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Philippe Petit was fun to watch, I only wish they had had three trophies, for him to juggle. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:46 5
- When he got on stage, it seemed like he was looking around for something to walk across.... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:47 4
  - they should have had him walk a wire from the balcony to the stage. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:48
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    - I gotta say that he is a VERY arrogant guy... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:50
    - I still don't get the hatey -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:49
As happy as I was to see Melissa Leo there among the nominees (go Homicide!), her hair was truly tragic. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:46 2
- Yep. -- nm - kelly Feb 23, 06:50
- yes. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:49
Chicago and Shakespeare in Love are two of the few BP winners that is nowhere on IMDB's Top 250 list. Both Miramax/Weinstein films... guess a third. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:46 7
- beautiful mind? -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 06:50 4
  - Sorry.. yes, this didn't make it, but I meant a Miramax movie that won. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:50 3
    - english patient? (I'm not good at remembering companies behind movies, but I think that was miramax). -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 06:58
    - Shakespeare in Love? -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:52 1
      - you card read as good as I do. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 06:56
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  - Surprised that's not on the list... and Dark Knight is #6! -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:51
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- New York elitist. -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 06:51
- no thank you. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:41
- *CCC likes this post* -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 23, 06:41
- THIS -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:40
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- I liked that a lot as well. Though, I don't think it should be a staple. Like, maybe one more time and then move on. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 06:48 1
  - or come back to it every few years -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:51
- I thought it was a hit when the past winner knew the nominee. Like DeNiro for Sean Penn, but missed when they didn't. - Inigo Feb 23, 06:42
- I was disappointed they didn't extend it to directors -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:40
Incidentally, Slumdog is #35 on IMDB's all-time Top 250 list -- (link) - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:38 1
- Bah...you can't put too much stock in that as the flavor of the month always jumps up there real high. -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 06:50
Is it just me, or was Mickey Rouke the fashion highlight of the evening? - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:35 13
- I'm a fan of the tux. -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 06:38 1
  - tuxes are great, but I don't think as much is done with them as could be. Not everyone looks their best in a plain tux. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:41
- was Bill Maher's tux leather or pleather? either way, i gave him points for going beyond the basic. -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 06:36 7
  - He's a big animal rights guy, so it probably wasn't leather. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:38 3
    - it probably wasn't leather - it looked too soft. -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 06:39 2
      - You realize Oscar chat hits a new low when you're asking "What is Bill Maher wearing?" :) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:39 1
        
        hee, good point! -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 06:40
  - Man, Maher was so dull... but so was his own "documentary" -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:36 2
    - Every time I see him, I'm reminded of why I don't like him. -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:39 1
      - "My film wasnt' nominated, so I'm going to spend my presenter time talking about it anyway" -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:42
- I thought he was great, but I think the highlight was the winner for best documentary short. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:36 2
  - Yeah, you and... the mother of the winner for Best Documentary Short :) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:37 1
    - nuh uh, several people here commented. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:41
ST Poll inspired by JenBro: Is Slumdog Millionaire an independent film? -- nm - Inigo Feb 23, 06:33 6
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  - Don't forget Sideways... (that should have won a LOT more) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:40 2
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      - Wow... didn't even realize Searchlight was around that long. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:47
- Mostly... I believe it was partially financed by Warner Independent... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:33 1
  - Guess not... was Pathe and Film 4 (I guess WIP was just committed to distribution) -- (link) - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:36
Deadspin: CC Sabathia smuggles small child into Spring Training -- (link) - Beaker Feb 23, 06:31 1
- and of course the comment section brings the funny -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 06:32
Definitely time for a Danny Boyle box set... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:28
This week's QI XL was epecially for nubby - discussions on physics and man on man action -- (link) - LMS Feb 23, 06:27 [youtube] 2
- Heh, nice :) -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 06:30 1
  - Ben Miller (Lester in Primeval) studied quantum physics at Cambridge. -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 06:34
ST Poll: Do we think that Joaquin Phoenix shaves his beard this morning? - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:22 19
- hell no. (but, i know a lot of people didn't like ben's thing, but, i laughed.) -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 06:23 14
  - I saw the Oscars with the publicist for Two Lovers... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:25
  - Mother effing Australian TV bastards cut that part (along with Steve and Tina!) nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:24 12
    - ah, the late show. whole thing was on the live version. - mafic Feb 23, 06:28 1
      - Some of us have to work on Monday afternoons. :P nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:31
    - you were lucky. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:27
    - what? they cut the funny parts? jerks! -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 06:26 7
      - It's just another chapter to add to the anti-ATB manifesto. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:29 6
        
