75th Golden Globe Awards showcased glamorous winners and gracious losers

The 75th annual Golden Globe awards showcased glamorous winners and gracious losers, many of whom were dressed in black to symbolize their protest against sexual harassment.  

Here are the big winners of the evening.  Do you agree or disagree with the prize winners?  Do you think we'll see repeats at the Academy Awards?

Cecil B. DeMille award

Oprah Winfrey

MOVIES

Best motion picture, drama

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best motion picture, musical or comedy

"Lady Bird"  

Best actress in a motion picture, drama

Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best actor in a motion picture, drama

Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"

Best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy

James Franco, "The Disaster Artist"

Best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy

Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"

Best supporting actor, any motion picture

Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri" 

Best supporting actress, any motion picture

Allison Janney, "I, Tonya" 

Best director

Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"

Best original score

Alexandre Desplat, "The Shape of Water"

Best original song

"This Is Me" (from "The Greatest Showman")

Best screenplay

Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" 

Best foreign language film

"In the Fade"

TELEVISION

Best television series, drama

"The Handmaid's Tale"

Best television series, musical or comedy

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Best limited series or motion picture made for television

"Big Little Lies"

Best actress in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television   

Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies"

Best actor in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Ewan McGregor, "Fargo"

Best actress in a television series, drama

Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Best actor in a television series, drama

Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"

Best actress in a television series, musical or comedy

Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Best actor in a television series, musical or comedy

Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"

Best supporting actor in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Alexander Skarsgård, "Big Little Lies"

Best supporting actress in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television

Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies"

Same Kind of Different As Me will help you see the homeless differently

Movie Title:   
Same Kind of Different As Me

Grade:  B+

Rating:  PG-13, 119 minutes

In a Nutshell:   Based on a true story, this movie will make you want to do more for the homeless to let them know they’re not alone or invisible.

Tips for parents: 

• Some profanity, including racist slurs.
• Discussion of the Klu Klux Klan and racism.
• After watching the film, you should talk to your kids about the homeless and maybe even plan a special service project to help the homeless in your city!

                             

Uplifting theme: 

• “While the journey of the homeless may begin in a hopeless place, it didn’t have to end there.” – Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear)
• “God is in the recycling business of turning trash into treasure.” – Denver (Djimon Hounsou)
• “Sometimes you just gotta bless the hell out of people.” – Denver
• “It’s kind of incredible what a little love can do.” – Chef Jim (Thomas Francis Murphy)

                                       

Things I liked:

• Without the lead actors, it may have felt like just another sappy Christian movie, but the superb performances by Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, and Jon Voight  elevate it to so much more. 
• I liked Debbie’s sweet, soft voice.  What an angel she was.
• I really liked the idea of “catch and release” friendship.  How do you treat your true friends?
• The scene with the yellow roses was very sweet.  Wouldn’t we all like to have such an impact on others?
• I always love seeing pictures and video clips of the real people at the end of a movie about them.

                                   

Things I didn’t like:

• I’m still not used to Renee Zelwegger’s new face.
• One of the first times we see Denver, he flies into a rage, but we’re never told why.
• I’ve never seen people clap and give a standing ovation for a eulogy at a funeral.  Have you?  It seemed odd and a bit inappropriate to me.
• It's pretty predictable.

Funny lines:

• “You wanna be my friend?” – Denver

“Uh huh…” – Ron

“I’m gonna have to think about that.” - Denver

Interesting lines:

• “I’ve done things I’m not proud of.” – Clara (Ann Mahoney)

“We all have.” – Debbie

• “I just don’t know how much a million dollars is worth anymore.” – Ron
• “When you’re as precious to God, you’re important to Satan.” – Denver 

I hear the book is different from the movie a bit, so if you’d like to dig in deeper, you can buy one with this link! 
                                               

  

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Lady Bird is a funny, truthful coming-of-age ,story

Movie Title:      Lady Bird

Grade:   A

Rating: R, 1 hour 34 minutes

In a Nutshell:  No, this movie has nothing to do with Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.  This coming-of-age story is a charming movie with a lot of humor and creative storytelling.  

Writer and director Greta Gerwig captures soul extremely well.  It's her first solo directorial debut. She named the main character, Christine, after her own mother and Christine’s mother is a nurse, just like Greta’s real mother. The movie is not really a young love movie, but a love story between Christine and her mother.

Tips for parents: 

• Talk of premarital relations.  There is a scene of Christine losing her virginity.
• Spoken and written profanity, including F-bombs.
• “Your mom’s hard on you.” – Danny O’Neill (Lucas Hedges)

“Yeah, she loves me a lot.” – Lady Bird

* Point out to your daughter that Kyle just honks the horn and expects Christine to go out to his car.  Super tacky.

* Pornography

* Christine makes some really bad choices, lies, and attempts to steal something from a store.

Uplifting theme: 

• Life
• Love
• Family
• Choices and accountability
• Friendship, loyalty

Things I liked:

• I’m such a fan of Saoirse Ronan.  She’s fantastic in everything she does.  She’s originally from Ireland, but her American accent in this movie is really great.  Like always, her Golden Globe nominations is well deserved.
• Laurie Metcalf is always a delight.  The scenes with her and Saoirse together are really great. She also deserves her Golden Globe nomination!
• The dialogue feels real, but funnier than real life.
• I thought it was cute when they were crying while listening to a John Steinbeck audio book in the car during their road trip in the beginning of the movie. Every parent will be able to relate to the growing pains of their relationship.
• Some of the scene transitions were awesome and extremely clever. 
• All of the acting is really great.  The entire cast is excellent.
• You really feel invested in the characters and grow with them during their character arcs.
• Stephen Sondheim wrote the songs in the musical that the students perform in the movie.
• For a short time, Lady Bird broke the record held by Toy Story 2 on Rotten Tomatoes for the best-reviewed movie of all time.
• It feels fresh.  Thank you.  Even though I love superhero movies, it's nice to have something else at the movie theater!

                               

Things I didn’t like:

• I don't have to see people have sex in a movie to know that they did.  I'd much rather NOT.  People complain that society is falling apart, but they don't seem to see the connection between that and all the garbage that's in movies.  We don't have to see everything. Come on, people.  What do you think....do movies reflect society or influence it or both? 

Interesting lines:

• “I wish I could live through something.” – Christine

“Aren’t you?” – Marion McPherson (Laurie Metcalf)

• “Just because something looks ugly doesn’t mean it’s morally wrong.” – Lady Bird

Funny lines:

• “Lady Bird!” – Christine
• “ Is that your given name?” – Father Leviatch (Stephen Henderson)

“Yeah.” – Christine

“Why is it in quotes?” – Father Leviatch

“I gave it to myself.  It was given to me by me.” - Christine

• “Just go to city college, then to jail, then back to city college...”    Marion        (What parent hasn’t had this conversation with their teenager?  Ha ha)
• “What I’d really like is to be on Math Olympiad.” – Lady Bird
• “But, math isn’t something you’re terribly strong in.” – Sister Sarah Joan (Lois Smith)
• “That we know of yet.” – Christine
• “Hey, I’m like Keith Richards.  I’m just happy to be anywhere.” – Larry McPherson (Tracy Letts)
• “I want to read it in bed.” – Lady Bird, when she wanted her mom to buy a magazine.

“That’s something that rich people do.  We’re not rich people.” – Marion

• “Six inches for the Holy Spirit!” – Sister Sarah Joan at the dance, telling Christine and Danny to spread farther apart.
• "You're giving me an eating disorder!" - Christine to her mom.  Then she sighs, "I wish I could get an eating disorder."

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