Watched the Oscars last night. Enjoyed looking at the pretty dresses and pretty celebs (Angelina's emerald jewelry! Tina Fey looked awesome!). But as I only saw a handful of contenders this year, my heart was not really in it. Maybe it was the sadness of Heath's passing. :( Maybe it was the recession. Maybe it was the fact that the Oscars are just old hat- they refuse to change the boring format of front loading with tech awards, doing long nonsensical musical numbers, and generally taking themselves too seriously as a separate art form. And although I found Hugh Jackman charming, I missed the humor of Jon Stewart. Actually I would have liked to see Tina Fey and Steve Martin host. They were frakkin hilarious as presenters or even Seth Rogen (aww what a crush I have on him!). "Don't fall in love with me," Steve said to Tina. Genius, lol. Probably the most enjoyable moment for me was when Kate Winslet won for Best Actress. I loved her asking her for her dad to whistle so she could find him and then you hear this sharp whistle from the audience. So cute. I love Kate/Marianne. She picks such quirky, interesting, in-depth roles.
update: saw slumdog last night. not impressed. actually kind of weirded out by the gender dynamics- the plot revolve around a byronic hero trying to rescue his fallen angel. and it has really odd postcolonial politics. i think i am too overeducated to enjoy it. plus i never liked Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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