day 3.156

what i love (this week)

the song

i cannot tell you why i like this song. i really have no idea why. really.

the show

obsessed. this will be the show that saves nbc. maybe.

the movie

i mean i want to see it again, so you should want to see it for a first time. go. now.

the look

you look like an adult! now start singing like one. please.

day 3.154

movie review: bridesmaids

it's like romy and michelle's sluttier, drunker, unsanitary cousin. the kristin wiig-penned bridesmaids follows annie (wiig) as she's forced into the role of maid-of-honor at her best friend's (maya rudolph) wedding. annie goes head-to-head with too perfect helen (rose byrne), who can't seem to let anyone else have control. the film's a hilarious 2 hour exploration of female friendship, with stellar performances by all involved. while the 2 hour running time is a little much, it's to be expected from a judd apatow-backed film. my one complaint about bridesmaids is its lack of quotable lines. you walk away from the theater on a laughter-high, but there's not one line you can repeat over-and-over again, like the hangover or in other apatow pics. the film's left open for a sequel, as (semi-spoiler) annie's storyline seems to just be taking off. melissa mccarthy's turn as the lovable butch bridesmaid megan steals the show, even if it means watching a woman do things no one ever wants to see. bridesmaid is a must see, just don't expect to walk away having seen your new favorite movie. it's a crowd pleaser, but without a cult-audience future.

day 295

lies, lies, fakery

so any story i would have wanted to talk about today wound up being complete fabrications. the biggest rumor of the day - which i still hope is true - was that kristin wiig would be taking amy poehler's old rolly chair at the "weekend update desk" on saturday night live come this month's season premiere. but, according to an insider at entertainment weekly, kristin joining the fake news is just that: fake. boo. i'm hoping that the insider is either lying or trying to cover up the fact that kristin is taking the position and we'll all be "surprised" when she pops up on the 26th. i don't know how i feel about a full season of seth myers making jokes that aren't that funny all alone; "weekend update" got so much better when colin quinn left snl and tina fey and jimmy fallon took over as co-anchors. the segment began as a co-hosted sketch with one female and one male anchor and that's the way it should be. i understand that the head writer gets one of the slots - seth meyer - but that shouldn't mean they're the only slot. that's just boring ... the other story was that rosie o'donnell and star jones were teaming up for a reality show that would meld the concepts of oprah's cross country road-trip and the simple life. the duo has reportedly put aside their issue - they've long feuded (rosie called star out on her "natural" weight loss), but have apparently bonded after both serving tenure under barbara walters at the view. too bad any indication that this story was true was stripped off intouch and us weekly's web sites, the two publications who had reported the story.