2012 Academy Award Predictions from The Library Lady

There were so many great films in 2011 that I am kind of loathe to pick one as my favorite. PLEASE watch "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"...it is downloadable free of charge from iTunes.

Following are my picks for the Award Winners:

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress: Viola Davis (The Help)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Animated Feature: "Chico and Rita"
Best Foreign Film "A Separation" (Iran)
Best Original Screenplay "Midnight in Paris"
Best Adapted Screenplay "The Descendants"
Best Art Direction "Hugo"
Best Costume Design "Hugo"
Best Original Song "Man or Muppet" (Muppets)
Best Original Score "The Artist"
Best Makeup "Albert Nobbs"
Best Sound Editing "Drive"
Best Short Film (animated) "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"

Best Visual Effects- OK, I am torn between "Harry Potter" and "Planet of the Apes." I'll get back to you on that one!

Enjoy the show, admire the outfits and keep watching the magic of the movies!!!
xoxo

Library Lady Tara

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Upcoming posts will cover some of my favorite Films & Reads of 2011, my hideously base taste in television shows, and then maybe a music post.

Thanks for looking, ideas welcome!
xoxo

Life is a Rollercoaster Ride...

Traveling without a road map...that's what this past year has been. And I've gone off road and off course and off the rails...but I suppose the wonder of being human is that we can heal, we can fix, we can learn and we can change. And make the ride a little bit less bumpy. As the holidays come barreling toward us, I wish you peace, happiness, health and, more than ANYTHING ELSE, I wish you self-love. Without that, it's difficult to feel true love for anyone else. Love and be good, no-be GREAT to yourself and all else will fall where it may...xoxoxo

It's the Most Wonderful Time...AGAIN!!!!???!!!

SO....it's that time of year again. I was thinking of going for a Danish theme on my tree this year but the offspring practically rioted three years ago when I did a blue, silver and white theme. They like putting their beloved treasures upon the tree. And, as they are my beloved treasures, I shall abide by their wants.

More Long Branch Street Art...

More Broadway street art. I always thought I'd love a cool mural in my house, but then I realized you can't take it with you when/if you move. The lesson in THAT, of course, is that everything is temporary and eventually we'll all have to let go of everything we love/admire/cherish. Depressing yet liberating, no?

Long Branch NJ Art on the Street...OR Edgy Librarian Photos

I've never been a, well, a girl who follows too many trends. With regard to reading, films, plays, etc. I gravitate toward the original, the different, the outsider effect I suppose it could called. I was lucky enough to recently work with Andrea Phox, photographer extraordinaire, again, using the incredible backdrop of the Long Branch, NJ Broadway arts district. So many talented artists have used the area (soon to be redeveloped) as an enormous gallery.
Please check Andrea's blog out for more AMAZING photos!!! www.blog.andreaphox.com and tell her Tara sent you!!! Enjoy.

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Escape from NJ...

If anything should do a heart good, it would be escaping from this seemingly endless Jersey winter and getting away to Florida for a week. Right? And we had a great time. It was a week of quite good weather (Florida being the only state without snow on the ground), miles of walking each day-which had the benefit of knocking a couple pounds off me-and general escapism. Universal Studios is so much fun. We stayed at the Hard Rock which makes vacationing ridiculously convenient...everything is walkable, unlike the Happiest Place on Earth where transportation is always a concern, and walk we did. I actually got back to the room one night, lay down just to relax for "a minute" and didn't awaken until the next morning. Perfect. I'm a girl who is always on the quest for a good night's sleep. The daughters had a great time. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is amazing...and now I know what Butter Beer tastes like. I hit one of my favorite roller coaster (Dueling Dragons, which pre-dated but is now part of Harry Potter) and got to feel that delicious sensation of being completely out of control and flying through the air. I also got to see my gorgeous cousin and her two daughters, which was SUCH a happy reunion for me. We did have to drive back (1,000 miles) through a wicked ice storm but even that was manageable. SO, with having all that fun and being out in the sun for a week and generally being happy, why do I feel melancholic for things over which I have no control? Yeah, kind of a bummer end to a great time, and I guess leaves things kind of untied, as far as blog posts go, but this is just where I am...kind of down, at least at the moment. xo