New Movie "Inception"...WOW!

I can't even begin to tell you how great this film was. It just opened on July 16th, and I was fortunate to have seen it at the IMAX (which I highly recommend). This film completely blew me away, it was fantastic. Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were all incredible as well as the very creepy Oscar-winning Marion Cotillard. The plot took some following, but it was definitely worth seeing. I can't say I've seen anything quite like it (the Matrix somehow comes to mind because of its trippy special effects and distorted reality).

I can't even begin to tell you what this film is about, it's quite complex, but it does involve the characters weaving and altering dreams. It completely blew my mind. I think my mouth dropped open several times while I was watching the special effects. A must-see. It was worth every dime of the $15 that I paid at the IMAX. Go see this movie in theatres, it might not be as great if you watch it at home. It was a little long running at 2 hours and 26 minutes, just don't see the latest showing like I did. This will be my prediction for the Oscar's Best Picture for next year.

New show "Undercovers" on NBC

This new fall NBC series looks promising. I was shocked at seeing African-Americans as the leads in a series (outside of BET), so that alone makes it interesting for me. I enjoy the main star Boris Kodjoe and secretly wish that I could be him. The show is created by "Lost" creator J.J. Abrams (which is a huge bonus for me). Looks sort of like a black "Mr. and Mrs.Smith" with a married couple that are undercover secret agents. Here's a sneak peek of the new show. Looks exciting.

M.I.A.'s new Jam "XXXO"

M.I.A.,who I always love, has a brand new song and album coming out this month on July 13th. She seems to be causing controversy all over the place these days. One of her new videos was pulled from YouTube due to nudity and violence. She got into a verbal altercation with a journalist and then out of spite Tweeted the journalist's phone number to hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers (that'll show 'em to mess with her). That was pretty awesome. Maybe these antics will help her sell some records. In the meantime, her new song is pretty good. Take a listen.

Kristen Stewart's weird pet wolf

Kristen Stewart of the Twilight saga was on David Letterman talking about her weird pet wolf. It looks so scary. I imagine her going to feed it and then it bites off one of her arms. It looks pretty menacing and evil. I can't imagine cuddling up to that thing in bed at night. Take a look.

Angelina Jolie in "Salt" trailer

I get so excited about the Summer movies. This one looks exciting as well. The word on the street is that this project was originally written for Tom Cruise and then he backed out of the project at the last minute and they offered the role to Angie. I love that she is just as strong as Tom Cruise and can play the same roles as a man. Looks promising and she usually delivers with the action sequences and stunts (also looks better than those crappy Tomb Raider films).

The Smurfs Movie trailer

This movie is gonna suck so bad. I used to love the Smurfs (actually, I still do) but of course they have to go and ruin a good thing. First of all they made them all phony and CGI-looking. Then they take them away from their village and make them come to New York (how stupid is that?)

Here's the dumb ass plot: "When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down."

Didn't the movie studios learn anything from ruining that Bewitched movie? I fear the same for the Smurfs. We'll see.

Kelis' new video "Fourth of July (Fireworks)"

Kelis was on the Tonight Show performing her new song "Fourth of July (Fireworks)." It was pretty good. I'm still adjusting to her new electro-dance sound, but she still sounds awesome electro or not. I had almost forgotten how much I loved her voice. Couldn't find a live clip, so just attached the new video instead.