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• Does anyone else think that it is weird that TBS/TNT only have Red Carpet coverage online while E! has a show on TV?  The actual awards will air on TBS/TNT yet they are showing Get Smart and The Dark Knight.  
• I dislike Giuliana Rancic.
• What is going on with Scott Bakula's hair?
• I like Hailee Steinfeld's dress.  Very young and hip.
• Ditto for Jennifer Lawrence.
• Lips is in the house!  
• I can't believe that Giuliana interrupts Hailee for Chord Overstreet.  Oscar nominee or Glee star?  Hmmm...
• I would love to see Melissa Leo in some color.  Black at the Golden Globes and silver at the SAG awards...she always looks nice but could look better.  Maybe she is saving it for the Oscars.
• "On an airplane..." love Jesse Eisenberg.
• Sarah Hyland is gorgeous.
• Ditto for Julianna Marguilies.
• Who is the host on TBS.com?  Her purple dress is awful.
• The Glee girls look nice.  Big improvement over the Golden Globes.
• Julie Bowen, I have a love/hate relationship with you.
• Love Mila Kunis' dress.  Print is in!
• Love the color of Sofia Vergara's dress.
• Love the texture/print of Jenna Fischer's dress.
• Never thought that I would say this but I miss Seacrest.
• Giuliana and John K are having a horrible interview.
• Paz de la Huerta has strange facial features.
• Jane Lynch - bad dress choice.
• I like January Jones' dress but not the hair.  Too overdone.  Needs to be a little more relaxed.
• Lea Michelle is totally going to have a wardrobe malfunction.
• Love Natalie Portman's dress.  Hair is too stiff.
• Mmmm Jon Hamm.
• Tina Fey looks fantastic!
• Love Nicole Kidman's dress and hair s but she needs to get rid of the necklace.
• Julia Stiles is lovely.
• Not loving Winona Ryder's dress. Hate the hair.
• Not a fan of Amy Adam's look.
• Mmmm James Franco.
• Helena Bonham Carter...I just don't get you.
• Love JT's tie.
• Not a fan of Christina Hendrick's look.  I miss Joannie.
• Did Giuliana just say Indian Giver?! 
• Claire Danes looks lovely.
• Robin Wright (Penn?) looks great.

The Company Men

Unless you go to see movies in a theater or watch late night talk shows, you probably have never heard of this film. I am not sure why the studio isn’t promoting this. I don’t think that I have seen one commercial for it and it’s a shame because it’s a movie that a lot of people can relate to.

What I liked: Outstanding cast – Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Craig T. Nelson give quality performances. The characters are very relatable, having both strengths and weaknesses.

The story is very relevant to today which could be difficult to watch or possibly relive. Having said that, it can also make you feel grateful for what you have.

What I didn’t like: The trailer tells you everything that you need to know about this movie and more. The film itself moved a little slow for me. And it really only depicts the white collar unemployment woes while only briefly touches blue collar issues. This in itself isn’t a bad point but it is worth noting before seeing the movie. It might be hard for an unemployed person who made $30K to feel any sympathy for an unemployed character who made $120K plus bonuses.

http://www.companymenmovie.com

Grade: B+

Oscar Nominations

I am proud to say that this is the 1st year that I have seen every Best Picture nominee. Overall, I am happy with the choices.  We should have a repeat of the Golden Globe Winners unless The King's Speech gains more momentum.

Best Picture
• “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
• “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
• “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
• “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
• “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
• “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
• “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
• “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
• “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Directing
• “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
• “The Fighter” David O. Russell
• “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
• “The Social Network” David Fincher
• “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Actor in a Leading Role
• Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
• Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
• Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
• Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
• James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role
• Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
• John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
• Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role
• Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
• Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
• Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
• Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role
• Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
• Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
• Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
• Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
• Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film
• “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
• “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
• “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

                                                                       Image Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABC

Razzie Nominations

http://razzies.com/history/31stNoms.asp

So the Razzie Nominations came out today.  Overall, a good list, although I think they could have added a few more to Worst Picture like this, this, or this.  I have a feeling that this will be Jennifer Aniston's year to get an award, just not the one she would like.  Let's hope that she can be classy and show up to accept it.  

