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Inspiration from celebrity engagements

March 29, 2013 /

There are so may areas where celebrities and pop culture influence our lives, with style being one of the areas where we see the most impact. There’s nothing like a red carpet event to drive talk and trends around dresses and accessories. The Oscars in particular generate so much buzz, and one dress can have a major impact on style trends.

Of course that applies to things like jewelry and engagement rings as well. Quite a bit of ink (and virtual ink) is spilled on the love lives of stars like Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. You have photographers zeroing in on Jennifer’s giant rose-cut diamond given to her by Justin Theroux, and then naturally comparing this to what she got from Brad Pitt. You can just imagine the countless woman who searched on diamond and jewelry sites looking for a similar ring and dreaming about getting their own proposal. Just click here and you can search for yourself. Guys usually ignore all this stuff, but it’s wise to pay at least a little bit of attention if you ever plan on doing your own ring shopping. Frankly, these celebrity stories of engagement rings give guys an opportunity to gauge the reaction of their girlfriends, and the smart ones use that info so that they get the right reaction when and if they decide to buy a ring.

Of course, you also have the celebrity trainwrecks like Kim Kardashian, though in some ways we should all thank her. By going so over-the-top with her own wedding plans, and then following that up with a marriage that lasted shorter than some one-night stands, Kim showed the world how absurd some of this stuff can be. Ring trends and fashion are nice things, but people shouldn’t lose focus on the bigger picture. Girls love the weeding fantasy, but the life that comes later is so much more important.

Actresses, Celebrities

‘G.I. Joe’, Tyler Perry hope to knock off ‘The Croods’

March 29, 2013 /

This weekend at the box office brings to mind all the childhood memories of Easter. Eggs, romance, violent toys, cities destroyed, infidelity, bank robbery, and of course, a Kardashian. Look out, Peter Cottontail, this could be a big one.

“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” takes our favorite Hasbro toy-based heroes into unfamiliar territory. Not only are they fighting their arch nemesis Cobra, but they’re taking on their own government and the box office of the first G.I. Joe movie. The 2009 “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” brought in $54.7 million in its first three days, according to Boxofficemojo. Although it grossed $300 mil worldwide (roughly split domestically and overseas), Paramount felt that wasn’t enough. They didn’t reboot the franchise, but booted most of the cast. There’s less Channing Tatum and no Marlon Wayans, but a lot of The Rock and Bruce Willis. Think bigger guns and bigger muscles. Paramount is hoping that translates into bigger box office. They’ll need it take down last week’s #1 film, “The Croods”.

Also fighting for your leftover Cadbury egg money is “Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”. It’s one part romance, one part seduction and one part fatal attraction. Tyler Perry wrote and directed the film with a primarily African-American cast featuring Vanessa Williams, Lance Gross and Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“True Blood”). Don’t expect Madea to show up or the normal $20 mil opening box office. Of course, this will be a chance for Kim Kardashian fans to scream “See, we told you she could act” or find a way to sneak out before the end credits.

Ryan Gosling jumps on a motorcycle and sports more ink than a library in the drifter drama “The Place Beyond the Pines”. Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes also star as their lives become intertwined in crime, tragedy, and really questionable parenting. Yes, really pretty people can have baby mama drama. The film opens in very limited release in L.A and New York this weekend, but will likely expand.

If you have young adults, tweens, or kids who are still going through “Twilight” withdrawal, then they’ll likely be off to see “The Host”. Based on Stephanie Meyer’s popular novel, “The Host” deals with the fate of mankind being on the line when aliens take over humans and erases their memories. Meyer wrote the “Twilight” films, so kids may find “The Host” worth sinking their teeth into.

Other films debuting this week include:

“Welcome to the Punch” a cop drama starring James McAvoy from Ridley Scott studios.

“Blancanieves” – Written and directed by Pablo Berger, “Blancanieves” is a unique take on “Snow White” set in the 1920s. Snow White is a Spanish bullfighter. It’s a silent film and in black and white. It’s won nearly 3 dozen film awards, so it may be worth a look.

“Mental”- Toni Collette(“United States of Tara”) shows that playing crazy is just one of her many talents as she is the eccentric nanny to five girls. It also stars Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber.

Movies

‘The Croods’ owns competition at box office, ‘Olympus’ takes #2 spot

March 24, 2013 /

This isn't the Flintstones.

The animated caveman comedy “The Croods” took a club to the competition, earning the top spot at the box office with a weekend gross of $44.7 in its debut.

The Dreamworks animated feature was the first of it’s partnership with Fox. It faced some well-publicized competition, but they were no match for the prehistoric family struggling to survive in a changing world.
“The Croods” features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, and Emma Stone.

“Olympus Has Fallen” starring Gerard Butler came in second for the week, bringing in $30.5 million. Last week’s number one film “Oz the Great and Powerful” fell to third for $22 million. “Oz” has made over $355 million worldwide.

Even A-listers had to bow down before the “The Croods” as the Halle Berry thriller “The Call” earned $8.7 in its second week for fourth place. The Paul Rudd-Tina Fey rom-com “Admission” pulled in a lower-than-expected $6.4 million in its opening weekend. Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens may have Oz’s James Franco and a lot of young skin to show, but the R-rated teen flick “Spring Breakers” only brought in $5 million to take take the sixth spot in its opening week.

