Charlie’s Cousin Adam reviews the new animated Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Was Tiger Woods hurt in a car wreck or did he get beat up by his wife? Reports surfaced Friday afternoon that Tiger Woods was in a single car wreck outside his home in Isleworth, Florida at 2:20am on Friday morning. Just as this news story broke, so did a story about his rumored affair with a woman named Rachel Uchitel. The first report said that Tiger left his home, hit a fire hydrant and then crashed his car into a tree where his wife Elin, had to break the back door of his Escalade with a golf club in order to get him out. The hospital said he was treated for cuts and released.

Well now police are trying to determine just how Tiger got all the lacerations on his face, considering the accident wasn’t bad enough for the airbags to deploy. Tiger and Elin just keep postponing their police interview.  Some people are saying they are doing this so Tiger’s cuts have time to heal.  If you believe a “friend who supposedly talked to Tiger on the phone”, then this is how it went down. Tiger and his wife were having a domestic dispute in the middle of the night about his affair and she started scratching his face. Tiger tried to leave the house and she beat the car window in with a golf club.  So Tiger decided to wreck the car and blame his injuries on that.

Jay-Z to become a father? If he had it his way that would be the case! He recently said that he is ready to start a family with Beyonce even though she has said that she is not yet ready.  A source close to the couple said that they are trying for a baby right now and Jay talks about it a lot. Maybe Beyonce is just covering up, but she recently said that, “It’s not time for that yet. But definitely there will be a time. I want to be a great mother, the kind of mother that I have. I want the same bond that I had with my mom and that would be enough for me”

David Hasselhoff has been placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in LA.  Apparently he was at the end of a several day vodka-bender that ended up giving him a seizure. Doctors at the hospital put him under a 5150 and 5151, which will keep him under psychiatric evaluation. Hoff has been held since Friday involuntarily. Friends close to him say that they hope this will force him into a “lock-down rehab facility” so he can finally get rid of his addiction. Meanwhile, Hoff’s ex-wife, Pamela Bach, was busted for drunken driving Saturday night.

Is today the busiest online shopping day of the year…or the busiest Tiger Woods gossiping day of the year?

I can’t decide what’s crazier. Party crashing at the White House or this whole Tiger Woods story. I am suspect of the information that’s been released thus far, because I don’t think we have all the pieces to the puzzle yet.

I’ve watched CSI enough to know that some of the forensics of his car crash isn’t matching up.

That being said. I do think Tiger Woods should start talking now, before somebody else does it for him. It’s an unfortunate side effect of the celebrity driven culture we live in. I’m a firm believer in free press, which doesn’t mean free press on some issues, it means free press on all issues….even junky, pathetic, sleazy, dirty paparazzi tabloid coverage. I loathe the TMZs of the world, but I think they have a right to be there.

Time to get your gums flappin’ Tiger.

Rated PG – 1h27 -

In the new world of all digital animation, Fantastic Mr. Fox stands out as a unique and clever tail.

Based on a kids book of the same name, the story is about a sly fox, who gives up his chicken hunting days and gets domesticated. I couldn’t say he is a completely honorable hero, because his main job is stealing. So goes the life of a fox. Twelve years after his son is born, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) feels his wild animals instincts kick in and needs to make one more chicken raid.

That one last score, escalates into an all-out battle between the farmers and Mr. Fox, which threatens his family and his animal friends. It forces Mr. Fox to use his quick wits to save the day.

Backed up by an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe and Owen Wilson, the dialogue is almost as strong as the animation. I felt some of it got lost in the mix, because of the film’s quick pace.

It’s also good to note the continuity and non-sugar coating of the animals. They are, wild animals. They hunt, kill and don’t always show their scruples. Then again, the humans in the story are not exactly honorable either. They use automatic weapons, explosives and destroy nature in the midst of the hunt.

Knowing the process behind the painstakingly lengthy effort of stop motion animation, gave the feeling that you are watching art in motion. Still, it’s a double-edged sword. Its unfortunate that the work gets hidden in the story, but it’s necessary to blend it in, so we believe the characters are real. And we do believe the realness, right down to the fur moving on their face when the animals talk.

Fantastic Mr. Fox feels more like a kids movie than one for adults, even though the director Wes Anderson is know for his quirky and smarter-than-thou selections. I found the charming and low-key humor entertaining. It should rank in the top five of best animated films of the year.

On the upside, this means Dancing With The Stars is done for another season.

Last night, the bubble-gum popping reached new decibels as Donny Osmond was crowned king of the dance floor, winning the 9th season of DWTS.

I don’t know what it is about this show that attracts people, but there is clearly something addictive about it. Perhaps we are caught up in the lights shining off the mirror ball. Perhaps its the NASCAR effect, and we want to see the celebrities fall hard on their face.

Whatever it is, I don’t want to think about reality talent shows anymore.

What’s that? American Idol starts in six weeks?!?!

Hey Doc? You think you can prescribe something stronger to completely numb me up?

Ever wonder how much Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson make for starring in the Twilight series? Since they were relatively unknown before this, you would think it wouldn’t be much. Well, think again. The stars were given a raise from 2 million to 12 million for New Moon and are projected to get much more for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Since both Twilight and New Moon made so much money, all of the money spent making it gets recouped and the stars get paid even more when this happens. When a movie is this big of a blockbuster, the actors get paid a percentage of the profits! This is why the kids who star in these movies can be picky with their roles afterwards. They don’t need to worry about money!

