90210 Season 3 Ep 13: It's Getting Hot In Here

So wow, Emily was completely on target regarding Annie's made up comments about her shallow friends, at least in terms of Adrianna. Honestly, Adrianna is just an awful person, and not in a fun way, but just in a "what horrible, selfish thing will she do next?" kind of way. I guess this is part of her downward spiral, and I was happy to see that she actually does still have a parent, but I have no clue where the writers are going with all this, particularly with this new wrinkle of trying to find her adopted out baby.

And seriously, is Emily supposed to be Single White Femaling Annie, like Annie suggested? Because what's the point? It isn't like Annie's life is one anyone would want anyways, what with the manslaughter conviction and all. And it was a little bit less this episode, now that her hair is darker, but the actress just resembles Kelly Taylor way too much, and it's really a distraction in all her scenes.

As for the rest, meh. So what if Debbie is sexing up Ryan? She's divorced, her kids are almost graduated and he isn't their teacher. And Navid and Silver are tiresome. It's not like this is the Summer of Deception and he's torn between two equally decent people. Adrianna's awful, and there's no reason to drag this out.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners List

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)
ANTHONY ANDREWS / Stanley Baldwin
HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Queen Elizabeth
JENNIFER EHLE / Myrtle Logue
COLIN FIRTH / King George VI
MICHAEL GAMBON / King George V
DEREK JACOBI / Archbishop Cosmo Lang
GUY PEARCE / King Edward VIII
GEOFFREY RUSH / Lionel Logue
TIMOTHY SPALL / Winston Churchill

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

COLIN FIRTH / King George VI - THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

NATALIE PORTMAN / Nina Sayers – BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

CHRISTIAN BALE / Dicky Eklund – THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

MELISSA LEO / Alice Ward – THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

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PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
STEVE BUSCEMI / Nucky Thompson
DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner
PAZ DE LA HUERTA / Lucy Danzinger
STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone
ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler
KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder
GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody
ALESKA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody
VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano
MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody
MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden
PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle
MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein
SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

STEVE BUSCEMI / Nucky Thompson – BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett
NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy
SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy
ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett
RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - 30 ROCK (NBC) 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – HOT IN CLEVELAND (TV Land) 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries

AL PACINO / Jack Kevorkian – YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO) 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries

CLAIRE DANES / Temple Grandin – TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDScreen Actors Guild Awards 47th Annual Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine

Henry Cavill Is Your New Superman

The Man Of Steel has been cast. Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures has officially announced that actor Henry Cavill will be Clark Kent/Superman in the upcoming film directed by Zach Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan. Cavill best known for his work in Showtime's The Tudors already has a past with superheroes, he auditioned for the role of Batman but lost to Christian Bale and then auditioned for Superman but lost out to Brandon Routh so now the third times the charm.


Here is the official announcement.

HENRY CAVILL WILL TAKE ON THE DUAL ROLE OF CLARK KENT / SUPERMAN IN THE NEW FILM FROM WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND LEGENDARY PICTURES

BURBANK, CA, January 30, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Henry Cavill has won the coveted role of Superman, the iconic superhero.

The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen.  I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry.  He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.”

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film.  The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan.  Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Cavill recently wrapped production on “The Cold Light of Day” and stars in the upcoming “Immortals,” opening this fall.

JESSIE J – PRICE TAG (FT. B.O.B)

Jessie J is arguably the most buzzed about singer at the moment and with good reason. The powerhouse vocalist and songwriter from the UK is ready to make her American debut and what better way to do it than with a great catchy feel good tune with the equally great B.O.B. Jessie's second single Price Tag has a video and you can peep it below. Jessie J's debut album will debut in the US April 12th

Young Justice Season 1 Ep 4 : Drop Zone

Again, the team is trying to put itself together, but it's doing a better job of it.  Using M'Gann as a telepathic conduit (although it's very X-Men), is cleverly done and her flirting with Superboy while Kid Flash flirts with her is played well.

"No capes, no tights, no offense."- I laughed out loud at Superboy's quip, a callback to the primary rules of Smallville.  The writing on the show is sharp- the characters are all well drawn.  As noted in the episode, Robin IS the best choice for leader once he gains the skills- and it's apparent that although he is the most competent and has the most experience, he's not ready to lead.

The show draws a nice distinction between ability and competence.  These are able heros, but they aren't ready for prime time, and Young Justice displays both qualities without making the kids look stupid.  Able inexperience is very difficult to show- this show does it well.

Bane is finally played the way he should be.  Smart, a planner.  He's not very Venom'd up this time through which makes him much more Superboy's punching bag than he probably should be- but this characterization is much more in line with what I'd like to see Nolan do with the character in the next Batman flick.

Parks and Recreation Season 3 Ep 2 : The Flu

Last week, the writers and their "enjoyed every week" stuff won me over for the Chris character, and this week "stop pooping!" won me over for Rob Lowe. I can't say I've ever liked him much before and wasn't thrilled he was joining the show as a regular, but I'm sold now. My microchip has been compromised.

