a division of the Chersonian Institute
There are some "You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me" remixes out:
Sony has also released Burlesque earbuds for purchase.
And Burlesque T-shirts have appeared on eBay (see below).
My husband had never seen The Goonies until last night. Believe it or not.
I don’t even know how to begin to explain this. He’s practically my age and this was THE kiddie-version of Indiana Jones for my age set. I’ve seen The Goonies about 50 times on cable. How can you not have seen it? And once you're hooked in, it's a rainy-day-addictive flick.
I had always planned to Netflix it for my better half; but when I found out Burlesque-director Steve Antin was in it, I popped that sucker right up to the top of my Netflix que, ahead of Bull Durham, which my husband has also never seen. What the…??
In The Goonies, Antin playes the preppy a-hole fighting the poor, nerdy kids (or goonies). He's a richie-ditchie whose father owns the country club and is threatening to ruin the goonie's lives by building a golf course where their shabby homes sit with quaint ocean views. It reminds one of Draco Malfoy backing up his evil father, Lucius, in Harry Potter.
Antin's most memorable scene is when he finds out the hunky Josh Brolin (son of Amityville-dad and Barbra-Streisand-husband James Brolin) has turned his potential girlfriend into a Goonie. He screams “Aaaaandy” down a well. He’s a very convincing "jerk-alert."
He was also a memorable rapist in The Accused and more importantly Jessie in Rick Springfield’s video for the song “Jessie’s Girl.” He was a very cute preppie-looking teen and I’m sure he broke many hearts when he came out.
He was also David Geffen's boyfriend for about a year and this allegedly helped him (with Geffen's prodding of Cher) to win her as his co-lead in Burlesque.
"Jessie’s Girl" reminds me of Rick Springfield's prime back in the late 70s. I was in grade school and it was the first record album my fellow students took to in the 5th and 6th grade. It was probably their first album ever…meanwhile I had about six or seven Cher and Sonny & Cher albums by then and I felt a real pressure to conform. But I didn’t crack, my friends.
As a result, I don’t have any episodes of Magnum P.I. with Tom Selleck burned into my memory or any Duran Duran singles either. I did catch on the Billy Joel craze however. I’m not made of stone.
Steve Antin’s big Goonies moment
Antin was also in The Last American Virgin with Lawrence Monoson who played Rocky Dennis’s best friend Ben in Cher's movie Mask.
Spent last week in Cancun soaking up the sun and swimming with dolphins. Pics and more commentary on Cher's latest interviews to come, including commentary on Vanity Fair and Letterman.
Meanwhile, we have to keep on top of our latest happenings.
Pic to the left: Cher in New York to tape various TV appearances.
Magazines:
Parade: Cher will be on the cover on Sunday's Parade Magazine. Buy a Sunday Nov 21 paper in your town and get the insert magazine.
Entertainment Weekly: Nov 19 issue has holiday movie previews including Burlesque with a few pages of photos.
TV Appearances:
Streaming LIVE from the Burlesque Premiere- Christina Aguilera, Cher, & more. Tune in TONIGHT @ 9:30 EST / 6:30 PST on YouTube.com/Burlesque.
The live webcast will be on the film’s official YouTube page at www.YouTube.com/Burlesque
Hold on, kids!! A lot is going on. Don’t fall off the Cher train.
Be on the lookout for new TV clips, magazines, songs and useless junk to fill your fan-shelves. I know…how can we be so excited about Burlesque when our country is going to hell in a hand-basket. Well, at least the Puppy Mill Proposition Passed in Missouri. That’s somethin.
Anywho, we have lots of Cher stuff to divert our attention today. What I love about the Burlesque release is that we are getting so much information this time through the web…very exciting. And everything is so multi-sensory: beauty products, music, interviews and retrospectives in magazines, movie clips, contests, dancing, singing, drama, scenery…lots to enjoy. Everything but a Burlesque fragrance (which I would imagine would be arm-pit funk…that is IF they wanted to be authentic).
Major TV and Music
The Magazines
Small article on Cher as Glamour Woman of the Year: http://www.glamour.com/women-of-the-year/2010/cher (the birds totally rock that picture…even they’re fans!) Big news here: she has plans to direct her first film. Accolade of quote: “Cher is one of a handful of entertainers to win a Grammy, an Oscar and an Emmy, and she’s sold 100 million albums over her career.”
Cher will be on the cover of Vanity Fair (with awesome NEW photos)…this drops in NY and LA Nov 4. The rest of us plebes have to wait until Nov 9. (thanks again to Cher Scholar Tyler for the dates). But here are some previews:
My fabulous cousin alerted me to Cher’s six-page style retrospective in the November issue of In Style. Cher actually comments on the pictures herself in this one…so this is an above average retrospective. My favorite line from writer David Keeps:
“Lady Gaga? Please.”
