Posted by The Divine Mister D on 04/02/2010
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Bricolage – Spoons
by: Mister D
Geez, I have nothing to do today but sit here with a variety of spoons floating around in my head. Now what can I do with these thoughts? Oh my, now here’s a good one….welcome back to the seventies when I had only one nostril and one tiny spoon. Of course, I don’t condone that kind of behavior anymore, but boy did I have a good time before all that reconstructive surgery had to be done. Those were the days. And then from there, I remember that old jug band I was in where I played rhythm with the spoons. Nobody seems to do that anymore – it’s all drum machines and mouths-a-yappin. Whatever happened to using real utensils? And how can I forget eating!!!! Why if it weren’t for the spoon I wouldn’t be able to shovel half the carbs and sugars that make me the walking medication factory I am today – high cholesterol, triglycerides, and waist 40 pants – ain’t I every one’s dream man? But I do love the spoon. The bigger the better. But the best spoon of all is the spooning, that nice warm feeling you get in bed by just cuddling up to another human being whether it be a friend or a lover. Nothing better than intimacy and the closeness of humankind. Oh how I love to spoon.
Posted by The Divine Mister D on 02/02/2010
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30th Annual Razzie ® Award Nominees for Worst Picture
Worst Picture of 2009
All About Steve
20TH CENTURY-FOX
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
PARAMOUNT / HASBRO
Land of The Lost
UNIVERSAL
Old Dogs
DISNEY
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
(AKA TRANNIES, TOO)
DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT
Worst Actor of 2009
All Three Jonas Brothers
JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE
Will Ferrell
LAND OF THE LOST
Steve Martin
PINK PANTHER 2
Eddie Murphy
IMAGINE THAT
John Travolta
OLD DOGS
Worst Actress of 2009
Beyonce
OBSESSED
Sandra Bullock
ALL ABOUT STEVE
Miley Cyrus
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE
Megan Fox
JENNIFER’S BODY AND TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Sarah Jessica Parker
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?
Worst Supporting Actor of 2009
Billy Ray Cyrus
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE
Hugh Hefner (as Himself)
MISS MARCH
Robert Pattinson
TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
Jorma Taccone (as Cha-Ka)
LAND OF THE LOST
Marlon Wayans
G.I. JOE
Worst Supporting Actress of 2009
Candice Bergen
BRIDE WARS
Ali Larter
OBSESSED
Sienna Miller
G.I. JOE
Kelly Preston
OLD DOGS
Julie White (as Mom)
TRANNIES, TOO
Worst Screen Couple of 2009
Any Two (or More) Jonas Brothers
THE JONAS BROTHERS 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE
Sandra Bullock & Bradley Cooper
ALL ABOUT STEVE
Will Ferrell & Any Co-Star,
Creature or “Comic Riff”
LAND OF THE LOST
Shia LaBeouf & EITHER
Megan Fox OR
Any Transformer
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Kristen Stewart & EITHER
Robert Pattinson OR
Taylor Whatz-His-Fang
TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel (Combined Category for 2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of The Lost
Pink Panther 2
(A RIP-OFF OF A SEQUEL TO A REMAKE)
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
Twilight Saga: New Moon
Worst Director of 2009
Michael Bay
TRANNIES, TOO
Walt Becker
OLD DOGS
Brad Silberling
LAND OF THE LOST
Stephen Sommers
G.I. JOE
Phil Traill
ALL ABOUT STEVE
Worst Screenplay of 2009
All About Steve
SCREENPLAY BY KIM BARKER
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
SCREENPLAY BY STUART BEATTIE AND DAVID ELLIOT & PAUL LOVETT
BASED ON HASBRO’S G.I. JOE® CHARACTERS.
Land of The Lost
WRITTEN BY CHRIS HENCHY & DENNIS MCNICHOLAS
BASED ON SID & MARTY KROFFT’S TV SERIES
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
WRITTEN BY EHREN KRUGER & ROBERTO ORCI & ALEX KURTZMAN
BASED ON HASBRO’S TRANSFORMERS ACTION FIGURES
Twilight Saga: New Moon
SCREENPLAY BY MELISSA ROSENBERG
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY STEPHENIE MEYER
Worst Picture of the Decade
(Three Special 30th Razzie-Versary Awardz)
(Special Category!)