Sick Leslie Monster was so good, but I love that she pulled off a great speech too.

How on earth does a show become this charming and heartwarming, and still manage to work in the sentence "you had me at meat tornado"? Seriously, I just can't get over how much I love it.

Community Season 2 Ep 13 : Celebrity Pharmacology 212

Chang plus Shirley plus Mix Tape plus Rainbow Afro Wig = Pure Happiness

Loved it. Loved everything about it. Anything to feature Chang more prominently as long as it keeps staying this funny. I thought this episode was very "Strangers With Candy", which is a wonderful thing in my book.

I hope the drug dealers out there are taking note: sparklers make everything more fun.

"Did you expect me to stay the same forever? Cause that's not what drug does, baby!" 


There was also a moment when Troy and Abed were singing at the funeral and Donald Glover did a Mariah Carey hand wave, so subtle but just so funny. 

The Vampire Diaries Season 2 Ep 12 : The Descent

Damon surprised me, not with the craziness or the drunkenness, but with the admission that his big secret is missing being human. I did *not* see that coming.

But, then, he gutted me about ten times this episode. I actually had to walk away and get a Kleenex after the Rose situation. Wow. Ouch. And, yeah, he just killed me tonight. Many times over. I just....gah....I could well up just thinking about it.

It may be just him and his emoting, but Rose did really grow on me this episode. I ached for her.

And Tyler and Caroline crackle. Yowza. I've got nothing against Matt, but the chemistry just isn't the same.

Jules, however? Irritates the living tar out of me. I don't care about anything that comes out of her mouth. She actually reduces my interest in the werwolves (whereas Tyler makes me think it's a worthwhile plot). I just want her gone. I can't even put my finger on why, but her condescending attitude and lies to Tyler sealed her fate for me. 

The Game Season 4 Ep 3. The Wing King

Wow for a person who hated  The Sunbeams in the beginning , it was funny to see Melanie as the President.

Great to see Jazz and Javon still together in their sick twisted relationship lol. Jazz is a bit rough around the edges but it was great to see her put Melanie in her place and knock her down a peg or two.

Malik was back in rare form tonight after being the voice of reason for Derwin last week. It was nice to see his mom intervene and try to reason with him that he needs TT in his life. Malik is upset that TT has made a successful living without him and his lashing out clearly shows that. Good that he is getting a sort of comeuppance.

Line of the night of course go to Tasha Mack. " Girl we all got here the same way, by either using our coochies or pushing someone out the coochie ". That Tasha always the lone voice of reason.

83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE
127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
INCEPTION (Warner Bros Pictures)
THE FIGHTER (Relativity Media/Paramount Pictures)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
THE KING'S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co)
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)
WINTER'S BONE Roadside Attractions

BEST ACTOR
JEFF BRIDGES - TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)
JAVIER BARDEM - BIUTIFUL (Roadside Attractions)
JESSE EISENBERG - THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
COLIN FIRTH - THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)
JAMES FRANCO - 127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BEST ACTRESS
ANNETTE BENING - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
NICOLE KIDMAN - RABBIT HOLE (Lionsgate)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE - WINTER’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)
NATALIE PORTMAN - BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
MICHELLE WILLIAMS - BLUE VALENTINE (The Weinstein Co)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
CHRISTIAN BALE - THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES - WINTER’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)
JEREMY RENNER - THE TOWN (Warner Bros Pictures)
MARK RUFFALO - THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
GEOFFREY RUSH - THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
AMY ADAMS - THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER - THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)
MELISSA LEO - THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)
HAILEE STEINFELD - TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)
JACKIE WEAVER - ANIMAL KINGDOM (Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (DreamWorks Animation)
TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
THE ILLUSIONIST (Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST DIRECTOR
DARREN ARONOFSKY - BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
DAVID FINCHER - THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
TOM HOOPER - THE KING'S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co.)
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN - TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)
DAVID O. RUSSELL - THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANOTHER YEAR, Mike Leigh (Sony Pictures Classics)
THE FIGHTER, Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Paramount Pictures)
INCEPTION, Christopher Nolan (Warner Bros Pictures)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg (Focus Features)
THE KING'S SPEECH, David Seidler (The Weinstein Co)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 HOURS, Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy (Fox Searchlight)
TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)
THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Aaron Sorkin (Sony Pictures)
WINTER'S BONE (Roadside Attractions)
TRUE GRIT, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Paramount Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Algeria, “Hors la Loi” (“Outside the Law”), Rachid Bouchareb, director;
Canada, “Incendies,” Denis Villeneuve, director;
Denmark, “In a Better World,” Susanne Bier, director;
Greece, “Dogtooth,” Yorgos Lanthimos, director;
Mexico, “Biutiful,” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director;

The nominations are pretty standard with a few surprises. The biggest being Christopher Nolan not getting a director's nod for Inception, and Michelle Williams and Javier Bardem  getting Actor and Actress nominations.

The 83rd Academy Awards with host Anne Hathaway and James Franco will be broadcast live on February 27th on ABC.