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90-Second Pop, Culture Watch
Aired January 22, 2004 - 07:46 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.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We call it "90-Second Pop." With us today -- they're all lined up. B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly" is here today.
Nice to see you, B.J.
B.J. SIGESMUND, STAFF EDITOR, "US WEEKLY": Thank you, Bill.
HEMMER: Jessica Shaw of "Entertainment Weekly" is back with us.
Nice to see you as well.
JESSICA SHAW, "ENTERATAINMENT WEEKLY": You, too.
HEMMER: And from the Associated Press, entertainment writer Christy LeMire.
How are you doing, Christy?
CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: Hi.
HEMMER: Are you all right?
SHAW: Totally great.
HEMMER: Let's start with the Golden Globes, B.J. On Sunday night, who is going to have a big night?
SIGESMUND: Well, remember the Golden Globes not only are both movies and television, but they also divide it into drama and comedy. So, they can have, like, four times the stars of the Oscars, which is really amazing.
LEMIRE: And four times the partying and four times the drinking.
SIGESMUND: Four times the partying. I mean, as everyone knows, it's the best party of the year. It's much better than the Oscars.
HEMMER: Who is expected to do well?
SIGESMUND: I think best actress drama is an interesting race, because you're going to see Charlize Theron from "Monster," a movie that very few people have seen so far, up against Nicole Kidman in "Cold Mountain." Those are the front runners in that race.
SHAW: And also, Naomi Watts and Jennifer Collie (ph) were totally snubbed, didn't get nominations. HEMMER: Yes, what (UNINTELLIGIBLE)?
SIGESMUND: Bummer for them.
SHAW: I don't know.
LEMIRE: But Charlize is a lot better than Nicole. I think this is definitely Charlize's year.
SIGESMUND: Yes.
LEMIRE: I hope so. She's great.
HEMMER: How much is it a predictor accurately and historically- speaking for the Oscars?
SIGESMUND: Well, Nicole Kidman won last year for "The Hours" and then went on to win the best actress Oscar. You know, again, they divide them into comedy and drama, so they can nominate, like, 11 actresses and 11 actors. So, the chance that -- and then they get to give two awards. So, the chance that one of those is going to go on to win the Oscar is pretty good.
HEMMER: But you have these coming out two days before the Oscar now that's come out, too, right?
SIGESMUND: Right.
HEMMER: Which could influence what happens.
SIGESMUND: No, because the voting...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: You don't think so.
(CROSSTALK)
LEMIRE: The votes are entered.
SHAW: The foreign press is also comprised of, like, 15...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: What is the Foreign Press Association, by the way?
SHAW: No one actually knows. You know, this is a secret...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: What is this group?
SIGESMUND: That's a whole other story.
HEMMER: Yes?
SIGESMUND: We'd have to come on another day to talk about that.
LEMIRE: That's a whole scandal.
HEMMER: I think the other thing that you find about the Golden Globes is that actors really like to show up here. What was it, a couple of years ago the "Friends" sat around? It looked like a picnic table.
SIGESMUND: Yes, it's a great time. It's a total booze fest. Everyone is like...
(CROSSTALK)
SHAW: It looks like water is in those pitchers on the table? Oh, no.
LEMIRE: They can drink. But you can't drink at the Oscars. They can drink at the Golden Globes.
HEMMER: That's what they show up. It's not a (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Jessica, let's talk about Jessica.
SHAW: Yes.
HEMMER: The new series started last night.
SHAW: It did. Newlyweds...
HEMMER: How is our young couple doing?
SHAW: Well, they actually survived their first year of marriage. Jessica is still a little challenged in the intelligence department. They go on a little horse ride around New York City and the horse stops, and Jessica says to Nick, how did the horse know to stop at a red light? And he was, like, honey, it's called reins.
HEMMER: Yes, New York City has very smart horses.
SHAW: Right, exactly.
HEMMER: Hey, listen, how much of this, do you think, is a put- on? And how much of it, do you truly think, is an -- well, an airhead, speaking (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SHAW: Sadly, I think none of it is a put-on.
HEMMER: Because a lot of writers have sat down with us and said she is smart and she is sharp and she's got a good sense of humor.
SIGESMUND: Well, they play it up for the camera, which is, I think, worrisome for the second year, because they're not going to be as good at it. It's not going to be as natural. And I'm worried about a sophomore slump for this year, kind of what happened to "The Osbournes."
LEMIRE: The gimmick has already run out, I think. And the second season will wear thin very quickly, I think.
SHAW: Which is a good thing.
LEMIRE: Yes.
SHAW: Like Carmen and Dave were on.
LEMIRE: Right, it was afterwards.
(CROSSTALK)
SHAW: Because they were brilliant and hilarious.
HEMMER: Why?
SHAW: They're the new Nick and Jessica.
LEMIRE: They're hysterical.
