To say that Youtube sensation Susan Boyle’s life has changed dramatically over the last few months would be a tremendous understatement. Boyle is set to participate in the Britain’s Got Talent finals this weekend, and it appears as if the pressure is taking its toll on the Scottish singer.

Boyle stunned everyone when in the lobby of the Wembley Plaza Hotel in North London, went into a meltdown in front of hundreds of hotel guests. Cops intervened after she went berserk when two strangers set out to "wind her up". Boyle was heard to roar: "How f-ing dare you! You can't f-ing talk to me like that."

One of two cops stationed at the hotel went up and asked: "Is there a problem?"

Susan, dubbed SuBo, roared: "Of course there's a f-ing problem."

The headline in UK’s The Sun yesterday even read “SuBo gone Loco.”

I’m sure it must have been bizarre to see this mild-mannered woman freak out like that, dropping F-bombs like she was Christian Bale. However, it’s understandable given the pressure she must be under. But did you know that Boyle actually threatened to quit the show?

According to judge Piers Morgan, who appeared on the CBS Early Show, Boyle “threatened to leave the show because of the sheer amount of pressure on her. You have to remember with Susan, she's a 48-year-old lady from a tiny village in Scotland who has never been exposed to anything like this kind of attention. And I think she's really feeling the heat." Morgan also wants everyone to lay off her and leave her alone.

I like Susan Boyle. And I understand her having to deal with these extraordinary changes to her life. But what if she wins and becomes an even bigger star? Will she be able to adapt enough to cope with the fame? If it’s all about talent, that 12-year-old boy, Shaheen Jafargholi (check him out on Youtube if you don't believe), should win easily.

Susan's temper Boyles over

Get your fall TV schedule right now

Want to plan your fall evenings well in advance? Zap2it has the fall schedule for all the major networks in an easy-to-navigate graphic. Just click the day and you’ll see what’s on for the night. Just don’t get too attached to any of the new shows, as more than half of them will likely get canceled. (ABC, you are still not forgiven for Life on Mars or Pushing Daisies. You’re dead to me… until the fall).

Cool stuff!

TV addicts can mark their calendars now

Homeless Lady Superhero to the Stars films commercial

A few weeks ago, I posted a video of former Idol runner-up Katherine McPhee being rescued from the paparazzi by a Hollywood homeless woman. The woman, Quween, who today may or may not be homeless, has joined McPhee in a hilarious Funnyordie.com skit.

The two women star in the bit that promotes Quween as the savior for all b to z-listers in Hollywood. Want a good laugh? This is it! Some classic lines from the vid:

“Running late for a meeting? I’ll yell at the clock til things get right!”

“Coffee too hot? I’ll blow on that sht and fk it UUUP! Ya heard?”

Step off, Susan Boyle. There’s a new Quween in town, bitches.

Hancock 2: Quween Saves The Day is looking more and more like a possibility...

Miley Cyrus’s star is falling - at least in the land of Disney

A few months ago I reported on a potential dispute between the Cyrus family and Disney, citing that Miley and Billy Ray wanted out of their Hannah Montana contract. At the time the news was merely speculation.

But today TMZ is reporting that Disney is only paying Miley $5,000 for a week of work for her guest appearance on Disney's "The Suite Life on Deck", which airs in June. 5k for a whole week of work? Most Z-listers make more than that in one night. I think it’s safe to take this as a sign that Hannah Montana’s days are numbered.

Could this mean the beginning of the end of Miley Cyrus’s (supposed) clean-cut image? As soon as the Mouse lets her loose from Disney, can we assume that it’s a safe bet that Miley will soon enter the Britney zone? Come on, don’t say you can’t see that coming.

Only five gran'ah for Hannah Montana

WHOA! Blossom! You need a makeover, sis.

Where’s Joey Lawrence when you need him?

Mayim Bialik, star of the popular Blossom sitcom - which aired from 1991 to 1995 (damn I feel old) - is in dire need of a makeover. If you’ve seen any of her TV guest spots lately, you’ll know what I mean.

Bialik is the first test subject for tonight’s season premiere of TLC’s What Not To Wear. Stacey and Clinton will apparently not spare Blossom their fashion tough love, and if you’re curious how they treat a former celeb, you’ll want to tune in. The link below contains a TLC preview.

Wait, you mean TLC is actually spending resources on something OTHER than Jon and Kate? Isn’t that the only show TLC cares about? Go turn on your TV and flip to the TV guide right now (doesn’t matter what time it is when you read this). Check the listings for TLC. Bet they’re showing Jon and Kate. Grrr!

