Friday, January 6, 2017

Golden Globes 2017

I suspect many of us go into movies to be immortalized. Somewhere down the line, it's just to work.

The Golden Globes are the awards show before the BIG ONE, voted by something called The Foreign Press. I've no idea who these people are but most likely also are the same dinguses showcased at Rotten Tomatoes. Critics and press are dumb. People are never convinced one way or another. You either want to see it or not.

Hence the nominations. I won't go into the list, since a lot of the categories are confusing. I've always said acting is acting. Female or male, a great performance is a great performance. Though, a decade would've passed where Meryl Streep and Robert Deniro would've passed the award back and forth.

Personally, I think writers deserve the most credit. I mean, singular voice writers. That means NO superhero or Star Wars movie. NO fucking Disney animation. These are written by committee. Strong stories with unique voice. NOT voices.

Jimmy Fallon is hosting this. Never thought he was remotely funny. But he's harmless. Which, incidentally, this business is all contradiction. You want edgy movies, but don't like edgy comedy. You celebrate dark mean movies and do Disney musical numbers. Fitting for a bi-polar town.

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