OMG!!!

Noteworthy current happenings that will make you react with OMG!!! :))

• Sweeney Todd in Manila!!!

Oh yes folks, this stunningly dark yet amazzzzing musical will be adapted by Repretory Philippines here in Manila! Too bad it is set for a November 2009 premiere though. But still, I know the wait will be worth it.

Pies, anyone? :))

• Disappontment over new AI "champ"

I guess he is not the champion after all. HAHA I know, I'm still bitter. ADAM SHOULD HAVE WON!!!!! America, sorry but you got it wrong this time. hahaha.

Simon Cowell and Katy Perry's support for Adam failed. But like the conspiracy theories in the blogging circles, I agree that Kris won because either Adam supporters became laxed and thought that he would win anyway so they didn;t vote for him anymore. And second, I hate to admit this but Kris' repertoire will be more album and radio-friendly than Lambert's. Though Adam indeed possesses a very humongous musical prowess, Kris's matinee idol looks and tween-appeal may have charmed his way into winning.

Plus Adam's gender issues somewhat took its toll too. No homosexual Am Idol. Yet. : But mind you, he will be more popular and more sucessful than Kris. Team Lambert forever! Oh yeah!!!

• Cannes 2009 Best Director is a Filipino

It just goes with his name. Absolutely brilliant.

There's no stopping Direk Brillante Mendoza from conquering the world as he was named Best Director in the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in France. Cannes is widely believed as the world's most prestigious film festival. Mendoza's film, "Kinatay" is in the competition section and it tells the story of a chop-chop lady, hence the title. Brillante bested other world-renowned directors also competing for the recognition like Ang Lee (Sense & Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), etc.

This is the second year in a row that Brillante had a dilm in competition in France. Last year, his entry was "Serbis", wihich tells the tale about a family that owns a theater house in a municipality and the 'wonders' happening inside it. Just like "Serbis", "Kinatay" received mixed reactions from critics, noting Mendoza's flair for films with gory themes, as well as the unique story-telling methods he employs in them.

Mendoza deserves a treatment given to the likes of Manny Pacquiao, considering the huge feat he has accomplished. No other Filipino film maker won the said title, not even the late, great Lino Brocka.

Aww, my directorial dreams are on fire again. How I wish. Well, one day. :) haha.

Kudos to Direk Brillante for this shining, shimmering glory that you bestowed on our country.

66th Golden Globe Awards Winners

Motion picture and television nominees and winners for the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards.
** denotes the winning nominee in each category.

FILM

BEST FEATURE - DRAMA
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Revolutionary Road"
** "Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST FEATURE - COMEDY
"Burn After Reading"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"In Bruges"
"Mamma Mia!"
** "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

ACTOR - DRAMA
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Revolutionary Road"
Frank Langella - "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn - "Milk"
Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
** Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"

ACTRESS - DRAMA
Anne Hathaway - "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie - "Changeling"
Meryl Streep - "Doubt"
Kristin Scott Thomas - "I've Loved You So Long"
** Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary Road"

ACTOR - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Javier Bardem - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
** Colin Farrell - "In Bruges"
James Franco - "Pineapple Express"
Brendan Gleeson - "In Bruges"
Dustin Hoffman - "Last Chance Harvey"

ACTRESS - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Rebecca Hall - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
** Sally Hawkins - "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Frances McDormand - "Burn After Reading"
Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!"
Emma Thompson - "Last Chance Harvey"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
** Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
** Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

BEST DIRECTOR
** Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Sam Mendes, "Revolutionary Road"

SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
** Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare, "The Reader"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"The Baader Meinhof Complex" (Germany)
"Everlasting Moments" (Sweden)
"Gomorrah" (Italy)
"I've Loved You So Long" (France)
** "Waltz with Bashir" (Israel)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
** "Wall-E"

ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat– "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood — "Changeling"
James Newton Howard — "Defiance"
** A.R. Rahman — "Slumdog Millionaire"
Hans Zimmer — "Frost/Nixon"

ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth" — "Wall-E" (Music by Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; Lyrics by Peter Gabriel)
"Gran Torino" — "Gran Torino (Music by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; Lyrics by Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens)
"I Thought I Lost You — "Bolt" (Music & Lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele)
"Once in a Lifetime" — "Cadillac Records" (Music & Lyrics by Beyoncé
Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street)
** "The Wrestler" — "The Wrestler" (Music & Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen)

TELEVISION

TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
** "30 Rock"
"Californication"
"Entourage"
"The Office"
"Weeds"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christina Applegate - "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera - "Ugly Betty"
** Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Debra Messing - "The Starter Wife"
Mary-Louise Parker - "Weeds"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
** Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Steve Carell - "The Office"
Kevin Connelly - "Entourage"
David Duchovny - "Californication
Tony Shalhoub - "Monk"

TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
"Dexter" (Showtime)
"House" (Fox)
"In Treatment" (HBO)
** "Mad Men" (AMC)
"True Blood" (HBO)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Sally Field — "Brothers and Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay — "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit"
January Jones — "Mad Men"
** Anna Paquin — "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick — "The Closer

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
** Gabriel Byrne — "In Treatment"
Michael Hall — "Dexter"
Jon Hamm — "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie — "House"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers — "The Tudors"

MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"A Raisin in the Sun"
"Bernard and Doris"
"Cranford"
** "John Adams"
"Recount"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Judi Dench — "Cranford"
Catherine Keener — "An American Crime"
** Laura Linney — "John Adams"
Shirley Maclaine — "Coco Chanel"
Susan Sarandon — "Bernard and Doris"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ralph Fiennes — "Bernard and Doris"
** Paul Giamatti — "John Adams"
Kevin Spacey — "Recount"
Kiefer Sutherland — "24: Redemption"
Tom Wilkinson –"Recount"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Eileen Atkins — "Cranford"
** Laura Dern — "Recount"
Melissa George — "In Treatment"
Rachel Griffiths — "Brothers and Sisters"
Dianne Wiest — "In Treatment"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Neil Patrick Harris — "How I Met Your Mother"
Denis Leary — "Recount"
Jeremy Piven — "Entourage"
Blair Underwood — "In Treatment"
** Tom Wilkinson — "John Adams"