HEMMER: What's so intriguing?
SHAW: They're just are so weird. They have this -- they posed for this wedding shot as two corpses naked in a morgue.
SIGESMUND: And now they want to have a baby. So, that will be a good thing to see.
HEMMER: So, pile it on.
SHAW: Yes.
LEMIRE: And not only do they have a great sense of humor, they're really, really funny, though.
HEMMER: Let's talk about the movies quickly.
LEMIRE: Yes, agony continues in January." We have "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton." That's a romantic comedy.
HEMMER: Who is in that?
LEMIRE: Josh Duhamel from Las Vegas, Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace from "That '70s Show" -- all likeable people, kind of a corny romantic comedy.
The real problem this week, though, is the "Butterfly Effect," which is the new Ashton Kutcher movie, and he's a very easy target, you know, a goofy dude, where is my car, dude, trying to play a serious dramatic role. This is not his fault, though. This is the most deplorable movie. I wanted to get up and leave.
HEMMER: Deplorable.
LEMIRE: It is. There is a scene of dog abuse. There is child molestation. And because it's a memory movie, you have to go back over and over again and watch the event take place. SIGESMUND: You know...
LEMIRE: And it's gratuitous. I mean, it doesnt further the plot. And I weren't interviewing it, I would have gotten up and left.
SHAW: Is there a young guy dating a woman twice his age?
LEMIRE: No, no, but that would have been fun.
HEMMER: That's in real life.
SIGESMUND: I was just as the Sundance Film Festival, and the "Butterfly Effect" premiered there. Ashton Kutcher did a Q&A afterward and still people left in the middle. Seeing him wasn't even enough to get them to stay through this movie.
HEMMER: You see a movie every day, don't you?
LEMIRE: Pretty much.
HEMMER: Maybe five days.
LEMIRE: Yes.
HEMMER: How often do you want to get up and walk out?
LEMIRE: This time a year a lot. January is just bleak.
HEMMER: So, what's so special about the "Butterfly Effect" then?
LEMIRE: Just the scenes are just so gratuitous and just so unnecessarily harsh, you know? I had a real problem with it. It didn't help the movie. It didn't further the plot. Ashton is actually not bad.
HEMMER: Yes.
LEMIRE: I just said that.
SIGESMUND: Ashton just needs a better role.
HEMMER: We've got to go. Thanks. Good to see you, Christy, B.J., Jessica, stay warm out there, OK? Nice to see you all.
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Aired January 22, 2004 - 07:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We call it "90-Second Pop." With us today -- they're all lined up. B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly" is here today.
Nice to see you, B.J.
B.J. SIGESMUND, STAFF EDITOR, "US WEEKLY": Thank you, Bill.
HEMMER: Jessica Shaw of "Entertainment Weekly" is back with us.
Nice to see you as well.
JESSICA SHAW, "ENTERATAINMENT WEEKLY": You, too.
HEMMER: And from the Associated Press, entertainment writer Christy LeMire.
How are you doing, Christy?
CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: Hi.
HEMMER: Are you all right?
SHAW: Totally great.
HEMMER: Let's start with the Golden Globes, B.J. On Sunday night, who is going to have a big night?
SIGESMUND: Well, remember the Golden Globes not only are both movies and television, but they also divide it into drama and comedy. So, they can have, like, four times the stars of the Oscars, which is really amazing.
LEMIRE: And four times the partying and four times the drinking.
SIGESMUND: Four times the partying. I mean, as everyone knows, it's the best party of the year. It's much better than the Oscars.
HEMMER: Who is expected to do well?
SIGESMUND: I think best actress drama is an interesting race, because you're going to see Charlize Theron from "Monster," a movie that very few people have seen so far, up against Nicole Kidman in "Cold Mountain." Those are the front runners in that race.
SHAW: And also, Naomi Watts and Jennifer Collie (ph) were totally snubbed, didn't get nominations. HEMMER: Yes, what (UNINTELLIGIBLE)?
SIGESMUND: Bummer for them.
SHAW: I don't know.
LEMIRE: But Charlize is a lot better than Nicole. I think this is definitely Charlize's year.
SIGESMUND: Yes.
LEMIRE: I hope so. She's great.
HEMMER: How much is it a predictor accurately and historically- speaking for the Oscars?
SIGESMUND: Well, Nicole Kidman won last year for "The Hours" and then went on to win the best actress Oscar. You know, again, they divide them into comedy and drama, so they can nominate, like, 11 actresses and 11 actors. So, the chance that -- and then they get to give two awards. So, the chance that one of those is going to go on to win the Oscar is pretty good.
HEMMER: But you have these coming out two days before the Oscar now that's come out, too, right?
SIGESMUND: Right.
HEMMER: Which could influence what happens.
SIGESMUND: No, because the voting...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: You don't think so.
