How gay is Mildred Pierce?

Let's count the ways how this mini series is gay:

- directed by queer filmmaker Todd Haynes.
- a "woman's" story.
- original movie starred Joan Crawford, queen of the big gestures and the overripe drama i.e. gay gay gay.
- Kate Winslet is admittedly not much of a gay icon but she is an actress who has been nominated several times and won an Oscar. So she's kinda gay.
- Melissa Leo has a supporting role. Again the Oscar angle.
- The trailer is all about the period detail, costumes and art direction. Very gay.
- Haynes made the very gay Far From Heaven which was based on the dramas of possibly one of the gayest directors, Douglas Sirk.
- Me and many of my friends are super excited about this. That is very gay.

The only not gay thing is that I feel like I should get HBO, 3 years after I unplugged.

And by the way saying something is gay is the highest compliment I can give.

Please say it isn't so

It looks like we will not be seeing Cate or Kate on screen this year. Kate has not signed up for any upcoming projects after her Oscar win. While Cate will star with Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, that movie is unlikely to be released before 2010.

Our only chance seems to be hearing Cate. She is doing voice over work in Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel.

Could any other actress rise up and claim 2009 to be hers?

Finally!

Kate got her Oscar!

The "Murtada" Awards or my Oscar ballot

Best Film:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Milk.
Rachel Getting Married.
Revolutionary Road.
The Visitor.

Best Actor :
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road".
Robert Downey Jr in "Iron Man".
Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor".
Sean Penn in "Milk"
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler".


Best Actress :
Cate Blanchett in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".
Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married".
Kristin Scott Thomas in "I've Loved You So Long".
Meryl Streep in "Doubt".
Kate Winslet in "Revolutionary Road".

Best Supp Actor :
Josh Brolin in "Milk"
James Franco in "Milk"
Bill Irwin in "Rachel Getting Married"
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight"
Haaz Sleiman in "The Visitor"

Best Supporting Actress :
Hiam Abbas,in "The Visitor".
Penelope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona".
Viola Davis in "Doubt".
Taraji P Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".
Debra Winger in "Rachel Getting Married".

Best Director :
David Fincher for "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button".
Gus Van Sant for "Milk".
Jonathan Demme for "Rachel Getting Married".
Sam Mendes for "Revolutionary Road".
Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire".

Best Original Screenplay :
Milk - Dustin Lance Black.
Rachel Getting Married - Jenny Lumet.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Woody Allen.
The Visitor - Thomas McCarthy.

Best Adapted Screenplay:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth & Robin Swicord.
Doubt - John Patrick Shanely.
The Reader - David Hare.
Revolutionary Road - Justin Hythe.