23Feb

The Beauty of #AskHerMore

AskHerMore

Last night my dear friend and fellow blogger, Aliza Worthington, invited me to join a group on Twitter called "AskHerMore". At first, I was confused by its meaning, but once I figured it out, I was overjoyed. For years, women have been complaining about news reporters the red carpet, having primarily been asked about their gowns rather about the hard work they've put in to make it where they are. It looks like times are changing, and E's Fashion Police should be very interesting tonight! Last night Reese Witherspoon posted the image above on Read More

17Jan

Why Does the Academy Snub My Oscar Picks?

oscars 2014

While I don't feel completely adequate to write a full response to the Oscar Academy nominations, for reasons none other than the fact that I didn't go to the movies enough this past year, I do feel like speaking very briefly about the snubs. You know why? They were some of the only films I saw last year and I thought they were excellent! I'm talking about Enough Said (come on, not even a posthumous award for James Gandolfini? Julia Louis-Dreyfus was SO good and writer/director Niclole Holofcener ROCKS.)  The Butler (Oprah wasn't great, but the Read More

25Feb

The Twitter Effect on the Oscars

The L.A. Times had an interesting article by Chris Lee today called "The Twitter Effect on the Oscars".It talks about how Sandra Bulllock's husband, Jesse James has been tweeting about her Oscar nomination and all the awards she has been winning for her appearance in The Blind Side. Some people, like the writer of Up in the Air has tweeted his way into the Oscars, which he was not invited to for some reason.It's amazing that 140-character reviews can make or break an actor's chance of getting the biggest award in the film industry.  So many actors Read More