Beauty & The Briefcase Bombs

Now don't get me wrong, as a Disney-lover, I am in love with Hilary Duff. I think she's the only former Disney starlet who hasn't had coke stuck in her nose in photographs nor has she flashed her private parts to paparazzi everywhere when exiting a car. But, when your latest movie goes straight to TV, you know your career is in deep shit.

It seems that for some reason, former Disney stars were only at their prime time of stardom when they were on Disney. For Hilary Duff, that was Lizzie McGuire. After the show ran for four years, Hilary Duff became a household name and still is, but has currently been falling off the radar slowly while being replaced by Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.

The last time Duff was in a theatrical movie was with Cheaper By The Dozen 2, in which she was merely a minor character. Although Duff has also sold over millions of dollars and as her own fashion line, her acting career has slowly began to slip away.

Beauty & The Briefcase premiered on ABC Family last Sunday, April 18th. The ratings were so-so and weren't that surprising considering the lack of promotion of the movie. I personally forgot it was even premiering that night so I caught it this past weekend. To be completely honest, the movie was horrendous. Duff plays a freelancer for Cosmopolitan and has to go undercover in the business world to fall in love with a man in a suit. The storyline is completely cheesy and utterly unrealistic, especially when Duff's character enters the business world and is asked out by multiple men every day she's there. Like that happens to every woman, I'm so sure.

I was really pulling for Duff to shine in this movie, and while her acting could be classified as OK, the rest of the movie pulled her and her career down that much further. Duff really needs to come out with a hit theatrical movie sometime soon to secure her spot as Hollywood teen-queen actress.

'Ugly Betty' Goes Out With A Bang

ABC first premiered "Ugly Betty" on September 28, 2006, the exact day that I fell in love with it. I've always wanted to write for a magazine and being someone who doesn't look like a stick-thin model, I could relate to this show as if I was playing Betty myself. I first saw America Ferrera, who plays Betty, in "Real Women Have Curves," and have sinced looked to her to be one of my idols. She embraces herself and her body for what she is and isn't apologetic that she's not a size 2. Seeing her play Betty in this show made me love her and the show, that much more.

The "Ugly Betty" cast and storylines are just as colorful as the name of the show itself. With Daniel Meade being the hot, manwhore boss, Betty is chosen to be his assistant so that Daniel won't sleep with her. Then there's Marc, the gay and hilarious as hell assistant to the devilsh Willhemina, and then Amanda who plays the slutty yet witty receptionist. There's also Betty's family with her father known as Papi, her Latina-loving sister Hilda, and Hilda's gay son, Justin. The cast all have amazing chemistry and make me laugh my ass off with every witty line.

Unfortunately, due to the continuous switching of nights and time slots, the show's ratings slowly started to shrink over the years, so much so that the series finale premiered April 14, 2010. As a dedicated lover of this show, it's safe to say that I was beyond devastated to see Betty go. The series finale could not have been funnier or more fitting for the last episode. I cried so hard during the episode and for hours after it was over that my roommates asked if someone had passed in my family. My response? Yes, someone did, Betty. I loved that show so much that I felt every single emotion of all of the character's and sometimes loved the show more than I did my own reality. There's talks that there might actually be an "Ugly Betty" movie in the works. If this is true you can only guess who will be first in line to audition for a spot.

Glee Has Finally Returned!

At exactly 9:28 p.m. tonight, my roommates and I were anxiously waiting for Ryan Seacrest to shut up and get the hell off of the screen because "Glee" was finally returning to TV after "American Idol." When "Glee" first premiered sometime last year, I remember watching the first episode and thinking eh, maybe I'll watch it. For once in my life, I actually forgot to watch a TV show and just completely disregarded "Glee." Don't worry, it only took me until episode 3 to realize what a huge mistake I had made.

I honestly never thought that I would become so completely obsessed with a show ("Boy Meets World" will forever hold that title) but I can't help it! I bought both of the Glee Volumes on CD and belt out every song in the shower every.single.day (sorry roomies!). The characters in this show are so completely relatable and the best part is that not one of them looks like an unattainable, over-the-top-beautiful actress, which makes the show work. If Rachel, the lead yet nerdy character was walking around looking like Angelina Jolie, the show would plummet right there, but instead we're graced with lovable Lea Michele as Rachel.

"Glee" is just one of those feel-good type shows that leave you singing and dancing the second the show is over. Each episode has the full cast singing at least four or more songs, all of which are well-known contemporary hits, probably the reason why the show is as popular as it is. Each of the characters have their own unique voice, but all of them are powerhouses in their own way. The fact that the characters also have everyday high school problems that viewers can all relate to, definitely helps the show in the ratings. It's not like "The Hills" where someone gets 12 plastic surgeries in one day and we're still expected to believe that this is a reality show. "Glee" brings the reality in one of the best scripted TV shows I've ever seen, hands down.

Halloween in April

...well at least Disney is celebrating Halloween in April. Yes I'm aware that I'm 20-years-old and yes I'm even more aware that I'm the biggest college nerd around, but I can't help it, I LOVE DISNEY!

One of my favorite Disney Channel movies is Halloweentown and lucky for me Disney has decided to show all four this week! Monday, April 5th kicked off the Halloweentown week with the original movie. When I saw the commercials for it, I'm pretty sure I squealed louder than my 7-year-old neighbor.

No matter how old I get, I know that I will always love the Disney Channel, probably because I'm a kid at heart and refuse to grow up. Halloweentown brings back the magic that we all once believed in when we were kids and wish we all still believed in now. Witches, warlocks, werewovles and vampires (pre-Twilight) were made to be lovable, kind characters thanks to this movie. As a kid I learned to no longer be afraid of what was under the bed since I assumed (and hoped) it could be a character from the movie. This could be why I'm still afraid of the dark, who knows.

So if you happen to be a nerd who loves Disney like myself and missed the wonderful week of Halloweentown, don't fret, all four of the movies are currently sitting pretty in my TiVo.