REVIEWS

SPORTS REVIEWS

6/16/08

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles-Lakers Update-The NBA Finals

Los Angeles Lakers, Western Conference, and Boston Celtics, Eastern Conference Finals winners are at it for the 2008 NBA Finals.

Sunday night in Los Angeles was a big night for Los Angeles. Boston Celtics took a lost ride back to Boston as Los Angeles Lakers won over the Celtics 103-98.  This was Game 5 of the NBA Finals held at Staples Center.  It is the second one they won and they are looking to win a 3rd. Game 6 Finals 2008 on Tuesday.

Jack Nicholson at Lakers Game

6/20/2008

Tuesday nights game had some unexpected guests cheering on the Los Angeles Lakers in game 3 of the NBA finals. Actor Jack Nicholson held his courtside seat and wore his traditional sunglasses.  Nicholson supported the Lakers in the three final match up with the Celtics at the forum in Inglewood.   Also there was Dyan Cannon a fan dating to the Magic Johnson " doing his stuff" Lakers.  There was David Beckhan soccer star also.  Other people who were there were actors Denzel Washington, Dustin Hoffman, Kristin Davis, Hilary Duff, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.  Again there was Spike Lee, Penny Marshall and Hugh Hfner.

(Source:  starpulse)

ELECTION REVIEWS

6/16/2008

ELECTION 2008-Democratic Whitehouse hopeful Barack Obama

Obama takes the floor of thr U.S. Senate.  As he grabs the Democratic presidential nominee, he states his plans to revise the Unites States economy. Obama is the son of a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya.  He took up from the streets of Harlem and he has been on the streets of Chicago.

Barack Obama's campaign named new senior advisors.  One senior advisor is the former Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign manager who is Patti Solis Doyle to be chief of staff to the presidential candidates's not-yet-chosen running partner.

MOVIE REVIEWS

6/18/2008

Eddie Murphy-New Movie

Eddie Murphy has a new movie-a comedy-Meet Dave Trailer.  The cast include Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms and Brian Robbins.  Here comes the trailer for Star Ship Dave, now titled meet Dave starring Eddie Murphy.

Eddie Murphy's films include: 48 Hrs, Daddy Day Care, Dreamgirls, mee Dave, Norbit, Nowhereland, Nutty Professor II, The Klumps, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Starship Dave, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Trading Places and Vampire in Brooklyn.

PRESIDENT

6/18/2008

Ban Lifted on Offshore Drilling: President Bush lifts it

President George Bush called to lift the ban on offshore drilling.  He said the United States  "must produce more oil."  Bush said that high gas prices will be offset with an increase in domestic oil supply.  He said "our nation must produce more oil, and we must start now."

Again Bush said that "Congress must face a hard reality," "Unless members are willing to accept gas prices at todays painful prices or even higher, our nation must produce more oil, and we must start now."

This is an important issue in the presidential election where the $4-a gallon gas has been pressuring the economy.

(Source: CNN Fortune & Money 6/18/08)

CEO'S IN BUSINESS

6/18/2008

Top Dollar Earners In Business

  Some CEO's in business are earning top dollars which include salaries, bonuses, stocks, and others.  Here are some earnings of some top executives in Chicago for 2006.

(Source: Chicago Magazine-April 2008)

Oprah Winfrey-Media diva, Harpo Inc. $260 million

Miles D. White-Chairman/CEO, Abbott Laboratories $21.18 million

Irene B. Rosenfeld-Chariman/CEO,  Kraft Foods $19.24 million

Edward M. Liddy-Chariman/CEO, Allstate $17.64 million

Edward J. Zander-Chairman/CEO, Motorola $16.48 million

John W. Rowe-Chairman/president/CEO, Exelon $10.96 million

William D. Perez-President/CEO Wm Wrigley Jr Co $7.86 million

When you hear what some others can make it gets that adrenaline kicking (on the job).

MUSIC AWARDS

6/19/2008

2008 Grammy Awards Results

Being one of the best vocals or performers is a highly complimenting business. Amy Winehouse won big at the 2008 Grammy Awards. He use of her professional perfoming talents has made her great rewards. She won record of the year including five other awards. Herbie Hancock is a performer that has been hard working and highly recognized for a long time.  Herbie Hancock won for Album of the year.  Two awards each went to som newly popular performers Kanye West, The Foo Fighters, and the White Stripes.  Beyonce and Tina Turner took off the night with a good live performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards.  Kane West, who many of us recognize for his succes in perofrming, did his act.  Alicia Keys did a wonderful performance and Winehouse from London which was said to be live.