WORST PICTURE

THE BOUNTY HUNTER 

THE LAST AIRBENDER 

SEX & THE CITY #2 

TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE 

VAMPIRES SUCK

WORST ACTOR

Jack Black / GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

Gerard Butler / THE BOUNTY HUNTER

Ashton Kutcher / KILLERS and VALENTINE’S DAY

Taylor Lautner / TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE and VALENTINE’S DAY

Robert Pattinson / REMEMBER ME and TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

WORST ACTRESS

Jennifer Aniston / THE BOUNTY HUNTER and THE SWITCH

Mylie Cyrus / THE LAST SONG

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis & Cynthia Nixon / SEX & THE CITY 2

Megan Fox / JONAH HEX

Kristen Stewart / TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jessica Alba / THE KILLER INSIDE ME, LITTLE FOCKERS, MACHETE and VALENTINE’S DAY

Cher / BURLESQUE

Liza Minnelli / SEX & THE CITY 2

Nicola Peltz / THE LAST AIRBENDER

Barbra Streisand / LITTLE FOCKERS

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Billy Ray Cyrus / THE SPY NEXT DOOR

George Lopez / MARMADUKE, THE SPY NEXT DOOR and VALENTINE’S DAY

Dev Patel / THE LAST AIRBENDER

Jackson Rathbone / THE LAST AIRBENDER and TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

Rob Schneider / GROWN UPS

WORST EYE-GOUGING MIS-USE Of 3-D 

CATS & DOGS #2: REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE

CLASH OF THE TITANS

THE LAST AIRBENDER

NUTCRACKER 3-D

SAW 3-D (aka SAW VII)

WORST SCREEN COUPLE / WORST SCREEN ENSEMBLE

Jennifer Aniston & Gerard Butler / THE BOUNTY HUNTER

Josh Brolin’s Face & Megan Fox’s Accent / JONAH HEX

The Entire Cast of THE LAST AIRBENDER

The Entire Cast of SEX & THE CITY #2

The Entire Cast of TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

WORST DIRECTOR

Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer / VAMPIRES SUCK

Michael Patrick King / SEX & THE CITY #2

M. Night Shyamalan / THE LAST AIRBENDER

David Slade / TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

Sylvester Stallone / THE EXPENDABLES

WORST SCREENPLAY

LAST AIRBENDER Written by M. Night Shyamalan

LITTLE FOCKERS, Written by John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey

SEX & THE CITY #2, Written by Michael Patrick King

TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg

VAMPIRES SUCK, Written by Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL 

CLASH OF THE TITANS

THE LAST AIRBENDER

SEX & THE CITY #2

TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

VAMPIRES SUCK!

No Strings Attached

What I liked: For a romantic comedy, this movie was pretty good.

• It has a fun soundtrack. It starts off old school with Color Me Bad and Outkast. Then it comes back to the present with Phoenix and The Temper Trap. What’s not to love?
• Natalie Portman is the girl that you want or want to be. She’s funny, smart, and sexy. Her character has flaws but overall is very relatable.
• Ashton Kutcher is pretty adorable in this movie. If you liked him in A Lot Like Love, you will like him in this.
• Kevin Kline!
• I like romantic comedies that are rated PG-13 or R. It usually means that the dialogue is more true to life as oppose to a PG ”RomCom” that makes everyone sound like they live in a Disney movie.

What I didn’t like: It was a bit predictable and had your typical clichés…but isn’t that what romantic comedies are all about?

http://www.nostringsattachedmovie.com

Grade: A-

Live Blogging the Golden Globes

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Watching E!.

