day 11

britney, take two

britney spears continues her comeback tour overseas with an appearance on the french american idol-esque show star academy.  britney basically did the same performance as from that german awards show, but it looks like she's worked out the nerves a bit.  maybe it was the outfit change? who knows...let's just hope that bspears works out her routine(s) a little more before her US debut over at good morning america on tuesday, december 2nd.  spears is next set to perform over at simon cowel's the x factor in the uk.  click here to watch her latest performance.  

america is a no show for rosie

rosie o'donnel's attempt at a modern variety hour over at last place network nbc failed...big time. less than 5 million people tuned in to the mess of a "live" show.  celebrity guests were misused, with comedian kathy griffin being thrown away with a nancy grace impression.  the show seemed to be a way for nbc to plug their other projects, with stars from almost all of their shows making an appearance.  while nbc has said rosie live was simply a way for them to test the waters of the variety hour market, the show was actually set to be a weekly series.  hopefully rosie gets the message that america is a little tired of the childish fights she picks and wants to remember her for the fun loving, gift giving talk show host of the 90s that she was. 

movie review: four christmases 

vince vaughn and reese witherspoon's four christmases, one of the only holiday films this year, plays out predictably, but, at only an hour and a half, its entertainment is hard to beat.  the storyline jumps around, which keeps the audience interested, but silly moments cloud the enjoyment of the film.  appearances by kristin chenoweth, sissy spacek, and jon voight are fun to see, but most of the actors are somewhat wasted in their roles.  a lot of the comedic moments fill up the first half of the film, leaving the second half to be a bit dull and dramatic. overall, the film gets 3 out of 5 stars from me.  it's sure to do well, with two a-listers at the helm, but won't become a classic.