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Hi friends! Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year. I actually just considered the idea of moving my birthday to oscar day, because I unfortunately was born on one of the most unfortunate days to be born and have always hated my birthday, and what better day to have it than oscar day! Anyway, I've been extremely lazy about writing up my feelings on all of the movies I've seen. It's

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Here are the big ones ... I didn't include some of the smaller categories, but you can find them here: http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/nominees.htmlActor 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”Actor in a Supporting Role

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Mo'nique – supporting actress for Precious. So gracious, and so deserving. If y'all haven't see this movie, Mo'nique plays the most hideous person you can possibly imagine, and after watching her tonight it's amazing how different her personality is from the character she portrayed.Toni Collette – lead actress in a TV series (comedy or musical); I've never seen the United States of Tara, but I

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I assume anyone who reads this blog knows me pretty well, and you probably are aware of my love for Clint Eastwood. The first time I read about this movie, I couldn't even contain my excitement. In my opinion Morgan Freeman was born to play Nelson Mandela; he was the right age and has the right smile, and everyone knows the man can move anyone with his voice. By the same logic, Clint Eastwood

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Lil' C wanted to bring the "buck" back, the hip hop boys get together and dance to my current favorite song Beggin' by MadCon.I made an executive decision to not write about every dance the judges request because I've already commented on them previously and my blogs get too long, so unless it was different, I won't mention it.Mary wanted to see Ryan and Ashleigh choreograph their own Jive (to a

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I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!

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Ryan and Kathryn – sambaOk; we get it. Ryan is hot (and apparently an "Italian stallion"). Kathryn is hot. This was a pretty amazing dance. The judges were really excited about it. Adam said the show should be called "the rise of Kathryn."Ellenore and Jakob – Tyce DiOrio broadwayThose were some HIGH kicks! And Leaps! These two are my favorites, and I love Tyce's choreography, so this was a

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Ryan* and Kathryn – disco!Way better than Mollee and Nathan's, not quite as good as Brandon and Janette last season, but REALLY good. They were super energetic and sharp and fun! Adam said it was so much fun and what a great way to start the night. He also joked with Ryan that real men can wear sequins. Mary was excited and screamed. Nigel didn't agree with Adam and Mary because he thought

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Toney and I went to see The Fantastic Mr. Fox this weekend. I had been super excited to see this because it's 1. directed by Wes Anderson and 2. the FABULOUS Meryl Streep is the voice of Mrs. Fox. I do love Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray as well, and quite honestly, what Wes Anderson movie wouldn't be complete with them and Owen Wilson (who makes a small voice-cameo). That being said, can I

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Hi friends! Here is another movie that you need to see:And this a list of movies that you should see with their release dates (none of which I've seen yet, but I will see them as soon as I can!)*Invictus – 12/11*Nine – 12/25*The lovely bones – 1/15*A single man – 12/11 (limited)Precious – already out!Sherlock Holmes – 12/25The Fantastic Mr. Fox – already out!Avatar – 12/25Up in the air – 12/

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Ryan and Noelle* – Tabitha and NapoleonPretty steamy! Nigel complimented Noelle on her sexiness and said that Ryan needed to work on a few things, but that they have good chemistry together. Mary thought they had great chemistry as well and that the routine was fantastic. Adam was also enthusiastic; he said Noelle was smokin' and that Ryan makes a great partner even if this wasn't his most

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Ellenore & Ryan – Lindy hopSuper energetic and FUN! They looked like they were having a fantastic time! Adam Shankman said they looked "cute as I'll get out" and that it was "a-mazing" that they got through all of the lifts despite Ryan's back being hurt. Mary said it was just amazing and that they captured the right feel for the Lindy Hop. Nigel said it was terrible that there hasn't been a

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Ashley and Jakob – Tabitha and NapoleonReally good choreography and dancing; Ashley is WAY better than they gave her credit for during the first couple of weeks. Nigel said that every week Jakob adds to the choreography and has no doubt that he will continue to grow and be in the top ten. Nigel said Ashley has grown at a faster pace than he could have ever imagined and that she has contributed

