
I think that I've read that tomorrow might be the Academy Awards ceremony. I thought that they held it in April, but I might be confusing it with the opening of the baseball season.
This year, as in previous years, the ceremony will be held at an undisclosed location, somewhere near Hollywood, CA.
Attendees at the 79th Academy Awards will assemble at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine Palms, California, where they will be loaded on a C-5B Galaxy aircraft for the short flight to LAX. Once at LAX they will transfer to a fleet of chauffeur-drive Toyota Prisus's, supplied by your local Southern California Toyota dealers, for the trip to the undisclosed location, rumored to be the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network on February 25, 2007, at 5 p.m. PST, beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
We dispatched our blog intern, Stuie Knox to the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, to see what he could see. What he found was a number of people spray painting large statues gold and several vans from a place called Mark's Hollywood Carpets, Let Mark Floor You. A woman, who said that she used to be Joan Rivers had no comment on the ceremony and the security guard, Vernon Lantz, said, "I really can't say, if you know what I mean." We don't.
This year, as in years past, I haven't personally seen any of the pictures up for the awards and I can't identify most of the actors involved in the productions. That not withstanding, I am prepared to make my predictions in the category of Best Picture, based entirely on what I was able to glean from the Internet Movie Database.
The nominees are:
Babel - This picture apparently stars Mr. Angelina Jolie, a Sneed blog fav, which alone should push it to the top of our list. It is kind of long and intertwines several stories, which might make it hard for the average moviegoer to follow, I would imagine. Luckily, the opinion of the public doesn't count in the actual voting.
This picture is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, a Mexican chap and we know how Hollywood likes to pretend they are an inclusive bunch. This is an opportunity for them to show that they value Mexicans as more than housekeepers and gardeners. Mr. Alejandro González Iñárritu will be issued a large "I am a nominee" button so that Jack Nicholson doesn't tell him to bus his table or anything.
Babel is handicapped by the fact that two other recent films by foreign directors share it's name. Some members of the academy may become confused. We give this movie a 25% shot at the award.
The Departed This seems to be another long movie, but since I have heard of many of the actors, I imagine that it would be good. Reviews I've read say it involves the Irish Mafia, but unless my memory fails me, the mafia are Italian fellows. You think the research staff would check these things out.
As nearly as the Sneed blog researchers can tell, a Martin Scorsese film has never won a Best Picture award. Marty is also oh-for-five in the Best Director category, so the Academy may throw things his way this year. Or maybe not. We rate the chances of this movie winning at only 25%.
Letters from Iwo Jima Clint Eastwood has won Best Picture a couple of times so he may get tagged with being an Oscar hog, which the Academy hates.
On the other hand this film has an entirely Japanese cast and makes the important point that many people hate wars, regardless of their nationality. Hollywood has proven to be definitely in favor of everyone getting along, so a film that points out that war can be unplesant, rates high. Odds are three to one of this picture carrying the day.
Little Miss Sunshine - This appears to be a damn comedy and comedies don't win best picture. I thought this was a settled matter, but evidently not. The movie stars Greg Kinnear, a University of Arizona alumnus, so that has to be considered. Unfortunately, it also stars Alan Arkin, the man who stuck us with the tedious Adam Arkin, so that could hold back the movie's chances. Alan Arkin could have pushed his kid to become a CPA or a brick mason, but oh no, he let him get into the movies. It's a good thing I don't get to vote. We rate this pictures chances at only 5%.
The Queen - People hate the freaking royals, so that is a problem. Many people, in several countries adored Princess Diana because she was the anti-royal. Others admired her because of her work in pointing out that planting landmines all over the place and then going back to where you came from is a problem for the locals.
The movie evidently centers on the British government's efforts to cover up the Queen's gleeful reaction to the death of her former daughter-in-law. The Queen's spokesman used the phrases, "good" and "the bitch deserved it" in commenting on the tragedy.
On a positive note the Queen is portrayed by Helen Mirren, who you will recall as the voice of the caller Babette, in an episode of the tv show Frazier in 2004. She was also featured in the AARP monthly magazine's last issue.
We give The Queen a 10% likelihood of taking home the Oscar.
So there you have it. Our pick is Letters from Iwo Jima and if not that, then definitely one of the others.
Merle.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgemental and cranky
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This year, as in previous years, the ceremony will be held at an undisclosed location, somewhere near Hollywood, CA.
