Madonna at Roseland in NYC; Plus, Jesse McCartney, Young at Heart, Iron Man, and Son of Rambow

Seeing Madonna last night at Roseland was pretty crazy. Getting to see Justin Timberlake? That was just an added bonus.

Madonna was very high-energy, she sang live, and she looked amazing. (Those arms! That heaving bosom! Um, just generally her!) If she had been iffy or disappointing, I'd tell you. But, honestly, she absolutely earned my respect.

The craziest thing was being so close -- about twenty feet away -- from one of pop culture's biggest icons. Whatever people say about Madonna, like her or not, the woman can put on a damn show.

Check out my full Madonna at Roseland report on Towleroad.

I'm about to admit something deeply embarrassing and kind of horrifying, so bear with me, okay? Okay . . . Here goes . . . Okay, so Jesse McCartney (a former Disney teen heart throb) has a new song called "Leavin'" and I'm kind of loving it. [pause] I know! I deserve all that scorn and animosity you just felt. But I swear, try the song out, and see if doesn't totally appeal to your trash pop instincts. It's kind of fun. But these are things one doesn't usually admit in public.

There are three movies that are getting great reviews that I want to see this weekend, and I don't know how I'm going to decide what to see. (In the end, Josh K. will probably be the tie breaker. You know how it is.)

First is a documentary called Young At Heart about a choir of senior citizens that sing rock, punk, and indie covers. The preview had me at hello. Honestly, I can only hope this is what I'm like when I'm in my 70s and 80s.

Second is the Robert Downey Jr. action film Iron Man, which is getting shockingly good reviews. Robert Downey Jr. apparently has nine lives in Hollywood, and he must be doing something right with this one.

And last, but not least, Son of Rambow, the British comedy about . . . well, you'll have to see the preview to understand the cockamamie, but brilliant, premise of the film.

Can't wait!

Comments

[wah]

a lot of the songs on jesse's new cd are sexy.
don't tell anyone i said that. ;)

[scholiast]

I only know about him since a Norwegian produced one of his films.. but for your sake I'll listen to him, of course :)

[Toby]

You should learn to love something without having to apologize for it.

[Roy]

I actually really liked Iron Man. I was there opening day madness. Me and 13 of my closest gays. It was a lot of fun!

[Vance]

I came out in the open about my love for Jesse McCartney's song too. I feel much better about it now, now that I don't have to lie about it anymore to my friends.