It's not like nothing has happened or anything in the past few months since Idol ended. I have been busy! I took a few summer classes to prep for grad school this fall (journalism - woot!) and I've been writing for a newspaper called The Post. Because we can't post our material written for that paper on our own blogs, you'll just have to go check it out for yourself...
http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/
I have been to the movies a few times this summer... haven't been wowed by anything in awhile, though. I am looking forward to seeing Funny People this weekend - big fan of Apatow and company... glad they included Aussie Eric Bana in the mix :) He was a stand-up comedian before he scared the crap out of everyone with his brilliant performance in Chopper.
I am also very much looking forward to Julie & Julia... Amy Adams and Meryl Streep covet two slots on my "Favorite actresses" list, and it'll be great to see them in another movie together... though they never actually share the screen this time around. Their dynamic was great in Doubt, but this time around, they each have their own half of the film to carry. I'm obsessed with cooking shows, so a movie about cooking will probably send me over the edge :)
What else, what else?
Comic-Con went down last weekend. Even though I never actually attended a Comic-Con, I love watching clips online and reading EW's coverage of the event. I am so excited for a lot of the projects they covered this year!!! (I'm such a dork)
So, the Big Lots store in our area has had DVDs on sale for $3, so naturally I bought about 20 or so... they are stacked in a high pile next to the crates that house the other hundred+ movies/TV on DVD that I already had, not including the hundreds of DVDs/TV on DVD that I have in a binder... which is sitting in its own crate across the room from where I'm sitting right now. I couldn't help it!
So far I've only been watching the extra material on the movies I have already seen before. I watched bits and pieces from Superman Returns, Liberty Heights, How to Lose a Lover and Good Night and Good Luck. (BTW - George Clooney and Grant Heslov's commentary was AWESOME!!!! Made me appreciate the movie even more!!) I bought some movies I hadn't seen before, but haven't had the time to watch them yet. I got a boxed set of most of Stanley Kubrick's movies... I'm not a fan of his thus far, but I will give his stuff another chance. I'm also looking forward to watching the original King Kong. I was not a fan of Peter Jackson's version, or the one w/Jeff Bridges (swoon), so hopefully the original lives up to all the hype!
Even though Idol is over (and this is a movie blog), I probably will be writing about Season 8 one more time next month, as I will be seeing the Top 10 in concert on August 25th. Even though it's been a couple months, Idol has still been in the news b/c of all the contract drama w/the judges and Seacrest. I just saw a headline a couple minutes ago that says Kara will be back to judge this season... that pisses me off. They best keep Paula around, then, if we're going to be stuck with Kara. Paula is a more important part of the show - she has been there since the beginning. Kara has judged one season, and while I was on her side at first, she quickly lost my favor as the season progressed.
Don't take away Paula... sure she doesn't make sense half the time, but she's a necessity for the viewers and contestants. If I sang crappy, I would want her to be there to say something positive about my outfit and gently let me down. I hope the Idol executives man up and give Paula the money she deserves and keep her on the show.
Anyway, enough about the judges... bring on the Top 10! Less than a month until I'm at the concert. I will let you all know how that goes down... maybe post a couple pictures? I will be screaming like an idiot, I can picture it already!
I hope you are having a fabulous summer and that you are enjoying the few good movies that have been popping up here and there... (Side note - I can't wait for (500) Days of Summer to finally open somewhere near me! )
Happy movie watching!!
