According to US Weekly, Mrs. Brad Pitt (ew, I hate saying that, it’s so degrading)–Angelina Jolie is quite depressed over the horrible box office numbers of her acclaimed but forgotten film A Mighty Heart. It got good reviews and her performance was praised, but it made a sadly small dent in the box office and it will likely be old new come Oscar time.
US Weekly says:
The actress is “devastated” by the audience rejection of her movie A Mighty Heart (it has earned just $9 million).
“She poured her heart into the story and can’t believe people don’t understand how important it is,” the insider tells Us Weekly in this week’s issue.
Helping to lighten her mood: a vacation in France with Brad Pitt, 43, and their four kids.
Damn. Maybe this is God’s way of getting you back for stealing somebody’s husband.
It happened guys! Jennifer Hudson won herself a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Now I just need her to win that damn Oscar! And how many did Miss Overexposed double nominee Beyonce win? Zero. Zilch. Nada. Not even the one she and her daddy were EXPECTING to win, Best Original Song–which went to Prince, a no-show (at the time–he showed up later).
After all that talk of how you lost 20 pounds, worked with an acting coach for 6 months, how you’ve always dreamed of an Oscar since you were a little girl, how your first choreographer TOLD you you were meant to play Deena, and how different you and Deena are from each other, you still walked away from the Golden Globes with egg all over your face.
Maybe she actually did win and they decided to change their minds at the last minute because she showed up looking like New York from Flavor of Love. This is the Golden Globes, honey, not the VMAs. You don’t show up in a dress you bought from Drag Queens ‘R’ Us and 10 different weaves in your damn head. Class it up a little.
Here’s video of Jennifer’s emotional speech. Girl had me cryin’.
Meryl Streep took the award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy/Musical for her fantastic portrayal of Miranda Priestly (cough, Anna Wintour, cough) in huge blockbuster hit The Devil Wears Prada, and ended her hilarious speech with her signature line from the movie, “That’s all.” Helen Mirren took the lead award in the drama category for her performance in The Queen, Forest Whitaker and Sacha Baron Cohen took the Best Lead Actor awards for Drama and Comedy/Musical respectively.
Whitaker was expected, and is expected to win the Oscar as well, and Cohen’s only competition in the category was probably Ferrell or Eckhart, though both weak. This win gives Cohen better odds at nabbing an Oscar nomination, though the fact that he was snubbed at the SAG awards isn’t a good sign. We’ll see how it turns out.
Babel managed to beat out The Departed and The Queen for an undeserved win in the Best Motion Picture Drama category. For whatever reason, the Globes were way up Babel’s ass, as they also gave it a win for Best Director. Babel is honestly one of the most overrated films I’ve seen in years, and I can honestly say that every single film it was up against in that category deserved it more.
It’s no surprise, Dreamgirls edged out The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine, and Borat for a win in the Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical category, cementing it as an even bigger Oscar contender than people thought before. It looks like Dreamgirls and The Departed are gonna be battling it out for Best Picture at the Oscars.
Over in the Television field, it was a good night for Ugly Betty. The new hit ABC comedy won Best Comedy Series as well as took home the Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for its star America Ferrera. I was disappointed the brilliant Marcia Cross didn’t take home the award, but she wouldn’t have been there to accept anyway, and America is great on Ugly Betty.
Grey’s Anatomy won for Best Drama Series even though Katharine Heigl (my favorite cast member) lost to the very deserving Kyra Sedgwick in the Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Closer.
You can view a full list of last night’s winners here.
Woohoo! I’m so happy today because my Desperate Housewives ladies Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman nabbed Golden Globe nominations! The show itself also got a nomination for Best Comedy Series.
But something interesting about this year’s nominations is…they nominated three people multiple times. Clint Eastwood got two Best Director nominations, Helen Mirren got two nominations for Best Actress in a Mini-Series as well as a Best Actress in a Drama nomination, and Leonardo DiCaprio received two nominations for Best Actor–one for Blood Diamond and one for The Departed.
It seems REALLY stupid to me, because obviously the person cannot win for both. It’s a waste of a nomination, especially when there are other deserving candidates who could be nominated. Luckily, there’s rules against this at the Oscars.
Some other nominations that made me happy:
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Toni Collette - Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Ben Affleck - Hollywoodland
Patricia Arquette- Medium
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Katherine Heigl - Grey’s Anatomy Ugly Betty Thank You For Smoking
Snubs:
Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: SVU
Bill Condon - Dreamgirls (Best Director)
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson (One of Leo’s noms would have gone to him)
At the recent LA premiere of Oscar contender Babel, Cate Blanchett shined like the legend she is and Brad Pitt looked fugly as usual. Not sure what Alicia Silverstone is randomly doing there, but regardless…still anticipating seeing this movie. I’ll probably check it out this weekend.
I’ve heard only good things about the film, and it has a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Cate Blanchett never disappoints–even when her movies are bad (i.e. The Missing). But I can’t even think of the last time I saw something Brad Pitt was in and remember genuinely enjoying myself.
Let’s look at some of the reviews:
Premiere Magazine: “What unfolds, courtesy of Innaritu and the excellent cast, is a commentary on how the 21st century is a constantly upset balance of cultures whose every move has repercussions upon each other.”
L.A. Times: “The film explores the ways in which cultural assumptions and biases tend to obscure reality even when reality is plain, and the way our perceived differences keep us from finding a human connection to one other.”
Hollywood Reporter: “This is not a fear-mongering movie, but it is unpredictable and shocking, with compassion hanging on for dear life.”
***
But not all of them are so complimentary.
New Yorker: “Iñárritu has enough talent to shake up conventional moviemaking. But he still hasn’t figured out how to use it.”
CNN.com: “For all its apparent scope, the film’s in-your-face fatalism ultimately feels forced. The cumulative effect is more grueling than cathartic, even if it may also be good for the soul.”
-sigh- Guess I’ll just have to actually go see the movie and see for myself.
So there’s been much buzz around Brad Pitt’s performance in the new movie Babel where he stars alongside Oscar winner (and one of my fave actresses) Cate Blanchett, including praise from former girlfriend and previous co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. The movie doesn’t come out until November 10 nationwide but it’s already playing in New York.
I’ve never been a big fan of Brad Pitt and never will be. I don’t find him or attractive or sexy in any way, his face looks like that of an albino ape, and his movies usually put me to sleep (minus Se7en which just kept from going to sleep). But if his performance in this film is truly as good as everyone apparently says it is then good for him. Finally his talent is living up to his celebrity.
Interesting tid-bit (not for me, but I’m sure someone will find this tittilating): Brad found a way to keep things on the set light. He’d hitch up his pants and give himself a wedgie–then walk around with his butt pushed out waddling like a duck. Cate called it the “Hungry Bum.”
Brad’s ass may be hungry but I just lost my appetite.
