Go Michael!

A new entry in a great series of profiles by the New York Times Magazine.

In theaters nationwide starting Wednesday, October the 28th!

Lily Allen delivers with another brilliant music video. She is often called a booze hound and party animal by the media, but I give her props for having insights into her own shortcomings. She has great self-awareness and appears to be capable of reflecting which is more than one can say about most singer/ songwriters in this day and age.

This is the first single and title track off Whitney Houston's new album, being released on Aug. 31st. Definitely going for a broad listening base here. Houston and mentor Clive Davis has repeatedly stated that their goal with the album was to create songs that will become sentimental classics in the heart of the public. The down side to this is that it doesn't look like there's going to be a top 40 smash hit off the album, which exactly what Houston needs in order be recognized for a commercially and ar

This looks like the most interesting documentary since... ever. Think the "real" Devil Wears Prada. Anna Wintour, the intensely private editor in chief at American Vogue, is giving the public an inside look at what really goes on behind the scenes of the country's fashion bible. It is sure to do well, as documentary films go, following the blockbuster success of the 2006 film that made the notoriously villainous fashion mogul a household name.

Colin Powell with some sound logic regarding the media circus surrounding Henry Gates. "You don't argue with a police officer," he says. How refreshing!!! That sounds more like what I expected from Obama in place of the President's "stupid" comment. Like Powell says, there is certainly still racism in America. But in this case, there seems to be more of an attitude problem on behalf of Mr. Gates than a race problem on behalf of the arresting officer.

One of the best!

This is funny stuff if you have a minute or two.

The new version of this song sounds siiiick in the trailer.

These are actually the most annoying women in entertainment. I want politicians (NOT celebrities) trying to make a positive impact on the world. I want my celebrities engaging in public intoxication, head shaving, and late night brawls with the paparazzi. In effect making me feel better about myself through their own debauchery. Aren't entertainers supposed to be entertaining? This kind of "maturity" has no place in Hollywood.

This film has been in production for ages. There were reports of initial screenings that left children in tears. I want to see that version. I imagine there has been a lot of time spent re-cutting a version that puts most of the painful/ artistic material over kids heads while still delivering the original message to adults.

I love watching television coverage of long distance sporting events like the Iron Man and Marathons because of the little bios they do on athletes. It's also very common in Olympic competition to see these inspirational stories used to introduce the audience to little know heroes. This video from the NY Times reminds me of those little clips.

Walking the red carpet of a 2009 Oscar party