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The Oscars - Feb. 2009 - Hugh Jackman to host.
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Below is a link to a webpage with a video of Hugh Jackman in gold lamé pants at the 2004 Tonys doing a musical bit from the musical "The Boy From Oz". ====>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showt...
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I love to watch too Joy & now all the more!!! Proctor's in Schenectady does an Oscar night get together. I would love to go.....I think Hugh's part from The Boy From Oz, during the Oscars was wonderful-he is so multi-talented & great looking on top of it all!!!
Becky, that Oscar night at Proctor's must be fun. Trouble is that it's such a long trip from Glens Falls. I saw Jackman in the movie "Kate and Leopold". I liked him immediately.I loved Peter Allen. I saw him in person in "Legs Diamond" on Broadway. I thought it was terrific, but the critics panned it and it closed. I liked it better than some of the other hit musicals I had seen on Broadway. I never understood why it was panned. Peter Allen was a force... so full of energy and stage presence. Too bad he died so young.
I love Hugh Jackman. Ever since he played Wolverine in the X-Men series he's been a household name.I just may watch some of the Oscars so I can see him, in anticipation of the new X-Men movie.
Here's a preview for the newest installment of the X-Men movies due in theaters on May 1st.
http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer....
I am a major X-Men comicbook fan. I've been reading Marvel comics for over 30 years and this particular story was probably the most high anticipated story-arc in all of Marvel long and glorious history. I thought Wolverine's Origin story would never be told.
I even drove to Saratoga to pre-order the graphic novel and pay for it to insure I'd be one of the first to receive it and drove back the day it was released! You know how I feel about driving, Joy, so this had to be a big deal.
X-Men: Origins is my most anticipated movie of 2009.
Let's just hope they do a decent job of it, Jackie. I like the X-men a lot too. I name my computers after them. Since Wolverine is more than 8 characters (causes issues with some command line utils) one old server was named Logan. I had a database server named Beast & email servers - Jubilee & Gambit. My first Microsoft server (I was a Novell guy) was called Magneto!
It'll be great, I have no doubts about it. If it does well in theaters, which it will, they are going to release the Charles Xavier - Magneto Origin story.Another excellent story-arc.
I love all the X-Men.
Did you see Ironman? It was spectacular. I've had a crush on Tony Stark since I was 11 years old, still do, LOL I didn't think Robert Downey Jr was right for the part, but I was mistaken, he played Tony Stark to perfection. Same with Hugh Jackman for Wolverine, he was too tall, but he also did a fantastic job. After the first X-Men, I was a big fan of his. I've always had a soft spot for Wolvie.
And now we're finally getting Gambit! Oh yeah, I am crazy excited.
2 more Ironman movies are being filmed, 2 more Spiderman, Thor, Captain America, we'll be getting some great comic based movies soon!
I just found these recent posts. Don't know how I missed them. I remember Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman. Loved those comics. I guess they were part of Marvel comics.I looked at the preview Jackie mentioned. The picture was so clear and sharp on my screen. I wouldn't mind watching movies on my laptop if all the pictures were that clear.
Jim, that was quite a list of names. I remember naming my laptop years ago. I had forgotten about that. Can't remember what I called it. I called myself "Alice in Wonderland" because I'd step through the screen and find myself in the Wonderland of the Web.
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Is there any reason why the movie clip Jackie told us about above seems so much sharper on my screen than any others I've ever seen? The clip is here: ====>http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer....
Joy,I'm not sure why it looks better.
That's a great site for previews, they get them before anyone else.
I did want to mention I named my computer "HAL" for the killer computer in 2001: A Space Oddyssey. And the bad computer up and died on me, and locked me out of everything! It really was Hal! I guess I should be happy he didn't cut off the air supply, LOL
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_b...
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The article at the link above says:
"By opting for Jackman, a classy movie and theater star instead of a big-mouth comic, Mark and Condon are signaling that they're trying to turn the Oscars into a party instead of the usual three-hour-plus cobwebby self-congratulatory snooze-athon."
I always enjoy the Oscars, no matter what. To me it's like another New Year's Eve, watching all the glitterati. So I don't agree that the Academy Award Show is a "snooze-athon", do you?
I know a few people who don't enjoy the Oscars, but I always look forward to it. Sometimes my sister visits overnight and we watch it together. That's like a party for me in itself.