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Okay, I failed. I was not able to watch all of then nominated films before the award ceremony – I explained a little bit about this before, but the other part is the time just wasn’t there. But it WILL be for the Oscars. I WILL see them all. Anyway, here are my predictions for the film portion of the Globes: Best Picture – Drama: Avatar will win. It has to. It is amazing. And I swear, if Up In The Air wins instead, I will be shocked and utterly saddened. Best Performance by an Actress – Drama: Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side. For sure. Nobody else stands a chance. Best Performance by an Actor – Drama: I didn’t get to see Crazy Heart, but I have a feeling Jeff Bridges gets it for sure. Best Picture – Musical/Comedy: I personally believe It’s Complicated deserves the win, but we all know it probably won’t win. But if it’s The Hangover, that would be stupid. I want It’s Complicated. Best Performance by an Actress – Musical/Comedy: Meryl Streep will win. She WILL WIN. Probably for Julie ...

Best TV Series – Drama: I want Big Love, but my guess is Mad Men, even though I’ve never seen it. Eventually I will give in and watch this show. Best Performance by an Actress, TV Drama: Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife. Best Performance by an Actor, TV Drama: This one is a little hard, but the season of House was a more stand-out season, so I think Hugh Laurie gets it. My second choice is Jon Hamm. Best TV Series, Comedy: Although I personally believe Modern Family is the greatest show in years, I think Glee will win in this category because it’s such a vastly different show. But I’m just saying – it’s not as funny as Modern Family. Best Performance by an Actress, TV Comedy: I watch none of these shows, so my guess is Toni Collette, with a back-up of Courtney Cox. Best Performance by an Actor, TV Comedy: Like always, my guess is Alec Baldwin, and I bet I’m right yet again. Best Supporting Actress, TV: Jane Lynch might win for Glee, but Chloe Sevigny on Big Love was awesome this year,...

As you all know, I have been trying to see all the films nominated for Golden Globes this year before the actual ceremony. This will be awesome because I will have seen almost all of the movies that are also nominated for Oscars. The Globes are on Sunday, and I will not be able to see all the movies, and here’s why. First of all, Crazy Heart, A Single Man, and A Serious Man all were limited releases (i.e. NOT in Dayton, Ohio) that came out in December and January. Thus, their DVD releases won’t be until later this year, and their downloads are VERY hard to find. The Last Station and The Lovely Bones don’t even come out in theatres until January 15th, and the Globes are on the 17th! Insane. Just because the voters get special screening copies doesn’t mean regular people don’t want to see the movies. Seriously. Ugh.

Meh. Emily Blunt was good. The movie was vanilla. I have little to say about it. At least it was better than that Boleyn movie, which was some of the worst crap I have ever seen. Emily Blunt will NOT win the Globe. I hope not, anyway.

was HILARIOUS during his monologue on Saturday Night Live. HILARIOUS.

I usually love animated movies, especially when the animation is Pixar – they are geniuses. However, Up was a little different than the usual animated film, but not in a good way. The story is about an older man whose wife died (I cried) and he wanted to fulfill her lifelong dream of going to South America – so he uses balloons to transport his house there, but a young boyscout tags along. And then it got weird. Talking dogs and dogs that can fly airplanes. Weird. A maniacal former explorer who hunts a ostrich-like bird and then gets killed by his own greediness. Weird. I cried a second time when the old man found his wife’s photographs of them over the years. It seems like Up is poised to win the Globe and probably the Oscar for Best Animated Film. I don’t think it should. It was good, and the animation was cutting edge for sure, but Coraline was amazing. It was different in a really great way, you connected with the characters, it was scary but cool and awesome. So… whatever. I’m ju...