Sunday, February 25, 2007
Academy Awards Recap: Departed takes home 4 awards!
Well, the 79th Academy awards are over and "The Departed" won 4 awards. First, Martin Scorsese won the coveted award for best director which was elusive until tonight. Little Miss Sunshine brought home 2 awards, as Alan Arkin won for best supporting actor. Babel, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Queen, The Last King of Scotland, and Dreamgirls were also winners. Pan's Labyrinth was a big winner as the foreign film won 3 awards. Before the Academy Awards, G. Ripley saw "The Queen" at a movie theater. It was a good flick, and Helen Mirren was a sure nod for best actress. As for the awards show, Ellen Degeneres got up, close, & personal with the stars in the audience. It was hilarious. The Academy Awards were worth every minute.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Mid-season thoughts from an nba fanatic
Hello, I am back with another post. This one is all about the ballers! I am talking about the NBA. I love the Lakers and I like the Suns too! I live in phoenix so I have to root for the home team. But, the suns have played like hurt ballers lately. The team has lost 4 in a row! They need to thank god that the all-star break is now. The team needs to regroup in the 2nd half. I know that Nash is injured and so are kurt thomas and boris diaw. But, the suns need to look for other leadership to help them in the 2nd half. Nash, Diaw, and Thomas will be back for the suns. The team will have to concentrate on the present team and win games without the 3 injured players. That's about it for me, tonight! Hope everyone had a good valentine's day! Remember that valentine's day is part of february, and february is the month of love. So, keep spreading the love for 2 more weeks. Enjoy the rest of february!
Sunday, February 4, 2007
The Super Bowl, plus latest flicks
Ok, First, I want to dedicate this post to my homie, Primo. Primo is one of my many fans who enjoys to read about the talented g. ripley. Ok, so here's the scoop.
The Super Bowl is in 13 hours mountain standard time. The big game is going to be a great one, because it matches the best offense (Indianapolis) against the best defense (chicago). The bears will show why their defense is the most high scoring machine in the nfl. We know that REX (aka sexy rexy) is going to have his inconsistent game. But, his inconsistent game was great for the bears in the playoffs. He can shine and that's what he did in the playoffs this year. As for my dog, peyton manning (aka the quarterback that deserves to win), he has his work cut out. In the end, I am picking the colts by 7. G. Ripley is not good with giving final scores, but he's rooting for the Colts.
Back to my other hobby outside of sports, watching and critiquing movies. This past weekend, I saw "The last King of Scotland" and "Notes on a Scandal". In the former movie, I saw a talented actor, forest whitaker, who does a stupendous job as the ruthless Ugandan ruler, Idi Amin. In the latter flick, I saw two talented actresses, Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Cate does another magnificent job while The Dame (judi Dench) shows why she is an academy award winner. Remember that both ladies have won oscar gold once before. Will they do it again in 3 weeks at the academy awards in hollywood? WE SHALL SEE! Cate, I'll be rooting for you to win your 2nd academy award for best supporting actress. Note: Cate Blanchett won the academy award at the 2005 academy awards for best supporting actress for her dazzling portrayal of Kate Hepburn in the Aviator (a great Scorsee movie). The Dame won the academy award at the 1999 academy awards for best supporting actress for her beautiful performance in Shakespeare in Love.
As for Forest Whitaker, he did a fine job of playing the ruthless Ugandan uberdictator (is that a word? Yes!!). He showed the world that he deserves the chance to be in the same category as Leo (Blood Diamond); Big Willie (Pursuit of Happyness); Peter O'Toole (Venus); and Ryan Gosling (half Nelson). Will he win on Sunday, February 25? Right now, he's the clear favorite. Personally, G. Ripley wants to see Leo win for Blood Diamond. Go & See Blood Diamond because Leo deserves to win the oscar Gold!
The Super Bowl is in 13 hours mountain standard time. The big game is going to be a great one, because it matches the best offense (Indianapolis) against the best defense (chicago). The bears will show why their defense is the most high scoring machine in the nfl. We know that REX (aka sexy rexy) is going to have his inconsistent game. But, his inconsistent game was great for the bears in the playoffs. He can shine and that's what he did in the playoffs this year. As for my dog, peyton manning (aka the quarterback that deserves to win), he has his work cut out. In the end, I am picking the colts by 7. G. Ripley is not good with giving final scores, but he's rooting for the Colts.
Back to my other hobby outside of sports, watching and critiquing movies. This past weekend, I saw "The last King of Scotland" and "Notes on a Scandal". In the former movie, I saw a talented actor, forest whitaker, who does a stupendous job as the ruthless Ugandan ruler, Idi Amin. In the latter flick, I saw two talented actresses, Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Cate does another magnificent job while The Dame (judi Dench) shows why she is an academy award winner. Remember that both ladies have won oscar gold once before. Will they do it again in 3 weeks at the academy awards in hollywood? WE SHALL SEE! Cate, I'll be rooting for you to win your 2nd academy award for best supporting actress. Note: Cate Blanchett won the academy award at the 2005 academy awards for best supporting actress for her dazzling portrayal of Kate Hepburn in the Aviator (a great Scorsee movie). The Dame won the academy award at the 1999 academy awards for best supporting actress for her beautiful performance in Shakespeare in Love.
As for Forest Whitaker, he did a fine job of playing the ruthless Ugandan uberdictator (is that a word? Yes!!). He showed the world that he deserves the chance to be in the same category as Leo (Blood Diamond); Big Willie (Pursuit of Happyness); Peter O'Toole (Venus); and Ryan Gosling (half Nelson). Will he win on Sunday, February 25? Right now, he's the clear favorite. Personally, G. Ripley wants to see Leo win for Blood Diamond. Go & See Blood Diamond because Leo deserves to win the oscar Gold!
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