[img_assist|fid=3337|thumb=1|alt=a300] Tonight, the hubs and I went to see 300, the movie adaptation of the graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City). The title refers to 300 Spartans led into battle against a much more formidable Persian army (The Battle of Thermopylae, 480 B.C.) by King Leonidas of Sparta.

[img_assist|fid=3176|thumb=1|alt=arachel] Join me tonight as I "live blog" the 79th Annual Academy Awards. I've settled in on the couch with a glass of red wine and a pile of crudité and I'm watching the "pre-game show" on E! Pull up a seat, won't you! (All times PST) Leading up to the awards, it's all about "Who are you wearing?"

[img_assist|fid=2072|thumb=1|alt=A Mark Wahlberg] Please join me on Sunday, February 25, beginning at 5PM PST as I live-blog the Oscar goings-on right here on BlogHer. Sure, I'll be covering who wins the awards, but that will be interspersed with lots of talk about who looks good and who should fire their stylist.

[img_assist|fid=3071|thumb=1|alt=adrewbarrymore|caption=drew barrymore hugh grant] Right off the bat let me say that I am an unapologetic Hugh Grant fan. Ditto for Drew Barrymore. So when I first read that the "King and Queen of the Romantic Comedy" were going to be in a movie together, I knew I'd see it. Even if, on paper, it didn't seem like they'd have any chemistry together. Isn't he too old? Isn't she too young? What could funky, quirky Drew have in common with droll, interminably uncomfortable Hugh? Turns out lots.