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Join us as our irascible, indomitable and irresistible Mr. wOw hosts tonight’s Academy Awards presentation
Here it is.. our favorite man’s inimitable take on the fashion, the faux, and the fun of the biggest night in Hollywood. Take him on yourself in the comments section below!
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….and do something (anything) with Scarlett’s hair. I am surprise that Matthew didn’t bring Lance (the bromance of the decade)
*Not putting down cancer
I say give her a crewcut backstage.
James looks…strange. And why a grey shirt?
Marisa. Love her and she’s a beauty. Nix on the dress. But a high mark for trying to go glam in a vintage way.
Cate. This is truly ugly. Sorry. But you are a great actress.
I couldn’t watch because I had to work, but I did get to look at the pics of everyone’s arrival and I though Cate B and Nicole K looked awesome. Especially Nicole, I wish I was tall enough to make a dress like that look as good on me! I thought Scarlett Johanssen looked good, too. Some of the girls here chastised her “see-through” dress. I thought she looked great (even the hair!).
I so agree, Mr. Wow. Cate the Great has made some weird, but passable wardrobe moves before (the yellow dress with red sash), but this dress was a catastrophe. The bodice-over-the-flowing-material thing seemed somewhat similar to Anne Hathaway’s lovely creme colored gown. But those fold-over sleeves were bizarre, and topped off with that gag-reaction yellow stuff around the neck and back. YUCK!
But you should have seen all the glowing comments on the Daily Mail website — the Brits were raving about her classy look and quirky yet elegant gown. It belongs in the closet with Bjoerk’s swan dress, if you ask me.
Richard, Of course we know that you are not putting down cancer. They did have a strange bromance.
Mr. Wow, I was sure you would have changed your mind re: Cate’s dress. I think she looks stunning tonight.
I’m sorry. I tried. SHE looks stunning. And I’m sure she loves her dress. That’s what matters.
Mandy Moore. Bad posture. I do think I like this gown. Well….from the waist down. She needed more business with her hair. Slightly bigger hair. To balance out that flounce.
Not much singing happening. Is that a good thing? I always enjoyed the bad production numbers.
Ok, don’t mind me while I get catty for a moment.
I didn’t understand the whole point of the Mandy Moore number. Bad Posture, bad close up, bad lighting, boring song, wrong hair, bad dress.
There. And it was boring.
And I wouldn’t call it a bad production number like the good ole days when Billy Cristal (sp) ran the show.
That was just dull….
All of those ‘Lion King’ “Finding Nemo’ ‘Cinderella’ cartoon movie songs all sound the same to me. I actually noticed and liked Mandy’s dress….for the song that she did.
The gloves on the costume designer. Well—I noticed them, so I guess she made her point.
Please, please, please, Kevin Spacey, host next year! I did ask nicely.
Jake and Taylor Swift made a cute couple. I thought they were perfect together.
Now I know…James looks like he’s right off the set of a “Twilight” movie.
Amy Adams. No. No. Jake. Stiff. And he always has that slightly mournful puppy dog look. But a beautiful tux.
This guy with the hair was sweet!
Thanks Mr. wOw for keeping us posted.
I’ve been switching back and forth between The Oscar’s and episode three of Any Human Heart on PBS Masterpiece Classics. Fortunately, I think I caught most of the awards that were announced. There were a few surprises. Um… I’m still rooting for The King’s Speech for the top award, however I won’t be too surprised it the Oscar goes to The Social Network. After all, it appeals to a much broader and younger demographic – as in all those 40, 30, and young 20 ‘something’ Facebook users.
Oh! Oprah. Guess what? I saw her show on Friday with Diana Ross … thanks to Liz Smith. It was great seeing Diana with her family. She [Diana] looked wonderful with a few extra pounds.
I was talking to Randy Taraborrelli (a Liz Taylor biography writer) about the Ross appearence. Yes, she was fabulous and Oprah was just a fan. Diana never goes into too much detail of her personal life…so I really couldn’t call it an interview. She still has her pipes!
OPRAH.
Whoa! THis is how a bountiful woman with a billion dollars and six hours to get ready ought to dress. However, she’s suffering just a bit not being to control her lighting, as she does on her own show. I love her hair.
And I’m no Oprah fan in general. I am glad she’s allowed nature to take its course, more or less. She never looked good to me when she was slim.
Excuse me. I have take a sleeping pll. Don’t worry, they never work until three a.m. (I generally need Oprah’s lighting!)
LOL, me too!
Billy Crystal. Next year, please?
You’re right about men and plastic surgery, Mr. Wow. I love Billy Crystal, but I wish he didn’t go the plastic surgery route.
If he was gonna go that way, he should have done the bottom part of his face too.
Oh, Jude. Still quite fetching.
Mr. Wow, you just brought me to tears with laughter. Goodnight, my ambien is kicking in.
Until next year….although I do regularly “like” your articles and share them on my facebook page.
Okay…off to take the second pill. No, no…please. Not to be concerned. They won’t have to make me up while I’m still slumbering, a la MM. No matter how underslept, I’m up with the birds, thinking about…lunchtime.
