Notes from Friday

People of the Northwest...why all the ugly hats?
The sun appears after weeks of rain and you all get chapeau méchant fever.

Cable knit ballcaps with bills: just say no.
That plaid Gilligan job I saw at the Post Office: hat of the living dead.
American-flag-do-rags on white guys: please don't.
Pith helmet? Pith off.
And the worst offender - the ubiquitous condom-top, complete with reservoir tip.
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Spring cannot get here soon enough.


Sunday is Academy Award night - when I burn up the phone lines with
cruel, yet witty comments on the beautiful people.
Below are my votes and predictions for this year.

Picture:
“Brokeback Mountain” my prediction
“Capote”
“Crash” – my vote
“Good Night, and Good Luck”
“Munich”

Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”
Terrence Howard, “Hustle & Flow”
Heath Ledger, “Brokeback Mountain” – my vote/my prediction
Joaquin Phoenix, “Walk the Line”
David Strathairn, “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

Actress
Judi Dench, “Mrs. Henderson Presents”
Felicity Huffman, “Transamerica” - my vote
Keira Knightley, “Pride & Prejudice”
Charlize Theron, “North Country”
Reese Witherspoon, “Walk the Line” – my prediction

Supporting actor
George Clooney, “Syriana”
Matt Dillon, “Crash” – my vote/my prediction
Paul Giamatti, “Cinderella Man”
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Brokeback Mountain”
William Hurt, “A History of Violence”

Supporting actress
Amy Adams, “Junebug”
Catherine Keener, “Capote”
Frances McDormand, “North Country”
Rachel Weisz, “The Constant Gardener”
Michelle Williams, “Brokeback Mountain – my vote/my prediction

Director
Ang Lee, “Brokeback Mountain” – my vote/my prediction
Bennett Miller, “Capote”
Paul Haggis, “Crash”
George Clooney, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Steven Spielberg, “Munich”



Foreign film
“Don’t Tell,” Italy
“Joyeux Noel,” France
“Paradise Now,” Palestine
“Sophie Scholl — The Final Days,” Germany
“Tsotsi,” South Africa. – my vote/my prediction

Documentary – Murderball my vote/my prediction
(a tremendous film, by the way.)





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