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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

May The Best One Win: 2011 Academy Awards Nominees List

Here are the nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards. Come back to Videpinions.blogspot.com to get more about the red carpet fashion winners and losers very soon.
Best Picture
"Black Swan," Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
"The Fighter" David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
"Inception," Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
"The Kids Are All Right," Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
"The King's Speech," Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
"127 Hours," Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
"The Social Network," Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán, Producers
"Toy Story 3" Darla K. Anderson, Producer
"True Grit" Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network"
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"
James Franco in "127 Hours"

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in "The Fighter"
John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner in "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech"

Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

Animated Feature Film
"How to Train Your Dragon" Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
"The Illusionist" Sylvain Chomet
"Toy Story 3" Lee Unkrich

Art Direction
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"

Cinematography
"Black Swan," Matthew Libatique
"Inception," Wally Pfister
"The King's Speech," Danny Cohen
"The Social Network," Jeff Cronenweth
"True Grit," Roger Deakins

Costume Design
"Alice in Wonderland," Colleen Atwood
"I Am Love," Antonella Cannarozzi
"The King's Speech," Jenny Beavan
"The Tempest," Sandy Powell
"True Grit" Mary Zophres

Directing
"Black Swan," Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter," David O. Russell
"The King's Speech," Tom Hooper
"The Social Network," David Fincher
"True Grit," Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)
"Exit through the Gift Shop," Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
"Gasland," Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
"Inside Job," Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Restrepo," Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
"Waste Land," Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Documentary (Short Subject)
"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
"Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"

Film Editing
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"

Foreign Language Film
"Biutiful," Mexico
"Dogtooth," Greece
"In a Better World," Denmark
"Incendies," Canada
"Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)," Algeria

Makeup
"Barney's Version," Adrien Morot
"The Way Back," Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Wolfman," Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)
"How to Train Your Dragon," John Powell
"Inception," Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech," Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours," A.R. Rahman
"The Social Network," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)
"Coming Home" from "Country Strong," Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from "Tangled," Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from "127 Hours," Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
"We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Short Film (Animated)
"Day & Night," Teddy Newton
"The Gruffalo," Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
"Let's Pollute," Geefwee Boedoe
"The Lost Thing," Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)" Bastien Dubois

Short Film (Live Action)
"The Confession," Tanel Toom
"The Crush," Michael Creagh
"God of Love," Luke Matheny
"Na Wewe," Ivan Goldschmidt
"Wish 143," Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Sound Editing
"Inception," Richard King
"Toy Story 3," Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
"Tron: Legacy," Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
"Unstoppable," Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing
"Inception," Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
"The King's Speech," Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
"Salt," Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
"The Social Network," Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects
"Alice in Wonderland," Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1," Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
"Hereafter," Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
"Inception," Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
"Iron Man 2," Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"127 Hours," Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
"The Social Network," Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
"Toy Story 3," Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
"True Grit," Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"Winter's Bone," Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)
"Another Year," Written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter," Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception," Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right," Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
"The King's Speech," Screenplay by David Seidler

Friday, September 24, 2010

Outsourced, a Funny Show to NBC's Thursday Lineup: A Half-hour of Cheer, Laughter, and Introspection!

My smartphone reminded me that the debut of the show was near.  It is this Thursday.  Thursday night at 9:30 pm.  So I got onto Facebook, then texted and twittered some of my friends to remind them.  I wanted to make sure I had something to talk to my coworker about his daughter's debut.  The coundown is over!


"Outsourced," the comedy about a man from the Midwest who gets sent to run a call center in India, debuted as the newest part of NBC's popular Thursday night lineup.  It got started with great fanfare and lots of expectations.  


The half-hour show is definitely a satire about consumerism and prejudice.  Yet, it does a good job of going crosscultural as it takes a look at what's going on in American and Indian cultures.  For example, the idea of selling anything even excrements and vomit or making any products such as cheesehead and dancing breasts makes us take an introspective look at ourselves.  


Obviously, you will hear about jokes about both cultures, good and/or bad ones.  Indian food, Indian accents, Indian names, the crazy caste system, American dating and stupid consumerism etc.  are part of the show.  Even the American pop culture is fair game.  


No it is not insensitive in regards to the Indian culture.  Some critics are saying that it is an excuse to mock the Indian culture.  I see the show as a new vehicle to get acquainted and exposed to the richness and beauty of the Indian culture.


It is a good transition between the Office and Donald Trump's show as it takes a light look at the economy.  


One new show to watch from now on....


A great debut, Kody!  Way to break into show business!  We hope to see more of you in the next episodes!

