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90-Second Pop: Schwarzenegger, Summer Movies, Pop Trends
Aired September 01, 2003 - 09:41 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Time once again for our "90-Second Pop." Our fast-talking experts will weigh in on what's hot in pop culture. And they get just 90 seconds on each topic.
So with us this morning, Toure, contributing editor for "Rolling Stone." Thelma Adams is with us and from "Us" weekly, film critic with "Us" weekly. Good to see you. And Tom O'Neill is here once again, senior editor for "In Touch" weekly.
Good to see you, folks.
Toure, we're going to start things off with you. Now, get this. Sylvester Stallone stepping up to give Arnold Schwarzenegger some political advice?
TOURE, "ROLLING STONE": Yes. This sounds kind of ridiculous. I'm wondering if Arnold's casting a movie or trying to run California in the future. I mean, is he trying to prove that he's irrelevant by getting people who clearly no nothing? I mean, last week it was Rob Lowe. So a couple of seasons on the "West Wing" qualifies you to help run California? Is he going to get Kiefer Sutherland to guard him, as well?
TOM O'NEILL, "IN TOUCH" WEEKLY: Why is he worried about Arnold at all? According to Sly's mother Jackie, her psychic dogs say that Arnold's going to win! So he doesn't need any advice from the Stallones!
HARRIS: Thelma? You have anything on this one?
THELMA ADAMS, "US" WEEKLY: Well, I've got to say, you know, after this weekend, Arnold, you know, he can't say anything in the present, because everything he has said in the past is coming to haunt him.
HARRIS: That's true, too. My question is what does all this say about California? California, I mean, this is the kind of thing that works out there.
O'NEILL: They deserve what they get out of this.
HARRIS: There you go.
ADAMS: Hooray for Hollywood!
HARRIS: Speaking of Hollywood -- perfect segue, Thelma -- summer's over now, but the box office this summer was kind of strange. There were a couple of big hits. What, in your opinion, were the big winners, big losers from the summer? Is there anything left that folks should still go see?
ADAMS: Big winners? "Pirates of the Caribbean," because looking ahead, last spring we thought it could have been a big failure. But no. It brought back Johnny Depp. Terrific movie.
"Finding Nemo," huge at the box office.
Also, this weekend they brought back "The Italian Job," which was another great movie that made a lot of money, but a lot of people didn't know about it. And that's another hit. Great movie.
Are we going to talk misses? Here we go. "Italian Job," hot action, little cars.
And did you notice in this summer, if you clued Hollywood homicide that everything happens in Hollywood downtown? There are all these chases, "Matrix Reloaded," that happened right downtown.
And if we're talking misses, we're got to include "Gigli" and "From Justin to Kelly!"
HARRIS: Surprise!
ADAMS: Surprise. We knew that reality TV was not going to go into the movies. But, you know, there we go. They had to try it.
So those are the -- in my mind, the hits and misses of the summer.
HARRIS: What about you, Toure?
TOURE: Well, I'm saying the only movie worth paying $10.50, and if you have a girlfriend, then you're up to $21. The only movie worth paying $21 for is "City of God." I mean, it might change your life, even. It's beautiful; it's sexy; it's fun. It's violent. I mean, this is the most fun thing that you can do and it will change your mind a little bit and, you know, give you a vision of Brazil for a couple of hours. I mean, that's a beautiful movie.
HARRIS: Can't miss with that.
Tom? You're my movie guy. Tell me?
O'NEILL: Well, I love the little art house movies. Some have covered the big blockbusters, but my two favorite art house picks of the summer were "American Splendor," which could come back at Oscar time in the screenplay department, possibly for the performances. And my favorite controversial movie of the summer, "The Magdalene Sisters," about the slave convents in Ireland.
ADAMS: Excellent movie.
O'NEILL: Very controversial. See this movie. Fantastic. HARRIS: Yes, we're talking about movies -- well, it may not change your life but it will change your mind about a few things. That's a great film, great film.
All right, Tom, we'll start with you on the way out here. Give us your prediction, what you think is going to be big in pop culture this week?
O'NEILL: Well, tomorrow night is the conclusion of "Boy Meets Boy," and it's down to three boys, two gay guys and one straight guy. And it looks like James is leaning towards the gay guys, but we don't know. Of course, this is the big cliffhanger here.
ADAMS: Can't wait!
O'NEILL: But along the way, this is sending a powerful and poignant social message to America when we saw such things as a straight guy bow out of this contest, because he felt James was liking him too much. And it was very sweet -- he was breaking James' heart.
We saw a gay guy get bounced out of this because he was a naval officer, and don't ask, don't tell came into it. So there's some real lessons in this reality show.
HARRIS: Good point. What about you, Thelma?
ADAMS: Well, this week it's going to be child stars return. We have the David Spade movie, "Dickie Roberts, Child Star."
But the more interesting one is we have Macaulay Culkin, true child star, in "Party Monster," playing a gay drug-taking killer with false eyelashes and lip-gloss. So what really happens to child stars when they grow up?
HARRIS: All right. Toure, real quick?
TOURE: Yes, well it's all about the White Stripes right now. The Neptunes have a new album. But if you haven't heard "Elephants" by the White Stripes, they are rock 'n' roll. They've got blues in there. It's just one guy, basically, and all his ideas. No computers. It's fun; it rocks. You'll put it in the car and you'll sing along with it. Just go and get it and you'll have so much fun.
HARRIS: All right. Good deal. Appreciate that. Toure, Thelma Adams, Tom O'Neill, good to see you all again. Take care. We'll see you later on.
