Monday, 27 February 2017

Was the Best Picture Announcement Fiasco Leonardo DiCaprio’s Fault?

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From Gaffes to Gosling – the Oscars 2017’s Funniest Viral Moments

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See the Reactions of Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone & the ‘La La Land’ Crew at the Moment of the Oscars Best Picture Mistake

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Its Win Might Have Been Inelegant, but ‘Moonlight’ Deserved to Win Best Picture at the Oscars

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Every Time Donald Trump was Called Out at The Oscars 2017

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15 Things I Learned About the Oscars by Watching Twitter

I have no interest in watching the Oscars or any other awards show. I've also never seen and likely never will see most of the movies that are nominated for Oscars, and I'm totally cool with that.

That said, pretty much any major entertainment event I don't care about is way better on Twitter than it is in real life. Plus, the Oscars are important enough that Twitter threw a meaningless little statue emoji at the end of #Oscars, and those automatic little fake emojis are enough to get pretty much everyone to tweet about anything.

So while people were throwing Oscar viewing parties, I sat on my couch and saw everything I needed to see on my phone. Here are the 15 things I learned by doing nothing but scrolling through the #Oscars hashtag on Sunday evening. 

 

Michael Strahan Interviewing the Rock Would Probably be the Biggest Red Carpet Interview Ever

I didn't even know Michael Strahan was at the Oscars, but apparently he's interviewing actors on the red carpet before the actual event. He must've been a better football player than morning talk show host, but Twitter seems to think he's doing either a great job or a terrible job depending on who you ask.


I guess the Rock is also there and being interviewed, which makes me realize that Strahan chatting with the Rock about movies is the conversation I never knew I needed to see. I'm no expert on the size of actors or entertainment reporters, but I'm guessing the two of them combined would probably be among the biggest (in sheer size and athleticism) Hollywood entertainment interviews to ever take place outside of the ESPYs and whatever other meaningless sports award shows there are.

 

Matt Damon Still Seems Like a Prick

People are giving Strahan shit for confusing Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. They're basically the same person, and both of them have gone downhill in my book since they stopped being involved with Kevin Smith. Dogma was great, and I'm pretty sure The Great Wall probably sucked.

 

Jimmy Kimmel Can't Dance or Joke

Not sure why people are dancing so much at the Oscars, but maybe the Oscars decided to take a page out of Ellen's book. Also, apparently Jimmy Kimmel is still only funny when he's not trying to be or people are just too sensitive about jokes these days. I didn't even realize he was hosting the Oscars, so that's a pretty big step from the dude who I still think of as "that one guy from The Man Show."

 

Suicide Squad Won an Oscar (Somehow)

I took a quick break to make a grilled cheese and come back to find Twitter in absolute shambles over Suicide Squad winning an Oscar. I guess it was for makeup, and the only way I can reasonably believe this is that Killer Croc looked so badass that it covered up the fact that Jared Leto turned the Joker into a deranged pimp.


I just checked a list of Oscar nominees for tonight, and the only ones that I've seen are Zootopia, Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, Rogue One and The Jungle Book. Of those movies, I can say with certainty that Suicide Squad was the worst one, yet somehow it still won an Oscar. This is why we can't have nice things.

 

La La Land Isn't Winning Shit

All I knew about La La Land going into the Oscars is that people either love it or hate it and it was probably going to win all of the awards. Tonight, I've learned that Ryan Gosling has somehow saved jazz music and that it's not winning anything early in the evening. If things continue like this, I'm sensing a lot of cinematic "3-1 lead" jokes and crying Jordans as the night progresses.

Also, Hacksaw Ridge sounds like a phenomenal The Hills Have Eyes-style horror movie or documentary about a little-known outlaw country band, but I'm pretty sure it's neither.

 

 

Taraji P. Henson is All Over the Place

No clue which awards Taraji P. Henson's movie about astronauts is up for, but I heard it was really good so I'll assume it's most of them. Regardless, Twitter seems to care way less about the actual movie and way more about Taraji's reaction to getting asked about Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma's beef. It's already been saved in GIF form on phones all around the internet.


