Jenny from the Blog

Why this Republican psycho referred to Japan as kind of isolated penal island!!

Kerry solid as a rock in N.H.
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Republican operatives who were once salivating to run against Dean and his liberal agenda in November, meanwhile, have begun writing him off.

"If Kerry beats Bush, maybe Dean can be ambassador to Japan," a prominent Republican official scoffed. "He's finished, he's done, he's toast."

As for Kerry, the GOP source added, "He's probably the eventual nominee, but not before he's bloodied in the South."

From today's New York 1. When a guest commentator answered questions from viewers on the phone, this happened.

Dominic Carter: OK, John from Brooklyn. Go ahead, John.

Caller: Good evening, sucker!

Dominic (his face looked really furious): EXCUSE ME?

Caller:.......

Dominic:.... All right, next.

The Oscar nomination this year is quite interesting. Usually Oscar people have very biased and weird taste, but this year looks pretty reasonable!

Best Motion Picture (I am 120% sure and hope LOTR. I wish Big Fish were nominated though.)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Mystic River (as I repeat, it's overrated movie)
Seabiscuit

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (I am way too excited that Johnny for Oscar campaign is working!! I hope he can win!!)
Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean
Ben Kingsley for House of Sand and Fog
Jude Law for Cold Mountain
Bill Murray for Lost in Translation
Sean Penn for Mystic River

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Another fabulous pickup is Keisha!! If all the voters see the movie before vote, she will win.)
Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider
Diane Keaton for Something's Gotta Give
Samantha Morton for In America (I do not understand because she was kind of weird. )
Charlize Theron for Monster (She is hot!)
Naomi Watts for 21 Grams (She is hotter!!)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Here again, I am proud of Ken Watanabe. I hope he can take it.)
Alec Baldwin for Cooler
Benicio Del Toro for 21 Grams
Djimon Hounsou for In America
Tim Robbins for Mystic River (He is also overrated)
Ken Watanabe for Last Samurai

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (I know your face...Eowyn...)
Shohreh Aghdashloo for House of Sand and Fog
Patricia Clarkson for Pieces of April (What is this movie??)
Marcia Gay Harden for Mystic River
Holly Hunter for Thirteen (I heard this is one of worst movies??)
Renée Zellweger for Cold Mountain

Speaking of which, I remember this story: Bill vs Mike for Mayor of NYC

Bill Clinton
Age: 56
Height: 6-feet-2
Income: Gets $100,000-plus per speech; still paying off Whitewater and Monicagate legal bills.
Ever smoked pot? "I experimented with marijuana a time or two. And I didn't like it, and didn't inhale, and never tried it again."
Food cravings: Burgers
Favorite flick: "High Noon"
Position on tobacco: Love of cigars well-documented in Starr Report
Romantic status: Married to Sen. Hillary Clinton; wishes he had never heard of Monica Lewinsky.

Mike Bloomberg
Age: 61
Height: 5-feet-6 (5-feet-10 on his driver's license)
Income: Draws $1 salary as mayor; net worth close to $5 billion. Ever smoked pot? "You bet I did. And I liked it."
Food cravings: Hot dogs
Favorite flick: "Blazing Saddles"
Position on tobacco: Banned smoking in bars and restaurants
Romantic status: Dating future Banking Department superintendent Diana Taylor; wishes he could meet Jennifer Lopez.

My hero, Bill Clinton is writing a book. But the title looks still undecided. Or I heard even he has no time to finish before deadline this summer. Anyway, the following is the suggestion sent to Daily News:

The titles ranged from the serious to the saucy.

"From Hope to Harlem: An American Journey" and "My Journey to the Presidency" were among the nice ones.

In the naughty column: "From Hope to Grope," "Tuesday's With Monica" and "Crouching Intern, Hidden Cigar."

While we enjoyed Golden Glober and Oscar, something more important are going underway. It is Razzie Award.

Here are some of nominees:

WORST PICTURE
GIGLI (Columbia/Revolution)

WORST ACTOR
Ben Affleck / DAREDEVIL, GIGLI and PAYCHECK

WORST ACTRESS
Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Al Pacino / GIGLI
Christopher Walken / GIGLI and KANGAROO JACK

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lanie Kazan / GIGLI

WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez / GIGLI

WORST DIRECTOR
Martin Brest / GIGLI

WORST SCREENPLAY
GIGLI, Written by Martin Brest

I can't help thinking this is some kind of conspiracy! Winners will be announced on 2/28. Stay tuned!

P.S. According to Daily News:
The $100 million hit “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” brought another nomination for all-time Razzie champ Sylvester Stallone, who was cited for worst supporting actor. Stallone has a record 30 Razzie nominations and nine wins, including worst actor of the 20th century.

What should I say!!! My time has finally come?

The End-ifer
By GEORGE RUSH
DAILY NEWS

Bennifer has finally gone bust.

