I’m a big movie fan, go to the cinema every week and when they are showing the previews I’m mentally making a list of the films I want to see next. We also have a huge video collection with some really great movies, Oscar winners, and classics. And of course, every year I sit and watch the broadcasting of the Oscars. Tonight it was different… I sit there, very comfy on my lazy-boy with a notes-bloc and a pen to write the things that called my attention on this year’s event.

The big winners: Gladiator, Traffic and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. I was so happy when Julia Roberts was named Best Actress. She was so excited and her speech was so sweet; I especially liked it when she said: “I love it up here!”. She deserved that Oscar. Now, when it came to Russell Crowe as Best Actor… that guy is kind of cold, huh? He didn’t laugh at Steve Martin’s jokes once!. Ang Lee… just by looking at his face you can imagine how nice he is; he’s got this transparent and honest smile (I hope I’m not wrong). All three movies are good, although I haven’t seen the one from Taiwan.

I was kind of dissapointed because Chocolat didn’t win anything. If someone has heard the original music from the movie would agree with me in that it is lovely; plus the performance they make at the Oscars was amazing, by mixing it with the music of other movies… just amazing! And again, the orchestra was directed by Bill Conti… again, just amazing! I will buy Chocolat when it will be out in video, that’s for sure.

The fashion: I’m not too fond on it, but I loved Julia Robert’s outfit; very classic and elegant. Plus she didn’t look cheap or too provocating like Jennifer Lopez (I don’t know… I don’t think showing your nipples is elegant). I also liked Joan Allen’s dress with that orange color and the dress Sting’s wife was wearing (by Jean-Paul Gauthier). Now, of course I didn’t like some clothes, like Sara Jessica Parker’s… it just looked too normal and c’mon! a short dress for the Oscars??. But the most terrible outfit I saw was Bjork’s… My God! what was she thinking when decided to wear a swan? LOL! However, I’m not a fashion critic… these are just my thoughts.

The cute couples: Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt and Ashley Judd and her companion (is he her boyfriend, husband or what? No idea) looked so good together. Michael Douglas looking at his wife was inspiring, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are such a nice couple and Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn… I love the way they smile all the time. I was surprised to see Tom Cruise… he looked kind of lonely without Nicole. The cute guys: Ben Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, Ashley Judd’s companion and Chow Yun-Fat :)

And I could go on and on and on. But the moments I loved the most tonight were when Julie Andrews was on stage, so elegant and warm and when Anthony Hopkins (my favorite actor of all times!) was talking about Dino Delaurentis (a great producer) with his cute british accent.

I posted enough for today… and as Ernest Lehman said: “Thank you my big beautiful audience”… for reading.