. Some are mere eye candy and have no direct involvement in Bond’s mission, and other Bond Girls play a pivotal role in the success of the mission.
To date, only two Bond Girls have actually captured James Bond’s heart. The first, Tracy Draco (Diana Rigg), married Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) but was later shot dead at the end of the movie. The second, was Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) in Casino Royale (2006), but unfortunately she committed suicide by drowning herself in a canal in Venice. So what’s the morale of these stories? Well James Bond is just destined to roam the earth in search of the next global disaster and a vixen to help him save the world. Or at least help him take his mind off of things for a night or two.
How lucky can one man get? Every movie has a main Bond girl, sometimes one or two secondary Bond girls and a Bond villain who is normally the main villain’s henchwoman… and Bond gets to sleep with all of them. Some of the most famous secondary Bond girls and Bond villains include Grace Jones, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Teri Hatcher and Sophie Marceau and you can bet there’s going to be many more to come.
Newlywed Bachelor couple Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney look happy at a date night in Hollywood Monday – the same evening their wedding special aired on ABC
March 9, 2010, at 3:34 pm
I know I always write only about what the girls are wearing. What can I say, I am a girl, and when I see pretty dresses my eyes get really wide and I start to drool a little bit. So this time I would like to show you exactly why I never write about the guys.
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