Happy Niu (牛) Year!

Wish All Chinese Readers of Random Citations a very Happy Lunar and Prosperous Chinese New (Niu, 牛) Year! Go Xi Fa Cai! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Gong Hei Fat Choy!

Happy 2009, Year of The Ox!

 

Wish Everyone Who Drops by This Blog Random Citations A Very Prosperous 2009, Year of The Ox [wiki] according to the Chinese Lunar calendar!

Men Kissing

From Xinhua

Two men kiss during a mass kissing event in downtown Madrid April 3, 2008. In exchange for spontaneous kissing, participants were given a free T-shirt during the event that saw the attendants kissing all at once.

Youtube April Fool's Rick Roll Prank: Rick Astley-Never Gonna Give You Up

Today April 1 is April Fools' Day! To entertain its viewers, Youtube redirected all of the featured videos on the homepage Rick Astley-Never Gonna Give You Up. Holy Rick Roll!

What is Rick Roll? Below is a simple yet very conclusive explanation by Col. Jack O'Neill

When what you think is a link to something you want to see actually directs you to a video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." This is common in the WoW community.

Video:Cherry Blossom Festival In Washington DC 2008

The annual cherry blossom festival begins March 29 and ends April 13 in Washington DC, USA. More than 1 million tourists are expected to see the 16-day National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Here are some of the highlights:

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CHIT-CHAT RUNS

When: March 29, 30; April 5

Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Location: Washington Monument Plaza

Cost: Free

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LANTERN WALKS

When: March 29, 30; April 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13

Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Location: Tidal Basin, near the paddle boats; 1500 Maine Ave., SW

Cost: Free

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RIVER TEAS

When: March 29, 30; April 5, 6, 12, 13

Time: Two-hour tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Location: Washington Marina; 1300 Maine Ave., SW

Cost: $60/adult; $30/child

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Video: Milo Ventimiglia's Drunk Easter Bunny Greeting

Milo Ventimiglia crazy bunny's video is disturbing!

Marketa Irglova Glen Hansard Once Falling Slowly Oscars Video

Marketa Irglova and partner Glen Hansard won Best Original Song Oscar for their tune Falling Slowly from the indie musical Once.

Falling Slowly Lyrics:

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

2008 Academy Award Winners

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)

Best animated feature film of the year
"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Brad Bird

Achievement in art direction
"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount): Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

Achievement in cinematography
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Robert Elswit

Achievement in costume design
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal) Alexandra Byrne

Achievement in directing
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best documentary feature
"Taxi to the Dark Side" (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production: Alex Gibney and Eva Orner

Best documentary short subject
"Freeheld" A Lieutenant Films Production: Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth

Achievement in film editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Christopher Rouse

Best foreign language film of the year
"The Counterfeiters" Austria

Achievement in makeup
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"Atonement" (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Falling Slowly" from "Once" (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova

Best motion picture of the year
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers

Best animated short film
"Peter & the Wolf" (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman

Best live action short film
"Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" (Premium Films) A Karé Production: Philippe Pollet-Villard

Achievement in sound editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg

Achievement in sound mixing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis

Achievement in visual effects
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood

Adapted screenplay
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Original screenplay
"Juno" (A Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production), Written by Diablo Cody

Source: Perezhilton.com

Diablo Cody in Leopard-print Gown on 2008 Academy Awards

Diablo Cody, the writer of Oscar-nominated film Juno, is so gorgeous in  a leopard print gown! It is said the stripper turned New York screenwriter wears her one-million-dollar diamond sandals. Link

Marion Cotillard Wins Best Actress at Oscars Awards

Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award as best actress for her portrayal of legendary chanteuse Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. Marion Cotillard is the first French performer to win a Best Actress Oscar since Simone Signoret won the title in 1960 for her leading role in Room at the Top.

"We'll, I'm speechless now," said an excited Cotillard, 32. "Thank you, life. Thank you, love. It is true, there are some angels in this city [Los Angeles]."

Congrats!

Gary Busey Kissing Jennifer Garner on Red Carpet in Oscars Awards

Gary Busey will do anything for attention. He kissed Jennifer Garner on the red carpet and still refused to go away!

