Blue Moments With Jodie & Fassy
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 4:01PM 
Was it just me or was last night's Golden Globe ceremony less gold than blue? (It was even unfortunately brown what with all the references to Bridesmaids poop jokes). "Blush" was both a red carpet trend and something that stars were having to do.
The evening literally began with a beaver joke and ended with a dick gag. Both Jodie Foster and Michael Fassbender were good sports about the below-the-belt ribbing but what the hell did they spike the drinks with last night?
Jodie's Beaver
Ricky Gervais set the bawdy tone kicking off with a joke that seemed to be about Mel Gibson (he wasn't allowed to talk about him) but morphed into a much better one about Jodie Foster. He can't mention Mel Gibson...
Especially not Jodie Foster's Beaver. I haven't seen it myself.
I've spoken to a lot of guys here. They haven't seen it either.
...But that doesn't mean it's not any good!
One of the talking dumbheads at E! after party actually thought that was a joke about Jodie still being hot after birthing two children. Oh no, honey, no. That's not what the joke was about.
Elton John did not think this joke was funny in a subsequent cutaway -- though he knew what the joke was about -- but he had a permascowl on his face throughout the evening, only smiling when Morgan Freeman interrupted his own speech to say "Hi Elton"
Fassbender's Frontal
When Clooney won Best Actor, He gave a beautiful shout out to his friend and former co-star Brad Pitt before going straight for the Fassbender dick jokes, even pantomiming a golf swing without a golf club.
Also you get to meet a lot of other wonderful young actors. I met -- I'd like to thank Michael Fassbender for taking on the frontal nudity responsibility that I had.
Really Michael? Honestly, can you play golf with your hands behind your back?
Go for it man, do it.
George, George, George...
Surely that was as good as a $100 million blockbuster for upping Michael Fassbender's Q Quotient round the world.
Reader Comments (24)
Love Jodie Foster so much. The sexuality thing - worst kept Hollywood 'secret'. I care more about her career and her adorable family. Fassbender doesn't do it for me. But I understand his appeal.
More reaction shots: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2012/01/reaction-shots-2012-golden-globes.html#
What they say about Kate Winslet's speech had me laughing for minutes! Ah ah so true!
Gervais did exactly what he was expected to do but I was very disappointed with Blunt, Clooney and also Meryl. Honestly, I think we already got enough vulgarity with regular tv, let's not ruin awards shows.
yum. Fassy looked DELICIOUS. and george's sexy shout-out to him made that win slightly more bearable
Man, did Jodie look amazing last night or what? Can we get that woman's career back on track?
Jodie and Fassy looked incredible, and I'm sorry-someone had to make that Fassy joke at some point. Might as well be the prototype for perfect movie star.
Fassy really looks like Ethan Embry in that first shot.
I've been scouring the internet trying to find Idris Elba's walk to the stage and Domnic West giving him a bro hug, but I can't find any video. The Wire fan girl in me is very disappointed with this.
K, it's in that reactions shots link from Vulture that I've put here.
Jorge-
Seeing the still there reminded me of my futile efforts trying to find the video this morning.
I've also been trying to find Will Arnett yelling at Jimmy Fallon.
I always laugh that it was Spike Lee of all people that showed off Foster's amazing legs. Has she ever looked more glamorous than she did in Inside Man?
Gervais just was not funny this year. Last year was.
Clooney winning everything, for playing Geroge Clooney, is just annoying. It was a good movie, he was in, but every nominee in the category gave better perfrormances than him.
Two time Oscar winner George Clooney, while Leonardo and Pitt have zero. Thats just wrong.
It's not all wrapped up for Clooney, I don't think. He's the frontrunner now, sure, but things could easily change. I actually think Pitt could surprise at the SAG, and if that happens, that would automatically make it Pitt vs. Clooney. And I think Dujardin stands a good shot at winning the BAFTA, which when coupled with his movie's frontrunner status makes him a real contender as well. This could easily turn into a 3-man race.
All the while Fassbender is the one who truly deserves the win. But if not him, then Pitt.
katie: It would be insane if someone who became famous for being the movie star to end all movie stars won for J freaking Edgar. My hope is he turns out lighter, fluffier and charming in his own way next year in Gatsby and takes it all.
I accept Clooney having two. I actually like the idea of two-time acting Oscar winners -- I just hate it in the best actress category when young starlets shotgun the whole thing -- Foster, Field, Swank.