On a side note, there’s a picture of her with Val Kilmer. Kilmer lives a town near us called Pecos. John has co-workers who live there and gripe about Kilmer’s being a jerk to the locals. Kilmer put his house on the market last year for 33-something million dollars and recently downgraded the sale by 10 million. I don’t know who would need to pay tens of millions for a house in New Mexico since you can get a pretty swell mud-hut for a couple of million. But I digress.
The Stuff:
Burles
que is coming out with some very swell promotional items of a super girlie nature.
Opi Nail polish: You can get the minis in red or the little teasers. http://www.google.com/products?q=nail+polish+burlesque+opi&hl=en&aq=f
Nail salons are getting a full line of holiday colors that they can place in a custom Burlesque display.
Here are some color swatches: http://beautyofasite.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/opi-holiday-burlesque-swatches-part-1/
Names and descriptions for the 12 full-size bottles:
* Simmer & Shimmer – In this glitter bit of blue.
* Let Me Entertain You – Multi-talented fuchsia glimmer.
* Sparkle-icious – Multi-color glitter-iciousness
* The Show Must Go On! – With this deep pink shimmer on your nails!
* Ali’s Big Break – This glowing red shimmer breaks through in style.
* Tease-y Does It – In this tempting burgundy shimmer.
* Rising Star – Lustrous glimmering gold.
* Glow Up Already! – You’re ready for this glittering green.
* Bring On the Bling – A gold that glitter that’s beyond dazzling.
* Extra-va-vaganza! – This orange glitter is not for the shy.
* Take the Stage – A warm orange spotlight shimmer.
* Show It & Glow It! – If you’ve got this fuchsia glitter, flaunt it!
Hairspray by Sebastian: This was supposed to come out Oct 1 enclosed with a movie ticket but they have yet to be seen anywhere. Stay tuned. http://modernsalon.com/Article.aspx?oid=1275479
http://cocoperez.com/2010-10-19-smashbox-cosmetics-and-sebastian-professional-release-burlesque-themed-products
Smashbox makeup: You can buy the small kit as follows…
• Limitless Liquid Liner Pen in Jet Black
• Shadow & Liner Quad in Risque
• Loose Shimmer in Burlesque
• Double Ended Lip Gloss in Peep/Show
http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P270008
http://www.amazon.com/Smashbox-SmshBx-Burlesque-Beauty-Collection/dp/B00440ZWZK
Or you can fork over $80 for the large case exclusively at Nordsroms as described below…
Sultry, provocative, sexy. Bring out your ultra-glam side with this collection of limited-edition shades and products inspired by ‘Burlesque.’ Re-create looks featured in this film about a small-town gal who makes it big in Hollywood in the new film premiering November 2010.
Kit includes:
– Hyperlash Mascara in Blackout.
– Limitless Liquid Liner Pen in Jet Black.
– Double Ended Lip Gloss in Peep/Show.
– O-Glow Intuitive Cheek Color.
– Cream Eyeliner Palette in Vixen.
– Eyeshadow Quad in Entice.
– Fusion Soft Lights in Tease.
– Loose Shimmer in Burlesque.
A tiny brochure comes inside with instructions on how to “get that look,” that look being: “Stardom” or “Nightclub”
Oscar Buzz
Awards Daily is predicting a few songs from Burlesque may be nominated for Oscars this year:
Burlesque / “Bound to You” – Performed by Christina Aguilera
Referred to as the “voice of her generation,” Christina Aguilera makes her theatrical film and musical debut as the lead character in Burlesque. Her electrifying vocals on the films track “Bound To You” will remind you why this starlet is a 5-time Grammy winner!
Burlesque / “You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me” – Performed by Cher
Music has very few living legends, but Cher is one of them. She commands the screen in her first starring role in a decade, performing “You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me” written by the incomparable hit maker and six time Oscar nominee Diane Warren (acclaimed writer of Cher’s past megahit “If You Could Turn Back Time”). This ballad is a true show stopper in this film.
Win Stuff
Win tickets to premier:
MTV Burlesque dance contest: http://burlesque.live.seven2.net/
News of when the contest stopped in my hometown (who recently passed the Puppy Mill Prop): http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2010/10/burlesque-mtv-dance-contest-in-st-louis-this-saturday/
Etc.
The official movie web site: http://www.burlesquethemovie.com/
An early review (is the movie out for reviews yet?): http://www.thedailyaztec.com/entertainment/film-fashion-issue-burlesque-has-dance-drama-cher-1.2376355 Quote of note:
Burlesque has dance, drama, Cher
Complete with a number of inventive musical routines, a star-studded cast and a juicy plot, “Burlesque” is sure to please. The film is similar to its 1995 predecessor “Showgirls,” and what it lacks in racy nudity it makes up for in creative performance. Aguilera offers her contribution not only as an actress but also as a writer for the film’s soundtrack. Writer and Director Steven Antin pulls out all the stops with this musically inspired romantic drama.
