Award shows are fun. It’s not something I’d plan my evening around but it’s solid entertainment. The thing is, I pay no attention to what movies are out and who the newest and the brighterst are and who they are seen dining with. So it’s a lot like the Olympics for me. I know some of the names. I have my favorites but I do not follow these events in the off season. But better than the Olympics, award shows are on YouTube if I miss them.

Jodie Foster kicks ass. She rocks. Her movies are great. She’s always great in them. She’s a few years older than me so I’ve grown up watching her. With all of the gravitas of someone sitting on the couch in a old hoodie and jeans, I might laugh at someones outfit but I wouldn’t wish any actual harm on anyone entertaining me. I especially want someone like Foster, who seems so solid and so cool, to be able to be happy. I’d like to think that she in particular has managed to live her life, because she is one of the good ones. Then again, I have a well known predilection for bad ass chicks.

Her outfit, her make-up was perfect by the way. More importantly, the grin on her older boy’s face was sparkled gold.

What is this noise about this Lena chick showing some skin? I like to see ridiculously attractive people all doiled and up parading themselves around so they can be cut to shreds and/or adored by the populace as much as the next person. Sashaying around on screen with a whole lot less on? Even better.The fact that a more normal looking body is more shocking than abonormal and one is a scandal though. Congratulations Lena Dunham.

For some weird reason I dug Tina Fey and Amy Poehler showing that their purses were empty props. Beyond the behind the curtains of fashion aspect it was oddly emblematic. Presented with an archetypical and and anitquated question posed to ladies at interviews, as in the same way that female dignitary might be asked about her hairstyle. Whether these questions are asked because the interviewer is used to askings ladies about “lady things” like handbags and styling, the ownership is under the impression 50’s Cosmo magazine fare like this is what the audience wants, or anything in between it is still demeaning. I don’t mean to suggest that is what went on here, because it look liked the hosts were fed this question on cue. It was just the whole, ‘Oh these old things? Empty props. We don’t need them.’

The Boston bit, at 2:51 in the opening monologue made me crack a smile. I haven’t seen Argo. It looks good. Ben Affleck might have made some interesting choices back in the day but if I ever had any questions about whether or not he is good at making movies, he came past all the way any doubts to serious respect when he released The Town.

Great fucking movie. Not only is it a good movie -a great fucking movie – but every actor nailed something totally close enough to a Boston accent. The great majority of it was spot on too. I had never seen that on screen before. Even actors who grew up in the Boston area can’t seem to reproduce the accent once they start working in Hollywood. The dialogue, the pace, the action, there were many great things abut that movie. Thank you, Ben Affleck, from the bottom of my heart for not trying to sell me watered down New York as Boston. Keep making kick ass movies. You can do this. And you are.

At 4:55 into the opening monologue they made me literally laugh out loud. Feel better, Meryl.

Always like to see #42. Poehler’s reaction made it though.

The intro bit for the Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture was interesting. I  would have liked it more if it was a woman in the heavier role and a gorgeous male but whatevs. Ann Hathaway’s speech was great.