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Published on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 9:10am |
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Aw Hell... I suppose I should post about those lame as hell GOLDEN GLOBES!
Hey folks, Harry here with a rundown of the Golden Globes and my opinion on all the Film winners - HERCULES?!?!?! If you're out there, add your comments to the TV side of this when you get a chance...
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Drama: "The Hours."
The Hollywood Foreign Press had their heads so far up their asses in giving the award to THE HOURS - which has not one classic moment, not one memorable hang with you all your days scene. THE HOURS is one of those films, like A BEAUTIFUL MIND that will disappear from the minds of all in 3 months time. You won't rent it, buy it or even discuss it, save for those discussions in history where you say, "What the fuck were they thinking?"
Director: Martin Scorsese, "Gangs of New York."
WRONG! Scorsese's GANGS OF NEW YORK is a jumbled mess with visions of genius interrupted with vast mediocrity. You know, people talk about this being Scorsese's DREAM project, but like so many DREAM projects it really doesn't live. In fact, this is Scorsese's HOOK. Giving him the award out of honoring his career is the WRONG ROUTE TO GO! Hell give him a DeMille award if you want to honor his career. But give Director to Rob Marshall or Alexander Payne or Spike Jonze or Peter Jackson. All four have made films this year that tower over the muddled mess that was GANGS OF NEW YORK. The only deserving aspect of that film was Daniel Day Lewis - and I dare say - that given Lewis' career work to date, that had less to do with Scorsese and more to do with his own particular breed of mad genius.
Actor, Drama: Jack Nicholson, "About Schmidt."
Jack is just the king of cool. I mean, did you see the way he was making his moves on Nicole Kidman up there? A master. I would actually LOVE for the two of them to get married and have children. If nothing else... just because if Beatty could wind up with Annette Bening, why can't Jack get Nicole? Ya know, it makes sense... It really does. Jack's performance in ABOUT SCHMIDT was the best male performance of 2002.
Actress, Drama: Nicole Kidman, "The Hours."
My utter apathy for THE HOURS leaves me cold about this one. I just don't give two shakes about that film. I love Nicole though, but I would have picked just about any other actress and film before this one.
Musical or Comedy: "Chicago."
Absolutely Just! Now, if only Bill Condon had won or Queen Latifah. Then the night would have been complete. Alas. This film really is just fantastic. Everything it wins is completely justified and wonderful!
Actor, Musical or Comedy: Richard Gere, "Chicago."
A great year for Richard Gere. I mean, perhaps his best all around career year. Was very disappointed that I didn't get to hear about the Dali Lama or Tibet. I mean, he did thank just about everyone else in existence except that nurse at that hospital that everyone knows someone that knows her. Oh well, maybe at the Oscars.
Actress, Musical or Comedy: Renee Zellweger, "Chicago."
Well, wasn't that 35 minute acceptance speech just the cutest little thing you ever did see? And I love how her accent is getting heavier and heavier - just adorable. Makes me blush just thinking about it.
Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper, "Adaptation."
Cooper was great in ADAPTATION - and I love that the film was being honored, but I really wanted to see John C Reilly on the stage... However, seeing him left in the audience brought back haunting echoes of Mr Cellophane Man... Cast him as Ben Grimm please!
Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep, "Adaptation."
Gosh, Meryl with an award... what a novel concept. Hehehe... This is a nice nod, though I'd of flipped if Kathy Bates had gotten the call.
Foreign Language Film: "Talk to Her," Spain.
Watching Almodovar get the call was delightful... however as much as I love TALK TO HER, I would have prefered nods to CITY OF GOD or the real best foreign film of 2002 - SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGEANCE!!!
Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "About Schmidt."
This was the toughest category of the night, and I was really surprised and delighted to see Payne and Taylor get the call. I was really really really pulling for Donald and Charlie Kaufman to accept their award... rarely have I seen two screenwriters more breathlessly hone material so brilliantly.
Score: Elliot Goldenthal, "Frida."
Eliot's music for FRIDA is absolutely lush and wonderful. I just find it sad that Shore wasn't even nominated - especially when his year was made up of not only TWO TOWERS, but PANIC ROOM and SPIDER... both of which were superior compositions. Of course, as much as I love the FRIDA score... John Williams' amazing jazzy Johnny Williams work for CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will be my most played score of 2002 I believe.
Original Song: U2, "The Hands That Built America" from "Gangs of New York."
