The annual tradition commences. Thoughts that came to me in the order they came to me with a few interjections from others...
Nooooooo Amy Adams. Great Actress Terrible Roundtabler. When will her reign of bored/disgruntled-to-be-there terror end? We'll never be rid of her?
Or... What Guy & Chris said
Amy Adams sounds fun. pic.twitter.com/ftDXp9iYpw
— Guy Lodge (@GuyLodge) November 21, 2016
@nathanielr Amy Adams showing up at every roundtable like pic.twitter.com/XlHxjiPpEk
— Chris Feil (@chrisvfeil) November 21, 2016
Someone should do some investigative reporting on why The Hollywod Reporter is so obsessed with her. She's not the only bankable actress in the world. She's the not the most lively or forthcoming or interesting talk show guest. Yet she's the one they cannot ever be without. "Something's going on there" "People are saying..."
Where is Viola Davis?
Remember when Natalie Portman called the Oscars a "false idol"? Yet here she is again, campaigning for another golden calf.
Natalie is pregnant again, just like last time. Last time (2010) she beat Annette Bening who is right beside her and was also very pregnant on her most-likely-to-win nomination (American Beauty, 1999) though she lost so being pregnant isn't always good luck though Catherine Zeta Jones (2002) and Meryl Streep (1982) would beg to differ.
Gingers have taken over the planet. First Julianne & Eddie won Oscars in the same year. Now three of the seven Actress Roundtablers, four if you count how brightly backlit Taraji's 'do is.
What Chris said...
Pop - Taraji
— Chris Feil (@chrisvfeil) November 21, 2016
Six - Naomie
Squish - Emma
Uh Uh - Amy
Cicero - Annette (obviously)
Lipschitz - Natalie
The Various Murder Weapons - Isabelle
Do you think he's divvied up the roles well there?
Every single actress is doing the side part with cascading curls except The Bening who has always refused to conform.
My prediction for Isabelle Huppert in Elle isn't looking so crazy now, is it people? Please remember that I was the first pundit to predict her and worship me accordingly in late January should it come to pass. I'm not trying to jinx it I just really believe it's possible (though obviously no sure thing).
What Caspar said...
Can somebody write Huppert an awards season script so that she can convincingly pretend to be someone who gives a fuck?
— Caspar Salmon (@CasparSalmon) November 21, 2016
It is so gross that they defiled Emma Stone's right thigh and this entire cover with Trump's name.
Blue is a pleasing color but what if they had all come dressed as their characters in this year's movies?
...Or each other's characters. Picture it:
Taraji P Henson as Michèle Leblanc (holding grey BooBoo Kitty)
Emma Stone as a crack addict
Naomie Harris as Dorothea, a bohemian single mother in the 70s
Annette Bening as singing and dancing Los Angelenos in love
Isabelle Huppert as linguist communicating with aliens
Emma Stone as a NASA mathematician
Natalie Portman as Jackie. (Oh wait...)
So excited to hear Annette Bening's anecdotes when the full video is released. She's so great on these panels (from the evidence of that one time).
Is this our first former Bond Girl (Naomie) on the roundtable?
It would have been cool to have somebody unexpected here like Molly Shannon (Other People) or Kate Beckinsale (Love & Friendship) instead of Amy for a nice change.
I am going to project so many interior monologues on Isabelle Huppert while the others are talking! It's super easy to do with Huppert, try it.