1. Teen Mom 2
I am absolutely obsessed with trashy reality shows and unlike its big sister Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2 is uber trashy. First off one of them whines more about a GED than Amber on the first season, the other has the craziest parent I've ever seen in my life, the most stable out of all of them has a fiance who needs subtitles just to be understood. Like seriously this show is ridiculous. I love Jenelle and her crazy mom, Barbara. I do the best impression of her! This show is a hot tranny mess and I am utterly obsessed with it!
2. The Oscars
I love the Oscars. Always have. Always will. My love of movies come from my dad's side of the family. I even have an Oscars fashion book that has creases in it because I've looked at it so much. As always I try to see all Oscar nominated movies, and nominated performances in order to cast a fair and honest vote (not that it matters). This year I've been lagging a little, but I hope to see the last two best picture nominees by the end of the week. I also hope that I get to watch the Oscars, even though I'll be away for the night : (. Here's my rundown of all the movies:
Black Swan
This was a great movie. A little confusing at times and Portman gave a great performance. For my full review see my previous post.
The Fighter
If the only award this wins is Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, that'll be fine with me. I'm always one for a good sports movie and while Wahlberg fairly portrays "Irish" Mickey Ward, it's Bale who steals the show. I definitely think this movie deserves something, however it won't win Best Picture.
Inception
Why is this nominated again? Yes, its a good movie. Christopher Nolan did a fantastic job with it, but the first 45 mins- hour of the movie absolutely sucks. It's only after they get into Cillian Murphy's dream that its awesome. Enjoy your visual effects statue.
The Kids Are All Right
I enjoyed this movie, I thought it was a great story line and Annette Benning and Julianne Moore played great lesbians. This is actually why I hate the new Best Picture nominee format because good movies like this get nominated and get a chance. Boo academy, boo.
127 Hours
Given I have an intense fear of small spaces, this movie did wonders for my panic attacks, but it was AWESOME. I know this probably isn't going to win, but I wouldn't mind seeing it win. James Franco does an amazing job. Though I did miss two important parts because I had my eyes shut really tight. I missed him falling down the crevice and I couldn't watch him cutting off his arm. Maybe James Franco can squeeze a Best Actor out of it. If he does I'm sure stoners everywhere will rejoice.
The Social Network
Being a part of the Facebook generation, I thought this was great movie. First off I had no idea Mark Zuckerberg was such a dick, second I didn't know there was a giant lawsuit over "the book". This could honestly be the sleeper of the Oscars like Crash was back in 2006. Jesse Eisenberg also does a great job at portraying the creator of Facebook or as I like to call him "how can I make this $16 billion dollar Jew my husband".
Toy Story 3
*Sigh* Another reason why I hate the new nomination format. Don't get me wrong I absolutely loved this movie. I cried the last 15 minutes of it, but really a nomination? Come on academy. Someone needs to lay off the sauce over there when you guys are having your nomination meetings.
Winter's Bone
I started to watch this movie, but didn't get more than 10 minutes in because it had a starving horse and I don't do movies with horses. It looks really good and maybe I'll Netflix it and just fast forward. I don't think this one is a contender though.
True Grit & The King's Speech
I have not seen either of these and I am DYING to see them. Especially The King's Speech, if it's anything I love more than WWII history it's the British Monarchy.
I'll definitely be posting a post-Oscars wrap up. I could go into more detail and review the actors/directors, but we'll stick to the movies for now. My prediction is the The Social Network will come out of nowhere and win it all. If not The King's Speech will be going home with the top award.
3. Friday Night Lights
When this show first came on in 2006 I did not want to give it the time of day. I absolutely loved the movie (okay yeah I'm a sucker for any sports movie) so I didn't want this to ruin the movie for me. Over the summer I began to watch it instantly on Netflix and 5 minutes into the pilot I was hooked on it. Every single character makes an emotional connection to the audience, even the minor characters like Matt Saracen's Grandma or Billy Riggins. I will admit that I have cheered on for the Dillon Panthers both times they went to state and for the East Dillon Lions when they played the now evil West Dillon Panthers in the Thanksgiving game. I have yet to watch the fifth and final season, but they will start airing it on NBC in April. I am truly sad to see this show go.
And if it means anything to anyone I'm not the only one who loves this show. Critics are obsessed with this show and so isn't Chelsea Handler. It's just very well acted, emotional, and sucks you in for the 42 minutes its on the screen. If you ever get a chance to watch this show please do because you will absolutely not regret it. Oh and another fun fact about the show Time Magazine named Season 4's episode "The Son" as the best television show of 2010. FNL def does not deserve to be cancelled, hopefully it can be saved, but I seriously doubt it.
4. Youtube
Like any young adult I am obsessed with Youtube! I have been ever since I got to college and had access to high speed internet. It's also my top visited site on Google Chrome. My new favorite video is a Muppet video. Hey! No judging this video is awesome! Big Bad Carl is totally a believable bunny!! Enjoy, one of my favorite renditions of "Stand by Me".
5. Adele
Ever since Chasing Pavements came out in 2008, I've had a love for the British soul singer. There's something about really jazzy, bluesy voices that get to me. I'm also really into British artists, as you can see from my previous favoritism of Cheryl Cole from January. My favorite song of Adele's is called "Make You Feel My Love". It's actually a Bob Dylan original from his 1997 album "Time Out of Mind". There's just something perfect about this song that makes me want to listen to it over and over again. I think it's her voice and the emotion that she sings the song with.
Adele has recently released her sophomore album entitled "21" (her first album was "19"). The title comes from her age at the time of recording. Her first single off the album is called "Rolling in the Deep", which just happens to be a favorite of my friend Tracy. It's a really strong single and if you're into the deeper, raspier voice then Adele is definitely for you.
