Monthly Archives: December 2012

Your Life is Ending

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When I started to write this “blog”, it was only because I wanted to make the distinction between “your own life ending” and the “whole world coming to an end“. But soon afterwards (Dec 26th) I was at a local B&N store with my daughter and quite randomly picked up “Mortality” by Christopher Hitchens. I have not yet bought a copy (I really should) but have already read three quarters of it.

So, returning to the topic of “my life ending” – what would I like to do. Keeping in mind that I know quite well that some day my life will end, as I am sure anyone reading this agrees. What I’m really thinking of here is if I knew that my life was ending in the next few weeks / months.

A Year – a year from “today”.

Three Months – 3 months from “today. This might mean that you have already had your loved ones last birthday or any other significant day.

A Month – a month from “today.

A Week – a week from “today.

Three Days – 3 days from “today.

A Day – “today” is your last day.

I guess one of the assumptions I have not mentioned earlier – the end of your life is not from a illness or accident. The end was just as normal – the only difference being that you (and you alone) knew of your end. Everyone else around you still lived as usual – without knowing when their life was going to end or that you knew of your’s.

That actually brings up a totally somewhat new topic – what if we lived in a world where we all knew when our lives ended. Not necessarily the day we were born, but at some point later. Let’s say half way thru you find out. There I go – getting totally distracted from what I write about right now.

– manzoor

The World is Ending

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Yes, yes – I know it (The World) is NOT really ending. But what IF it was (and we all knew that it was), what would you be doing about it?

  1. Would you try to prevent it from happening? I guess there would have to be some sort of organized effort going on for you to join  and participate in such an effort. But it could also be that you, and you alone, knew of some effort that could change the course and save the world from ending. Would you do what was needed to prevent the end? More importantly, “should” you (or anyone) try to stop the world from ending?
  2. Would you rather prepare for what was “next”? Let’s accept the fact that you have spent most of your life so far NOT preparing, what is it that you are trying to change in the few days that you have left?
  3. Just sit back and let the chips fall where they will . . . . .

What else IS there to do?

– manzoor

 

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– manzoor

2013 Golden Globe Nominations

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Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • Argo
  • Django Unchained
  • Life of Pi
  • Lincoln
  • Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  • Jessica Chastain ZERO DARK THIRTY
  • Marion Cotillard RUST AND BONE
  • Helen Mirren HITCHCOCK
  • Naomi Watts THE IMPOSSIBLE
  • Rachel Weisz THE DEEP BLUE SEA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

  • Daniel Day-Lewis LINCOLN
  • Richard Gere ARBITRAGE
  • John Hawkes THE SESSIONS
  • Joaquin Phoenix THE MASTER
  • Denzel Washington FLIGHT

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 
Blueprint Pictures/Participant Media; Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • LES MISERABLES Universal Pictures, A Working Title Films/Cameron Mackintosh Productions; Universal Pictures
  • MOONRISE KINGDOM Indian Paintbrush; Focus Features
  • SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN CBS Films; CBS Films
  • SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Emily Blunt SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
  • Judi Dench THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
  • Jennifer Lawrence SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
  • Maggie Smith QUARTET
  • Meryl Streep HOPE SPRINGS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Jack Black BERNIE
  • Bradley Cooper SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
  • Hugh Jackman LES MISERABLES
  • Ewan McGregor SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
  • Bill Murray HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

  • BRAVE Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures
  • FRANKENWEENIE Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures
  • HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
  • RISE OF THE GUARDIANS DreamWorks Animation LLC; Paramount Pictures
  • WRECK-IT RALPH Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • AMOUR (AUSTRIA) Les Films Du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classics
  • A ROYAL AFFAIR (DENMARK) (En kongelig affære) 
Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
  • THE INTOUCHABLES (FRANCE) (Les Intouchables) 
The WeinstenCompany, Quad Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp; The Weinstein Company
  • KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK) Nordisk Film Production, Recorded Picture Company; The Weinstein Company
  • RUST AND BONE (FRANCE) (De rouille et d’os) 
Page 114, Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

  • Amy Adams THE MASTER
  • Sally Field LINCOLN
  • Anne Hathaway LES MISERABLES
  • Helen Hunt THE SESSIONS
  • Nicole Kidman THE PAPERBOY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

