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Golden Globes LiveBlog!

Diva and I are going to try something a little different for tomorrow night's Golden Globes. We will be doing a LiveBlog during the show and hope you will join in! We are very excited and hope that it all goes according to plan. See you there!

Movies, award shows, whatnot...

So PCG has taken a little sabbatical, but I'm back! Hopefully Sister Itty Bitty will join in!

Lots of Pop Culturey things going on, well always, but esp the holiday season. You know, have to get people to buy this stuff and when will they buy it? JESUS'S BIRTHDAY!

So I bought tickets for the three shows I wanted to see the most and downloaded a few of the tunes I would like to listen to more than once, including a few Christmas tunes, and here are my thoughts.

Sherlock Holmes-this was the top of my holiday viewing list and it most definitely was all it was supposed to be! Mr Downey was incredible as was Jude Law. It was an updated, more spirited version of the classic, there was a little more action. My suggestion? Go see it. In theaters.

Avatar: Now like my friend SIB, I don't really like to buy into THE HYPE surrounding movies, such as AVATAR. (notice all caps, this is how it must be pronounced, just like TITANIC!) And James Cameron's latest spectacle was much like Titanic, not very subtle and pretty predictable. (what, you thought the boat might make it to NY? Wouldn't that be a cool alternate ending?) But, I bit the bullet and went to see it. In 3D no less. It was a pretty good flick. Very political and sort of hits you over the head with it's message, but worth seeing. In 3D. Think part Ferngully, part Pocahontas, part Star Trek. So if you liked any of these movies (Disney's Pocahontas not Brave World with Colin Ferrell and was a TERRIBLE movie), then you will enjoy Avatar. But probably not if blue people freak you out. or you like war. or you don't like nature. just FYI.

Nine: Well, being a music lover, I was excited for another "Musical by the makers of Chicago." I should not have been. It was ok. Not enough big singing and dance numbers for my taste. Perhaps I had too high expectations, but it was not my favorite new musical. The actors & actresses were good, the writing was ok. There was no plot until the last 20 min. Fergie's big dance/sing number was the best part of the flick and Marion C. was quite good, but overall, meh.

New song list will follow soon.

Stay Warm!

Cadillac Records

For those of you who know me, you know I'm a huge music fan. My iPod has about a gazillion songs on it (well, more like 3200) and I love finding new artists and discovering different stuff all the time. And naturally, this flows right into my movie taste. I adore music-based movies, so I was pretty pumped about watching Cadillac Records. This is the story of Chess Records, a company based in Chicago that produced acts like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, The Wolf, Chuck Berry, and Etta James.

It was a pretty interesting flick...I learned a lot about the artists that I know and love, and got a lot of the backstory that maybe the typical fan does not know. The acting was pretty decent...Adrien Brody definitely gets props as label owner Leonard Chess. Beyonce, in her role as Miss James, did a solid job as well. It was clear that the movie was riding on the coattails of Dreamgirls, as it had a similar feel and I actually thought of Beyonce's portrayal of Deena Jones during the movie. She's a little one-dimensional as an actress, but she's Beyonce. She'll be alright.

All in all, I recommend this film to anyone who's interested in music's history or just likes to hear some really good songs during their movie-watching experience.

Rating: THREE angel wings.

July Playlist-LET'S GET MOVIN'!

1 Accessory Jordyn Taylor
2 Again Natasha Bedingfield
3 Bad Girl The Pussycat Dolls
4 Big Spender Adrienne Bailon
5 Blue Jeans Jessie James
6 Calling You Kat DeLuna
7 Fashion Lady GaGa
8 Uncontrollable Adrienne Bailon
9 Unstoppable Kat DeLuna
10 Halo Beyoncé
11 Wanted Jessie James
12 I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas
13 I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) [Radio Edit] Pitbull
14 Kaboom! Ursula 1000
15 Shut Up and Let Me Go The Ting Tings
16 Fingerprints Katy Perry
17 Bar-Ba-Sol David Cook
18 I Don't Feel Like Dancin' Scissor Sisters

Movies to see this summer, in one sentence. (yes some of them are run-on)

Spring Breakdown-funny little flick with two of my favs: Amy Poehler and Racheal Dratch, not to mention small parts with so other SNL peeps & Amy's awesome hubby.
Valkrye-pretty good for a movie with two things wrong with it: Tom Cruise and failure.
Confessions of a Shopaholic-consumer driven yes: funny and cute, most def!
Gran Torino-fav Clint E. movie ever.
Revolutionary Road-Kate Winslet is freaking amazing, that Leo fella ain't too bad either.
He's Just Not That Into You-every guy should see this movie to see how women really are, every girl should see this movie to see how we really are!
Star Trek-SOOOOO not your daddy's enterprise...
Angels and Demons-good movie, Tom Hanks-how can you go wrong?
Paul Bart: Mall Cop-funny, silly flick.
The International-decent but slightly depressing as it totally supports hubby's conspiracy theories (not about aliens).
Taken-high suspense, Liam is awesome.
Bride Wars-adorable and funny, could've been better without the last 5-10 mins.
Role Models-hilarious at times, but not for everyone.
Rachael Getting Married-the opposite of Bride Wars, but still funny and seriously good.
Twilight-don't know if you've heard of this little movie, it's pretty good.
High School Musical: 3-yet another small indy film, good if you like musicals and disney.
Body of Lies-very good, nice conspiracy sort of flick.
Flash of Genius-good, but also sad.

Music-You-Should-Own-Old-School-Playlist

Here are some super awesome songs that EVERYONE should own!

1 Wild World-Cat Stevens
2 White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane
3 No Time-The Guess Who
4 Light My Fire-The Doors
5 Mellow Yellow-Donovan
6 Teach Your Children-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
7 Fortunate Son-Creedence Clearwater Revival
8 Mr. Tambourine Man-The Byrds
9 The Joker-Steve Miller Band
10 Go Where You Wanna Go-The Mamas & The Papas
11 Daydream-The Lovin' Spoonful
12 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?-Chicago
13 Ain't No Sunshine-Bill Withers
14 Oye Como Va-Santana
15 Groovin'-The Rascals
16 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place-The Animals
17 Woodstock-Joni Mitchell
18 The Sounds of Silence-Simon & Garfunkel
19 Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin