FUCK FUCK FUCK DAMN FUCK!
400 DAMN channels and the ONLY ONE that carries the Oscars is the ONLY ONE I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO!!!
What do I get instead? I can watch the E! preshow twice if I want to. Or I can gouge out my eyes because Ryan Effing Seacreast and his retinue of bimbo cronies are so vapid and tiring. By the way, "OMG" is French is just as insipid.
So what will I be doing instead (besides wallowing in self pity)? Hitting "Refresh" on imdb.com x 1,000,000,000.
woo god damn hoo.
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Ok, I'm just going to rant and rave tonight. I've committed myself to staying up already (the ceremony will end at approximately 5:00am here), so I may as well make the most of it. With all that caffiene I probably wouldn't sleep anyway.
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New Category:
Best use of Pre-existing music:
I think it's a tie between Johnny Greenwood's work on
There Will Be Blood, which made the experience of drilling for oil twitchy, tense, intriguing, and intense, and that theme from
The Darjeeling Limited that sounds like it's starting over and over again.
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The thing that burns my biscuits about not being able to watch the ceremony is there is no sense of drama to finding out who won, and that's more than half the fun! It's incredibly unsatisfying to just read a list of the winners. You want to see the look on poor Bill Murray's face when he gets shut down (who won that year anyway? Sean Penn?). Maybe I can download the show tomorrow or something....
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I'm listening to music.
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Who's presenting? Damn! I know that Elizabeth just won Best Costume Designing, but I don't know who handed over the award! Damn you French TV!!!!!
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Does anyone know why the fuck The Rock was there?
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Remember last year when Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin just barely stopped short of openly mocking their scripted dialogue? That was great. I hope that happens again.
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Damn you Pixar. The question is raised: Is it better to be entertaining, or socially important?
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Three pretty lady-types from the carpet (Geez, I have a type, don't I?):
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Anyone want to start an "I knew who Marion Cotillard was before this year" fan club with me?
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The speakers I'm listening to music on aren't working right. The right one functions, but the left one doesn't. Try listening to The Beatles under those circumstances and you gain a whole new respect for Ringo.
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I've just found out that Amy Adams sang one of the (three) nominated songs from Enchanted! I was hoping that would happen! I've got to find a download of this show somewhere...
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Anyone else think Jessica Alba looked like a deer in the headlights while on le Tapis Rouge?
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A teacher once offered everyone in the class $75 if we thanked him while accepting a major award. That would be pretty sweet.
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Sweeney Todd just won for Best Art Direction. That sucks. I thought it was very over the top. I was hoping for
There Will Be Blood. Doesn't Dante Ferretti already have like 32 of these?
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You know who are the most useless people in the world? "Fashion Police." When the revolution comes they will be first against the wall.
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Ellen Page looks like a brunette version of a girl I went out with in high school.
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This cold ruthless motherfucker just won an award. I would have preferred Tom Wilkinson, whose performance had more range. Bardem was just stone cold all the way through, which is cool, but in the end.... ?
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What is Jon Stewart saying? Is it awkward? Is Colbert involved? Has he made a joke about Helen Mirren's gladiator costume yet?
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I remember watching this show when I was littler and knowing it was going to be coming back from commercial because they'd cut to a repeating CTV logo with either a Canadian goose or a beaver.
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Y'know, I think I'll be fine with whoever wins Best Supporting Actress, but I'd be most interested to hear Saoirse Ronan's speech.
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She can see into your soul!
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You know what would kick ass? Working with Tilda Swinton one day.
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I have consistently never seen any of the films nominated for Best Short.
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Cookies are a good 3:30am food.
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I'm flipping through my music on random, but nothing good is coming up. I need something like a sunnier Nick Drake.
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Another thing I'm missing this year is watching people who's JOB IT IS TO READ AND SPEAK LINES stumbling over teleprompters and poorly rehearsed banter. Also, pronounciation! I would laugh my head of at Jack Nicholson trying to pronounce "Saoirse."
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I wonder who's going to announce Best Picture. They always get sort of a big gun to do it, but who? Maybe Morgan Freeman!
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I just found out that one of my friends from high school bought a house with her boyfriend. Wow, are we at that point already?
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Tilda Swinton won!!! I was totally rooting for her! But now I just feel bad for Cate Blanchett.
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Is Cate Blanchett pregnant? When did that happen?
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While pissed off that I can't watch the ceremony, this is kind of fun.
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I am now into round 3 of the E! Oscar preview show. It was maddening on the first go around. I feel like Mike Nelson and the E! producers are Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank. At least Joan Rivers is secrurely under her rock out in the desert.
