I watched a little bit of the new MTV show Rock the Cradle today. The premise is simple: Take the unknown kids of famous, talented music stars and have them compete in an American Idol-style competition. As if being Kenny Loggins' son wasn't enough pressure in life.
Among the highlights (lowlights?) were Olivia Newton-John's daughter absolutely butchering INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart" and the son of '80s rocker Dee Snyder preparing to perform Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" onstage. "Can I sing as good as Robert Plant?" he said. "No. But can I kick ass maybe a little better than Robert Plant? I think I can."
Richard Roeper practically melted during his review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the latest film from Judd Apatow. The first words out of his mouth were "I want to just get down on my knees and express my undying love for this movie." After gushing for a minute or two, he added, "It's like an instant classic. On my list of 50 favorite comedies of all time, I would find room for this film." The movie opens April 18.
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie brings back live thoroughbred racing on Thursday as it celebrates the start of the 2008 spring season with a tribute to hometown hero, trainer Steve Asmussen.
A fixture at Lone Star Park and at the top of the national trainer standings, Asmussen will sign free autographs from 5-6 p.m. and Lone Star Park attendees will receive a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted Asmussen bobblehead keepsake (one per person with paid admission, while supplies last).
Asmussen returns to Texas from the $6 million Dubai World Cup where the Asmussen-trained Curlin won the world's richest race and the $3.6 million first-place prize.
Celebrities must really love Jimmy Kimmel. There was the whole Matt Damon / Ben Affleck joke with Kimmel's girlfriend, Sarah Silverman. Then last week, for the show's 1,000th episode, Richard Simmons dropped by to give Jimmy a makeover. Plenty of celebrity cameos in this video too (including Sam Elliott as the narrator).
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