'Crazy Stupid Love' Review

I went into this film with high expectations and it didn't disappoint. That's not because it was what I had been expecting, but because it surprised me, made me laugh and even brought a tear to my eye at one point.

After watching the previews about a middle-aged and slightly stuck man (Steve Carrell) coping with his divorce by turning to a major lady's man (Ryan Gosling), I expected an upbeat comedy with various montages in which Gosling teaches Carrell how to dress and act. I envisioned a light hearted song playing in the background while Carrell comes out of the changing room wearing his underwear over his pants or something like that.

Instead, Gosling's visual transformation of Carrell took a total of two minutes and played a minimal role in the film's true theme. I was pleasantly surprised by how genuine the story of this broken family played out. Though some reviews have criticized the film's multiple story lines saying that the writers were going for a Love Actually theme and didn't pull through, I found each one to be endearing and well developed.

Carrell did a good job of not playing his usual role of the spazz. Yes, he was lonely and yes he was down on his luck, but he did it in a more realistic way than in some of his previous roles.

Basically the film shows the perfect example of false advertising. Yes it was crazy. And yes it was about love. But it definitely wasn't stupid.

Actresses Deny 'Sex and the City' Prequel

Well this is just a never-ending parade of rumors and denial. After Blake Lively denied that she would play Carrie Bradshaw in a Sex and the City prequel, the British tabloid the Daily Mail claimed that Lively would instead play Samantha Jones while Elizabeth Olsen would play Carrie, Selena Gomez would play Charlotte and Emma Roberts would play Miranda.

However, since that report came out representatives of Lively, Roberts and Olsen have all denied the claim saying there is "no truth" in it. And Gomez's rep says that it's nothing more than a "rumor."

Sarah Jessica Parker herself has always been against a prequel film stating, "I don't think we can pretend to go back. It's creating two histories. It's like, 'Oh, I didn't know that about Carrie Bradshaw.' I'd definitely tell that [third] story, and I know Michael would do it right. But maybe not now. Maybe in five years, you know?"

I too think there should be a third film and that it should include the original cast members. I felt that the second film didn't include enough of the city — one of the main elements holding the series together. It was like High School Musical 2, if you will. Why would you set something called High School Musical, in the summer when high school isn't in session? Why would you set something called Sex and the City (indicating New York City), in Abu Dhabi?

What do you think? Prequel? Sequel? Or forget about it?

Pippa Middleton Schoolgirl Pic Surfaces (PHOTO)    

 Fresh-faced and long-limbed,a young Pippa Middleton smiles proudly for the camera in the green kit of her school netball team.

The 13-year-old, already a star on the sports field, according to her former teachers at St Andrew's School in Berkshire – is shown sitting alongside her team-mates as they giggle and pose for the photograph.

Another previously unseen shot reveals the Duchess of Cambridge's sister in her smart school uniform, relaxing with friends in her housemaster's flat.

 With her shoulder-length hair already tied in what looks like an early version of Kate's wedding demi-chignon, she looks like any other carefree schoolgirl .

The pictures were taken by Kevin Allford, who was housemaster to Pippa and Kate at the £13,000-a-year preparatory school in the Nineties.
Mr Allford, who now lives in Carmarthen, said: 'Pippa was like her sister and did everything at 100mph. They both loved sport, but Pippa was particularly talented.

 'She always smiled and was forever winning medals and trophies. The reason everyone thinks she's got a wonderful figure is because of the amount of time she's spent playing sport in her lifetime. With Pippa, it was hours and hours a day.'
Pippa, now 27, is two years younger than Kate, who had already left the school when these photo-graphs were taken.
The sisters were sent to the all-girls school as day pupils when they were eight. They stayed at St Andrew's until they were 13, ¬boarding for their final two years.

The girls were both known for their bright personalities and sporting talent but they did differ, according to Mr Allford.
'Pippa was tough, not like Catherine. She never seemed anything other than bright and ¬bubbly. If she fell down, she picked herself up and just got on with it.
'She knew exactly who she was and was a delight. There were never arguments with the other girls, never a piece of lost kit or grumbling.'
Pippa participated in a range of sports at the school, including hockey, netball, rounders, tennis and swimming, and was also an excellent long-distance runner.
The netball team, for which Pippa played goal defence, won a series of prizes while she was captain.
One coach at the school, who did not want to be named, remembered how gifted she was at rounders.
The coach said: 'Most girls tried really hard just to hit the ball. But with Pippa, wherever I asked her to hit it, she'd do it first time.
When she was batting, she could always be expected to score a “rounder”.
'We would win most of our matches against other schools, mainly because of having her on the team.
But she wasn't a bad loser and would always rally the girls' spirits afterwards.'
In the evenings, after a long day of lessons and sports followed by homework, the pupils were allowed to relax. Pippa and her friends would often visit Mr Allford's flat, where he lived with his wife Denise – also a teacher at the school – and their toddler daughter Angharad.
There they would sip hot-chocolate, eat biscuits and play with Angharad.
'Pippa was very sociable so it was always nice to have her there,' said Mr Allford. 'They were all great with Angharad and Pippa was always polite – no trouble at all.
'All of the Middletons were lovely and it's great to look back at these photographs. I'm very proud of them.'