My pill is Valium!!!
Good color on Anne. That very deep red.
Let’s see the rest of it.
Hmmmm…this what Florence should have worn on the red carpet!
Is everryone as disappointed in the show as I am? Bad writing and “Just Boring”!
THis is not as bad as some. I always think I’m remembering nostalgically shows that weren;t much better. Just had stars I truly cared about in some way.
Much perferred Paltrow’s song gown to what she arrived in…Jennifer very pouter pigeon in her deep cut number.
I haven’t commented yet, but will jump in and say it is very broing this year…yawn. What is wrong with it anyway? Think they need an older host who is a comedian to liven it up. It just d-r-a-g-s endlessly.
FRanco and Hathaway not a good fit. And she is actually a little too “youthful.” Some gravitas is not to be despised.
Uh, oh…Celine and the Dead.
Judy’s version was better.
Halle Berry and Lena.
That was it? Didn’t spare too time on Miss Horne.
That pizza has not arrived yet.
More peanut butter!
The Oscar ceremonies reflect the year in films. Pretty evenly paced, nothing standing out beyond perfection, so that is what we get. Anne H and James F are just not MC material. Why they agreed to do it, I’ll never know. The rehearsals must have given them SOME indication.
Anne! Great color. Icky material. Looked like linoleum.
Kathryn Bigelo—striking woman! ( I KNOW I got the spelling wrong)
Very happy re Mr. Hooper. His mum is lovely. And obviously a smart cookie
Annette…you must win.
And The Swan swims off with the Award……………….
Just thought I’d pop in and since I’m not watching I can’t comment. But will catch the “fashion show” tomorrow and may comment on that. Do I miss it? Not at all. Last year was the last year. I miss the old Hollywood. About the only remnant of it is the Vanity Fair party and that is more the new Hollywood than the old Hollywood and filled with more “wannabe-photographed-with-the-stars-and-pretend-I’m-one-of-them” types than people who really are “one of them.”
I am curious as to whether anyone wished Elizabeth Taylor a happy birthday from the podium.
No, Baby. Nobody had the fucking class.
Well to quote the dame herself, then f**k ‘em.
Jeff Bridges…please trim the beard. Otherwise you are still the man.
Did you see the size the rocks around Nicole’s neck? Real, I hope. And not borrowed.
Natalie’s tassel eaarings. The jury’s out.
Michelle was brilliant, I must say.
Jesus! Natalie. Oh, well. She’s beautiful and talented and sincere. But why this year? She has so much time. Quite disappointed.
If Colin Firth doesn’t win I’m catching a plane to L.A. tonight. Enraged. I’ll party with Lindsay at the Chateau Marmont to ease my pain.
You know I miss the Chateau Marmont. The old one. Pre-Lindsay Lohan. Oh, the Richard Gere stories. That I will never tell. Fun back then. But, well, what a dump. I can say that and get away with it since no one knows who I am.
Colin Firth. Welll…crap. Lindsay’s parties are always such fun. And you can always pick up odd bits of jewelry.
Seriously—Colin, thank goodness!
Well, I’ll bow out now and read about Best Pic tomorrow. Night all. Thanks Mr WoW, for providing the platform. It was fun. The show, uneventful, but, like you…I’ve seen worse.
Good night, Richard. Thank you for bearing with me.
Richard I just arrived. Party pooper.
Well, there is something good about it, after all.
I am still hopeful that “The King’s Speech” will nab Best Picture. Iffy at this point, despite Hooper’s win.
I won’t cry over “The Social Network” winning. Just…pout a bit. (Never an attractive look after the age of 40)
Spielberg…he’s made plenty of crap, too. I just like to remind people.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THe King’s Speech.
Thank goodness, no pouting. Honest, at 58 it’s such a grim thing to observe.
Congrats, Harvey Weinstein.
Well all I know apparently is that The King’s Speech won best picture. Which was not a surprise. I guess I’ll check the rundown on Yahoo or something of who else won.
Anne’s last gown….I like this! Keep it, honey.
Eh, I out now.
THANK YOU, my wonderful readers here. You were brave and sweet to stick around or check in now and then.
Good night, god bless, I love you! (Yeah, Judy’s final words on the Carnegie Hall album–these kids are singing “Over the Rainbow”—it came to me.)
Yea to The King’s Speech! What a WONDERFUL ending! The children’s choir was the Pièce de résistance.
The children’s choir was a nice touch – in theory. Unfortunately, they were all such well-trained little seals, with their moves, and their perfect look-into-the camera smiles. Such a “perfect performance” that it seemed to lack any sincerity. I guess to hear a touching rendition, I’ll just continue to listen to Judy or Iz’s versions of this lovely song.
Nobody has mentioned the Kirk Douglas segment! I felt such sympathy for him. However it is time to hang up the tap shoes and get off the stage! What can the academy been thinking of?
Dear LL…actually, I did mention it as it was happening. What to say? Old age ain’t for sissies. Or egomaniacs who can’t get off the stage.
I felt embarassed and then ashamed of my own embarassment. I’ll be there someday, one way or another.