A long while back we told you about the drama going on in Sarah Jessica Parker’s life. Read about the case here. Police officers in Ohio were charged with breaking into Sarah’s surrogate mother’s home and stealing items as well as tampering with evidence. Well, the Ohio police Chief Barry Carpenter was found guilty yesterday of both charges and faces 10 years behind bars for what he did. He claims that he took nothing from her home and entered it when he saw a door open. However, he is accused of stealing files and photos which he gave to paparazzi. He is sentenced December 10th.

A.J. Jewell, the fiancé of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ cast member Kandi Burruss, died after a fight with another man in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip club back in October. Even though Fredrick Richardson was arrested and charged voluntary manslaughter, investigators are going to exhume Jewell’s body. They say that there are conflicting theories to his death. Some reports say blunt force trauma but a medical examiner says that sickle cell disease contributed. Jewell’s family claims that he didn’t have sickle cell disease and they just want to know the truth.

5. After stopping down for just one day so Courtney Cox could take care of a “personal family matter,” “Cougar Town” is back up and running. Well, it will be after Thanksgiving. The show was scheduled to be shut down for the holiday anyway. ABC won’t say what this family matter was, but Courtney’s reps say she and her family are fine.

4. Janet Jackson has moved on from her relationship with Jermaine Dupri. Reportedly she is now dating Colin Farrell. The two of them were seen snuggled up in a booth at the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel recently.

3. “New Moon” star Ashley Greene is rumored to be dating the bassist for the Kings of Leon. A source says there was an instant connection when she met Jared Followill backstage at a Kings of Leon concert in Vancouver back in August. At the time, Jared was engaged to a model named Alisa Torres, but sources say he broke off the engagment to pursue Ashley. Apparently he caught her because Ashley was at Jared’s birthday party recently and the two of them were seen holding hands and making out.

2. Khloe Kardashian isn’t exactly endearing herself to the other Laker wives. Since she married Lamar Odom two months ago, sources say she has been causing nothing but problems with her spoiled-brat behavior and loud mouth. Apparently, Khole thinks she’s entitled to perks the other Laker wives don’t get. She and her mom Kris Jenner showed up for a game thinking they’d be sitting courtside along the likes of Jack Nicholson, only to be told their reserved seats were in the same section with the other Laker wives and kids. Khloe was NOT happy. She feels like she’s bringing lots of publicity to the Lakers and needs to be treated better than the other wives. In fact, when security guards escorted Kobe Bryant’s wife and kids from their seats to the restroom and back, Khloe turned to her mom and said loud enough for everyone to hear, “Why don’t I have bodyguards? I’m more famous than her!!”

1. Timbaland dropped Chris Brown from his new CD. Sources say Chris’ vocals were removed from the song “The One I Love,” which was originally titled “Maniac.” They changed the name of the song because “some people” didn’t think it would be a good idea to attach Chris to a song with a title like that. But while Timbaland’s manager says the decision to drop Chris’ vocals from the song was a “creative decision for both parties,” rapper D.O.E. says that’s not true. He’s also on “The One I Love” and he says the decision was made strictly because of the negative feelings people still harbor toward Chris.

What? You’re offended by a man whipping another man on a leash ? You don’t like it when the dominatrix singer spins the girl around like a top? You are displeased when he shoves another person’s face in his crotch?

Its all part of wholesome Sunday night entertainment!

Apparently, some viewers of The American Music Awards didn’t like American Idol runner up Adam Lambert’s on stage antics performing “For Your Entertainment.”

ABC fielded more than 1,500 calls from appalled viewers.  The Parents Television Council has said they’ve also been getting calls. Their spokesperson says that the performance was “wholly unsuitable for children.” Apparently, nobody is consoled by the fact that Lambert fell during the performance.

Looks like most people were offended by Lambert kissing his male keyboardist.

“Lambert and keyboard guy, sitting in a tree. K-i-s-s-i-n-g.”

Judge for yourself:

That doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that the American Music Awards is just another in a lengthy chain of craptastic awards shows and that people actually tuned into to see.

To quote a line from Adam Sandler’s “Billy Madison”…we are all dumber for having heard that.

Charlie’s Cousin Adam reviews New Moon.

A fight broke out at a Long Island mall this weekend all over Justin Bieber.  1,000 screaming girls showed up to see the 15 year old perform in the mall but security lost control of the crowd, sending one girl to the hospital.  Justin’s record guy, James Roppo ended up getting arrested for not cancelling the event quickly enough. Abercrombie employees say that someone in the mall falsely screamed that Justin was inside their store which caused tons of kids to rush in and a fight broke out. Justin pleaded with his fans to leave by tweeting “The event at roosevelt mall is cancelled. please go home. the police have already arrested one person from my camp. I dont want anyone hurt.”

Usually you make money when your album comes out, but Mariah Carey is spending 1.5 million to get people excited about her album! She is in London waiting to perform on XFactor and has already blown through 1.5 million dollars preparing for her CD launch party. $400,000 has gone to rent out the entire top floor of the Dorchester Hotel, $24,000 is for a Rolls-Royce and Bentley to drive her around. The rest went to a party she threw this weekend where guest drank bottles of champagne that cost $2,400 and and and ice-bucket that Mariah spent $170,000 on.

New Moon’s opening weekend has ended and broken many records of course. At 140.7 million just this weekend, the movie has the biggest November ever, the biggest 2-day gross ever, and the biggest opening day/midnight showing ever. One record that New Moon didn’t break? Biggest opening weekend. New Moon has fallen short to both The Dark Night AND Spider Man 3. The movie needed to make about 20 million more in order to break that record. This might surprise you though. Teens weren’t the only ones going out to see the movie this weekend, half the audience was over 21!