This is one of those AWARD courting songs - Personally - I feel that GOLLUM'S SONG is vastly superior in terms of serving the mood and feel of the film, and in terms of being atmospheric and adding to tone of the film... it is just the best song - however - since Madonna didn't win for that sewer she sang with Bond... I suppose I'm not too angsty about it.
I'd comment on the below - but I don't know if any are justified or highly criminal cuz I let Hercules The Strong watch all the television - if he wishes to comment, then I welcome his comments:
Television
I am – Hercules!!
I think I’m on record with regard to how completely lame and awful I think the Hollywood Foreign Press Society is. America, are you aware that these are the same folks who honored Pia Zadora for “Butterfly”? Can you name one person who votes for these idiotic awards? I think not. America only knows or cares that Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams will show up for the big Globes TV show.
I had already decided to just ignore all award shows this year, including the far more important Emmys, because it’s become increasingly obvious that I have no desire to publicize these problematic kudofests. I am not on the same page as these award people (save maybe the American critics and the AFI folks).
But my dear and very famous friend Harry Knowles, of whom we are all so fond, publicly pleads for comment. Go to him, he calls you, you can't refuse. So let Herc just sneak over here onto the movie side of AICN for a minute:
Drama Series: "The Shield," FX.
“The Shield” is an exceedingly smart and entertaining enterprise, but my five nominees this year would have been “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “24,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Firefly,” and “The West Wing.” And “Buffy” would have won.
Actor, Drama: Michael Chiklis, "The Shield," FX.
Chiklis’ character is of course the reason to watch “The Shield” but I would have gone with Keifer Sutherland in “24.” But Chiklis definitely makes the top five alongside Bradley Whitford (“The West Wing”), Neal McDonough(“Boomtown”), and James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”).
Actress, Drama: Edie Falco, "The Sopranos," HBO.
It should have gone to the amazing Sarah Michelle Gellar for “Buffy.” Runners-up: Jennifer Garner for “Alias,” Jolene Blalock for "Enterprise" and Sarah Clarke for “24.”
Musical or Comedy Series: "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO.
I would have gone with “Gilmore Girls,” followed by “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” “South Park,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Undeclared” and “The Tick.”
Actor, Musical or Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA.
Tony Shalhoub equals hugely talented, but I would have gone with Trey Parker (Cartman on “South Park”), followed by Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Bernie Mac ("The Bernie Mac Show"), Patrick Warburton (“The Tick”) and Seth Rogan (“Undeclared”).
Actress, Musical or Comedy Series: Jennifer Aniston, "Friends," NBC.
Aniston is a very funny young woman, but I would have given it to Lauren Graham (“Gilmore Girls”), with the runners-up including Aniston, then Lisa Kudrow (“Friedns”), then Monica Keena (“Undeclared”), then Liz Vassey (“The Tick”).
Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Donald Sutherland, "Path to War," HBO.
I didn’t see “Paths of War,” but it’s hard to believe Sutherland was better than James Marsters in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” My runners-up include Victor Garber and Bradley Cooper in “Alias,” Nicholas Brendon in “Buffy,” John Amos in “The West Wing,” or Alex Denisof in “Angel.”
Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Kim Cattrall, "Sex and the City," HBO.
That dried-out over-emoting “Porky’s” refugee wouldn’t make my top million. Far, far more deserving is Alyson Hannigan for “Buffy.” Runners up include Emma Caulfield for “Buffy,” Alexis Bledel for “Gilmore Girls,” and Mary Louise Parker and Stockard Channing for “West Wing.”
Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: "The Gathering Storm," HBO.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Albert Finney, "The Gathering Storm," HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie Made for Television: Uma Thurman, "Hysterical Blindness," HBO.
Life is too short for TV movies, even those produced by HBO. But again, I’d first go with what the Emmy people like.
