On the spot

On the spot

We found freshman psychology major Haley Fulbright in front of Coronado Residence Hall.

Wildcat: OK, you’re on the spot. Are you going to watch the Oscars later?

Fulbright: Yes, I am.

W: What time are they on?

F: I think they start at 8 p.m., but I like to watch the pre-show.

W: Have you seen a lot of the movies this year?

F: Only a couple of them. Unfortunately I don’t get to go to the movies very much.

W: What movies have you seen?

F: I saw the “”No Country for Old Men”” and then only parts of the “”There Will Be Blood,”” I think it’s called.

W: I haven’t seen “”Juno.””

F: Oh I saw “”Juno.”” It’s so good. It’s like a girl version of “”Superbad.””

W: If you had your own personal Oscars, who would be your favorite director?

F: I don’t know his name, but he’s done all the ones lately: “”Superbad”” and I think he’s done part of “”Juno.””

W: I don’t know his name either. What’s your most reaffirming movie moment?

F: What do you mean?

W: You saw it and you just got so happy and you wanted to cry and you had to stifle your tears in the movie theater.

F: Actually “”Juno”” was one of them. It was a really uplifting movie and it had a happy ending. She ends up with the little Paulie Bleeker guy and it’s really cute.

W: Is that the one from “”Arrested Development?””

F: No, it’s the one from “”Superbad.”” The little awkward, blonde-haired kid.

W: What’s the most touching scene at a beach?

F: I don’t know. In “”The Notebook”” when they’re running around together. When they’re happy, when they’re dating and young and she’s in a little red bathing suit.

W: What’s the funniest scene in a movie with a fart noise and/or a monkey puppet?

F: I don’t think I have a favorite one of those.

W: What’s the best scene featuring a mentally retarded Oscar nominee?

F: The “”I Am Sam”” movie. That one was really, really good.

W: Is that the one with all the Beatles songs?

F: No, that one is “”Across the Universe.”” The “”I Am Sam”” is about a dad that’s retarded and gets his daughter taken away.

W: That sucks. What’s the best flashback with mid-’80s music and slow motion and twinkles on the screen?

F: “”The Wedding Singer.””

W: What’s the best art-house movie filmed in a European country where a black and white heart-throb actor screams “”No!”” really loudly and puts up his hands in discontent.

F: No idea.

W: Or, I guess another version of that question would be, what color would you make the red carpet if it wasn’t red?

F: I think a good navy blue would be nice because people would still stand out.

– Andi Berlin