Category: Movie Talk

Lazy Weekend Things

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Did I mention that I rang in the New Year with a cold?  Turns out 2014 isn’t the year I become magically immune to sore throats.  Bummer.  Anyways, I can’t really say I’m surprised, considering Joey, my sister and my mom have all been sick and I guess it hasn’t really been all that bad.  My sore throat went away after a couple days, my nose has only been stuffy at night and I haven’t lost my voice… yet, but the worst part has been the complete and utter lack of energy I’ve felt.  That, plus the fact that it snowed all weekend and we’re still recovering from too much fun having while my cousin was here = the ultimate lazy weekend.

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As in we watched 5 movies (2 of which were at the movie theater), ate soup, drank tea (oh wait that was just me) and ended each night with a dose of NyQuil (oh wait, that was also just me).  On Friday night we watched Trainspotting and sorry to any of you fans out there but… not a fan.  We spent half the movie looking up all the actors on IMDB (how did I not know Ewan McGregor was Scottish, not English?!) and the other half being grossed/weirded out.

Saturday we saw American Hustle and while it’s not the most glamourous or exciting of plots, I actually really liked it.  Why can’t I have Amy Adams’ hair?!  Also I seriously think my favorite part was watching Bradley Cooper doing the “American Hustle” (that’s what I’m calling that dance he does at the club now).  So so great.  Then we proceeded to go home… uh take a nap (me) then watch Beasts of the Southern Wild and Revolutionary Road.  Joey and I are now naming our first child “Hushpuppy” and I loved Revolutionary Road.  All is right in the world when Kate and Leo are on the screen together.

And I’ll paint a picture of Sunday morning for you.  Joey and I sleeping in till 10 AM then deciding last minute to go see a Sunday matinee and stuffing bagels and toast in our mouths as we drive to the theater.  Doing things in a rush is the American dream, right?  We saw Wolf of Wall Street and even though I’ve spent countless hours talking about it, I still can’t come up with a complete sentence that describes my feelings on the whole thing.  The fact that I keep talking about it is probably a sign that I liked it though, right?  Or at least thought it was fascinating?

What did you watch this weekend?

10 Oscar Predictions

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Did you know, as of this very month, the Academy Awards have been “re-branded” as The Oscars?  I had no idea!  Moving on.

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10 Academy Award Oscar Predictions:

1. Seth MacFarlane will actually be a really funny host.  Totally basing this on his hilarious SNL hosting performance.  Funny or not, I’ll probably just be thinking that he looks like Peter Brady the whole time.

2.  Someone will wear/do something that we all talk about/make fun of for days.  Hey Angelina Jolie, we’re still laughing at your awkward leg pose from last year.  Or I am at least.

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3. I will finally know how to pronounce Quvenzhané.  As in Quvenzhané Wallis.  As if I needed to clarify that, because Quvenzhané is such a common name, ya know?

4.  Anna Karenina will get no Academy Award love.  And I will be bitter and resentful about it.  Loved that movie.

5. I will not recognize a single movie in any of the short, documentary or foreign language categories.  Will someone who watches these please tell me if I’m missing out.

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6. The In Memoriam segment will be long.  I won’t know 80% of the people being recognized.  Despite all this, it will be moving and beautifully done.  As always.

7. Adele will win for Original Song and be totally shocked because she has still, even after all the Grammys and the Golden Globes and the screams of adoring fans, yet to realize how amazing and loved she is by anyone with a pair of working ears.

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8.  No one’s speech will be as funny as any of the speeches given at the Golden Globes.  You know, because everyone will be sober instead of drinking at their table all night long.  How boring.

9. Daniel Day-Lewis will win for Best Actor.  Totally going out on a limb with this one because he hasn’t really won for anything else.  Sarcasm.

10. Argo will pull the rug out from under Lincoln and win Best Picture.  Actually, I’m not sure if that’s what I predict will happen or if that’s what I want to happen.  If Ben Affleck is going to get snubbed as director, the least the Academy could do is give the win to his movie.

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Will you be watching the Oscars tomorrow?

How many of the Best Picture nominated movies did you see?

What are your Oscar predictions?