bradygirl_12: (superman--batman (modern heroes--color))
Fun facts: Not only is it the 80th anniversary of 1939, Hollywood's Greatest Year (The Wizard Of Oz, Gone With The Wind, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Stagecoach, Wuthering Heights, Young Mr. Lincoln, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Women, and many more), but it's the 60th anniversary of the 1959 Biblical epic, Ben-Hur, which won a record 11 Oscars.

I'm just guessing that the version of it made a few years ago won't be remembered in 60 years, ha! The 1959 film was the ol' Hollywood grandeur that also created the thundering chariot race without the benefit of CGI. They had to hire hundreds of extras to fill those stadium seats (and feed them, too!). In 1959, when you promised an epic, you didn't forget to deliver. Smaller moments and characterization would be included, but the Grand Sweep of the Epic was not forgotten.

Anyway, another '50s epic, The Ten Commandments, will celebrate its 63rd anniversary and it's doubtful that the Christian Bale version will be as fondly remembered or aired every Easter. Sometimes, people just want Grand Epics.

:(

Feb. 25th, 2019 10:15 am
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Well, that was a disappointment! I thought Christian Bale should have won the Best Actor Oscar last night. Bummer.

Not surprised that Black Panther didn't win Best Picture. Hollywood wouldn't allow a superhero movie to take home the gold. >:(

BP racked up other awards. I was surprised Green Book took home Best Picture as they only won for Best Original Screenplay.

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature.

Still all disappointing, though. The Academy voters can really be puzzling at times.
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Yep, it's Oscar Night, my friends! :)

My fave, Christian Bale, is up for Best Actor. Here's hoping he wins. :)

Black Panther is up for Best Picture. I wish Wonder Woman had gotten a chance at that statuette, but I'll be thrilled if BP makes history for the superhero genre by capturing the award.

Oscars

Mar. 4th, 2018 06:58 pm
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Is it me, or has the Oscar buzz been muted this year? I nearly forgot the show was tonight.

I guess after the Academy failed to give Christian Bale a nomination for Best Actor and completely ignored Wonder Woman even in categories superhero movies get (Best Costumes, Best Cinematography, Best Score, etc.), I lost interest. I haven't seen any of the nominated movies, the first time that's happened in years.
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
It is supreme irony that an industry that exists to entertain can't make their showcase awards show diverting. I guess it's the nature of the beast. Awful riffing by actors who can't improvise without a script to save their lives (once in awhile you get an exception), tedious 'comedy' sketches, song-and-dance numbers thrown in...you get the picture. And speeches thanking everyone in the universe isn't too exciting, though this year they tried to speed it up by a crawl screen giving us the particulars for each speech so that the recipient could be quicker. Even with all that, the darned thing ended at 12:05 A.M. EST. Yeesh!

Here's a thought: give us the categories we want (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Actress). Throw in Best Director and Original/Adapted Screenplay and Best Costume Design. The rest? Have them join that separate Oscar night. I really don't care about Sound Mixing and whatever. And cut the songs and the painfully unfunny bits. I know, dreaming, right? An awards show that's under two hours? Blasphemy!

I was pleased to catch glimpses of Christian Bale since he was up for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, though I didn't think he'd win. The heavy favorite was Sly Stallone for Creed, so it was a pleasant surprise when Mark Rylance won for his role in Bridge Of Spies. I wanted BoS to get recognition, and they snagged a major prize. Rylance was exceptional as Rudolf Abel, captured Soviet spy. He and Tom Hanks had great chemistry together. :)

Weird that Mad Max was even nominated for Best Picture. SF movies generally are not. They cleaned up in the technical categories, though. A shame that Cinderella didn't win for Best Costume Design or Bridge Of Spies for Best Set Design. Cinderella's ball gown alone was worth the price of admission! :) And that Berlin Wall set was pretty fantastic in BoS.

I think Chris Rock would have been better served to confine his #OscarsSoWhite comments to his opening monologue. Sometimes less is more.

Spotlight won for Best Picture. Even though it happened in my backyard, I haven't seen it yet. I'll probably catch it when it gets to TV.

Cute to see the kid actor trying to get a better look at the Star Wars droids on-stage. Sometimes even a kid actor is just a kid! :)

Christian isn't doing too badly for himself: three Oscar nominations and one win. Some Hollywood greats got neither!