J.Lo confirmed yesterday she's going solo - dumping Ben Affleck and pulling the plug on Hollywood's most gossiped-about romance.

"Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck," a spokesman for the Bronx-born actress and singer told the Daily News. "At this difficult time, we ask that you respect her privacy."

Affleck's spokesman, Ken Sunshine, refused to say if the 18-month relationship was kaput.

Lopez appeared to be enjoying her new freedom Wednesday night when she joined business advisers for dinner at the West Hollywood hot spot Morton's. "She was laughing and talking the entire night," a witness told the magazine. "She looked more relieved than upset."

The Beantown beefcake spent his first Lopez-less night gambling with friends at an L.A.-area casino, hitting the tables until 5 a.m. "Ben looked really, really tired," a source told Us. "He looked down."

Show goes on and Koch joined!

Mike: Fat chance
Says Atkins widow won't get apology
By MICHAEL SAUL
DAILY NEWS

"I was very, very hurt. And I was angry," (Ms.)Atkins said on ABC's "Good Morning America." Then, looking directly at the camera, she said, "And, mayor, you did it. And I do demand an apology for that because you have hurt thousands of people, millions of people who believed in Dr. Atkins' work ... shame on you."

"Nobody is trying to hurt Mrs. Atkins or Dr. Atkins," Bloomberg said in an interview to air tomorrow on "Eyewitness News Up Close with Diana Williams." ... "I think my answer is lighten up a little bit and you should watch what you eat," he said.

Asked about the brouhaha, ex-Mayor Ed Koch first noted that "the Atkins Diet does work." ..."The second thing is people who love other people don't want them to be referred to as fat," Koch said. "The next time you refer to a person you think is large, call 'em big-boned."

Ummm, so I should stop Atkins diet...

NY1 Exclusive:

Was it really a slip and fall that killed diet guru, Robert Atkins? Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn’t so sure.

“Atkins is dead. I don't believe that bullshit that he dropped dead slipping on a sidewalk, yeah right,” joked Bloomberg.

“I actually went to his house out in South Hampton,” said Bloomberg. “It was for a fundraiser about two years ago. It was for Pataki fundraiser, and I went. The guy was fat -- a big guy – but heavy and the food was inedible. I took one appetizer and spit it out in the napkin. It was just terrible.”

Excellent! Depp for Oscar!

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Sean Penn was nominated twice for best actor, for "Mystic River" and "21 Grams." Also nominated was Penn's co-star in "21 Grams," Benicio del Toro; Jude Law ("Cold Mountain"); Bill Murray ("Lost in Translation"), and Johnny Depp ("Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl").

Depp's BAFTA citation follows nominations in the same category at this year's Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes. The attention for the kind of comic performance often overlooked at awards season augurs well for Depp's chances when the Oscar nominations come out Jan. 27.

According to Bob Dole...
Daily News

"Very attractive guy. He'd be great in 'The West Wing.' He can take Martin Sheen's place anytime," Dole said. "But not down Pennsylvania Ave."

Howard Dean, according to Dole, is "the most pessimistic man in America."

Wesley Clark: "Outstanding general. Probably be a great president of West Point."

John Kerry: "He's taller than me. Richer, too. When I think of him, I think of a tall, rich guy."

Joseph Lieberman: "Nice guy. I just wish him well. The numbers don't look too good. But he'd be a good President."

Dick Gephardt: "He's president of Iowa. I am, too." (Both men won Iowa in 1988 but lost the nomination.) "Good guy, [I] really respect him."

Daily News

The mayor played coy when asked if a wedding was in the offing for him and his longtime girlfriend, state Banking Commissioner Diana Taylor.

Despite his professed, um, admiration for Jennifer Lopez, Bloomberg remains committed to Taylor. But he conceded in the WCBS-TV interview that he has heard about wild hotel heiress Paris Hilton, even if he hasn't seen her infamous sex video.

"She's in every paper, on television all the time - it's hard to not know who Paris Hilton is and what she looks like," Bloomberg said. "I've never seen her unclothed, but everybody tells me there are ... plenty of pictures."

Very convincing and trustful info...

What are J.Lo & Diddy doing?
By BILL HUTCHINSON
DAILY NEWS

Jennifer Lopez set off an international guessing game about her stormy relationship with fiance Ben Affleck when she and ex-beau Sean (P. Diddy) Combs partied late into the night at a Miami club.

While they danced and even toasted each other at one point, Affleck was thousands of miles away in Europe, promoting his new movie, "Paycheck."

Witnesses said J.Lo and Diddy hung out together until 4 a.m. Sunday at the chic Opium Garden/Prive nightclub in South Beach — near where both own sprawling mansions.

Diddy ordered bottles of Cristal champagne and Cuervo 1800 tequila. It remained unclear what Lopez was drinking. Some witnesses said she had a $550 bottle of Johnny Walker Blue scotch, while others said Jenny from the Block stuck to milk all night.

