"Twilight" proved to be a big hit with teens at the "Teen Choice Awards" televised by Fox tonight. It picked up 11 awards. These are the winners of the "Teen Choice 2009."
MOVIES
Choice Movie: Action Adventure
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
Choice Movie: Drama
"Twilight"
Choice Movie: Romance
"Twilight"
Choice Movie: Bromantic Comedy
"Marley & Me"
Here's a look back at the weekend that was. For me, it was a hectic Friday, a chill Saturday and a couch potato Sunday. Feel free to brag about your weekend in the comments.
FRIDAY: I started off Friday evening by attending the Creative Fresno Blender, held at 1060 Fulton, 11 stories in the Fresno sky. The view was spectacular, and the gorgeous lofts were made even more splendid with the addition of artwork by Aileen Imperatrice. Adding to the cool atmosphere was music provided by KFSR deejay and music blogger Jefferson Beavers. All in all, it was a lovely Blender. Just one complaint, though: why the hell was the bar located on the second floor? My guess: The hair salon hijacked that s***. Look into it, Creative Fresno!
Following the Blender, I experienced the worst service I've ever had, in any restaurant, at Hero's. I'd go into details, but Hero's service issues have been documented on this blog before; it's nothing new. The only difference this time is that I've made the decision to stay away from the restaurant indefinitely. (I guess with the closing of Milano, I'll be eating at ... )
What better way to bring up the spirits after a crap meal than with a trip to Suzie's porn store? The less said about this, the better, probably ...
Sad news for lovers of downtown, music fans and pizza eaters -- Fulton Mall eatery Milano will be closing its doors this month.
Co-owner Kendall Simsarian passed along word this afternoon that the restaurant will be shutting down on Aug. 21, but will stay open for already-scheduled concerts on Aug. 22 and 29. The news puts a somber spin on the showing of "Fresno: A City Reborn" scheduled for Milano on Wednesday.
Milano opened in April 2007, in the Fulton Mall space that previously housed The Fulton, Mom & Pop's and Candy's. Its closing is a blow to downtown, no doubt, and to a music scene that also lost Crossroads recently.
No more Megazones. No more local rock shows. No more ArtHops. No more Rogue Festival events. Just another casualty for locally-owned, community-oriented business.
UPDATE: Time's up! Answer after the jump.
Today's Guess the Celeb! features a TV and film actor whose junk you've no doubt seen. Now you can stare at his bare back while you try to remember what his face looks like, and of course, his name.
I challenge you to figure out who this celebrity is, without looking on the Internets. There is no prize involved here, only the satisfaction of being right, or of simply finding out the answer, which I will tell you later today.
Put your best guesses in the comments section.
Another documentarian is examining life in Fresno. But as far as we know, this one has nothing to do with skateboards and foreclosures.
"The City Addicted to Crystal Meth" -- the work of Louis Theroux -- aired on BBC 2 on Sunday, with Fresno at its center.
Unfortunately, all the videos I've been able to find online are region restricted, meaning us Americans can't watch them. Until one of you video nerds can hack a copy for us, here's the synopsis:
Central Valley, California, is home to some of the most impoverished rural towns in America, where crystal meth addiction is prolific. In Fresno, Louis finds a community ravaged by this cheap and highly addictive drug.
As he infiltrates the town, he experiences the reality of meth abuse, as addicts who are high (or 'tweaking', as it is known) invite him into their homes to see them take hit after hit of their favourite drug. Louis becomes surrounded by the madness of daily addiction and the meth-addled confusion which is breaking this community apart
As you may know, Melissa Etheridge is at Table Mountain Casino tonight. But the show is sold out, so if you don't got tickets, you lose. But if you're a metal fan, you win because High On Fire is playing at Starline and you can walk right up to that and buy tickets.
"The Lake," the new Web series at TheWB.com is the latest example of this programming concept. The 12 episodes -- varying in length from four to 12 minutes -- were produced in 12 days for less money that it takes to make one episode of a situation comedy. The first four episodes were released on the Web site today and four new ones will be available next Monday. The final four will be posted Aug. 24.
Director Jason Priestley (yes, that guy from "Beverly Hills, 90210), says making the series was a challenge.
I generally don't watch reality show competitions (except for "Rock of Love," because it's too magical to ignore), so I of course did not see the following clip from "America's Got Talent" on live TV.
However, thanks to "The Soup" and my DVR, I was able to catch whatever this is after the fact:
I don't know what's going on here, but I was compelled to rewind and watch it back not less than six times, and for that, these guys deserve to win. And I mean win everything: "America's Got Talent," "American Idol," "So You Think You're America's Best Dance Crew" -- if it has "America" in the title, these guys own it.
I have never been so proud of the U.S.A.
I wrote in my column last Friday about my inner struggle with the new "G.I. Joe" movie. The kid in me is elated to see the Joes on the big screen, but modern me is educated enough to know the big-screen adaption will suck.
... or will it?
I haven't submitted and seen it yet, but I have heard good things from friends and FresBlogger Brodiemash -- a nerd of my same generation -- liked it enough.
The movie did as expected at the box office, bowing at No. 1 while bringing in $56.2 million domestically. It's only gotten a 39% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, though.
So who saw "G.I. Joe" and liked it enough to try to convince me to see it? Who saw it and thinks I should stay away forever?
I will say this: I saw "(500) Days of Summer" over the weekend, and that made me want to see "G.I. Joe" even less -- considering the wussy, whiny kid that stars in it is also Cobra Commander.
"Teen Choice 2009" 8 p.m. on KMPH (Channel 26)
If you are wondering what TV shows, movies and actors are hot with teenagers, then this award show will provide some answers. The winners were determined by the teens who logged on to the Teen Choice Awards web site. They cast more than 83 million votes in support of their favorite celebrities in film, television, music, sports and fashion.
Of local interest is the scheduled appearance by the cast of "Glee." All of you Gleeks out there should know by now that Clovis East grad Chris Colfer is on the new Fox series.
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UPDATE:The Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market at Fresno State has lost its bid to become America's favorite small farmers market.
Looks like the Collingswood Farmers Market in Collingswood, NJ had a last push of votes to beat Fresno State, 1031 to 948.
ORIGINAL POST: It looks like the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market at Fresno State has a good shot at winning the title of "favorite small farmers market in America."
With only two days left in American Farmland Trust's online contest, Fresno State is leading its category with more than 780 votes.
That's good news for Fresno State, but what about the Valley's other farmers markets?
It turns out that Fresno State's market is the only one listed for the Fresno area. If any of the others were contenders, I wonder if Fresno State would still do so well, or if we'd split the votes so much that none of our markets would win.
In any case, if you want to support Fresno State, cast your votes by 9 p.m. Saturday. If Fresno State wins, it'll get 500 "No Farms No Food" totebags to distribute over Labor Day Weekend.
Not to be outdone by her 9-year old sister, here's 16-year old Miley Cyrus dancing on a pole at the Teen Choice Awards held Sunday night. The pole is located on top of an ice cream cart, in case you were worried the performance wasn't kid-friendly.
The girl in the audience behind Cyrus doesn't know what to think, but you know who's going to love this? The 53-year old alleged pedophile who was arrested last week for stalking Miley.
Oh yeah. This picture's definitely going up on the cell wall. Maybe Billy Ray can get her to autograph it for him.
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