Before that all went down, most of the internet was just admiring how good she looked. Which makes me realize how oddly quiet Twitter was about what everyone wore to the Oscars. I guess it's really the music industry that proudly displays its ridiculousness every time there's a televised red carpet.

 

Viola Davis Made Everyone Forget About Meryl Streep

It doesn't seem that long ago that everyone was talking about Meryl Streep giving the best speech in the history of speeches that I've never watched. That's apparently ancient history now, as Viola Davis said something (although, as usual, Twitter's pretty vague on exactly what) after winning an award that touched a whole bunch of hearts and is obviously the best speech ever until someone else gives a good speech (since our memory of great speeches is apparently only a touch longer than Instagram's video restriction, apparently).

I feel pretty safe in saying she's definitely the best actor named after a musical instrument these days, but the only thing I'm really sure of is that she didn't win for Suicide Squad. If that had happened, the internet probably would've just imploded.

 

Zootopia is Still the Best Movie of 2016

The only category that really matters (Best Animated Movie) just went to Zootopia, which is probably the best movie I saw in all of 2016. Don't argue it, just accept that Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde should absolutely be the stars of True Detective's third season. I guess La La Land just won some relatively meaningless award and lost another, and my fellow Star Wars people are really upset that Rogue One lost to The Jungle Book. Considering that Rogue One might've been the second-best movie I saw in 2016, that just further confirms my belief that Zootopia was the pinnacle of cinema last year.

 

There's a Movie Called 'White Helmets' and It's on Netflix

In the latest tidal wave of tweets to rush in, every movie snob with a smartphone is finding a slightly different way to brag about watching something called White Helmets on Netflix. I'm not sure if it's about construction workers or condoms, but it sounds like it should be one of the two. Sure, I'll add it to my constantly expanding queue behind Black Mirror, The OA, everything Marvel puts on Netflix, and whatever else social media is telling me I need to watch but isn't as good as Stranger Things.

Actually, the kids from Stranger Things would probably make the Oscars a lot more enjoyable. And did they let Frank Ocean come to this since the Grammys refused to honor him? That seems like the least they could do.

 

La La Land is Finally Winning Things

It was a rough first few hours for white people on Twitter, as the tweets disappointed at La La Land's losses were only slightly more diverse than a Make America Great Again rally. I'm not sure what John Legend or Sara Bareilles (I forgot she still existed, to be honest) have to do with La La Land winning, but it seems like they both performed and the most self-indulgent movie about LA I've ever heard of won a few different categories. Cue the comparisons to Adele beating Beyonce.

 

Nicole Kidman Doesn't Know How to Clap

Arguably the most disturbing thing I've seen all night is this GIF of Nicole Kidman clapping. Not only is it the most awkward white person applause I've ever seen in my life, but her fingers look unreasonably long while she's doing it.


Seriously, this is worse than 50,000 people trying to clap in sync at a music festival, and it looks more painful than anything. It's like the golf clap and the awkward white bro handshake had a baby, and it was still trying to figure out how to applaud on its own. If this clap was any stiffer and more forced, it'd be the Nicole Kidman of applause. It might be the only image I remember from the entire evening.

 

The Internet Really Won Best Actor

Whoever made the NBA/Oscars mashup video for Best Actor should win an award of their own. Between that and the people outraged over Ben Affleck's little brother winning despite sexually harassing women, Twitter is more fired up over this category than anything else so far tonight.


Although I've never seen any of the movies, I will say that I can't imagine anyone related to Ben Affleck acting better than Denzel. That man's a national treasure.

 

Meryl Streep Should Win Everything

Meryl Streep didn't win best actress, but she should've. That's pretty much the only thing most of Twitter can agree upon tonight (even if some people just wanted to see another speech from her).

 

Steve Harvey Secretly Hosted

Alright, so around 9:10pm Pacific Time, Twitter descended into chaos. Once the dust, OMGs and Steve Harvey memes cleared, I managed to gather that La La Land was announced as the winner of Best Picture and started celebrating before they declared there'd been a mistake and that Moonlight actually won.


