YOUTUBE: Handsome Man's Club

Late-night host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel had a sketch on his show earlier this month in which he poked fun as himself with the help of some of music, movie, and television's hottest stars. The Handsome Man's Club is a secret organization where celebrities like actors Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Patrick Dempsey, Rob Lowe, Taye Diggs, and Josh Hartnett; football player Tony Romo; and musicians Lenny Kravitz, Keith Urban, and Sting, amoung several others "handsomes." Its fun to keep watching just to see who else is going to pop up.

Any sketch making fun of "Twilight," spanks, Romo's ears, and red-haired beards, borders on pure genius. I would have loved to have been there during the filming of this bit just to see how much was ad-libbed and what, no doubt, went on that ened up on the cutting room floor, despite its hilarity. Plus, watching Kravitz call Kimmel a "punk-ass bitch" live would have been epic. Make sure you watch it all the way to the end for one last special guest star.

Sergio del Limónar

MOVIE: Invictus

I remember reading the William Ernest Henley poem, Invictus, in eighth grade English class and being blown away. That was as a 14 year old. I was re-inspired watching the movie by the same name about the beginning of the presidency of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, and directed by Clint Eastwood.

Invictus basically has everything going for it. With such top-notch actors and an amazing director who has been in the business longer than almost anyone, this movie was basically guaranteed to be great. The story follows Mandela (Freeman) as he struggles to unite a racially torn nation in a post-apartheid era by supporting the mostly white national rugby team, lead by captain François Pienaar (Damon).

At the beginning of the film we see that, due to apartheid, the South African blacks cheer for any team playing their country's team. Mandela saw this as a way to unite the country and create a sense of national pride. So, he asks the team to win the World Cup. No big deal, right? Well, if it hadn't actually happened, I probably wouldn't have believed it either.

The fairy tale ending to a social-political sports movie is genius. So are the actors' performances and Eastwoods sweeping camera shots. But I have to say the interwoven history lesson of Mandela's rise to power from prisoner and the integration throughout the film of Henley's famous poem, is what really made the movie great.

"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."

Truly inspiring.

Buzzy