Read more: DailyMail

Top 5 Birthday Movies

I thought this would be an easy one to write, but when you sit down and think about it, there aren't that many movies centered around birthdays...or that even have birthdays in them. However, since today is my birthday, it's time to pick out the best the business has to offer (in no particular order).

1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
No, I didn't just pick this movie because Harry and I (magically) happen to have the same birthday. At the start of this film Harry is turning 11. On his 11th birthday he discovers he is a wizard and has his first birthday cake ever -- who could ask for a better celebration?



2) Sixteen Candles (1984)
Probably the only movie I could find that was completely centered around one birthday, but it's also a classic so bonus points! This one follows Molly Ringwald as her parents forget her birthday, she gives a nerd her underwear and finds the hunky man of her dreams. Plus there is a character named Long Duk Dong so you can't get much better than that.



3) Liar Liar (1997)
Jim Carrey plays a lawyer who is technically a nice guy, but who specializes in lying and disappointing his son Max. Max misses his Dad and makes a birthday wish that he can't lie for a whole day. And thus begins the hilarious movie that would be much funnier if it hadn't been replayed on TBS every weekend.

4) 13 Going on 30 (2004)
After bumping into some magic fairy dust and wishing she were "30, flirty and thriving," 13-year-old Jenna Rink wakes up as 30-year-old Jenna Rink (played by Jennifer Garner). She quickly learns that by taking some of the meaner paths in high school she has risen to a top editing job, but at a price. Overall, a heartwarming story about innocence and childhood love.

5) Peter Pan (1953)
Not technically a film about birthdays, but definitely a film about growing up. When Wendy Darling discovers she's spending her last night telling her brothers stories of Peter Pan in the nursery, the real Peter Pan comes to rescue her and her brothers and brings them to Neverland where they can never grow old.

'Avengers' Teaser Clip

Captain America is definitely on my list of films to see soon, but last night I saw Thor for the first time and started hunting for some Avengers clips. Here's one explaining the time jump between the WWII Captain America and the somewhat-modern day superheros. I'm really excited. I also hope they give Jeremy Renner his own film as Hawkeye.

Considering I have a strong dislike of Scarlett Johansson and almost every one of her roles, I don't think she needs her own film. I like how many of these comic book movies overlap like showing Renner briefly in Thor and Agent Coulson asking if the giant robot destroyer in Thor was "one of Stark's."

I'm really excited about this new film. It's set to come out May 4, 2012. Will you go see it?

CLICK HERE for some more Avengers footage.
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Director Paul Feig Discusses 'Bridesmaids 2' Possibility

I really like the way he discusses approaching this sequel. Nothing is official or even in the works yet, but due to the film's success, it's only natural in these times (see Hangover & Transformers 2,3,4,90) that a sequel is considered.

After discussing the possibility of making a Bridget Jones's Diary 3 earlier this month, director Paul Feig is now talking about a Bridesmaids 2.

Here's what he had to say about the matter:
“There’s nothing officially in the works right now, but we’re all open to it in a way. We just have to figure out a way to make it right.” “The minute you make a movie that does very well, studios want to do another one. But speaking for all of us, we would only want to do it if we knew it would be as good or better than the first one. None of us want to just do the thing to make a lot of money and ruin the memory of the first one.”

“We have to have a real story that doesn’t have any moments where people say, okay, that’s fake or that’s dumb, or anything that puts people off. That’s always where too many comedies fall apart, there’s always some moment where, to get the joke across, they go to big or too broad.”

I think it could be funny if Kristen Wiig's character ends up marrying the cop, played by Chris O'Dowd and the girls get back together to celebrate that. I think there should be more back story between Rita and Becca, the two most opposite bridesmaids and there, of course, should be endless scenes with Melissa McCarthy who played Megan.

What do you think? Would you go see a Bridesmaids sequel?

CLICK HERE to read my Bridesmaids review.

Eli Roth's Movies to Be Turned Into Universal Studio's Ride

You may know him as the "Bear Jew" from Inglourious Basterds or the director of such horror flicks as both of the Hostel films, but now you can have your own hands-on Eli Roth experience. No, I'm not referring to that. The actor, director, writer and producer recently announced in Variety that scenes from his films will be turned into a ride at Universal Studios. Roth will design a maze based off several of his films for the amusement park's annual event Halloween Horror Nights.

