Oscars 2011 Promo w/Hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco

First promo for the 2011 Academy Awards, hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

Cute!

They're Here! 2011 Oscar Nominations!

The 83rd annual Oscar nominations were announced this morning at 5:30am PT/8:30 ET by Mo'Nique and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak.

The ten best picture nominees were pretty predictable, and I've still yet to see The Fighter, Winter's Bone, and The King's Speech. Time to get on that. Christopher Nolan (Inception) got edged out of the best director race by the Coen Brothers, who many believed wouldn't get a nomination because of the late December release of their Western, True Grit. Also noticeably snubbed was Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine, despite his costar, Michelle Williams, nabbing one of the five best actress nomination slots. Instead, Javier Bardem, who has been largely overlooked for his emotionally charged role in foreign film Biutiful, managed to slide into the best actor category. This is a huge surprise, considering he wasn't nominated in any of the other major award ceremonies this year. The Oscars have a habit of doing that though, surprise nominations that creep their way in when you least expect it. We all remember Roberto Benigni's win for Life is Beautiful, right? How could anyone forget? His fantastically enthusiastic acceptance speech was probably where Tom Cruise got his eccentric couch jumping antics from. Good for Javier though. It's widely agreed that he deserved more recognition for this movie. I'm a little irked by Hailee Steinfeld's best supporting actress nomination because she was undoubtedly the lead in True Grit, but hey, the Academy makes it a habit of putting young actors and actresses in supporting categories, regardless of the size of their role in the movie. I guess it worked out better that way because had she been considered in the Best Actress category, there would most likely not have been enough room for her.

All in all, a great bunch of nominees. Now it's time to fill out your ballots! Outguess Roger Ebert and you could win $100,000! I mean it'll never happen, but I'm still entering. It's all for the fun of it anyway. You know, if you consider this movie geek type of fun, actual fun. I know I do!

The 83rd Academy Awards will air Sunday February 27th at 8PM EST / 5PM PST on ABC.

Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
“The King's Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
“True Grit”
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Cinematography
“Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
“Inception” Wally Pfister
“The King's Speech” Danny Cohen
“The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
“True Grit” Roger Deakins

Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King's Speech” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest” Sandy Powell
“True Grit” Mary Zophres

Directing
“Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell
“The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)
“Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
“Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
“Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
“Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Documentary (Short Subject)
“Killing in the Name” Nominees to be determined
“Poster Girl” Nominees to be determined
“Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
“Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
“The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Film Editing
“Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
“The Fighter” Pamela Martin
“The King's Speech” Tariq Anwar
“127 Hours” Jon Harris
“The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Foreign Language Film
“Biutiful” Mexico
“Dogtooth” Greece
“In a Better World” Denmark
“Incendies” Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria

Makeup
“Barney's Version” Adrien Morot
“The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
“The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)
“How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
“Inception” Hans Zimmer
“The King's Speech” Alexandre Desplat
“127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
“The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best Picture
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
“Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
“The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
“127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
“The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
“True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Short Film (Animated)
“Day & Night” Teddy Newton
“The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
“Let's Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
“The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action)
“The Confession” Tanel Toom
“The Crush” Michael Creagh
“God of Love” Luke Matheny
“Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
“Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Sound Editing
“Inception” Richard King
“Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
“Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
“Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing
“Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
“The King's Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
“Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
“The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects
“Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
“Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
“Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
“Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
“The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter's Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
“The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
“Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
“The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler

Golden Globes 2011 Winners and Best/Worst Dressed

I know I'm a week late, but hey, I was on vacation. Even on vacation I couldn't help but sit down and watch this, a decision which I immediately regretted after watching the whole thing. Ricky Gervais has been on the receiving end of alot of heavy criticism and straight up lashings (see Judd Apatow's total distaste for Gervais' performance at the Globes), but honestly, what did you expect, Hollywood? He's a comedian, it's an awards show, and what do award show monologues always turn into when you put a comedian in the driver's seat? A freakin' roast. Judd Apatow, sit down, calm down. Thanks.

What irked me was the total lack of entertainment in the show, and the fact that it seemed awkwardly put together. The scripted blurbs actors read out prior to announcing winners was just too painful to watch at times. The absolute WORST though, was the total upset on the carpet. Even my best dressed picks are only mildly interesting. There were plenty of worst dressed picks to choose from, and if I had all day, I'd have picked nearly everyone to be on this list. What a damn shame and a totally atrocious showing. Seriously, did everyone fire their stylists the day before the Globes?