Some great gowns, Christian looked great, and a few surprises. I drifted in and out of sleep for the latter two hours but saw the highlights. Another Oscars in the books. *yawn*
bradygirl_12: (christian (sea spray))
I recently went to see Exodus: Gods And Kings because I wanted to see Christian Bale in this role as Moses. I’d seen the trailer and stills from the set and loved the Egyptian scenes (I wanted to see him in those gorgeous clothes), and thought the special effects would be cool on the big screen. Hey, parting of the Red Sea, amirite? Christian doesn’t always choose roles or movies that interest me, and while the story of Moses didn’t particularly interest me, I knew it well enough and the thought of Christian wearing kohl was the clincher. ;) Also, I’d heard that much of the film’s focus was on the relationship between him and Ramses, the man he had been raised with. Possible fanfic here!

So I went on my own (no one in my moviegoing circle was interested) and used a free ticket I had. I was prepared to spend a pleasant two-and-a-half hours and just glory in the beauty of Christian in his prime.

I thought Thanksgiving had returned when I watched this turkey waddle across the screen )
bradygirl_12: (batman--robin (no!!!))
Hi, luvs!

Very bizzy lately so not much time to post. Some quick thoughts:

I was disappointed that American Hustle got shut out of the Oscars. Okay, Christian wasn't going to win Best Actor because Matthew McC. had that sewn up, but no Supporting Actor or Actress or Amy Adams for Best Actress? Not even Best Costume Design, for crying out loud? I did enjoy seeing Christian during the show, and loved Ellen's pizza bit! ;)

More deep freeze here.

*points up to icon*

I have a larger version as my current wallpaper. Seems to fit with my Bruce/Dick Muses lately. The AU is going well. Over 27,000 words written so far, and halfway done! Though Dick is not killed off in this one, ha ha, he and Bruce do face some danger in between all the romance and other good stuff. I think the icon pleases me because I love it when Bruce expresses his anguish over any hurt to Dick. I love it when Dick angsts over Bruce, but seeing Bruce (especially in canon) losing it when Dick is threatened or he thinks he's been killed (Infinite Crisis) is a definite kink for me. :)

Right now the AU is relaxing me as I write it, and the research is a blast, and the Steve/Diana story I finished is still simmering, waiting for revision, and I'm writing an Avengers tale inspired by an [livejournal.com profile] avengerkink prompt, so that's pretty much it for me fanfic-wise! :)

BTW, the story that icon comes from is a Bronze Age goodie in which Ra's Al-Ghul kidnaps Robin (he knows where to hit the Bat where it hurts!) and Batman swims the deepest ocean and climbs the highest mountain to get to him. Well, he did climb a very high mountain, flew for hours (and he hates long trips!) and fought a snow leopard, I believe, and this pic was on the cover. A great story with lots of Dynamic Duo banter when Batman shows up in the stronghold where Robin's being held. Tied up, of course. ;)
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Hi, luvs!

Yay, my man Christian has been nominated for an Oscar again! *dances* It's for his role in American Hustle, known as the 'Worcester Movie' around these parts because several scenes were filmed in Central Massachusetts.

Quick List of the movie's major nominations:

Best Picture
Best Actor: Christian Bale
Best Actress: Amy Adams
Best Supporting Actor: Bradley Cooper
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence
Best Director: David O. Russell
Best Original Screenplay: Eric Warren Singer & David O. Russell
Best Production Design
Best Costume

Bruce and Lois did well in the nominations! ;)

You can find the whole list of nominees here at: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/academy-awards-2014-nominations-full-list-nominees-article-1.1581641

The film has a decent shot of taking home Best Picture, though I'm not sure they'll win in any other major category except for Jennifer Lawrence as Best Supporting Actress (gods, was she a hoot!). I would love to see Christian take home a second gold statuette, but he's already got one and a second nomination doesn't hurt the ol' career. :)

I do think that Jeremy Renner should have gotten a Best Supporting Actor nomination. He was outstanding as Camden's Mayor Carmen Polito in the film.

American Hustle is a funny, sly film with wonderful '70s trappings and an excellent cast. Go see it if you haven't already! :)

You can check out my review here but it has major spoilers.
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
I saw a very enjoyable movie, American Hustle, with my sister this vacation week. I would highly recommend it. Set in the 1970s, it centers around the FBI sting Abscam. It stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. The first four have been nominated (Golden Globes) for Best Actor/Actress/Supporting and Jeremy should be, too. The film has been nominated for Best Comedy.

