Monday, April 3, 2006
Sunday, April 2, 2006
PERHAPS IT IS AS EFFECTIVE AS TRYING TO SOLVE AN ALEGBRA EQUATION BY CHEWING BUBBLEGUM: Contrary to Baz Luhrmann's advice, a lawsuit filed in L.A. Superior Court suggests that maybe wearing sunscreen is not the best choice. (Note that the first link features the only quasi-legal/easy to find download of Luhrmann's bizarre hit song.)
SO DOES THIS START THE BEE COUNTDOWN? There will assuredly be much to be said about tonight's (as usual) top-notch episode of Grey's Anatomy, in which I'd argue we got a shout-out. An interesting bit of trivia is that the episode featured former spouses Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry. Perry is a H!ITG! of the highest order, who, despite the fact that his only regular TV gig has been a supporting role on Nash Bridges, has managed to put together a wonderful TV career showing up on everything from Lost to My So-Called Life(he will always and forever be Mr. Katimski to many of our readers, I'm sure).
edited by Adam to add: Confirmation via Shonda: "Yeah, that was my shout out to the guys at Throwing Things! And to the spellers!" We are humbled.
edited by Adam to add: Confirmation via Shonda: "Yeah, that was my shout out to the guys at Throwing Things! And to the spellers!" We are humbled.
EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING: And finally, a Sopranos episode for everyone. Family drama, humor, spirituality and metaphysics, whacking, shocking revelations . . . Paulie . . . I think it's clearer where they're going now, and I'm pretty psyched. To the comments.
edited to add: Sepinwall's review: "[I]f there's a character changing right here and now, it's Carmela. When she warned Tony about Vito, it was the first professional counsel she's offered him in the series. For her entire adult life, she's tried to enjoy the spoils of Tony's work while holding herself apart from it. But after she confessed to Dr. Melfi last week that she had no illusions about Tony's career -- and that she was attracted to that part of him in the first place -- maybe she's prepared to become less Kay Corleone and more Lady Macbeth."
edited to add: Sepinwall's review: "[I]f there's a character changing right here and now, it's Carmela. When she warned Tony about Vito, it was the first professional counsel she's offered him in the series. For her entire adult life, she's tried to enjoy the spoils of Tony's work while holding herself apart from it. But after she confessed to Dr. Melfi last week that she had no illusions about Tony's career -- and that she was attracted to that part of him in the first place -- maybe she's prepared to become less Kay Corleone and more Lady Macbeth."
WORST OF THE BEST: Blogger Edward Copeland surveyed film critics and bloggers to determine what was the "worst" Best Picture winner. While heavily tilted towards recent films, it's a good read.
My balot, for what it's worth, was topped by American Beauty, a movie that overwhelms you with its mood on the first viewing, and completely falls apart onprevious subsequent viewings, with both the banality of its message (Suburbia Is Bad, Having Sex With Teenagers Is Good!) and, I mean, c'mon, the plastic bag thing?
(Oddly, the smaller one's role in that movie, generally the more success one's career has had thereafter, with John Cho and Marissa Jaret Winokur making much better choices than Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari and, of course, Kevin Spacey.)
My balot, for what it's worth, was topped by American Beauty, a movie that overwhelms you with its mood on the first viewing, and completely falls apart on
(Oddly, the smaller one's role in that movie, generally the more success one's career has had thereafter, with John Cho and Marissa Jaret Winokur making much better choices than Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari and, of course, Kevin Spacey.)
DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S JUST FASHION? Interesting meta-reality talk in a live chat with Tim Gunn about why Project Runway 2's fashions may not have been on the same level as what Austin, Jay and Kara produced in the debut season:
I mean, he's right, right? About the immunity issue, at least. (I don't think that anyone other than Daniel V. could've really competed with last year's top three, do you?) Shows need to reward good work -- Survivor does it with immunity, TAR with early departures on the next leg and occasional added prizes -- but Runway didn't this year, and neither does Idol. Should American Idol introduce an immunity factor? Top Model? Should Runway bring it back?
Washington, D.C.: Tim - I am among the ranks of those that love the show and you. My question is 'Where is andre?' Seriously though, I honestly felt like the runway show of season 1 (particularly Kara Saun and Jay) were far and beyond superior to the designers of season 2. The outfits felt more complete, more highly stylized - more runway! Do you agree? And did the show encourage season 2 designers to make the clothes less runway and more wearable?
Tim Gunn: Thank you for this interesting and provocative question. I believe that the season two designers are stronger than season one's as a whole. I also believe that the absence of immunity in season two removed the incentive to win the individual challenges. The designers just wanted to be IN, so risk-taking was seen as being just that, a RISK.
I mean, he's right, right? About the immunity issue, at least. (I don't think that anyone other than Daniel V. could've really competed with last year's top three, do you?) Shows need to reward good work -- Survivor does it with immunity, TAR with early departures on the next leg and occasional added prizes -- but Runway didn't this year, and neither does Idol. Should American Idol introduce an immunity factor? Top Model? Should Runway bring it back?
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