Oscar Faves

My favorite looks from last night's award show.

I will be honest, I am partial, SJP can do no wrong for me.

It's a bit much but so are the Oscars. I really love the color and the design.

I think this dress is just cool. I could never pull it off but she makes it look great.

Love this whole dress. Everything about it.

Hands down though this is my favorite fashion statement of the night. (Him, not her, although her dress is very nice.)

Good God, I love him. He too can do no wrong in my book.

Favorite moments of the broadcast (the parts I watched anyway) were the John Hughs tribute and Sandra Bullock's acceptance speech. I tear up every time I see the clip of her talking about her mom (and not letting her ride in cars with boys until she was 18) and how that lead her to her husband and then they pan to him crying. Very sweet. I also love that Christoph Waltz won for Best Supporting Actor in "Inglorious Bastards". His performance was unbelievable.

That wraps up another Academy Awards. I actually saw three movies with nominations or nominated performances which is about two or three more than I usually see. Last year I believe the only movie I saw that was nominated was "Tropic Thunder" (Robert Downey Jr was nominated). I did better this year I saw "Up", "Avatar", and "Inglorious Bastards", all of which were better than Tropic Thunder. But Robert Downey was playing "a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude" so I had to watch it. I love him. By the way, why wasn't he nominated for "Sherlock Holmes"?

I vow to at least see four 2011 Oscar contenders.

Am I missing something?

Have people lost their minds?

Why are so many celebrities jumping to Roman Polanski's defense? I feel like there is no way they could have read the court transcripts of what he did to that little girl. There is no way they could have read that and still be able defend him. He raped a thirteen year old girl and did horrible things to her after drugging her. And I begg to differ with Whoopi Goldberg but he indeed "raped raped" her. Because just the word once isn't bad enough.

Do these celebrities have daughters or sisters or nieces?

I am not so much worried about Polanski being extradited back here, although he should, but it concerns me that people can't take a moral stand. Why does he get a pass because he is an artist? If he was a homeless man or a construction worker no one would care. He would be labeled a pedophile and that would be the end of it.

These people who defend him should really read what he did and if they are women they should be ashamed of themselves.

My list of actors/directors I am boycotting is growing.

Woody Allen
Harvey Weinstein
Whoopi Goldberg
Tilda Swinton
Mia Farrow
Marin Scorsese
Debra Winger
Wes Anderson

And I am sure by tomorrow there will be more to add.

And no one should ever wonder again why women don't want to report being sexually assaulted.

Hot Button Issues

Almost as controversial as my new bangs is Jessica Simpson's "weight gain".



I watched Access Hollywood the other night (my first mistake) and I swear they talked about it no less than 15 times. They asked people's opinions, showed the unflattering picture of her, and then some other pictures of her.

Am I missing something here? Is this a big deal? Okay bad outfit choice and maybe she gained ten pounds, but let's face it who hasn't especially at the holidays?

So what if she weighs 200 lbs, who cares? If it was a man that gained weight no one would even mention it. People should be judged on their character and if they are celebrities they should be judged on their talent.

What bothers me about these media outlets is that they are the ones that create a stir about this and then they turn around and make it sound like they have nothing to do with it. After all the talk on Access Hollywood they went on to say that women in Hollywood are too skinny. Well do we have to ask why? It's either that or be blasted for weeks on end for being fat or as Access Hollywood called it "having a fuller figure". Then this woman on the show does a whole segment on the way Jessica should have worn her "mom jeans" and starts it off by saying "Jessica looks fantastic by the way". Yeah right, they don't believe that or they wouldn't be talking about it. They want to show that she has gained weight or they wouldn't show the same pictures of her dancing over and over again.

What is wrong in our society that this is such a focus? I am not a big Jessica Simpson fan but leave the girl alone. Now she is on the cover of 3 magazines this week all claiming that she is happy with her weight when she hasn't even said a word about it. How would all of these people feel if it was their wife, sister, mother, daughter, or friend being talked about like this? And then the hypocrisy of these magazines to turn around and say women should have a healthy body image. They do nothing to promote that but they can say that's their message? It reminds me of MTV having shows with gay people and getting others to be more tolerant and then turning around and playing Eminem videos full of hate against gay people. It really is unbelievable. Why do we, as women, put up with this? Why has the media gotten so out of hand with celebrities and weight and then claim that to be news? That's not news, that's just mean and out to hurt people.

"OJ Simpson not a Jew"

This is not a Favorite part of Christmas post and I know I missed posting one yesterday. I was busy and didn't even go on the computer but I will post two or three today or tomorrow and that will make up for it. Fair enough right?

So anyways I am interrupting my Holiday Season posts to comment on the OJ Simpson sentencing yesterday. The title of the post is from Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song so it sort of Holiday(ish). Anyhow, OJ's sentencing was a topic of discussion at work, home, and my work Christmas party yesterday. My thoughts are that this guy is just lucky he is not serving a life sentence for killing two people and he has been out of jail this whole time until he committed another crime which brings me to my next point. If you murder two people and get away with it why wouldn't you just move away and live a quiet life and stay out of trouble?

I think Jimmy Kimmel summed it up best last night on his show-

"For those keeping score at home that's no jail term served for murdering two people, fifteen years for stealing back your old football cards."

High School Never Looked This Pretty

Last night was the premiere of the new 90210. I have been eagerly awaiting this as I loved the old version. I even catch the re-runs on Soap Net every now and then. I love to watch Brenda, Brandon, Kelly, and the gang in all of their teenage angst. Last week I picked up my copy of US Weekly and much to my delight Brenda Walsh was on the cover.




