Posted under Celebrities, Movies, Music by Chris Evans on Friday 29 August 2008 at 2:34 pm
Senator John McCainhas chosen Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, to be his Vice Presidential candidate. Call me crazy but I smell cheap pandering. Hillary supporters, don’t fall for this mess!
Lindsay Lohanloses her paternal grandfather and lashes out at her daddy, Michael Lohan, on her blog. Michael has publicly criticized Lindsay’s relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, calling it “toxic”, and claiming Ronson is using her to write a tell-all book. Right, if there’s anyone exploiting Lindsay it’s you and her pathetic excuse for a mother.
So…David Duchovny’s a sex addict. And he’s entered rehab. Sounds like he’s one of those method actors and got too into his character on Showtime’s Californication. David used to be so sexy during his X-Files days. What in the world happened?
Aaron Sorkin plans on creating a film based on Facebook. Just when I was losing faith in humanity, something comes along and lifts me right up. This will be one for the history books. Whatev, I’ll still be updating my status and changing my profile pic daily.
Michael Jacksonturns 50. And he says he “feels young”. Are you sure that’s his age and not just the number of new noses he’s gotten glued to the middle of his face? Age doesn’t matter when you use plastic surgery like it’s Advil.
My idol Alan Ball is getting slammed for the title of his directorial feature debut, Towelhead. Ball uses him being at the receiving end of anti-gay language to defend the title of the film. Regardless of the controversy surrounding it, I will be seeing it ASAP.
There’s a John Lennon biopic in the works called Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood. The script “details the story of Lennon as a lonely teenager growing up as his aunt and the mother who gave him up fight for his love. His only escape is music, art and his fateful friendship with Paul McCartney.”
Posted under Celebrities by Chris Evans on Friday 29 August 2008 at 2:18 pm
Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia talked to the Advocate in an interview about his big gay following, and in it he described an interaction with Perez Hilton in which he made quite an unusual request.
“I met Perez Hilton when I was at a Super Bowl party in Miami with a bunch of my agents. He walked past me, and I stopped him and said, ‘Excuse me. Hey, my name is Milo.’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah. Hi.’ I said, ‘Hey, man, I’ve checked out your site a handful of times, and you do some pretty cool stuff on there. You gotta do me a favor: Next time you post a picture of me, just put tons of come on my face. Tons. I mean, load it up.’”
Posted under Television by Chris Evans on Friday 29 August 2008 at 1:09 pm
Yes, yes, I know. It’s blasphemous. The next time I walk into a black gay club I’m probably going to be bound, gagged, and thrown in front of a speeding bus. But upon listening to Solange Knowles’ new album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, I find myself quite impressed. It’s a 60s and 70s inspired concept album bleeding with Doo-Wop harmonies, and boogie-woogie piano chords. As the title suggests, Solange is heavily influenced by old Motown girl groups such as the Supremes and the Marvellettes. Her music isn’t as slick or as catchy as any of their tunes, but it’s just as fun.
Now don’t get me wrong. Before you flood my inbox with hate mail (the last time I addressed Beyonce I got some messages that made me afraid to leave the house), I’m well aware that Little Knowles lacks the vocal prowess of her older sister. Solange trying to belt out a power ballad like Listen would probably sound like a chorus of stray cats trying to scream while being strangled. But the thing is, if Solange were to tackle the cheesy, faux-empowerment tune, I’d believe it a lot more. The reason I think she’s better than her sister is that with this album, she comes across as genuine. I see her as a real artist, someone who’s actually looking to make something credible rather than get a cheap hit (though considering she wrote Beyonce’s Get Me Bodied, she’s obviously capable of coming up with such things).
