Monday, July 28, 2008
A day late and a personality short!
I am late at posting my thoughts on the latest elimination show this past thursday (my cousin got married upstate so I had tons of driving to do). But Will was the latest to leave the show, and we all know it has nothing to do with talent. That boy was talented, but to be quite frank, who cares. Yes, you a great technician but I never saw his joy in dancing and obviously neither did America! I am sure if you were to see him on stage he will let you have it, but it just didn't translate to me on TV. That was until the James Brown dance. He really was amazing and personable and he was having a great time and it oozed off the television, however, American already loves Twitch and I love Mark, way more than I ever even liked Will. So sorry Will but that solo came too late in the production. I am sure he will work FOREVER in the dance world, as he should. But I am not all that sad to see him go! Sorry!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Result Thursday!
This last results show had me blown away! The top 5 girls contemporary piece by Mia Michaels was simply amazing. I was just speechless after watching that dance that I simply have to share it with you all. Of course you will guess that Katee stole that number for me and I am still hoping she will win it all. I am so pleased that Comfort is staying. I feel that she really rises to the call in all the group numbers. She has a wonderful performance quality and drive that Kerrington just did not have. If you watch the Bollywood Dance that opened the show watch how Kerrington (in green) is late for almost everything (it will drive you crazy). I feel that she just got lazy, she was with Twitch and he was already a fan favorite. And poor Gev. He never really got to shine in his style. He was great and worked really hard, unfortunately someone had to go. Now I am getting nervous for who is next! We will all have to wait and see!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
"I'm a real dancer"
So after work I on Tuesday I went out for a drink with a co-worker and while I was partaking in some delicious summer rose, I met this beautiful red head girl. We started talking and she told me that she is a dancer, so naturally I asked her if she watches my favorite summer show So You Think You Can Dance, and she was like "No I don't watch that, I'm a real dancer". Ugh, as if. So last night I watched my favorite summer show, once again, with this "real" dancer in mind and then I saw this piece that not only shut me up, but I know that if she was to watch it she would have to pick her jaw off the floor. Yes, there is one glitch, but come on!! This piece is in a whole different realm of professionalism and perfection, both on execution and choreography. Below is the piece I hope you enjoy it.
Ps. We do have to talk about the changing of couples and the quick fall of my favorite dancer, Mark! What happened to him?
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wipeout!
I have never laughed so hard! Wipeout is the summer game show hit for me. I was checking out the full length videos on ABC.com Full Episode Player and decided to give it a watch. Below is a taste of some of the great spills, but I just keep enjoying the pain they put these people through!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Wall·E
Directed Andrew Stanton
Written by Andrew Stanton and Jim Capobianco
This is where the movie really grabs you and lets you know how caring and sweet Wall·E truly is. He doesn't know what happened to EVA and stays by her side until the "mother ship" comes back to take her to the surviving humans, who are all uber obese and have zero contact with one another. And our hero follows her straight there. He has many bumps along the way and you see that everyone that he "bumps" into is somehow changed by him. As if they woke up for the first time, humans and robots alike. Overall this is a great tale about love, compassion, and overall, taking the time to care for this earth and all things big and small placed on it. It is never to late to start to care for something and plan to make change happen. The devices and mode of storytelling are so simple and so powerful, that the use of dialogue is almost non existent, making it a great movie for all ages. Over all I give this movie the Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow!
Who is the Mole?
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Hancock
Directed by Peter Berg
Written by Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan
Does Will Smith own the 4th of July weekend? I'm not sure, but I seem to spend each 4th with him. This year was no different when I when to see his latest flick, Hancock. It's about an unlikely superhero who is hated by the masses, drunk all the time and has most of his embarrassing moment posted on YouTube. The movie starts off with a high speed car chase, with bullets flying and "where is our hero?" Asleep on a bench, passed out and next to him is a liter of Gentleman Jack. A cute little kid wakes him up to let him know he is needed, and reluctantly he flies off to save the day. Just how bad of a superhero is he? Well, he take us on a ride of what it would be like to fly drunk; he almost hits a plane and flies into a gaggle of birds (it's not like getting a fly stuck in your teeth). Of course he ends the car chase (mainly because they shot the bottle of Gentleman Jack), but no one is happy about it. Apparently every time Hancock helps out he causes millions of dollars in damage. So in steps the real superhero Jason Bateman (the other Teen Wolf). He shows us that the modern day hero is a super PR agent who helps him shake off his hated image. How does he do this you ask? Sends him to jail! I know Batman would have never agreed to go. And this is where my description of the movie has to end (without giving away the true meat and potatoes of this flick). I will say that Charlize Theron steals the movie not only with her beauty, but also in her fierce choices. An honorable mention has to go to the writers because the villain in this movie is also not what you would expect. There is the fated power struggle, but rather within our hero himself (Hamlet he is not). I am hoping that there will be a sequel to this film, like Jumper it left the audience with more questions than when the picture started. You really do come to care about these people, which is all any writer or director can wish to achieve. Over all I give it a ROYG out of ROYGBV. So sneak out of the summer sun and check it out!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Katee and Joshua; Hometown Glory
Last night on So You Think You Can Dance, Katee and Joshua got it right once again with a piece by Mia Michaels. This couple hit the ground running when they performed No Air the first week. Their Broadway routine, All for the Best, was not my favorite piece of theirs, but they still totally redeemed themselves when they showed how sexy they can dance with the samba. But just watch below how Katee steals this performance with her control of her body, her perfect level of projection and emotion. You can feel and see the struggle the character she is performing faces. For me this dance is all in the shoulders where you can feel the pain, frustration and uncertainty everything Mia wanted you to feel and Katee got it right. Joshua just missed the mark in this dance with tension in his shoulders. That being said he did everything else that a male dancer should do. He was not only there for his partner for all the lifts, he made them seem effortless. He did not pull any focus from Katee to let her stand out as the feature performer in this dance. A great dancer need to know when it is about them, and when it is about the person next to them. The costuming definitely helped Katee stand out, she was exposed, whereas Joshua was covered from the top of his head, to his feet. Just watch the beauty that these two created last night and I hope that you were as moved as I was.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
New Music
To kick off my new blog since the separation of The Urban Naturalist (you will be missed), I am going to start off easy. I want to talk about a new album that I just bought; Katy Perry's One of the Boys. Now this album is everything that a pop listener will LOVE!! It has great easy beats with fun topical lyrics. The play of gender roles through out the record keeps me laughing from the way she views life and relationships. The picture above is from one song called "U R SO Gay", about her metrosexual ex-boyfriend and it is just a gem! This will make any subway ride go much faster and way more enjoyable. So just remember if you see someone bopping with their headphones on, on your next commute, they might just be enjoying her as well.
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