• Jennifer Love Hewitt looks orange.  Not loving the neckline on her dress.  Or her hair.  Actually, don't like the dress at all.  Makes her look big.
• Jennifer Lawrence looks nice.  Dress is appropriate for her age.  Young and different.  Love the shoes.
• Julia Stiles looks beautiful!
• Hailey from Modern Family - not loving the bangs.  Need to remember that she is 21.
• Olivia Wilde- love the dress but not the hair or shoes.
• Emma from Glee - ugh that hair!
• Tina from Glee - love the dress.
• Elisabeth Moss from Mad Men looks nice.  Love the green dress.
• Scott Caan needs a haircut.
• Quinn from Glee looks lovely.
• Julianne Hough - what a neck line.
• Hailee Steinfeld looks great.  
• Gabourey Sidibe does not.  That dress :(
• Not loving Natalie Portman's dress.  I think it is the red flower.
• Not loving Melissa Leo's dress.  
• I do like Kyra Sedgwick's dress.  Fun color.
• Julie Bowen from Modern Family looks stunning.
• Mmmmmm Jake has arrived.
• Really Helena Bonham Carter?!  Really?!  Are you begging to be worst dressed?  Two different color shoes?!
• Lea Michele has an interesting dress.  Can't decide if I like it or not.
• Oh my, my, my January Jones.
• Nudes and pinks seem to be hot colors this year.
• Ryan stop talking to Carrie and find out what Jake, Jason and Jimmy are talking about!
• Oh Emma Stone!  I hope you look better in person because your dress and skin are too close in color.
• Scarlett Johansson - wow.  That is an interesting look.
• Sandra Bullock - not a good choice.  Maybe if the hair was different.  But that sleeve...
• Eva Longoria looks stunning.
• Love Mila Kunis' dress.  Green is a great color.  Catherine Zeta Jones also picked green.
• Jane Krakowski and Jane Lynch look great.
• Leighton Meester needs to fire her stylist.
• Not loving Christina Aguilera's look.
• Sofia Vergara looks nice but stop pushing Reebok.

Switching between NBC and E!

• Angelina Jolie also in green.
• RDJ - what is going on with your hair?
• I bet Amy Adams dress looks even better in person.
• Alexa Chung is probably the best interviewer on the red carpet.  
• Mmmmm Jon Hamm.
• Michelle Williams has a '70's flower power vibe going on.
• Halle  Berry is stunning.
• J-Lo not so much.  What is with that dress?
• I don't care for Anne Hathaway's dress but it works for her.
• I like Megan Fox's dress.  Can't believe that she is making a movie with Jon Hamm.
• Mandy Moore looks lovely.
• Oh Joanie.  Too much, Christina Hendricks, too much.
• Tilda Swinton...waist up is ok.  Waist down, not so much.

And now the Show..

• Old Charlie Sheen joke.
• Great Tourist Joke!
• A Hugh Hefner joke?!  Ricky is all over the place.
• Congrats Jesus!  I mean, Christian Bale!
• Congrats Katey Segal!  You are aging well.
• Kurt!  Awe...not a fan of the character but you had a great story this year.  So sincere in your acceptance speech.  Loved it.
• Michelle Pfeiffer looks beautiful.
• Yeah Steve Buscemi!  I picked Jon Hamm over you but it was a very close race.  You are great on Boardwalk Empire. Speaking of which...
• Congrats Boardwalk Empire.  Stellar first season!
• Mmmmm Andrew Garfield.  
• Toy Story 3!  Like there was ever any doubt.
• This guy looks like Andy Bernard (Ed Helms).
• RJD - saucy tonight.
• Annette Bening!  
• Odd. Zac Efron introducing The Kids Are All Right.
• Aaron Sorkin using lines from his speech from Friday night?!  Boo.
• That was not Julia Styles.
• Congrats Jane Lynch!  Sorry Ed O'Neil.
• What a great year for Jim Parsons.  Well deserved.
• The camera people are getting some odd facial reactions from the stars.
• Congrats to Glee!  Becky!  Coach Beiste!
• Congrats to Paul Giamatti.  I would have picked you but I haven't seen the movie yet.  And a shout out to Scott Speedman!  
• Mmmm Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
• Congrats Natalie!  Still hate that red rose.  Funny speech though.
• Please stop showing Brad and Angelina.
• Cincy shout out!
• Congrats to the Kids Are All Right.  Wonderful film and has a Cleveland connection.
• Congrats Colin Firth.  Brilliant performance.
• Congrats to the Social Network, my favorite film of the year.
• Wow, can't believe that it ended on time.

