Whoa. Tim Curry.....

I am not even remotely kidding about this, tonight I randomly began thinking of Tim Curry ... who may very well be my favorite actor...and all his amazing performances...

From Stephen King's IT


To Frank N Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show...


To one of my all-time favorite movies (as though the aforementioned weren't contenders though they SO ARE) Clue: The Movie.



And so I decided to post a tribute to him and I was satisfied with my demonstration of adoration AND THEN...I found out that TODAY is his birthday!!!

Creepy and weird!
But Happy Birthday Mr. Curry! You have given me a lifetime of hilarious and fantastic memories.

80s Movie Summaries....Reimagined....

Name this movie!

A gigolo dance instructor turns his lecherous intentions to the youngest daughter of a prominent New York physician during her summer vacation. The ilicit affair disrupts both the management and clientele at a once posh mountain getaway.

Or how about this one...

An intelligent, but lazy, ne'er do well shuns his education, steals a car and traipses through the streets of Chicago wreaking havoc with his slutty cheerleader girlfriend and his hypochondriacal socially stunted best friend.

That one was too easy...
How about this?

A lovelorn suburban high schooler entrusted to care for the children of a family friend instead drags them into the seedy underbelly of inner city Chicago getting mixed up with a ring of car thieves, a murderous tow truck driver and a gangland knife fight.

Now you do one!

And the Oscar goes to.....

By the way, I hate that they say that now instead of "And the winner is..." because really, I mean come on...are they handing out Best Sportsmanship Oscars behind the curtain? No they are not. And yes, it's "an honor just to be nominated" but really, dontcha wanna win??? I'm talking to you Brad.

OK here's the abridged list of the categories we care about....make your picks here and now! My picks are bolded and somewhat informed since I've seen three of the nominated pictures! Thanks Netflix! I'm somewhat current!


BEST PICTURE
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"

BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "Doubt"
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon, "Revolutionary Road"

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Mike Leigh, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Marttin McDonagh, "In Bruges"
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, "WALL-E"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
David Hare, "The Reader"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Wall-E"

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Slumdog Millionaire," "Jai Ho," A.R. Rahman
"Slumdog Millionaire," "O Saya," A.R. Rahman & M.I.A.
"Wall-E," "Down To Earth," Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button," Alexandre Desplat
"Defiance," James Newton Howard
"Milk," Danny Elfman
"Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
"WALL-E," Thomas Newman

P-O-I-S: The proof!