Here are more of the results:

Album of the Year

WINNER: Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters

· Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
· Vince Gill - These Days
· Kanye West - Graduation
· Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Record of the Year

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Beyoncé - "Irreplaceable"
· Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
· Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - "Umbrella"
· Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"

Song of the Year

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like a Star"
· Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - "Umbrella"

Best New Artist

WINNER: Amy Winehouse

· Feist
· Ledisi
· Paramore
· Taylor Swift

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Christina Aguilera - "Candyman"
· Feist - "1234"
· Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
· Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER: Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"

· Michael Bublé - "Everything"
· John Mayer - "Belief"
· Paul McCartney - "Dance Tonight"
· Seal - "Amazing"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"

· Bon Jovi - "(You Want To) Make a Memory"
· Daughtry - "Home"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· U2 - "Window in the Skies"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

WINNER: "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

· "Steppin' Out" - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
· "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé & Shakira
· "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani & Akon
· "Give It to Me" - Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

· Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
· The Reminder - Feist
· It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
· Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney

Best Dance Recording

WINNER: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake - Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers, Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds

· "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice, Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers, Track from: †
· "Love Today" - Mika, Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion,
· "Don't Stop The Music" - Rihanna, Stargate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer, Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
· "Do It Again" - The Chemical Brothers, Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers, Track from: We Are the Night

Best Electronic/Dance Album

WINNER:We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers

· † - Justice
· Sound Of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
· We Are Pilots - Shiny Toy Guns
· Elements Of Life - Tiësto

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

WINNER: Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen, Track from: Magic

· "Timebomb" - Beck
· "Only Mama Knows" - Paul McCartney, Track from: Memory Almost Full
· "Our Country" - John Mellencamp, Track from: Freedom's Road
· "Come On" - Lucinda Williams, Track from: West

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"

· Daughtry - "It's Not Over"
· Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
· Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared"
· U2 - "Instant Karma"

Best Hard Rock Performance

WINNER: Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"

· Evanescence - "Sweet Sacrifice"
· Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Wanna Stop"
· Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick"
· Tool - "The Pot"

Best Metal Performance

WINNER: "Final Six" - Slayer, Track from: Christ Illusion

· "Nothing Left" - As I Lay Dying, Track from: An Ocean Between Us
· "Never Ending Hill" - King Diamond, Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please
· "Aesthetics Of Hate" - Machine Head, Track from: The Blackening
· "Redemption" - Shadows Fall, Track from: Threads Of Life

Best Rock Song

WINNER: "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen), Track from: Magic

· "Come On" - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams), Track from: West
· "Icky Thump" - Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes), Track from: Icky Thump
· "It's Not Over" - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry), Track from: Daughtry
· "The Pretender" - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters), Track from: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best Rock Album

WINNER: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters

· Daughtry - Daughtry
· Revival - John Fogerty
· Magic - Bruce Springsteen
· Sky Blue Sky - Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Icky Thump - The White Stripes

· Alright, Still... - Lily Allen
· Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
· Volta - Bjork
· Wincing The Night Away - The Shins

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "No One" - Alicia Keys, Track from: As I Am

· "Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige, Track from: Growing Pains
· "When I See You" - Fantasia, Track from: Fantasia
· "If I Have My Way" - Chrisette Michele, Track from: I Am
· "Hate On Me" - Jill Scott, Track from: The Real Thing

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "Future Baby Mama" - Prince, Track from: Planet Earth

· "Woman" - Raheem DeVaughn, Track from: Love Behind the Melody
· "B.U.D.D.Y." - Musiq Soulchild, Track from: Luvanmusiq
· "Because Of You" - Ne-Yo, Track from: Because of You
· "Please Don't Go" - Tank, Track from: Sex, Love & Pain

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: "Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan (featuring Mary J. Blige), Track from: Funk This

· "Same Girl" - R. Kelly (featuring Usher), Track from: Double Up
· "Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna (featuring Ne-Yo), Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
· "Baby" - Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright, Track from: The Art of Love & War
· "Bartender" - T-Pain Featuring Akon, Track from: Epiphany

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "In My Songs" - Gerald Levert, Track from: In My Songs

· "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" - Otis Clay, Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
· "All Night Long" - Randy Crawford & Joe Sample, Track from: Feeling Good
· "I Apologize" - Ann Nesby, Track from: This Is Love
· "I Am Your Man" - Ryan Shaw, Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

WINNER: "Daydreamin'" - Lupe Fiasco (featuring Jill Scott), Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

· "Make A Baby" - Vikter Duplaix, Track from: Bold And Beautiful
· "That's The Way Of The World - Dwele, Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
· "Fantasy" - Meshell Ndegeocello, Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
· "Dream" - Alice Smith, Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me

Best R&B Song

WINNER: "No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)

· "Beautiful Flower" - India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
· "Hate That I Love You" - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
· "Teachme" - Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
· "When I See U" - Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)

Best R&B Album

WINNER: Funk This - Chaka Khan

· Lost & Found - Ledisi
· Luvanmusiq - Musiq Soulchild
· The Real Thing - Jill Scott
· Sex, Love & Pain - Tank

Best Contemporary R&B Album

WINNER: Because Of You - Ne-Yo

· Konvicted - Akon
· Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
· Fantasia - Fantasia
· East Side Story - Emily King

