With this years Academy Awards there are there allot of story lines that have taken the spotlight in the days upcoming to the ceremony. But, the most intriguing one is if director Martin Scorsese can finally break his Oscar hiatus with his picture, "The Departed."
He has had a great body of work such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, GoodFellas, Gangs of New York, and the Aviator, and with his latest captivating film I believe this is the year that he will do it. So now on to my predictions for the 79Th Academy Awards, and for any other Oscar knowledge feel free to check out there website, www.oscar.com, for all that Hollywood buzz...
Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happiness
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress:
Penélope Cruz, Volver
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Kate Winslet, Little Children
Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed
Best Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Best Director:
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Babel
Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Best Picture:
Babel
The Departed
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
And the grammy goes to...
With tonight's Grammy Awards being lead by eight nominations from Mary J. Blige's comeback in 2006 it all but seems that she will still the show with her latest body of work. But take a look at last year, having the most Grammy nomination does not nessicarily mean that it will go that way.
It will be hard to say if this will be the case again this year, but with stiff competition from John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, the Dixie Chicks, and Gnarls Barkley it will be something great to tune in to watch. With my love and appreciation of music I will take a stab at tonight's nominations. So here are my predication's for the 49Th Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
Album of the Year: "Continuum," John Mayer
Song of the Year: "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
New Artist: Carrie Underwood
Rock Album: "Try," John Mayer Trio
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: "Is It Any Wonder?" Keane
Pop Vocal Album: "Continuum," John Mayer
R&B Album: "The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige
It will be hard to say if this will be the case again this year, but with stiff competition from John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, the Dixie Chicks, and Gnarls Barkley it will be something great to tune in to watch. With my love and appreciation of music I will take a stab at tonight's nominations. So here are my predication's for the 49Th Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley
Album of the Year: "Continuum," John Mayer
Song of the Year: "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
New Artist: Carrie Underwood
Rock Album: "Try," John Mayer Trio
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: "Is It Any Wonder?" Keane
Pop Vocal Album: "Continuum," John Mayer
R&B Album: "The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Fitting super bowl match-up in black history month
With us entering into February its brings us into a our celebration of African-American history. How fitting is it that this Sunday we will see, for the first time, two African-American head coaches compete against each other for the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy. Tony Dungy, of the Indianapolis Colts, and Lovie Smith, of the Chicago Bears, will enter this Sunday's game as the first two black head coaches to coach in the Super Bowl, and one will become the first ever African-American to win one too.
Almost four years ago then Commissioner Paul Tagliabue wanted owners to improve in the hiring of minority coaches, and had put together a committee headed by Pittsburgh Steelers Owner Dan Rooney, then the only two African-American head coaches at the time were Tony Dungy, and Herm Edwards.
The NFL now has a total of 6 African-American head coaches in the league. A number that doesn't seem to be big at all, but with the way things had been in the past it is quite something to be pleased about. So when it comes to the Super Bowl this Sunday, and with us being in the month of February, we need to think back on how far we have come as a society when Tony Dungy, and Lovie Smith stand on the sidelines in Miami as they will change history.
We will look back at this moment years from now, and really see how great of a thing it truly is for the African-American community, and our entire country as a whole.
- Cory Callen
Almost four years ago then Commissioner Paul Tagliabue wanted owners to improve in the hiring of minority coaches, and had put together a committee headed by Pittsburgh Steelers Owner Dan Rooney, then the only two African-American head coaches at the time were Tony Dungy, and Herm Edwards.
The NFL now has a total of 6 African-American head coaches in the league. A number that doesn't seem to be big at all, but with the way things had been in the past it is quite something to be pleased about. So when it comes to the Super Bowl this Sunday, and with us being in the month of February, we need to think back on how far we have come as a society when Tony Dungy, and Lovie Smith stand on the sidelines in Miami as they will change history.
We will look back at this moment years from now, and really see how great of a thing it truly is for the African-American community, and our entire country as a whole.
- Cory Callen
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