Comments on: Idol Headlines for 9/15/08

By: justic

justic — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:53:24 +0000

thank you Bobbi!

By: frogcooke

frogcooke — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:49:21 +0000

justic thanks ill check it out.

Btw, the Crush Kids Cancer team is up to: Total: $38,043.00

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:38:03 +0000

Justic – he gives a short and heartfelt plea urging people to donate. He asks if people could save their family members from the anguish of cancer, how much would they give and how hard would they fight? He says he is there standing up for his brother, Adam and asks others to stand up for those they love by donating generously. That’s paraphrased, but basically his message.

By: justic

justic — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:34:38 +0000

Stand Up 2 cancer posted Cookie’s message on their website

http://su2c.standup2cancer.org/sutv/show

for some reason i can’t watch this.
anyone know if this site is blocked for people outside the U.S?
if someone can see it, can you please tell me what DC is saying, or maybee someone can post it on youtube please.

By: StevenD

StevenD — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:04:58 +0000

Also a few other things on Kat McPhee. I just read on KatharineÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s site that she recorded a new song for the upcoming Disney movie Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œTinker Bell.Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ The song is called Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œLet Your Heart SingÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ and the soundtrack comes out on October 14 and include songs from Loreena McKennit, Selena Gomes, and more. Katharine’s sophomore album, which is headed for a spring release!

IÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve also found out that she is appearing with Chris Botti at two of his concerts at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18 & 19. TheyÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re filming both performances for his next PBS special and Live DVD. Other special guests include Stine, Josh Groban, and more with backing music to be provided by the Boston Pops.

Finally the new Idol judge Kara DioGuardi listed Katharine as one of her favorite contestants in recent years and also felt that she was one of the most underrated contestants.

Again I think itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s smart to branch out from Disney, Pop, Barbie, Movies, PBS Specials, DVD, and with working with Andrea Bocelli, Chris Botti, and David Foster sheÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really expanding her fan base. I just wish she would consider possibly a jazz album with a little mix of Black Horse type of songs and soft ballads.

By: StevenD

StevenD — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:43:25 +0000

At this point Kat would never have gotten a lead in a major motion picture until sheÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s able to prove herself at the box office in smaller noticeable roles. I think itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s good that she is in this and get her name out associated with the big screen instead of Idol though most will know of her from Idol and that will make her stick out more with the public. If sheÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s smart with her choices and what she goes after she could do a few more noticeable things on television and film leading to the big screen. I always think of Actress like Christina Applegate who I never thought would have survived after Married with Children but made a lot of right moves and now gets first dib on any upcoming television show out there.

I saw the movie and I thought it was hysterical. I thought it was cute, itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nothing that will get any award consideration from anything unless possibly a surprise Golden Globe nomination for Anna Faris but thatÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s it. ItÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s written by the people who did Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œLegally BlondeÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ and thatÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what I thought for most of the movie. My partner though hated it. He want in thought not wanting to like it so I thought he was a little biased. I thought Katharine had a nothing type of part with an incredibly stupid ending but there was a scene after all the girls have been transformed that they are walking down the street and there were gasps in the audience because the girls looked amazing. She was also smart to sing badly in the movie with the other girls and then sing at the ending credits so people can think of her as an actress and separate the singer from her too.

I think this did exactly what she wanted it to. The film wasnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t horrible salvaged by the critics, itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing very well at the box-office, and itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s given her a bump to put on her resume to go for her next film. IÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been hoping and hoping that when they decided to film the film version of Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œWickedÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ she gets to play Elphaba so I hope these box office hits keep coming.

By: EmmaJK

EmmaJK — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:47:02 +0000

Hope this doesn’t get lost here… Part 2 of the very funny Audio Mash-up. Every bit as funny as the first one! A couple of the Jason bits are brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pJRpWWunhg

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:46:10 +0000

David ArchuletaÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s OFFICIAL Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œCrushÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ music video premieres tomorrow, 9/16, on iTunes! Be sure to check it out!!!

Thanks MJ

By: mj

mj — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:23:50 +0000

According to a bulletin from Archie, Crush is being released to iTunes tomorrow…

David Archuleta’s OFFICIAL “Crush” music video premieres tomorrow, 9/16, on iTunes! Be sure to check it out!!!

By: uplink2

uplink2 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:02:42 +0000

The movie is cute and fairly harmless as a whole, and it may translate to larger and better roles for her, but I certainly donÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think its current success has anything to do with her. Having seen it, I canÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine any reviewer singling her out at all, because the role just isnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that memorable one way or the other.

I will agree that the success of the film is mainly Anna Faris who gives a great performance in a script that isn’t perfect. But this is exactly what Kat was looking for. A vehicle that she did not have to carry herself but could make a modest splash in and open doors for other projects. Where she is cited, and there are some, it is always positive. And in that light THB has been a HUGE success for Katharine.