Volvaiga, First off Leo's performance in J. Edgar was good, nowhere near Blood Diamon/Shutter Island good but good for and Eastwood movie. On top of that he is not going to win. Nominated most likely, but not win.
Next year he might be in the running, but I doubt for Gatsby. Baz Luhrman and 3-d, that movie could be a train wreck. Now Django, playing villain, finally. That he could take it for, and it would long overdue. Who unlike Clooney just plays himself in every movie he is in.
Ricky Gervais was pretty lame this year. Beaver jokes? Sucking up to Clooney? Still prattling on about "The Tourist"? Next!
As for Michael Fasspenis, I mean Fassbender, oh my stars. Get me into that theater opening night for "Shame," please! Whenever it graces my area, that is.
Fassbender doesn't need a dirty joke from Georgie to be famous. He's simply the best actor of his generation. And yes he's way better than you, Georgie, even with his clothes on
Oh poor Ricky Gervais....I guess he didn't know Jodie was bringing both her kids! Or perhaps he didn't care about talking up her Beaver in front of them!
Please stop the backlash against the Clooney!
SBG - Isn't that why Gervais' joke would be considered a "double entendre" (even though her boys probably know what Gervais meant, and I'd doubt it be the first time they heard such a joke, if asked "what was he talking about, Mom?" Jody still had an out.)
Whereas Clooney's golf joke can really only be interepreted one way, but I assume that Fassy didn't bring his mom to the ceremony. (I could be wrong, of course; I know Charlize brought her mom.)
katie: Nom likely? Huh? I Am Sam, starring Sean Penn, tanks critically and does only decently commercially and still gets a Lead Actor nom. Okay, I get that, actors love an ACTOR's ACTOR and it gave them an excuse to not give a consolation nomination to Jim Carrey. A Leonardo DiCaprio film that is neither a critical or commercial success with the other major talked about films being ACTOR'S PIECES? I still think, somehow, he's sort of in sixth or seventh place for Oscar traction at this point. One of ten nominees for the Golden Satellite, 0 Critics Prizes, in at SAG and the Globes against Fassbender's near constant presence at critics prizes and Clooney's joke just two nights ago. Somehow, I lean on Fassbender or Bechir as the last two slots.
My field:
Clooney (locked)
Dujardin (locked)
Pitt (locked)
Fassbender (high traction boost after Clooney's speech)
Most likely fifth slotter: Bechir. Yes, I know he was only a SAG nominee and not a Globe nominee, but somehow I view the nomination as working as both an acknowledgment of Bechir and a reward to the genuinely money making Weitz brothers that doesn't come across as sacrificing their dignity. Clint's last six films are: J Edgar which has made $43 million so far against a $35 million dollar budget (loss of $13.5 million right now), Hereafter which earned $105 million on a $50 million dollar budget (gain of $2.5 million), Invictus which earned $122 million on a $50 million dollar budget (gain of $11 million), Gran Torino which earned $269 million on a budget of $33 million (gain of $101.5 million), Changeling which earned $113 million on a budget of $55 million (gain of $1.5 million) and the Iwo Jima yin yang films (take the budgets and grosses together and they LOST the studio about $13 million). Balanced out, his last six endevaours gained the studio $90 million, most of that earning dependent on Oscar nomination buzz. The Weitz's are: Responsible for American Pie so anything the whole series earns is indebted to their initial sweat, Chris and Paul are responsible for trying to make His Dark Materials and the Darren Shan books into franchises, the former eeking out a bit internationally while the latter lost money and have both taken pay check work (Twilight for Chris, Meet the Parents franchise for Paul) to make passion projects. Paul Weitz also made In Good Company and American Dreamz. Balanced out, their actual theatrical work has collectively netted studios a quarter billion dollars and the Direct to DVD sequels of American Pie probably also sold marginally well due to suckers so I'm guessing $10-20 million total on those. $260-270 million earned without reliance on Oscar Heat vs. $90 million earned theatrically with EXTREME reliance on the level of Oscar heat. Somehow, I think even Actors might want to vicariously reward the Weitz's success, especially older actors.
Thanks Jorge. That was awesome. I loved the Piper Perabo one and the Modern Family one.
Fassbender's accent in Shame was awful. For me it detracted slightly from what was a superb performance.