If I see another music star playing some water-downed version of themselves or a “pretty-face” or ex-model who couldn’t act like they got talent in a film, I’ll go mad. Ms. Lopez, Ms. Spears, Mr. Cool J, stick with what you…umm..”know” best. And what’s this Bollywood in Hollywood nonsense? Importing mediocre talents doesn’t hide the fact of local mediocre talent. The sudden onslaught of sports and dance films makes me want to arabesque and kick the producers over a very far, far, very far end zone.

I could go on, but even blogs must end some time. Here are some of the worst recent trends in films (in no particular order):

• Music Stars Turned Actors
  It seems to work mostly the other way around, you know, actors singing. But, actors who sing in a movie, rarely try to make it in the music industry. If they try, they often fail (Eddie Murphy). And if they succeed, it’s not always because they’re good (David Hasselhoff). Walk the Line, Moulin Rouge and Chicago worked ’cause the actors sang and acted well and none have been spotted, post-production, in a recording studio about to release their solo albums. Mark Wahlberg, Cher, Dolly Parton and Will Smith all made successful transitions from the recording studio onto the big screen. However, I hardly think Britney Spears or 50 Cent will achieve such success.
• Hello Bolly!
  Hollywood in Bollywood. Not sure where this came from. When it came. But it must go. Bollywood films are silly. Well, then so are Hollywood films. Bollywood films have no real substance. Well, then nor do Hollywood. Now I get it. But, I still don’t like it.
• Fame! It Couldn’t Live Forever…
  I barely remember Fame the movie, but I remember the show. I couldn’t watch it to save my life now, however. Cheesy. The best part of American Idol is the auditions. After that, it’s hard to stomach the mediocre talent the judges chose. The best of the worst, indeed. Now, movies are being made left and right with dancing and singing young people who can’t act, but can dance. Do I go to films to watch dancing and bad acting? That’s what Broadway’s for. Give me Chicago, not Step Up. Notice a pattern so far in this list. It seems music is infiltrating movies. Even soundtracks are better than the films themselves these days. I’m not one for segregation usually (being a so-called “minority), but in this case I’ll make an exception. I vote for the separation of music and film. Or rather, musicians in film. And more specifically, dance performers and singers who have never acted a day in their lives and film.
• Football, Race Cars, and Basketball. Oh My!
  Talledega Nights, We Are Marshall, Gridiron Gang, Invincible, Pride and Glory, enough already! Where’s this coming from?
• Dumb Young Things
  I guess every decade has a “brat pack”. Kind of tired of seeing these dumb young things in films. Jessica Alba, Josh Hartnett, Ashton Kushner, etc. Can you act? No! So, away with you!