Many of the movie’s scenes were filmed in Central Massachusetts in a city called Worcester.

BTW, there is a comics connection here: Christian Bale, Amy Adam, and Jeremy Renner have all played comics characters: Bruce Wayne, Lois Lane and Clint Barton. :)

Read about the local color that isn’t New York or Los Angeles. Slightly spoilerish but nothing major. )

Want a break from superhero movies or action flicks that rack up the body count? Tired of comedies that rely strictly on bodily fluid and sex jokes? Then American Hustle might be for you!

Review: Major Spoilers )
bradygirl_12: (irish ying-yang)
Yes, it's the Ides of March! Hope it went well for all of ye! ;)

In this part o' the country, St. Patrick's Day is a BIG DEAL! People are crammin' the pubs tonight to get an early start on the Grand Day, which is Sunday. And the folks in Suffolk County get Monday off because of Evacuation Day (also March 17th), when General Washington drove the heathen British out o' Boston durin' that little set-to called the Revolution, dontcha know?

Rumor has it that Christian Bale was spotted in Southie (South Boston) filmin' a new movie with the likes o' the lass who co-starred with him and Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter. 'Tis a story set in the '70s about all kinds o' skullduggery and chicanery.

All the houses are decorated, mine included, with shamrocks and leprechaun hats and Mickey D's is offerin' fish McBites and Green Shamrock Shakes, and Dunkin' Donuts has its green shakes, too. Ah, O'Connor's will be packed all weekend! The Grand Parade will kick off in Southie this Sunday.

A mad Irishman must be Thomas Patrick Brady with the loss of his binky, Wes Welker. *shakes head* A mistake, b'gosh and b'gorra! To let Wes go to Denver! 'Tis a grand shame, to be sure.
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Google Chrome took about five hours to download, but it finally did. I just tested making an entry and then editing it. Looks like it works! I'll test again tonight.

Not liking the new editing interface and I'm gonna HATE the new friends list when they don't allow us to keep our own version. But, I'm back in the game (so far) and will probably start posting some stories that I was just not able to do in the past few weeks.

Quickie Oscar notes: loved Anne Hathaway getting an Oscar! She and Christian match now. ;)

Lovely gowns. But is it me or did the red carpet lack star power? Some recognizable stars but kind of meh, too.

Seth McFarland: not my cup of tea.

Bill Shatner as Jim Kirk: I enjoyed the bit! And he doesn't look bad for an 82-year-old guy, either. :)

I did like Argo winning Best Picture and Daniel Day-Lewis winning Best Actor for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, which I thought was outstanding.

LJ note: I might just post really long stories to A03 in the future. Stuff like the Big Bangs. Just too much aggravation doing it here now and with my poky dial-up...

I can easily import my bookmarks though I might hold off. A lot of them could be discarded and it's kind of cool to have a clean slate to just bookmark really important stuff. ;)

Tom Brady signed a VERY team-friendly contract, signing for less than half his market value in order to keep his team competitive (salary cap). That's my boy! :)

Thanks to all who gave me hugs during my travails. Always appreciated, as were the offers of help! *hugs you all* :)
bradygirl_12: (trinity (santas & mrs. claus))
Hi, all! As you can see, I've been busy posting fic for the past few days. Expect more tomorrow. ;)

Santa was very good to me. I spent time with my family and we had a very nice dinner, and I got a mix of practical and fun gifts. I did get a pretty bracelet and necklace, a lot of Patriots-themed gifts, and a bunch of DVDs! I squeed when I opened The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises! :)

Oddly enough, I had to exchange The Avengers for another copy and tested it out at my sister's house before coming home and it was fine, but when I put it in my machine at home, the picture is often so dark I can't see details of the battle scenes between Thor and Iron Man in the forest, for instance, and it's very annoying (the problem I had with the first DVD). I guess my DVD player is on its last legs? That happened to me with a copy of Alice In Wonderland, too, and it plays just fine on my sister's DVD player. *puzzled* So I'm stuck listening instead of viewing to a lot of The Avengers. :( I know it can't be the disc if it works fine on my sister's machine. *grumbles* And yet my other discs work fine, too. Thank heavens that The Dark Knight Rises is a beautiful copy! Can you imagine Christian in so much darkness that I can't see him? A travesty! ;)

Thanks for letting me rant there, LOL! I guess I'm just fed up with techonology lately.