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I always want to hate James Cameron (Aliens, True Lies, Terminator, Titanic) because supposedly he's a huge jerk in real life, but the man makes some really entertaining movies. I don't think I would call any of his movies terribly thought provoking FILMS, although Titanic would probably be the closest he's gotten so far (his Best Picture win). I've only seen Titanic once when I was 16 sometime

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Karen and Kevin – hustleSuper cute and fun! Adam loved it and said they have a beautiful partnership, Mary said Karen was a hustle queen and Kevin gave a lot of attitude and personality and said they were still on the hot tamale train, Nigel said he was absolutely delighted with Kevin and that Karen always adds something on top of the choreography to make it better. Ashleigh and Jakob – Jazz (

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Russell and Noelle – hip hop with tennis racketsAdam said they did really, really well, but that they looked overwhelmed. Mary said they were Russell outdid Noelle (which he totally did), and Nigel said Russell was good but Noelle not so much. He said he was a little disappointed.Ashleigh and Jakob – Viennese waltz (Tony and Melanie)Really pretty, and still entertaining, which is weird for me

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If anyone asks me who my favorite director is (and I know I just gushed about the Coen brothers, but this is for real), I will 90% of the time say Clint Eastwood. I love him. I think he's a genius. He directs some of the most thought provoking, tear jerking, morality ripping movies ever (assisted suicide, identifying with murderers, sympathy for the Japanese in Iwo Jima, etc.), and he gives us

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Woohoo! I love this show!Channing and Phillip – jiveShe was way better than he was. He looked awkward, the way tap dancers always look when they don't have something to do with their arms. And he was sort of girly moving? Channing looked fabulous and was really energetic and sharp.Ashley & Jakob – sultry broadwayJakob, in Toney's words, bends in ways that people shouldn't be able to bend.

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I know a lot of people don't like (don't get?) the Coen brothers, and a lot of people think they're overrated or the only people who like their movies don't get them either, but claim to like them because if they don't get it, it must be good, but I'm a big fan of theirs. I like their more serious movies and their "comedies," even though the Coen's don't really do comedy in the sense that it's

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My friend Ashley from Austin came in town last weekend, and we were exhausted from a crazy Saturday night that for some reason included a visit to Shari's. Shari's is a Pacific northwest 24 hr breakfast place that has graced the lovely town of San Bruno, CA, and Toney was VERY excited about it so we made a late night visit after drinking far too much wine and champagne (for no reason other than

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I usually don't like the results show for DWTS, but they did a really great tribute to Patrick Swayze. I'm not sure if everyone has seen Dirty Dancing as many times as I have and noticed that they did the EXACT same dance on DWTS as the final dance in the movie, but it was so good! I almost cried because Mr. Swayze was pretty much the classiest, most down to earth, handsome actor who was an

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so it's been a while since i posted on here. it's not that i haven't been inspired; i really intended to write a review for Julie and Julia (LOVED it, Meryl was fantastic). then we saw district 9, which was opening weekend before all of the hype. toney told me it was supposed to be really good, but all i was thinking was, seriously. it's about aliens. how good can it be? well it was really

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I was pretty confused when I heard all of the Oscar buzz surrounding this movie. I read the book, and it was a fun read, but I didn't LOVE it. For example, while I was reading it, I wasn't thinking how it could best be turned into a movie (I do that a lot). When I heard Peter Jackson was directing it, I was wondering why in the world he would want to do that since he's the master of fantastical

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I love finale dance shows!Here were the favorites picked by the judges:Philip and Jeanine – Hip HopBrandon and Janette – tango!Vitolio and Asuka – I don't think I liked their Viennese waltz the first time …Jeanine and Jason – contemporary Kayla and Max – SambaTop 16 latin dance, SUPER hotJason and Caitlin – BollywoodKayla first out ??? really?? She's SO much better than Evan. I guess it's not

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Group Dance – I'm sorry, but Kayla just stands out, in a really good way. Evan and Jeanine – Sonya's routine. It was pretty good; they looked solid. Evan did a lot better than I expected, and Jeanine always looks great. I just can't stand her facial expressions most of the time. I didn't really like the song, but the choreography was really good. The judges were positive, but not excited.