By: judy

judy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:36:25 +0000

For all you Elliott fans out there – I saw him Saturday night here in Colorado at the Last Blast Summer Dance or some name like that in Loveland. He was on the ticket with Josh Hoge, Secondhand Serenade and Jon McLaughlin. It was great to see Elliott again – he sounded awesome like only Elliott can and he looked great. The show was at a small ampitheatre and there were lots of kids there. Not a huge crowd. But what I love about Elliott is that he seemed just as excited to be there as he was on AI or his first solo tour. He is just a good guy. Josh Hoge was ok – Jon McLaughlin was awesome. He has a great voice and is very yummy looking. It was cold, windy and raining so we didn’t stay for Secondhand Serenade, but they seemed to be who the crowd was waiting for. never heard of them.

Elliott is working on his cd, just got back from Japan, will be doing a show in SF at the Brower Youth Awards on 10/1 and also doing a show for an Operation Smile gala on 9/18. He said last night that his new CD will drop at beginning of 2009 and a new single will be out in December, but in “Elliott time”, that could mean maybe Feb. or March. lol. He also has a holiday cd coming out in October.

http://www.operationsmile.org/
http://bapd.org/n0092.html

If Lu or someone has already posted this info, sorry for the repeat.

By: catdog

catdog — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:21:31 +0000

Is it just me? Does turning a trip to church into a photo op seem tacky to anybody else?

Not only that – who goes to church in a tank top?

I know some one mentioned it before but I had to second it!!!! LOL

By: FolkFan

FolkFan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:45:57 +0000

A couple of fun bits on the Cook brothers’ national anthem:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/extramustard/09/15/thank-you-kirk-ferentz/index.html

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/796998.html

By: smartcookie

smartcookie — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:42:25 +0000

I saw Kat’s (or Anna Faris’s) movie, and I can verify that Kat’s role is very small and pretty nondescript. She’s fine, she gets the song at the end, and she looks cute, but she is never — not for one minute — believable as a schlub stuck in Loserville. Kat is a very pretty girl, she has always been a very pretty girl, and she definitely didn’t fit as one more dirt-plain chick in desperate need of a makeover from a Playboy bunny (which would be Anna Faris). Kat’s character, the one who’s pregnant from the get-go, also doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and they never spend any time to tell us who the babydaddy is or how or why she’s pregnant, when she lives in a low-rent sorority where the whole deal is that they can’t get guys. Clearly, she had a guy at some point. Or maybe not. Maybe she had a sperm donor. But they coulda told us so her character wasn’t such a cipher.

The movie is cute and fairly harmless as a whole, and it may translate to larger and better roles for her, but I certainly don’t think its current success has anything to do with her. Having seen it, I can’t imagine any reviewer singling her out at all, because the role just isn’t that memorable one way or the other.

By: maturin

maturin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:28:24 +0000

Well you can spin it anyway you like

The success of this movie will be a great plus to her as she continues to grow her film career. She made a very wise first choice for a role and it has performed better than expected and she will be the beneficiary of that moving forward with bigger and more substantive roles.

McPhee is the singing sorority girl, correct? I have to say, in a film full of bouncing bosoms, she didn’t leave much of an impression on me.

It does look like a step up from her previous acting credits, which are listed by IMBD as
# Crazy (2007/I) …. “Paramount Girl”
# “Lonelygirl15″ …. “Random Girl”

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:38:31 +0000

Well, Archuleta already has the right suit (hope he didnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t burn it when the tour ended).

:lol_tb: an actor with suit included….

I certainly hope he burned itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ GAH.. lol

Ditto :thumbup_tb:

By: frogcooke

frogcooke — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:10:18 +0000

I certainly hope he burned it… GAH.. lol

By: CathyMK

CathyMK — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:56:33 +0000

“A HeÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, set for publication this year. Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œIÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m also working on a Broadway show about my life,Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Anka, 67, tells us. Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œIÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d like David Archuleta [17-year-old American Idol runner-up] for the lead, because he reminds me so much of myself as a young singer.Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬

Well, Archuleta already has the right suit (hope he didn’t burn it when the tour ended).

By: uplink2

uplink2 — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:32 +0000

Well you can spin it anyway you like but the fact is that Katharine is part of a very successful film for her first major release. A film that has out-performed all projections and is the surprise hit of the late summer. The reviews of Kat’s performance when she has been mentioned have all been positive. There have also been NO reviews that have singled Kat out for a poor performance. Not one. Yes it is not a lead role but it is a decent supporting role for her first Major film.