On the whole, though, the day went well and we watched the classic 1954 film White Christmas after dinner. Most of the family hadn't seen it in ages so it was great fun watching this '50s time capsule with very talented singers/dancers in the leads (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen).

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and are excited about New Year's Eve! :)
bradygirl_12: (pin-up girl (happy birthday!))
I had a great birthday! Quiet but a perfect fall day. My sister gave me all kinds of goodies: gift cards for Subway and the movies, a magazine with lots of great pix of my man Christian, and chocolate! What’s not to love about that combo? ;)

She also gave me a funny Star Trek card. I laugh every time I open it! :)

Pizza was the order of the day: chicken, bacon, and ranch sauce. Heaven! ;)

And my fannish friends? Well, one of the best things about the day was all the fantastic, thoughtful gifts I received! THANK YOU all! It’s wonderful to know people are thinking of you on your special day. :)

I received:

Cheerful Greetings from:

[livejournal.com profile] lilacs_roses, [livejournal.com profile] nrrrdy_grrrl, [livejournal.com profile] eternal_moonie, [livejournal.com profile] realpestilence, [livejournal.com profile] ctbn60, [livejournal.com profile] phoenixnz (Yummy Birthday Cake!), [livejournal.com profile] romennim, [livejournal.com profile] elenarain (Sweet Clark!), [livejournal.com profile] ilovetobefree (Sparkly Hearts ‘N’ Roses!), [livejournal.com profile] khylara, [livejournal.com profile] paxwolf, [livejournal.com profile] rileyc (The World’s Finest, including Robin! and Steve/Diana! Woot!), [livejournal.com profile] svgurl (Sexy Tom Brady!), [livejournal.com profile] me_ya_ri, [livejournal.com profile] saavikam77, [livejournal.com profile] jen_rock and [livejournal.com profile] lauramcewan

Lovely Virtual Gifts from:

[livejournal.com profile] ctbn60 (Box of Candy), [livejournal.com profile] northernwalker (Orchid & Chocolate Torte), [livejournal.com profile] kittymayhem (Box of Candy) and [livejournal.com profile] northern_star (Cupcake)

Fantastic Wallpaper from:

[livejournal.com profile] delorita (Christian as Bruce from The Dark Knight Rises!)

Fabulous Fic from:

Pizza, a wonderful Steve/Diana drabble by [livejournal.com profile] starsandsea

Ambrosia At the Cheesecake Factory, a marvelously charming Steve/Diana ficlet by [livejournal.com profile] mithen
bradygirl_12: (catwoman (sixties))
Hi, luvs! Life has been bizzy lately but at least productive! :) My nighttime computer time has been cut into by the Olympics but I've been keeping up by writing in my notebooks. I'm mainly working on my [livejournal.com profile] marvel_bang story, which typed is up to 12,000+ words with more to be typed from my notebook and at least two more chapters to be written. Apparently I can't write a Big Bang less than 20,000 words. *headdesks*

I've been still hanging out at [livejournal.com profile] avengerkink and keeping up fairly well with it, though I only discovered it when Round 7 opened, so I haven't even read through the first six rounds. I am caught up to Round 10, though, and two of my prompts have been filled! One was filled on the [livejournal.com profile] tdkr_kink meme and a fine one it was, too! This meme is a lot easier to keep up with as Avengers fandom is so much bigger than TDKR fandom. Also, [livejournal.com profile] avengerkink fills up 5,000 comments per round very quickly, while TDKR goes up only to 3,000, and still is on Round 1, though it's getting close to finished.

A reminder that the 2012 DCU Fic/Art Angels Challenge runs 'til the end of the year with no late entries accepted due to the long posting window (all year!). Maybe you can cross-challenge with the Halloween Challenge when I finally post that. Look for that in the next week! :)

Finally, fans of Public Enemies will delight in the scenes that Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard have together in The Dark Knight Rises. Their one scene in PE was an intense one, and they have more of the same in TDKR. Johnny would approve! ;)

Also, a tidbit that amused/delighted me a few days ago: when NBC was broadcasting the retrospective to the U.S. gymnastics team winning gold in '96 because of Kerri Struggs' courageous vault, the background music sounded familiar to me. I squeed when I realized that it was the music used in the Biograph Theater scene in Public Enemies! Good, dramatic notes to fit that story of Olympic heroism.

