Beyonce gave Hugh Jackman a glimpse of her bare breast at the Oscars. …Thereby fulfilling every schoolboy's fantasy of singing and prancing to hail the return of the musical, makeup flawless, while holding the Single Ladies singer in his arms.
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Movie Buzz The Milk writer won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar last night with a very moving speech. I hadn't realized he was raised a Mormon, which made the Prop 8 section all the more touching. Dustin Lance Black 1, Mormons 0. (Actually, more like DLB 1, Mormons 50, but that doesn't feel very celebratory.)
An interactive photo hunt game on YouTube, with an Oscars theme. Maybe I'm just not so sharp today, but I could not figure out Melissa Leo. I swear there is no difference between those pictures.
A real live WWE wrestler is mad at Mickey Rourke about something, and Mickey is really sorry. Apparently, this non-fight could cost Rourke his Oscar? I don't understand Hollywood.
Movie Buzz Hugh Jackman will host this year's Oscars. Apparently the Academy has decided sexiness is the most important quality in a host. Hugh will not be doing a jokey opening monologue, because “he didn't work the last 20 years to suddenly be a stand-up comedian.” So Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, and other go-to Hollywood jokesters can join the list of the snubbed.
Movie Buzz Awards season is upon us, which means a slew of angry actors, directors, and fans as the “good” movies are passed over for the Oscar-bait. The Dark Knight is currently tied with Revolutionary Road for Most Snubbed of 2008, but Oscar nominations are still to come. The Wrestler still has a chance.
Celebrity Buzz Oscar winner Morgan Freeman's wife, Myrna Colley-Lee, may snag up more than $100M in a divorce settlement. In related news, Morgan Freeman poops gold.
Movie Buzz A group of devoted Batman fans have started an “unofficial grassroots effort to support The Dark Knight” for Best Picture at the Oscars. This is apparently what Obama supporters are doing with their free time and political energy now. The Will.I.Am remix of that hospital scene should be especially moving.
Movie Buzz People are saying Danny Boyle's new movie is an underdog contender for Best Picture… but rave reviews and a strong opening weekend are making it look less like an underdog and more like a favorite.
The movie, based on the award-winning play, is centered in a parish in which Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is accused by Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) of abusing a student, despite her having no evidence. The film also stars Amy Adams, making it to the Oscars what Beverly Hills Chihuahua is to the Razzies. (Although can you ever really go wrong with a George Lopez flick?)
Movie Buzz Daniel Day-Lewis may have just won his second Oscar for There Will Be Blood, but some have already begun challenging the praise he’s received for his scenery-chewing performance. They say that Day-Lewis’ motivations are unclear, that his acting is gimmicky, and that his histrionics take the viewer out of the action. In other words, they think he’s a ham. Of course, hamming it up has always been a pretty good way to win yourself a gold statue.
Movie Buzz With Juno a huge box office success and now a multiple Oscar nominee, the haters are out in full force. Among their chief complaints: the film’s treatment of pregnancy, its “horribly precious” soundtrack, and especially its arch lexicon. Seriously, honest to blog! But never fear, the backlash-to-the-backlash has already begun.
Movie Buzz Tim Burton gets left out of the Academy Awards nominations, again. Sure, Sweeney Todd is in the running for best art direction and best costume - and Johnny Depp is up for best actor - but otherwise Burton’s latest is being snubbed by Hollywood. The closest he’s ever come to touching Oscar was a nomination for best animated feature in 2006 for Corpse Bride.