Word: idol
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...triangle. Fortunately, the excellent score carries his character towards the end, working itself seamlessly into the transition of events. The dialogue between the characters, at least, never feels labored or clichéd. As opposed to Owen, Cate Blanchett skillfully blends the images of woman and queen, human and idol. Often shown through reflections, windows, and behind veils, the expressiveness of her face tells not only of her age and maturity, but also of her intensity as a woman and leader. The costuming is superb, at times making her appear ethereal and virginal; at others, tired and crumpled. The cinematography...
...many syllables are added to the titular phrase, it’s boring. Rihanna has a decent voice and an enormous marketing machine, but zero personality. “Pon de Replay” channeled the Caribbean to some exciting results, but this one belongs on American Idol. Hopefully this song is just an aberration and the start of a Ja Rule-like career trajectory. Grade: C Sean Kingston – “Beautiful Girls” Moderate vocoding on mid-tempo R&B seems like a fool-proof template for radio hits; I’m surprised...
...couple of jumps ahead of the IRS, a couple of yards away from Dilbert's imprisoning cubicle. They got the sun in the morning and the moon at night, as the old song would have it, and we can pretty much imagine them immune to the appeal of American Idol, Britney Spears or whatever else is cluttering the 24-hour news cycle...
...told his new friends that he'd run away from home as a kid, lived as a hobo, joined the circus, traveled to many states (all a fiction). He started his musical life as a singer of traditional ballads, then updated the folk-protest genre pioneered by his idol Woody Guthrie, then ditched that genre for songs of betrayal and alienation, then went electric and created folk rock. That's four careers in four years: more public-persona reinventions than Madonna could manage, and surely enough for four actors to chew...
...only a matter of time until some attentive reality producer figured out a way to remove all the bothersome competence from Idol and isolate an extract of 99.44% pure bad karaoke. Enter The Singing Bee on NBC and Fox's knockoff, Don't Forget the Lyrics, the No. 1-- and No. 2--rated new shows of the summer...