New Single From Heidi! Awesomely Horrible!
A new single from Heidi Montag! Finally!
Only, initially we thought we’d been tricked. We clicked the link and the first thing we heard was what sounded like our computer telling us the file could only be played back on Soviet-era Tandys. Either that or our headphones had gone toward the light, which meant an office-wide hunt for a working pair might be at hand.
Turns out it was just the intro to “Fashion”…
The whole “accidentally discovering that GarageBand lets you make sound with the keys” effect doesn’t strike us as kitschy enough to be cool in popular music yet. So we didn’t focus too much on that. Instead, we chose to absorb the message in lyrics like “I live to be model thin.” Good call, New York Times, she is a feminist hero for a new generation.
Bob and Doug MacKenzie cartoon will be on Fox
It looks like a new generation of television viewers may be introduced to Bob and Doug MacKenzie. The creations of SCTV alumni Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas have a new, animated life that will be broadcast on the Fox network.
Bob and Doug are two beer-swilling, touque-wearing Canadians who hosted their own show (a show-within-a-show on SCTV) called “The Great White North” (and originally called “Kanadian Korner”). They were created in 1980 as a result of a network request for more Canadian content on SCTV. The characters proved so successful that they subsequently released two albums based on the characters and the movie Strange Brew.
Canada’s Global Television already has ordered 13 episodes of The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie for its 2009 schedule. The series is being produced by Thomas’ Maple Palms Prods and Toronto-based Patricia Burns. Thomas and Moranis share executive producer credits on the series.
Here’s to hoping that the show “takes off”.
Christina Aguilera’s Star-Spangled Baby
Who’s that baby wrapped in an American flag?
It’s Christina Aguilera’s boy, Max!
Xtina recently shot a PSA for Rock the Vote in which she sings a lullaby of “America the Beautiful” to her son.
“She sang a cappella, and her son was so well behaved,” Rock the Vote executive director Heather Smith says of the half-day shoot in L.A. “She got it on the first take.”
The flag is actually an homage to Madonna, who wrapped herself in an American flag for a similar PSA 18 years ago.
“We decided it was time for a new generation of artists to speak to young people,” says Smith. “This image really shows the country’s 44 million young Americans that the future is in our hands.”
The ad was directed by Sophie Muller, a veteran music video director who has worked with Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, Sarah McLachlan, Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks and Coldplay, among others.
Aguilera’s spot will debut in a few weeks, along with corresponding print ads.
Back to the Future Sequel Rumors Squashed
Not that anyone was expecting the answer to change, but Back to the Future co-writer and producer Bob Gale has again put sequel/remake rumors to rest.
“Let me answer one question before anyone asks it, which is, ‘Is there ever be a Back To The Future Part IV…No,” Gale told the crowd of the 5th Annual Celebration Exotic Car Festival. “We’ve all seen sometimes where they make one too many sequels and you say, ‘Maybe they shouldn’t have done that.’ I’m not going to name any names of movies, but you know what they are!”
As a huge fan of the Back to the Future franchise, I respect the stance everyone involved with the films are taking in terms of sequels. The series works remarkably well as a trilogy, and having a fourth film could only feel like a tacked on post it note. That said, I’m eager for a new generation to discover the Back to the Future films. I’ve noticed that less and less of the new generation has even heard of Back to the future, never-mind watched the trilogy. And with the closure of Back to the Future - The Ride at Universal Studios, I don’t expect that to change anytime soon.
It would be great if they could find a way to remake the movies for a new generation without it feeling like a sub par copy of the originals. But that’s probably not possible. Maybe a theatrical re-release might be another option. With digital cinema expanding in the numbers that it has been (primarily due to the popularity of 3D), I’m surprised that studios aren’t doing more big screen re-releases, as the costs would be minimal. Or perhaps they could give Back to the Future the post production 3D treatment that has been discussed for the Star Wars films. That might be the best way to reach the new generation.
source: BTTF.com