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Post by jhar26 on Feb 17, 2015 10:03:19 GMT -5
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Post by profblues on Feb 22, 2015 13:13:26 GMT -5
I just hope the Red White and Blue "Patriot Patrol" and the ammosexuals tune in after the Academy went to the trouble of nominating American Sniper just to entice them  |
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Post by jhar26 on Feb 22, 2015 14:59:48 GMT -5
I just hope the Red White and Blue "Patriot Patrol" and the ammosexuals tune in after the Academy went to the trouble of nominating American Sniper just to entice them Jennifer Lawrence hasn't been nominated this year which can only mean that they got it entirely wrong.  |
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Post by jhar26 on Feb 24, 2015 15:15:02 GMT -5
All joking aside - the biggest surprise in a positive way was Lady GaGa doing a Sound of Music medley. Last year when I did some youtubing on current "queens of pop" Beyonce was the only one who really surprised me in a "she's better than I expected" kind of way. Rihanna - ok, not bad. The others didn't impress me at all, at least not in a musical sense although most had the theatre part covered pretty well. But I have to reconsider my opinion on Lady GaGa - she's got "it." Talented lady and she can sing. There - I've said it.  |
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Post by erik on Feb 24, 2015 18:27:02 GMT -5
Quote by jhar26:
It definitely was a shock... and a good one (no meat dress or scenes of her coming to the awards in a giant egg). One thing, though: Julie Andrews never wore tattoos...now or even fifty years ago.
The one award I had predicted right was in the Visual Effects category--it was given to INTERSTELLAR, which, like last years VFX winner GRAVITY, owes a debt to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (which won in 1968).
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Post by jhar26 on Feb 24, 2015 19:55:46 GMT -5
Quote by jhar26: It definitely was a shock... and a good one (no meat dress or scenes of her coming to the awards in a giant egg). One thing, though: Julie Andrews never wore tattoos...now or even fifty years ago. If tattoos are the only thing to complain about, I'll settle for it. She's a bit crazy, so we gotta give her something. Just as long as she doesn't walk around with a thelephone on her head.  |
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Post by egoodstein on Feb 25, 2015 0:55:11 GMT -5
Lady Gaga does have some talent I agree. I think she has evolved a bit from just being an even more outrageous Madonna-clone. She can play, writes most of her own stuff and does some arranging I believe, AND researches/designs a lot of her outfits carefully it seems. I'm not crazy bout her voice really, and some of the antics. But if she ever stops being a caricature/joking around (and channeling a drag queen's idea of Ethel Merman/Barbra Streisand's love child at times, which is how I hear the project w. Tony Bennett ), she could show a way to some solid musical contribution. She has said she likes jazz and Broadway stuff too-- somewhat 'brave' admission these days. But anyway, her schtick now is successful commercially, so what do I know? |
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Post by egoodstein on Feb 25, 2015 0:59:35 GMT -5
Her voice on the Sound of Music stuff IS very nice. Right in there w. Streisand's early stuff, Julie Andrews, Marni Nixon. Impressive to hear her do something 'straight' . Sorry-- hadn't actually listened to the clip when I just answered before. |
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Post by jhar26 on Feb 25, 2015 2:36:21 GMT -5
Her voice on the Sound of Music stuff IS very nice. Right in there w. Streisand's early stuff, Julie Andrews, Marni Nixon. Impressive to hear her do something 'straight' . Sorry-- hadn't actually listened to the clip when I just answered before. Perhaps she should do a Rodges & Hammerstein songbook album next. It could work - tunes from the Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma, etc. |
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Post by egoodstein on Feb 25, 2015 12:46:18 GMT -5
Her voice on the Sound of Music stuff IS very nice. Right in there w. Streisand's early stuff, Julie Andrews, Marni Nixon. Impressive to hear her do something 'straight' . Sorry-- hadn't actually listened to the clip when I just answered before. Perhaps she should do a Rodges & Hammerstein songbook album next. It could work - tunes from the Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma, etc. **I think she could def. do it-- maybe revive record sales by the likes of pre-Partridge Family Shirley Jones and Pre-Brady Bunch Florence Henderson too! Next wave. . .  |
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