It will be called "The Hostel: Hunting Season."

"Creating a maze for Halloween Horror Nights is a horror fan's dream come true," Roth said. "I've been visiting Halloween Horror Nights for years, and still remember the heart-pounding terror of going through the mazes for the first time."

And while the focus of the maze will clearly be the Hostel films, Roth says he will incorporate some "other surprises" as well. Personally I'm a big fan of his totally underrated film Cabin Fever. It's scary, it's gross and it's hilarious. I mean, any movie where one of the main characters loses about a pound of flesh shaving her legs in the bathroom gets an A+ in my book.

Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights runs from September 23 through October 31. Will you go? What's your favorite Eli Roth film?

'Sex and the City' Prequel Rumors...Lively Involved

Ok, so I've been against this idea from the start, but if it has to happen, I'm ok with this rumored cast. According to the Daily Mail, Elizabeth Olsen (sister to Mary Kate and Ashley) will play the young Carrie Bradshaw, Blake Lively will play Samantha Jones (after denying rumors about playing Carrie), Selena Gomez will play Charlotte York and Emma Roberts will play Miranda Hobbs.

This line up intrigues me enough to go see the film. It's supposed to follow Bradshaw when she first moves to the city and is loosely based off of the novel The Carrie Diaries. Olsen is more of what I envisioned as a young Bradshaw, though I've never seen her act. Hopefully, she'll have the same sass and quick wit Sarah Jessica Parker brought to the role. Selena Gomez looks a little more tan than I pictured the young, porcelain-skinned Charlotte, but she's stylish and likeable so I have no problem. It's hard to imagine Miranda Hobbs as being young, but Roberts might be able to pull it off. I liked her performance in It's Kind of a Funny Story and I think she's working hard to get out of the Nickelodeon hype. So we'll see if the British tabloid is accurate. No official statements have been made about the film yet, but with so many rumors, one of them might just be true.

What do you think? Is this a strong cast?

'Ides of March Trailer' Stars Gosling, Clooney, Hoffman and More

Ryan Gosling and George Clooney in the same movie? Plus Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marissa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood? This movie literally appeals to almost every age demographic above 15. This political drama seems fairly interesting and talent-filled so hopefully it will pull through. Unless the trailer is deceptive, it seems that Ryan Gosling dabbles in some corrupt, dirty politics. His recent role in Blue Valentine and other roles in upcoming films have taken him far away from the romance genre and proven that he can be a serious actor. Hopefully this film will be just another step up his ladder of success.

Surprisingly, though he is the main politician, this movie doesn't seem to center around George Clooney. That might be a nice break from the last few films he's been in like The American and Up in the Air. And I guess directing the film and co-starring in it is enough for even Clooney. Philip Seymour Hoffman is barely in the trailer, but hopefully he'll play a pretty big part in the film. Ever the crook, Giamatti seems to be in his element with his deceptive character. It's set to come out Oct. 7. Will you go see it?

New 'Red State' Trailer Has Tarantino Feel

After seeing some more disturbing trailers that made this film seem like a controversial horror flick, I was surprised by the feel of this one. It felt more like a twisted Tarantino film (so technically a regular Tarantino film) complete with torture, violence, blood and crazies. Then, ironically, there was a quote from Tarantino saying "I f***ing love this movie!" in the trailer itself. I find Tarantino's style much more appealing than today's horror films so I'm excited for this movie to come out. I'm sure there will be plenty of people offended by its content, which probably means it will be a pretty good film (though there are some exceptions to that rule -- note The Killer Inside Me). I was also excited to see Oscar winner Melissa Leo in one of her many appearance-altering roles. She did such a great job in The Fighter and I can't wait to see what she does as a creepy extremist. It's set to come out Oct. 19. Will you go see it?

First 'New Year's Eve' Trailer

The Valentine's Day of January, here's the first look at the celebrity-filled New Year's Eve. The only reason I have any interest in this one is because I was in New York City when it was being filmed. Valentine's Day was pretty awful with too many side stories to make a solid movie. Everyone keeps trying to make the next Love Actually. Unfortunately the people attempting to do this aren't British. However, I'm not entirely against these cheesy holiday-themed films and this one certainly has better stars (Sarah Jessica Parker, Lea Michele, Zac Efron). It's set to come out December 9th. Will you go see it? Before you quickly agree, I must inform you that Katherine Heigl is in it.

Bieber dad show off matching tattoos

Bieber dad show off matching tattoos

Anyone suspecting that Justin Bieber is a musical cyborg assigned human parents to deceive the masses -- and dominate the world! -- is really just overthinking it.

The fan site Justin Bieber Shrine has posted photo proof that The Biebs is a real boy with a real bond with his real father, Jeremy Bieber. The site's image gallery shows the pop idol and his pops getting matching Jesus

tattoos in mid-May, right before Bieber's PDA-packed Hawaiian vacation with ladyfriend Selena Gomez.