With a name like hers, she could have easily gone after Timbaland, Danja, and the like. With enough promotion and payola she could’ve scored herself at least a top 10 hit, and probably gone gold within a few months. But she actually had an artistic vision, and she followed through. Recruiting producers like the Freemasons, Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley, and Mark Ronson, she went after people who she thought would get her vision. And they weren’t easily convinced. At first she wasn’t even able to get them to call her back. Cee-Lo Green for instance, she had to hunt him down at a party and give her some of her music to listen to. Once he did, he signed on immediately. Her artistic vision follows through to her music videos which she directs herself, and are full of color and creativity.
Is this album as brilliant as say, Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black? No. Solange hasn’t experienced the heartache necessary to create something so authentic. Is it as varied, fun, and dramatic as Christina Aguilera’s Back to Basics? Nada. But I dare to say Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams is leaps and bounds above both of Beyonce’s bland pop albums both lyrically and musically. And I think if the cards were dealt differently, and Solange had been first born, the tables would be turned. But alas, her status as the underdog, the anti-Beyonce if you will, may be part of her appeal. Unfortunately, considering neither of her first two singles have made an indenture on any radio format, it’s likely her album will be in bargain bins very soon, along with Kelly Rowland’s first two LPs.
Posted under Celebrities by Chris Evans on Thursday 28 August 2008 at 3:22 pm
Cute. For those interested, Christina’s doing a signing for those who buy her new fragrance at Macy’s Herald Square on September 2. You have to be one of the first 200 to buy it when it’s released on August 31.
Academy Award winning diva Jennifer Hudson will sing the Star Spangled Banner on Thursday night when Obama accepts his nomination at the Democratic National Convention. You betta work, J-Hud!
Diddy’s entourage was pulled over by an L.A. Deputy for expired tags, and ended up having the officer pull a gun on them. Clearly the officer was having a bad case of bitch-ass-ness.
Reportedly, Cherhas been tapped to play Catwoman in the next installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise. I suppose it’s better than Halle Berry but no one will outdo Michelle Pfeiffer.
The critics are not being kind to Don Cheadle’s new action thriller Traitor. The film is supposed to be centered around the huge plot twist that Cheadle’s character is in fact a double agent. Unfortunately, the title lets that cat out of the bag before we even buy a ticket.
Four men have been arrested in an alleged Obama assassination plot. They reportedly planned to shoot him during his acceptance speech Thursday night. God bless America.
Does it bother you when you’re watching Sex & The City on TBS and it seems more like you’re watching Zoey 101? Or how about Queer As Folk on Logo, edited like it belongs on ABC Family? Entertainment Weekly takes on bad TV editing.
Wanna see Johnny Depp sing live in concert? Here’s your chance. Of course, if you’re anything like me, you’ll need to pack a roll of paper towels and a fresh pair of undies to change into.
Remember a while back when Teri Hatcherrevealed in Vanity Fair that she’d been molested by her uncle? Well apparently the man, whom she helped get convicted and sent to prison, has died. Normally I’d say rest in peace, but….
Posted under Music by Chris Evans on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 3:46 pm
Christina, Beyonce, Britney, are supposedly all slated to release new albums this fall. Clearly the chicken coop is about to get even more crowded. Here’s the scoop on Kelly Clarkson’s fourth LP:
Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic recently spoke with ABC News Radio, and here’s what he had to say about Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming CD, due to drop in November:
OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder did quite a bit of work on Kelly Clarkson’s forthcoming CD, and when asked to describe it, Tedder told ABC News Radio, “The sound is, in a word, amazing.” He added, “She was talking about how she thinks it’ll be better than any album she’s put out so far. The last song we did [together] is my favorite song I’ve done since ‘Apologize’ or ‘Bleeding Love’ or whatever. It’s very haunting.” Tedder raves, “I’ve never been more excited about material that I’ve worked on with any artist, to be quite frank.”
Saying the sound of the record is “all over the place,” Tedder explains, ‘She’s gonna have really aggressive, in-your-face rock/pop, but she’s also gonna have orchestral, Mozart moments of classical rhythmic stuff. It’s great.”
Sounds good in theory. But I’m afraid this could turn out to be another My December. Hope I’m wrong.