The success of this movie will be a great plus to her as she continues to grow her film career. She made a very wise first choice for a role and it has performed better than expected and she will be the beneficiary of that moving forward with bigger and more substantive roles.

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:36:01 +0000

Speaking of Broadway:

Q What is pop singer Paul Anka doing these days?–Timothy Tyrrell, Chicago, Ill.

A He’s putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, set for publication this year. “I’m also working on a Broadway show about my life,” Anka, 67, tells us. “I’d like David Archuleta [17-year-old American Idol runner-up] for the lead, because he reminds me so much of myself as a young singer.”

http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2008/09/personality-parade-heroes-of-monday-night

By: abbysee

abbysee — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:52:06 +0000

Many critics have said that sheÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the only reason to see this movie. As far as Kat is concerned her role is small and not pivotal, her performance hasnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been singled out much in the reviews IÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve read.

MJ does the heavy lifting so we don’t have to.

By: mj

mj — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:32:16 +0000

I think itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Anna FarrisÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ movie

I’ve never seen Anna Farris in a movie, but apparently she’s an amazing and gifted comic actress who continually stars in vehicles that are beneath her. Many critics have said that she’s the only reason to see this movie. As far as Kat is concerned her role is small and not pivotal, her performance hasn’t been singled out much in the reviews I’ve read.

By: cheese

cheese — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:24:01 +0000

That’s a weird turn of events for Taylor. Hopefully he can finish his album before he starts the touring production. I was kind of hoping they had burned his sparkly jumpsuit.

I just realized how whiny I sounded about the RCA press release. I guess I’m just not that excited about David’s web site, lol. Maybe I’m a “bad” fan, but I personally don’t really want to have “his” phone number, or send him texts and e-mails, or create my very own fan page.

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:20:19 +0000

KatÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s movie is in more theaters than the George Clooney/Brad Pitt movie. WTF???!!!

LOL….

At Miley is articleÃƒâ€š ´s… I donÃƒâ€š ´t liked but lots of pilitician use Church as a way to promote themself…after some good exposure what is best that eat a delicious lunch in the Cheesecake factory… yummy

By: maturin

maturin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:19:27 +0000

The fact that there even is a “Mouse Watch” and people who follow every change and tweak to Disney exhibits makes me relieved for David Cook that the whole DisneyIdol hoedown of weirdness will become the burden of the 2009 winner.

They’re probably crossing their fingers that they will end up with one of the wholesomey-type Idol stars like Archie, Jordin, or Carrie.

But it would be hilarious if that person could be one of Idol’s many one-of-a-kinds. Fantasia meets Pluto! Bo meets Minnie Mouse! Daughtry does benchpresses with Donald Duck!

Or best of all, if only there could be Disney!Taylor!. Animatronic Taylor to children: “Soooooooouuuuul Patrol!” Children: “Aaaaaiiiiiiieeeeeee!”

By: jpfan

jpfan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:18:29 +0000

I think it’s Anna Farris’ movie and the Clooney/Pitt flix is the new Coen Brothers’ movie. Their movies don’t usually have blockbuster status. Taylor and Grease seem like a good match. I can’t believe JHud is marrying PUNK. That’s crazy man.

By: gabam

gabam — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:15:09 +0000

Kat’s movie is in more theaters than the George Clooney/Brad Pitt movie. WTF???!!!

By: Trina

Trina — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:03:38 +0000

I wasn’t expecting single info in the press release since the deal with the newsletter is to sign up so you can be the first to hear the title, they aren’t going to reveal too much in a press release with that going on and it does mention that much in the PR. “In the coming weeks” fits with DC saying the single would be out mid-October. It may have originally been scheduled for the end of September but got delayed..wouldn’t be the first time. I don’t mind the info they put out there. A fan I know who doesn’t frequent all the boards didn’t even know his site launched until I told her the other day so this puts it, and the release date out there on a larger scale. It’s spread like wildfire too.

By: gelfling

gelfling — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:38:04 +0000

Taylor Hicks to Star in National Tour of ‘Grease’; Dates and Locations Announced

The producers of the Tony Award nominated new Broadway production of GREASE are proud to announce that “American Idol” Season Five winner, Taylor Hicks, will star in the first national tour of the show, launching at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI on December 2, 2008. Taylor Hicks made his debut on Broadway in the role of “Teen Angel” this past summer.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=32389

By: cheese

cheese — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:28:44 +0000

Here is the press release that came out today about the launching of the official site and the CD release date:

OMG, thank you so much, RCA, for last week’s news! Eh, I guess the general public doesn’t know about the release date for the album or the web site, but I was really hoping the next press release would include some info on the single. This kind of diminishes my hopes that we’ll get any info in the next week or two. Hopefully the single will be pretty much mixed and ready to go when they finally decide which song to go with.