Ubermensch
Can I just say for the jillionth time that I love Daniel Day-Lewis? Daniel Day-Lewis is the cosmos’s gift to women: he was put on this earth to make other men feel like dirt. Have you read the Oscars round-table discussion in Newsweek featuring Daniel, George Clooney and James McAvoy? Interesting dynamic. Day-Lewis, who is so elegant he can wear two hoop earrings and everyone would still genuflect, is the alpha male of the pack. Clooney, who would be the alpha male anywhere else, looks at Day-Lewis, and being a very smart man, quickly makes calculations: I cannot compete with That, I’ll just be funny. He makes Clooney feel inferior! And McAvoy, being an ambitious young man, looks at his elders and figures: Only a fool would try to compete with Day-Lewis, I’ll just take a few digs at Clooney. So Clooney and McAvoy do the verbal sparring, and Day-Lewis floats above them like a deity and remembers to pay attention to the ladies. Meanwhile Angelina Jolie, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page look at the prime examples of the male of the species jousting and think, Men are goats.
In his acceptance speech at the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, when Day-Lewis pays tribute to Heath Ledger, you can almost hear the audience thinking, “I have to recall my 2005 ballot and write Heath Ledger for Actor!” When he mentions the other nominees in his category, they go, “Omigod Daniel Day-Lewis said my name!” Tina notes that Ryan Gosling sat up straight. I imagine lovely Viggo Mortensen thinking, “I have a fantastic career because Daniel Day-Lewis declined to play Aragorn because he wanted to be a cobbler.”
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January 29th, 2008 at 00:13
Yeah, I think he’s the only one who could pull off the look he had last night. Don’t even think Brad Pitt can duplicate it. Props to him for mentioning Heath Ledger.
January 29th, 2008 at 00:14
He is just brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant in There Will Be Blood. I wouldn’t have minded playing Eli Sunday. He can slap me around anytime he wants.
January 29th, 2008 at 00:42
awmaygawd! i never realized that you have a site.
and. i love my left foot! :D
January 29th, 2008 at 04:02
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Meanwhile Angelina Jolie, Marion Cotillard, and Ellen Page look at these prime examples of the male of the species and think, Men are goats.
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<–have you even even watched La Vie en Rose?
January 29th, 2008 at 09:26
Ãœbermensch since “Unbearable Lightness”
January 29th, 2008 at 12:38
Daniel dedicated his award to Heath Ledger during his speech. He even mentioned how intense Heath was in the last scene of Brokeback. When he said that, the whole world listened and agreed with him. Now I’m pretty sure “Brokeback..” would be a bestseller in DVD in the coming weeks.
January 29th, 2008 at 13:11
Just finished reading the Newsweek Oscar roundtable discussion. Here’s the link to the article with accompanying videos … http://www.newsweek.com/id/96123/page/1
January 29th, 2008 at 19:09
I love Newsweek’s Oscar Roundtable. This year was a particularly exciting combination — dash of French madamoiselle, Britons and good ole Georgie and Angie. I continue to shake my head in disbelief it was Marion Cotillard who was sitting there meekly when I just saw her as Edith Piaf. Oh and there goes Ellen Page in her Juno-ish tone. I wouldn’t know what question to throw next have I been in David Ansen’s place. Whew!
January 30th, 2008 at 13:30
Daniel Day Lewis also guested on Oprah to talk about his film but ended up talking about Heath instead. I got so teary eyed. His words seemed so sincere and heartfelt.