Battlefield Earth (2000)
NOMINATED FOR 10 RAZZIES® / “WINNER” OF 8
(INCLUDING WORST DRAMA OF OUR FIRST 25 YRS)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
NOMINATED FOR 9 RAZZIES® / “WINNER” OF 5
Gigli (2003)
NOMINATED FOR 10 RAZZIES® / “WINNER” OF 7
(INCLUDING WORST COMEDY OF OUR FIRST 25 YRS)
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
NOMINATED FOR 9 RAZZIES® / “WINNER” OF 8
Swept Away (2002)
NOMINATED FOR 9 RAZZIES® / “WINNER” OF 5
Worst Actor of the Decade
Ben Affleck
NOMINATED FOR 9 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 2 RAZZIES®
DAREDEVIL, GIGLI, JERSEY GIRL, PAYCHECK,
PEARL HARBOR, SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
Eddie Murphy
NOMINATED FOR 12 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 3 RAZZIES®
ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH, I SPY, IMAGINE THAT,
MEET DAVE, NORBIT, SHOWTIME
Mike Myers
NOMINATED FOR 4 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 2 RAZZIES®
CAT IN THE HAT, THE LOVE GURU
Rob Schneider
NOMINATED FOR 6 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 1 RAZZIE®
THE ANIMAL, BENCHWARMERS, DEUCE BIGALO: EUROPEAN GIGOLO,
GRANDMA’S BOY, THE HOT CHICK,
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY, LITTLE MAN, LITTLE NICKY
John Travolta
NOMINATED FOR 6 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 3 RAZZIES®
BATTLEFIELD EARTH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, LUCKY NUMBERS,
OLD DOGS, SWORDFISH
Worst Actress of the Decade
Mariah Carey
THE SINGLE BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL VOTE GETTER OF THE DECADE:
70+% OF ALL VOTES FOR WORST ACTRESS OF 2001
GLITTER
Paris Hilton
NOMINATED FOR 5 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 4 RAZZIES®
THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE, HOUSE OF WHACKS, REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA
Lindsay Lohan
NOMINATED FOR 5 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 3 RAZZIES®
HERBIE FULLY LOADED, I KNOW WHO KILLED ME, JUST MY LUCK
Jennifer Lopez
NOMINATED FOR 9 “ACHIEVEMENTS,” “WINNER” OF 2 RAZZIES®
ANGEL EYES, ENOUGH, GIGLI, JERSEY GIRL, MAID IN MANHATTAN,
MONSTER-IN-LAW, THE WEDDING PLANNER
Madonna
NOMINATED FOR 6 “ACHIEVEMENTS,”“WINNER” OF 4 RAZZIES®
DIE ANOTHER DAY, THE NEXT BEST THING, SWEPT AWAY
Posted by The Divine Mister D on 02/02/2010
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February 2, 2010, 8:34 am
The 82nd Annual Oscar Nominations
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Below is the full list of the 82nd Annual Oscar Nominations, which were announced Tuesday morning:
Best Picture
“Avatar”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9″
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”
Best Direction
“Avatar” — James Cameron
“The Hurt Locker” — Kathryn Bigelow
“Inglourious Basterds” — Quentin Tarantino
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” — Lee Daniels
“Up in the Air” — Jason Reitman
Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”
Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon in “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“District 9” — Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
“An Education” — Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“In the Loop” — Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” — Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
“Up in the Air” — Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The Hurt Locker” — Written by Mark Boal
“Inglourious Basterds” — Written by Quentin Tarantino
“The Messenger” — Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
“A Serious Man” — Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Up” — Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Animated Feature Film
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“The Secret of Kells”
“Up”
Art Direction
“Avatar” — Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” — Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
“Nine” — Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
“Sherlock Holmes” — Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Young Victoria” — Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography
“Avatar” — Mauro Fiore
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” — Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” — Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” — Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” — Christian Berger
Costume Design
“Bright Star” — Janet Patterson
“Coco before Chanel” — Catherine Leterrier
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” — Monique Prudhomme
“Nine” — Colleen Atwood
“The Young Victoria” — Sandy Powell
Documentary (Feature)
“Burma VJ”
“The Cove”
“Food, Inc.”
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
“Which Way Home”
Documentary (Short Subject)
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
“Music by Prudence”
“Rabbit à la Berlin”
Film Editing
“Avatar” — Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” — Julian Clarke
“The Hurt Locker” — Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
“Inglourious Basterds” — Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” — Joe Klotz
Foreign Language Film
“Ajami” — Israel
“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” — Argentina
“The Milk of Sorrow” — Peru
“Un Prophète” — France
“The White Ribbon” — Germany
Makeup
“Il Divo” — Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” — Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” — Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Music (Original Score)
“Avatar” — James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” — Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” — Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” — Hans Zimmer
“Up” — Michael Giacchino
Music (Original Song)
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Short Film (Animated)
“French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
“Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park
Short Film (Live Action)
“The Door” — Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
“Instead of Abracadabra” — Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
“Kavi” — Gregg Helvey
“Miracle Fish” — Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
“The New Tenants” — Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Sound Editing
“Avatar” — Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” — Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” — Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” — Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” — Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Sound Mixing
“Avatar” — Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” — Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” — Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” — Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” — Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects
“Avatar” — Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
“District 9” — Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” — Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Posted by The Divine Mister D on 26/01/2010
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Bloody Martha
Point Of View: Third person omniscient
Verb Tense: Past
Distance: Close
Martha sits in the little futuristic bubble called a bus stop that supposedly protects one from the elements of the blizzard surrounding it. She can barely keep her eyes open due to her cats keeping her up all night so she decides to brave the storm and queue up for the bus as it rounds the corner. As she walks to the end of the line she notices how this snow storm feels different…the wind and flakes hit her as if they were tiny white pellets being shot through her at a remarkable speed. She grimaces from the pain and tears well up in her eyes. Everyone else seems to be taking it in stride but she is in a lot of pain and grows heavier and heavier as if the snow is embedding in her clothes, skin, and bones. She tries to turn around to make it back to the bubble bus stop, but the wind pushes too hard against her keeping her stilted. As the sidewalk cracks beneath her engulfing her feet and ankles slowly, so does her forehead which begins to trickle blood down her face. At this moment, she begins to scream for help. All of a sudden she opens her eyes, realizing she’s in the middle of a nightmare and screams, “Stop!,” just as her ex-husband, John, gets off the bus. He just looks at her and bellows out in a half-joking manner, “Crazy witch!” Martha had fallen alseep at the bus stop in a blizzard. She knew her day could only get better.
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