Rounding out the top ten…

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone $4.2M
Jack The Giant Slayer $2.9M
Identity Thief $2.5M
Snitch $1.9M

Movies

Olympus Has Fallen, a Partial Un-Biased Review

March 23, 2013 /

I will preface this review by stating that I am a bit biased. Mind you, I am completely aware of the inconvenience I am placing on the very nature and rules of critical assessments, but, as it were, I don’t care. Furthermore, I think a biased review is sometimes entirely necessary. For you see, whether a movie, book, or song proves brilliant or not, certain audience members are going to dislike it; likewise, even if a movie is a steaming pile of wretched poo, certain citizens of society will find great entertainment in it. Thusly, I think it is important to classify some reviews based on audiences. Ergo this review.  Also, I’ve never claimed to be a movie critic.

How’s that for argument?

Olympus Has Fallen opens just as every other movie involving the safety of the President and the first family does: with a charming, heartwarming look into their “real” lives and love of one another.

And then things go wrong.

And then other things go wrong.

And then the whole country is in deep doo doo.

But the president is in really deep doo doo.

And then there’s the hero guy who somehow misses every gun shot and bomb; he knows things that nobody else in the world seems to know; he’s always one step ahead of the bad guy; always in the right place at the right time; and always spewing out the best one-liners.

Of course, there’s also the round table of other major political US players arguing over what to do, chatting with the bad guy via whatever the latest technological advancement in communication may be, and refusing to “negotiate with terrorists.”

So where am I going with this? Well, simply, this is a political action thriller as political action thriller fan’s love them; exciting, fast, explosive, violent, and completely outlandish. But directed by Training Day’s Antione Fuqua, who was less concerned about making a movie to compare to his former classics and more focused on creating a great movie to stand on it’s own,  any action fan could expect nothing but the best in terms of visual suspense.

Additionally, new comer screen writers Creighton Rothenburger and Katrin Benedikt were able to stay alarmingly true to the intricate details of what would enable a terrorist group to take over the White House. So much so that the attack scene reads as a bit of a “how to” book. Or maybe I’m just paranoid. Regardless, for the sake of entertainment, these details make this movie one hell of a ride.

An incredible cast rounds up this movie complete with Gerard Butler, Angela Basset, Aaron Eckhart, Melissa Leo, and of course, Morgan Freeman. Also starring in this film is the immaculate reconstruction of the White House as this movie was shot in Shreveport, Louisiana.

 

If you are confused as to whether or not this is a positive movie review, I assure you, I am too. But mostly it is. For you see, as a die hard action movie fan myself, I was less preoccupied and concerned with the predictable formula of the script and more so captivated and enthralled by the action unfolding on the screen.

And isn’t that what every action lover goes to see an action movie for?

I think so.

Action Movies, Reviews

Golden Globes, Taylor-Tina Face Off

March 20, 2013 /

Young celebrity relationships are, for the most part, entirely futile. I learned this after Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears called it quits due to a mysterious misdemeanor on her part. The two then carried out a prolonged, dramatic breakup that only proved how perfect they were for each other.

Or take any relationship that Taylor Swift has entered, ever, for instance.

Like children away at sleep away camp, it seems real time plays no relative matter as the two relatively awestruck and dough eyed mini moguls careen into a whirlwind of super love that lands them straight into the arms of the press, and connectedly, the dining room tables of their beloved fans.  What then follows is a few weeks, months, or maybe even years of a picture perfect seeming love affair, time tabled by tabloids, speculated on by the spectators, and consumed by the masses.

Some of them extend no further than dating, some of them manage, at least, an ill fated engagement, and others even make it to the isle. Very few, however, actually stand the test of time.

But let’s face it, most of these romances, much like Swift’s,  end abruptly after a brief courtship due to a minor hiccup of disagreement or miscommunication. We know there are many fish in the sea, and in Hollywood the fish are much prettier, but aren’t relationships supposed to be built on trust, strengthened though tryst, and tested with time?

Of course, arguments can be made that all of society falls into this category; all with the divorce rate soaring at a skyrocketing rate of dismal and depressing. But, in real life, nobody is praised or applauded for holding hands one day, and announcing engagements the next.

More so, reactions would generally be, “Are you crazy? Do you even know what they do for a living?”

This, of course, is not all celebrities, as some relationships have taken on the world and proved love can even be realized by even the most dense of people. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, for example.

However, it seems that most of these youngsters hop around just way too fast testing out these shiny new toys without actually realizing the heftiness they are holding in regard to their public image, or the message they are sending to their tiny fans. In so much, people will think things, tabloids will say things, and comedians will joke on things.

And if you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or, at least try wearing an oven mitt.

Look Swift,  God knows I’m your biggest fan, and I am only jealous of your optimistic ability to jump head first into each romance, but if your’re going to do it, you have to take the jokes that are coming your way in stride. The world is going to laugh at you, and you must laugh at yourself.

Also, you must never insinuate anything negative about Tina Fey and/or Amy Poehler because they are, quite simply, Gods.

Maybe you’ll think I’m going to Hell too for writing this, but hopefully you can see I am just offering advice as a fan.

I own all you albums, having legally paid for them, and sing your songs off of balconies on cruise ships with my little sister. Who, need I mention, also attended a concert on your last tour as a birthday gift from me. So you see, I am rooting for you.

You’re welcome.

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Celebrities, Humor

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