Theological conundrum

In the Book of Genesis, God is attributed to having said that He has created man in His own image.
How then does one reconcile oneself to a Supreme Being who looks like both Mickey Rourke and Hugh Jackman?

PS: My apologies if this offends anyone.

Pun of the weak #26

I was laid low for 24 hours last week with a spectacular head cold. I'm blaming it on an e-mail I'd received a few days earlier from a friend who said that she and all those around her were suffering from severe colds.

Whassamatter? You never heard of viruses being transmitted over the Internet?

Jai Ho!

Chennai's own A. R. Rahman has just picked up back-to-back Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Song for his work on "Slumdog Millionaire". Jai Ho*, Rahman bhai!

Congratulations also to Resul Pookkutty, the first Indian film technician to be ever be nominated for an Oscar, for his win in the Sound Mixing category for "Slumdog...".

* "Jai Ho", the song for which Rahman won his second award, translates to "Be victorious".
Yes, there is a reason behind the change in the choice of music on the blog.

And the winner is...

Here are the results of my own personal Oscar awards (extremely personal, as it turns out, considering only two people even voted):

Best Picture: 1943 - Casablanca
Best Actor: 2004 - Jamie Foxx in "Ray"
Best Actress: 1953 - Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday" (watch)
Best Supporting Actor: 1988 - Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda"
Best Supporting Actress: 1998 - Judi Dench in "Shakespeare in Love"
Best Song: 1971 - Theme from Shaft from "Shaft" (watch)

A few notes:
Best Picture: It ought to have been "Gandhi", but it is tough watching that movie more than once. And I didn't include "The Apartment" in my short-list, as I don't think anyone else would have seen it, which is a pity. Those of you who have never seen it, take my advice and do so.
Best Actor: This is my favourite Oscar winner. When I heard that Jamie Foxx was going to portray Ray Charles, I thought it was a joke. There's no way that that unfunny comic could pull off that role. Was there? I went to see that movie expecting a trainwreck, I came out marvelling. Jamie Foxx was Ray Charles.
Best Actress: Although not my personal winner here, Julie Andrews' acceptance speech for her win at the Golden Globes is my winner for best speech. Andrews had starred on stage as Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady", but Jack Warner of Warner Bros. decided she was too unknown for the movie version, and cast Audrey Hepburn instead. Andrews' consolation prize was practically perfect as Walt Disney cast her as Mary Poppins, and after winning the Best Actress award for "Mary Poppins", she ended her speech by thanking the man who made it all possible, Jack Warner. (Watch her Golden Globes speech here, and her Oscar speech here.)
Best Supporting Actor: Loved them all. Not a dud among the five of them. If you like heist movies, do yourself a favour and try to get ahold of "Topkapi".
Best Supporting Actress: Most of these are duds. I liked Dame Judi's acerbic portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I just a little more than the others.
Best Song: Again, not a dud among the lot of them. "The Way You Look Tonight" (watch the original performance) is one of my favourite songs, but the Theme from "Shaft" is the coolest Oscar winner ever. Here is the opening sequence to the movie. Can you dig it?

Enjoy...