As usual, the biggest take-away from the Oscars this year was America's continued love affair with mustard. We've got the Yellow Fever bad, and the Grey Poupon commercial that aired during the Oscars just confirmed that with its huge popularity. That Grey Poupon commercial was, of course, based on a 1988 original,…
No, Mr. Bean Did Not Die In A Car Accident
At this point, most of us know not to believe Twitter death rumors, but just in case there are any concerns, the number one worldwide trending topic "R.I.P. Rowan Atkinson" is a hoax. This time we actually know how the rumor started: Twitter user Michael Robert Meras got bored. (I won't link to his Twitter account,…
Academy Awards snub Senna documentary
I have this ritual where I yell "I'm done with the fucking Oscars" followed by "and this time I mean it!" This year's epithet-generating travesty is the exclusion of Asif Kipadia's excellent Senna from the Academy's documentary short-list. Jerks.
Commenter of the Day: The Cuckolding of Tim Robbins Edition
Some years back, we were acquainted with a film critic/drunken savoyard type who liked to proclaim, unbidden, that Susan Sarandon has the "best t_ts in Hollywood!" Like he really knew. We assume he was talking about Early Sarandon, when this view was defensible. Later Susie... Well, you be the judge. Anyhoo, Hardigree's…
What Would You Have Driven To The Oscars?
If you didn't watch last night's Academy Awards we're not going to judge you (you can follow the Oscar live blog at Defamer if you're really interested). Most of what we wanted to happen, happened. No Country For Old Men was, hands down, the best film of 2007 and it won. Overall, a year of good movies apparently makes…
Commenter of the Day: Daniel Day-Lewis Edition
Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Day-Lewis is an odd duck. Brilliant, yes, but ambivalent about the whole mega-fame thing. So much so that several years ago, he briefly entered semi-retirement and journeyed to Italy to learn the shoemaker's trade. An admirable choice, and one that evokes old-world craft in a way that our…
