Fearless Oscar Predictions
It is once again Oscar season and after countless hours of sitting in RJ’s living room dissecting this year’s nominees I am ready to announce my predictions.
Key: Who will win/Who Should Win/Overrated
Best Picture:
Up In The Air/Precious/The Hurt Locker
Up In The Air was a good movie, with good actors, and a good director. But that’s all it was; good. Precious was amazing. There was no Slumdog this year to steal the show so the safe bet will be Up In The Air. As far as all this praise for The Hurt Locker; give me a break. Its a giant cliche of a movie with absolutely no plot and mediocre acting. People “love” it because its cool to love controversial war movies. Do yourself a favor, go back about 5 years and find the 6ish-page short story written by the man who the film is based on in some old issue of Playboy. Yeah, I read it, it was awesome. The Hurt Locker? Not so much.
Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth/Jeff Bridges/Morgan Freeman
I didn’t see A Single Man but this seems like a very Oscar-typical pick. Jeff Bridges will get snubbed…AGAIN! Morgan Freeman as a robot in Invictus? He’s done much, much better and if he were to win an Oscar for arguably his easiest role ever, well, that would be Matthew McConnoghey winning for Surfer Dude.
Actor In A Supporting Role:
Christoph Waltz/Stanley Tucci/ Matt Damon
Not that Waltz doesn’t deserve it. He was awesome! But Tucci gave me chills in every scene he was in. Especially when you see his previous work and realize his amazing range. Matt Damon…I’m sorry but Invictus was terribly boring and everyone had to underact due to the accents.
Actress In A Leading Role:
Helen Mirren/Carey Mulligan/Sandra Bullock
If Sandra Bullock wins I will FLIP!
Actress In A Supporting Role:
Penelope Cruz/Mo’Nique/Maggie Gyllenhaal
Cruz, because Nine has to win something. Gyllenhaal because we had to look at her for 2 hours. And lets just stop for a second to recognize the BEST acting of the whole entire year; Mo’Nique. She MADE Precious what it was and every scene she was in was absolutely gripping.
Best Director:
Jason Reitman(Up In The Air)/Lee Daniels(Precious)/Kathryn Bigelow
Reitman did all the right things to win this award; great actors, great story, great timing. Daniels did better with less; A virtual unknown star, a very controversial topic, and the daunting task of making Mariah Carey a decent actress. Oh, Bigelow? I hated The Hurt Locker. You didn’t realize yet. She took an amazing true story and turned it into cliche drivel.
Honorable Mentions:
- In The Loop-The best use of frequent profanity since The Big Lebowski.
- Crazy Heart-Its like Walk The Line with artistic freedom.
- The Lovely Bones-Better CGI than Avatar. Plus, Mark Wahlberg isn’t in it THAT much, I promise.
The “Do Not See” List:
- A Serious Man-Everything you hated about No Country For Old Men without the cool stuff.
- Antichrist-JUST DONT! Please trust me on this one.
- The Hurt Locker-See above.
- Invictus-If you love Rugby, see it. If you’re like the other 99% of this country, don’t wast your time.
I bought the new issue of GQ today in assurance that this would keep me entertained for the next two hours. My index finger was almost calloused before i found an article worth reading. Don’t get me wrong; GQ is one of my favorite rags but this issue missed the mark completely. A 3-page review of Green Zone? Too long. A spring preview on mens bathing suits that are no longer than my underwear? Too gay. A feature length article about Kobe Bryant’s injuries? Not for this Kings fan. Add to that an article about a narcasistic asshole, soldiers committing suicide, the first 40 pages of just D&B adds and an Indie band from the early 90’s and this might be the most useless waste of paper since Tiger Beat. Finally, on page 184 there was an article on Jeff Bridges. Fuck! Work’s over, time to go home.
Every bad thing I have ever said about Pete Wentz is taken back.
This picture was taken at a Blink 182 concert in which Fall Out Boy opened.
P.S. If you don’t know or understand, I don’t know why we are friends.
Period!
In my inability to fall asleep, I started browsing ESPN.com’s “Page 2” section (which I highly reccomend). I found this great article on the Sacramento Kings, and more important, their amazing fans.
P.S. I was this close to purchasing tickets to that Kings-Cavs game on wednesday. Too bad I didn’t.
I Dreamed A Dream
I had a dream that I met God and he was in the shape of a large grey cloud and he was actually a really cool guy. He explained how the 5th Moon of Jupiter was the coolest place to hang out in the Universe but he was 86’ed for two months for throwing up at the bar. He called our moon the “Toilet of the Universe.” He also said that Richard Bronson takes his rocket ship to Jupiter’s 5th Moon all the time in secret. He asked me how Adam and Eve were and I told him what it said in the Bible. He asked what the Bible was and I gave him a copy. He absorbed the information instantly and seemed rather angry about the way he was portrayed. He then took the form of John Belushi and hopped in the stolen Porche we were driving and we all drove around and had fun. The End.
Forever remixed by Dr. Rosen Rosen
originally by Drake ft. Eminem, Kanye West & Lil Wayne
(via Dr. Rosen Rosen)A couple weeks back, we let you know about Dr. Rosen Rosen’s take on Lily Allen’s It’s Not Me… Well, the good doctor tweeted us and let us know about the official remix he did for Wheelchair Jimmy, and it’s pretty legit. —Nathaniel James
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2nd Chance
Let me tell you a story about a man named Tom.
Tom was a dacent quarterback for his college team; not quite good enough to be called an elite player. he went to the draft and got picked up in the 6th round. Tom was poised to do his job and try to make the team. and he did.
One day, there was a terrible accident and the starting quarterback, a veteran of sorts, sustained an injury. Tom got the call to step up and become the team’s leader. Now he’s a starting quarterback in the NFL.
No, I’m not talking about Tom Brady.
Today I’m talking about Tom Brandstater.
Good luck to you Tom.
Jay-Z - ‘Thank You’
The Blueprint 3 leaked today, and I think I like it. On the whole it’s pretty good, but I’m a little hesitent to make a decision because of my expectations and the overall beat selection.
What I definitely DO like is the song ‘Thank You’, especially the third verse (transcribed below).
I was gonna kill a couple rappers, but they did it to themselves.
I was gonna do it with the flow, but they did it will their sales.
I was gonna 9/11 them, but they didn’t need the help,
and they did a good job, them boys are talented as hell!
So not only did they brick, but they put a building up as well,
then ran a plane into that building, and when that building fell,
ran to the crash site, with no mask then inhaled
toxins deep inside their lungs until both of them was filled,
blew a cloud out like an L into a jar, then took a smell
because they heard secondhand smoke kills.
[Guys] thought they was ill, found out they was ill/ew,
and it’s like you knew exactly how I wanted you to feel!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, you’re far too kind.
I’m Feeling This.
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