Mia Hamm has retired. But, her legacy, class and competitive spirit will long live on in her fans around the world. Kudos to her for being a stand-up athlete and shining example to our kids, especially our daughters. For her, it was never about the fame and fortune. I only wish other pro athletes would take note.
So long, Mia. You're an amazing woman!
Thursday, December 9
Wednesday, December 8
The Rivers' are back
"Joan and Melissa Rivers are returning to red carpet duty starting with next month's Golden Globes, a job they were shut out of during this year's Emmy Awards because of a contractual tangle. The mother-daughter tandem say they are more than ready to dish it out to the stars. "I think it will be notched up just because the energy is going to be so amazing," Joan Rivers said on Tuesday. She missed covering this year's Emmy Awards when she and her daughter jumped from E! Entertainment Television to TV Guide Channel."
Hmmmm..... Joan and Melissa were missing from the Emmy Awards? I hadn't noticed.
Hmmmm..... Joan and Melissa were missing from the Emmy Awards? I hadn't noticed.
Tuesday, December 7
The O.C. Part II
I'm watching Season One about a year after everyone else has. But I'm totally addicted. A couple thoughts:
- It's Queer As Folk with no gay people and much less sex (and nudity)
- The law firm Sandy works for.... is it really just two people there?
- Summer is funny as hell
- Mischa is so cute, but too skinny
- Kirsten is a mix between Holly Hunter and Laura Linney
- They didn't consider age when casting (Mischa is 18, her mom is 35, Tate is 40, Adam Brody is 25)
- The music is really good
- I am going to stay up late to watch the next episode
12 episodes since Sunday. Yeah!
- It's Queer As Folk with no gay people and much less sex (and nudity)
- The law firm Sandy works for.... is it really just two people there?
- Summer is funny as hell
- Mischa is so cute, but too skinny
- Kirsten is a mix between Holly Hunter and Laura Linney
- They didn't consider age when casting (Mischa is 18, her mom is 35, Tate is 40, Adam Brody is 25)
- The music is really good
- I am going to stay up late to watch the next episode
12 episodes since Sunday. Yeah!
F'in Blockbuster
There's a reason I hate Blockbuster. Actually, several reasons.
1. They censor or do not carry movies that are not rated (this includes family films that happen to be released as NR)
2. They have a shitty selection of independent and foreign films
3. They have a monopoly and charge way too much
Add to this:
4. They do not carry enough television DVDs, which are really taking off now.
I went to Blockbuster to rent The O.C. Disc 2. They didn't have it. Not even to buy. So Tower Records gets my money, bitches!
1. They censor or do not carry movies that are not rated (this includes family films that happen to be released as NR)
2. They have a shitty selection of independent and foreign films
3. They have a monopoly and charge way too much
Add to this:
4. They do not carry enough television DVDs, which are really taking off now.
I went to Blockbuster to rent The O.C. Disc 2. They didn't have it. Not even to buy. So Tower Records gets my money, bitches!
TV Gossip
Colin Farrel will guest-star on Scrubs.
Did you know that evil Ethan on Lost is Tom Cruise's cousin? There is a rumor he is the evil French woman's lost son, Alex.
24 begins with a walk of shame... by Keifer Sutherland's character!
Martin Short is guest starring on Arrested Development as Lucille's former 90-year-old love interest.
Evil Melissa (Lauren Reed) will probably be returning to Alias in some way or another.
Did you know that evil Ethan on Lost is Tom Cruise's cousin? There is a rumor he is the evil French woman's lost son, Alex.
24 begins with a walk of shame... by Keifer Sutherland's character!
Martin Short is guest starring on Arrested Development as Lucille's former 90-year-old love interest.
Evil Melissa (Lauren Reed) will probably be returning to Alias in some way or another.
And in 80's News
Motley Crue is going on tour! The 60-city tour, starting in February, will feature their greatest hits plus a few new songs.
Billy Idol is releasing an album of all-new songs! March 22nd. I saw him in concert a little over a year ago, and he can still kick some ass.
Billy Idol is releasing an album of all-new songs! March 22nd. I saw him in concert a little over a year ago, and he can still kick some ass.