Behind-the-scenes video: http://www.afterld.com/showthread.php?19622-VIDEO-Meet-The-Burlesque-Dancers-amp-Hair-Stylist-Martin-Samuel
Article from the LA Times on the costume designer Michael Kaplan (who also did Blade Runner, Fight Club and Flashdance): http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/31/entertainment/la-ca-sneaks-burlesque-20101031 Says he was inspried by surrealist Rene Magritte and “a bit of Man Ray.” Quote of note:
“Cher always put her imprint on everything she was wearing. I’d put clothes in her room every day and she’d walk out combining them in a different way than I thought she would. Cher and Tess are not that unalike…both are show business troupers.”
Press conference photos: http://www.wireimage.com/gallerylisting.asp?navtyp=gls====460251&source=rss&nbc=1
Lots of new Cher toys to play with, huh?
And FINALLY… FINALLY I received my Burlesque book! Jesus but this took effort and the patience of some higher power than me. Because I was DYING to get my little hands on it! My first order accidentally went to my old Redondo Beach address. And the forward didn’t work. Calling Amazon and the post office got me nowhere, the book was lost in postal space…so after two weeks I just reordered the darn thing. I was a bit unsure what to expect. People on the Cherfreaks lists here and there were NOT raving about it…in fact they were complaining about the dearth of Cher pics in it.
The book is smaller than your typical coffee table book but I have to say I really like it. It begins with a very generous 3-page introduction by Cher. She talks about her first magical movie experience seeing Cinderella at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in LA and memorizing “A Dream Is a Wish Your Hearts Makes” so she was able to sing it for her parents on the way home. Very cute. She talks about coaching “this beautiful child” Christina Aquilera, Stanley Tucci (Cher agrees with Meryl Streep…although Cher gives no last name, just Meryl…that Stanley never has a false moment in his performances). She calls “K-Bell” a fire cracker, Peter Gallagher wonderful and fun. Eric Dane full of charisma, and Cam Gigandet a sort of James Dean. She talks about writing a scene from the movie and I wont tell you which one but it has to do with her mother and her friends. She says “They were all so beautiful and I was an ugly duckling” a comment which of course reminded me of sad things women continually say on Ru Paul’s Drag Race (of which I’ve been watching reruns I’ve already seen and been crying all over again!).
Cher’s essay reminded me again of how long her professional relationships have lasted. Not the situation of a nasty DIVA. She lists a long line of long-time compatriots, her agent, her managers, the professional advice of David Geffen, her makeup artist, her costume wrangler, and the loooong-time assistant of many-trades Deb Paul. She also thanks newbies like the movie’s Director of Photography Bojan Bazelli (“I will never look this good again”), the movie’s wigmaker Carol Robinson and most incredibly her assistant on set, Jennifer Ruiz (“she’s the girl you want in your foxhole”). It was a very generous of her to use the space to thank everyone.
Christina also adds a forward in which she calls Cher her mentor and working with her a “dream come true.” She ends by saying she thinks the film is something Etta James, Josephine Baker and Bob Fosse would be proud of.
And beyond that, the book is full of tidbits about the making of the movie. Antin defines burlesque as he sees it, and the many stories of it taking nine months of chasing Cher “shamelessly” to make the film. He calls Cher “the coolest chick I’ve ever met." Choreographer Denise Faye talks about how they created organic routines to match the storylines, set people talk about the dramatic look they were going for, inspired by the paintings of LaTour (1st above) and Caravaggio (at right), how they researched the “main character”, the burlesque lounge, and what inspired them. Designers discuss the specialized costumes and wigs, the use of Swarovski crystals, they symbolism of the color red, the use of monochromatic lighting for non-club scenes, the special Christian Louboutin shoes for Christina, the bartenders outfits, and even the zinc bar top. The book talks about who greenlit the movie, what producer gave it credibility, the makeup methodology, how the footlights work to serve the opening scene, how Steve Antin grew up in LA and particularly appreciated the sunlight at Hollywood and Vine. Even the news that Bob Mackie designed Cher’s “Welcome to Burlesque” outfit. This book is like a Burlesque CliffsNotes.
Julianne Hough says “no detail was sparred and nothing is boring.” Alan Cumming says “If you like Cher, you’ll love this movie…this movie is Cher Christmas.”
It’s about time for some Cher Christmas!
The soundtrack was first to be released November 16 but then was pushed back to Nov 22 (the film hits theatres November 24). So that’s STILL enough time to memorize all the songs before you see the movie.
