Must. . . not. . . blog. . . about. . . Americal. . . Idol.
Okay, a short post about American Idol. Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices I've ever heard on the show--and I'm GLAD she won't be in the season finale. At 29, Melinda's voice, composure, and overall style befit a classier brand of artist. She's going to have a long career, and her customers will be both AI fans and their parents. She's going to be friends with Oprah.
But this is a good time to discuss Melinda and Melinda, a little-seen Woody Allen film from 2004. In the film, two storytellers--one comic, one dramatic--alternate telling their version of a story involving the title character. In both variations, Melinda (portrayed by Radha Mitchell in each, but surrounded by different co-stars) is an emotional tornado whose attempts to get her life on track wreak havoc on those who come to know her.
In one scene, Amanda Peet's character tells her husband, played by Will Ferrell, "Everybody who's anybody has a house in the Hamptons." He responds, "When you're somebody who'se nobody, you don't want to be around anybody who's everybody." I love it (even if the role was so clearly originally written for Mr. Allen himself).
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You really can't beat Mr. Allen's neurosis, but Will Ferrell's becoming one of my favourite actors since 'Stranger than Fiction'. I'm going to keep an eye out for M & M, sounds right up my street!
The only person more neurotic than Woody Allen is the Dullsville Blogger.
As to Stranger Than Fiction it was the best movie I've seen this year and Ferrell was terrific. I bought the sound track. There's some really good music on it, especiall "Whole Wide World" by Spoon.
Is the Sparks chick still in the running on American Idol? She was the one I liked, but I haven't been following since Idol Gives Back. I called in and voted for Sparks. Good voice, great name.
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