        I'm convinced they edit all the american programs to add in extra commercials. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 06:34
        
        It's a pretty small entry on their long list of crimes -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:32 4
        
        Yes. The manifesto is starting to take up the entire back half of my shack. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:37 3
        
        And you weren't even around in the mid-to-late 90s, for the Friends and Seinfeld debacles -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:42 2
        
        The utter contempt they have for their customers astonishes me. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:48 1
        
        yep - and most australians don't know what they're missing, so they take it -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:53
    - They were taking too much time away from Hugh!!!! :) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:25
- why would he? -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 23, 06:23 3
  - Because it looks ridiculous and I'm not sure ANYONE thinks otherwise except maybe him. - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:24 2
    - I think he thinks it's funny. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:24 1
      - He looks more like Rick Rubin than an actual rapper... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:26
STIS: my BIL says my 2 year old nephew tried to burn the house down with a Webkin. how is this possible? - loosilu Feb 23, 06:22 3
- douse it in something flammable, put it near a heat source. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 06:25
- 1) toss the webkin on a candle 2) toss the webkin in the oven or on the stove -- nm - decline Feb 23, 06:23 1
  - either is possible. he should drive bulldozers when he grows up. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:24
TT Poll - favourite Danny Boyle film - LMS Feb 23, 06:13 22
- Slumdog. Millions is a close second. -- nm - kelly Feb 23, 06:45
- Never seen any of his films. DOH! -- nm - Jim Feb 23, 06:44
- Trainspotting is great. I'm not allowed to see Shallow Grave. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:28
- shallow grave so far. I have the beach sitting here waiting to watch, though, and - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 23, 06:25 4
  - The Beach is frustrating if you' -- nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:27 3
    - ..if you've read the book. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:27 2
      - in the end, yeah. but I still quite like the first half. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 06:29 1
        
        The end completely changes the whole thing. (spoilers) - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:34
- love everything I've seen of his, but in order: trainspotting, shallow grave, the beach, 28 days later - mafic Feb 23, 06:23 2
  - i don't like The Beach so much, but that's about the only one. -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 06:24 1
    - my feelings toward it are heavily influenced by the book. I loved the first half (of the film), then it went downhill (spoilers) - mafic Feb 23, 06:27
- I think Trainspotting's the only one I've seen. Hard to call it a favourite, but it was extremely good -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:21 1
  - ditto -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 06:22
- Hm... I'd say either Slumdog or Millions.. - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:20
- If Sunshine had not gone insane in the last act... - Inigo Feb 23, 06:19 1
  - I still like it better than Slumdog (which was one of my favorites of last year). -- nm - Jelly Feb 23, 06:25
- 28 Days Later -- nm - Epiphany Feb 23, 06:18
- I have Millions at home and really need to watch it one day. Otherwise, I'd say Slumdog. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 06:16 3
  - Millions is great. i saw it in a theatre, *twice*. i never do that. i went to a free preview and then a friend wanted to see it later so i went - Andie Feb 23, 06:21 2
    - I've told Danny and anyone at Searchlight who'll listen... - secretslacker Feb 23, 06:23 1
      - We've managed to get Millions to get broadcast this week, the timeslot - 11.25pm -1.00am! -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 06:25
- I meant ST poll! -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 06:15
Help a sister out--Oscars spoilers - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:11 11
- spoilers, I guess - Roger More Feb 23, 06:17
- he didn't. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 06:16
- I couldn't tell if his "best friend" and the guy he named right after saying that were two different people. - Inigo Feb 23, 06:16 5
  - isn't that the son's name? the name he said right after "best friend"? -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 23, 06:18 4
    - Kids names are - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:22
    - no, I just looked. I'm wrong. that name was sam, -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 23, 06:22 1
      - Things you learn while researching this stuff: Sean Penn is Aimee Mann's brother-in-law. - Inigo Feb 23, 06:30
    - His son's name is Hopper. Is that what he said? I honestly thought he was thanking some random Asian dude. -- nm - Inigo Feb 23, 06:22
- i don't think so - i was sitting on my couch going 'thank your wife, thank your wife, thank your wife' - Andie Feb 23, 06:12 2
  - Me too! Especially when she kept crying and looking so excited for him. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 23, 06:14
  - oh my god. me too! we're twins! -- nm - the ides of march love mandy lane Feb 23, 06:14
Oscar Telecast, B+ - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 06:05
"Jai Ho!" is the new "Mamma Mia!" - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:55 1
- been stuck in my head all morning. - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 05:56
Very grateful to BOP for their Oscar blog so I can catch up. -- (link) - LMS Feb 23, 05:52 2
- Wow, impressed they got Jason Lee to participate. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:54 1
  - It's a shame the other BOP staff don't share names with famous people :) -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 06:13
Who else didn't realize that was actually AR Rahman singing on those songs? - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:51
For those of you following at home, the Republican response to Obama's message to Congress tomorrow night -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 23, 05:47
Oh - and we won 2 Oscars last night - Best Doc and Best Costume (in the co-production sense). -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 05:46 7
- Congrats! -- nm - Diva Feb 23, 05:55
- Nice job! I made a bet with someone last night about An Education. - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:47 4
  - I haven't seen it yet, but I figure Carey Mulligan will do well. -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 05:49 3
    - It seems to be her vs. Swank and Streep at this point. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:50 2
      - Well now that Winslet has finally won it's safe to give it to Streep now - didn't she last actually win in the 80's? -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 05:53 1
        