Good night!

Golden Globe Awards - My picks

2011 Golden Globe Nominations

For the year ended December 31, 2010

My choices are underlined and don't necessarily reflect who I think is going to win. These are just my favorites.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

BLACK SWAN

THE FIGHTER

INCEPTION

THE KING’S SPEECH

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

HALLE BERRY      FRANKIE AND ALICE

NICOLE KIDMAN              RABBIT HOLE

JENNIFER LAWRENCE     WINTER’S BONE

NATALIE PORTMAN        BLACK SWAN

MICHELLE WILLIAMS      BLUE VALENTINE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

JESSE EISENBERG             THE SOCIAL NETWORK

COLIN FIRTH       THE KING’S SPEECH

JAMES FRANCO                127 HOURS

RYAN GOSLING BLUE VALENTINE

MARK WAHLBERG           THE FIGHTER

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

BURLESQUE

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

RED

THE TOURIST

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

ANNETTE BENING            THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

ANNE HATHAWAY           LOVE & OTHER DRUGS

ANGELINA JOLIE               THE TOURIST

JULIANNE MOORE           THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

EMMA STONE                    EASY A

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

JOHNNY DEPP   ALICE IN WONDERLAND

JOHNNY DEPP   THE TOURIST

PAUL GIAMATTI               BARNEY’S VERSION

JAKE GYLLENHAAL           LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS

KEVIN SPACEY   CASINO JACK

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

DESPICABLE ME

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

THE ILLUSIONIST

TANGLED

TOY STORY 3

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

AMY ADAMS      THE FIGHTER

HELENA BONHAM CARTER           THE KING’S SPEECH

MILA KUNIS       BLACK SWAN

MELISSA LEO      THE FIGHTER

JACKI WEAVER  ANIMAL KINGDOM

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

CHRISTIAN BALE               THE FIGHTER

MICHAEL DOUGLAS        WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

ANDREW GARFIELD        THE SOCIAL NETWORK

JEREMY RENNER               THE TOWN

GEOFFREY RUSH               THE KING’S SPEECH

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

DARREN ARONOFSKY     BLACK SWAN

DAVID FINCHER                THE SOCIAL NETWORK

TOM HOOPER    THE KING’S SPEECH

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN    INCEPTION

DAVID O. RUSSELL           THE FIGHTER

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

DANNY BOYLE, SIMON BEAUFOY              127 HOURS

LISA CHOLODENKO, STUART BLUMBERG               THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN    INCEPTION

DAVID SEIDLER  THE KING’S SPEECH

AARON SORKIN                THE SOCIAL NETWORK

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT     THE KING’S SPEECH

DANNY ELFMAN               ALICE IN WONDERLAND

A.R. RAHMAN   127 HOURS

TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS  THE SOCIAL NETWORK

HANS ZIMMER  INCEPTION

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

“BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE

Music by: Samuel DixonLyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler

“COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG

Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges

“I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED

Music by: Alan MenkenLyrics by: Glenn Slater

“THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey

“YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE

Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

DEXTER (SHOWTIME)

THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)

MAD MEN (AMC)

THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)AMC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE

ELISABETH MOSS             MAD MEN

PIPER PERABO   COVERT AFFAIRS

KATEY SAGAL     SONS OF ANARCHY

KYRA SEDGWICK              THE Closer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

STEVE BUSCEMI                BOARDWALK EMPIRE

BRYAN CRANSTON          BREAKING BAD

MICHAEL C. HALL             DEXTER

JON HAMM        MAD MEN

HUGH LAURIE    HOUSE

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

30 ROCK (NBC)

THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

THE BIG C (SHOWTIME)

GLEE (FOX)

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA

EDIE FALCO         NURSE JACKIE

TINA FEY              30 ROCK

LAURA LINNEY  THE BIG C

LEA MICHELE      GLEE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK

STEVE CARELL    THE OFFICE

THOMAS JANE  HUNG

MATTHEW MORRISON  GLEE

JIM PARSONS    THE BIG BANG THEORY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

