Sometimes you’re the shooting star, sometimes you’re the meteor.

Raise your hand if you miss Star Jones on the red carpet.  Didn’t think so.

aka what happens when the Youtube police find you.

Great.  Two beautiful people hooked up with each other. What chance do the rest of us have to land one?

Super stud quarterback Tom Brady married super hottie model Gisele Bundchen yesterday.  If they’re both lookers, does that mean their kids will be fugly?

Prez Obama handed Stevie Wonder the top honor a pop musician can get last night, the Library Of Congress Gershwin Award.  Huh?  (Probably still better than a Grammy).

The cool thing was the Obama told Stevie that if not for his music, Barack may have not started dating or married his wife Michelle.  He didn’t say it, but  we all  know what happens when you put sweet Stevie Wonder music on in the background.

Bow-chicka-bowm-bowmmmmm.

Great.  Golf can finally make money again now that their superstar is back.  Tiger Woods took an eight month vacation to relax and fix up his knee.  Wait a minute.  Isn’t golfing considered a vacation in the first place?

Let me know when Happy Gilmore joins the PGA circuit.  What other sport actually allows you to watch grass grow?

They were still way too long, but combine Ben Stiller’s Joaquin Phoenix appearance and the Mr. Roboto reference, it was kind of a funny Oscars night.

Rated PG-13 – 1h43

Reviewed 2.22.09

After my first excursion into the world of Madea, I’d go back for a return visit.

In this chapter, Tyler Perry’s alter ego Madea has violated enough laws that she gets sent to the big house. That’s the secondary plotline. Most of our time is spend with a soon to be engaged couple, who are realizing that they have differences, which may be a problem.

The dramedy is blatantly preachy, but it’s balanced out by the crazy Mrs. Doubtfire- like behavior from Madea.

Perry managed to bring out a few chuckles in me with the stereotype laden hijinks that are aplenty, but this isn’t anywhere near a great comedy. A counseling session between Madea and Dr. Phil along with a sentencing from Judge Mathis added a needed extra push of funny stuff.

Rated PG-13 – 1h51

Reviewed 2.15.09

All the drunk Dakota Fannings and floating guns couldn’t make this an interesting thriller.

Push makes a small attempt at becoming a sci-fi action-thriller, but ends up in the wishy-washy world of style over substance.

Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans are part of a group of people who possess the ability to control things with their mind. Because of their telepathy, telekinesis and mind killing abilities, a secret US Government wants to capture them and control their powers.

Much of the film is about the chase, but things dull quickly when the characters stop to rest.

Set in Hong Kong, this is a pretty, glossy, shiny and sparkly treat to look at. The underlying story is weak and full of so many holes that it bored me. If a man is able to reflect bullets with his mind power like a Jedi, shouldn’t he be able to open the car trunk he’s locked in?

I do enjoy the sci-fi thriller genre, but Push is among the weaker attempts at it.

Rated R – 1h51

Reviewed 2.15.09

Just when you thought that banks spending taxpayer dollars on lush vacations was bad.

Here comes Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in a story that demonizes banks on a whole new level. The International is a thriller about two agents, one from Interpol (Owen) and the other from the New York District Attorney’s office (Watts) who are trying to bring justice to one of the world’s most powerful banks.

The bank is supposedly benefiting from the misery of the rest of the world.

Watts’ performance was bland and uninteresting, while Owen continually transforms from a book nerd to a gun-blazing action hero, creating confusion about the depth of his character.

The story is loose and lacking focus. Why would a New York D-A be traveling around the world to chase down a bank located in another country? Seems a bit out of their jurisdiction.

The international backdrop is nice as you get to go on a tour of the world, including a wicked shoot-em-up scene inside of the Guggenheim.

I love the idea of maker the banker the evil, evil baddies they are, but the movie didn’t hold my interest.