Along with all of those "3-1 lead" jokes and crying Jordan faces, add Steve Harvey memes into the repertoire of the internet's assault on La La Land tonight and into the near future. I didn't even have a horse in this race, but I'm pretty sure this is the best possible outcome from a Twitter entertainment perspective.

 

The Oscars Were Full of "Hot Takes"

If you've been anywhere near social media for the last several months, you've no doubt seen plenty of uninformed "experts" giving their boring and/or just plain wrong "hot takes" about various topics. Well, everyone became an amateur film critic for the Oscars and decided to lay into their favorite (and least favorite) winning and losing films about nearly everything and anything.

 

 

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Listen to Dapayk & Padberg's "Stop Running" Exclusively on Myspace!

For German duo Dapayk & Padberg (aka Niklas Worgt and Eva Padberg), making you dance is a family matter. Since launching their club-ready project back in 2005, they’ve been releasing tons of music, traveling to all kinds of electro-loving places and proving that a solid marriage can also marry electronics with sensuality. March will see the duo unveiling their fifth LP Harbour, and today we’re giving you a taste of the new record with the exclusive premiere of “Stop Running” and a chat with Dapayk & Padberg.

How did you two meet?

We met in school when I was around 15 years old and Niklas 17. We were friends for a while before we started dating. Niklas was already doing music back than and I was fascinated by him and his music as well.  And now it’s more than 20 years later, we have been married for almost 11 years and we have our fifth album coming out. It sounds crazy or surreal to a lot of people but for us it’s been the best thing that ever could have happened to us.

What’s the idea behind the new album? 

After our previous album Smoke, it became pretty clear to us that we wanted to continue in a more listening-oriented direction, with which we had already started on Smoke. Before that our albums were made specifically for the dance floor, but we thought that with Dapayk & Padberg we have the opportunity to go a bit wider. The oldest track on Harbour is “Sink This Ship” which was also released as a pre-single last year. When we were done with this track, we knew that this is roughly the sound the album should represent. A cozy listening electronica vibe, with big open spaces for emotions and melancholia. Harbour has a much lighter, airier and also a more pleasant sound than Smoke. 

What’s the perfect environment to listen to (or more likely “to experience”) the record? 

Ideally we would say enjoy it with headphones and a good glass of red wine, if you really want to be lifted off. But it also works as musical canvas for road trips and barbecues. 

Tell us about the song we’re premiering today, “Stop Running.”

“Stop Running” was a bit of hard nut for us to crack. Niklas had put together the basic principle of the track on our vacation in Provence in Summer 2015. It took us over a year to find the right vocals and lyrics to go with it. Usually we are much faster when working on a new track but this one didn’t want to come together. But I am so glad that we continued trying, because it is now one of our favorites and also works great when we play live. The breakbeat moments on “Stop Running” definitely represent Niklas’ Drum’n Bass routes and make this one really fun to listen to. The lyrics are about facing your own lies and new beginnings. We really hope that it will ignite as much passion in people as it does in us. It’s also a good track in the mornings when you need someone to kick your butt and get going. 

5 fast fun facts about you. Go! 

We have 2 dogs named Hilde and Bärbel.

Niklas studied restoration of wall paintings.

Eva played the saxophone in school for two years but forgot all about it.

We love gardening.

Niklas just started beekeeping.

 

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Charlotte OC Aims for Honesty on 'Careless People'

Charlotte OC is no stranger to the music industry. Initially signed in the late 2000s when she was still a teenager, the British singer and songwriter put out a number of singles and EPs. However, she didn't release music that she felt was fully her. Fast-forward a few years, and Charlotte hasn't only grown up but is also ready to release her first full-length record, Careless People. 


Before it drops on March 31, we had the chance to chat with Charlotte about the debut record, growing up with her music and her plans for 2017. Hop to the next page to read the full interview.

 

Hometown: Blackburn, UK

Think back to the first song wrote. What was it about?

"Death and Angels." It was called "One of the Angels," and I wrote it underneath my dining room table.

You've been in the music industry since you were in your teens and hit a few road bumps. What have you learned about this industry and about yourself as an artist?

I don't think music is ever easy if you do it properly. I got signed very young, so had to make sure I released music I was happy with and proud of. It’s so see-through when it’s not real.

You've released a series of singles and EPs, but this is your first full-length. How does it feel to release this one?

Feels like how I imagined it would feel to hand in homework, which I NEVER did. I feel pretty vulnerable but pretty empowered about releasing a record as well.

How does Careless People differ from your past work?

This is my first album so it feels like the beginning of my work. As much as I made a record when I was younger, I didn’t really feel like I made it. I’ve had creative control over this one, and that makes a huge difference.

You've previously mentioned on Twitter that it took you two years to work on Careless People. Why did you want to take your time with this one?

This is my first album, so I wanted to get it right. I was also writing about my family and really personal things that can’t be thrown away. It needed to be as real as possible.

What's the story behind the album title?

It’s taken from The Great Gatsby. It really hit home how awful Tom and Daisy were to Gatsby. I got wrapped up in Gatsby as a character and he got swept into this world that Tom and Daisy had created and Daisy just led him on! Then it all got a bit too much for them, they disappeared and probably stayed together. Gatsby died. You get that a lot with relationships, people leave when it’s not great for them. I’ve done that sometimes in relationships... I walked away and [the other person was] still wrapped up in the world that I’d left behind... It’s such a painful thing to go through and I feel like that’s what was happening when I wrote my album.

What song was the most difficult to work on? Why?

"Shell" was a power ballad to start with and it didn't sit well with me. Took me 2 years to figure out where it belonged sonically but i finally got there with the help of Tim Anderson.

Which song off the album is currently your favorite to perform?

"Running Back To You" and "Medicine Man." Haven’t yet tried any of the rest just yet but I can’t wait.

What's the premise behind "Darkest Hour"?

It's about watching somebody you love put them self through a toxic relationship and there’s nothing you can really do a part from watch the car crash in slow motion. It's a kind of prayer to the person I wrote it about. Letting them know I care and I love them.

What do you hope people get out of Careless People?

An album they keep revisiting in years to come and they get more out of it each time they listen. Something that encapsulates a time in somebodies life and soundtracks it.

What's next for Charlotte OC?

Album's out on the 31st of March and lots of shows in Europe and the US . Can't bloody wait!

 

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Sunday, 26 February 2017

The Oscars Take Over Los Angeles & Chance the Rapper Gives Back to Chicago

For those of you who weren’t lucky enough be treated by Chance the Rapper or invited to be a part of Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars skit, here’s what you missed over the weekend.

 

And The Winner Is...

Stars descended on Los Angeles Sunday evening for the 89th annual Academy Awards, hungry for the opportunity to be recognized for their stellar work in film and to take home the coveted, gold statue. Host Jimmy Kimmel made sure to bring the laughs to this year’s stage, knowing how judgmental spectators can be. "This is my first time here and the way you people go through hosts, it's probably my last time." Kimmel kept the politics to a minimum, trying to keep the spirit of the Oscars relatively lighthearted. "I want to say thank you to President Trump. Remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist? That's gone, thanks to him." Not only did he incorporate his ongoing “feud” with Matt Damon, but no Kimmel production would be complete without his “Mean Tweets” segment.


Like any awards show, the night was full of surprises and upsets. La La Land won six Oscars for Best Production Design, Original Song, Original Score, Director, Cinematography and Actress (Emma Stone). The musical’s director, Damien Chazelle, is the youngest person to ever win the award at a mere 32 years old.

The controversial Casey Affleck defied the odds and took home the evening’s award for Best Actor in Manchester by the Sea. Poor Viola Davis is going to have to figure out where to store all of her trophies, as she took home yet another award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Fences. Though audiences knew early on that Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director of The Salesman, wouldn’t be in attendance due to his protesting of Donald Trump’s travel ban, it was bittersweet hearing his name announced for Best Foreign Language Film.