Amy Winehouse Grammy Acceptence Video

Amy Winehouse accepts Best Record Grammy
by TheDlisted

Yes, Amy Winehouse was shocked! Sure she didn't expect to be the biggest winner of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Click the play button to watch Wino's acceptance speech. I think, her parents are definitely deserved her dedication, if not their caring and support, the drug addicted Wino wouldn't have achieved today's trophies. Amy, you should let drug alone! AFP report:

Happy Chinese New Year! Go Xi Fa Cai

Wishing all of Chinese, both inside and outside China, a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year!!

New York Giants Ticker Tape Parade

Superbowl picture, Eli Manning Holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy (Harry How/Getty Images via ABC)

New York Giants Ticker Tape Parade--New York City is to honor the Super Bowl XL II champion New York Giants with a ticker-tape parade Tuesday February 5 that will end with a ceremony at City Hall Plaza.

The parade is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Broadway at Battery Place and is expected to follow a route north to Chambers Street. Wish all those who are going to attend the celebration a good journey!

2008 Oscar Nominees List

 

2008 Oscar nominations have been announced in an early morning ceremony Tuesday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in front of several hundred media in Beverly Hills, here is a full list:

Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."

Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."

Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."

Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.

Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."

Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."

Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."

Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."

Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.

Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."

Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."

Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."

Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."

Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."

The 80th annual Academy Award ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 24.

2008 Golden Globe Winners List

Best Actress: France's Marion Cotillard (picture, Rediff.com)

The 65th Golden Globe awards on January 13 was simply read out in a press conference hosted by Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush, losing all the glam and glitter it saw in its previous years. Below is a list showing Golden Globe winners.

Best Motion Picture:   Atonement

Best Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy):   Sweeney Todd

Best Foreign-Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Director: Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Animated Feature Film: Ratatouille

Best Actor (Drama): Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood

Best Actor (Musical or Comedy): Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd

Best Supporting Actor:  Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Best Actress (Drama): Julie Christie - Away from Her

Best Actress (Musical or Comedy): Marion Cotillard - La vie en Rose

Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett - I’m Not There

Best Screenplay: Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men

Best Original Score:  Atonement

Best Original Song  “Guaranteed” - Into the Wild

Happy New Year 2008!

Wish all the people in the world a very prosperous 2008! Specially thanks to all those readers of Random Citations, it's your loyal readership that keeps us work hard at this blog!

Queen Elizabeth 2007 Christmas Speech Youtube Video

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wishes all people in the world a very blessed Christmas! Click here to watch the video at TheRoyalChannel on Youtube. Link to the full script of her Christmas speech. #Tags: Queen Elizabeth, christmas speech, youtube

Merry Christmas!

Wish every RC reader Merry Christmas and have a very Happy New Year!

2008 Golden Globe Nominations

Golden Globe 2008 is to take place in Los Angeles on January 13, 2008. Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere, along with Ryan Reynolds and Quentin Tarantino, just announced the categories and nominees for the 65th annual ceremony hours ago in Los Angeles. 

MOTION PICTURE
DRAMA
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

COMEDY
Across the Universe
Charlie Wilson's War
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

ACTOR (DRAMA)
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Denzel Washington - American Gangster

ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Jodie Foster - The Brave One
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Keira Knightley - Atonement

ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson's War
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages
John C. Reilly - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

ACTRESS (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Ellen Page - Juno

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
Ethan & Joel Coen - No Country For Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Ridley Scott - American Gangster
JOe Wright - Atonement

SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody - Juno
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Ronald Hardwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Aaron Sorkin - Charlie Wilson's War

ANIMATION
The Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Kite Runner
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Lust, Caution
Persepolis

ORIGINAL SCORE
Into the Wild
Grace is Gone
The Kite Runner
Atonement
Eastern Promises

TV
ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Steve Carell - The Office
David duchovny - Californication
Ricky Gervais - The Office
Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Christina Applegate
America Ferrara
Tina Fey
Anna Friel
Mary Louise Parker

MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The Company
Five Days
The State Within
Longford

ACTRESS (MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE)
Bryce Dallas Howard
Debra Messing
Queen Latifah
Sissy Spacek
Ruth Wilson

ACTOR (MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE)
Adam Beach
Ernest Borgnine
Jim Broadbent
Jason Isaacs
James Nesbitt

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rose Byrne
Rachel Griffith
Katherine Heigl
Samantha Morton
Anna Paquin
Jamie Pressly

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ted Danson
Kevin Dillon
Jeremy Piven
Andy Serkis
William Shatner
Donald Sutherland

Source: Celebrity-Gossip.net