2012 Emmy winners

Outstanding Comedy Series

WINNER

My picks are in BOLD black

Outstanding Comedy Series- I haven't seen any of these shows. No opinion.

WINNER

"Modern Family" (2009)

Other Nominees:

"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

"Girls" (2012)

"30 Rock" (2006)

"Veep" (2012)

Outstanding Drama Series

WINNER

"Homeland" (2011)

Other Nominees:

"Boardwalk Empire" (2010)

"Breaking Bad" (2008)

"Downton Abbey" (2010)

"Game of Thrones" (2011)

"Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie-Haven't seen any of these. 

WINNER

Game Change (2012) (TV)

Other Nominees:

"American Horror Story" (2011)

"Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)

Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)

"Luther" (2010)

"Sherlock" (2010)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Jon Cryer for "Two and a Half Men" (2003) though I do love Don Cheadle.

Other Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Don Cheadle for "House of Lies" (2012)

Louis C.K. for "Louie" (2010)

Larry David for "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

Damian Lewis for "Homeland" (2011)

Other Nominees:

Hugh Bonneville for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie-haven't seen any. No opinion. 

WINNER

Kevin Costner for "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)

Other Nominees:

Benedict Cumberbatch for "Sherlock" (2010)

Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)

Woody Harrelson for Game Change (2012) (TV)

Clive Owen for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)

Bill Paxton for "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "Veep" (2012)

Other Nominees:

Zooey Deschanel for "New Girl" (2011)

Lena Dunham for "Girls" (2012)

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Melissa McCarthy for "Mike & Molly" (2010)

Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" (2009)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER

Claire Danes for "Homeland" (2011)

Other Nominees:

Kathy Bates for "Harry's Law" (2011)

Glenn Close for "Damages" (2007)

Michelle Dockery for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

Julianne Moore for Game Change (2012) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Connie Britton for "American Horror Story: Asylum" (2011)

Ashley Judd for "Missing" (2012)

Nicole Kidman for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)

Emma Thompson for The Song of Lunch (2010) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Ty Burrell for "Modern Family" (2009)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson for "Modern Family" (2009)

Max Greenfield for "New Girl" (2011)

Bill Hader for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Ed O'Neill for "Modern Family" (2009)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

Aaron Paul for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Jim Carter for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Brendan Coyle for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Peter Dinklage for "Game of Thrones" (2011)

Giancarlo Esposito for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Jared Harris for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

Tom Berenger for "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)

Other Nominees:

Martin Freeman for "Sherlock" (2010)

Ed Harris for Game Change (2012) (TV)

Denis O'Hare for "American Horror Story" (2011)

David Strathairn for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER

Julie Bowen for "Modern Family" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Mayim Bialik for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Kathryn Joosten for "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)

Merritt Wever for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Kristen Wiig for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER

Maggie Smith for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Other Nominees:

Christine Baranski for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Joanne Froggatt for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Anna Gunn for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Christina Hendricks for "Mad Men" (2007)

Archie Panjabi for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

WINNER

Jessica Lange for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Other Nominees:

Frances Conroy for "American Horror Story" (2011)

Judy Davis for Page Eight (2011) (TV)

Sarah Paulson for Game Change (2012) (TV)

Mare Winningham for "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

WINNER

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996)

Other Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)

"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

WINNER

"The Amazing Race" (2001)

Other Nominees:

"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

"Project Runway" (2004)

"So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)

"Top Chef" (2006)

"The Voice" (2011)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

WINNER

Tom Bergeron for "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

Other Nominees:

Cat Deeley for "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)

Phil Keoghan for "The Amazing Race" (2001)

Ryan Seacrest for "American Idol" (2002)

Betty White for "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (2012)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

WINNER

"Modern Family" (2009): Steven Levitan("Baby on Board")

Other Nominees:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000): Robert B. Weide("Palestinian Chicken")

"Girls" (2012): Lena Dunham("She Did")

"Louie" (2010): Louis C.K.("Duckling")

"Modern Family" (2009): Jason Winer("Virgin Territory")

"New Girl" (2011): Jake Kasdan("Pilot")

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

WINNER

"Boardwalk Empire" (2010): Timothy Van Patten("To the Lost")

Other Nominees:

"Breaking Bad" (2008): Vince Gilligan("Face Off")

"Downton Abbey" (2010): Brian Percival("Episode 7")

"Homeland" (2011): Michael Cuesta("Pilot")

"Mad Men" (2007): Phil Abraham("The Other Woman")

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special-Haven't seen. No opinion.