A real reason to watch TLC

Take me Up or Drag Me To Hell

Two new films open in theatres this week, Pixar’s first 3D animated film, Up, and Sam Raimi’s horror film, Drag Me to Hell. Whereas last week’s two big openers were critically bashed, this week’s new films are both becoming critical darlings. As of this afternoon, Up was at 98% on the Tomatometer and Hell was at 95%. This is rare for two big movies to open up with such high critical acclaim.

Expect Up to rake in at least $60 million this weekend, and Hell to come in under $20 million. Locally, UP is showing in 3D at Cineplex Orchard Plaza and Drag Me to Hell is showing at the Landmark Grand 10.

Joke of the day

At the NBC Comedy Showcase last Tuesday, journalists signed a non-disclosure pact not to report what was said. But now that some information was leaked, we didn't get to hear the joke that Jimmy Fallon told about his boss, NBC head-honcho Jeff Zucker: What do you get if Jeff Zucker marries Courtney Cox? A Cox-Zucker.

Oh, don't gasp like that.

The American Idol season has been over for a week now, but the scandals keep coming. And this one may be the biggest.

The New York Times is reporting that AT&T, whose mobile phone network is the only one that can be used to cast Idol votes via text message, provided free text-messaging services at two parties in Arkansas after the final performance episode of the show last week, according to the company and people at the events. There appear to have been no similar efforts to provide free texting services to supporters of Adam Lambert, who finished as the runner-up to Kris Allen.

AT&T staff assisted Kris fans at the two Arkansas events by providing instructions on how to send 10 or more text messages at the press of a single button, known as power texts. Power texts have an exponentially greater effect on voting than do single text messages or calls to the show’s toll-free phone lines (which can be very difficult to get through to).

The first thing I think when I read this is, “How can two parties in Arkansas affect the vote that much?” Likely not much. But assuming that the vote would be close (which it wasn’t), every additional vote for Allen would be necessary.

Regardless of whether this additional support for Kris affected the vote, AT&T’s actions are suspect and should be scrutinized. In fact, AT&T’s efforts appear to violate American Idol’s voting rules. The show broadcasts an on-screen statement at the end of each episode warning that blocks of votes cast using “technical enhancements” that unfairly influence the outcome of voting can be thrown out.

This stinks. Upon further sniffing, it appears to have a similar bouquet as the 2000 Palm Beach, Florida vintage. Hey, American Idol is fun to watch. But this story is further proof that the reality portion, at least with respect to voting, is as contrived as The Hills.

Other Idol news: Now that both Allen and Lambert have been forced to release the innocuous song No Boundaries as their first single, it appears as if America really does prefer Kris Allen. According to Soundscan, Kris is outselling Adam by a wide margin past week. The numbers:

Kris Allen- 134,458, Adam Lambert - 35,984

Let's just call it AT&T Idol

Jon and Kate bigger than J-Lo

Speaking of contrived television, after Jon and Kate Plus 8’s monstrous ratings success on Monday (9.8 million viewers!), TLC has decided to pull the plug on a reality show featuring Jennifer Lopez. The reality show with J-Lo would concentrate on the behind-the-scenes creation of a new J-Lo fragrance. Lopez insisted that her kids not be involved in the show.

A TLC source told TMZ, "It was on life support for awhile, and now we've just lost interest."

I’m no fan of J-Lo, but is Kate more important than Ms. Lopez? Hells to the no! And who knew that pretending to get a divorce and whoring out your eight children could rake in enough ratings to tell J-Lo to go screw herself? What has this world come to??? I hope this decision comes back to bite TLC in the ass.

Kate's hair, 1. J-Lo's booty, 0.

Aqua returns, but this ain’t no Barbie Girl

Remember Aqua? Don’t lie and say you don’t. Who can forget one of the greatest guilty pleasures of all time? Barbie Girl, Dr. Jones and Lollipop Candyman were huge back in 1997.

The Scandinavian band is attempting a comeback. Here they are again with a new song called Back To The 80’s. It’s catchy, but it’s nowhere near as good as Barbie Girl. It may catch on, but to me, this is just a lame attempt at a comeback. Sad.

What do you think?

Paging Dr. Jones. Barbie Girl on line 3. She says she misses you.

Brooke Hogan films most awkward video ever

We know that Brooke Hogan is one hot mess, but who knew that she had it in her to portray herself to be even MORE of a nutcase than ever?

On Monday night Brooke turned on her webcam and uploaded this video to Youtube. In this six-minute epic, Brooke decides to take on one of the essential debates of our time: red apples vs. green apples. I hereby dare you to watch all six minutes and thirteen seconds of this incoherent, rambling mess.

