My 99 Cents

This being Golden Globes night, thought I’d post a pics of a few great actors – the lovely and brilliant Helen Mirren, who won A Golden Globe as Best Actress tonight for Elizabeth I. I did not love that one; the script focused in on Elizabeth’s personal and romantic life as keys to “explain” her. Seemed simplistic (though Mirren was fine). Anyone see it and want to weigh in? But her performance in the final installment of Prime Suspect was fantastic.

The other photo is of two really wonderful actors, Shareeka Epps and Ryan Gosling, stars of Half Nelson. This excellent film focuses on the troubling relationship between a talented young student (Epps) and her idealistic but drug-taking teacher (Gosling) in a Brooklyn school. I dont’ think it was even up for a Golden Globe, but I recommend the movie.

Here’s a nice rundown of the Golden Globe winners from the NY Times.

And my faux proxy-reporting would not be complete without passing on People Mag’s Best and Worst Dressed List!

Re the Golden Globes ceremony: A looonnnggg, yawn-inducing “tribute” by Tom Hanks to Warren Beatty managed to kiss ass without ever expressing what’s important about Beatty’s work. A few clips of Bonnie and Clyde, a glimpse of Splendor in the Grass, but no sense of what was innovative or moving about either film.

Hanks rambled on about Beatty’s age, about his balls, about how old he is, about his…old balls. For that matter, Beatty was no better once he hit the stage. Presumably he’d heard ahead of time the Cecile B DeMille award for lifetime achievement would be bestowed on him. Would a brief comment on the state of cinema be too much to ask? A sharp, funny anecdote? A little Hollywood lefty whoop ass? Somethin? Instead we get old Hollywood yakking into its Moet. Wasted opp!