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90-Second Pop
Aired December 25, 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.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Time once again for "90-Second Pop," our lightning fast look at the world of pop culture. Playing the role of pop stars this morning, humorist Andy Borowitz joins us. Hey, Andy, good morning.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Good morning.
O'BRIEN: Christy Lemire, entertainment writer for (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Nice to see you. And B.J. Sigesmund, the staff editor for "Us Weekly." These guys can tell you, it took me months to get their names right, so you know, sorry about that.
Welcome. Merry Christmas to all of you. Let's get right into it. You guys have the tradition of going to the movies right after Christmas, celebrations.
BOROWITZ: Absolutely. Every Christmas Day I go to the movies. Great place to hide from your in-laws.
CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Every day is Christmas for us, though, at the movies, always.
O'BRIEN: That's very sweet. So let's talk about some of the movies that are being released on Christmas and whether or not they're worth seeing. I mean, do I want to run out tonight and go see "Paycheck?"
LEMIRE: No.
(CROSSTALK)
LEMIRE: The biggy is "Cold Mountain." And this has been a hugely hyped film all year long. Anthony Minghella directed it. It's Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renee Zellweger. Multiple Golden Globe nominees.
O'BRIEN: Takes off from the book itself.
LEMIRE: Right. It's a Civil War story. He's traveling back to North Carolina to see his love, who's waiting for him. It's beautiful, it is epic, it is huge. It is everything you want to be...
O'BRIEN: Two thumbs up from Christy.
B.J. SIGESMUND, STAFF EDITOR, US WEEKLY: Definitely for me too. It's a winner. It's totally terrific. If you liked "The English Patient," you'll love this. And it's in that vein. It's not exactly, you know, guns blasting and car chases or anything like that. You know, it is a slow-moving romantic drama, but you know, worth seeing.
BOROWITZ: There's also the timeless story of the boy who wouldn't grow up, Ben Affleck in "Paycheck."
O'BRIEN: Well, I was going to ask...
BOROWITZ: Or Peter Pan. There is "Peter Pan." What do we know about that?
O'BRIEN: Is it good? Is it bad?
SIGESMUND: No. The reviews have not been good. It looks like Ben Affleck has another dud.
O'BRIEN: So does that make it -- not that I'm counting, Ben. But is that three? "Gigli..."
BOROWITZ: Well, they're actually thinking of retitling the movie "Last Paycheck."
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: A little holiday cheer.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Let's talk about movies of the past, Scrooges of the past that we loved and Santas that we loved. Who do we have?
SIGESMUND: My favorite Santa was actually the most recent Santa, the guy in "Elf" this year. I loved "Elf." I thought it was terrific. Will Farrell was awesome. I thought he deserved a Golden Globe nomination. But Santa himself makes a big appearance in this movie, and I thought...
BOROWITZ: It's Ed Asner, isn't it?
LEMIRE: He is Santa, you're right.
BOROWITZ: I have to go with Billy Bob, "Bad Santa."
O'BRIEN: Why doesn't that surprise me at all?
LEMIRE: He is the best Scrooge and the best Santa simultaneously. Which is why I think he's the best also. I loved him.
BOROWITZ: And just an all-around great movie. I know I've been recommending it a lot, but it's fantastic. O'BRIEN: Can we take a moment to talk about holiday cheer in music? Because every year, it seems like celebrities start putting out their own albums. I mean, enough already. We've got a clip. This one is Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime."
BOROWITZ: Yes.
O'BRIEN: Why is this your personal favorite?
BOROWITZ: Well, it's actually not. It's the song I avoid when I'm in the mall. It's so typifies actually Paul McCartney post- Beatles work, in that it's incredibly awful, but also really catchy. So you can't get it out of your head.
LEMIRE: I love Wham's "Last Christmas." That's an awesome song.
SIGESMUND: Yes, that's one of my favorites also. You know, there's so much money in these, Soledad, there is so much money in Christmas tunes. The "American Idol" soundtrack. You know, "The American Idol" kids are all doing Christmas tunes now. Those are the ones I'm personally listening to today.
LEMIRE: It's not bad. Clay's version of "The First Noel" is actually pretty amazing.
O'BRIEN: Didn't William Shatner do a Christmas album?
BOROWITZ: He did, I think so.
LEMIRE: It's all spoken word, though. Jingle. Bells. Jingle. Bells.
O'BRIEN: You guys, as always, nice to have you, thank you very much. Merry Christmas to you, happy holidays, et cetera, et cetera. Thank you.