Hogan is drunk, high or both here. If she’s sober, it’s time to call the closest mental health professional. Either way, this girl is messed up.
On the bright side, without her makeup, Brooke actually looks younger. Every awkward video has its silver lining…

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Last night, Mel Gibson was on Jay Leno to promote, umm, his insanity I guess. This guy’s made some good movies, but Mel is one big ball of crazy. If Mel was a Scientologist and thetans were measured in craziness, he’d be frickin’ L. Ron Hubbard!

Jay asked the question that was on everyone’s mind: is Mel going to have a child with Oksana? Mel says it’s true, and that he will now have eight kids, just like Octomom, but you can call him Octomel! He then puffs out his lips to mimic the overly collagened Nadya Suleman.

Mel Gibson is the gift that keeps on giving. I think he needs to do the talk show circuit where in each show he’s the only guest, and they just let him talk and talk for the full hour. Who knows what’ll come out of his mouth then? Someone call the networks - let’s get on this!

It's Octomel. Coming soon to a uterus near you!

Critics bash Jon and Kate premiere

Now that the over hyped Jon and Kate show has aired their season premiere on TLC, here’s hoping that the media will leave these two alone. Let their kids live life without the cameras. I know it will be difficult for Kate The Mediawhore, but there aren’t too many people who feel sympathy for her anymore. At one point in the show, Kate complained that her life was "just so hard" due to media attention and pressures on her marriage.

Nobody, even the critics, is buying her fake whining. "Is it really, Kate?" sniped the Baltimore Sun's David Zurwik. "Tell that to a family in which the breadwinner has just lost her or his job, you silly, self-absorbed fool." Zing!

Later in the show, Kate tells her kids to call the paparazzi "the P-people" because "I don't want them going to school being like, 'Well, the paparazzi is following us, like, that's so creepy.'" Says the Star Ledger: "What's creepy is having your children followed around by a camera crew. Any camera crew. Period. It's exploitation, whatever cutesy name you want to give it." Zing!!

Says Entertainment Weekly: "You just wanted to say, 'We get it! You feel you're the Wronged Woman! Aren't you savvy enough by now to know you're not winning us over?' This was especially true when she noted that 'all of a sudden, your kids are calling you your baby sitter's name.' I could almost hear millions of viewers shouting, 'So stay home!'" Zing!!!

Are you listening, TLC? Cancel this show before the backlash happens.

The Hills is less scripted than this stupid show

Buffy to get remade soon, but nobody will watch

The Hollywood Reporter has a story today that Buffy The Vampire Slayer is due for a revitalization on the silver screen. Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, on what is being labeled a remake or relaunch, but not a sequel or prequel.

The problem with this project is that the show’s creator Joss Whedon is not involved, the new film will have no connection to the TV series, and a studio isn’t even signed on yet. This project may very well come to light someday, but I’d be willing to bet the house that it will fail miserably. By the time the movie finishes production, it’s possible that the vampire craze will have faded, and anyone who loved Buffy the show probably won’t care anyway.

The ONLY vampire drama worth watching on the boob tube or the big screen (including, Twilight), True Blood, begins its second season on Sunday, June 14th on HBO Canada.

You KNOW Kristy Swanson is dying to play Buffy again

More Regina Spektor!

Regina Spektor is getting us all hyped up for the June 23rd release of her new album, Far. The first single, Laughing With is excellent, and now there is another song for everyone to hear.

Spektor performed Blue Lips, the CD’s third track, on the Jools Holland show last week in the UK. The orchestra adds such a nice touch to this great song. Love it!

Blue Lips

French actress wins Cannes, goes nude on beach

37-year-old actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, who just won the Best Actress prize at Cannes on Sunday, took to the beach in St. Bart’s yesterday.
Apparently, Gainsbourg has nothing to hide and/or possibly overlooked the fact that there were cameras all over the place as she was changing in and out of her bikini.

The link contains many pictures, many of which, upon clicking, are definitely NSFW (Not Safe For Work). These images raise so many questions, which are too numerous to explore here. Okay, maybe one: what is up with those big welts on her butt cheeks? I don’t think I want to know.

Wanna see my Cannes?

The best show you’re not watching

With hundreds of channels, it’s impossible to sift through all the shows and find something good when so many of the networks’ offerings are terrible, and mediocre at best. Most TV sucks, but if you’re curious enough, or happen to write about entertainment for a living, you sometimes stumble upon a great show that nobody’s heard of, that people should be watching.

If you subscribe to Superchannel, you owe it to yourself to check out Party Down. The show, which originally airs on the US network Starz, follows a Los Angeles catering team of six aspiring Hollywood wannabes stuck working for tips while hoping for their big break. Each episode finds the hapless (which is putting it mildly) catering team working a new event, and inevitably getting tangled up with the colorful guests and their absurd lives.