I always liked the show when I was younger but my parents didn't let my sister and me watch it so we would have my cousin tape it and then watch it at my aunt's house. Once my sister and I got into high school we were allowed to watch it but that was already after the high school years were over. The college and beyond years were enjoyable but didn't hold the same excitement.

The new version of the show was great. The girls are a bit too skinny but their clothes were awesome and the story lines were drama filled. I love that Aunt Becky is on it as the mom.

Welcome back Brenda and Kelly! It's great to see you. They weren't on much last night so hopefully their story lines will increase. Kelly has a son on the show and it was hinted at that Brandon may be the baby daddy so maybe he will be returning. Plus Nat was on and the Peach Pit was turned into a coffee shop.
I didn't have the highest of expectations for the new version but they were exceeded and I look forward to watching the show every Tuesday night. You should give it a try too!

Reality Check

My co-worker and I were discussing a show on ABC Family called "The Secret Life of an American Teenager". My co-worker has a teenager so it's relevant to her. Now maybe I am getting old but I really think this show is totally inappropriate. I realize teenagers get pregnant and it is what it is but for some reason this show among other media regarding this issue rub me the wrong way.

Why is teenage pregnancy being romanticized? Is this the message that should be sent to young girls especially by a network targeted at families. Everyone is dating everyone and the story revolves around a 15 year old pregnant girl. I think that only one episode has aired and maybe they will portray the realities of teenage pregnancy but that is unlikely. Mostly it seems they will show a glamorized, hormonally hyped high school of beautiful people whose problems (even pregnancy) can be wrapped up in an hour (or a television season)

I have more of a problem with this show then a movie like "Juno". The show on ABC Family is aimed at a young audience whereas "Juno" was aimed at a more general audience. Plus I think"Juno" showed the situation a little closer to reality and made the hardships of her situation apparent. Of course, it was still "Hollywoodized" but I thought the conclusion of the movie was based in truth and didn't necessarily tie everything up in a nice bow. I think they made it clear that she was going to have to deal with outcome of giving up her baby and that it wasn't an easy decision.

Then there is Jamie-Lynn Spears who gets to be on another magazine cover, this time with her newborn. She talks about her easy birth and how her baby is perfect and motherhood isn't hard at all. She also mentions how she can't wait to become a "soccer mom". She is 17! This is not a message that girls need to read. What about what she will miss out on? Maybe she can hire a nanny and go to college and have that experience but the typical teenage mother will not have that. I really have no problem with HER saying these things because that is a 17 year old's thought process. What really bothers me is where is her mother, where are the adults in this situation to instill reality? It is so irresponsible for the media to send out this message to girls that pregnancy and motherhood at 17 is easy and that now that she had her baby everything will be golden. They should be saying that the road ahead for her will be tough, tougher than it should be for someone her age.

It's just scary what the media puts out there for children to soak up. This all makes me very scared to have a daughter. My children will watch "I Love Lucy" and "Little House on the Prairie", and then I will home school them and not allow them to know about anything elicit. Obviously, I am kidding but it must take a great deal of parenting to raise kids now. I can only hope that this sort of media prompts parents to have conversations with their teenagers about responsibility and consequences. That's the only good thing that could come of it.

All of this just adds to my theory that morals and ethics and "doing the right thing" fall by the wayside in a capitalistic society. And yes, I know I am turning into my mother (that's definitely not a bad thing). Five years ago I would have thought this show was "cute". Now I am certain it is irresponsible.

Academy Awards 2008

My favorite dresses/looks from last night's award show.

Heidi Klum

Jennifer Garner

Keri Russell

I really haven't seen any of the movies that were nominated besides "Juno", "Gone Baby Gone" (Best Supporting Actress nomination), and "Ratatoulle" so I wasn't too invested in who won what but I always enjoy watching the pre-show as well as the show just to see what might happen. And, of course, I love Jon Stewart.

I absoulutely love the song that won for "Original Song" called "Falling Slowly" from the movie "Once". It was just beautiful and I thought it was nice that people who were so passionate about art and not necessarily Hollywood won. I am going to have to buy the CD with that song or have Rodger download it for me because I loved it.

And the strangest moment of the night goes to Gary Busey at the pre-show when he pretty much assaulted Jennifer Garner. I put the video here if you didn't see it or want to re-watch it. Seriously, who grabs someone like that and kisses them when you don't know the person?

I know this makes me a horrible person but......

THIS MAKES MY DAY!

http://perezhilton.com/?p=10768

Who lives with their boyfriend when they are 16? Maybe KFed can raise her baby too.

Wouldn't you just love to read the Spears family Christmas card? I bet it has a big picture of a lighted up trailer on it.

I reccomend adoption. Just saying.

2007 Emmys

Favorites

It Takes All Kinds

What has two thumbs and is stupid enough to be found with cocaine in their pocket while driving under the influence?

THIS GIRL!!!!!!!!

You would think she could have pitched that somewhere along the way.

This Definitely Takes the Cake

So I had seen a few pictures of her lately and thought she looked a bit different.

I truly thought that she was beginning to look like one of those malnourished African children whose stomachs stick out because they have no food to eat.

I never would have thought she could be pregnant. Do people that skinny actually have periods? Is she able to have sex without one of her calcium deprived bones breaking?

So today when I pick-up my beloved US Weekly I see that she is pregnant. Why let the public wonder when you can make money by selling the story to the tabloids that you hate? I haven't read the article yet because I am saving it to enjoy letter but I bet it will be great.

I did peak at one of the paragraph headlines and it said "Will she still have to go to prison?". I think that pretty much says it all. I have nothing to add to that statement.

In conclusion, the only thing that could make this more enjoyable is if she were to have twins, which is a possibility since her boyfriend is a twin. I really can't wait to see a picture of her in 5 or 6 months.