The soundtrack track listing was posted as follows:
1. 'Welcome to Burlesque' – Cher
2. 'Something’s Got a Hold on Me' – Christina Aguilera
3. 'Tough Lover' – Christina Aguilera
4. 'Long John Blues' – Kristen Bell
5. 'Diamonds' – Christina Aguilera
6. 'You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me' – Cher
7. 'Express' – Christina Aguilera
8. 'But I Am a Good Girl' – Christina Aguilera
9. 'A Guy Who Takes His Time' – Christina Aguilera
10. 'Bound to You' – Christina Aguilera
11. 'That’s Life' – Alan Cumming
12. 'Spotlight' – Christina Aguilera
LA Times recently did a story (10/11/2010) on real LA Burlesque shows.
http://www.latimes.com/la-ca-burlesque-20101010,0,6250789.story
Burlesqueis alive and well, having gone from 2 shows per month to about 4 a week in Los Angeles.
Lili VonSchtupp, Augusta Avallone, Steve Antin and choreographer on “Dancing with the Stars” and former Pussycat Doll Lindsley Allen are interviewed for the story. (Steve Antin’s sister Robin Antin was a founder of the Pussycat Dolls).
They talked about shows like “Monday Night Tease”, “The Rendezvous” at the King King, and even the famed Actor’s Gang group getting into the fun. Hmm…I don’t think I need to see Tim Robbins stripping…but okay.
LA even has a burlesque school called The Striptease Symposium.
To define burlesque, they used words like vaudevillian, tongue-in-cheek, 18th/19th century European theater, specifically Italian commedia del’arte, French cabaret, pastiche (a form of literary impersonation), definitely with a sense of humor and surprisingly innocent.
Some interesting new movie press items have also been released.
The hand stick faces: do you think this will be a collector's item someday?
And the hot and tangy Japanese poster is out.
The new Japanese website: http://burlesque.jp/
See the trailer with subtitles.
And I wish I was still in LA to see this!! Burlesque ads on the Sunset Strip!! (Facebook's Team Burlesque posted the photo)
And there's a LOT more stuff to comment on…soon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiOELJSpKe4
These videos are great! To scan them all visit: http://www.itgetsbetterproject.com/
Stephanie Miller has a particularly good one.
About the project:
Justin Aeberg. Billy Lucas. Cody Barker. Asher Brown. Seth Walsh. Raymond Chase. Tyler Clementi. All the names of American teenagers who in recent months have taken their own lives after being bullied in school.
For too long, LGBT youth have been forced to struggle through their formative years suffering from bullies in their schools, churches and homes — and with no support system to provide them any help.
Noted writer and media pundit Dan Savage founded the It Gets Better Project in September 2010 as a unique way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT Youth that — it gets better.
In the Oct 22/29 issue of Entertainment Weekly, horror maestro Stephen King reviews the soon-to-be released dvd of the documentary “Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)”, calling it “an exploration of the dark side of success that’s hard to watch and even harder to forget.”
I missed the LA screening a few years ago so I still wonder if they discuss Cher’s duet with Harry, the Phil Spector produced single "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)" from 1975.
The blog "For the Love of Harry" reviews the song and you can listen along.
http://fortheloveofharry.blogspot.com/2008/02/nilsson-cher-love-like-yours-1975.html
RE-UPPED! One of Harry's more obscure major releases, a Phil Spector produced duet with Cher. There's a little bit of confusion about this release, as it originally appeared on a 1975 Warner Brothers promo LP (which sold for $2) called Burbank's Finest: 100% All Meat. It was eventually issued as one of the first of three 45's on Spector's vanity label for Warner Bros., but it went nowhere fast (as did the label). Harry told Creem magazine that the backing track was actually intended for John Lennon's Spector-produced Rock 'n Roll album. Leave it to Spector to make Harry's & Cher's voices sound alike. Nilsson once referred to this one-off duo as "Nilssonny & Cher." The flip side is a Cher solo recording.
Listening to it again, I notice an oddly precious opening to the song (which isn’t atypical of Phil Spector, I guess). Some people hate Cher's three Spector singles from the mid-70s but I think Cher’s strong voice is particularly suited to his hazy, languid arrangements. There are some cool scratchy wails from Cher in the track and some typical Phil Spector eeriness, speaking of which… Al Pacino is set to play Spector in David Mamet’s HBO biopic.
…uh…can't wait for that.
The Burlesque book is featured in this week’s book review in Entertainment Weekly: “Cher and Xtina Strut Their Stuff” page 76, “The official companion to the upcoming song-and-dance film.”
And the Facebook group “Team Tess” has been posting many cool photos lately, including pics from the book. I’m getting very jealous watching others riffle through their Burlesque books, I tell you what.
Due to my own goof in pre-ordering mine, I won’t get it until next week. OH THE HUMANITY!!
Cher looks awesome!
Team Tess has also been posting very lovely movie stills from Cher’s movies past:
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