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Reader Talkback
Award shows make me ashamed
for the human race. by Edward Rooney | Jan 20th, 2003 08:22:39 AM | Little Miss Rene Zelwegger is
from my home town of Katy Tx.,
tha by Red Raider | Jan 20th, 2003 08:24:09 AM | Herc not doing his job? by GeorGeorStinks | Jan 20th, 2003 08:26:26 AM | How about a review of GONY by Silvio Dante | Jan 20th, 2003 08:28:04 AM | Best Actor by Scaught | Jan 20th, 2003 08:32:35 AM | The FPA is as out of touch as
Harry's list of top 2002
movies... by elwen | Jan 20th, 2003 08:32:53 AM | I do admit, I was a little
bummed that Daniel Day-Lewis
didn't w by Red Raider | Jan 20th, 2003 08:35:09 AM | Wrong again Knowles... by Waylander | Jan 20th, 2003 08:35:11 AM | Madonna's Shit Song was
nominated? by JAGUART | Jan 20th, 2003 08:38:46 AM | I think they should make a
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Kane' by BarrelRider | Jan 20th, 2003 10:07:40 AM | You think someone at NBC got
fired....... by KennyB | Jan 20th, 2003 10:09:45 AM | Anyone notice that Jen
Connelly... by VoicesCarry | Jan 20th, 2003 10:17:45 AM | I loved TTT but... by dogfish112 | Jan 20th, 2003 10:19:40 AM | Chicago by joeypogi | Jan 20th, 2003 10:21:06 AM | I slept through it but... by Mr. Snavely | Jan 20th, 2003 10:35:39 AM | Ah yes, awards season kick off
... by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 10:39:34 AM | Someone at NBC is more likely
to get fired for scheduling
the Go by JohnnyTremaine | Jan 20th, 2003 10:42:34 AM | It should have been Julianne
Moore and Catherine Zeta
Jones! by Mabinogi | Jan 20th, 2003 10:49:10 AM | It should have been Julianne
Moore and Catherine Zeta
Jones! by Mabinogi | Jan 20th, 2003 10:51:07 AM | The Golden Globes were
yesterday...and I ALREADY
forgot who won by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 10:53:08 AM | "You really think that your
civilization is better than
ours? Y by Tall_Boy | Jan 20th, 2003 11:01:36 AM | Elton John publicly dissed
Madonna's song a couple of
months ago by charliepartanna | Jan 20th, 2003 11:15:58 AM | Golden Globes mean nothing and
predict nothing by CountVonGroovy | Jan 20th, 2003 11:25:01 AM | WOW by YouStupidGeeks | Jan 20th, 2003 11:34:01 AM | Okay look...Chicago was EMPTY by MrCere | Jan 20th, 2003 11:34:21 AM | Did he just compare GANGS OF
NEW YORK to HOOK?? by sanjuro377 | Jan 20th, 2003 11:35:53 AM | Somebody please shut down the
E network by Knobules | Jan 20th, 2003 11:38:28 AM | Well, by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 11:46:28 AM | Harry, to compare Gangs and
Hook was...um... by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 11:54:59 AM | Bullshit Harry, about Gollum's
Song. by Vegas | Jan 20th, 2003 11:56:17 AM | Random musings.... by The_10th_Muse | Jan 20th, 2003 11:58:18 AM | Didn't Sharon Stone's husbands
foot get mauled by a kimodo
Drago by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 12:05:52 PM | Did Sharon get mauled, too? by The_10th_Muse | Jan 20th, 2003 12:11:51 PM | Proof that movie awards shows
like Golden Globes mean
nothing... by JohnnyTremaine | Jan 20th, 2003 12:14:44 PM | Cinemajerk ... by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 12:15:32 PM | U2 crashed the party... by The_10th_Muse | Jan 20th, 2003 12:17:27 PM | Edie Falco gave the best
speech....and she couldn't
even speak. by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 12:21:15 PM | WHO CARES??? by Nice Marmot | Jan 20th, 2003 12:28:38 PM | Re: Proof that movie awards
shows like Golden Globes mean
nothin by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 12:31:34 PM | Really BAD movies will always
fall by the wayside... by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 12:39:28 PM | YouStupidGeeks... by Clara Bow | Jan 20th, 2003 12:41:28 PM | Re: Proof that movie ... II by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 12:45:43 PM | The Hours is about Lesbians?!!
I'm DEFINATELY seeing it
now!!! by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 12:47:47 PM | "Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey" by Muckraker | Jan 20th, 2003 12:48:36 PM | Will someone please tell me by dutchy | Jan 20th, 2003 12:53:02 PM | Sanjuro377 - you are
embarrassing yourself by WayOutWest | Jan 20th, 2003 12:57:31 PM | The Hollywood foriegn press
is... by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 01:00:53 PM | Lara Means!? by Vern | Jan 20th, 2003 01:09:07 PM | Musical or comedy by Vern | Jan 20th, 2003 01:13:44 PM | Am i the ONLY one, or did you
all laugh when they showed
that Wi by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 01:14:44 PM | Anything but TTT winning would
have made Harry mad by Atticus Finch | Jan 20th, 2003 01:16:53 PM | Hey, relax fellas, my comments
above were tongue- in- cheek.