        Yup... last win 25 years ago. Don't know if playing Julia Childs will do it. -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:54
- bravo! -- nm - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 05:46
Ya know, I've been thinking...I really think the Super Bowl should be made a little more woman-friendly. It seems to be geared towards manly men. - kelly Feb 23, 05:40 2
- Well, didn't they add a red carpet? - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:41 1
  - Ha! -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 05:46
Here's the Stiller bit from last night in case anyone missed it -- (link) - Beaker Feb 23, 05:39 [youtube] 1
- Would have been funnier... - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:41
What a storm. 30+ cm of snow with another 15-20 forecasted to drop. The City is pretty much shut down. -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 05:33 1
- What's a "cemiteeter"? -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 05:38
Rolled ST Poll: Biggest snub of the night? and/or Most Underserving Win? - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:27 6
- I figure Fincher and co are feeling pretty snubbed. -- nm - LMS Feb 23, 05:55
- I don't think there were ... well, any real surprises. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 05:42 3
  - But that's not what the poll is about... :) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:43 2
    - Well, if the winners that everyone thought would win won, then no one got snubbed, nor any undeserving wins. - JaxSean Feb 23, 05:45 1
      - I've read this three times and don't get it... just forget I asked. :) -- nm - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:51
- I didn't see enough of the films to know. -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 05:30
They could make the them A Salute to NYC Critics and Bloggers and they still wouldn't be happy. :) -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 05:21 9
- I think they're all pissy for 2 reasons. - Trish Feb 23, 05:27 4
  - well, yeah. - znufrii, unpatriotic Feb 23, 05:49
  - Oh, yeah!?!?!? Well... - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:28 2
    - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 23, 05:46
    - *smooch* -- nm - Trish Feb 23, 05:37
- ROFLOL!!! - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:22 2
  - I think it's cool that you tweeted this. I wonder, in the interests of gettng new blood here, would it be appropriate to include the link when - mara Feb 23, 05:47 1
    - Believe me, you wouldn't all my snarky critic friends coming here. - secretslacker Feb 23, 05:49
- *theme* -- nm - nubby Feb 23, 05:21
*does a big song and dance number* -- nm - B2 Feb 23, 05:19 4
- *spirit fingers* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 05:24
- ::changes the channel to Spike:: -- nm - Guys Feb 23, 05:23
- Meh. -- nm - RC SI #6 Feb 23, 05:21
- ~and all that jazz~ -- nm - Trish Feb 23, 05:21

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