HOPE DAVIS       THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP

JANE LYNCH       GLEE

KELLY MACDONALD        BOARDWALK EMPIRE

JULIA STILES       DEXTER

SOFIA VERGARA               MODERN FAMILY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

SCOTT CAAN      HAWAII FIVE-O

CHRIS COLFER    GLEE

CHRIS NOTH       THE GOOD WIFE

ERIC STONESTREET          MODERN FAMILY

DAVID STRATHAIRN        TEMPLE GRANDIN

Blue Valentine

What I liked: First of all, I love this trailer.  It sets the tone for this movie beautifully without giving too much away.  The movie itself is an emotional rollercoaster going back and forth between the past and the present; good times and bad.  Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling give heart wrenching performances.  The chemistry between these two is undeniable.  They made me feel like these were real people instead of characters being played by actors. 

What I didn’t like: While the story does go back in time so that the audience could see where this relationship started, it skips over the middle and a couple key events that could help bring closure in the end.

This movie isn’t for everyone.  It does have some dark moments and overall gloomy feel.

Grade: A-

http://www.bluevalentinemovie.com

Rabbit Hole

What I liked: I was expecting this movie to be a completely depressing film and was surprised to find that it provided a lot of hope and even a few laughs. Nicole Kidman gives an amazing performance. Aaron Eckhart compliments her nicely. Sandra Oh did not remind me of her Grey’s Anatomy character and I was very impressed by Miles Teller and can’t wait to see what the future hold for him.

The story was interesting and gave multiple illustrations of ways to deal with the pain that these characters had. I found the ending to be particularly satisfying.

What I didn’t like: The story was told in an interesting way but to fully appreciate it, you have to have some idea of what this movie is about. If you walk into this blindly, you will be lost for a while.

Grade: A-

http://rabbitholefilm.com/index.html

The Dilemma

I wasn’t expecting much from this movie but since it was a Ron Howard/Brian Grazer film, I had hope. That being said…

What I liked:

• The Black Keys had two songs featured in the film.
•  I am not a big Jennifer Connelly fan but I liked her in this.
• There was just the right amount of Kevin James. I am not a fan so a little goes a long way.
• There was an amusing scene where the Vince Vaughn’s character is asking people their opinions on when to tell a friend that his girl is cheating on him. Vaughn’s character uses the Chicago Bulls as an example and says something like “If Noah found out that Derek Rose’s girl was cheating on him, should Noah tell him?” Someone asked “is it the playoffs?” This made me think of the LBJ/Gloria/D. West/Game 5 rumors so I couldn't help but laugh.

What I didn’t like:

• For a comedy, it wasn't funny. Some people in the audience laughed, but besides for the basketball comment, I found no humor in it.
• The storyline was frustrating.
• Winona Ryder was annoying.
• The stylist must have been blind. They put Vaughn in all of these drab suits that did not look good on him. He has a beer belly. You don’t have him button his suit jacket. It just makes it worse.
• Channing Tatum was all over the place and had some weird hair thing going on. It was hard to even see him as a nice piece of eye candy.
• Queen Latifah’s character was over the top and not in a good way.

Grade: D


http://thedilemmamovie.com

Thank you Rolling Stone

I just saw that Rolling Stone Magazine has posted the 10 Worst Films of 2010.  I agree with 90% of their picks, especially #1 and #2.  I would have left out Eat, Pray, Love and substituted in any of the following: How Do You Know, Gulliver's Travels, or Morning Glory.

The King's Speech

What I liked: And the Oscar goes to....Colin Firth. Firth is outstanding in this film. He took this role to an emotional level that I wasn't expecting. It helped that he had a wonderful supporting actor to play off of. Geoffrey Rush was excellent. I am having a hard time deciding if the Best Supporting Actor Oscar should go to him or Christian Bale. It's a tight race.  I am also having a hard time deciding if The King's Speech or The Social Network will win Best Picture.  I love them both, just in different ways.

What I didn't like:  This movie is rated R for language.  Firth says a few swear words in some speech exercises.   That's it.  That's B.S.  Our rating system is distorted.  And since that is the only negative thing about this movie...

Grade: A+

http://www.kingsspeech.com