Vox Hunt: And the Oscar Goes to...

nobody@vox.com(Pete) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:45:32 +0000

Share your favorite Oscar moment.

I don't really watch a whole lot of the Oscars, however, as I should pick a favourite moment for this post, I'll do it properly.

The Nominees for academy award for favourite Oscar moment of me are...

Halle Berry's Speech. Ha. Joking. What a palaver. Calm down love, the statue ain't even worth that much.
Michael Moore ranting and refusing to get off stage. Stick it to the man, Michael.
Gwyny's Speech. See point one.
Marion Cotillard's Speech. "I'm speechless..."
Um. Something else random to fill in space because we all know who the winner is.

*shuffles feet*

*opens envelope*

Ladies and Gentleman, the academy award for favourite Oscar moment of a slightly-dense-but-well-intentioned-all-the-same young blogger is...

*dramatic pause*

The acceptance speech of Marion Cotillard....

*cue rapturous applause, the losers pretending they're not bummed*

...None of that crying like a three year old, no sorrowful dedications to dead aunts who paid for their first acting lesson by selling a kidney, no sobbing about breaking new ground for French actresses - Just excitment, lots and lots of what seems very much like genuine surprise and excitement. Marion Cotillard, I salute you. (And if you want to record an acceptance speech for this prestigious voxHunt accolade on your web cam and send it to this blog, I'll be more than happy to put it up.)

Best Actress In A Leading Role

(It's like near the end of that. Sorry)

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Vox Hunt: They Say It's Good to Want Things

nobody@vox.com(Pete) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:29:19 +0000

Show us what you want, but can't have.

I can't just choose one, so I've narrowed it down to three! (and resisted putting any beautiful yet unattainable women in the post!) So here are three things I can't have right now because, well, they're rather pricey...

Gretsch

A Gretsch White Falcon. Now that is a guitar. If Bernini made guitars, he'd have wrought this out of stone and places it in the lap of St Theresa, and then we'd all have understood her ecstasy. It's a total masterpiece, sadly the picture doesn't near do it justice.

Maserati

A 1957 Maserati 450 S. Only Ten were ever made. I like Ferrari 250 GTO's too, but I really love Maserati. I'd lose the decals though, apart from the black number in white, and have it just for cruising.

Petersburg-600

A Trip to St. Petersburg. Yeah, they'll tell you it's affordable. Not when you make an itinerary like the one I priced out it ain't. And I have to go during the White Nights, because that must be pretty amazing, and I could go to the Mariinsky during the festival.

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Vox Hunt: And the Oscar Goes to...

Vox Hunt: They Say It's Good to Want Things