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Going for the gold: Previewing and predicting the 2021 Golden Globes
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Believe it or not, it looks like we’re actually going to get an awards show! That’s right folks – the Golden Globes are coming!
Now, it won’t be the same kind of ceremony to which we’re accustomed. There likely won’t be much in the way of red carpets or auditoriums full of famous people preparing to accept their little statues. We won’t see many tuxedos or bespoke gowns. There will be tech glitches galore as an attempt is made to remotely run a globally-viewed show.
But hey – at least Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are back to co-host. Not in the same room. Not even on the same coast. But they’re back, co-hosting as well as two people separated by 3,000 miles can.
The show will air at 8 p.m. on Feb. 28 on NBC, with preshow content streaming live via the Golden Globes’ official Twitter account and at GoldenGlobes.com starting at 6:30 p.m.
Like many, I’ve taken my share of shots at the Globes (or more specifically, against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the voting body for the awards) over the years. And there’s no disputing that plenty of weird choices were made yet again this year.
I don’t care! It’s an awards show! I’m here for it!
(Note: As per usual, my focus for this preview will be the movie side of the equation – specifically, the major awards. For the rest of my movie picks and my television predictions, you can check them out – in much less detail – at the end of this feature, but honestly, my TV picks are even more guesswork than my movie selections. You’ve been warned.)
It should also be noted that as always, these predictions are aimed at who WILL win as opposed to who SHOULD win in my opinion. I’m looking to maximize my correct answers, though the truth is that when it comes to the Hollywood Foreign Press, you never really know what the hell is going on.
Let’s go to the Globes.
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COVID-19 Feb. 25 Update: With 41 deaths in two days, ugly remnants of January's spike in cases are still showing up
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(EDITOR'S NOTE: For reporting purposes, case counts are actually tabulated the prior day and those tabulations are often adjusted up or down. This is due to Maine CDC investigators determining which actual new or current cases may not qualify to be classified as COVID-19 cases, especially when it comes to probable cases. Some days are actually adjusted upward, while cases are more often revised downward upon subsequent investigations. Therefore, The Maine Edge uses adjusted net figures first when determining actual daily variances instead of the number of newly reported cases that may end up not qualifying or being adjusted. In the case of a prior day's figures being revised upward, both will be included since the prior day was underreported.)
DAILY UPDATE: Current information as of 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 with CDC data as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesdday, Feb. 24. Some figures have been updated due to newly obtained data.
AUGUSTA - New cases related to COVID-19 climbed back above the 200-mark on Thursday when state health officials reported 217 additional cases across the state. The gain was the fourth straight increase following a day that saw cases drop below 100 for the second time since November when 98 new cases were reported on Monday. The pattern was also consistent to the one seen last week when only 89 cases were reported on Tuesday only to rebound the following days as tests were reported in.
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Peter Guralnick’s ‘real-life novella’ about Maine’s legendary Dick Curless
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Peter Guralnick is, arguably, America’s most substantial music writer. When I saw that the title of his first book in five years was called “Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing,” the first thought that came to mind was that the title could not be more apt. Probably more than any other author of music-related books I’ve encountered, Guralnick has the ability to transport you from your present domain to the environs of his subjects where you can almost touch, see, smell, taste, and hear what they do. The reader gets lost in the best of ways when reading a Guralnick book or profile.
My bookcase at home is trembling from the weight of Guralnick’s work, including his first compendium of artist profiles, “Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues, Country and Rock and Roll,” released 50 years ago, his staggering and definitive two-volume biography of Elvis Presley (“Last Train to Memphis” and “Careless Love”), his methodical account of the life of a soul legend (“Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke”), the myth-busting “Searching for Robert Johnson” and his masterfully crafted bio on one of the true OGs, “Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Each book left a deep imprint on this reader, while also serving as literary companions to the musical dives they inspired while reading.
In “Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing,” an anthology of profiles, old, new, and revised, Guralnick tells stories that no other writer could have told by going deep into the lives of his subjects to give us not a comprehensive summation of events but to ultimately reveal the truths that drew him, and quite possibly us, to their light.
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