Movie Madness

We're about 45 minutes away from one of my favorite nights of the year: the Academy Awards. Most of the world thinks they're lame, and tries to find anything to do besides watch the epic production on television.  To each his own, but even the cynical among us here at Smartini can appreciate a movie star(let) and a good flick.

For this week's special we'll be pitching our own movie ideas, based on our own lives, of course! We will answer that age-old question, "Who would play you in a movie about your life?" among other interesting tidbits. 

And if that isn't enough to keep you stumbling to the bar every day, you have my solemn vow to discuss Good, the Bad, and the downright Fugly from Oscar night each and every weekday.

I'll be rooting for Slumdog Millionaire tonight, because it encompasses so much of what I love about movies, and I'm giving an early prediction that its starlet, Freida Pinto, has one of my favorite looks of the evening: