There is no hint of irony when I say that I like Miley Cyrus. She's gutsy and smart, has really cute hair, and has an amazing voice that is completely underestimated. So when I went to see her this past Tuesday night in San Jose I was freaking out like a total fangirl.
Her show was upbeat and fun and passed by so fast. She performs all her best songs, including even some forgotten ones (I didn't forget though I say creepily) like "Can't Be Tamed." She does two covers, "Hey Ya!" (check out the video above) and "Jolene." Her costumes, designed by Cavalli, were adorable-her body is crazy. From start, Icona Pop opened for her, to finish, a grand finale of "Party in the USA," Miley gives her all and doesn't disappoint. I apologize for the fuzziness of the photos, hopefully you can still see some of the awesomesauce that was Bangerz.
That famous tongue
Miley on Miley
This was for the song "FU" with some sort of Snuffleupagus creature
I want that fur coat, like now.
She was in a really pretty full body, black sparkly jumpsuit
She's riding a hotdog. Not much more to say.
She's closer to us and I screamed like a fool
I mean, a hotdog. That would be much cooler than the electric scooter I ride to class.
I absolutely love and adore movies (on an equal level with writing). Old and new, quirky and haunting, all poignant in their own way. They, like books, give us a glimpse into places we may never see and people we will never know. They can open our eyes, make us laugh and cry, and give us an escape, if only for a little while.
I am so excited that the Oscars are tomorrow! I am dedicating my
entire day to watching the pre-pre-show, the pre-show, and all the red
carpet goodness. Bring on the pizza and the popcorn. My family takes it seriously-winner of most accurate
predictions gets lunch. I've got this in the bag.
In a year of great films and not-so-great music (see further
down), this awards season has been exciting.Exciting is not usually the adjective first thought of to describe these awards shows because of past
years of fairly predictable wins.This
year is up for grabs, though.The only
sure bets are Anne Hathaway for Best Supporting Actress and Daniel Day-Lewis
for Best Actor.I’m thinking that
Jennifer Lawrence will and should take it for Best Actress.Best Supporting Actor methinks will go to
Tommy Lee Jones but the Academy may pull one of those “Here’s an award for all
of your work that we should have rewarded earlier” and give it to Robert De Niro
(or Bob as Lawrence calls him).Christoph Waltz could be a surprise here as he won the BAFTA and Golden
Globe but probably not. Best Picture will most likely go to Argo but the division of awards is weird this year because Ben Affleck was snubbed for Best Director.
The awards shows have been fun so far, save the slowness of
the BAFTAs (even the dry, witty host can’t save that).The SAGs moved quickly and the Golden Globes
were hilarious due to Amy Poehler and Tina Fey’s brilliance.It truly was a night full of girl
power and star power.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting the Golden Globes and just being hilarious
The dresses this season have been pretty but also pretty
safe.There have not been any major
blunders but some standouts have been all of Anne Hathaway’s choices (love her
short hair), Marion Cotillard is always stunning (except for wearing the yellow version of Jennifer Lawrence's SAG dress at the BAFTAs-why they made it a split level dress so that it looks like it is falling apart I'll never know), and Kerry Washington never
misses.Jennifer Lawrence looked
beautiful at the Golden Globes but could even step outside of her box a little
more.Remember how gorgeous she looked
at the Oscars a few years ago when she was nominated for Winter’s Bone?She had her signature blond locks and a form-fitting
red Calvin Klein dress.**This just in, I just saw a picture of Jennifer Lawrence at the Film Independent Spirit Awards (damn you IFC for not showing on my TV) in a gorgeous short black Lanvin dress. She looks young and fresh and I love love love it! Jessica
Chastain also chooses safe looks usually; I have to say I did not like the dress and
hair she had for the Golden Globes this year.
Anne Hathaway at the SAGs
Jennifer Lawrence at the 2011 Oscars
Jennifer Lawrence at the Golden Globes
Marion Cotillard at the Golden Globes
Music, on the other hand, has been disappointing this
year.Did anyone see the Grammys?They were as lackluster as a potato
chip.I’ve never been so bored during
the show.My sister said we have
officially entered Dante’s Inferno as Taylor Swift opened the show.Clowns and Taylor Swift.I like Taylor Swift but I didn’t think she
needed all that stuff
around her.It was just
distracting.All the artists kept making it seem like Justin Timberlake was the best thing we'd ever seen (don't lie to us people, seriously not cool) and I
don’t even like his new song, “Suit & Tie.”If he doesn’t want to do music anymore then listening seems like a waste.
Taylor Swift opening the Grammys
I haven’t heard a song that I genuinely want to
listen to over and over since Gotye’s haunting “Somebody That I Used to
Know.”Is it bad that I want that to be
my theme song?A few years ago my theme
song was Papa Roach’s “Scars,” so it can’t be any worse than that.
I like Mumford & Sons but I liked their earlier music like
“The Cave” and don’t get me wrong, Fun.’s “Some Nights” is catchy but should
they have been nominated in almost every category?I don’t think so. One hit song or two does not a great album make. I must be missing something because everyone
loves Miguel and Frank Ocean and I just don’t get it.
Back to the movies, though. Here are some of the movie reviews that I've written. The films have all been nominated for Best Picture. This year I actually have gotten to see all of the Best Pic nominees before the show. The rest of the nominated movies' reviews to come along with a recap of the Oscars!