Blackwell's Worst Dressed Women in 2003(AP)

1. Paris Hilton
2. Madonna and Britney Spears
4. Shania Twain
5. Diane Keaton
6. Jessica Simpson
7. Celine Dion
8. Missy Elliot
9. Melanie Griffith
10. Courtney Love

Big Fish is one of my best movies ever, but this guy is one of the craziest!

Tim Burton says he didn't want the emotional ending of "Big Fish" to be too sentimental.

"I had my own meter there running to try to watch it," the director said.

But Burton says that he kept his "vomit bag" next to him while he was editing just in case.

The ending is emotional enough to make many moviegoers weep. Burton says he cries at movies but only when he's flying. For some reason, movies he watches on planes make him cry, whether they're sentimental or not. He says he recently cried during a screening of "The Hulk" as if it were "Love Story."

This is quote from Bush's ad attacking Dean in Iowa.

"I think Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show back to Vermont - where it belongs."

Why it's wrong with Sushi-eating & Hollywood-loving?? Bloody Bush!! BTW, I did not know that Dean has body-piercing...

Movie Review 13
Peter Pan (Rating: 4)

Although Peter Pan and Never Land have been disgraced by someone, this movie recovered the damage. I thought the story is truly following the original novel despite the fact that I do not remember the original version. Anyway, at least Peter was played by 12-year-old boy. Tinker Bell was by some French hottie.

Since I am sure everyone knows this tale, I don't reckon I have to mention everything. As you know, Pete came to Wendy's home to kidnap her with her 2 little brothers (John & Mike). Then he took them to Never Land, which is not in CA, just to make sure. And they fought Captain Hook (who also played Wedny's dad + Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter). Then, they went back to Wendy's (not for Hamberger),

I would categorize this as kind of love story & pirates movie, which is equivalent to Pirates of the Caribbean. But more blood was shed in Peter Pan than Pirates, I noticed. So, this movie needs rating R. Besides, Mermaids looked very dangerous.

Sorry, I am just kidding. I liked this movie:)

What kind of option is that??
Poll: Up Next for Britney (by Newsday, as of 10:30pm on 1/5)
Who should Britney Spears marry next?

Justin Timberlake: 17.9% (384 responses)
Seinfeld's Jason Alexander: 14.0% (300 responses)
Eminem: 12.2% (262 responses)
Madonna's Husband Guy Richie: 3.2% (68 responses)
Nick or Aaron Carter: 5.1% (110 responses)
Michael Jackson: 47.6% (1022 responses)
2146 total responses

My 10 Best Movies-plus in 2003
1. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (If it didn't get Oscar, I would send beef to these voters!)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Love Actually
4. Big Fish
5. Whale Rider
6. Last Samurai
7. 21 Grams
8. Finding Nemo
9. Lost in Translation
10. Holes
(almost: Seabiscuit, X-2, Elf, and City of God)

My 5 Best Actresses in 2003
1. Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider (For those who haven't seen this movie, she is amazing)
2. Miranda Otto for LOTR (Eowyn, I think she stole the movie with Hobbits)
3. Keira Knightley for Pirates of the Caribbean (Her acting is good also in Bend It Like Beckham, Love Actually, and Dr. Zhivago)
4. Naomi Watts for 21 Grams
5. Nicole Kidman for Cold Mountain (Anyway, she is Nicole!)

My 5 Best Actors in 2003
1. Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean (Is it only me who is still hoping his Oscar?)
2. Ken Watanabe for Last Samurai (I am proud of him as a Japanese!)
3. Viggo Mortensen for LOTR (Critics must understand that Viggo the Aragorn made the movie successful.)
4. Sean Penn for Mystic River
5. Bill Murray for Lost in Translation (Actually, No.5 could be anyone, like Orland Bloom, Russell Crowe, Benicio Del Toro, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor...)

Anyway, if I see more 2003 movies, I may reviese!!

Movie Review 12
Cold Mountain (Rating: 4)
Although I had seen many bad reviews and rumors about Cold Mountain, I was anxious to see this movie. The plot is interesting, acting is good, and every scene is beautiful. However, it is not so memorable movie compared to last year's Oscar movies such as The Hours and Pianist.

Jude Law went to the Civil War as a Confederate soldier. His sort of girlfriend, Nicole Kidman was left in a village of Cold Mountain, waiting for him. While he tried to go back to Cold Mountain through many enemies, Nicole was struggling to keep her father's farm neat with a help by Renee Zellweger. Although the war was nearly over, it still cast shadow between them.

Nicole and Jude Law were great. Some people may not agree, but I think Renee Zellweger was the problem. I like her, but she might be miscast for this movie. And there is no reason to give Natalie Portman such a meaningless role. She deserves more!! OK, here I predict that neither Golden Globe nor Oscar will go to this movie unfortunately, although it's much better than Mystic River.

Happy New Year!!!

May our life in 2004 be full of energy, hope, happiness, peace, and LOVE!!