I haven't really posted my thoughts on the Oscars, except in my ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
thedailyactor community. So here goes: Overall, I thought the show was pretty good, though the awards were more often than not predictable, and the song and dance numbers were incredibly silly. Don't get me wrong - I love Hugh Jackman, and as host he was charming, gorgeous, funny and entertaining. But please - Beyonce, Zak Efron, Vanessa Hudgens??? why did we have to see them? and why was Miley Cyrus getting so much attention at the pre-Oscar red carpet shows?? Can she please go away?? Forever!!
Highlights of the show for me: the speeches by Heath's family (started me getting emotional), Kate's acceptance speech (she had me in tears - she's class personified - and wasn't her Dad adorable!?), Sean's acceptance speech (again had me laughing and crying - of course I also wanted Mickey Rourke and Frank Langella to win - a three-way tie would have been nice!), the acceptance speech by the Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (had me in tears too - he's so adorable), the little "performance" by tightrope walker Philippe Petit when the filmmakers accepted their award for best documentary Man on Wire (I can't wait to see that movie), and of course seeing all the adorable kids and the whole cast up there for Slumdog Millionaire ! I'm so happy for Danny Boyle and all the winners for that awesome film.
and now I still need to see Frost/Nixon - and I really want to see the Japanese movie that won for best foreign language film Okuribito (aka Departures). I have no idea when it will be out on DVD. But just read this synopsis - it sounds so good: (from imdb) Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living. .
thedailyactor community. So here goes: Overall, I thought the show was pretty good, though the awards were more often than not predictable, and the song and dance numbers were incredibly silly. Don't get me wrong - I love Hugh Jackman, and as host he was charming, gorgeous, funny and entertaining. But please - Beyonce, Zak Efron, Vanessa Hudgens??? why did we have to see them? and why was Miley Cyrus getting so much attention at the pre-Oscar red carpet shows?? Can she please go away?? Forever!!Highlights of the show for me: the speeches by Heath's family (started me getting emotional), Kate's acceptance speech (she had me in tears - she's class personified - and wasn't her Dad adorable!?), Sean's acceptance speech (again had me laughing and crying - of course I also wanted Mickey Rourke and Frank Langella to win - a three-way tie would have been nice!), the acceptance speech by the Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (had me in tears too - he's so adorable), the little "performance" by tightrope walker Philippe Petit when the filmmakers accepted their award for best documentary Man on Wire (I can't wait to see that movie), and of course seeing all the adorable kids and the whole cast up there for Slumdog Millionaire ! I'm so happy for Danny Boyle and all the winners for that awesome film.
and now I still need to see Frost/Nixon - and I really want to see the Japanese movie that won for best foreign language film Okuribito (aka Departures). I have no idea when it will be out on DVD. But just read this synopsis - it sounds so good: (from imdb) Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living. .
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