The 17-year-old debuted his new ink on the island paradise; the ribcage tat, written in Hebrew, means "Yeshua," or Jesus. (He is a holy man, that Bieber.)

Source: Yahoo

Here comes the world's skinniest house

Here comes the world's skinniest house

There are skinny houses. And then there is Jakub Szczęsny's Keret House, which could make Calista Flockhart look like a fatty. At its most generous, the proposed place, in Warsaw, Poland, will clock in at 4 feet wide. At its narrowest, it'll be just 28 inches wide -- thinner than the average doorway. And we complain about our sardine can in New York...

The house (officially an "art installation," because it doesn't meet Polish building code) is slated to fill a crack between a pair of buildings in Warsaw's Wola district. When construction's finished in December, it'll be the thinnest house in Warsaw and possibly the whole world. We did a quick Google search and couldn't find anything leaner.

Szczęsny designed the house to be a work space and home for Israeli writer Etgar Keret. It'll also be a "studio for invited guests -- young creators and intellectualists from all over the world." If, that is, they're willing to drop half their body weight to fit inside.

Kidding, kidding. In all seriousness, though, the house is a pretty remarkable feat of architecture. If everything goes according to plan, Szczęsny will manage to squeeze in designated rooms for sleeping, eating, and working. The place will have off-grid plumbing inspired by boat sewage technology and electricity lifted from a neighbor. To save space, the entry stairs will fold up at the press of a button and become part of the first floor.
Aesthetically, the Keret House isn't gonna win any beauty contests. It's been compared to everything from a pregnancy test to a sanitary napkin. (Our vote is for "pregnancy test.") Our biggest concern, though, is that it's hardly got any windows. How's it going to "produce creative work conditions," as ArchDaily reports, and "become a significant platform for world intellectual exchange," if it feels like a sensory deprivation chamber? Won't Keret go insane? But maybe that's the point. It's not like he'd be the first artist to benefit from going crazy.

Source: Yahoo

'Knights of Badassdom' Trailer Looks a Little Familiar

Let's see here. Weak jokes. Sexual humor. Knights. I feel like I've seen this movie before. In fact...this year. I'll admit that the embarrassment that was Your Highness (starring Natalie Portman and James Franco) was a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. But now it seems to be coming an unnecessary pattern in the film industry. The Knights of Badassdom seems to follow a similar Highness pattern with some Role Models' influences. It's lacking the stars and any decent humor...so why make it? I guess if Nicholas Cage can still make movies, anyone can these days. The film is supposed to be coming out later this year. Will you go see it?

New 'Avengers' Artwork Released

I feel like with Joss Whedon at the reins and a cast full of superheroes, most of whom have already proven themselves, it will be hard to go wrong. These images look pretty epic already. What do you guys think?

RPat in First 'Bel Ami' Trailer

I have to say, I'm impressed with Robert Pattinson's work outside of the Twilight series. His role in this year's Water for Elephants was well acted and this new lead role in the period piece Bel Ami looks promising. Pattinson will play an ambitious man who rises to power in Paris by sleeping with almost every influential woman in town. Unfortunately, they're all married and know that they are one of several woman he's seducing. Whoops. Well you can't blame the boy? After a couple years of dating Kristin Stewart, he's probably eager to find something or someone new. The film is based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant and along with Pattinson will star Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci, Natalia Tena (Tonks from Harry Potter) and Kristin Scott Thomas. IMDB says this film is set to come out this year, but no official date has been set yet. Will you go see it?

First 'Snow White and the Huntsman' Photos

After The Brothers Grimm: Snow White showed its first photo of Lily Collins as the pale beauty, the competing Snow White and the Huntsman had to one up Collins and crew by premiering photos of all the main characters in this upcoming film. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed in Charlize Theron's Evil Queen. After seeing her in Monster, I was sure they'd be able to do almost anything with her make up. Instead she just looks like an Avant-garde Dior ad. Where's the darkness? The drama? I can't wait to see Julia Roberts in the same role. As for Stewart, the coolest part about her outfit is the shield. She looks more like a moody Joan of Arc than the young, innocent Snow White we've all come to know. I think I may have a favorite of the two films already. Can you guess it? This one's set to come out June 1, 2012, about two months after the other one hits theaters. Will you even bother to see it?

Spielberg Confirms 'Jurassic Park 4' Rumors

New Trailer and Posters for Timberlake's 'In Time'

After showing the first shot of Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried's sci-fi thriller yesterday, today Comic-Con has released the preview. The preview actually makes the film seem pretty interesting, but so did the preview for Limitless and that didn't even stay in theaters long enough for me to see it. What do you guys think? Will it last?