Post by Ace on Jan 17, 2006 12:59:26 GMT -5
Can't say I disagree with one of this hi and lo-lights -- pretty on target
As for the dresses, can't recall any of them standing out for me and several that did stood out in the wrong way. Most were just rather drab or poor hair and lack of proper accessories such as undergarments ruined the desired affect.
On whole, the men looked better put together than the women buit there weren't any fashion atrocities like Bjork ina dead swan dress or lara Flynn Boyle as an anorexic ballet dancer in a loose hideous tutu.
Oh, Geena Davis IS a giantess. With heels on last night looking at her on the red carpet she had to be about 6'5.
The Seattle Times: Golden moments, guilty pleasures at 63rd annual Golden Globes
01/17/2006
My friend Sydnie called me Monday from Beverly Hills, where she was escaping the Seattle rain and had promptly rented a convertible. "Pammy, the Golden Globes are next door to my hotel tonight!" she said breathlessly. "Wish I had you here because I have no clue which stars are which."
I didn't have the heart to tell her that no, that probably was not in fact Jane Austen she had spotted outside the Beverly Hilton. Maybe she meant Keira Knightley, the nominated star of the Austen-penned "Pride and Prejudice." Gotta love her.
Besides, Jane Austen is a bit serious for the Golden Globe Awards, which are so not about classic literature, even when it is made into movies. No, the Globes are about giggling at inappropriate jokes by George Clooney (two words: Jack Abramoff) and slamming Charlize Theron's fright frock (channeling Gwyneth Paltrow in Alexander McQueen at the 2002 Oscars) from the comfort of one's own home. Wentworth Miller, my, what blue eyes you have!
Some highlights:
_Mary-Louise Parker's upset over four Desperate Housewives in the Lead Actress in a TV Comedy category. Chris Rock introduces the category by noting Parker's underdog status: "The only person watching 'Weeds' is Snoop Dogg."
_Reese Witherspoon, accepting the award for Lead Actress in a Musical or Comedy: "My husband (Ryan Phillippe) just hit me so hard I almost fell over." Yeah, and he was thinking, "If you win the Oscar we're getting divorced." Kidding!
_Geena Davis, working the room like a true politician: "A little girl about 8 or 10 tugged at my dress and said, 'Because of you, I want to be president someday.' " Audience: "Awwww." Davis: "Well, that didn't actually happen ... but it could have." But Geena, Hillary would never wear that dress.
_Director Ang Lee, accepting the directing award for "Brokeback Mountain" from presenter Clint Eastwood: "Wow, getting this award for this movie from The Man? It's too much."
_J.J. Abrams thanking Steve Carell's wife while accepting the Best TV Drama award for "Lost."
_Hilary Swank, showing grace on the red carpet when "Access Hollywood's" Shaun Robinson asked her about her split with husband Chad Lowe. She could've just knocked her out.
_Johnny Depp's red shirt, defiant hair and scruffy goatee: Hi, I'm here, but you can't make me comb my hair! Awesome.
_Sandra Oh's effusive "I-feel-like-someone-just-set-me-on-fire" acceptance speech. How very un-Cristina of her!
_Nicollette Sheridan for outshining the other Housewives in a skintight royal blue gown. Michael Bolton must agree with her.
_Presenter Pamela Anderson for covering those suckers up. I honestly didn't recognize her at first.
_Kiefer Sutherland's polka-dot tie.
And lowlights:
_"I thought Paul Giamatti was going to win." My thoughts exactly, George Clooney. I didn't see "Cinderella Man," but I just wanted Paul Giamatti to win something ... for anything.
_Ellen Pompeo's hair. The crimped waves and loose ponytail made it look like she chopped it off to chin-length and then got a perm. On the plus side, it distracted from the fact that she appeared to be wearing a rectangular doily as a top.
_Melanie Griffith, a former Miss Golden Globe, enthusiastically introducing her stormy-faced daughter, Dakota Johnson, as this year's Miss Golden Globes. Mom, I hate it when you make me do this.
_Presenter John Travolta mispronouncing Pierce Brosnan's name "Pierce Bronson." Oh, but "Joaquin Phoenix" just rolls off your tongue? Nice.
_"My Name Is Earl" in a penguin suit? Ah well, at least he wore his mustache.
_Marcia Cross' fluorescent orange gown. You've just undone all the good you did at the Emmys. For shame.
_Mariah Carey's sausage casing masquerading as a dress: When in doubt, go one size bigger. Always one size bigger.
_Remember when Gwyneth Paltrow was a style icon? Because I can't.
