Syriana should have gotten the AA.
Stephen Gaghan is super bright, politically awake, clear-minded, and all-in dedicated.
Bumper sticker on his Prius?
Surfers Against Bush
Much applause to George Clooney, putting the mensch back into 'man.' More Americans like him, please.
Posted by Paul in LA at March 6, 2006 12:08 AMRove is going to replace Cheney with George Clooney, it's there only chance.
Nice speech by Reese, who says blondes are dumb? Stewert did a nice job.
Posted by TIKI AL at March 6, 2006 01:13 AMStewart won't be invited back. He made fun of them too many times and their witle feelings were hurt because he's not one of them.
Posted by idiosynchronic at March 6, 2006 04:30 AMIdio, Did you get the feeling that some of those jokes flew right over their pretty little heads?
Posted by bbtb at March 6, 2006 05:43 AMEverything about the Oscars apparently bombed!
Posted by Pigeon6 at March 6, 2006 06:03 AMIdio, Did you get the feeling that some of those jokes flew right over their pretty little heads?
I think the crowd was either too asleep, too confused or too something that renders them on screensaver mode. But he definately pissed them off when he suggested that the pimping thugs knew how to celebrate winning an award.
Posted by idiosynchronic at March 6, 2006 06:18 AMI think the crowd was either too asleep, too confused or too something...
I think they're all so freaked out trying to look good for the millions watching. I saw a pre-show program this year and they talked about stars coming in for some anti-cellulite, fat-busting treatment the week of the Oscars because they were going to be seen by so many people.
Posted by ann at March 6, 2006 06:26 AMOh! So they were last night?!?! Damn-it! I missed that vacuous pretense for entertainment once again. Books, yelling at the cat, scratching the dog's belly and talking to people I love always seems to intrude on the better things in life...the horror! I hate to miss any celebration of the simply fabulous neurotics who make their simply fabulous livings portraying simply fabulous common people in simply fabulous movies. Fabulous, all of it! And so like real life. Besides, how could I ever know what a good movie is without someone telling me or agreeing with my choice.
Yawn.
Posted by phidipides at March 6, 2006 07:10 AMPhid - I watch for the car crashes. Seriously.
Posted by idiosynchronic at March 6, 2006 07:23 AMOn a completely unrelated topic from the Oscars. Something to pay attention to in your own State, maybe even write some politicians and editors about.
In Texas the National Animal Identification System (NAIS, RFID tracking system planned to cover the entire nation) is being ramped up, with opposition from small, local and organic food producers. The NAIS as it has been described in Texas will force all "livestock" owners to pay $10 a year per animal with a $1000 fine per day per animal for non-compliance. Corporate Agri-Businesses will be allowed to batch register their flocks, herds, whatever. So me on my little farm with a few hundred animals would pay thousands of dollars a year just to stay registered and within the law. A corporation with 10,000 animals would pay a few hundred dollars. This could very well be the standard that all other states take when enacting the NAIS in other states.
All movement of animals for any reason, off of the premises ( which also much be registered with the Federal NAIS ) is required to be submitted electronically within 24 hours. Any veteraniarian, police officer or other official noticing a potentially unregistered animal are required to report this to some authority. Obligating citizens to spy on each other.
The extra costs to the small and local producers will drive most of us to sell off our animals. There would be an sharp decrease in fertilizer and manure that isn't filled with chemicals, toxins, hormones, and bacteria that are often found in the manure removed from factory farms ( known also as "conventional farming," how ironic ). There are quite a few hobbyists that raise endangered and rare species of livestock to protect bio-diversity, that would no longer be able to afford the upkeep of their hobby.
Nowhere on the USDA website states that a "premises" is defined as JUST a "farm." Nowhere on the USDA website does it state that the NAIS will affect ONLY "livestock" animals. Animal shelters, animal fostering programs, people who take their dogs jogging and organic farming will all be affected.
Good resource with flyers and handouts against NAIS.
http://nonais.org/
A Texas group currently fighting NAIS in their state.
http://www.tofga.org/
The Federal website for NAIS. ( Note it says voluntary, while on the nonais.org site it tells of what “voluntary” seems to mean.)
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Like the 74 car pile-up on 4 different threads over at Kos. The fight they're having over Crash and Brokeback Mountain in part 3 is seriously funny the day after. In that shaten-frude way.
And making fun of skinny women in bad dresses can never be overdone.
Posted by idiosynchronic at March 6, 2006 07:29 AMThe Federal website for NAIS. ( Note it says voluntary, while on the nonais.org site it tells of what “voluntary” seems to mean.)
http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/index.shtml
Didnt make it through on my post.
Encinopide: You boycott Disneyland, too? If I yell at my Bengals, they give me the "claw".
ID, As I worship at the Tivo altar, the digital information containing entertainment value was conveyed in 9 minutes.
bb, Yea, right, Stewert is FAR more sophisticated than someone like, oh, say, CLOONEY.
Posted by TIKI AL at March 6, 2006 07:52 AMyell at the cat and scratch the dog's belly?
Ha, my cats wouldn't stand for it.
Sposed to be yell at the dog and caress the kitty, and on the belly if you're brave.
That thing about registering your animals reminds me of a thought I recently had:
That talk about bush wanting everyone to get mental health tests a while back, to what "honorable" end was that brought up? It's not like most insurances cover mental illness or that the gov cares about people's health. I think that's what those detention centers are for.
*adjusting tinfoil hat*
I rarely watch the Oscars or other awards shows.
I did see Crash, and thought it was pretty good. Walk the Line is on my Netflix list. I have no desire to see any of the other nominated movies (Brokeback Mountain, Syriana, Capote).
Posted by muckdog at March 6, 2006 08:45 AMJoaquin Phoenix shoulda won. Could Hoffman be any more annoying in that role? Goddamn.
Crash was the only BP flick I saw, and I thought it was horribly contrived. Not a good year for the Academy. At least they got best supporting picks and best actress right.
Posted by God Of War at March 6, 2006 09:07 AMBooks, yelling at the cat, scratching the dog's belly and talking to people I love always seems to intrude on the better things in life...the horror!
There's always gotta be one "I'm so much better than you, because I don't watch tv unless it's a history documentary" snob in every crowd, huh? Yeah, yeah, and you're a vegan, and drive a hybrid, and give to the poor, and only listen to the "cool" bands. Yawn.
Posted by iamcoyote at March 6, 2006 09:40 AMI watched the Oscars. I thought it was definitely a good year for movies. I was very, very pleased to see Crash win, because I think it's an important film. I wasn't disappointed by any of the winners, although I haven't see A Constant Gardener yet, and I really loved Amy Adams in Junebug.
Posted by ann at March 6, 2006 09:49 AMChecking to see if comments are working again. (Our spammers have once more used up all our system resources.)
Posted by Mary at March 6, 2006 12:36 PMEverything about the Oscars apparently bombed!
Not Salma Hayak! She was the bomb!
Posted by bbtb at March 7, 2006 03:38 AM