Party Down was created by Vernonica Mars creator Rob Thomas, writer John Enborn, and co-producer Dan Etheridge, along with soon to be Hollywood A-lister comedian Paul Rudd (Role Models, I Love You Man). The first season is only 10 episodes, but the show has already been renewed for a second season.

The show is often politically incorrect, and features a mild dose of fowl language and nudity. It’s not a show for the masses, as the humor is subtle and not quite as broad as your typical sitcom. But after watching the first four episodes, this one is a keeper. My wife and I are becoming big fans, and can’t wait to catch up with the next six outings. This is GOOD TELEVISION. While it won't do for Starz what Mad Men did for AMC, I think Party Down is good enough to see an Emmy nomination or two by next year.

Check out the first episode when it gets replayed June 3rd at 7 pm on Superchannel.

Muggings in New York City subway stations don’t occur as frequently as they used to in the pre-Giuliani days. Even more rare are muggings of big-name Hollywood actors and actresses. But it did happen to Kevin Bacon on Thursday morning, when his Blackberry was swiped right from his hands, in the middle of a crowded subway station on 53rd Street.

Bacon was typing away on his ‘Berry and the mugger plucked the device away from him. Bacon attempted to chase the guy down but was unsuccessful, as the mugger got lost in the crowd.

This isn’t the first time Bacon was robbed by someone in New York City, either. Bacon and wife Krya Sedgwick apparently lost millions with scumbag Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme.

But don’t you think this thief took his game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon too far? Having access to the actor’s contact list gives this guy a huge advantage in the game, and he will undoubtedly be able to link Bacon up to any other actor within one or two degrees of separation. So unfair!

Bacon not Footloose enough to catch mugger

Queen is interested in Adam Lambert

Last week I mentioned a rumor that Queen is considering Idol runner-up Adam Lambert as their front man. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, guitarist Brian May says that Queen hopes to sit down with Lambert sometime soon and discuss the possibility of working together.

May told the magazine, "But (drummer Roger Taylor) and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with (Lambert) at some point. It's not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn't that easy. But I'd certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there."

I hope May was referring to Lambert’s VOICE there. Sorry, couldn’t resist… But seriously, I could see Lambert working the Queen catalogue quite well. It may very well be a great match.

Can't wait for Lambert's take on "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for MEEEEE"

Susan Boyle goes on to Britain’s Got Talent finals

Surprise, surprise. After singing a solid version of Memories from Cats, Susan Boyle has moved on to the finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Boyle performed the song on the show’s semi-final round on Saturday night, and got a standing ovation from both the audience and the judges.

The performance is contained in the link below for you to check out. After a rather slow start (“For you, for me, Dawg, it was kind of pitchy in the beginning,” Randy would have said), Boyle recovered and found her groove.

I admit that there’s something very likable about Boyle that makes you want to root for her, but now that she’s world famous and all glammed up, the whole Cinderella story thing has faded away. We now have a woman with a wonderful voice, but is it worth the huge hype she’s still getting? It was strange seeing the judges kiss up to her like that.

What do you think?

Cat lady sings from Cats

Jessica Biel still annoying, but hey, she can sing

Continuing on with our singing theme, today Perez Hilton posted this Youtube video of Jessica Biel singing Mad About the Boy on his webstite. The song is from her latest film, Easy Virtue, which opened in the UK late last year and in limited release in North America this weekend.

Perez says, “Take it back, please!!!!!!!! We've heard enough of your warbling, raspy voice for a lifetime!”

Yes, Biel annoys us too. But compared to many other actresses who have attempted the jump from the movie screen to the music studio (this means YOU, Scarlett Johansson), Biel is surprisingly good.

Agree?

Ya know, Jessica, if the acting thing doesn't work out because you're too hot...

Ben Stiller crushes Terminator

Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum: Smithsonian easily won the Memorial Day weekend box office with a 4-day holiday haul of $67 Million. The studio, Fox, put together a massive theatrical release: 4,095 theaters in North America. Terminator: Salvation, on the other hand, opened in only 3,530 theatres, but still underperformed at $52 Million for the 4-day holiday.

Hollywood studio execs are already calling Terminator’s performance disappointing, and don’t believe the film will have the legs to build upon the box office numbers over the next few weeks. When a film’s success hinges partially on fanboys’ reactions, it is almost always going to underperform when the core audience doesn’t like it, which is the case here. Plus, bad reviews for a film like Terminator will affect the box office more than it will with Museum (both films have received generally bad reviews).

Both Angels and Demons and Star Trek battled it out for the #3 position, and as of Monday morning, the race was too close to call. Both films will end up with close to $28 Million for the 4-day weekend.