Speaking in Clichés

Ruth: Why would God take someone's son? In the one moment in their whole lives they were not able to be with him? What kind of message is that?
Reverend: I don't think it's helpful to think of it as a message to you.
Ruth: Why'd it happen that way? Unless there really is no God.
Reverend: It's natural to be angry. But maybe it's best to view God as a light through this dark time as opposed to seeing him as the cause of it.
Ruth: God is an ASSHOLE!
Sarah: Yes, God is a huge asshole! And I fucking hate him for this.
- Six Feet Under

I completely forgot to mention the Oscar's on my last post. Here's a summary of what was great, and what was a let down:

Great:
- Ellen hosting. Who doesn't like Ellen? Seriously.
- Alan Arkin beating Eddie Murphy for best supporting actor. Were they seriously going to give an award to Eddie for playing himself?
- Pan's Labyrinth being the second biggest winner of the night
- Babel winning best score
- Will Ferrel, Jack Black, and John C. Riley's musical number.
- Those weird dancers that make shapes
- The out-singing battle between JHud and Beyonce.

Suck:
- Babel losing best picture (although The Departed was excellent)
- JHud winning best supporting actress. That category is now a joke. She needs a Grammy or Tony...not a fucking Oscar. Should've gone to Rinko Kikuchi.
- Celine Dion's horrible song
- Eddie Murphy leaving after he lost his award. Sore loser!
- Children of Men not winning shit. It deserved much more!


While on the topic of movies. Here are two you should see:

David Fincher's Zodiac was exactly what I thought it'd be -- and that's a good thing. You could teach a class on his movies. Fuck, you could teach a class on just one of his movies. The cast was great, the direction was great, it was scary, it was intense, it was interesting. It was a bit long, but if you're into the movie it's hardly noticeable. Just a perfect movie.





A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is an indie film that I had read about months ago but never saw in theaters. I rented it this weekend and it was a complete surprise. It's a true story about Dito Montiel (Robert Downey Jr.) who goes home to Queens after a fifteen year absence to visit his ill father who he left on bad terms. His story is juxtaposed with adolescent memories of family, race, gender, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. Shia Lebeouf (from Disney's Even Stevens) plays Dito as a teen and is seriously good. He's a terrific young actor. How do you go from Even Stevens to heavy indie shit? Props to him.





On a sidenote: I booked tickets to see Late Night with Conan O'Brien on April 27th! The trip to NYC itself is enough, but now I get to see my idol in person! On one of her shows, Ellen talked about how she has a life to-do list. If I had one, seeing a taping of Conan would be in the top ten. Suck it!


Laters for now!