If Only Sutton Foster or Lea Salonga Were 15 Years Younger...

When I was growing up my two favorite musicals were, like many musical loving children of the 80's, The Phantom of the Opera (which we had on double vinyl. Try not to be jealous) and, of course, Les Miz. I would spend hours listening and singing along at the top of my lungs. It was a sad day when puberty came and I could no longer hit the high note that Christine sings at the end of the title song. (Don't think I didn't still try.) But, nothing spoke to my lil adolescent heart like Eponine's 'On My Own' from Les Miz. Which is why I'm not crazy about this news from the New York Post regarding the casting of Eponine in Tom Hopper's upcoming film of the musical. Joel Schumacher already messed up the film version of Phantom. A big part of that was in the casting. Don't make the same mistake, Hooper. Let's break down the four potential actresses/singers:

Is one of these four the big screen's Eponine? Yesh...

Wait, Annie Hall shops at Chico's?

Everyone talks about the lack of roles for women as they get older. But, for the love of Reds,  I feel like there's got to be something better than this:

                                                          They say animals can sense danger...

The past couple of years have been hard for fans of Miss Keaton. Mad Money, Because I Said So. There will be no link for those movies. The less said the better.  She has a Best Actress Oscar nomination from every decade since the 70's. This is no way to get a fifth nom during this decade. Did anyone watch the PBS documentary about Woody Allen? I love how he affectionately refers to her simply as Keaton. But, my question is: why hasn't he written her another great part lately? Please, Woody. Save her from her current choices. And leave the Chico's commercials to Michael Plelps's mom...

Welcome

So, for years I've been reading blogs about entertainment and always thought: man, I should do that. But, you know, I'm really lazy. There's TV to be watched, dammit. So, here we are. I've finally done it. It's definitely a work in progress. Right now the design is a little blogger 101. But, my goal is to bring news, thoughts, and complete randomness to this blog. It will mainly focus on films (new and old), actors and acting (I love Kate Winslet and Daniel Day-Lewis, so I probably won't be talking about oh, say, Selena Gomez. Except to say how baaaaaaad she is. Seriously, I just saw Monte Carlo. How is this girl getting paid to do this?), and then just whatever I may feel like bringing up. I want to inspire lively discussions so feel free to comment. And, most importantly, let's have some fun!