Best Rap Solo Performance

WINNER: "Stronger" - Kanye West, Track from: Graduation

· "The People" - Common, Track from: Finding Forever
· "I Get Money" - 50 Cent, Track from: Curtis
· "Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z, Track from: Kingdom Come
· "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I. Track from: T.I. vs. T.I.P.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

WINNER: "Southside" - Common Featuring Kanye West, Track from: Finding Forever

· "Make It Rain" - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne, Track from: Me, Myself & I
· "Party Like A Rockstar" - Shop Boyz, Track from: Rockstar Mentality
· "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" - UGK Featuring OutKast Track from: UGK (Underground Kingz
· "Better Than I've Ever Been" - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad

· "I Wanna Love You" - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg, Track from: Konvicted
· "Kiss, Kiss" - Chris Brown & T-Pain, Track from: Exclusive
· "Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim, Track from: Just Like You
· "Good Life" - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain, Track from: Graduation

Best Rap Song

WINNER: "Good Life" - Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)

· "Ayo Technology" - Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
· "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
· "Can't Tell Me Nothing" - Aldrin Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
· "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)

Best Rap Album

WINNER: Graduation - Kanye West

· Finding Forever - Common
· Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
· Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
· T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I.

Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

WINNER: "Love You I Do" (From Dreamgirls) - Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

· "Falling Slowly" (From Once) - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)
· "Guaranteed" (From Into The Wild) - Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder)
· "The Song Of The Heart" (From Happy Feet) - Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince)
· "You Know My Name" (From Casino Royale) - David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)

Best Spoken Word Album

WINNER:·Barack Obama - "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming The American Dream"

·Maya Angelou - "Celebrations"
·Bill Clinton - "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World"
·Jimmy Carter - "Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World"
·Alan Alda - "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself"

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER: Love (The Beatles) - George Martin & Giles Martin, producers

· Across The Universe (Various Artists) - T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers
· Dreamgirls (Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose) - Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers
· Hairspray (Various Artists) - Marc Shaiman, producer
· Once (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova) - Glen Hansard, producer

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER: Ratatouille - Michael Giacchino, composer

· Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
· Blood Diamond - James Newton Howard, composer
· The Departed - Howard Shore, composer
· Happy Feet - John Powell, composer
· Pan's Labyrinth - Javier Navarrete, composer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

WINNER: Mark Ronson - Back To Black (Amy Winehouse), "Littlest Things" (Lily Allen), "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse), Version (Mark Ronson), "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)

· Howard Benson - Daughtry (Daughtry), Devils & Angels (Mêlée), Direction (The Starting Line), Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Relient K), Stay Inside (Sound The Alarm)
· Joe Chiccarelli - Mercy (Burden Brothers), The Narcotic Story (Oxbow), Nightmoves (Kurt Elling), Wincing The Night Away (The Shins)
· Mike Elizondo - It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5), Under The Blacklight (Rilo Kiley)
· Timbaland - "Come Around" (M.I.A. Featuring Timbaland), "Give It To Me" (Timbaland Featuring Nelly, Furtado & Justin Timberlake), "Make Me Better" (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo), Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Timbaland), "The Way I Are" (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)

Best Short Form Music Video

WINNER: "God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash, Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer

· "1234" - Feist, Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
· "Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley, Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
· "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice, Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video producers
· "Typical" - Mute Math, Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer

(Source: mtv)

MOVIE AWARDS

6/19/2008

MTV Movie Awards Night

The MTV Movie Awards was a night where attention was given to every winner.  Every winner is in the business of satisfying the audience not just self-serving.  At the awards night they used the traditional way of rolling live instead of pre recording it and announcing the winners before it aired.  Here is a list below of the results of the nominees and winners as they were announced. The winners are highlighted in red:

Best Comedic Performance
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Seth Rogen - Knocked Up
Adam Sandler - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

Best Female Performance
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up
Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Ellen Page - Juno

Best Fight
Alien vs. Predator - Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell - Jumper
Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah - The Bourne Ultimatum
Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet - Never Back Down
Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco - Spider-Man 3
Chris Tucker vs. Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming - Rush Hour 3

Best Kiss
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey - Enchanted
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman - Step Up 2 the Streets
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer - Disturbia
Ellen Page and Michael Cera - Juno
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Best Male Performance
Michael Cera - Juno
Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum
Shia LaBeouf - Transformers
Will Smith - I Am Legend
Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Best Movie
I Am Legend
Juno
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Superbad
Transformers

Best Summer Movie So Far
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Sex and the City: The Movie
Speed Racer

Best Villain
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Topher Grace - Spider-Man 3
Angelina Jolie - Beowulf
Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Breakthrough Performance
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Chris Brown - This Christmas
Michael Cera - Superbad
Zac Efron - Hairspray
Megan Fox - Transformers
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Superbad
Seth Rogen - Knocked Up

(Source: cinemablend/new 2008)

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