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Sunday, February 24, 2013

TV / Film The Oscars Are Today...

Posted by on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:11 AM

(This post has been updated to change the live-Slog start time.)

...and here is my one rock-solid Oscar prediction: Everybody I want to win will lose, except maybe Daniel Day-Lewis. Here are things I cannot predict about the Oscars:

Will host Seth MacFarlane be the douchiest Oscar host ever, or will James Franco hold onto the title for one more year?

Will Anne Hathaway's feigned shock at winning an Academy Award be even remotely believable?

Will the James Bond tribute involve too much or just enough modern dance?

Will every single male star in attendance be wearing a Tom Ford tuxedo, or will Alan Arkin buck fashion trends by digging up an old Armani?

Will Ben Affleck take his revenge on this year's Best Director winner onstage, or after the show?

Will Snow White and the Huntsman actually win one of the two Academy Awards for which it's been nominated?

Dan Savage, David Schmader, Christopher Frizzelle, Megan Seling, Dominic Holden, Goldy, and I will be discovering the answers to all those questions and more in a live-Slog right in this here blog-space today, starting at 4:30 pm Seattle time. Bring snacks, booze, and a desire to mock beautiful people. We'll take care of the rest.


(And if you're looking for a place to watch the Oscars, Central Cinema's annual Oscar party is unfortunately sold out, but The Spectator in Queen Anne is giving out prizes at their viewing party.)

 

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eclexia 1
Thanks for creating a week-long Hollywood traffic nightmare, America.
Posted by eclexia on February 22, 2013 at 3:15 PM
rob! 2
Please, please consider going back to the CoverItLive window (I'm assuming you have to pay a fee) instead of doing the whole Twitwits thing again.

(I'm okay with your dropping in the rare Twitter gem, but I felt like a bukkake bottom after your last TwitFest, and not in the good way.)

(Not that I have anything interesting to say about movies, ever. I'd just rather see familiar Sloggers' takes.)
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on February 22, 2013 at 3:37 PM
3
The live slog would be so much more fun if it was at an actual real live place (with alcohol) where lots of us could watch together. Like an Oscar Slog Happy.
Posted by SeattleKim on February 22, 2013 at 3:38 PM
rob! 4
Also, in case Dan is still on the road and bored enough to alter other peoples' room-service orders, here's James Franco sucking a dick (well, a dildo, anyway) in an NYU student film.

(NSFW, duh.)
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on February 22, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Jason Josephes 5
What 3 said. Any other bars showing the Oscars? I remember watching at the Cha Cha last year but nothing on their website or Facebook indicating they're doing it again.
Posted by Jason Josephes http://www.myspace.com/bluemoonseattle on February 22, 2013 at 4:07 PM
Reverse Polarity 6
Ben Affleck wasn't the only one spurned. I can't believe Cloud Atlas didn't get nominated for anything. Not even an effects award or makeup or anything. Is Hollywood pissed at the Wachowskis or something?
Posted by Reverse Polarity on February 22, 2013 at 4:31 PM
7
"Will Anne Hathaway's feigned shock at winning an Academy Award be even remotely believable?"

Absolute ditto. I'm dreading her smiling through tears nonsense (when the award should absolutely go to Helen Hunt's brave performance in The Sessions).

Yes, Ben may have his revenge (with George Clooney by his side).
Posted by westello on February 22, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Sandiai 8
@4, Thank you. I liked that very much.
Posted by Sandiai on February 22, 2013 at 10:37 PM
GeneStoner 9
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz,

More Hollywood fetish BS. Fakes and phonies the lot of 'em.
Posted by GeneStoner on February 22, 2013 at 11:57 PM
gloomy gus 10
What a bonanza from you this morning, rob! From your turn of phrase describing the keep-out-of-our-circlejerk vibe of the TwitShow our beloved Liveslogs have become, to offering up the Franco dildosucking (of which he lamented, "if I'd had the guts it would have been real"), you are a hero.
Posted by gloomy gus on February 24, 2013 at 12:05 PM
rob! 11
@8 & 10, I appreciate it.
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on February 24, 2013 at 1:49 PM
tainte 12
apparently, it's time for the oscars.
Posted by tainte on February 24, 2013 at 2:06 PM
stinkbug 13
Yeah, the "live-SLog" twittering is un-exciting and I'll probably go elsewhere for that type of coverage.

CoverItLive was more interactive and allowed us regular folks to chime in (without having to post replies via twitter).

And the polling was one of the funnest parts. Oh well.

Posted by stinkbug on February 24, 2013 at 2:09 PM
scary tyler moore 14
it's 4:32 pm. get movin'.
Posted by scary tyler moore http://pushymcshove.blogspot.com/ on February 24, 2013 at 4:33 PM
Will in Seattle 15
Beards are bring sexy back, baby!
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on February 24, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Big Matt G 16
I hated all the beards (both literal and figurative)!
Posted by Big Matt G on February 25, 2013 at 10:11 AM

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