Dancing alum Marlee Matlin may have been nixed from the dance floor midway through, but she hasn't missed a beat, announcing that she's writing her memoir. The tome is tentatively titled I'll Scream Later, and is due out in March '09.According to a statement from her publisher, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the actress will discuss "unresolved issues and battles with addiction and abuse, many of which she kept hidden from the public and her family." The publishing house also promises some insights into Matlin's romantic and professional lives, explaining that her book will "delve into her loves and life in Hollywood." In addition to her Oscar-winning role in Children of a Lesser God, Matlin has appeared in TV series such as Picket Fences, The Practice and The West Wing.Would you be ready to flip through a memoir from Matlin? And what would prompt her to open up on such personal subjects at this juncture? Maybe she'll tell all in her book. — Anna DimondUse our Online Video...
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Well kids, this is it! It's been just over two months since this crazy season started and now it's all coming to an end. Who would be taking home the crown and who would go home in utter defeat? More importantly, who is being booted right away and settling for third place? I'm anticipating an interesting (yet long!) night ahead, so let's dive into it one last time!After a short interview with our finalists, Usher entered the ballroom and I shouted with glee. He's sexy and talented and he really hasn't had a song I haven't liked. Despite having a headset, I definitely think he wasn't singing his new hit song "Love in This Club" but that's really fine with me. It's a dancing show and if singing live would have made it hard for him to break it down at the end then he shouldn't have sang. I also think every performer on this show has lip-synched so this isn't abnormal. We've had some pretty great performances this year. Which was your favorite? Then the first big moment of the night arr...
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After Monday night's Dancing with the Stars performance show, head judge Len Goodman headed home and turned on his television. Thanks to the west coast tape delay, when Goodman got home, that night's show was still in progress, "and Marlee [Matlin] came on," he says. "So I pressed the mute button, and I'm watching her, and thinking, ''That's what she's hearing. Nothing.'" That was the night before Matlin was sent home, and it was Goodman's way of trying to understand the almost impossible odds facing Dancing's first deaf contestant. All three judges have been trying to put themselves in Matlin's shoes. "I think it's very lonely out there for her, whenever she makes a misstep," says judge Carrie Ann Inaba. "I really get the sense that every time she makes a mistake, it's like a vacuum, like suddenly she's just alone. Even her partner is connected to the outside world. And she doesn't get to hear the applause, so she doesn't get that added momentum." "She does incredibly well," ...
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Some people may say that Marlee Matlin just couldn't overcome her disability and that's why she was voted off of the show tonight. I would disagree completely. I don't think I understood the magnitude of what she did every week until she was giving her speech at the end. She made me realize how lucky I am to have all my senses and how I take it all for granted. She started out well but had two bad weeks in a row and that was her demise. I can't say what went wrong, but we all saw in the beginning that she can dance despite being deaf so that had nothing to do with it. Maybe the dances just got a bit too difficult for her. The voters made the right choice, but it was still sort of sad.The show started out like usual with a recap of the previous night's dances and some comments from the celebs thrown in. Usually nothing of note happens during this segment, but I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow to Shannon and Derek. I actually like her but she was being a bit of a cry baby and the w...
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The stakes increased this week as each contestant was trying to make it to the second part of the season and the "double dance shows." Much like this season has hit the halfway point — my enthusiasm has hit a plateau. Fear not, this usually happens every year because I've come off the high of a new season and have settled in with the celebs. However, as we start picking off the decent dancers and get down to the end I know I'll get excited. Did that sound convincing? I think part of the problem is that no one seems to be improving that much and I feel we see the same dances every week. I'm looking for someone to turn it on and start making Kristi quake in her boots. Luckily, I have the real life drama of Shannon and Derek totally caught being all smoochy-smoochy on the beach to keep me invested. More on that later. It's time to add a twist of lemon to this D-List martini we call Dancing with the Stars. Jason — I still think he has a lot of loosening up to do, but I'd s...
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