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2 review...books, movies, cds by Blanche Photo by Larry Graham, GrahamStudioOne.COM 85th Academy Awards Now History The 85th Annual Academy Awards are now history. Winners were spread out over the large field of nominees. Life of Pi took home four and Argo captured three...and they were the big winners. The winners in the top categories were: BEST PICTURE... Argo BEST ACTOR... Daniel Day- Lewis, Lincoln BEST ACTRESS...Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR... Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS... Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables BEST DIRECTOR... Ang Lee, Life of Pi I did pretty well with my predictions/guesses/hunches. I did totally miss with best picture. Argo beat the heavily favored Lincoln for the Oscar. I m guessing Ben Affleck being snubbed for a directing nomination for Argo had something to do with the win. Affleck was also a producer on the film. The awards show itself, aired from Hollywood on ABC, received good ratings. Host Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and co-creator of American Dad, got mixed reviews. Some were predicting he would be the next Bob Hope or Billy Crystal. He put an end to those rumors on Twitter... would he host again, No way. Lotta fun to have done it, though. MacFarlane was a bit edgy at times, after all this is the Oscars. His timing was off, but he didn t create all his problems. The show was produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. These are the guys that brought you the remake of Steel Magnolias on LIFE- TIME earlier this year, enough said. The Oscars are notorious for running long and this show just didn t move. The opening segment with William Shatner dragged on way too long. Host usually do a monologue to warm the audience up and then they get down to business. It is an awards show after all... a combination of entertainment, the presentation of awards and the dreaded acceptance speeches. This show started out slow and didn t pick up much momentum. Not all was bad however... music was back. There were song and dance numbers and actual singing. The highlight for me was Dame Shirley Bassey. In a tribute to the James Bond franchise turning 50, she belted out Goldfinger to a standing ovation... not bad at all for a 76 year old diva. She looked great and sounded as strong as ever. She set the bar for the rest of the singers. Jennifer Hudson rose to the occasion with And I Am Telling You I m Not Going, her hit from Dreamgirls. She looked great with her slim figure and her beautiful dark blue gown. Catherine Zeta-Jones performed All That Jazz from Chicago, owning the top of that piano. The production of One More Day from Les Miserables fell short, but the movie wasn t full of show tunes. a community within communities by The Rev. Bill Terry, Rector St. Anna s Episcopal Church fr.bill@stannanola.org Saint Paddy, Saint Joseph, and all dem Saints It is often said that Saints are ordinary people that lead extraordinary lives. I suppose we should ask Drew Breese about that! But no, Drew is extraordinarily gifted with abilities beyond us common folk. However, Joseph is quite a different story. The city, for those who enjoy the tradition or are ardent Romans, will host dozens of Joseph Altars resplendent with crafted breads, fava beans (for good luck), fruits and vegetables all arrayed on a three tier altar. This wonderful tradition comes from Sicily. A drought had plagued the island for some time, crops were ruined, people were hungry and they prayed to St. Joseph. In time rain came and the island again thrived. So homage was paid to Joseph the carpenter which grew in grandeur and was eventually imported into our fair city. Joseph was a common man who worked with his hands perhaps a stone mason usually known as a carpenter. Joseph was about to be wed to a young girl named Mary. Then she announced she was with child by the Holy Spirit. No really Joseph, it was the Holy Spirit! Joseph did not abandon this young girl but rather, by divine wisdom and insights, stood by her. A carpenter as the stepfather of Jesus! Imagine a common man, an ordinary man, a deep and loving uneducated man, the stepfather of Jesus! If Jesus is what Christians claim him to be, and of course I believe he is, then what a statement this makes! Imagine a common man The placement of Norah Jones Everybody Needs a Friend from Ted was kinda odd... as was her outfit. It almost looked like an afterthought compared to the other numbers. Skyfall from Skyfall won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Adele performed the song in a beautiful production number... but why the short dress? Or why not some dark stockings? I wondered how they were going to work Barbra