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To: LindyBill who wrote (102127)	2/25/2005 4:35:08 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Roger L Simon - Oscar Award Blahs... (but here's how I voted) I'm certainly with those suffering from the "award fatique" described by Sharon Waxman in tomorrow's NYT. Enough already with these silly prizes while the world may or may not be going through a Berlin Wall moment. Nevertheless, in keeping with the hemi-semi-demi-full disclosure of this blog, I am going to continue a hoary tradition of two years duration and reveal how this Academy member voted in the Academy Awards and how I think the Academy itself will vote. Caveat: I used to be pretty good at the latter (won a few pools), but lately have often been off base. If you feel like following along with your own personal form (although I don't see why you would) you can get your own printable Oscar ballot here from the Academy site. I will use their order. Some categories will be skipped because I didn't vote in them: ACTOR -- LEADING I voted for Don Cheadle's restrained performance in HOTEL RWANDA. The Academy will go for Jamie Foxx in RAY. I think he was good too, but I didn't much care for the movie and that prejudiced me against him. ACTOR -- SUPPORTING In this case I did vote for Jamie Foxx in the underrated COLLATERAL. I'm not sure on this one, but have a hunch that the Academy will go for Thomas Haden CHurch in SIDEWAYS. ACTRESS -- LEADING I voted for Hilary Swank in MILLION DOLLAR BABY, so will the Academy. This woman is the real thing. ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING I voted for Sophie Okonedo in HOTEL RWANDA (hey, I must've liked that movie). The Academy will give this one easily to Kate Blanchett for THE AVIATOR. ANIMATED FEATURE THE INCREDIBLES... probably really the Best Picture too, but not nominated. Anyway, a lock in this division. ART DIRECTION THE AVIATOR (me and them). CINEMATOGRAPHY Ditto. COSTUME DESIGN I voted for LEMONY SNICKET (loved the visuals in this movie, though I was slightly bored by the story). I think the Academy will go for THE AVIATOR again here. DIRECTING Another Oscar for Clint. I voted for him and so will the Academy. MILLION DOLLAR BABY, baby. FILM EDITING I voted for COLLATERAL, which was beautifully edited. I'm cynical and think the Academy will go for THE AVIATOR, which was twenty minutes too long. MAKEUP LEMONY SNICKET (me and them) ORIGINAL SCORE Again I voted for LEMONY SNICKET. Not sure but I think the Academy will vote for FINDING NEVERLAND to honor a movie they seem to like and won't win other categories. ORIGINAL SONG I didn't vote. Didn't like any of the songs, but I rarely do. The Academy will probably go for that nauseating tune from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Feh. BEST PICTURE MILLION DOLLAR BABY (me and them) SOUND EDITING THE INCREDIBLES (me and them) SOUND MIXING I voted for SPIDER-MAN 2 here (which had great tech credits). I have to admit I have no idea how the Acad will vote on this. THE AVIATOR? Okay, THE AVIATOR VISUAL EFFECTS SPIDER-MAN 2 (me and them) SCREENPLAY -- ADAPTED I voted for MILLION DOLLAR BABY. I think the Acad will go for Taylor and Payne's SIDEWAYS, which was a nice job too. SCREENPLAY -- ORIGINAL I voted for Charlie Kaufman's ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. I think the Academy will too. At least I hope they will because I don't think there's any doubt that Kaufman is the most interesting (relatively) new talent in film. That's All Folks!

To: LindyBill who wrote (102127)	2/25/2005 5:58:33 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793964

Dr. Rice frequently dresses in all black, and usually wears high heels. story.news.yahoo.com Black is an interesting color for fashion. It's the daily garb of older women in "the old country," e.g., Italy, where it's not a fashion choice, does not (as far as I can tell) convey authority or any other message other than that the wearer is an older woman. In New York, everybody wears black all the time. Been that way for years. Maybe started with the Bohemians. Basic black is considered classic. The Little Black Dress would be a cliche if it wasn't so essential. This trend has penetrated the more urban parts of the Northeast, e.g., in the DC metro area it's not at all uncommon to see people dressed in black on college campuses, Starbucks, etc. I dress in all black or mostly black a lot of the time, and so does my older son. But the further you get away from urban centers the less common it is. I remember when my brother was dating a woman from New York, and she'd come to Baton Rouge or New Orleans dressed in all black, I would find it jarring. Not any more, obviously. And then there are black suits. Once upon a time, powerful men didn't wear black, they wore charcoal grey. But men in black suits are hip these days. Maybe too hip for the upper echelons in politics, but very au courant in more creative industries, and women, of course, can be more fashionable than men in the same position. OK, so what is Dr. Rice saying when she dresses in black? In her case I think she is not saying "I am an older woman from the Old Country," nor is she saying, "I am a Bohemian urbanite", for her it is an authority color. She stands out in the sea of grey power suits that men wear, and red power dresses that women wear in Washington. I don't think it's sexy, per se, it just looks good on her and suits her. Being healthy and in shape may be sexually attractive but it's not intentionally sexy. But note -- Hillary Clinton frequently wears black, too, a black pants suit. Hillary doesn't show off her legs, but she is famously reputed to have dumpy legs and fat ankles. She hides her body behind her black pants suit. Dr. Rice doesn't hide her body. But I don't think she is flaunting her sexuality any more than a man flaunts his sexuality when he wears a suit with padded shoulders. There is a reason why the shorthand for people in charge is "the suits." Dr. Rice dresses like a female "suit."