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There’s an episode of The West Wing where President Bartlet appoints a sitting FEC commissioner to the post of U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria in order to open a seat on the commission. This allows Bartlet to name an anti-soft money candidate to the FEC, giving the campaign finance reformers a majority. Now, word on the [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Life imitates Art: Obama’s Bartlet move
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 29th, 2009
Posted in Random 
Tags: al franken, barack obama, commerce secretary, jed bartlett, john gibbs, the west wing 
1 Comment »UPDATE: How do you kiss an Oscar goodbye?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 28th, 2009
Mickey Rourke, what were you thinking? Appearing on Larry King Live and exchanging barbs with Chris Jericho? Nothing says Oscar like challenging a professional wrestler to a bare-knuckle fight. It looks like Sean Penn and Frank Langella’s chances at winning the Oscar just got a whole lot better. Update: The Defamer says Mickey Rourke is [...]
Today’s Best News Ever: ‘In The Heights’ Movie? With J-Lo?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 27th, 2009
Could the Tony-winning Broadway show In The Heights be coming to a movie theater near you? Well Page Six indicates it may be so. Word is J-Lo meet with Meryl Poster, executive producer of the Oscar-winning Chicago, to discuss the show. But Jenny from the Block isn’t headed to Broadway. PS says, “A rep for [...]
When Lemon met Draper
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 26th, 2009
Jon Hamm, a.k.a Donald Draper, is set to guest star on 30 Rock as Liz Lemon’s love interest. The first of three Hamm-tastic 30 Rock episodes will air on Feb. 5. Just like the biological children of Brad and Angelina, these babies are bound to be perfect. Here’s what the pair had to say in [...]
Today’s Best News Ever: Luhrmann to Stage Academy Awards Opening
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 26th, 2009
Okay, so this isn’t confirmed, but Fox News is reporting that Hugh Jackman has asked his Australia director to stage the opening number at this year’s Oscar ceremony. Now, I know this isn’t a way for the Oscars to get a mainstream audience. People really hate Luhrmann. But to all the haters out there, if [...]
2009 Best Picture Nominee Box Office Totals
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 25th, 2009
I posted this last year because we all have to remember the real reason for Oscar: the Oscar bounce. The box office boost was in full effect when Slumdog jumped 80 percent at the box office this weekend. In fact, all the nominees grabbed more cash, including The Reader, which lost 50 theaters. Last year [...]
Year in Review – Top Ten Films of 2008
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 25th, 2009
One of the problems with living in a place like Cleveland (or Erie, Pa. before this) and not in NYC or LA is that you don’t get to see all the movies of 2008 until it’s 2009. I’ve always given myself an extra month to catch up. Considering the lackluster year it’s been for movies, [...]
Posted in Movie Comment Tags: ballast, bruce springsteen, doubt, gran torino, heath ledger, kate winslet, let the right one in, milk, rachael getting married, revolutionary road, sam mendes, sean penn, slumdog millionaire, the curious case of benjamin button, the dark knight, the edge of heaven, the wrestler, vicky cristina barcelona, viola davis, wall-e No Comments »Push is a Sundance hit
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 25th, 2009
I’ve been heavy on the Oscar coverage lately, but there’s another little film event going on right now. The Sundance Film Festival announced its award winners today, the last day of the festival. The big winner was Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, which won three awards including the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic, Audience [...]
Posted in Random Tags: bet, mo'nique, push: based on the novel by sapphire, quinceañera, the weinstein company, three seasons No Comments »Oscar Trivia: What if Kate Winslet loses?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 24th, 2009
Kate Winslet earned her sixth Academy Award nomination on Thursday for her performance in The Reader. All signs point to Oscar for Mrs. Mendes, but what happens if she doesn’t win? Well, she’ll tie Deborah Kerr for female actor with the most nominations and no wins. Kerr earned her sixth and final acting nomination when [...]
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One more reason ‘Watchmen’ will suck: My Chemical Romance’s ‘Desolation Row’
If you ever needed proof that the Watchmen adaptation is going to be an epic failure, look no further than the decision to have My Chemical Romance cover Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row” for the picture. I was totally prepared for Zack Snyder to gut Alan Moore’s text, but Bob Dylan, too! I guess if you [...]