Guest Blogger Morgan Glanton reviews "W" during a Google Chat convo

During a recent Google Chat conversation with one of my dearest friends Morgan Glanton, she broke down her thoughts on the new Oliver Stone film "W"

morgan: ok, worth seeing i guess. didn't love though. josh brolin was really good. thandie newton's portrayal of condi was sort of crazy and insane and hilarious (though it wasn't supposed to be)

me: how abour mr. jones and mr. wright?

morgan: jones was creepy as all fuck as carl rove, i thought he did a really good job jeffery wright was only okay as powell. it wasn't a particularly memorable performance [while] elizabeth banks made me like laura bush more than i had.
[though] i could never fully believe james cromwell as ghw bush, [&] dreyfuss did a good job with chaney. aptly evil and creepy. all in all the whole thing was very oliver stone, so i'd factor that in when deciding to see it depending on if you're a fan or not

me: the last oliver stone movie i liked was wall street so idk if i'm gonna see
w. though i wanted to before it came out

morgan: yeah, i'm not a huge oliver stone fan myself

me: thanks i'm just going to splice whatever you wrote and post it if you don't mind

he sucks

morgan:no, i enjoy your posts and am totally pleased that you're a bill compton fan

me: mmm vampire bill, so hot, so pale

morgan: loll

and there you have my first Google Chat/interactive review.

MACGRUBER: In Financial Ruin

i've adored Orville Willis Forte IV since he started on SNL 6 years ago. and one of my favourite sketches he does is MacGruber. i hope you enjoy it as much as i do!

listen to Adele now!

i've been crazy about Adele, since i heard of her at the beginning of this year. her voice is beautiful, soulful, powerful yet sweet and another "throwback English songbird" like Duffy and Winehouse. she's the musical guest tonight on Saturday Night Live, which will be hosted by the incredibly talented/awesome/cool Josh Brolin (who's really come into his own in the past few years though i've been a fan for a decade, i'm glad he's getting the work and credit he deserves.)

Adele's most accesible song is probably "Cold Shoulder"

...while "Chasing Pavements" is also an incredible song, with an equally incredible video which you can see here, or listen to her do it live below

"Hometown Glory" is probably her most popular song since it's been on "Grey's Anatomy," and is incredibly beautiful

though my favorite song she does is "Tired." sadly there's no real video, but you can hear the song and enjoy the lovely video montage someone made for this fantastic song.

trailer trash- MILK

"MILK" is Gus Van Sant's biopic of Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected official. This movie is total Oscar bait, and will be more comprehensible than 2 of his most recent films which were both incredibly unconventional in terms of format, Elephant and Gerry. the cast alone is pretty stellar, Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk, while James Franco is his lover. and no that's not Ellen Page in a jerry-curlish fro and glasses, it's actually Alison Pill, and yes that Emile Hirsch is rocking the same exact look, but he is actually able to pull it off. & not surprisingly Josh Brolin looks as brilliant as always.

trailer trash- W

when oliver stone comes to mind i usually think "oh brother, what crazy-ass nonsense does this guy want us to 'think about' now." usually i ignore him, because i haven't enjoyed an oliver stone movie since "Wall Street," but i'm hoping "W" reignites my interest in his work rather than alienate me even more. there'a already been plenty of controversy surrounding the film, that had nothing to do with the production itself, which will hopefully drum up some intrigue and press, for this film, which hopefully magnifies the errors of a man, we are all too well familiar with.

tis the season!

greetings and salutations to all! tis the season for santa, channukah and great movies. i actually saw no country for old men last night and it was incredible. a real potboiler, taught with suspense and the only soundtrack was the sound of the characters intensity throughout every scene in the film. the coen brothers are brilliant as we all know, fargo and the big lebowski are perfect examples of their proficiency as film makers, but javier bardem is electrifyingly creepy and brilliant as a psychopathic hitman named Chigurh (yes it sounds like sugar.) and josh brolin blows you away with his mostly silent performance as the stories protagonist. anyone who has seen "the fugitive" or "batman forever" knows tommy lee jones can act and this film is certainly another great definitive moment in his ever evolving career as an actor. did you know he was roommates with al gore at harvard? in short see this movie, it's fantastic, which is why it's been nominated for a golden globe for best drama.



while we're on the subject of great achievements in art my latest obsession is the Goyard St. Louis Tote. if you look under women's articles you can catch a glimpse of this super chic and multi use bag that i saw everywhere during art basel and at the pulse art fair. Goyard is a leather goods maker that's been around since 1853 and are finally making their mark on the mainstream. their luggage and bags used to only be available to royalty and the biggest celebrities, but the the tote can be yours for only $845...ye i know that's beyond ridiculous for something made of canvas, but sure is beautiful and comes in 10 different colors. the bags are exclusively sold at Barneys and two other locations in NY and LA aside from Goyard's flagship store in Paris, and no they cannot be ordered online.

on a completely different note, google is launching a publishing format called Knol that is supposed to rival wikipedia. learn more here.

have a happy holiday and wait with bated breath for my next post and what santa brings you!












i also just found a green version of the bag:



The Go-Green Goyard St. Louis Shopper Tote
Goyard special green edition canvas purse is designed from 100% recycled natural material without plastic or petroleum. You can find it at your local Barneys, where it retails for $1,095. Also, since Barney’s no longer sells Goyard designer handbags online, visit Goyard.com to get a list of department stores that sell them in your area.

Remember with the monogramming you have to tack on an additional $310. Personally I could resist the recycle symbol, it makes the bag look like a cheap $5 grocery sack, and just go with my initials.