Watched the new Harry Potter movie last night, and was quite impressed... a really exciting, enjoyable movie. The actors have matured, and this sees the movie providing more emotional depth than its predecessors. Imo could be the best HP movie so far!



Other movies I saw recently:

'Transformers'... one word... WOW! The best CGI I have seen in any movie maybe EVER! Exciting, action-packed, and some great acting and funny moments. Some cheesy moments, but doesn't spoil the movie, and far outweighed by the positives in the movie.
Recommended!

'Shrek The 3rd'... good, though not as good as the previous two. Not sure if that's because it's a worse movie, or just because its 'novelty-value' is wearing off. Still worth the watch and enjoyable though, if not as memorable.

'Fantastic 4 - Rise of the Silver Surfer'... Almost hesitant to mention I went to see this ('cause which serious movie-goer would?), but as a comic fan I was always going to anyway. I actually enjoyed this one... probably because I'd put my expectations WAY LOW beforehand (so it was almost impossible to be disappointed! )
Definitely better than the first 'F4', and filled with cheese as we predicted, but for what it was - very lighthearted, good CGI and just meant to be a 'fun' movie - I enjoyed it.

(Others I hope to see soon: Die Hard 4, Ratatouille, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and maybe Evan Almighty )

That annoying SPAM we all get sometimes about those "magical enlargements" etc... Well, the description in the one I received this morning really made me laugh out loud: "Your penis will make more shadow than the tree."
LOL!!

Recent Billboard news... (www.billboard.com):

Sean Garrett Says His Britney Collab Is 'Out Of Control'

Currently enjoying pop and R&B/hip-hop chart success with Enrique Inglesias' "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)/Dimelo" and Chris Brown's "Wall to Wall," Sean "The Pen" Garrett has more to come. He's just finished up sessions with Britney Spears and is also working on songs for Usher, the Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger, Keyshia Cole and Ashlee Simpson.

Of his collaboration with Spears, he notes, "I've got this one record I've been holding for 10 months that everyone has tried to buy, but I stayed with Britney on it. I guarantee it will shake up the world. It's uptempo, out of control ... it's wowzers, produced by me and Bloodshy. I can't give the title yet, but the record is done and definitely what people want to hear from her."

Despite a songwriting resume that includes Usher's "Yeah!" and Brown's "Run It," Garrett -- who in May shared BMI songwriter of the year kudos with fellow songwriter Kara DioGuardi -- says he's still at the learning stage.

"Winning songwriter of the year made me feel like, wow, I've accomplished something. But I'm not a person who feels he knows everything. Now I'm getting the opportunity to really start writing incredible records. And it's not about making money. I don't do it for that. I grew up loving music. This is my dream."


Now see - there's another accomplished musician who seems to be "on top of his game" at the moment... could definitely teach Timbaland a thing or two about "humility"...

This news in on Duran Duran...

Duran Duran's new album will be called "Red Carpet Massacre", they have announced.

The group's first album since 2004's "Astronaut" is understood to be almost finished.

On their official website, they have stated that "Red Carpet Massacre" has been produced mostly by Nate 'Danja' Hills.

Also, super-producer Timbaland and Justin Timberlake are expected to feature on a pair of songs, named "Skin Divers" and "Falling Down".

There is though as yet no official release date for "Red Carpet Massacre".

Some interesting collaborations... looking forward to it.

The date for this coming Saturday (and this week's chart date) is... 07-07-07...!
What does this mean??
(Really should be awake at 7:07 that morning... )