Live-Tweeting Top Model Begins at 8
17 Mar 2010, Posted by Andrew Hibbard in Fashion, Playground, Television, 0 Comments
Follow us as we live-tweet (@chronicleRecess) tonight’s America’s Next Top Model tonight, following Duke’s Simone Lewis on her quest. And tonight, we pick up where last week’s episode last off: the model will be nude. #yikes
LIVE BLOG: 82nd Annual Academy Awards
07 Mar 2010, Posted by Charlie McSpadden in Film, Playground, 0 Comments
FINAL THOUGHTS: Women with the most gracious speeches, especially Bigelow & Bullock. Ben Stiller the funniest. Jeff Bridges still the man. Just a great night for being with the letter “B” in their names.
12:02 a.m. And the night is up. Very abruptly. Baldiwn & Martin close down halfheartedly with Martin clutching Bigelow’s Oscar and making an Avatar joke.
12:00 a.m. Bigelow, Boal, Shaprio are up there as well as Renner, Mackie & Geraghty! That was some serious celebration on the guys part. And that’s six Oscars for THL.
11:59 p.m. And, Holy S*** that was fast. Tom Hanks just awarded The Hurt Locker with Best Picture. (!!)
11:56 p.m. Bigelow is even hotter while nervous. She honors her fellow nominees (incredibly gracious, these women have it down), as well as the people of Jordan, and finally to the people fighting in Iraq. This is incredibly well deserved, even though the story of THL winning became a bit omnipresent near the end (this is the business of storytelling, after all).
11:55 p.m. Kathryn Bigelow wins Best Director!
11:53 p.m. We got it, Barbara. A woman could win for the first time. Or a black person. And we know how much Avatar made. I met you in my dining room once. I should have warned of screwing up this moment then!
11:52 p.m. Barbara Streisand presents Best director. Hmm, wonder why…
11:48 p.m. Sandra for the win. And finally, an actor that acknowledges her fellow nominees. She’s funny and gracious and emotional and mature. Powerhouse speech, Bullock. Middle All of America just died and went to heaven.
11:47 p.m. Sean Penn, in usual jittery-ness, presents the award. And….
11:45 p.m. Stanley Tucci on Meryl: “quite simply, the best.” Duh.
11:44 p.m. Whoa there, that’s Oprah. She’s presenting for Gabourey Sidibe. Come back to Duke, Oprah!
11:42 p.m. Michael Sheen admits he was attracted to Helen Mirren. Hottie. Peter Sarsgaard on Carey Mulligan. British people, everywhere.
11:40 p.m. Forest Whitaker on Sandra Bullock. His voice is so soothing. “Tangible”, “magical”. Say “Mufasa”, Forest, say it again, “Mufasa”!
11:39 p.m. And now begins the Best Actress clip montage. Too short, but this will balance out what’s to come.
Oscar Predictions
07 Mar 2010, Posted by Charlie McSpadden in Awards, Film, Playground, 0 Comments
From Duke’s biggest night (that hurt, Carolina) to Hollywood’s biggest night, it’s quite a weekend to kick off spring break this year. But whether you’re about to embark on a week of partying in Mexico, wandering around the LES, or lying prostrate in the Caribbean (guilty), Hollywood could really care less: the Oscars are on.
But will the world watch? Seeing as James Cameron’s 3-D epic Avatar has made over $2.5 billion worldwide, one would assume as many people would tune in to see if self-proclaimed King of the World will hit Eminent Archon / Emperor / Almighty status. Back in January, it looked like the coast to Best Picture & Director was iceberg-less for Cameron, but the rise of The Hurt Locker over the recent months has made the waters far more dangerous.
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Advanced Screening of White Strips Documentary
28 Feb 2010, Posted by Charlie McSpadden in Film, Playground, 0 Comments
The new White Stripes tour documentary Under the Great White Northern Lights will be given a special advanced screening tonight at the Duke Coffeehouse. The documentary will have its American debut at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX and wide release on March 16th. Check out a preview here and get to the Coffeehouse by 7 p.m.