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...Golden Globes to a glorified checklist, and as long as negotiations were a standoff, the Oscars were no sure thing, either. Yes, the Screen Actors Guild awards had gone ahead as planned, but that doesn't resonate much beyond U.S. borders: a SAG award gets you back pats from showbiz pals, but it won't sell your film in France. So it looked like last night's ceremony in London would be the only chance for A-listers to dress up pretty, glide down a red carpet and subtly remind viewers around the world that their latest film will soon...
...Country also took the Best Film Ensemble prize.) Bardem reminded the crowd that, in his country, actors used to be deprived of a Christian burial because they were suspected of being prostitutes and homosexuals. So, we've come a long way, baby. (He apparently hasn't read the showbiz gossip columns lately.) Bardem also thanked for Coens for hiring him and, since they were also the film's editors, "for the hard work of choosing the good takes, instead of ... the ones where I really sucked...
...Okay, there was no Democrat politburo instructing Hollywood to make anti-war movies - at least, not that I know of. And not every showbiz liberal agreed that the jihadist insurgency should be indicated with a finger that was wagging, pointing or raised. Some of them - Tom Hanks, writer Aaron Sorkin, director Mike Nichols - thought they should do what they do best: turn it all into comedy. The result, Charlie Wilson's War, is that seemingly impossible object these days: a picture about war and politics that has manages to be both rational and inspirational. It is also the year...
...adopting the dynamic aspects of U.S. society he feels France needs? First off, because even as it follows Sarkozy's lead to reform elsewhere, much of French society still remains unwilling to drop the traditional attitudes that frown upon the flaunting of wealth, and which divide the celebrity of showbiz and the recognition of political leadership in separate categories. Sarkozy may well express his admiration for the career trajectory of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but French voters take politics too seriously to let that kind of Hollywood fame get mixed into governance. "Where some of us have a problem is with...
...cumulus to cyclone - all in washed and dyed silk that was literally gathered and draped to look like a cloud bursting off a model's shoulder on top of a long gown or swirling around her torso in the case of a strapless shift. It was a touch of showbiz to top off a collection that was easily the designer's best. Drawing on the simple fabrics, shapes, and nature-inspired color palette of America's early settlers, Posen showed crisp poplin dresses, blouses and vests that would have turned any Shaker into a fashionista. There's always...