Before I get into the nitty gritty on the carpet, I have a few thoughts on the winners. Let me just say, I'm pleasantly surprised by the HFPA's decisions. I thought The Social Network was perfectly deserving of Best Motion Picture (drama) because it was a fantastic, brilliantly acted movie with a powerful script, penned by Aaron Sorkin, who took home Best Screenplay. The Kids Are All Right was the obvious win for Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) and rightfully so, because it was great, and Annette Bening was phenomenal in it. It'll be interesting to see how these movies will fare once we get to a single best picture category at the Oscars. Keep in mind that this year will again have the 10 Best Picture nominee format, so that will make room for plenty of movies in the race. The most fantastic win by far Sunday night was Laura Linney's win for The Big C, a fantastically deserving show about a woman who suddenly discovers that she has cancer. I am a huge fan of the The Big C and I'm happy to see Laura Linney recognized for her amazing work on the show. Biggest upset of the night by far was Glee's win for best comedy television series, because when compared to the other shows in its category, it's the most disjointed, awkwardly scripted show with themes that tend to repeat themselves on a continuous loop. I would have much rather seen Modern Family win because that show is simply hilarious. Too bad.

A full list of the winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
"The Social Network"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
"The Kids Are All Right"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Best Director - Motion Picture
David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Best Television Series - Drama
"Boardwalk Empire"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
"Glee"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Laura Linney, "The Big C"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Carlos"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Lynch, "Glee"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chris Colfer, "Glee"

Best Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

Best Original Song
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from "Burlesque"

Best Original Score
"The Social Network"

Best Foreign Language Film
"In a Better World," Denmark

Best Animated Feature
"Toy Story 3"

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Now onto the mess of the red carpet. I'll start with the best, or what I could salvage and haphazardly label as the "best". It's not to say they didn't look great, but everyone could have stepped their game up a little more tonight.

Best of the Golden Globes '11:

Claire Danes in Calvin Klein Collection: Simply perfection. This pink reminds me of that famous baby pink Ralph Lauren Gwyneth Paltrow wore when she won the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, and it looks like this dress was lucky for Claire too because she came home with a best actress in a mini series or TV movie for her portrayal of Temple Grandin.
Amber Riley in Oliver Tolentino: Really exquisitely well done, and perfect for her body type. She couldn't have chosen a better dress to show off her figure.

Julianne Moore in Lanvin: This normally wouldn't warrant a best dressed pick, but I appreciate Julianne's effort here, I just wish the dress had been ironed out, or rather, in a material that wasn't so susceptible to wrinkles. 'A' for effort, Julianne. Besides, how could I possibly put a queen like Julianne Moore into the worst dressed list?
Hailee Steinfeld in Prabal Gurung: Young actresses take note. What an incredibly classy, gorgeous choice. I also love her hair in a straight ponytail; absolutely perfect for the dress.


Elisabeth Moss in Donna Karan: I love this deep forest green, and I love those interesting pleats. What don't I love? Elisabeth's hair. Looks like she just hopped out of the shower and let it air dry.
Ryan Gosling in Ferragamo: I love that Ryan went with a velvet suit. He was the only interesting male on the carpet, the rest blended into a sea of matte black and white.


Milla Jovovich in Armani Prive: You know what, Milla Jovovich could wear a paper bag and it would look good. The best part of this outfit are the finishing touches -- the hair, the makeup, the clean accessories: beautiful.
Mila Kunis in Vera Wang: Easily my favorite dress of the night. Freakin' amazing.


Worst Dressed of the Golden Globes '11:

Jennifer Love Hewitt in Romona Keveza: The big hair and this oddly shaped dress does nothing for JLH. I'm still trying to understand what's going on in the top half of her dress.
January Jones in Versace: WHATINTHEHELL? I don't know what's happening here and I honestly can't comment because it's that atrocious.


Catherine Zeta-Jones in Monique Lhullier: Deep forest green seems to be a trend tonight, except it's too literal in this dress. Looks like a big ole puffy mess of moss to me.
Heidi Klum in Marc Jacobs: Why, Heidi, why? I love Marc, I really do, but this dress belongs in St Tropez, not at the Golden Globes.


Emma Stone in Calvin Klein Collection: I love this dress and I love Emma Stone, but damn, she's too pale for this dress. It doesn't help that she recently dyed her hair blonde for the Spiderman reboot, because there are so many light colored neutrals here that my eyes can't catch a break.
Piper Perabo in Oscar De La Renta: This dress makes me shudder, and then it makes me sad--very, very sad.


