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Re: Notes from the Oscars (not up to my usual standard, which is Posted on: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:58:39 +0000 (UTC)

On Mar 7, 6:32=A0pm, Patricia Martin Steward
wrote:
> I can't get the pre-show this year - cable's not updated yet. =A0So I'm
> online at eonline.com, where they have photos of the arrivals. =A0
>
> Miley Cyrus looks like a bedraggled saloon girl.
>
> Apparently Vera Farmiga's ribbon unraveled from her gift bag and got
> all wound around her.
>
> Okay, ABC's preshow has started:
>
> Kathy Ireland overacting to the camera is incredibly freaking
> annoying. =A0Thank God for Tivo and fast-forward speed 3.
>
> Penelope Cruz always looks very classy.
>
> Maggie Gyllenhaal clearly knows she isn't going to win. =A0She's acting
> very blas=E9.
> (Oh funny, Word just put the accent on the E for me!)
>
> George Clooney's girlfriend just looks like a cookie-cutter model type
> - nothing terribly unique about her. =A0By the way, has anyone ever
> heard them talking to each other? =A0Has she ever spoken at all?
>
> Wow, Sandra Bullock has never looked so... Oscar-ish! =A0Too much
> makeup, though.
>
> Latifah. =A0Beautiful.
>
> Likely to be discussed on Fashion Police: =A0Jennifer Lopez and Sarah
> Jessica Parker (for sure).
>
> The accountants look like deer in the headlights.
>
> A friend of mine describes Gerard Butler as "woofalicious." =A0But he
> looks awfully thin tonight, like his head is too big for his body. =A0Of
> course, a lot of the women look like that, so...
>
> Gabourey Sidibe finally got the dress right.
>
> On to the show:
>
> Fairly tasteless song by Neil Patrick Harris!
>
> Loved the entrance. =A0The opening monologue, not so much. =A0Well, excep=
t
> for that damn Helen Mirren. =A0And George Clooney did NOT look amused.
>
> What's with the bad British accent, Alec?
>
> Jeff Bridges appears to be channeling Wild Bill Hickok.
>
> Jeez, this entire show is WAY too self-concious. =A0Not to mention
> boring. =A0They're essentially introducing everything and everyone
> twice. =A0Tedious.
>
> Robert Downey Jr. is wearing sneakers. =A0He also got the only good
> laugh of the night.
>
> Good lord, "The Messenger" mentions the Drudge Report???? =A0That's just
> sad.
>
> When did they go back to "the winner is?"
>
> Molly Ringwald looks petrified. =A0And weird. =A0And appears to need help
> navigating the steps.
>
> Oh, real smart, making the family stand up right after the John Hughes
> retrospective, when they're all obviously overemotional.
>
> I'm sorry, clearly I'm just looking for stuff to bitch about. =A0This
> isn't any fun. =A0I'm out.
>
> --
> Last week, the universe threw a douche parade, and every float was John M=
ayer:
> John Mayer the racist, John Mayer the homophobe, John Mayer the compulsiv=
e
> tor, John Mayer the . addict, John Mayer the crying apologizer=
, and
> John Mayer, the .ing terrible ex-boyfriend. =A0Hortense, jezebel.com

I think George Clooney was part of the act.

I thought Molly Ringwald looked like a red headed Hilary Swank.

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