Attendees at the 79th Academy Awards will assemble at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Twentynine Palms, California, where they will be loaded on a C-5B Galaxy aircraft for the short flight to LAX. Once at LAX they will transfer to a fleet of chauffeur-drive Toyota Prisus's, supplied by your local Southern California Toyota dealers, for the trip to the undisclosed location, rumored to be the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network on February 25, 2007, at 5 p.m. PST, beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”
We dispatched our blog intern, Stuie Knox to the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, to see what he could see. What he found was a number of people spray painting large statues gold and several vans from a place called Mark's Hollywood Carpets, Let Mark Floor You. A woman, who said that she used to be Joan Rivers had no comment on the ceremony and the security guard, Vernon Lantz, said, "I really can't say, if you know what I mean." We don't.
This year, as in years past, I haven't personally seen any of the pictures up for the awards and I can't identify most of the actors involved in the productions. That not withstanding, I am prepared to make my predictions in the category of Best Picture, based entirely on what I was able to glean from the Internet Movie Database.
The nominees are:
Babel - This picture apparently stars Mr. Angelina Jolie, a Sneed blog fav, which alone should push it to the top of our list. It is kind of long and intertwines several stories, which might make it hard for the average moviegoer to follow, I would imagine. Luckily, the opinion of the public doesn't count in the actual voting.
This picture is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, a Mexican chap and we know how Hollywood likes to pretend they are an inclusive bunch. This is an opportunity for them to show that they value Mexicans as more than housekeepers and gardeners. Mr. Alejandro González Iñárritu will be issued a large "I am a nominee" button so that Jack Nicholson doesn't tell him to bus his table or anything.
Babel is handicapped by the fact that two other recent films by foreign directors share it's name. Some members of the academy may become confused. We give this movie a 25% shot at the award.
The Departed This seems to be another long movie, but since I have heard of many of the actors, I imagine that it would be good. Reviews I've read say it involves the Irish Mafia, but unless my memory fails me, the mafia are Italian fellows. You think the research staff would check these things out.
As nearly as the Sneed blog researchers can tell, a Martin Scorsese film has never won a Best Picture award. Marty is also oh-for-five in the Best Director category, so the Academy may throw things his way this year. Or maybe not. We rate the chances of this movie winning at only 25%.
Letters from Iwo Jima Clint Eastwood has won Best Picture a couple of times so he may get tagged with being an Oscar hog, which the Academy hates.
On the other hand this film has an entirely Japanese cast and makes the important point that many people hate wars, regardless of their nationality. Hollywood has proven to be definitely in favor of everyone getting along, so a film that points out that war can be unplesant, rates high. Odds are three to one of this picture carrying the day.
Little Miss Sunshine - This appears to be a damn comedy and comedies don't win best picture. I thought this was a settled matter, but evidently not. The movie stars Greg Kinnear, a University of Arizona alumnus, so that has to be considered. Unfortunately, it also stars Alan Arkin, the man who stuck us with the tedious Adam Arkin, so that could hold back the movie's chances. Alan Arkin could have pushed his kid to become a CPA or a brick mason, but oh no, he let him get into the movies. It's a good thing I don't get to vote. We rate this pictures chances at only 5%.
The Queen - People hate the freaking royals, so that is a problem. Many people, in several countries adored Princess Diana because she was the anti-royal. Others admired her because of her work in pointing out that planting landmines all over the place and then going back to where you came from is a problem for the locals.
The movie evidently centers on the British government's efforts to cover up the Queen's gleeful reaction to the death of her former daughter-in-law. The Queen's spokesman used the phrases, "good" and "the bitch deserved it" in commenting on the tragedy.
On a positive note the Queen is portrayed by Helen Mirren, who you will recall as the voice of the caller Babette, in an episode of the tv show Frazier in 2004. She was also featured in the AARP monthly magazine's last issue.
We give The Queen a 10% likelihood of taking home the Oscar.
So there you have it. Our pick is Letters from Iwo Jima and if not that, then definitely one of the others.
Merle.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgemental and cranky
Tag: Daily Life
Personal Finance
Humor
1 comment:
saw 3: Sunshine, Departed, and Clint's letters.
enjoyed them all thoroughly. I hate the royals.
I hope Judi Dench wins and I love Martin Scorsese's work, so I want him to win. Alan Arkin too.
It seems by choosing the blue lollipop, young sneedlet was showing you that he is wise and gifted.
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