Author Archives: Tara Cuslidge

Tara Cuslidge

Tara Cuslidge is online editor for Recordnet.com. She covered youth, features and entertainment for The Record from 2002-2005, and was a general assignment multimedia reporter from Sept. 2007- Nov. 2008. Cuslidge holds a bachelor degree in communication from University of the Pacific and a masters degree in journalism from University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Tracy with her husband, an electrical engineer, and their pure-bred Chow Chows, Sky and Beau.

St. Patrick’s Day treats

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 10, 2010 | 0 Comments
It’s not quite St. Patrick’s Day yet, but we’ve already started making some plans for video and stories relating to the holiday. In doing so, I remembered a 2008 interactive presentation I put together about different eats and drinks for the green holiday. Now LENS editor Robin Nichols wrote a food story then, stopping by P. [...]
Posted in Multimedia, Video | Tagged , , , , , | 0 Comments

Live updates of Academy Award winners

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
Live updates of the Academy Award winners avaliable here.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

Academy Awards begin

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
Highlights so far: Neil Patrick Harris in sparkles with a Broadway-like show number was great. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were hilarious, especially when Martin referred to Helen Mirren as “Damn Helen Mirren” instead of “Dame Helen Mirren.” Oh, and their poking at George Clooney was awesome. Oh and Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for Inglourious Basterds.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

How many times can you ask the same question?

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
And the Academy Award for the most overasked question of the night goes to: “What do you think of having 10 movies in the best picture category?” It’s not the controversy the hosts are making it out to be.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

Take your seats…

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
After interviewing a voice-challenged Quentin Tarantino (really, he sounds like he’s losing his voice), the Red Carpet live hosts are now talking to Matt Damon about “Invictus.” And the loud speakers keep telling people it’s time to take their seats. I wonder what happens to celebrities not in their seats when the show starts?
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

Red Carpet preshow wrapping up

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
The annoucement has just been made urging the actors/actresses present to find their seats. ABC broadcast, on Channel 10 locally, begins at 5 p.m.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

Is it just me…

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
or does Sigourney Weaver never age? I’m suddenly remembering the Ghostbusters movies… AP photo of Weaver with Penelope Cruz.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

How Oscar is made

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Academy ran a montage of how the Oscars were made earlier in the broadcast. Here’s one from 2008. Same thing really.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

‘Hi Emma,’ …. ‘I’m Jessica’

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
More reason to love Rico Rodriguez. He just mistook a young girl’s name, calling her Emma. “I’m Jessica,” she responded. “My bad,” he said. This kid is really bringing the Red Carpet to life.
Posted in News and updates | Tagged , , | 0 Comments

Renner talks on the Red Carpet

By Tara Cuslidge | Published: March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments
Jeremy Renner just hit the pre-show Q & A, getting a question from the Facebook crowd. “It was hot,” he said when asked about filiming the movie. He also talked about training with the guys at Fort Irwin and said it was a tremendous experience. “We knew we had a great script, I knew I had the role [...]
Posted in News and updates | 0 Comments