Not a big fan of high paid rollers slapping each others' backs and having the world tune in to watch them do so (for which brand name advertisers shell out big bucks) I was not much inclined to watch the 2012 Oscars.
However a few interesting takes on standard cliches in the movie industry in the past year (that I had the accident of watching) did make me want to observe who got nominated for respective categories. A name that sticks out for me is Gosling (no relation to a bird) - Ryan Gosling. Ides of March and Money Ball were two of my picks.
He seems to have always been in the Hollywood backstage doing small parts until suddenly (to me anyways) landing some prominent roles with a wide variety. And he pulled them off with remarkable believableness..
George Clooney being George Clooney had no trouble producing, directing and acting his way in to some spots on those contending to walk with the statue.
Meryl Streep seems to always want to make a comeback - she looks like she tries too hard - she is good talent but somehow I am not a fan yet...have not watched her portrayal of Maggie but am planning to soon.
Few other culprits not necessarily nominated but gracing the above mentioned movies have been some of my favorite actors in the form of Phllip Seymour-Hoffman, Daniel Craig, Brad Pitt, Colin Firth.. not to sound sexist but no good women off late that I thought had depth and believability in their roles - I must admit I have not watched 'The Help' yet - perhaps that is what I need - some help to see the other side.
This autumn the weather gods cooperated as we took a family trip in the northeast to see six states that qualify or makeup what is known colloquially in America as New England. Mass, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island (tiniest state in the union). The outing helped tally up the states we either lived in, visited or have worked in to 47. Guess which three have eluded this intrepid traveling family. Any rate the drive was all in about 1,800 miles and included some memorable geographic wonders or points of interest. Easternmost part of state of Massachusetts being one. Furthest drivable road east in Mass being another. Visit to all Ivy League schools (term harkens to a collegiate athletics conference and generally regarded as elite academic institutes of some repute worldwide) is another random bucket list item of which this trip afforded the chance to knock two more of the list. Dartmouth in Hanover, NH and Brown (and its sister institute the RISD - school f
I feel the same about Filmfare awards these days.. they seem to be going through the motions, many awards seem undeserved. Anyway, I liked Vidya Balan getting it for The Dirty Picture- her essay of Silk Smitha was probably better than Silk herself.
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