This summer Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” a remake of the 1971 children’s classic “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.” (Remember when Tim and Johnny made “Edward Scissorhands”? That was all the way before Winona found Vicodin and starred in some candid camera shoplifting movies at Sak’s.) Anyhow, the trailer makes the movie seem horrifically bad. The movie looks like it’s coming down off a wicked two-month meth binge and even Johnny Depp’s performance seems crappy. And the new title didn't help it. Bummer, huh?
In other video news—and I can hardly believe I’m saying this—Jennifer Lopez’s new music video “Get Right” is actually worth a viewing. The song is fine (even though the saxophone loop can get a little grating) but the music video presents some of Lopez’s best acting since 1998’s “Out of Sight” with George Clooney. Lopez plays several different characters—two Latina homegirls, a DJ with a ‘fro with a cute little sister, a waitress, a go-go girl, a diva, and a goodie-two-shoes patron. Check it out.
