Day 13- Willis still LOVES ANIMALS

Sandra Bullock is a movie star. There is no question about it. However, can anyone name a good movie she's been in? Think about it long and hard. A good "Sandra Bullock movie?"

There are only 3 movies that maybe come to mind, and all of them have exceptions. Sandra Bullock was in "Crash," and that was a good movie, but "Crash" was not a Sandra Bullock movie--after all, she was only in like three scenes, and shared the screen with Brendan Fraser. "Speed" was a decent action movie, but let's face it, the star of that movie was the bus. "Miss Congeniality" was the only Sandra Bullock movie that I fairly enjoyed. It was a cute idea, and had a charming Michael Caine, but it wasn't THAT great. And can any film that features William Shatner in a main role (playing a part other than himself) be considered a great film?

I'm looking at her imdb page and there is not a single movie other than the ones I named that is good. While You Were Sleeping? More like, "Wrote this screenplay While I was Taking a Dump." In Love and War? More like in Love and BORE (Yes, I am Gene Shalit). Speed 2? Hope Floats? Forces of Nature? 28 Days? Two Weeks Notice? You know what all these movies have in common--I SAW THEM ON AIRPLANES. All of her movies are shitty, B movies that pair Sandra up with some attractive guy with nice hair (Bill Pullman, Harry Connick Jr, Benjamin Bratt, Hugh Grant (who by the way has gotten more charming with age)) and has her "free spirit" change that nice haired actor for the better.

Why is she so popular? She has never really made a good movie! She sits there on her tower, doing shit like "The Lake House" and "Premonition" and never gets called out for it. I dont understand where she gets off. Or why Hollywood keeps having her open movies. It doesnt make sense. Meg Ryan used to be popular when she made good movies. Then she started making shitty movies (Against the Ropes, In the Cut, Kate and Leopold) and had terrible plastic surgery so now shes not headlining movies. Good. She needs to prove she can choose good projects before she can start getting top billing again. I want the same treatment for Sandra. Its only fair.

In other news, in the "actors who are not on the same plane sharing the same agent":
OMAR GOODING AND ANNE MEARA.

Omar Gooding is Cuba's brother. He appeared on the show "Wild and Crazy Kids," "Hanging with Mr. Cooper," and "Smart Guy." Most recently he was on ESPNs, "Playmakers" and the short lived series, "Barbershop" based on the movies. I really liked Smart Guy by the way. I liked the theme song (OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD: I got a slice of da life, and that's the TJ Henderson, super intelligent, a fine young gentleman, a ten year old wiz kid, BUSTIN high school, he's a tenacious little shorty with a dozen IQ, he's got a way with the ladies and hes keeping it real, our favorite little study buddy he knows the drill. Daddy says he's a kid, on the ball very clever, daddy says he's brainy, gifted, Whatever (BEST PART) YOUR BROTHER IS SMART. He's a SMART GUY. Do do do do do do do) I also liked the stories and Omar's character, Mo Tibbs. He was very funny.

Anne Meara is Ben Stiller's mother. She has been a comedian for like 50 years, and use to be in the comedy team "Stiller and Meara" with her then husband, Jerry Stiller (or Mr. Costanza). Shes mostly done guest appearances on TV shows since. Like "King of Queens," "Will and Grace" and "Sex and the City." She has also appeared on select episodes of the Israeli Sesame Street, "Rechov Sumsum" which was quality (Moishe Oofnik, you're a crazy son of a bitch.)



I guess neither of them are that famous, or work that often, its just funny because Omar is young and black and was a child actor, and Anne Meara is an old Jewish lady whos been around for like 60 years. Thats not to say agents shouldnt have diversified clients, its just that these two people are like opposite sides of the spectrum in terms of the parts they play and the shows they're on. I guess its not THAT ridiculous. I think I just wanted to talk about Omar Gooding.

I'm off to see Weird Al at a concert tonight. The concert is at a venue an hour away and I'm REALLY excited. I know a lot of people are like "I listened to Weird Al when I was a kid, but now he's not that funny." Bullshit. He's hilarious and his music has only gotten better. I defy you to listen to songs like "A Complicated Song" (his Avril Lavigne parody) or "Hardware Store" (an original song in which he layers 14 harmonies and lists like 200 items you would buy in a hardware store really fast for like 3 minutes without breathing) and not laugh and be in a state of shock and awe.

Until Tomorrow--