Natalie Portman in Viktor & Rolf: Alright Natalie, I know you're pregnant, but that is not an excuse to wear a bag of a dress with a beaded applique that looks like something your grandma sewed for you onto your pillow.
Lea Michele in Oscar De La Renta: Oh Lea. Every time there's an award show she seems to think you have to wear this big, grandiose atrocity of a dress. This time was no exception.


Helena Bonham Carter in Vivienne Westwood: Helena's in a fashion world of her own, so she usually lands in worst dressed lists, and it's not surprising that this year she showed up in this crazy dress with mismatched shoes.
Julianna Margulies in vintage Yves Saint Laurent: I can appreciate vintage and I see how this dress would have worked, but where in the hell did you get the idea that those shoes would be a good idea, Juliana? Come on now. Close toed, ancient looking, pointy satin pumps are never the right answer when you're wearing a full length gown. How could you go and do that to a vintage YSL?

Newsweek's Oscar Roundtable

Who else is excited about the Oscar nomination announcement tomorrow? I know I am, but I'm a geek, and you know I've already made a mental ballot. Look out for Oscar nominations at 5:30am Pacific, 8:30 Eastern.

Check out Ebert's Oscar nomination predictions. They're pretty much in line with my own thoughts, except instead of Justin Timberlake in The Social Network for best supporting actor, I'd go with Andrew Garfield instead. His performance was undoubtedly better. All of Ebert's other predictions, however, seem pretty sound.

In honor of the upcoming Oscar nomination announcement, I'm posting the Newsweek Oscar Roundtable featuring Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Colin Firth (The King's Speech), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine), and James Franco (127 Hours). There are multiple videos, but I'm only posting a few, although they are all worth watching. Check out the rest of the videos and the transcript on Newsweek's website.

Fringe's Friday Debut Ratings

Fringe made its debut last Friday in its new timeslot, and thankfully, it premiered to similar ratings it posted on Thursdays, and actually beat out its last airing in the previous timeslot. 4.9 million viewers tuned in with a 1.9 in adults 18-49.

Keep in mind that Fox entertainment prez, Kevin Reilly, told the Television Critics Association that if Fringe managed to keep its Thursday numbers in its new Friday timeslot, it would get renewed. Let's just hope fans keep tuning in! Now, if only I had a Nielson box, my viewership would be counted, because you know I'm watching!

Adele's "21", A Track by Track Walkthrough

Adele is so fantastic, and easily one of my favorite female vocalists. I definitely had 19 on repeat when it first came out, and from time to time, I'll revisit it because it was such a phenomenal record. Her new album, 21, debuts February 22 in the U.S. It's basically perfection.

Here Adele walks you through the album, track by track.

Parks & Rec: Swanson's Pyramid of Greatness

I'm still reeling from last night's premiere, because it flawless. I love this show a little too much, and I will continue my fangirling by offering up this awesome pyramid that will only be understood by P&R fans. Obviously we'll all be shifting our moral codes and paradigms of healthy living to the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness from now on.

Click to enlarge. (Trust me, you'll really want to.)

First Male Asian Supermodel New Face of Louis Vuitton

Well it's about damn time. Louis Vuitton has signed Godfrey Gao, the first male Asian supermodel, to appear in their ads, which will run well into 2012. It's no secret that Asians have been largely underrepresented in the modeling world and only recently have they started making waves, most notably with Chinese model Liu Wen, also the face of Estee Lauder, who is the 10th highest paid model in the world. Male Asian models, however, are few and far between, especially when we're talking supermodel status. It's quite a strategic move on Louis Vuitton's part; reaching out to Asian models, especially since much of its revenue is generated in Asian markets. Asians love their Louis Vuitton. It's more than just luxury goods to them, it's a status symbol. Asian women save up their wages and extra pocket money for months just to be able to carry one of those bags. It's a cultural phenomenon, and Vuitton is fully aware. Someone in the marketing department has their thinking cap on.

Gao is a 26 year old Canadian born Taiwanese TV star turned into model. With his face hitting ad campaigns this year, I'm sure revenue in men's accessories will be going up tenfold.

I'm back!

After a disastrous return trip home, I'm finally back from vacation. Don't get me wrong, I love the cold, sharp air of New York and Boston, but I definitely don't love the flight delays the weather creates. Such a pain. A little splatter of rain and all means of transportation are suspended. What ensued after that is too much of a clusterfuck to lay out here and explain, so let me just say, boy, am I glad to be home. It just so happens I returned to 75 degree weather in the middle of winter-- only in CA.

