Some entertainment updates. Things start to bore down with expected results again. Had a first listen to Evanescence's latest offer, The Open Door. Guess I'm never into alternative rock. So, the album is halfbad. No, it's really bad. Only 1 or 2 tracks are worth listening. An album which I wouldn't like. Sorry.

Movies update: The Grudge 2 opened at no. 1 in North America last weekend with a weak $22 million or so. I'm not keen in watching it, just because the vampire slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar had only a short appearance at the beginning of the movie before being replaced by a less popular actress (Amber Tamblyn). Other new wide opening movies include Man of the Year (no. 3) and The Marine (no. 6)[source].

Music update: In the States, Evanescence rocked the Billboard 200 with their comeback album, The Open Door, zooming past other several new releases to the top of the album chart. Meanwhile, Americans are still feeling Justin's sexiness. The same trend also applies to the United World Chart, sadly. [source][source]

Only a few showbiz news I collected over the weekend:
1) Shakira does charity! [source]
2) Talk about karma. She's awaded a lofty 5 awards in Mexico! [source]
3) Now, skipping to Paris Hilton, another extablished star is defending her after Baby Jane! [source]
4) Touching on that, NP is teaming up again for Simple Life 5! [source]
5) Armani loves Beyonce! Beyonce loves Armani! [source]
6) Breaking news of all! Scarlett to record album! [source]

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Weeks ago, I came across this article on the Beauty and the Beast of HDTV by Phillip Swan [source][source]. A total of 20 celebrities were listed in the two cetagories and the result is rather predictable. :) But prior to posting the standings of some of the popular celebrities in the list, some people could be questioning what is HDTV? It's simply high-definition TV that shows you how the person appearing on TV looks like in reality. From Wikipedia, it's defined as:

"High-definition television (HDTV) is a television broadcasting system with a significantly higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow."

The Honeys

1. Scarlett Johansson - "most luscious lips on the planet"
2. Beyonce Knowles - "Beautiful skin;teeth;body"
3. Evangeline Lily - "luscious Lost star"
4. Josh Holloway - "manly wiles to woo everyone"
5. Eva Longoria - "is still a sight to behold"
6. Charlize Theron - "Perfect skin,hair,teeth,body"
7. Christina Aguilera - "nice skin,beautiful white teeth,sparkling blue eyes"
8. Elisabeth Hasselback - "than a hundred kittens"
9. Ben Affleck - "looks to kill for"
10. Martha Stewarts - "might be 65, but she doesn't look it in HDTV"

The Horribles!

1. Rosie O'Donnell - "face is extremely coarse and rough-looking"
2. Howard Stern - "worst abuse of a surgical scalpel"
3. Teri Hatcher - "her body weight is so low, her skin is too tight on her frame"
4. Britney Spears - "skin is puffy and covered with small blemishes"
5. Barbara Walters - "her face has more lines than a Manhattan sidewalk"
6. Burt Reynolds - "the Nip 'n Tuck boys couldn't keep track of what they did last"
7. Meredith Vieira - "heavily-lined face"
8. Madonna - "unnatural looking"
9. Mick Jagger - "face looks...like it's been hit by a rolling stone"
10. Ray Liotta - "steals a case of Clearasil"

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Ah I'm so full right now. Bought and ate a lot of food from the night market in my area. My expenditure rocketed since I started adopting this practice of going to pasar malam every Tuesday. Better stop it now. Went for my first (and could possibly be the last for now since I normally have classes on Tuesday)Beginner Hip Hop class today. With such an instructor, it doesn't motivate any less to go for each and every class of the same instructor. Nevertheless, Line Dance and Latino Salsa will still be in my schedule.

So a quick recap on the showbiz before charts are renewed.

Movies update: Departed, a movie with stellar casts debuted at no. 1 in North America, pulling in $27 million during the weekend. It's the Hollywood version of the overrated Infernal Affairs, which was a blockbuster in Asia. Horror flick, The Texas Chain Massacre: The Beginning raked in about $20 million to enter at #2. Employee of The Month which features Jessica Simpson made a surprise debut at no. 4[source]. On the GSC Chart for week ending 4th Octorber 2006, Baby ruled the chart and captured the largest crowd. The Prada-ed Devil who was defeated found its way to a highest no. 2 only. Poor Devil.

Music update: Ludacris scored yet another number 1 album in the U.S. with Release Therapy while Justin Timberlake continues his reign as the Billboard Hot 100 champion with Sexy Back [source]. Internationally, a japanese act called Kobukuro entered the Global Album Chart at top spot with their latest hits compilation album. As for the singles chart, no surprise here as J.T.'s Sexy Back sits atop for the 5th consecutive week [source].

Just some old entertainment news that I was supposed to post earlier on.

1) What? Nick Carter bedded Ashlee Simpson to get back at cheating Paris Hilton! [source]
2) Talking about Paris, who is her new date? [source]
3) Xtina has been Parisluted. [source]
4) Beyonce teaming up with Gywneth? [source]
5) Shakira is most requested! [source]
6) And so she can play diva in clubs... [source]
7) But that didn't stop her from earning six Latin Grammy nominations. [source]
8) Beyonce's Baby Boy isn't plagiarised! [source]
9) Days after, she took on Nigeria perfectly! [source]

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An entry exclusively for music and movies this time around. Haven't been updating myself with the movement of the charts lately. I'm very disappointed with what's hot, and what's not. Music and movie quality doesn't count when it comes to chart performance. That's saddening because there are some fine work that need to be acknowledged. Anyway, here's the update:

Movies update: Open Season ruled the End-September-Early-October Chart in the U.S. by opening with $23 million worth of tickets. Personally, I want to catch that movie as well. You might remember be doing that dope deer pose in a picture I posted long ago. Yeap, that's the movie. Okay, another high debut is Ashton Kutcher's latest flick, The Guardian at no. 2. Oh, Ashton was in Open Season too, playing the role of the deer! Whoa, what an achievement for him! Talk about star power. Other new films includes School for Scoudreds (#4) and Facing the Giants (#12). [source]

Locally, Miami Vice is the #1 film in GSC, Malaysia. DOA dropped slightly to the runner up spot trailed closely by the Banquet. Also making a new entry into the chart is the Wicker Man which I want to watch really badly.

Music updates: Nothing much has changed. Justin Timberlake is still the King as he conquers both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 & 200 and Global Single and Album chart for second week in a row.

Hot new albums this week:

1) Fergie - The Dutchess
2) Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways
3) Scissor Sisters - Ta Da

Hot tracks that you should download based on chart performance on Billboard Hot 100:

1) The Fray - How to Save Life (#3)
2) Hinder - Lips of An Angel (#5)
3) Chingy feat. Tyrese - Pullin' Me Back (#9)
4) John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change (#20)
5) Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love (#25)

Some entertainment news:
1) Apparently, Tyra wants everyone to be naked in her talk show called the Tyra Banks Show. [source]
2) Thin models are 'accepted' in Milan, but not Madrid! [source]
3) Janet's weight gain wasn't for the movie? Um... or just to create heatwaves, huh? [source]
4) Shakira and Beyonce are linked once again, and have been challenged by... [source]
5) Beyonce is really, really bootylicious!!! [source]

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