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Aired December 25, 2003 - 09:41 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Time once again for "90-Second Pop," our lightning fast look at the world of pop culture. Playing the role of pop stars this morning, humorist Andy Borowitz joins us. Hey, Andy, good morning.
ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Good morning.
O'BRIEN: Christy Lemire, entertainment writer for (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Nice to see you. And B.J. Sigesmund, the staff editor for "Us Weekly." These guys can tell you, it took me months to get their names right, so you know, sorry about that.
Welcome. Merry Christmas to all of you. Let's get right into it. You guys have the tradition of going to the movies right after Christmas, celebrations.
BOROWITZ: Absolutely. Every Christmas Day I go to the movies. Great place to hide from your in-laws.
CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Every day is Christmas for us, though, at the movies, always.
O'BRIEN: That's very sweet. So let's talk about some of the movies that are being released on Christmas and whether or not they're worth seeing. I mean, do I want to run out tonight and go see "Paycheck?"
LEMIRE: No.
(CROSSTALK)
LEMIRE: The biggy is "Cold Mountain." And this has been a hugely hyped film all year long. Anthony Minghella directed it. It's Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renee Zellweger. Multiple Golden Globe nominees.
O'BRIEN: Takes off from the book itself.
LEMIRE: Right. It's a Civil War story. He's traveling back to North Carolina to see his love, who's waiting for him. It's beautiful, it is epic, it is huge. It is everything you want to be...
O'BRIEN: Two thumbs up from Christy.
B.J. SIGESMUND, STAFF EDITOR, US WEEKLY: Definitely for me too. It's a winner. It's totally terrific. If you liked "The English Patient," you'll love this. And it's in that vein. It's not exactly, you know, guns blasting and car chases or anything like that. You know, it is a slow-moving romantic drama, but you know, worth seeing.
BOROWITZ: There's also the timeless story of the boy who wouldn't grow up, Ben Affleck in "Paycheck."
O'BRIEN: Well, I was going to ask...
BOROWITZ: Or Peter Pan. There is "Peter Pan." What do we know about that?
O'BRIEN: Is it good? Is it bad?
SIGESMUND: No. The reviews have not been good. It looks like Ben Affleck has another dud.
O'BRIEN: So does that make it -- not that I'm counting, Ben. But is that three? "Gigli..."
BOROWITZ: Well, they're actually thinking of retitling the movie "Last Paycheck."
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: A little holiday cheer.
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Let's talk about movies of the past, Scrooges of the past that we loved and Santas that we loved. Who do we have?
SIGESMUND: My favorite Santa was actually the most recent Santa, the guy in "Elf" this year. I loved "Elf." I thought it was terrific. Will Farrell was awesome. I thought he deserved a Golden Globe nomination. But Santa himself makes a big appearance in this movie, and I thought...
BOROWITZ: It's Ed Asner, isn't it?
LEMIRE: He is Santa, you're right.
BOROWITZ: I have to go with Billy Bob, "Bad Santa."
O'BRIEN: Why doesn't that surprise me at all?
LEMIRE: He is the best Scrooge and the best Santa simultaneously. Which is why I think he's the best also. I loved him.
BOROWITZ: And just an all-around great movie. I know I've been recommending it a lot, but it's fantastic. O'BRIEN: Can we take a moment to talk about holiday cheer in music? Because every year, it seems like celebrities start putting out their own albums. I mean, enough already. We've got a clip. This one is Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime."
BOROWITZ: Yes.
O'BRIEN: Why is this your personal favorite?
BOROWITZ: Well, it's actually not. It's the song I avoid when I'm in the mall. It's so typifies actually Paul McCartney post- Beatles work, in that it's incredibly awful, but also really catchy. So you can't get it out of your head.
LEMIRE: I love Wham's "Last Christmas." That's an awesome song.
SIGESMUND: Yes, that's one of my favorites also. You know, there's so much money in these, Soledad, there is so much money in Christmas tunes. The "American Idol" soundtrack. You know, "The American Idol" kids are all doing Christmas tunes now. Those are the ones I'm personally listening to today.
LEMIRE: It's not bad. Clay's version of "The First Noel" is actually pretty amazing.
O'BRIEN: Didn't William Shatner do a Christmas album?
BOROWITZ: He did, I think so.
LEMIRE: It's all spoken word, though. Jingle. Bells. Jingle. Bells.
O'BRIEN: You guys, as always, nice to have you, thank you very much. Merry Christmas to you, happy holidays, et cetera, et cetera. Thank you.
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