Alrighty. Much to catch up on, most notably the Golden Globes, which was just a big hot mess. Someone please tell me what happened this year on the red carpet. I had to watch with my eyes half closed because it just hurt to look at some of those dresses. What a shame and what a sad, sad way to kick off awards season. Post coming.

On a brighter note, NBC debuted its new Thursday comedy night, which means Parks & Recreation has finally come back and it was AMAZING. Last night's show was also its series high in ratings. Good to see all my fellow Parks & Rec came back for a midseason premiere. Maybe that will teach NBC execs not to bench it next year. Anyone who isn't watching this show needs to start watching right about NOW. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, aka my not so secret guilty pleasure, had its season finale last night and now I'm pretty much convinced that this is the best Housewives show in the franchise, although Atlanta comes in a close second because that show will always be a big ole crazy mess, and I love it.

More importantly, today is Fringe's debut on Friday, and I will hold onto the delusional hope that this show is staying on air for as long as I have to. So why don't well all spend a nice Friday night in and watch TV's best sci-fi show on air right now? K, thanks.

Principato Young Banner Promotion Announcement

Well, this is awesome. The partners at Pricipato Young promoted two assistants last Friday and announced their promotion on a banner hung on the roof of the building across the street.

Via Deadline Hollywood:

Getting promoted from assistant to deal maker is itself an unforgettable day in the life of an assistant. The partners at Principato-Young ratcheted up the grandeur last Friday for newly minted managers Pete Dealbert and Meghan Moeller. Principato partners Allen Fischer and Paul Young tell me they gathered the entire assistant staff into a conference room, ostensibly to discuss the important issue of new chairs for expansion to the ninth floor at their 9465 Wilshire Blvd headquarters. While they closed the blinds to view chair choices on a monitor, partner Brian Dobbins hung an 18-foot banner off the roof of the building across the street. Filmmaker client Zack Pearlman rushed in to ask if they’d seen the commotion across the street. When the blinds were opened, Dealbert (1.5 years and Susan Solomon’s assistant) and Moeller (a 3.5 year vet and Peter Principato’s assistant) realized their coffee pouring days were over. The promotions swell the roster of Principato-Young managers to 16.

Now this is the kind of company you want to work for. What an incredibly great gesture to build morale at work and to really show appreciation for your employees. I know where I'm sending my resume in the future.

Why Fringe is Amazing: An Awesome Use of Guerilla Marketing

I mean, I clearly know why Fringe is amazing, but in case you don't, here's an obvious reason.

Via Michael Ausiello:

Exclusive: Fringe Spoilers, but there's a twist..
by Michael Ausiello

...they’re hidden in an independent record store near you! Allow me to explain: In Fringe's Jan. 21 episode (its first in its new Friday time slot), Walter comes face-to-face with his musical hero — the keyboardist for the ’70s band Violet Sedan Chair, Roscoe Joyce, played by Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future).

As a genius tie-in, producers created a vinyl album for the group titled Seven Suns and shipped it to select independent record outlets nationwide. “They’ve been in stores for a couple of months now,” says a show insider.

The best part: Each individual album is different, including specific spoilers and clues about the show embedded in the lyrics (and possibly elsewhere). “They all have unique properties,” says the source.

Now fans just have to find the stores that carry the album. Well, that and figure out who are the real musicians behind the faux group. Says the insider: “We’re keeping that a secret for now.” (Sure, now they decide to be tight-lipped!)

Anyway, Fringe fans, that’s your mission, should you choose to accept it. Find those albums — and email me pics and intel at askausiello@tvline.com! Hurry!

Um, so I guess that means I need to hit up my local Amoeba store, right?!

Happy New Year! Here's your gift!

It's a new year and I've been delinquent on posts already. I haven't quite gotten used to 2011, but it's a good thing I no longer use pens or pencils and therefore have no need to acclimate myself with the year change when writing the date. Funny how dependent you are on your electronic gadgets, like iPads, e-Readers, laptops, smartphones, etc. etc when you're out of school. Goodbye bluebooks and college rule notebooks, hello netbooks.

Anywho, I'm off on vacation next week, so in the meantime I've been trying to catch up on movie releases, especially since the Golden Globes are a mere 10 days away! So far Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right, and 127 Hours have been crossed off my list and this weekend I'm squeezing in The Fighter and True Grit. I still need to see The King's Speech and I'd love to catch Sofia Coppola's Somewhere as well.

Alright, here's your new year's gift, or more like my new year's gift to myself. A sneak peek of Parks & Recreation's third season! I have been waiting too friggin' long for this show to come back.