Last week the Oscar nominees were announced and last night the Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out.
The names were all the same, Helen Mirren, Forrest Whittaker, Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. This is going to be an anti-climatic year.
But on a personal note, Isn’t it cool that Whittaker, who played Jefferson in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, will soon be an Academy Award winner. Between him, Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fast Times could have been a Miramax release.
Then there’s Eddie Murphy. Our beloved SNL alum who went to play Axel Foley, Prince Akeem and Sherman Klump — not to mention the voice of Donkey in the Shrek films. If Murphy wins the golden statue, he will be the first SaturdayNight Live cast member to win.
And finally, Jennifer Hudson. The American Idol cast off and former cruise ship singer. What sweet sweet victory. Even if she doesn’t win for her first ever acting experience, she has bragging rights.
Good for her.
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80 GIGS IN MY POCKET
Last week I upgraded my ancient 20 gig 4th gen ipod for a crispy new 80 gig. Why an 80? I have a lot of music. Most of which I couldn’t put on my old ipod. In fact, I’ve used nearly 30 gigs of it in less than a week. I was trying to wait for the rumored “true video” ipod, but nothing has been announced and I’m just not sold on the iphone.
But that’s just me.
1 Comment
February 1, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I dunno I’m kinda psyched on the iPhone. But I’m a sucker for new technology….