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I didn't take notes tonight, but from what I remember:The boys did a really good routine but I think Brandon and Ade way outdanced Evan.Melissa and Evan did a broadway that was pretty good and a quickstep that was pretty good.Jeanine and Ade did a samba that was ok and a hip hop that was good.Kayla and Brandon did a contemporary and a disco, both of which were the highlights of the evening, and

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To cheer myself up after the SYTYCD fiasco, I thought I'd post the teaser/trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Little known fact about me: I have a minor in English, which really isn't a big deal, but my senior research writing class thing that I had to take was focused on Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll, AKA the tortured, stammering, socially awkward man who preferred the company of

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I don't understand how Janette got kicked off. She was my favorite. I am sad. And no offense to Melissa, but I'm pretty sure she only made it through because of the cancer dance last night. I am sad. :(I don't really care that Jason left. He was good and all, but Brandon is way better. I don't know how Evan made it through after his night last night. Anyway, Katie Holmes was not nearly as

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Top 8 tonight with Ellen Degeneres as a guest judge ... Evan and Janette – Jazz with Sonya … I HEART Janette. She is my favorite. I was really excited that Mia Michaels announced that Janette is also her favorite. That makes me feel like I have good taste in something I really don't know anything about. ☺ Overall, the two danced well together, and as Cat pointed out, they were quite the cute

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I'm not going to pretend like I reread the book "Harry Potter and the Half Blood" Prince before seeing the movie. I always mean to re-read books before the movies, but I'm a REALLY slow reader. I think it's in part due to the fact that reading really brings out the narcoleptic in me, but it could also be that I'm lazy. Regardless, I know that I LOVED this book, and that it made me cry and put

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We JUST got internet that works well enough for me to actually update this thing yesterday, so that's why I missed last week's SYTYCD. So goodbye to Caitlin and Philip, I wasn't really surprised by those. This week was pretty fabulous. It's always interesting to see the new couples, and I think for the most part they worked out pretty well.Top 5 girls:I found myself watching Janette the most,

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SYTYCD results:The results for SYTYCD were not really that unexpected for me; Asuka wasn't as good as the other girls and Jonathan was pretty good, and I was a little surprised they didn't boot off Vitolio, but I wasn't shocked by it. In other news:This was a really sad day for pop culture ... we lost Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Farrah fought a long battle with cancer and died with her

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Here are my thoughts on the SYTYCD top 16:??? = my bottom three???Karla and Jonathan – Hip hop; Karla was good, but I wasn’t a fan of Jonathan.???Vitolio and Asuka – Jazz; good not great. I don't think I like Asuka.Melissa and Ade – Rumba; super hot; I love these guys. Brandon and Janette – Hip hop; FANTASTIC. See below please.Kupono and Kayla – Viennese waltz. beautiful; Kayla is really

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SAD! I really liked Max and Kayla's routine, so I'm really surprised that they were in the bottom 3 couples. I think America probably has a hard time appreciating pop jazz. I actually thought Max was really good on his solo, but I guess they’re all good at this point (as the judges pointed out multiple times). I thought it was really sweet that Kayla was crying when he was voted off; they

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SYTYCD top 18!I do love this show ... it's one of the only talent shows that starts out with EVERYONE being really good. I guess the first tryouts there are a few not so good ones, but for the most part the judges only accept the best of the best. These top 18 were all REALLY good. Here's my rundown of the show (please note: I am NOT a dancer, and these are opinions based solely on my amateur

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Happy monday! This is a crazy month, and I'm SOOOO glad it's half over. I had family in town for my faux-graduation (I still need to write my dissertation). We're moving to the Bay Area. We're getting our puppy in 12 days (!!!!!!). Today I was supposed to have a phone interview today, but the guy forgot to call me. I can't remember the last time I let a guy keep me waiting by the phone, but

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What a sad day. I've always been a big fan of David Carradine. My brothers and I watched "Kung Fu: the legend continues" all the time when we were kids (we were too young to have been able to watch the original show). When I found out Carradine was playing Bill in Kill Bill, I was SO excited. Not only am I a huge David Carradine fan, but I'm also a huge Tarantino fan*, so these were pretty

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I wasn't sure I was going to stay up to watch Conan's debut on the Tonight Show, but then I decided that I couldn't miss it. I always associated the Tonight Show with my parents. I watched Leno with my mom all the time in high school. Then I graduated to Conan. He was kind of the college kids' late night guy who competed with Leno and Letterman (at least for the years I was in college), and

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I decided to post this since it was "revealed" during the MTV music awards. It actually looks way better than Twilight already as far as special effects go. Enjoy! :)and p.s. WOW for the MTV music awards giving Twilight best movie ... REALLY?????

