The Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book Where the Wild Things Are is finally seeing the light of day, after years of work and controversy (Too dark? Too weird? Catch up with Rolling Stone's story here). The trailer is out, and despite the lack of dialogue, I can't help but think this will be fun in Jonze's wildly creative hands.
Last night, the 10 Idolistas tackled -- literally, in some cases -- the Motown songbook, with musical coaching from none other than Smokey Robinson. I've challenged myself to keep my remarks to 10 words or less and provided you with links to check out the perfs yourself. Let's do this!
Aw, rats -- just when the competition was finally gettin' going on American Idol, President Obama's gotta go ahead and mess up the show's schedule. Booo, hissss! Well, we won't be live-blogging tonight, but I thought I'd leave you with me and Hunter's list of ...
Songs That Should Be Retired from 'Idol's' Songbook
First and foremost has got to be Heart's "Alone." No one will ever nail it like Carrie Underwood (above) did, though Allison Iraheta tried her note-for-note damnedest a few weeks ago. Anyone who tries this song only brings back memories of Carrie's performance (see: Malubay, Ramiele).
I don't know much about this spoof, except it's quite funny if you're familiar with the Watchmen story line. I imagine the movie, which is out today, is a tad bit more serious.
Wanna know what true comic-book lovers have to say about the film adaptation of Watchmen? Take a look at a panel discussion our old friend and former comic columnist Dan Koller put together over at People Newspapers. Read it before you head to a midnight screening.
All these seasons of American Idol, and I'm still pumpin' up Elliott Yamin. Why? Because he and Fantasia are still the only contestants who've displayed pure, unbridled brilliance on the show. Kelly, Carrie and Chris all did great things after, but Elliott and Fantasia were already at the top of their game when they stood in front of those judges.
But enough with the blubbering. To get you in an Idol mood for tonight, I'll play you the new single from Elliott, "Fight For Love."
It's got the same radio-friendly quality of "Wait for You," the hit single from his debut album, but it's also got a little crunkness to it (Did I just use the term "crunkness"? I'm tired.)
Let me know what you think, and consider picking up Elliot's sophomore album when it hits stores May 5.
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