(CROSSTALK)
LEMIRE: The votes are entered.
SHAW: The foreign press is also comprised of, like, 15...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: What is the Foreign Press Association, by the way?
SHAW: No one actually knows. You know, this is a secret...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: What is this group?
SIGESMUND: That's a whole other story.
HEMMER: Yes?
SIGESMUND: We'd have to come on another day to talk about that.
LEMIRE: That's a whole scandal.
HEMMER: I think the other thing that you find about the Golden Globes is that actors really like to show up here. What was it, a couple of years ago the "Friends" sat around? It looked like a picnic table.
SIGESMUND: Yes, it's a great time. It's a total booze fest. Everyone is like...
(CROSSTALK)
SHAW: It looks like water is in those pitchers on the table? Oh, no.
LEMIRE: They can drink. But you can't drink at the Oscars. They can drink at the Golden Globes.
HEMMER: That's what they show up. It's not a (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Jessica, let's talk about Jessica.
SHAW: Yes.
HEMMER: The new series started last night.
SHAW: It did. Newlyweds...
HEMMER: How is our young couple doing?
SHAW: Well, they actually survived their first year of marriage. Jessica is still a little challenged in the intelligence department. They go on a little horse ride around New York City and the horse stops, and Jessica says to Nick, how did the horse know to stop at a red light? And he was, like, honey, it's called reins.
HEMMER: Yes, New York City has very smart horses.
SHAW: Right, exactly.
HEMMER: Hey, listen, how much of this, do you think, is a put- on? And how much of it, do you truly think, is an -- well, an airhead, speaking (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SHAW: Sadly, I think none of it is a put-on.
HEMMER: Because a lot of writers have sat down with us and said she is smart and she is sharp and she's got a good sense of humor.
SIGESMUND: Well, they play it up for the camera, which is, I think, worrisome for the second year, because they're not going to be as good at it. It's not going to be as natural. And I'm worried about a sophomore slump for this year, kind of what happened to "The Osbournes."
LEMIRE: The gimmick has already run out, I think. And the second season will wear thin very quickly, I think.
SHAW: Which is a good thing.
LEMIRE: Yes.
SHAW: Like Carmen and Dave were on.
LEMIRE: Right, it was afterwards.
(CROSSTALK)
SHAW: Because they were brilliant and hilarious.
HEMMER: Why?
SHAW: They're the new Nick and Jessica.
LEMIRE: They're hysterical.
HEMMER: What's so intriguing?
SHAW: They're just are so weird. They have this -- they posed for this wedding shot as two corpses naked in a morgue.
SIGESMUND: And now they want to have a baby. So, that will be a good thing to see.
HEMMER: So, pile it on.
SHAW: Yes.
LEMIRE: And not only do they have a great sense of humor, they're really, really funny, though.
HEMMER: Let's talk about the movies quickly.
LEMIRE: Yes, agony continues in January." We have "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton." That's a romantic comedy.
HEMMER: Who is in that?
LEMIRE: Josh Duhamel from Las Vegas, Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace from "That '70s Show" -- all likeable people, kind of a corny romantic comedy.
The real problem this week, though, is the "Butterfly Effect," which is the new Ashton Kutcher movie, and he's a very easy target, you know, a goofy dude, where is my car, dude, trying to play a serious dramatic role. This is not his fault, though. This is the most deplorable movie. I wanted to get up and leave.
HEMMER: Deplorable.
LEMIRE: It is. There is a scene of dog abuse. There is child molestation. And because it's a memory movie, you have to go back over and over again and watch the event take place. SIGESMUND: You know...
LEMIRE: And it's gratuitous. I mean, it doesnt further the plot. And I weren't interviewing it, I would have gotten up and left.
SHAW: Is there a young guy dating a woman twice his age?
LEMIRE: No, no, but that would have been fun.
HEMMER: That's in real life.
SIGESMUND: I was just as the Sundance Film Festival, and the "Butterfly Effect" premiered there. Ashton Kutcher did a Q&A afterward and still people left in the middle. Seeing him wasn't even enough to get them to stay through this movie.
HEMMER: You see a movie every day, don't you?
LEMIRE: Pretty much.
HEMMER: Maybe five days.
LEMIRE: Yes.
HEMMER: How often do you want to get up and walk out?
LEMIRE: This time a year a lot. January is just bleak.
HEMMER: So, what's so special about the "Butterfly Effect" then?
LEMIRE: Just the scenes are just so gratuitous and just so unnecessarily harsh, you know? I had a real problem with it. It didn't help the movie. It didn't further the plot. Ashton is actually not bad.
HEMMER: Yes.
LEMIRE: I just said that.
SIGESMUND: Ashton just needs a better role.
HEMMER: We've got to go. Thanks. Good to see you, Christy, B.J., Jessica, stay warm out there, OK? Nice to see you all.
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