The Aviator
It's getting awesome early reviews. Two of my friends saw a Q&A with Mr. Scorsese and both cannot wait to see the film. They didn't even see the film, but were amazed at the amount of artistry that the director put into the film. And what they told me confirms that he is truly a film historian (using old color techniques to represent the time that the story is being told in, etc.).
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
Do the Grammies Rock?
I'm not sure. This year's nominees seem even more random than usual. Fortunately, there are no Steely Dan out-of-left-field nominees (that would probably end up winning the thing). But there's an awful lot of Ray Charles. I haven't heard his album, but I bet the nominations have way more to do with him dying than his artistry. And I am totally sick of Usher. Totally sick of him. Here is a sample:
Record of the Year:
Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas
Here We Go Again - Ray Charles & Norah Jones
American Idiot - Green Day
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Yeah! - Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Album Of The Year:
Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles & Various Artists
American Idiot - Green Day
The Diary Of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys
Confessions - Usher
The College Dropout - Kanye West
Song Of The Year:
Daughters - John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
Jesus Walks - C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Live Like You Were Dying - Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
The Reason - Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)
It is nice to see Ryan Adams, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Velvet Revolver, Brian Wilson, Modest Mouse, U2, PJ Harvey, Wilco and N.E.R.D. get some major category nominations.
See a full list.
Record of the Year:
Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas
Here We Go Again - Ray Charles & Norah Jones
American Idiot - Green Day
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Yeah! - Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Album Of The Year:
Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles & Various Artists
American Idiot - Green Day
The Diary Of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys
Confessions - Usher
The College Dropout - Kanye West
Song Of The Year:
Daughters - John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
Jesus Walks - C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Live Like You Were Dying - Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
The Reason - Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)
It is nice to see Ryan Adams, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Velvet Revolver, Brian Wilson, Modest Mouse, U2, PJ Harvey, Wilco and N.E.R.D. get some major category nominations.
See a full list.
Monday, December 6
America
The book. Won best book of the year by Publishers Weekly. I guess this is a big deal. From AP:
I guess Walmart proved the point they were trying to make in the book.
In announcing the award Monday, Publishers Weekly called the book "a serious critique of the two-party system, the corporations that finance it and the 'spineless cowards in the press' who 'aggressively print allegation and rumor independent of accuracy and fairness.'
Stewart's book was released in September and immediately topped best-seller lists even as Wal-Mart declined to stock the book, citing a page featuring the faces of the nine Supreme Court justices superimposed over naked bodies. The page facing the nude photos has cutouts of the justices' robes, complete with a caption asking readers to "restore their dignity by matching each justice with his or her respective robe."
I guess Walmart proved the point they were trying to make in the book.
The O.C.
Welcome to the O.C., bitch!
This might be my new favorite show. Not season 2, but season 1. I rented it on Netflix and watched the first four episodes in a row. I usually don't like giving money to Blockbuster, but I can't wait for the next four episodes, so I'm going after work at 5.
This might be my new favorite show. Not season 2, but season 1. I rented it on Netflix and watched the first four episodes in a row. I usually don't like giving money to Blockbuster, but I can't wait for the next four episodes, so I'm going after work at 5.
Cheesiest Lines
According to a U.K. survey, the cheesiest movie lines of all time (or I guess the last ten years?):
1. "Titanic": Leonardo DiCaprio's "I'm the king of the world!"
2. "Dirty Dancing": Patrick Swayze's "Nobody puts Baby in the corner."
3. "Four Weddings And A Funeral": Andie McDowell's "Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed."
3. "Ghost": Demi Moore's "Ditto." to Patrick Swayze's "I love you."
5. "Top Gun": Val Kilmer to Tom Cruise: "You can be my wingman anytime"
6. "Notting Hill": Julia Roberts' "I'm just a girl... standing in front of a boy... asking him to love her."
7. "Independence Day": Bill Pullman's "Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"
8. "Braveheart": Mel Gibson's "They may take our lives, but they will not take our freedom!"
9. "Jerry Maguire": Renee Zellweger to Tom Cruise: "You had me at hello."
10. "The Postman": A blind woman says to Kevin Costner: "You're a godsend, a savior." He replies: "No, I'm a postman."
I agree with Dirty Dancing, but isn't that what makes the movie great? And I'm surprised enough people even saw (or remember) the Postman to have it included on this list.
1. "Titanic": Leonardo DiCaprio's "I'm the king of the world!"
