December 2007 Archives

Last month, I saw California singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop at the Chameleon Club:

It's old news that Britney Spears' 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn is pregnant. But Nickelodeon is now talking about having a special to discuss love and sex with Jamie Lynn's young fans. The final season of her Nick show "Zoey 101" was already shot and is still scheduled to air in February. Maybe her tween fans won't even tune in. They'll have moved onto more sexualized content on MTV by then.

The Writers Guild of America denied the request to allow writers to work on the Golden Globes broadcast Jan. 13 on NBC. The guild also turned down the Academy Awards' request to use clips from past shows on the Feb. 24 broadcast on ABC, and it will probably deny requests for writers on the Academy Awards broadcast as well. Come on, it’s the Oscar’s 80th year. The writers deserve to fight for their fair share, but they're turning their backs on the biggest nights in Hollywood. Cold blooded.

It just wouldn't be Christmas without Frank Capra's classic film "It's A Wonderful Life." Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart star in the heartwarming movie about how important one man is to a small community. Hunker down with some hot chocolate and watch it at 8 p.m. Friday on NBC.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2008 includes Madonna, John Mellencamp, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark Five. The induction ceremony will take place on March 10 in New York.

The World War II film "Atonement" came out on top with seven Golden Globe nominations including best drama. James McAvoy and Keira Knightley earned best dramatic actor and actress nominations for their roles in the movie, which unfortunately hasn't come to the area yet. Many of the nominations went to movies that were recently released or have yet to be released, including "Sweeney Todd," "Juno" and "Charlie Wilson's War." I guess we'll have to wait and see if they're any good. The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards will air at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 on NBC. Click here to check out all the nominations.

The drama-filled season finale of MTV's hit quasi-reality series "The Hills" went down Monday night. But apparently, it was only the beginning of the end. Amid the hoopla in Los Angeles, Lauren Conrad announced that the season would continue in order to show the trip to Paris she takes for her Teen Vogue internship. This confusing twist is proof that MTV is milking this show for all its worth.

BioShock won Game of the Year at the 2007 Spike Video Game Awards. Halo 3 was crowned the Most Addictive Game. The VGAs, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, aired on Spike Sunday night. For a list of winners, click here. If you missed the show, see an encore at 1 p.m. Dec. 16.

Six Grammy nominations for Amy Winehouse? Really? I'm not saying "Back To Black" isn't a good album, but is it worthy of Album of the Year? Eight nominations for Kanye West? I thought "Graduation" was his weakest album yet. Overall, seeing the list of Grammy nominations reminded me what a lackluster year in music 2007 was. At least the Foo Fighters are keeping the rock genre alive. Watch the 50th Annual Grammy Awards at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 on CBS.

Forgive me, I am a little behind on this one.
The ladies in my hip-hop dance class asked me when we were learning the soldier boy.
"What's that?" I asked.
I look 18, so it's understandable that they think I know the latest dance craze to hit homecoming dances and football half times. But I don't.
"Oh my gosh," the exclaim, "even my 8-year-old knows it."