August 30th, 2010 by soullldiva

Ok, we have our official cast list for Season 11 2010 Dancing With the Stars! (Drum roll please.)

Brandy–R&B singer, actress and reality star
Jennifer Grey–actress and star of Dirty Dancing with the much missed Patrick Swayzee
Margaret Cho–fantastically funny comedienne
Audrina Patridge–reality star of The Hills, a show I can not stand (have you ever tried to watch that?)

Florence Henderson–really lovely actress and Mrs. Brady from kitchy The Brady Bunch tv show
Bristol Palin–(ugh) Sarah Palin’s daughter
Michael Bolton–ultra smooth crooner and former sporter of the worst mullet in history (but great voice all the same)
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino–(ugh) reality show person from Jersey Shore
David Hasselhoff–ever-enduring actor and singer
Kurt Warner–Ex-Pro NFL quarterback
Kyle Massey–young actor and rapper, most famous for doing the Disney show That’s So Raven
Rick Fox–Ex-Pro NBA player, and also recently really good looking actor

Not a bad list at all! Even though I’m not so excited about Bristol, Audrina and The Situation (oh, even the name rubs me the wrong way)

We will find out who they are paired with tomorrow on Good Morning America. Until then, mull the cast over and let me know what you think!

August 27th, 2010 by soullldiva

Ok, things are getting juicy folks! And I’m here to serve it all up to ya.

First things first, as far as the Pros go, Lacey Schwimmer Tweeted (@LaceySchwimmer) yesterday that “I’ve got great news ya’ll!! I am ON this season of DWTS after all!! Get ready for a fantastic season! Halla!!!” Woo Hoo ya’ll! I really missed her last season.

As of Aug. 23, Louis Van Amstel still didn’t know whether he was going to be on this season. Kym Johnson hasn’t tweeted about being on the show either, the same with Anna Trebunskaya and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Wow, looks like Lacey is an early one to know! As we get updates on the Pros I’ll let you know.

Now on to cast rumors:

The first seems to be no rumor and this does NOT make me happy at ALL. According to E! Online (and I think we’ll agree they’re a pretty reputable source) reported that Bristol Palin (daughter of politician Sarah Palin) is set as a cast member for season 11. I have to say (even though she did a short stint on an ABC Family show) that she’s even LESS of a star than Kate Gosselin.

Let’s visit this word “star”.
Star: [stahr] noun, adjective, verb, starred, star·ring.
1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
2. a person’s destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars.
3. a person who is celebrated or distinguished in some art, profession, or other field.
4. a prominent actor, singer, or the like, esp. one who plays the leading role in a performance.

Ok, so focus on those last two definitions. Words like “celebrated or distinguished” in the first and “prominent…leading role” stand out to me. Is Kate Gosselin in that category? Is Bristol Palin? This is rhetorical, people, but the answer is NO. En-Oh.

And I realize there have been some supposed “D-listers” on the show (Steve O, as enjoyable as he was, Mark Dacascos, is only the Chairman on Iron Chef but who cares I love him, Tom Delay, politician, and Ashley Hamilton, ugh) everyone has been pretty notable, even if they were “past their time” as far as huge fame was concerned.

I think the producers over at ABC need to get their heads on straight and get with the program. The name of the show is Dancing With the STARS. Not “Dancing With the 15 seconds of fame person who is lame anyways”. Got It, Execs!!!!???

Ok, on with the list of those other awesome people rumored to be joining the cast of Season 11:
Margaret Cho (adore her, very funny)
Jennifer Grey (NOBODY puts Baby in the corner! This is too good to be true!)
Rick Fox (Retired NBA player)
David Hasselhoff (even though he’s had his troubles, this guy has longevity and a great voice)
Kirstie Alley (pretty please, I heart Kirstie)
Audrina Patridge (skating the line there, but ok)
Brandy (great, I wouldn’t object)
Florence Henderson (Mrs. Brady!!!)
Michael Bolton (the smooth crooner of the bad hair set)

This is a GREAT list I think and if we can keep the “rabble” to a minimum it is shaping up to be a great season for the Fall edition of Dancing With the Stars!

What does everyone think of the list? Let me know! Heard rumors of your own? Leave a comment!

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August 26th, 2010 by soullldiva

In keeping with the start of the Halloween season, Darren Aronofsky’s (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) new film is called Black Swan. What happens when you marry ballet and horror? This does:

I never thought I would ever say these words: ballet is creepy, geez. And what about the black feathers poking through her shoulders (shudder). I love Darren Aronofsky, and The Fountain is one of the most beautiful and sad movies ever made. I adore Natalie Portman as well. I will give this one a try!

August 24th, 2010 by soullldiva

Special new addition to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Los Angeles:

Oh, that reminds me:

OH PUHLEEEEEZE Alan Ball, please to a musical/dance episode for True Blood. I know Stephen Moyer can sing, and I’m sure everyone else can, too. What is singing without some dance? Russell could dance with the candy jar full of Talbot, that would be interesting. I’d LOVE to see La La Lafayette do a number, come on. Alan, are you listening?

August 20th, 2010 by soullldiva

I LOVE Glee. I was in choirs and show choirs and musicals my whole young life through Middle School and High School and we never did anything close to what they do on this show. What I wouldn’t have done to have a rock band available every day for choir practice (who wouldn’t).

Since the premise of the show is a glee club in High School, it’s easy to segue into the musical numbers. Most of them are super fun. But this one was extra special.

Towards the end of the second season there is a storyline about Artie (played by the lovely Kevin McHale) seeking procedures and therapies to help him walk. Now, Glee has taken heat for its famous “wheelchair episode” where they did “Proud Mary” with the entire cast in wheelchairs. I don’t pretend to know what a wheelchair bound person deals with every day. All I can say is that there are people in wheelchairs and they are people just like anyone else and should be treated with respect like any other person on this earth. I’m glad for Artie’s character because paraplegics don’t get enough screen time. TV just isn’t “real world” enough, and they sometimes don’t want to highlight the tougher issues that might just “bring us down”. How people deal with their confinement in the chairs and still express their art is what makes them unique. And everyone needs to play up their uniqueness, because there is only one YOU. (thanks Mia)

Artie talks with Emma Pilsbury (Jayma Mays) about the different experimental treatments they are doing to help people walk again. I really hate that her character discourages him from these, saying that they are in the first stages and would take years to perfect, let alone use. I actually don’t like her character all the time (now Sue Sylvester on the other hand I’ll take any day, considering how she treated the Down’s Syndrome girl, yea).

But then Artie is at the mall with his new girlfriend Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) and tells her that he’s actually been doing the treatments, and he thinks they’re really working.

The dance is so completely awesome it makes you want to get up and dance with him. This is also the first time we see Kevin McHale out of the chair and moving. Hey–he can effin’ dance!! The song is a perfect choice for the scene as well, as 80′s one-hit-wonder pop tunes usually are (thank you Men Without Hats). You are so elated by the dance and Artie’s obvious joy that when the song abruptly ends and slams him back in his wheelchair your heart is pinched hard. Tears sprang to my eyes. You and empathize a bit more with Artie and his longings. If you were in a wheelchair, would you want to dance too? I would.

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