J-Marc Twins Arrive!

Lopez and Anthony in November, and Lopez in mid-February

It's true. Early this morning, Singer / actress Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins, a 5-pound, 7-ounce girl arriving first, followed by a 6-pound boy, in an unannounced location on New York's Long Island. The "J-Marc" pregnancy was one of he most closely watched this decade. These are her first children, his third and fourth.

Lopez, 39, a.k.a., J.Lo. and singer / actor Marc Anthony, 38, married in 2004, becoming known together as J-Marc, as in the previous "Benifer" for the Lopez / Affleck marriage. As early as last August, there was much media speculation about a pregnancy. Last November, The J-Marc couple ended the speculation and confirmed in Miami that they were, indeed, infanticipating. They made the announcement the night their concert tour wrapped.

Earlier this month, her father David Lopez told Telefutura's "Escandalo TV" that the couple were expecting twins. At that time, it also became apparent that J.Lo's due date was rapidly approaching, and the frenzied media watch resumed.

I can't tell you how relieved and happy I am about all this. I've been on pens and needles for months. Yeah. Sure.

Now, on to more important things, like posting about the Academy Awards® to be broadcast Sunday night! Hasta lavista!

UPDATE = The first day of March: They named the twins Emme and Max.

SPIDEY OPENS SUMMER MOVIE SEASON EARLY

The traditional opening of the summer movie season is the Friday of the Memorial Day weekend. However, the movie gate has been swinging open for the summer season earlier and earlier each year.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: At World's End will open on the traditional date this year, 25 May. Traditional season: Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Oops! SPIDER-MAN 3 opened 4 May and set the bar for the "official" season by grossing over 150 million in the U.S. alone, breaking all box office records. Sympathy to the other films that opened the same time, such as the Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall cutesy LUCKY YOU, and the multi-directed, critically well-received PARIS, JE T'AIME. THE WAITRESS opened two days earlier, but caught a pie in the face anyway.

Next big blockbusters of the season? How about OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (June8), HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (13 July), HAIRSPRAY (20 July), THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (27 July), and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (23 August)?

Some long-distance runners not mentioned above may be GEORGIA RULE (11 May), NANCY DREW (15 June), RUSH HOUR 3 (10 August) that is scheduled to open against STARDUST, and THE INVASION (17 August). One that critics think will not have legs? J-Marc's EL CANTANTE (The Singer), and some have dubbed it "CAN-NOT-A".

We'll see how they all shakes out come September.