This week, Glee went to the movies covering some of the best songs of all time from the cinema like “Shout” from Animal House, “Unchained Melody” from Ghost, and “Footloose” from Footloose. However, there were two performances that really stood out. First the guys from the Glee club did a Tom Cruise homage with an awesome mashup of “Danger Zone/Old Time Rock n’ Roll” from Top Gun and Risky Business. However, the second was my favorite and it comes from my favorite movie of all time, the brilliant Oscar-winning musical Moulin Rouge. Singing the Golden Globe winning love anthem “Come What May”, Kurt (Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) declared their love for each other in a wonderful dream sequence. It was fantastic and is aptly the biggest selling song from the episode on iTunes. Check out both songs below and watch Glee Thursday nights on Fox.
The Best Actress race just got a little tougher. With several contenders already solidifying their place in the race like Annette Bening (The Kids are Alright), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Hilary Swank (Conviction), Diane Lane (Secretariat) and Julianne Moore (The Kids are Alright), they all better brace themselves for the power of Kidman. Nicole Kidman that is… She’s been nominated twice before for Moulin Rouge (the best movie ever!) and won for The Hours and has been in the race for her Golden Globe nominated dramatic turns in The Others, Cold Mountain, Billy Bathgate, and Birth and won Globes for her roles in The Hours, Moulin Rouge and To Die For. Now, she’s starring in the film adaptation of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play Rabbit Hole as a grieving mother, a role which netted Cynthia Nixon(Sex and the City) a Tony Award. Judging from the trailer, Nicole is in fine form in what looks like a beautiful, heartbreaking, interesting and ultimately hopeful film. She’ll have plenty of support on-screen in fellow potential Oscar nominees Aaron Eckhart (a Globe nominee for Thank You for Smoking) and two-time Oscar winner Dianne Weist (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets over Broadway). Also in the cast are Emmy, Globe and SAG Award nominee Sandra Oh (Greys Anatomy, Sideways), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Jonn Tenney (The Closer) and Emmy winner Tammy Blanchard (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows). The film was directed by Golden Globe nominee John Cameron Michtell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and hits theatres on Dec. 17th. I expect this searing drama to be a big awards player in the coming months not only for Kidman, but in several big races. See for yourself with the trailer for Rabbit Hole below.
Grammy winning pop rock superstar Pink has been making hits for over a decade now and to celebrate, her label is issuing her first hits collection: Greatest Hits… So Far! The record includes her defining # 1 hit “So What”, her first top ten “There You Go”, her Grammy winner for Rock Solo Performance “Trouble”, the anti-Bush commentary “Dear Mr. President” and her recent Grammy performance stunner “Glitter in the Air”. It also features most of her biggest hits and two new tracks including the awesome new single “Raise Your Glass” which is a classic Pink parter-starter and should zoom up the charts in no time.
Here’s the full Greatest Hits… So Far!!!Standard Track Listing
1. Get The Party Started
2. There You Go
3. Don’t Let Me Get Me
4. Just Like A Pill
5. Family Portrait
6. Trouble
7. Stupid Girls
8. Who Knew
9. U + Ur Hand
10. Dear Mr. President
11. So What
12. Sober
13. Please Don’t Leave Me
14. Glitter In The Air
15. Raise Your Glass
16. New Song, TBD
Deluxe Version
1. Get The Party Started
2. There You Go
3. Don’t Let Me Get Me
4. Just Like A Pill
5. Family Portrait
6. Trouble
7. Stupid Girls
8. Who Knew
9. U + Ur Hand
10. Dear Mr. President
11. So What
12. Sober
13. Please Don’t Leave Me
14. Funhouse
15. I Don’t Believe You
16. Glitter In The Air
17. Raise Your Glass
18. New Song, TBD
There are a few singles that are conspicuously absent from the album inluding the following:
“Most Girls” (a top 5 hit from her first album Take Me Home)
“You Make Me Sick” (a top 20 hit from Take Me Home)
“Lady Marmalade” by Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil Kim (the # 1 Grammy winning hit from my fave movie of all time Moulin Rouge)
“Feel Good Time” (the Grammy nominated track from the Charlie’s Angels film)
“God is a DJ” (the second single from her Try This album)
“Nobody Knows” (the gorgeous ballad that was a hit across the world, but not released in the state from I’m Not Dead)
“Leave Me Alone I’m Lonely” (This I’m Not Dead song is perhaps my fave Pink song of all time. It was also a hit across the world, but not released in the US)
With this collection she should continue to maintain her status as a global music superstar. She’s already sold over 30 million albums, 1 million dvds and over 20 million digital singles. Watch for the Hits collection to drop on November 16.
And here’s Pink’s brand new single “Raise Your Glass”