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Amy Adams's dress makes her chest look like Minnie Mouse. She's still very pretty though.
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Holy shit! They're doing Screenplays already? Are they doing the thing where they read a bit from the scripts? I love that! DAMN YOU FRENCH TV!!!
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I wonder if this means that the Coen Brothers are out for Best Directors....
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I saw
Eagle Vs. Shark last night. That should be up for cutest character.
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Oh No! I just realized that Sarah Polley didn't win (this is the kind of thing that I need to be watching for!)! Angelo must be crushed.
O Canada! Our home and native land...
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There is no way this show will be over in an hour's time.
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I should have gotten a bottle of wine for the ceremony. That would be helping right now.
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Didn't Ben Stiller get in trouble a few years back for making fun of the Sound Editing/Mixing people?
Too serious.
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Did Tom Cruise show up this year? If so, why?
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Is there any way to search for all the films put out in 2007? For the life of me I can't think of any movies I saw last year.
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If you win one sound award aren't you guaranteed to win the other? Just goes to show how little I know about sound effects.
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Who's getting the honourary Oscar this year?
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Has the President of the Academy made his ridiculously unfunny, totally boring, self-important speech yet?
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I shouldn't be surprised by Marion Cotillard winning Best Actress becasue I haven't seen her film, but I was still surprised. Did she do her speech in French? Is it that close to the end of the show? I thought the acting awards were next to last!
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You know what think cost E.P. the statue? That whole "BLLAAYYY AM A KARKEN FROM THE SEA!" scene.
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There is a movie called "I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK." Really!
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I bet they're at commercial right now.
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ARG! What has Jon Stewart been saying all night?!
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I'm getting all tired out. It's 4:22am. Phoooooo.....
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You ever get that headache from being awake for too long, where your body is saying "Alright, if you won't exercise basic common sense I'm going to start hrting you?" I'm getting that about now. The question is, do I just take an Asprin (knock-off) and ride it out? How much longer can these things last?
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What would you do if you had just not won? I'm imagining Ellen Page and Cate Blanchett getting hammered in the lobby.
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For the third time I am watching Ryan Seacrest announce that the big news is the weather, whilst the winners envelopes arrive directly behind him.
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The Bourne Ultimatum has won a number of technically awards. Trying to think of a joke which references it eing "technically" a good movie. Failing.
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Ampersand is just a funny word.
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>:(
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I'm sure I've disturbed Jenny about a million times now answering nature's call. I'm also sure you're glad to know that! There's nothing fun abot going to the washroom during the Oscars if you are sure that you're going to make it back and not miss anything.
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If the next award is Best Actor, I will drop a load! (It wasn't)
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I'm also following the live feed from iwatchstuff.com. So far this has been the funniest entry:
'10:45 - "The versatile and handsome Patrick Dempsey"? Did he write this introduction himself?'
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And my need to see "Once" is set in stone. I kind of saw that win coming, though I secretly wished that "The Happy Working Song" (which sounds likr a working title) would have been entered alongside "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!" I wish I could have seen them perform it. I guess I'll have to settle for YouTube David Letterman performance.
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I've only had to explain to one person why I'm awake so late thus far! I was anticipating more.
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Has Scarlett Johansson been involved yet?
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I need more water, but the sink is all the way over there...
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Will they mention Heath Ledger this year, or wait until next?
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I really liked the typewriter theme from Atonement. So did a lot of other people! You know what should have won from years ago? The music to "A Series of Unfortunate Events."
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Holy hell! Only the big 4 are left!!!
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And Diablo takes it. I wonder if she swears in her speech?
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Getting sleepy...
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Hitting "Refresh" button so often that I fear a little Internet elf will jump up and smack me.
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The ending of the Oscars always sucks. The host somes out and says "It was an honour. Thank you." and you can hear the people already leaving. There should be a closing musical number!
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Running on empty. Must pull out couch into bed...
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Announce the Best Director already! This is seriously taking forever!
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Oooo, Los Coens double-team it!
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Drum rolllllllllllllllllblbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......
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Last minute Prediction:
Juno will not win! (Yes! I am Kreskin!)
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I have had a pirated copy of this Year's Best Picture for about a month now. Should I watch it before bed? Seems like a pretty stupid thing to do! So maybe yes. Not like I have anywhere to be or anything.
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G'Night. If anyone has that Olivia Thirlby's phone number, maybe it could find it's way to me?
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P.S.
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