Streisand into the show. It came at the end of the In Memoriam section when she paid an emotional tribute to her friend Marvin Hamlisch. She sang The Way We Were which won the Oscar in 1974 for Best Original Song from the movie of the same name. The 85th Annual Academy Awards will be remembered for lots of things... First Lady Michelle Obama joined Jack the stepfather of Jesus. Who is this God we pray too anyway? No gold, no diamonds, no palaces, no thrones, not in this world anyway: A God of the common man/person. Let s let that sink in for a time as we swing around to green rivers, green face paint, and green (ugh) beer! It is said that on St. Patrick s Day everyone is Irish; well except for St. Patrick. Patrick was born a Briton, educated in monasteries in France, and sent to the Emerald Isle as an evangelist. What an evangelist he was! He simply took the local culture of tribalism and re-worked it into monasticism. He laid the ground work for what later would be called Celtic Christianity. This form of Christianity is enjoying a bit of a gilded resurgence. The resurgence like many does not quite reflect the more austere aspects of this take on faith but it does transport some of what was best about Celtic Christianity. Celtic Christianity saw god in all things: streams, rivers, animals, vegetation, God is everywhere. Celtic Christianity saw the role of their leaders (Bishops) as storytellers, keepers of the faith, and wanderers, NOT district rulers. Several other Saints pop up during these Lenten days that interrupt the vigil of fasting and prayer adding a certain dissonance to the preparation for Easter. As church seasons go it is not unlike our own mood swings from introspection to joy; from longing to clinging; from happy days to sad days. They are life rhythms that reflect our dynamic nature. So there they are Joseph the Carpenter and Patrick the Celtic Saint Nicholson from the White House to present the Best Picture award... Ang Lee pulled off a big upset winning Best Director over Steven Spielburg... Argo winning Best Picture... and Jennifer Lawrence taking a fall on the steps to receive her Best Actress award. Hopefully we will remember it as the year musical numbers returned big time. Ben Affleck shaved his beard right after the show and Jennifer Lawrence has dark hair again as she returns to film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The Fashion Police can sharpen their tongues for other red carpet events. If the gowns get any bigger, wider seats will have to be installed in the Dolby Theatre. Hollywood had a good year at the box office and most DVD sales are just starting to roll in. It was a good year with lots of good movies. Let s hope this year will be just as entertaining. punctuating and accenting our Season of Lent! Quite a statement if you ask me. A wandering story teller bringing hope to an island nation, which would propel it for centuries to come, who saw all around as images of a creative and loving God even and especially in nature itself. All of this couched in a celebration of a carpenter. The point is that while great spires proclaim the grandeur of the holy; while vestments glittering and gold seek to elevate the spirit; at its core the invitation to faith is born by the humble and in that humility is an invitation to all. Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden for my yoke is easy and my burden is light, says the step-son of Joseph, says the companion of the monk Patrick. The core truth is that such a faith is accessible to all. Jesus once said it like this, if the birds of the sky are grand, if the lilies of the field are glorious, how much more are we to be to the God of creation?! Grab a fava bean, drink some good green ale, dance a bit in the midst of Lent, think that there is out there a God of the people enriching, enlivening, embracing and inviting. Yep everyone not just the elect, for if it were only the elect it would be unlikely that Joseph would have been a caretaker for the son of man nor Patrick a corner stone to a faith of nature and God in union. Easter is on the horizon and with it new life. SPECIAL NOTE: Easter is wonderful. To experience just how wonderful and WHY it is wonderful consider the tradition of the Holy Tridium. Thursday at 6:30pm foot washing; the story of the Last Supper; All night vigil in a chapel with guards for safety; Good Friday 6:30pm the Passion Story retold. Then the glorious resurrection 10:30am. EASTER SUNDAY. Come to St. Anna s where ALL ARE WELCOMED AND NONE ARE SHUNNED DISCOVER THE MEAN- ING OF EASTER. 22 The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM March ch 5-18, 2013 Official ficial Gay Easter Parade Guide Guide GayEasterParade.COM

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