  • Alan Arkin ARGO
  • Leonardo DiCaprio DJANGO UNCHAINED
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman THE MASTER
  • Tommy Lee Jones LINCOLN
  • Christoph Waltz DJANGO UNCHAINED

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

  • Ben Affleck ARGO
  • Kathryn Bigelow ZERO DARK THIRTY
  • Ang Lee LIFE OF PI
  • Steven Spielberg LINCOLN
  • Quentin Tarantino DJANGO UNCHAINED

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

  • Mark Boal ZERO DARK THIRTY
  • Tony Kushner LINCOLN
  • David O. Russell SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
  • Quentin Tarantino DJANGO UNCHAINED
  • Chris Terrio ARGO

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

  • Mychael Danna LIFE OF PI
  • Alexandre Desplat ARGO
  • Dario Marianelli ANNA KARENINA
  • Tom Tykwer, CLOUD ATLAS Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
  • John Williams LINCOLN

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

  • “FOR YOU” — ACT OF VALOR Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
  • “NOT RUNNING ANYMORE”—STAND UP GUYS Music by: Jon Bon Jovi Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi
  • “SAFE & SOUND” — THE HUNGER GAMES Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett
  • “SKYFALL”—SKYFALL Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth
  • “SUDDENLY” — LES MISERABLES Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics by: Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  • BREAKING BAD AMC 
Sony Pictures Television
  • BOARDWALK EMPIRE HBO 
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
  • DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2 PBS 
A Carnival / Masterpiece Co-Production
  • HOMELAND SHOWTIME 
SHOWTIME, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet, Fox 21
  • THE NEWSROOM HBO 
HBO Entertainment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  • Connie Britton NASHVILLE
  • Glenn Close DAMAGES
  • Claire Danes HOMELAND
  • Michelle Dockery DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
  • Julianna Margulies THE GOOD WIFE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

  • Steve Buscemi BOARDWALK EMPIRE
  • Bryan Cranston BREAKING BAD
  • Jeff Daniels THE NEWSROOM
  • Jon Hamm MAD MEN
  • Damian Lewis HOMELAND

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 
Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
  • EPISODES SHOWTIME 
SHOWTIME, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
  • GIRLS HBO 
Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
  • MODERN FAMILY ABC 
Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
  • SMASH NBC

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Zooey Deshanel NEW GIRL
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus VEEP
  • Lena Dunham GIRLS
  • Tina Fey 30 ROCK
  • Amy Poehler PARKS AND RECREATION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

  • Alec Baldwin 30 ROCK
  • Don Cheadle HOUSE OF LIES
  • Louis C.K. LOUIE
  • Matt LeBlanc EPISODES
  • Jim Parsons THE BIG BANG THEORY

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • GAME CHANGE HBO 
Playtone and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
  • THE GIRL HBO 
A Wall to Wall, Warner Bros Entertainment GmbH, Moonlighting and BBC Production in association with HBO Films
  • HATFIELDS & MCCOYS HISTORY Thinkfactory Media in association with History
  • THE HOUR BBC AMERICA 
Kudos Film and Television/BBC America co-production
  • POLITICAL ANIMALS USA NETWORK Berlanti Productions and Laurence Mark Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • Nicole Kidman HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
  • Jessica Lange AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM
  • Sienna Miller THE GIRL
  • Julianne Moore GAME CHANGE
  • Sigourney Weaver POLITICAL ANIMALS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • Kevin Costner HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
  • BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH SHERLOCK (MASTERPIECE)
  • Woody Harrelson GAME CHANGE
  • Toby Jones THE GIRL
  • Clive Owen HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • Hayden Panettiere NASHVILLE
  • Archie Panjabi THE GOOD WIFE
  • Sarah Paulson GAME CHANGE
  • Maggie Smith DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 2
  • Sofia Vergara MODERN FAMILY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • Max Greenfield NEW GIRL
  • Ed Harris GAME CHANGE
  • Danny Huston MAGIC CITY
  • Mandy Patinkin HOMELAND
  • Eric Stonestreet MODERN FAMILY

– manzoor