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When I was a kid, my parents took me and my brothers to Disney World. While there, we saw a movie in 3D, which I guess was pretty cool. Except it was Captain Eo starring Michael Jackson. Even as a child, I could tell this wasn't the highlight of my Disney World vacation. Part of the problem was seeing Michael Jackson in 3D, the other part was the quality of the 3D. We had to wear those weird

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He's getting so big! We get him in 4 weeks! I love hearing stories from current and previous (or both) boxer owners, so feel free to leave comments here!!

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I decided that I needed a break from work yesterday (it was a holiday, don't judge me!) and came across the trailer for the new Sherlock Holmes movie. I need a break from work today (because I worked a holiday yesterday!), so I decided to post about it. Guy Ritchie is directing the movie, and I'm not gonna lie, "Snatch" and "Lock, stock, and two smoking barrels" are really great movies. Not

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Here are my thoughts from the results show! (it was a long show, so I have a lot of thoughts)... • David Cook – great performance, although it's so sad that his brother died of cancer recently.• Nick “Norman Gentle” Mitchell is pretty hilarious. I liked that he said Nathan Lane was one of his idols. I could TOTALLY see that one. • Keith Urban and Kris – Yes please! As my husband said, those

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I might have been seen doing chicken dances at a park this weekend during Toney's birthday picnic. I just want to clarify why I probably didn't look or sound like a chicken despite the fact that I was claiming to be one. My brother and my old roommie Meghan got me interested in Arrested Development. I remember Meghan saying one of the characters, named George Michael, was in love with his

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What could be better than a biopic of an Italian director starring Daniel Day Lewis? One that features DDL with: Dame Judi Dench, Sophia Loren(!!!!!), Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, and Marion Cotillard (winner of the best actress academy award for her role in La Vie en Rose as the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf). While the only real Italian in the mix is Sophia Loren (!!!!!), DDL has

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So we went to see Star Trek last night, and I have to admit that even at my extreme nerd level, I felt really nerdy going to see this movie. I mean, growing up my dad used to make me watch it on TV and all I remember about it was that (1) I hated it, and (2) that my dad couldn't do the "live long and prosper" hand signal. Which I would be embarrassed about knowing how to do myself, except

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I don't know why it took us so long to see this movie ... I really love Ben Stiller's movies (minus the Heartbreak Kid, which I don't really want to talk about), and as I've already mentioned I'm a big RDJ fan. I can usually do without Tom Cruise, except he was pretty fantastic dancing to Apple Bottom Jeans, and they somehow made him look really, horrifically creepy and ugly. I actually ENJOYED

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I realized as I typed the title that RDJ could be me (and I did make this my weekend), but it's MEANT for Robert Downey, Jr. Toney and I went to see The Soloist yesterday, and then came home and watched Tropic Thunder. I didn't really think about it until we hit go on our OnDemand menu that we were doubling up on RDJ, but I was totally fine with it. He ranks up there with my favorite actors (

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When I first found out that Amy Adams and Meryl were teaming up again after Doubt, I was super excited.One, because I have loved Amy Adams since I saw her in Catch me if you can as Leo's naive little girlfriend with braces. I feel like she's kind of like me, and I think that's why I like her. Plus, this trailer explains (through Amy Adams) EXACTLY how I was feeling about starting a blog, so it

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Here's my top ten all time favorite films with their (my) ratings.Godfather II (10)Shawshank Redemption (10)Godfather I (9.9)Casablanca (9.8)Slumdog Millionaire (9.7)The Usual Suspects (9.6)Kill Bill Vol. 1&2 (9.6)The good, the bad, and the ugly (9.4) Annie Hall (9.4)Dr. Strangelove, or: How I learned to stop

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So my plan here is pretty simple; I'm sort of addicted to collecting movies, and as a sort of byproduct of my addiction, I watch a lot of movies. In addition to that, my life pretty much revolves around science, and while science and the arts don't always mix well, there's a critical point where art becomes science and science can become an art. Basically I'm trying to reach that critical point

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