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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler will host Golden Globes

Apparently the Hollywood Foreign Press realized that they didn’t have to bring back Ricky Gervais. But seriously, this is great.   EW reports that Fey and Poehler will co-host the 70th Golden Globes that will air on January 13 on NBC. The … Continue reading

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So now Stewie Griffin will be hosting the Oscars?

Seth MacFarlane, father of Peter Griffin, Clevland Brown and Roger the Alien will be hosting this year’s Oscar ceremony on February 24. Yes. Really. EW reports this with same sense of “huh” as the rest of us: Seth MacFarlane is … Continue reading

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Ok…So Let’s Live Blog the Emmys

I did it for the Oscars, and considering I watch A LOT more TV… I thought “Hey, let’s live blog the Emmys.” I’m thinking I’ll be a lot more pissed off about the results this year — Modern Family, I’m … Continue reading

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Emmy Nominations Tomorrow – What SHOULDN’T Get Nominated

After the Oscars, my second favorite awards show is the Emmys. Considering how much television I watch, that probably isn’t much of a surprise. Rather than talk about what I want to be nominated (apart from Parks and Recreation, Community*, … Continue reading

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Billy on the Street – Oscars Edition

Ok, last Oscars-related post for a while. I pinkie promise. Billy on the Street is this amazing show on IFC that started as a series on Funny or Die.  Comedian Billy Eichner essentially runs around New York with a camera, a … Continue reading

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Oscar Best Picturathon, pt 2

And the second half of my marathon-viewing of the Best Picture nominees is now up here: http://thegoodthebadandtheugly.org/2012/02/26/oscar-best-picturathon-pt-2/ Clearly Day 2 was a bit more fun, the atmosphere was lighter and I think everyone was chomping at the bit for the … Continue reading

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Watch the winner for Best Animated Short

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Feature Film this past Sunday, beating out Pixar’s La Luna. As much as I adore Pixar and saw … Continue reading

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Oscar Hangover

Clearly last night’s Academy Awards should have been the highlight of my cultural year. I spent months watching all the movies, reading all the blogs, talking at length with my friends (whether they wanted to or not) about who would be nominated and … Continue reading

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Movie: The Movie

Jimmy Kimmel’s post-Oscar show always has something viral-worthy for the next day and this year was no exception. Movie: The Movie stars everyone from Helen Mirren riding a hovercraft to Meryl Streep in a mustache to the Gary Oldman centaur: Personally, I’m … Continue reading

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It’s time for Oscar, Oscar, Oscar…

Giving this “live blogging the Academy Awards” thing a stab. From Eddie Murphy to Billy Crystal – let’s see what happens… 8:26 – The red carpet is always so boring. No one really wore anything too exciting this year.  Michelle … Continue reading

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