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owlbeerFor a Monday, it's really been a surprisingly good day.
1. I saw the second part of the Helen Mirren Elizabeth I mini-series last night and for a while there I was wavering a little over whether it was as good as the first part, but in the end, um, yes it was. Helen Mirren rocked all before her, but I was surprised by how good an Essex Hugh Dancy played. Ian McDiarmid and Toby Jones as the Cecils were also really good. And randomly, Toby Jones was according to IMDb the voice of Dobby in CoS. I find that amusing for some reason.
2. I know it's Oprah and to at least some degree it's staged, but Julia Roberts and George Clooney interviewing each other on her Primetime Oscar Special was actually rather cute. That have some great chemistry, which is odd when you consider how little they had in Ocean's Eleven and to an even greater extent in Ocean's Twelve. Also, I admit to being a total sucker for George Clooney and Brad Pitt interaction.
Relatedly, I saw the trailer for Ocean's Thirteen and ... eh. I don't know what it is, but it left me feeling rather cold. Admittedly, it's only a teaser but this movie has no Tess, no Isabel and Al fucking Pacino and I have high hopes. (Okay, the end with George rolling his eyes is rather cool, and I do like that they included all 13 in it).
3. I'm not even watching the Oscar telecast this year. I feel kind of weird about it, but I have to be up early tomorrow (*looks at clock* no, really) and I figure the good bits will be on YouTube soon. In terms of the winners, I'm pretty okay with them. However, saying that, I have seen a grand total of one of the nominated 'best film' pictures and very few of the ones nominated in other categories. Inexplicably, I feel bad about this.
4. I finally got around to reading![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
naominovik's Temeraire and I was impressed. Now I just need to track down the next two.
1. I saw the second part of the Helen Mirren Elizabeth I mini-series last night and for a while there I was wavering a little over whether it was as good as the first part, but in the end, um, yes it was. Helen Mirren rocked all before her, but I was surprised by how good an Essex Hugh Dancy played. Ian McDiarmid and Toby Jones as the Cecils were also really good. And randomly, Toby Jones was according to IMDb the voice of Dobby in CoS. I find that amusing for some reason.
2. I know it's Oprah and to at least some degree it's staged, but Julia Roberts and George Clooney interviewing each other on her Primetime Oscar Special was actually rather cute. That have some great chemistry, which is odd when you consider how little they had in Ocean's Eleven and to an even greater extent in Ocean's Twelve. Also, I admit to being a total sucker for George Clooney and Brad Pitt interaction.
Relatedly, I saw the trailer for Ocean's Thirteen and ... eh. I don't know what it is, but it left me feeling rather cold. Admittedly, it's only a teaser but this movie has no Tess, no Isabel and Al fucking Pacino and I have high hopes. (Okay, the end with George rolling his eyes is rather cool, and I do like that they included all 13 in it).
3. I'm not even watching the Oscar telecast this year. I feel kind of weird about it, but I have to be up early tomorrow (*looks at clock* no, really) and I figure the good bits will be on YouTube soon. In terms of the winners, I'm pretty okay with them. However, saying that, I have seen a grand total of one of the nominated 'best film' pictures and very few of the ones nominated in other categories. Inexplicably, I feel bad about this.
4. I finally got around to reading
naominovik's Temeraire and I was impressed. Now I just need to track down the next two.
