Full of Muchness

At about 8:30 last night during a commercial break at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Eric brought to my attention that "only 18 more years until the 100th show."  After a moment of pondering, I decided that yes, that is true and I will be there and hopefully I will look half as good as Kathryn Bigelow at that time when I'll still be two years younger than she was last night when you told the boys club to SUCK IT - all with Barbara Streisand and her forty pounds of pearls on her arm.  Awesomeness.

I loved the show last night.  Not so much because there were any surprises outside of the best picture winner or because Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were that great (because both have been better) or because i was dazzled by the glamour (though there were some moments).  But instead I was blown away by the stage!  Adam Shankman did a splendid job entertaining my senses.  How awesome was the backdrop with all the lampshades!?!?!  That picture was the best lampshade I could find in my ten second search - but you've got to admit it's pretty awesome and totally looks like a dress that Kate Hudson would have worn if she would have been invited instead of stupid Miley F*cking Cyrus or depressing beyond belief Kristen Stewart.  And it wasn't just lampshades - there were bookshelves and all sorts of things back there.  Plus the seating of the stars up front was very intimate.  And of course there was the dancing.  Sigh.  First off - if every awards show from now until eternity is going to open with a Neil Patrick Harris song and dance number, the world is going to be a better place.  It was lovely to see all of our SYTYCD friends get their moment in the spotlight - especially during the score bit.  That League of Extraordinary Dancers are brilliant.  Thank you, Adam Shankman - I love you.

Also I love John Hughes - have since we first met in the early 80s.  That tribute was genius and sooo nice - I mean it's not like John Hughes won any Academy Awards.  But I loved every minute of it - except for that minute when Molly Ringwald came on stage and scared the shit out of me.  Holy hell - that was 10 kinds of wrong.  But then Judd Nelson came out and made her look a little better.  Holier hell - what went wrong there?  I wonder if that chain hanging from his borrowed-from-Kid N Play-suit was from some sort of "home".  He has not aged well.  But my children are very excited to see Ferris Bueller's Day Off now.  My entire childhood was shaped by John Hughes.  Very sad loss.

Hopefully next year's loss will be the public cries of affection for the best actor and actress nominees.  I wasn't a fan.  I would have preferred more interpretive dance - though it did afford us the opportunity to see Michelle Pfieffer which made me hum Grease 2 songs the rest of the night.

Martin and Baldwin had some moments - like when Steve Martin referenced that he and Precious both started their careers as poor black children.  My children didn't understand that but I promised them a Jerk viewing in their future.  And their closing was funny.  I just kept thinking - we really don't need BOTH of you.  But Tina Fey and Steve Carrell were better. The winners were nearly all expected.  I'm so over Christoph Waltz and his "storytelling without using the word thank you" to mean thank you.  It was charming three months ago - but now I'm over it.  I'm glad Mo'nique cut it short - I think Jeff Bridges could have taken her cue.  And Sandra Bullock was as charming as ever.  I haven't seen that movie and she's no Meryl Streep - but she is so likable.  You just want to hang out with her - so I was happy she won and her speech did not disappoint.  However, what was up with the guy who one for one of the documentaries with the singing disabled girl.  He ran down that aisle like it was The Price is Right and then out of nowhere a crazy woman in purple started speaking over him. Very odd and quite rude.  I'm going to guess there's more to that story than we will ever know and after the moment I ceased to care.  The pairing of SJP and Tom Ford was a slice of heaven.  Next year Colleen Atwood will win for Alice in Wonderland costumes which I had the delight of seeing on Saturday - though not the fairytale most of us will recall, I highly enjoyed it and the dresses were one of the many highlights.

The red carpet scene was pretty boring too - no craziness with the exception of Nicole Richie in that stupid "i like to be comfortable" sequined sack - but she's not even a star so it doesn't matter.  Although I will say that I don't recall stars waiting in line to talk to Ryan before - that was pretty awesome. And everyone must have been pretty well dressed if Charlize Theron falls into the "worst" column with her rosette-ed bosom.  Of course she wasn't alone - Elizaeth Banks should not wear pewter with that hair color nor should you wear the same dress as Demi Moore - ever.  Almost everyone will lose that battle.  There was a bit too much red on the red carpet - I'm not a fan of that. Also in general, red satin rarely is a good idea.  Penelope Cruz can handle it, almost every other nominee's wife/date can not.  Yes I'm-trying-to-be-Mrs.-George-Clooney, I'm talking to you. Those over the top Marchesa/Prive dresses seem a bit much for sitting for 12 hours - beautiful on the runway but just too much - see Vera Farmiga, J.Lo, Amanda Seyfried - and even you Zoe Saldana.  If Givenchy people would have cut those purple poof balls off the bottom, it would have been stunning - the top was gorgeous.  However, I'm still not convinced she's a real person. 

As for the best - it's kind of hard to pick. Anyone who is reading this knows my obsession with Sarah Jessica Parker goes on more than a Titanic's heart. I find it no coincidence whatsoever that I also picked a yellow frock to wear - though I went with Elie Saab (same collection as Anna Kendrick and Rachel McAdams - which in hindsight was probably not a strong idea) - but the point is SJP and I are very similar. There seemed to be a trend with updo's getting kind of messy on top - see J.Lo and SJP.  I'm okay with that - it's a decent excuse for my general messiness anyway.  So I thought Sandra Bullock actually picked her best dress for last - her whole look was incredible - and that is not an easy color to pull off.  Cameron Diaz who arguably had no business being there has NEVER looked better.  Rachel Zoe finally decided she probably needed to do Cameron's hair to make a pretty dress look pretty.  Nice job!  Kate Winslet really can do nothing wrong.  She was perfection - accessories and all.  I would have liked to wear Diane Kruger's Chanel to work today but she is nothing to me if she doesn't bring Pacey Whittaker with her to these things - and the dress wasn't that great on the carpet.  Meryl Streep looked lovely but white is a challenge for any occasion - I think she does black better but hooray for Chris March!

All in all it was a lovely evening - and I thank ABC for starting it early in my time zone.  Adam Shankman should definitely be considered again - as should Neil Patrick Harris.  The set designer will win an Emmy. Until then - go see Alice in Wonderland and I guess the Hurt Locker.

Cheers!

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Yeah, I loved Grease 2.

You're awesome. I got in a chatfight with my friend Kristin over SJP's dress. I loved it. But I think my favorite was Meryl Streep. As I age (slowly, gracefully) I find myself more in awe of older women who look genuinely good and not just "good for her age."

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