I loved the movie Precious and thought both Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe did amazing jobs in their roles. I am thrilled that Mo’Nique won an Oscar, because her performance was really that powerful. Gabourey also very much deserved her nomination, though she eventually lost to favorite Sandra Bullock.

But one thing I have to say is that Gabourey must pay attention to her weight! That young woman is morbidly obese, and will undoubtedly have serious health problems stemming from her weight. Now that she’s a star, she can afford to buy the best weight loss products or hire the best personal trainer to help shed the pounds. So please, please, PLEASE do so!!!

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe that the thin-as-a-rail Calista Flockhart, Sarah Jessica Parker, or Lara Flynn Boyle are healthy either. But there has to be some balance between the two extremes.

Gabourey is very talented and needs to be around for a good, long time. That won’t happen if she doesn’t do something about her weight problem!

You know that old song by Carly Simon? Well, the singer has refused to reveal who she had in mind when she wrote the song. Most people speculated that it was about Warren Beatty, but recently the Sun (UK) posted a clip from Simon’s upcoming new album in which she has reworked You’re So Vain. By listening to the track backwards, it appears that she is whispering the name “David….David”, which means David Geffen — who was head of Electra Records, Carly’s label back then.

Kinda interesting, I guess. I don’t really care who the song is about; I’ve always liked it!

I just read that an Indian movie director has issued a challenge to viewers: he will give $10,000 to the first person who can watch his film Phoonk 2 from beginning to end all alone in a theater. Ram Gopal Varma apparently thinks his movie is so scary/gory/disgusting that no one can sit through the whole thing alone. Oh, and you can’t close your eyes, either. Apparently the person who tries this (they’re holding a contest or something to determine who gets to attempt the feat) must be hooked up to monitors and a video camera to ensure that there’s no cheating.

I think this challenge sounds kinda dumb. I have never been scared enough of a horror movie to turn away from the screen or want to turn the thing off. The ONLY thing that would make me fail this challenge is if there’s too much realistic-looking blood and gore — like cutting into someone’s head and having brain matter spill out or something. That’s not exactly scary, but I have trouble stomaching that kind of stuff.

Oh, well… even if nobody wins the money, it is an interesting marketing ploy for sure!

I can’t believe all the hubbub about the late-night talk show situation involving Leno and Conan O’Brien. Why has that been such a big deal? If Conan’s ratings were good, there wouldn’t even be a question of keeping him, would there? Plus, he’s getting $45 million in the contract buyout. Not a bad payday for nine months of work (or whatever it has been). It’s not like he’s going to end up having to sell home insurance door-to-door to make a buck, so why are people acting like he’s some victim in all of this? It’s a business decision, nothing more.

Anyway, if you’re interested in watching Conan O’Brien’s last show, it will be tonight, January 22. I’ve never watched him before, so I definitely won’t be tuning in for this one either!

I forgot that the People’s Choice Awards show was on last night. If I’d known, I might have tuned in for at least part of that instead of watching the entire GMAC Bowl. Don’t get me wrong, the GMAC bowl had a pretty good finish, but the first half was a snooze-fest.

Anyway, here are some of the winners form the People’s Choice Awards. A few of the choices are puzzling. Hugh Jackman is considered an action star? A Quentin Tarantino film is considered an “independent movie”?? Whatever.

Favorite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite Movie Actress: Sandra Bullock
Favorite TV Drama Actor: Hugh Laurie
Favorite TV Drama Actress: Katherine Heigl (Agree with this one. I stopped watching Grey’s after she left.)
Favorite TV Comedy Actor: Steve Carell
Favorite TV Comedy Actress: Alyson Hannigan (This was a puzzler.)
Favorite Competition Show: American Idol
Favorite Independent Movie: Inglourious Basterds
Favorite Web Celeb: Ashton Kutcher
Favorite New TV Comedy: Glee
Favorite Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist: Keith Urban

I’m not a huge Glee fangirl or anything like that, but I do watch and (mostly) enjoy the show. My very favorite number thus far came in what I think was the pilot. It was when the club sang the extended cover of “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. I love this version and even went so far as to grab the song on iTunes!

Take a look at this Glee YouTube clip. Embedding has been disabled, so you’ll have to click through to see it.

Yes, I like Susan Boyle, and I don’t care who knows it! That’s why I’m bummed to have learned that I totally missed last night’s “I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story”, which aired on TV Guide Network. I’ve never even heard of TV Guide Network (I have the most basic cable package and hardly ever watch anything other than regular networks and ESPN), so I had no idea this was coming.

The show actually received some pretty positive reviews. It was hosted by Piers Morgan, who seems to have become a genuine friend of Susan’s, and featured appearances by Simon Cowell, Elaine Page, and the London cast of “Les Miserables”. I really need to track this down. Is it available online somewhere???

(AP Photo/TV Guide Network, Joel Anderson/talkbackThames 2009)