Je by JohnnyTremaine | Jan 20th, 2003 01:17:55 PM | I absolutely agree you,
Harry... by Halloween68 | Jan 20th, 2003 01:23:02 PM | Hey johnny Tremaine...we are
all lesbians. by Cinemajerk | Jan 20th, 2003 01:24:34 PM | Under the Golden Globes info
on darkhorizons ... by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 01:25:08 PM | WayOutWest - - I got that
part.. by sanjuro377 | Jan 20th, 2003 01:28:33 PM | More Golden Globe awards just
for Harry by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 01:30:10 PM | Lord of Rings and awards by Electric_Monk | Jan 20th, 2003 01:41:38 PM | Random Mumblings by Jolard | Jan 20th, 2003 01:41:41 PM | Did Sharon Stone win an award?
She sure talked a lot by NotchJohnson | Jan 20th, 2003 01:43:23 PM | ShadowInc & Kathy Bates by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 01:45:42 PM | Harry, "though I'd of flipped
if Kathy Bates had gotten the
call by Sith Witch | Jan 20th, 2003 01:47:13 PM | BEST COMEBACK AWARD - THE HOT
JENNIFER CONNELLY RETURNS by NotchJohnson | Jan 20th, 2003 01:53:25 PM | Talk about Mr. Cellophane,
Joan Rivers announced him as
Jay C. R by Fatal Discharge | Jan 20th, 2003 01:58:27 PM | You liked Frida, but not the
Hours? Go take some film
courses ra by 0007 | Jan 20th, 2003 02:02:38 PM | I cannot BELIEVE Bono yelled
"This is fucking brilliant!"
uncens by CoolDan989 | Jan 20th, 2003 02:14:43 PM | Great Buddha in heaven,
Richard Gere really has NO
EGO! What a by Neil MacAuley | Jan 20th, 2003 02:15:42 PM | cinemajerk by dutchy | Jan 20th, 2003 02:20:18 PM | Where's an intoxicated Jack
Palance at an awards show when
you n by Red Raider | Jan 20th, 2003 02:24:57 PM | Richard Gere and Buddha by The_10th_Muse | Jan 20th, 2003 02:30:22 PM | Salma, oh Salma by Johnny Trouble | Jan 20th, 2003 02:33:42 PM | On a more shallow note... by Muckraker | Jan 20th, 2003 02:35:36 PM | Good thing Rene Zellweger
wasn't in the bathroom this
year when by Red Raider | Jan 20th, 2003 02:38:39 PM | Jennifer Connelly by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 02:53:19 PM | Yack! by haunted | Jan 20th, 2003 03:35:15 PM | Brent Spiner was robbed by Lord Shatner | Jan 20th, 2003 03:56:15 PM | Glad to see Chris Cooper win by CTM1975 | Jan 20th, 2003 04:11:34 PM | Brent Spiner, robbed? by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 04:11:53 PM | Harry, you're wrong about "The
Hours." And the curse of
Chicago! by a goonie | Jan 20th, 2003 04:14:32 PM | Harry, you're wrong about "The
Hours." And the curse of
Chicago! by a goonie | Jan 20th, 2003 04:15:05 PM | Harry, you're wrong about "The
Hours." And the curse of
Chicago! by a goonie | Jan 20th, 2003 04:16:07 PM | Harry, you're wrong about "The
Hours." And what about the
curse by a goonie | Jan 20th, 2003 04:19:01 PM | Holy shit. Sorry about the
numerous postings by me. My
computer by a goonie | Jan 20th, 2003 04:20:37 PM | doc_loggins by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 04:23:43 PM | Was that Harry's desperate
attempt at a joke... by UkeVenger | Jan 20th, 2003 04:40:02 PM | "Chicago" was good, but it
didn't quite razzle-dazzle me. by Rollo Tomassi | Jan 20th, 2003 04:42:19 PM | Donald Kaufman exists by Glawen | Jan 20th, 2003 04:50:54 PM | Bring on the donkey punches. by Marcboy | Jan 20th, 2003 04:52:04 PM | THE 'CHICAGO' PRODUCER SLAPPED
STUTTERING JOHN A FEW YEARS
BACK by NotchJohnson | Jan 20th, 2003 05:14:06 PM | Meryl Streep is the Merly
