Pic of the Day: “Why the fuck does everything have to be a conspiracy? Huh? A man has a couple too many drinks, he drives off the road, falls into a creek. Accident, plain and simple. Accident.” “It was not an accident. Look, let me tell you something. I was there. That tire was shot out. I heard it. I recorded it.” “So you’re an earwitness to an assassination. That’s good. It’s got a nice ring. I like that.” (45th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Say, Audrey. No-no offense, but how did a teenager become the chief mechanic of a multi-million dollar expedition?” “I took this job when my dad retired. But, the funny thing was, he always wanted sons, right? One to run his machine shop, another to be middleweight boxing champion. But, he got my sister and me, instead.” “So, what… what happened to your sister?” “She’s 24-0, with a shot at the title next month.” (25th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Dad, what if I’m not the future of House Atreides?” “A great man doesn’t seek to lead; he is called to it. But if your answer is no, you’d still be the only thing I ever needed you to be: my son.” (5th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “The Visalia Oaks and our 240lb catcher Jeremy Brown, who as you know, scared to run to second base. This was in a game six weeks ago. This guy is going to start him off with a fastball. Jeremy’s going to take him to deep center. Here’s what’s really interesting, because Jeremy’s gonna do what he never does. He’s gonna go for it. He’s gonna around first and he’s gonna go for it. Okay? … This is all Jeremy’s nightmares coming to life.” “Awwww, they’re laughing at him.” “And Jeremy’s about to find out why. Jeremy’s about to realize that the ball went 60 feet over the fence. He hit a home run and didn’t even realize it.” (15th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Try to make it sound like you wrote it that way on purpose.” (5th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “I’m very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.” (35th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “You’re really complicated, aren’t you?” “I try not to be.” (30th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now to give it the perfect ending was a bit of the old Ludwig van.” (55th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Belfast will still be here when you get back.” “Will you?” “I’m going nowhere you won’t find me.” (5th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “You know Jack, all I ever wanted for you was to make you strong and grow up and be your own boss. Maybe I’ve been tough on you. I’m not proud of that.” “I’m as bad as you are. I’m more like you than her.” “It was about all I’ve done in life, otherwise I’ve drawn a zilch. You’re all I have, you’re all I want to have. My sweet boy.” (15th Anniversary)
98th Academy Awards Recap
What a year.
We kinda knew where this one was going early, with two films getting 13 and 16 nominations. It also seemed very early on that it was gonna be a relative One Battle After Another sweep. And for anyone holding out hope it was gonna end up about even, that Casting win sure put to bed any possibilities of a change in that. And other than that, we got mostly chalk. No real major surprises. A tie, but even those two were the two choices most people were figuring. Nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Brief notes on the ceremony — Conan was great. That opening was fantastic and he landed a couple of really great jokes throughout. The performances were great too. Probably not the best idea to put “Golden” on so late. There’s nothing that says Song can’t be given out early. It’s a TV show. If you cared about the flow of the show, you’d have made wholesale changes years ago. Also, Javier Bardem is a real one. Respect to him forever.
Otherwise, I think the right film won, and most of the right stuff won. There’s nothing that happened that made me upset. It’s rare you get through an awards season like that. (more…)
Pic of the Day: “It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.” (75th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “The original thinker – the innovator – mustn’t mind seeming a little foolish to his contemporaries. He must always look to his star… In the end, he may still fail. That’s unimportant. If he is true to himself, he won’t be too unhappy or embittered, even in failure, and will still speak for what is good.” (75th Anniversary)
The B+ Oscar Ballot: Guide to the 98th Academy Awards
We broke a lot of barriers this year — multiple foreign Best Picture nominees, the overall nominations mark, a brand new category for casting, the highest concentration of nominations among top films. This year has six films with 8+ nominations. I don’t even have to look to know that’s the most there’s ever been.
Which tells me that, ultimately, we’re probably gonna settle into what’s been happening the past few years, which is sweeps at the top, and then a couple of categories that could go in surprising ways near the bottom of the ballot. So… mostly the same as always.
Though this year feels more fun because it feels like at least two acting categories (if not three) can legitimately go multiple ways. Normally we have three locked acting categories and one that feels open. There’s only one locked acting category at the moment. But then, below the line looks fairly locked. So it balances.
This is a year where I revel in focusing on a scorecard than straight winners and losers, because it’s pretty clear what the contenders are. So I don’t really have a horse in the race for what’s gonna win. I’m just gonna let them do what they do and see if I can figure it out. I’m also fortunate that a lot of things I like are going to win, so there’s very little room for disappointment and mostly I’ll just be happy for what wins. (more…)
Pic of the Day: “The song you sang tonight. What was it about?” “It was about… what it is to need another person.” “Can you sing it for me?” (5th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Who is you Chiron?” “I’m me, man. Ain’t trying to be nothing else.” (10th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “I’ve always believed in numbers, in equations, in logic and reason.But after a lifetime of such pursuits: I ask What truly is logic? Who decides reason? My quest has taken me to the physical, the metaphysical, the delusional, and back. I have made the most important discovery of my career – the most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reasons can be found. I am only here tonight because of you. You are the only reason I am. You are all my reasons. Thank you.” (25th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “What happened today was just the beginning. We’re gonna lose this war.” (40th Anniversary)
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