2. "Dirty Dancing": Patrick Swayze's "Nobody puts Baby in the corner."
3. "Four Weddings And A Funeral": Andie McDowell's "Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed."
3. "Ghost": Demi Moore's "Ditto." to Patrick Swayze's "I love you."
5. "Top Gun": Val Kilmer to Tom Cruise: "You can be my wingman anytime"
6. "Notting Hill": Julia Roberts' "I'm just a girl... standing in front of a boy... asking him to love her."
7. "Independence Day": Bill Pullman's "Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"
8. "Braveheart": Mel Gibson's "They may take our lives, but they will not take our freedom!"
9. "Jerry Maguire": Renee Zellweger to Tom Cruise: "You had me at hello."
10. "The Postman": A blind woman says to Kevin Costner: "You're a godsend, a savior." He replies: "No, I'm a postman."
I agree with Dirty Dancing, but isn't that what makes the movie great? And I'm surprised enough people even saw (or remember) the Postman to have it included on this list.
Arrested Development
Funniest.Show.Ever.
Although this was one of the weaker episodes (tends to happen when a show has too much plot for just one episode), it did have some truly hilarious moments.
- Buster, whose family thinks he's going to Iraq but he's not even in the army, comes to his father's funeral in "regulation miltary uniform" that his brother Gob got him. He looks like Liza Minelli in Caberet.
- Lindsay attends the funeral in a shirt that says "SLUT" since she's trying to hit on the bounty hunter slash caterer (Ice).
- Gob tries to get into "POOF," which happens to be a magazine for magicians and not the new gay guy in the office.
Although this was one of the weaker episodes (tends to happen when a show has too much plot for just one episode), it did have some truly hilarious moments.
- Buster, whose family thinks he's going to Iraq but he's not even in the army, comes to his father's funeral in "regulation miltary uniform" that his brother Gob got him. He looks like Liza Minelli in Caberet.
- Lindsay attends the funeral in a shirt that says "SLUT" since she's trying to hit on the bounty hunter slash caterer (Ice).
- Gob tries to get into "POOF," which happens to be a magazine for magicians and not the new gay guy in the office.
Simpsons
How is this show one of the funniest on TV after so many years? I don't have an answer, but I'm glad it's still on the air.
This country is not red...
According to MediaWeek, 99.9% of the FCC complaints in 2004 (not including Janet Jackson's infamous wardrobe malfunction) have been from one organization, the Parents Television Council. 99.9%
Maybe it's time someone starts a leftist group with a narrow political agenda that compliments the networks for airing (and the FCC for allowing them to air) entertaining television programs for adults. Because I think if all those red-state-of-minded people had their way, we wouldn't have Desperate Housewives to look forward to every Sunday.
I always agreed that the whole Ms. Jackson (Janet if you're nasty) thing was a little out-of-control and not appropriate for all the little kids watching the SuperBowl and deserving of all the complaints. But regular programming should be monitored by PARENTS. Not some right-wing Christian group who hates gays and thinks abstinence is the answer to teen pregnancy and AIDS, all in the name of God.
Maybe it's time someone starts a leftist group with a narrow political agenda that compliments the networks for airing (and the FCC for allowing them to air) entertaining television programs for adults. Because I think if all those red-state-of-minded people had their way, we wouldn't have Desperate Housewives to look forward to every Sunday.
I always agreed that the whole Ms. Jackson (Janet if you're nasty) thing was a little out-of-control and not appropriate for all the little kids watching the SuperBowl and deserving of all the complaints. But regular programming should be monitored by PARENTS. Not some right-wing Christian group who hates gays and thinks abstinence is the answer to teen pregnancy and AIDS, all in the name of God.
Decisions... decisions....
Let's see... on Wednesday, shall I watch Ryan Seacrest host the Billboard Music Awards or A Clay Aiken Christmas? Why.. oh WHY??? do the networks put us in these difficult positions?
Oh wait.... "Lost" is on at the very same time. Phew! That was a close one!
Oh wait.... "Lost" is on at the very same time. Phew! That was a close one!
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
What happens when you put two of the world's most prettiest people together in one movie? They try to kill each other?
The trailer.
The trailer.