The worst upset of the evening happened when presenter Warren Beatty accidentally confused La La Land for Best Picture. There was a bit of premature celebration before the cast realized that accolade was meant to go to Moonlight. Oh well, it happens to the best of us — just ask Steve Harvey. Congratulations to all of the night’s winners! 

 

Chance the Rapper Giveth

As if we needed yet another reason to love Chance the Rapper, the recent Grammy-winning hip-hop artist gave us one on Sunday when he decided to give back to his hometown, Chicago, in the silliest, most selfless way possible. It all started with his recent trip to the movies to check out comedian Jordan Peele’s new thriller, Get Out. The film, which debuted this weekend, has been widely praised for its take on modern-day racism, comedy and good, old-fashioned horror. Chance loved it so much that he expressed his excitement (in all caps) directly to Peele via Twitter.


So, what would any movie enthusiast with endless amounts of cash and connections do? Buy all of the tickets of course. Yes, Lil Chano purchased all of the open seats for Chatham Theatre’s showings of Get Out on Sunday and tweeted for the locals to come and enjoy a free screening of the film on him. Peele has been beyond humbled by the success and support of the film in its opening weekend. If box office numbers made him blush, then Chance’s actions probably brought the first-time director to tears. Don’t ever change, Chance.

 

The Great American Race

Fans and celebrities alike left the cold weather behind and flocked down to the sunny beaches of Florida for NASCAR’s 59th annual Daytona 500. Actors Keanu Reeves and Owen Wilson put on their best blazers and joined Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski at the Speedway for an afternoon of sports history. Television personality and restaurateur, Guy Fieri, went to offer his support for driver Clint Bowyer, while rapper Waka Flocka Flame attended for more personal reasons. He said to USA Today’s For The Win:

“I’m 30, I’m an ‘80s baby, so us growing up, all we had was fast and furious NASCAR games – Sega and NASCAR was major when we were kids – Commodore 64, it was amazing. Just to come here is different. I thought it was just a bunch of oil changes, tires and car crashes, but actually, it’s a real sport.”

For many, Sunday’s race held more than just nostalgic significance. It also meant the heroic return of NASCAR veteran, Dale Earnhardt Jr. After suffering his fifth concussion, Earnhardt was forced to sit out the last 18 races of the 2016 season. Fans and fellow drivers welcomed the two-time Daytona 500 winner back with boisterous cheers and applause.



However, Earnhardt’s comeback didn’t go according to plan. During Stage 2, Kyle Busch’s vehicle lost a tire, resulting in a multi-car collision that also took Earnhardt, Matt Kenseth and Erik Jones out of the race with 94 laps remaining. By the end of the third and final Stage, only five cars remained that hadn’t been wrecked or damaged. Kurt Busch — older brother of Stage 1 winner, Kyle — managed to break through and take the lead, making him the first driver to ever in the prestigious event with only a one-lap lead.

 

Oh, Leslie...

Comedian and Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones found herself in hot water for mocking the support that white women have shown the Black Lives Matter movement. During her three-night residency at Carolines on Broadway in New York City, Jones brought up the hipster-centric neighborhood of Williamsburg and her experiences walking through it, stating:. “If I see another 45-year-old white woman from Williamsburg saying ‘black lives matter,’ I'm going to punch you in the mouth. Stop doing that.” While the joke allegedly left the audience in stitches, many were left confused as to why she would not only call out the movement’s advocates because of their nationality, but also why it was acceptable for her to also threaten them with violence.

Jones left no stone unturned, as she then went after black women for their lack of participation in standing up for themselves against President Trump: “Not one black woman out there [protesting]. Black woman at home watching ‘[Real] Housewives of Atlanta.’” Speaking of Trump, she then spoke on how the feather-ruffling President is impacting her romantic endeavors. On the prospect of becoming lucky in love, she explained: "I want to be in love. I want to do that, but it's 2017, and we got a pig in office. The world is about to end." Perhaps the stand-up routine as a whole was indeed funny, but for many supporters of Jones, the punchlines all seemed a lot like low-blows.

 

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Friday, 24 February 2017

Nine Painfully ’00s Lyrics About Brick Phones That’ll Get Your Thumbs Twitching

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