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Well that was something. Here’s the complete list of Oscar noms. Not really any huge surprises among the nominations, but as usual some big disappointments. I still can’t fathom how so many people love Ray so much. See, I’m not always so cynical – I actually thought quality might win out and Oscar would forgetContinue reading “THE RACE IS ON: OSCAR ANNOUNCES AND DOESN’T SURPRISE, OR DISAPPOINT, TOO BADLY”

The Oscar nominations will be announced in half-an-hour. A few days ago, after the Golden Globes, I was having a discussion with a friend over what the final nominations would look like. He was convinced that Eternal Sunshine would get a Best Picture nomination. I’m pretty damn certain it won’t. So just for kicks, IContinue reading “OSCAR QUICK PREDICTS — PREPARING FOR TORTURE”

Tomorrow at 8:30 AM (Eastern; 5:30 for those poor saps in LA), the Academy Award nominations will be announced, and the countdown to Oscar night (a/k/a Feb. 27) will be in full force. The Golden Globes have already happened. And all the other nominations to honor the “best” in film for 2004 have been setContinue reading “THE WORST OF 2004 DESERVE SOME NOTICE TOO”

I came home yesterday afternoon from a fun day of sledding and playing in the snow, exhausted but in a perfectly good mood. I love it when New York has this kind of snowfall, the streets and parks blanketed in white. But then I came home and read about Johnny Carson’s death. I wasn’t aContinue reading “THERE’S JOHNNY — THE DEATH OF A LATE NIGHT KING AND AN ENTIRE ERA OF TELEVISION”

The main reason this isn’t a Martin Scorsese fansite is that my undiagnosed ADD would never allow me to focus on any one subject or person so intently. Also, beyond simple fawning about the same things over and over again, and saying, “Oooh, isn’t he great, even if he’s less great now than he onceContinue reading “PROVING INSPIRATION COMES FROM LIFE”

I’ve made no secret of my admiration (read: worship) for The Daily Show, so it only makes sense that I would try to get an interview with one of the members of the show. Since the anchor and correspondents are all very busy, real live serious journalists, it wasn’t easy to turn the tables andContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JAN. DAY 4 – SAMANTHA BEE”

If you don’t read MUG because you don’t live in New York or … well, that’s the only potentially good reason not to, actually. Anyway, if you don’t, you didn’t see today’s list of “What we’re dreading in 2005.” What a perfect day for such a list to appear — Inauguration Day! In fact, asContinue reading “I SECOND THAT EMOTION”

“Hey Aaron,” Lily said one day. “How would you like to do this model?” OK, maybe that wasn’t her exact wording, but today’s Gothamist Interview is, in fact, with a model. But not just any model, mind you. This is Saira (pronounced SI-ruh) Mohan, a Canadian model of Irish-French and Indian descent who is …Continue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JAN. DAY 3 – SAIRA MOHAN”

Just when you thought Donald Trump had come down to earth … uhm … OK, I guess nobody ever thought that had happened. Still, after all the bashing Trump and producer Mark Burnett took after the last Apprentice finale, can a story like this really be anything more than a publicity stunt timed for tomorrowContinue reading “EVEN OMAROSA SINGING “WILKOMMEN” DOESN’T MAKE THIS A GOOD IDEA”

So at this point you may be asking, “Hey Aaron. How do you and Lily get so many fascinating people to do interviews with you? And you must know a little bit about everything because the people you talk to are so diverse.” Well, here’s a little secret … it’s all true. Lily and IContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: JAN. DAY 2 – RACHELLE SOCOL”