Streep of actresses by Lord Shatner | Jan 20th, 2003 05:36:29 PM | doc_loggins.... by Charles Grady | Jan 20th, 2003 06:09:49 PM | You all seem mystified as to
how A Beautiful Mind beat FOTR
at t by togmeister | Jan 20th, 2003 06:28:20 PM | Golden Globes Mean Nothing by Jervis Tetch | Jan 20th, 2003 06:57:39 PM | I couldn't have said it better
myself, Rollo Tomassi... by CoolDan989 | Jan 20th, 2003 07:24:45 PM | Globes by Private Ryan | Jan 20th, 2003 07:38:09 PM | Hey!! by Cruzi | Jan 20th, 2003 07:43:58 PM | Non-sequitor by Cruzi | Jan 20th, 2003 07:46:25 PM | Dick Clark ran this show into
the ground by Son Of Batboy | Jan 20th, 2003 07:58:52 PM | IndustryKiller.... by The_10th_Muse | Jan 20th, 2003 08:19:43 PM | Joan Rivers is pretty f'in hot
for 90..... by Retrace | Jan 20th, 2003 08:25:48 PM | Brenden Fraser and the
President Lady by MJAYACE | Jan 20th, 2003 08:34:40 PM | DUHBONO by TomVee | Jan 20th, 2003 08:48:24 PM | Tall boy... by VENOM69 | Jan 20th, 2003 09:27:32 PM | Bono and Award show speeches by jocutus | Jan 20th, 2003 09:48:22 PM | CRITIKAL'S NIGHT OUT @ GOLDEN
GLOBES by critikal | Jan 20th, 2003 10:32:13 PM | KRULL! by imageburn13 | Jan 20th, 2003 10:49:13 PM | E! by NubtheSquirrel | Jan 20th, 2003 11:00:45 PM | LOTRTTT by Hous Bin Farteen | Jan 21st, 2003 12:22:16 AM | RANDOM THOUGHTS by NYC | Jan 21st, 2003 12:26:09 AM | Ha Ha Ha Knowles stop bein so
friggin pathetic!!! by Rogue_Leader | Jan 21st, 2003 12:26:15 AM | oh and, by NYC | Jan 21st, 2003 12:28:14 AM | OH BTW I was joking in my
previous post on 1 POINT! by Rogue_Leader | Jan 21st, 2003 12:36:50 AM | Chicago, LOTR, same thing... by Tigger99 | Jan 21st, 2003 01:22:27 AM | Just a few things.... by NJM | Jan 21st, 2003 02:08:17 AM | Kaufmann---two screenwriters by paperbag | Jan 21st, 2003 02:35:16 AM | It seems that every year Harry
dismisses a particular
awe-inspir by Lenny Nero | Jan 21st, 2003 02:45:20 AM | A Beautiful Mind winning best
picture is the same as.. by TheManWithNoName | Jan 21st, 2003 03:37:51 AM | Maybe if The Hours, Gangs of
New York and Chicago had
Hobbits i by Glawen | Jan 21st, 2003 04:01:40 AM | THE HOURS was fucking
AMAZING!!! by MentallyMariah | Jan 21st, 2003 04:37:04 AM | other peoples opinions by joe_buck | Jan 21st, 2003 04:37:40 AM | Attention Katie Holmes! by The_Broken_Hill | Jan 21st, 2003 06:59:40 AM | again with John Reilly as Ben
Grimm... by BurlIvesLeftNut | Jan 21st, 2003 08:13:23 AM | The Hobbit TV Movie... by MechaniFerret | Jan 21st, 2003 11:29:02 AM | Joe Millionaire should be cast
as.... by MechaniFerret | Jan 21st, 2003 11:30:51 AM | YouStupidGeeks = One stupid
dumbass by CoolDan989 | Jan 21st, 2003 12:10:40 PM | Correction... by CoolDan989 | Jan 21st, 2003 12:13:23 PM | I knew what was going to
happen when 'die another day'
was nomin by Dragonfire | Jan 21st, 2003 12:34:03 PM | I'd post longer here but by Trav McGee | Jan 21st, 2003 02:26:30 PM | http://www.theonering.net/movi
e/scrapbook/large/5879 by Glawen | Jan 21st, 2003 02:49:50 PM | Jennifer Connolly by RowdyBohandas | Jan 21st, 2003 02:54:43 PM | Lost Highway, you poor, sad,
deluded... by alexnivek | Jan 21st, 2003 04:21:24 PM | US Award shows by prims | Jan 21st, 2003 06:38:07 PM | Curb Your Enthusiasm RULES! by Darth Siskel III | Jan 21st, 2003 06:42:28 PM | Songs . . . by Wydok | Jan 21st, 2003 09:18:03 PM | Herc - your bias is showing. by Det. John Kimble | Jan 22nd, 2003 12:35:42 AM |
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