There seemed to be a lot missing last night. Like the usual suspects – Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and others that usually show up on red carpets like toadstools after the rain. Did I just miss them? The whole show was OK but not memorable. I watched most of it but found myself picking up a book and reading a bit here and there. I think it was missing a lot of pizazz or oomph or something.
One question – what’s so great about Nicole Kidman? The only thing I’ve seen her in that I liked was a movie she did before her face froze in which she played an overly ambitious would-be newscaster. Everything after that has been kind of blah. HATED Moulin Rouge.
And condolences about your cat. It’s always very hard to lose a pet.
Dear Haunted One…thank you on the cat (Sweetie) It was a shock, tho we knew her heart was bad. Peaceful, in her sleep.
As for Miss Kidman, “To Die For” was her greatest performance–tho I did enjoy “Malice” and the epic she did with Tom, “Far and Away.” And she gave a masterful turn in “Birth” which has a great cult following. (Miss Bacall is wonderful in that as well) Her appearance works against her–too thin and strained. (I think the Botox stories are inflated but she has had some alterations.)
I lost the last of the litter that the mother decided to leave with my dog almost 20 years ago about this time last year. I buried her by a tree in the little park next door. In the dead of night. Not really supposed to do such things. But she loved to go sit out there.
Tweedle Dee. She had a “twin” named Tweedle Dum. Tuxedo cats. And you could not tell them apart except by their name. No dumbies these cats. Tweedle Dum took off after one move. Months later I spotted her on a walk. She came up to me and rubbed my leg. Then this woman called out to her. “Jezebel.” I told her about Tweedle Dum. And left her there. And told the woman she was more Jezebel than Tweedle Dum. I ran into that woman in the fall. Tweedle Dum died about the same time Tweedle Dee did.
Now if you like cats, Mr. Wow, not to worry. One will appear at your door soon to steal your heart again. They always do mine anyway.
Another cat ran off as well. When I moved to a condo around the corner, there he was in a window. Knew it was him. My new neighbor who I told the story to finally said something to the people. They claimed they adopted him at the shelter when he was a kitten. But my neighbor knew it was him. What are the odds of there being two obnoxious tuxedo cats that have the curious habit of “marking” someone they don’t like? Not “marking” really because he was fixed. But you get the picture.
Oh. And Nicole Kidman. She looks dreadful. She should have left well enough alone.
I haven’t seen Malice or Birth but have tried to watch Far And Away a few times. Unfortunately, it always puts me to sleep. Must be me. I’ll look for the other two and see what happens.
Mr. wOw–
Well, bless you for tuning in and hosting here.
From what I read, it looks like another year of “improving” the Oscars has failed.
And the PR about making it more youth-oriented made me laugh. Older Hollywood has not been represented in years.
Aside from kicking myself to tune in to see if it would be better, and then it is not, I just knew that Annette Bening would be passed over yet again. Nothing against Natalie, but really…
And second, what with all the silly bits and time wasters, they couldn’t acknowledge Elizabeth Taylor. The AP announced she’d be watching… from her hospital bed… after a serious illness… on her birthday… 50 years after she accepted her first Oscar barely a month after almost dying of pneumonia… one of AIDS greatest activists…and one of Hollywood’s greatest stars. Shame on the Oscar producers and the Academy!
This is why awards shows and new Hollywood turn my stomach.
Dear Rick…nope, they were too busy getting James Franco into drag to think of Miss Taylor in her hospital bed.
As Baby Snooks said F**k em!”
James Franco was in ‘drag’? I didn’t see that part … I was switching back and forth watching the last episode of Any Human Heart.
I agree that Miss Taylor should have been honored in some way.
The photos are on the internet. Suffice it to say James Franco will not be cast as Marilyn Monroe any time soon. As for the fashion show, well, borrowed gowns and borrowed jewels. My only real comment is someone got the gowns and jewels mixed up in some cases. Suffice it to say Mr. Blackwell would have loved it.
It’s all really quite boring. One reason may be that is really quite commercial at this point. In a way the “show” itself is a commercial. For designers and jewelers.
I was a blip on the radar of Hollywod long ago. Hollywood I guess has become just a blip on mine. What happens when you get jaded too young.
Sorry I could not join you last night, my computer went nuts. The highlights for me was seeing Kirk Douglas and the kids from Staten Island. The rest was very boring.
Dear Rho…sorry about your computer! To be honest, facing six and half hours blogging live on this nonsense, I was kinda hoping my own computer would go nuts.
Alas, it was not to be and so I babbled on and on.
Mr. Douglas borught up a variety of strong emotions.
The kids were more than all right!
I’ll trade you. I still am using Vista, need a new laptop. I hate Vista.
Scarlett’s hair! She had the just rolled out of bed look and while I thought she could carry off anything; this wasn’t one of the things she could.
James Franco — awful.
Kirk Douglas — while admirable, still on too long and started really making me uncomfortable…he should have someone, perhaps Michael, up there with him and it would have worked.
Billy Crystal — love him as always, but he needed a longer spot.
Loved, loved, loved the “Late Bloomer” speech — how nice.
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