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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Meryl Streep Nominated for Ten Millionth Oscar

Good grief, not again.

Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Academy Award yet again, as best actress for Julie & Julia. It's her 16th nomination in 32 years.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would nominate Meryl Streep as best actress for reading the back of a Cap'n Crunch box aloud with 2% milk dribbling down her chin.  They're obsessed.  It's embarrassing.

Here are some other things the Academy would nominate Meryl Streep as best actress for:

• Jogging around the block with her Schnauzer.
• Tripping over a rowing machine while cleaning the rumpus room.
• Reading a Greyhound bus schedule to a homeless man in a movingly authentic Catalan accent.
• Gargling purple Smart Water in a 30-second TV spot for Japan. 
• Slapping a frisky Jack Nicholson at a Lakers game.
• Playing an overwrought and self-promoting Scandinavian baroness and author in a beautifully photographed and terribly boring epic set in Africa.
• Barfing up bad clams.

There may be other items I've missed.

Look, she's a fine, fine actress.  Nobody is arguing that.  But c'mon: an average of every other year for three decades running?  She's not that good. NOBODY is that good.  Katharine Hepburn is second in line with 12 nominations, and her career lasted for 60 years!

For pete's sakes.

[Update: the IMDB boards weigh in.]


Photo: WENN

Labels: Jack Nicholson, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, The Oscars

Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 10:58 PM4 comments  

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Mary Ellen Mark Photos

This slide show from Vanity Fair is fun -- photos by Mary Ellen Mark from behind the scenes of famous movie people. The photos include shots of stars like Jack Nicholson, Katharine Hepburn and (young) Sean Penn.

Our favorite is Dustin Hoffman with Laurence Olivier, on the set of 1976's Marathon Man.

Labels: Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Sean Penn

Posted by Mr. Hehn at 4:15 PM0 comments  

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Newman Makes the Connecticut Hall of Fame

Actor Paul Newman has been inducted into the Connecticut Hall of Fame.
Other inductees include Jackie Robinson, Mark Twain and Katharine Hepburn.

Labels: Jackie Robinson, Katharine Hepburn, Mark Twain, Paul Newman

Posted by Mr. Hehn at 10:46 PM1 comments  

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