WINNER

Game Change (2012) (TV): Jay Roach

Other Nominees:

"Hatfields & McCoys" (2012): Kevin Reynolds

Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV): Philip Kaufman

"Luther" (2010): Sam Miller

"Sherlock" (2010): Paul McGuigan

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

WINNER

"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Don Roy King

Other Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005): Jim Hoskinson

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996): Chuck O'Neil

"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993): Jerry Foley

"Portlandia" (2011): Jonathan Krisel

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

WINNER

"Louie" (2010): Louis C.K.("Pregnant")

Other Nominees:

"Community" (2009): Chris McKenna("Remedial Chaos Theory")

"Girls" (2012): Lena Dunham("Pilot")

"Parks and Recreation" (2009): Amy Poehler("The Debate")

"Parks and Recreation" (2009): Michael Schur("Win, Lose, or Draw")

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

WINNER

"Homeland" (2011): Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff("Pilot")

Other Nominees:

"Downton Abbey" (2010): Julian Fellowes("Episode 7")

"Mad Men" (2007): Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner("The Other Woman")

"Mad Men" (2007): André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton("Commissions and Fees")

"Mad Men" (2007): Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner("Far Away Places")

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special-Haven't seen any. No opinion.

WINNER

Game Change (2012) (TV): Danny Strong

Other Nominees:

"Hatfields & McCoys" (2012): Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, Bill Kerby

"The Hour" (2011): Abi Morgan

"Luther" (2010): Neil Cross

"Sherlock" (2010): Steven Moffat

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

WINNER

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (1996)

Other Nominees:

"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"Portlandia" (2011)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

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[DVD] Tuesdays with Mell (06-05-2012) Safe House, John Carter, Act of Valor & Machine Gun Preacher

You can really call this week man movie Tuesday. You can have yourself quite a manly movie marathon with these four.


Safe House Trailer: http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/movie/trailer/502712
 My video review: http://moviemavenmemoirs.blogspot.com/2012/05/safe-house-movie-review.html

Act of Valor (2012) Military Action film Starring: real Navy Seals as the lead fighters & Roselyn Sanchez ("Royal Pains"). Written by: Kurt Johnstad (300). Directed by: Mike McCoy & Scott Waugh. Plot: The mission of rescuing a kidnapped CIA agent from a lethal terrorist cell falls to an elite squad of Navy SEALs in this covert-action thriller. Active duty SEALs play the lead fighting roles in a saga based on actual events from their service. Trailer: http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/movieDetails/525823 Review: I've been really interested in seeing this movie because of the use of real Navy Seals as actual leads. The question is, can they act? I haven't seen this movie yet because when it was released my hubby was about to be deployed. I do not watch war films right before or during deployments. Rating: TBD. Watch with: TBD.

Machine Gun Preacher 2011 Action Biopic Starring: Gerard Butler (How to Train Your Dragon), Michelle Monaghan Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, 2X Emmy winner Kathy Baker ("Picket Fences"), Oscar nom Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) & Madeline Carroll (Cafe(V)). Written by: Jason Keller (Mirror Mirror). Directed by: Indie Spirit winner Marc Forster (Everything Put Together). Plot: True story about Sam Childers (Butler), a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers. Trailer: http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/movieDetails/520477 Review: The title of this movie is so stupid, but the story is remarkable. I'm looking forward to seeing Butler back in action mode in a part that can also show the acting ability he has. Rating: TBD. Watch with: TBD.

John Carter 2012 scifi film Starring: Taylor Kitsch (Battleship), Lynn Collins (X-men Origins: Wolverine), Samantha Morton (Synecdoche, New York), 2X Oscar nom Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire), Oscar nom Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Mark Strong (The Way Back), Dominic West ("Appropriate Adult"), James Purefoy ("The Philanthropist"), Emmy nom David Schwimmer ("Friends") & Emmy nom Jon Favreau ("Dinner for Five"). Written by: 2X Oscar winner Andrew Stanton (WALLE), Oscar nom Mark Andrews (One Man Band (short)) & Michael Chabon based on the story "The Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by: Stanton. Plot: Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet (Kitch) discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess (Collins) who is in desperate need of a savior. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPBEBrAng34 Review: Taylor Kitch as yet another screw up who gets his act together. I'll start with a positive. The trailer is amazing. It gives me chills every time I watch it. The problem with the movie is that there's too much exposition that tries to explain the back story way too quickly, so it's difficult to grasp onto any type of intricate plot. If they had instead showed the back story and made it part of the film, it would have been easier to follow. With out the back story, you cannot care about the martians. That only leaves the love story to fall back on, which is sweet, but isn't enough to fill the void left by too much exposition. Kitch plays his usual self, and I'm not all that impressed with him. Collins is very good in her role. She is actually a black belt so it was interesting seeing her handle weaponry and fight in this film. This film is probably a much better book. Watch the trailer, and read the book. Skip this movie. You will forget about it as soon as you leave the theater. Rating: Stamped out so why bother.