I had a dream where I stuck a bunch of pins in my mouth, presumably to eat them? And then I had to slowly spit them all out and apologize so that I could talk to someone who caught me there. What does it all mean???
This first video is for y’all, but I think my sister will especially appreciate it. Don’t know why. It had me laughing so hard when I watched it on TV that when I watched it again online I realized I missed the first half of the lines. God Bless Christopher Walken and SNL.
Indoor Gardening Tips from A Man Who’s Very Scared of Plants
Next up, Lupe Fiasco tells us why hip-hop really matters. Hint: It has nothing to do with blunts, bitches or 40’s.
This Roisin Murphy track is so hot that I had to post not one, but TWO videos. First up is the very Douglas Sirk music video:
Next is the totally fab live performance on Lily Allen’s talk show:
And by the way, if you don’t have Roisin Murphy’s new album yet, pick it up. Because it kicks ass.
Any fan of movies knows that this year was a great year for Oscars. For the first time in I think forever, when I looked at the list of nominees instead of scratching my head and asking the Academy what the hell they were thinking, I actually thought for the most part that they were pretty dead on. Tommy Lee Jones gets a best acting nomination for In the Valley of Elah? Wait, someone other than me saw that movie and thought he was brilliant too? Who’d a thunk it???
Of course Tommy Lee didn’t win. The two Best Actor categories were pretty tied up months ago. There were two very welcome surprises in the Best Actress categories though, which I was extremely pleased with. First was Tilda Swinton’s win for Michael Clayton, my personal pick in that category, and it looked like no one was more surprised that she won than herself. She was amazing in that movie. (I would have died if Ruby Dee won. Is anyone other than me confused as to why she is even in the running to win in this category?) If you haven’t already seen Michael Clayton, check it out. The second was Marion Cotillard’s win for La Vie En Rose. Now, I actually kind of hated that movie. I thought it was pretentious and poorly made, but there is no denying that Marion Cotillard gave one of those once and a lifetime performances. She’s amazing. No one would even be talking about that movie if it weren’t for her, so it was nice to see her win.
This is kind of cute: Michel Gondry Sweded his own Be Kind Rewind trailer…
You know the funny thing about things like the Super Bowl or the Oscars? On the West Coast they are on so damn early. I used to be able to go to work and get home just in time for the broadcast. Now they seem to start sometime after lunch. The Oscars used to end at the wee hours of forever. Now, well, it still seems like forever, but at least you can go out for a drink afterwards. Thank God for my DVR though.
Today Signal opens in theaters nationwide, and I cannot recommend enough that you see this film. I saw it last year at the Seattle Film Festival and it blew my mind with how good it was. It’s one of the best horror movies in a long time. Check it out.
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