___
TV Addict is a weekly roundup of television news and gossip, along with recaps of a constantly shifting lineup of (mostly) reality TV shows by Pamela Sitt, pop culture writer for The Seattle Times. Contact Sitt at psitt(AT)seattletimes.com
As for the dresses, can't recall any of them standing out for me and several that did stood out in the wrong way. Most were just rather drab or poor hair and lack of proper accessories such as undergarments ruined the desired affect.
On whole, the men looked better put together than the women buit there weren't any fashion atrocities like Bjork ina dead swan dress or lara Flynn Boyle as an anorexic ballet dancer in a loose hideous tutu.
Oh, Geena Davis IS a giantess. With heels on last night looking at her on the red carpet she had to be about 6'5.
The Seattle Times: Golden moments, guilty pleasures at 63rd annual Golden Globes
01/17/2006
My friend Sydnie called me Monday from Beverly Hills, where she was escaping the Seattle rain and had promptly rented a convertible. "Pammy, the Golden Globes are next door to my hotel tonight!" she said breathlessly. "Wish I had you here because I have no clue which stars are which."
I didn't have the heart to tell her that no, that probably was not in fact Jane Austen she had spotted outside the Beverly Hilton. Maybe she meant Keira Knightley, the nominated star of the Austen-penned "Pride and Prejudice." Gotta love her.
Besides, Jane Austen is a bit serious for the Golden Globe Awards, which are so not about classic literature, even when it is made into movies. No, the Globes are about giggling at inappropriate jokes by George Clooney (two words: Jack Abramoff) and slamming Charlize Theron's fright frock (channeling Gwyneth Paltrow in Alexander McQueen at the 2002 Oscars) from the comfort of one's own home. Wentworth Miller, my, what blue eyes you have!
Some highlights:
_Mary-Louise Parker's upset over four Desperate Housewives in the Lead Actress in a TV Comedy category. Chris Rock introduces the category by noting Parker's underdog status: "The only person watching 'Weeds' is Snoop Dogg."
_Reese Witherspoon, accepting the award for Lead Actress in a Musical or Comedy: "My husband (Ryan Phillippe) just hit me so hard I almost fell over." Yeah, and he was thinking, "If you win the Oscar we're getting divorced." Kidding!
_Geena Davis, working the room like a true politician: "A little girl about 8 or 10 tugged at my dress and said, 'Because of you, I want to be president someday.' " Audience: "Awwww." Davis: "Well, that didn't actually happen ... but it could have." But Geena, Hillary would never wear that dress.
_Director Ang Lee, accepting the directing award for "Brokeback Mountain" from presenter Clint Eastwood: "Wow, getting this award for this movie from The Man? It's too much."
_J.J. Abrams thanking Steve Carell's wife while accepting the Best TV Drama award for "Lost."
_Hilary Swank, showing grace on the red carpet when "Access Hollywood's" Shaun Robinson asked her about her split with husband Chad Lowe. She could've just knocked her out.
_Johnny Depp's red shirt, defiant hair and scruffy goatee: Hi, I'm here, but you can't make me comb my hair! Awesome.
_Sandra Oh's effusive "I-feel-like-someone-just-set-me-on-fire" acceptance speech. How very un-Cristina of her!
_Nicollette Sheridan for outshining the other Housewives in a skintight royal blue gown. Michael Bolton must agree with her.
_Presenter Pamela Anderson for covering those suckers up. I honestly didn't recognize her at first.
_Kiefer Sutherland's polka-dot tie.
And lowlights:
_"I thought Paul Giamatti was going to win." My thoughts exactly, George Clooney. I didn't see "Cinderella Man," but I just wanted Paul Giamatti to win something ... for anything.
_Ellen Pompeo's hair. The crimped waves and loose ponytail made it look like she chopped it off to chin-length and then got a perm. On the plus side, it distracted from the fact that she appeared to be wearing a rectangular doily as a top.
_Melanie Griffith, a former Miss Golden Globe, enthusiastically introducing her stormy-faced daughter, Dakota Johnson, as this year's Miss Golden Globes. Mom, I hate it when you make me do this.
_Presenter John Travolta mispronouncing Pierce Brosnan's name "Pierce Bronson." Oh, but "Joaquin Phoenix" just rolls off your tongue? Nice.
_"My Name Is Earl" in a penguin suit? Ah well, at least he wore his mustache.
_Marcia Cross' fluorescent orange gown. You've just undone all the good you did at the Emmys. For shame.
_Mariah Carey's sausage casing masquerading as a dress: When in doubt, go one size bigger. Always one size bigger.
_Remember when Gwyneth Paltrow was a style icon? Because I can't.
___
TV Addict is a weekly roundup of television news and gossip, along with recaps of a constantly shifting lineup of (mostly) reality TV shows by Pamela Sitt, pop culture writer for The Seattle Times. Contact Sitt at psitt(AT)seattletimes.com