There was a few surprises tonight at the Big Show. Marion Cotillard beat out the shoe-in Julie Christie. I guess the Academy didn’t want to give it to her twice, eh? Otherwise, the obvious did win. 12 out of 24 this year, my dearests. 50%. Totally off my game. I’m blaming it on the flu. Heh. I made a few bad choices but there are those Oscar surprises again, you know. BEST PICTURE [ ] Atonement [ ] Juno [ ] Michael Clayton [X] No Country for Old Men [ ] There Will Be Blood – I think this one...
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Yes, dahlings. I survived the 2nd annual movie marathon! Actually what the doctor’s order although all that sittin’ seems to have pinch a nerve in my left shoulder. Irena and Danny came with me. I also made acquaintance with my neighbor Amanda who also did this last year. The guys in front of me sat next to me last year as well. It’s becoming a tradition for most people. Haha! My favorite of the five is There Will Be Blood, amazingly. Daniel Day Lewis blew me the hell away. I mean, as much as I was anticipating the milkshake line,...
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Again, Thai politics never fail to amuse me. Here’s a report from The Nation: ‘Keep your nose out of our sign language’ A welfare group has called for hands off over how deaf people should describe politicians – in particular the prime minister – in sign language. Published on January 31, 2008 The Council of Disabled People of Thailand claimed yesterday any interference in the way deaf people communicate with their hands “would not be appropriate”. Council chairman Wiriya Namsiriphongphan was responding to queries from PPP members on the way deaf people referred to party leader and Prime Minister Samak...
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I should have known things were never going to be the same again after Hawaii. (Oh, and the photos are up. I haven’t organized them with tags or caption yet though.) This was our first REAL vacation together since we got married. The fact that we could (kind of) afford it and that we decided to leave town on somewhat of a whim was new. I think that decision might have sent out the disturbance into the universe and therefore screwing things up for everyone. Why did I say that? Here are some proofs: A few days before we left,...
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That was the Golden Globe???? Kind of ironic that I got all of the winners long before the “official” telecast on NBC ever caught up. And also ironic that the Matt Lauer’s Dateline special didn’t interview any winners. Heh. Now, my predictions. With HFPA, my theory is to pick something less Hollywood-y. They seemed to go for that more than Oscars which has become a lot more of a popular contest than anything. But even that theory didn’t really work for me this year.  As for television category, I mostly guessed blind because I don’t have HBO. I’m just...
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The Golden Globe has been practically canceled. Instead of the lavish dinner gala, it’ll be just a news conference announcing the winners. I can totally live with that. For the fact that I like the fun nature of the GG more than the Oscars, I will miss the awards this year. Actually, with the Oscars only another month away, will that be canceled too? Perhaps. I am looking forward to another movie marathon though. I’d do it in a heart beat. Will check on AMC website everyday once the nominees are announced. One point for the writers though! Now, I...
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