Weekend Box Office

It was a surprising weekend for the box office. Previous weeks number one went to Eagle Eye starring Shia LaBeouf was expected to take the top spot again this weekend. But a little doggy must have swept him off his feet cause the family movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua took in $29 million making it number 1 this weekend. Eagle Eye took in $17.7 million this weekend making it number 2. Rounding out the top three is the Michael Cera hipster, teen, rom-com flick Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist with $11.6 million in ticket sales. Kirsten Dunst's movie did HORRIBLY this weekend. Her new film, How To Alienate Friends opened in wide release this weekend and played to pretty much empty theaters. Drunkst's movie made a paltry $1.4 million!!! That's horrible for the movie business. Maybe if they would have done a better job advertising it more people would have known that it was coming and perhaps gone to see it.

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Veep debates draw attention

Let me talk a little bit about the recent Vice Presidential debates. OK I know, I know you're asking: what is a commentary on politics doing in an entertainment blog? Well why not? At least since the TV became a staple in America's culture, politics and the show business has been very closely intertwined. Celebrities and politicians draw rating alike, with the more media savvy ones getting the love from the viewers.

Just recently, we had Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska and Senator Joe Biden of Delaware duke it out onstage. It was one of the most watched VP debates in history and as a political junkie I can see why. With a significant portion of the population believing our nation to be in trouble, I expect folks to be concerned about the plans of their next leaders. Another reason for all the excitement though probably has to do with the backgrounds of Gov. Palin and Sen. Biden. Palin, a greenhorn in national politics, has been drawing curiosity among many people. Biden, meanwhile, who has been dubbed the "gaffe machine" is known for his fiery tongue and no-BS straight talk.

Both Biden and Palin stood their ground, although Biden's experience made him a clear winner. To Palin's credit, however, I agree with CNN's assessment that she has "lived naother day". She carried herself well and was very poised, but stopped short of actually making a significant change in public opinion, which ahs been favoring the Obama-Biden ticket.

Nonetheless, it was a good debate (though with less fireworks than I expected), and I hope that Americans would be better educated to vote this November.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_en_bu/tv_debate_ratings;_ylt=AmOm6C.KD9Ep5DDcrLmZfYdxFb8C

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Ice Cube's sensitizing new music vid

Ice Cube recently released a video of his song "Why Me?", which featured the family of a 17 year old teen who was murdered near his home. The boy,Jamiel Shaw Jr., was said to be a football player in high school who was on his way to college with a scholarship. Shaw's promising future seems to be the salt to the injury. An illegal immigrant gang member named Pedro Espinoza is said to be the suspect in Shaw's death, although he has pleaded not guilty. Reports said that Espinoza had killed Shaw after "asking him about his gang affiliation." AP reported that Shaw did not belong to any gangs.

Ice Cube decided to put Shaw's real family instead of "a bunch of actors" to get his point across. He said that he finds gun violence murders very "tragic" and "ugly". But while Shaw's family is pushing for the passage of "Jamiel's Law", which would crack down on illegal immigrants in gangs, the rapper said that his music video was not endorising such measure.

"You've got a person being killed by a person he don't know for a reason he don't know ... Who cares if it was an immigrant or if it was a taxpaying citizen?" Ice Cube said in an AP article.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081004/ap_en_mu/athlete_killed_rap_video;_ylt=AsA_uxos3Ucj6IGoYe2FdABxFb8C

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Heather Locklear Arrested!

What is up with all of these stars getting arrested lately? Is there something bad going around in the water or what? Heather Locklear was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or medication in the Santa Barbara area of California. According to the LA Times, it was a concerned citizen who kept an allegedly impaired Heather off the streets. The unnamed citizen called 911 to report that a woman, who turned out to be Locklear, was driving erratically. Said citizen told cops that she saw a woman who was visibly impaired getting into a car in a parking lot at about 4:30 that afternoon.

Heather apparently went on to drive back and forth over a pair of sunglasses on the pavement and revving her engine. After leaving the parking lot, the former Melrose Place star then stopped her car on the street and stumbled into the traffic lane, according to the caller, who then proceed to follow the troubled star out of concern. By the time the California Highway Patrol caught up with Heather, she was parked on a highway lane and blocking traffic. An officer who talked to her determined that she was disoriented and "under the influence of something." She was then whisked away to police headquarters and tested for alcohol and drugs. The alcohol test came back negative. Her drug tests will be returned in a few days.

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Even Stevens Arrested

So I'm sure that when you were growing up, you remember watching the Disney Channel right? The star of Even Stevens, who is Shia Lebeouf, was arrested for allegedly being drunk in Chicago around last year. There was a $1000 bench warrant for Shia because he failed to appear in court. After Even Stevens, Shia knew that this wasn't the end of his career. Admit it, we all thought he was dorky and immature in the show. And we couldn't even find him attractive. But now, the rising star is all grown up. He is now 21 years old and is BARELY STARTING his new career. He became the star of Transformers with Megan Fox. And since then he has been in Indiana Jones. Let's face it, he's not a kid no more. In fact, he became more attractive than ever. I think that he's just a 21 year old who wants to party a little. People make this kind of mistake all the time. But since he's a star, people and TMz are all over him.

“Work is important to me and I treat it important and it’s been good to me,” LaBeouf previously told Access. “It’s like one of the best relationships I’ve had with anything. It’s been really good to my family so you gotta be good to it. Perception sometimes is more important than performance. If people perceive you as a good actor then they’ll wish for you to be a good actor and they’ll root for you when they watch you but if you come out and you’re going to clubs every night and people don’t root for you anymore.”

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90210

If you missed last weeks episode of 90210, then you really need to catch up before tonight's episode. Last week, it was revealed that the father of Kelly's baby (played by Jennie Garth) is indeed Dylan!! (Played by Luke Perry). So many people were betting who the father would be of that baby, whether it be Dylan or Brandon. In some other really good news, The CW has decided to pick up the show for another full season, yay!! “The successful addition of 90210 has taken The CW another step forward in building a cohesive schedule that defines this network as a destination for young women with shows that get our audience talking — and watching,” said Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment for The CW on Monday. “We’re very excited about the chance to watch this ensemble of newcomers and familiar faces coalesce and grow together as we move forward.” Although it is really early in the season for them to pick up another episode, we cant help but feel excited!!

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Plane crash injures DJ AM and Travis Barker, kills six others

South Carolina got a taste of some stars in their state, but in the most unfortunate of ways. Former Blink 182 drummer and DJ AM were both injured in a plane crash that killed six others with them, including pilots Sarah Lemmon and James Bland, and Barker's friends Chris Baker and Charles Still. The flight was on its way back to Van Nuys airport in California before it crashed just moments after it took off from the South Carolina Airport. Air traffic controllers who were observing the plane said that they saw "sparks" as it took off before finally going off track and slamming into a grassy area beside the airport runway. The owner of the plane, Global Exec Aviation, has said that it is already planning to dispatch a group to South Carolina to coordinate the with National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. One of the pilots of the plane who were killed, James Bland, has worked for Laguna Beach and Santa Ana, Calif. police forces and had a stint as a helicopter operator for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-me-learcrash21-2008sep21,0,6334171.story?page=1

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