Can’t Hardly Wait (for this movie to end)

Post Clueless and Empire Records and pre American Pie and 10 Things I Hate About You, in 1998 the movie Can’t Hardly Wait made a total non-impression upon me. So much so that I had forgotten the entire plot. Yet as I “accidentally” ended up re-watching it late last night, one thing kept me completely glued to the screen - the incredible number of current Hollywood actors and actresses that seemed to be just starting off their careers in this god awful teen comedy. A 19 year old Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Amanda the typical prom queen and love interest. I must admit her acting skills have come quite a long way since this display of what can only be described as “breathing” her emotions on the screen. Who needs facial expressions or laughter when you can sigh your way through an entire movie. It reminded me of the Adam … There’s more

So this is popular music in Ireland now, is it?

There are times I just despair about this country and its musical tastes. From an email I’ve just received: “Hannah Montana is on course to hit the Number One spot here in Ireland tomorrow. This lady had 3 singles from her latest movie adventure in Ireland’s top 50 singles last Friday and has clearly shown she’s unstoppable! And just in case you’ve been living under a rock, the latest craze to hit the dancefloors is none other than Hannah Montana’s ‘Hoedown Throwdown’. A combination of Line dancing and Hip Hop, this has got everyone in a whirl! (Even Jonathan Ross!!) So get those dancing shoes on and learn this latest craze! “ I thought we had seen the last of all this with ‘classics’ like Rednex’s Cotton Eye Joe, Step’s 5,6,7,8 and the like. Obviously not. But of course look at the marketing machine, the teen appeal, the incredible lyrics, … There’s more