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Aired September 1, 2003 - 09:41 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Time once again for our "90-Second Pop." Our fast-talking experts will weigh in on what's hot in pop culture. And they get just 90 seconds on each topic.
So with us this morning, Toure, contributing editor for "Rolling Stone." Thelma Adams is with us and from "Us" weekly, film critic with "Us" weekly. Good to see you. And Tom O'Neill is here once again, senior editor for "In Touch" weekly.
Good to see you, folks.
Toure, we're going to start things off with you. Now, get this. Sylvester Stallone stepping up to give Arnold Schwarzenegger some political advice?
TOURE, "ROLLING STONE": Yes. This sounds kind of ridiculous. I'm wondering if Arnold's casting a movie or trying to run California in the future. I mean, is he trying to prove that he's irrelevant by getting people who clearly no nothing? I mean, last week it was Rob Lowe. So a couple of seasons on the "West Wing" qualifies you to help run California? Is he going to get Kiefer Sutherland to guard him, as well?
TOM O'NEILL, "IN TOUCH" WEEKLY: Why is he worried about Arnold at all? According to Sly's mother Jackie, her psychic dogs say that Arnold's going to win! So he doesn't need any advice from the Stallones!
HARRIS: Thelma? You have anything on this one?
THELMA ADAMS, "US" WEEKLY: Well, I've got to say, you know, after this weekend, Arnold, you know, he can't say anything in the present, because everything he has said in the past is coming to haunt him.
HARRIS: That's true, too. My question is what does all this say about California? California, I mean, this is the kind of thing that works out there.
O'NEILL: They deserve what they get out of this.
HARRIS: There you go.
ADAMS: Hooray for Hollywood!
HARRIS: Speaking of Hollywood -- perfect segue, Thelma -- summer's over now, but the box office this summer was kind of strange. There were a couple of big hits. What, in your opinion, were the big winners, big losers from the summer? Is there anything left that folks should still go see?
ADAMS: Big winners? "Pirates of the Caribbean," because looking ahead, last spring we thought it could have been a big failure. But no. It brought back Johnny Depp. Terrific movie.
"Finding Nemo," huge at the box office.
Also, this weekend they brought back "The Italian Job," which was another great movie that made a lot of money, but a lot of people didn't know about it. And that's another hit. Great movie.
Are we going to talk misses? Here we go. "Italian Job," hot action, little cars.
And did you notice in this summer, if you clued Hollywood homicide that everything happens in Hollywood downtown? There are all these chases, "Matrix Reloaded," that happened right downtown.
And if we're talking misses, we're got to include "Gigli" and "From Justin to Kelly!"
HARRIS: Surprise!
ADAMS: Surprise. We knew that reality TV was not going to go into the movies. But, you know, there we go. They had to try it.
So those are the -- in my mind, the hits and misses of the summer.
HARRIS: What about you, Toure?
TOURE: Well, I'm saying the only movie worth paying $10.50, and if you have a girlfriend, then you're up to $21. The only movie worth paying $21 for is "City of God." I mean, it might change your life, even. It's beautiful; it's sexy; it's fun. It's violent. I mean, this is the most fun thing that you can do and it will change your mind a little bit and, you know, give you a vision of Brazil for a couple of hours. I mean, that's a beautiful movie.
HARRIS: Can't miss with that.
Tom? You're my movie guy. Tell me?
O'NEILL: Well, I love the little art house movies. Some have covered the big blockbusters, but my two favorite art house picks of the summer were "American Splendor," which could come back at Oscar time in the screenplay department, possibly for the performances. And my favorite controversial movie of the summer, "The Magdalene Sisters," about the slave convents in Ireland.
ADAMS: Excellent movie.
O'NEILL: Very controversial. See this movie. Fantastic. HARRIS: Yes, we're talking about movies -- well, it may not change your life but it will change your mind about a few things. That's a great film, great film.
All right, Tom, we'll start with you on the way out here. Give us your prediction, what you think is going to be big in pop culture this week?
O'NEILL: Well, tomorrow night is the conclusion of "Boy Meets Boy," and it's down to three boys, two gay guys and one straight guy. And it looks like James is leaning towards the gay guys, but we don't know. Of course, this is the big cliffhanger here.
ADAMS: Can't wait!
O'NEILL: But along the way, this is sending a powerful and poignant social message to America when we saw such things as a straight guy bow out of this contest, because he felt James was liking him too much. And it was very sweet -- he was breaking James' heart.
We saw a gay guy get bounced out of this because he was a naval officer, and don't ask, don't tell came into it. So there's some real lessons in this reality show.
HARRIS: Good point. What about you, Thelma?
ADAMS: Well, this week it's going to be child stars return. We have the David Spade movie, "Dickie Roberts, Child Star."
But the more interesting one is we have Macaulay Culkin, true child star, in "Party Monster," playing a gay drug-taking killer with false eyelashes and lip-gloss. So what really happens to child stars when they grow up?
HARRIS: All right. Toure, real quick?
TOURE: Yes, well it's all about the White Stripes right now. The Neptunes have a new album. But if you haven't heard "Elephants" by the White Stripes, they are rock 'n' roll. They've got blues in there. It's just one guy, basically, and all his ideas. No computers. It's fun; it rocks. You'll put it in the car and you'll sing along with it. Just go and get it and you'll have so much fun.
HARRIS: All right. Good deal. Appreciate that. Toure, Thelma Adams, Tom O'Neill, good to see you all again. Take care. We'll see you later on.
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