Monday, August 30, 2010

2010 List of Emmy Winners: Fashion Winners and Losers

We all watched the 2010 Emmy Awards ceremony last night.  This morning, the discussions continue on twitter and on facebook. We must not forget the watercoolers at work either.  Fashion discussions continue too.


Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC.
Comedy Series: "Modern Family," ABC.
Reality TV Competition Series: "Top Chef," Bravo.
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Comedy Central.
Miniseries: "The Pacific," HBO.
Made-for-TV Movie: "Temple Grandin," HBO.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC
Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad," AMC
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife," CBS.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family," ABC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, "Glee," FOX.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack," HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin," HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Straithairn, "Temple Grandin," HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, "Temple Grandin," HBO.
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Margaret, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC.
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow, "Dexter."
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty White, "Saturday Night Live."
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Neil Patrick Harris, "Glee."
Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, "Glee."
Directing for a Drama Series: Steve Shill, "Dexter."
Directing for a Miniseries or Movie: Mick Jackson, "Temple Grandin," HBO
Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Opening Ceremonies," NBC.
Writing for a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, "Mad Men."
Writing for a Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, "Modern Family."
Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: "63rd Annual Tony Awards," CBS.
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, "You Don't Know Jack," HBO

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010

Fans of the Twilight Saga Series Are Playing a New Love Triangle Game Found at LittlebitsofLoveArt.blogspot.com

Fans of the Twilight Saga series are involved in a very serious game which they hope will be spread all over the nation and the world.  Inspired by the series and their love of art that can help heal and inspire others, fans are looking for Bella and Jacob's love art notes in places that nobody would think about.  Once a lucky finder is able to find one, he/she reports their findings to Little Bits of Love Art by sharing  the impact of this love note finding on their own lives and on their friends.  In turn, they may go ahead and strategically place it somewhere else so the journey of searching, finding, discovering and healing can have its own life story.

Needless to say that as a fan of the love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob, I was so  happy to be the discoverer of a love note seen here

The message was clear to me and my friends.  I read it and looked at the back of the card where I found the address of this blog, http://littlebitsofloveart.blogspot.com

From the Quileute Nation to San Francisco and Washington state, you too can be part of this inspiring art game devised by a group of artists whose desire is reach out and touch a soul.

Anybody can participate.  If you are a fan of the Twilight Saga series, if you are as beautiful as Bella or as handsome as Edward or as muscled as Jacob, you can be part of the Little Bits of Love Art

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Who Wore What at the 82nd Award Ceremony? The Sparking of Silver, Gold, Red and Flowers on the Red Carpet

By now, we all have our favorites among all the elegant gowns and dresses worn by the grandes dames of Hollywood.  We saw them shining in the exciting fashion of the season designed by some of the best contemporary designers.  Penelope Cruz and Sigourney Weaver stole our breath with their red but regal shades of red.  Cameron Diaz, with bold red lips and Kate Winslet wore strapless gold gowns while Jennifer Lopez stood out in a great pale-pink dress.  Cameron Diaz's dress was designed by Oscar de la Renta.  Kate Winslet's gown is an elegant pewter and gray Yves Saint Laurent couture, held on top with a satin column skirt.  She also had on a deco-inspired $2.5 million yellow-diamond necklace from Tiffany & Co.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Complete List of 2010 Oscar Winners


The 82nd Academy Award Winners are:
Kathryn Bigelow, Motion Picture, The Hurt Locker
Jeff Bridges, Actor, Crazy Heart
Sandra Bullock, Actress, The Blind Side
Christoph Waltz, Supporting Actor, Inglourious Basterds
Mo'Nique, Supporting Actress, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Shapphire
Kathryn Bigelow, Director, The Hurt Locker,
Foreign Film, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Argentina
Geoffrey Fletcher, Adapted Screenplay, Precious:Based on the Novel 'Push' by Shapphire
Mark Boal, Orginal Screenplay, The Hurt Locker
Animated Feature Film: "Up", Art Direction: Avatar; Cinematography: Avatar
Sound Mixing:  The Hurt Locker; Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Michael Giacchino, Original Score:  "Up"
Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, Original Song, The Weary King (Theme from Crazy Heart)
Costume:  "The Young Victoria"
Documentary Feature:  "The Cove"
Documentary (Short Subject): "Music by Prudence"
Film Editing: "The Hurt Locker"
Makeup:  "Star Trek"
Animated Short Film:  "Logorama"
Live Action Short Film:  "The New Tenants"
Visual Effects:  "Avatar"

Nice gown! Why the hunch?

Give it up for mo'Nique

Actor in a leading role

What's the Oscar ceremony without Jennifer Lopez?

Elegant and well done

Sandra bullock part deux

Spectacular Sandra bullock: the person in the dress

Lauttner and Kristen

Winners and losers

Sandy powell's Dress at 82nd Oscar ceremony