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The Traveler Came As A Large And Moving Torg!

The Scene: The Jay’s Oscar Party
The Players: The Jay, Random Guests, Renee Zellweger’s BitchFace.
INT. THE JAY’S APT – OSCAR NIGHT
Red Carpet coverage of the 2008 Oscars is in full swing, and so is the party. Random pretty people mill about, drinking wine and dishing about celeb gossip.
“Did you hear Colin Firth ask if [...]

Things Overheard on the Oscars Red Carpet, 2008

Oh look, the Academy Awards are o-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wuh? Huh? What I miss? Did Daniel Day-Lewis drink a milkshake?
Yikes, that was forgettable. It says a lot about the quality of the telecast when the best thing all night was the fake montage for binoculars and Hottie Mirren saying balls in Spanish. [...]

The Jay’s Official 2008 Oscar Predictions

BEST PICTURE
- ATONEMENT
- JUNO
- MICHAEL CLAYTON
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Will Win: No Country For Old Men – Not as socially retarded as There Will Be Blood, just as third-act annoying as Atonement but with better bonafides, a story structure Michael Clayton would mercy kill a thai hooker for, Juno is a comedy and comedy’s never [...]

Tom Wilkinson Begs Oscar

In my ever-continuing pursuit to give you the best Oscar coverage on the interwebs, I have persuaded several actors nominated for Academy Awards to take the time to tell you why they deserve the Oscar. Here now is Tom Wilkinson, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his gripping performance as the unraveling, terrified Defense [...]

Javier Bardem Terrorizes Oscar

In my ever-continuing pursuit to give you the best Oscar coverage on the interwebs, I have persuaded several actors nominated for Academy Awards to take the time to tell you why they deserve the Oscar. Here now is Javier Bardem, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his bone-chilling performance as psycho hitman Anton Chigurh [...]

Daniel Day-Lewis Pitches Oscar

In my ever-continuing pursuit to give you the best Oscar coverage on the interwebs, I have persuaded several actors nominated for Academy Awards to take the time to tell you why they deserve the Oscar. Here now is Daniel Day-Lewis, nominated for Best Actor for his riveting performance as oilman Daniel Plainview in There [...]

2008 Oscar Nominations Reactions

BEST PICTURE
- ATONEMENT
- JUNO
- MICHAEL CLAYTON
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Overall Thoughts: For the first time in as long as I can remember, the Top 3 films of the year (Atonement, No Country, There Will Be Blood) are also the best 3 films of the year. I love it, too, [...]