Guess that's all, folks! Stay cool! :)
bradygirl_12: (bruce (eclipse))
This was my first visit to the movie theater since Aurora, but aside from a few minutes of nervousness all was perfectly normal. I entered the theater and no one searched my bag, but it was a small purse, not a backpack or anything like that. The only difference I could see was that the ticket takers had walkie-talkies and the car marked Security outside is usually around, anyway. There were about two dozen people for the very early matinee.

If you don’t want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW! There will be MAJOR SPOILERS!

I knew this movie would break my heart )

While I will always love Batman Begins best, I would say this movie was a worthy entry into the Nolanverse trilogy and would recommend it to any Bat or Christian Bale fan.
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Hi, luvs! Did you enjoy the Oscars last night? I was pleased to hear that my favorite movie of the bunch did so well, and tickled pink to hear that the winner of the Best Supporting Actress award said that she was thrilled that the Academy placed her with the hottest guy in the room. At first people thought that she meant the presenter of the award, Christian Bale, but it turned out to be the little gold statuette in her hand. Though I kinda lean toward the former myself. ;)

I unfortunately only heard about these goings-on and couldn't view the telecast. My request is: did anyone record the Academy Awards and could you send me a copy? Any red carpet stuff included would be cool. As long as I'm asking, anyone got a copy of last year's Awards when my boy Christian won for Best Supporting Actor? If you can help a distressed fan out, comment here or PM me. I can't offer financial renumeration but can offer a minimum 500-word ficlet if you like. Thanks! :)
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Last year all of us Christian Bale fans were eagerly awaiting the awards show to see if our guy would win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Dicky Eklund in The Fighter, and he did! This year I'm more interested in the movies rather than individual actors. Have fun with the poll! :)

[Poll #1821503]
bradygirl_12: (christian (oscar winner))
Hi, luvs! If you'd like to see the door decoration that [livejournal.com profile] khylara and I put up for Media West* Con 31's contest, you can see the fab door here. We won for Best Pop Culture! :)
bradygirl_12: (johnny (gentleman johnny))
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Well, it's no surprise that I loved Johnny in Public Enemies! ;) Suave, smooth, and with a hint of vulnerability underneath the pinstriped suit, he really sold that movie. And his one scene with Christian sizzled so much, it launched a fandom! ;)

I've enjoyed him in all the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies (haven't seen the latest yet) and Alice In Wonderland and he's always been the best! :)

Happy Birthday, Johnny! :)
bradygirl_12: (christian (stars))
YES!!! CHRISTIAN WON!!!

LOL! It's crazy but that's what being a fan is all about. I did put up the victory salute when his name was announced. *giggles*

He delivered a good speech. So often actors without a script...kinda painful to watch, like Franco and Hathaway. And they had a script!

Aww, Christian got all choked up. And I had to laugh that when he asked where Dicky was, Mr. Eklund shot right to his feet while brother Micky stayed in his seat. Just like the movie! One taking center stage and the other pretty quiet. :)

It would have sucked if he had won all those other awards and not gotten this one, but happily the stars aligned. :)

I could have bailed on the show after Christian won at 9:20, but I was curious to see how the awards went, so I did some writing and then just vegged on the couch for the rest of the evening. I did eat pasta with crushed red pepper sauce (yum!) and enjoyed most of the show, though, as usual, it dragged in spots.

Melissa Leo won for Best Supporting Actress and dropped the F-bomb! Heh! And an 'expert' on the red carpet before the show said that since she had taken out ads promoting her candidacy, she might have blown it. Imagine! Being frowned upon in Hollywood for self-promotion! Who woulda thunk it?

Some people have been saying that Kirk Douglas should not have been on-stage but it seems pretty inspirational to me. The guy's like 94 years old and coming back from a stroke and still able to deliver.

EDIT: [livejournal.com profile] svgurl mentioned RDJ and Jude Law presenting together. How could I forget them? They were genuinely amusing, and I'll be happily going to the theater to see the new Sherlock Holmes film this Christmas! :)

Christian may never get another Oscar nomination or statuette but he's won one, and he'll always be known as an Oscar winner.

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