Heidi dishes pearls of wisdom
"NEW YORK, (Reuters) -- When supermodel Heidi Klum decided to write a book, she didn't want it to be just a picture book. She wanted to offer some words of wisdom. Of course the book, "Heidi Klum's body of knowledge," does have pictures -- 400 of them to be precise, including a number of nude shots and plenty of the German temptress clad in the underwear brand that launched her on the way to super-stardom. But that's not the point of the book. Among eight "rules of model behavior" Klum outlines are such maxims as "You have to want it, baby" and "Have a blast while it lasts." And there are tips on getting ahead at work and getting better sex -- Heidi's advice: "Become the fantasy." "I wanted to write something because I thought I had so many great stories to tell and I had so many pictures and I didn't want to just do a picture book," Klum said after signing copies at a Wall Street bookshop in New York on Friday. "It's for guys who want to know more about girls and for girls who want to know more about guys," she says, adding that she sees it as her equivalent of a greatest hits album. Klum has enlisted a host of famous friends to share their favorite pearls of wisdom -- among them Donald Trump on how not to let criticism beat you down and Miramax movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on how to break into show business. And just to prove that she's a normal girl, Klum admits in the introduction of the book that she pigs out and gets pimples like anybody else. "In fact, thanks to my adolescent acne, some snotty kids in high school used to call me Pizza Face."
Thank god Heidi decided to write a book with actual words of wisdom. I wouldn't be able to take just another "picture book".
Thank god Heidi decided to write a book with actual words of wisdom. I wouldn't be able to take just another "picture book".
Sunday, December 5
CNN = Funny
Ok, so I like me some CNN. As some of you know, I don't get to watch it much these days because I work for a (R), and thus am required to watch Fox. However, I was at cnn.com today and I happened across the TV spots for their new "under your control" news. the spots are wicked good (I like the Paula Zahn one the best). http://www.cnn.com/yourcommand/
Friday, December 3
Three Minute Read
Us Weekly, that is.
"I don't date. Nobody ever calls." - Anna Nicole Smith, not entirely unexpected confessional.
J. Lo's short haircut looks like Julia Roberts in Hook. I guess it's just a wig for a video.
Britney makes a lot of gas station stops.
No joke, three pages later she's stopping in at another gas station. What is up?
Xtina's boyfriend really looks like Fievel from American Tale.
OK, I'm done.
"I don't date. Nobody ever calls." - Anna Nicole Smith, not entirely unexpected confessional.
J. Lo's short haircut looks like Julia Roberts in Hook. I guess it's just a wig for a video.
Britney makes a lot of gas station stops.
No joke, three pages later she's stopping in at another gas station. What is up?
Xtina's boyfriend really looks like Fievel from American Tale.
OK, I'm done.
First Amendment Project
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
"In December, Sundance Channel and Court TV present an original four-part series exploring contemporary issues that redefine our Constitutional rights in "The First Amendment Project." In recent years, various international events - from 9/11 and the War on Terrorism to the politicization of religious groups - have pulled and pushed on our concept of the First Amendment. In response to these new times, Sundance Channel and Court TV invited a group of filmmakers to explore the First Amendment on their own terms and in their own way. The resulting four films, much like the filmmakers who created them, demonstrate a fascinating range of ideas and approaches, each returning to that central conflict of freedom and responsibility that is embedded in the First Amendment."
Tune in to the Sundance Channel at 9:00pm and 9:30pm on December 7th and again on the 14th and see all four segments of the series. Court TV will be playing the episodes on the same dates but at 10:00pm and 10:30pm.
"In December, Sundance Channel and Court TV present an original four-part series exploring contemporary issues that redefine our Constitutional rights in "The First Amendment Project." In recent years, various international events - from 9/11 and the War on Terrorism to the politicization of religious groups - have pulled and pushed on our concept of the First Amendment. In response to these new times, Sundance Channel and Court TV invited a group of filmmakers to explore the First Amendment on their own terms and in their own way. The resulting four films, much like the filmmakers who created them, demonstrate a fascinating range of ideas and approaches, each returning to that central conflict of freedom and responsibility that is embedded in the First Amendment."
Tune in to the Sundance Channel at 9:00pm and 9:30pm on December 7th and again on the 14th and see all four segments of the series. Court TV will be playing the episodes on the same dates but at 10:00pm and 10:30pm.
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