When (500) Days of Summer was released in 2009, the world combusted from the cuteness overload of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel as a couple. The bittersweet movie handles romance and breakups with honesty and humor, and gave us lots of quotable lines. This week, we're sharing some of our favorites from the film. What are yours?
We love movie-inspired engagement photos, so I found even more gorgeous film-spiration for your wedding or e-shoot. From sweet animated flicks like Lady and the Tramp and Tangled to a couple of my personal faves, 500 Days of Summer and Amélie, there's something for all types of theater-goers. If you and your beloved share a love for the big screen, here are some of my favorite movie-themed big day and engagement shoots.
Everyone loves an underdog, and 2009 seemed to be the year for them. Several movies with lesser-known stars and/or low budgets held their own against their Goliath-sized counterparts, winning the hearts of fans and critics alike. Time will only tell if they can pull off a dark horse upset in awards season, but I'm willing to wager that a couple of these will at least earn mentions. Tell me, which is your favorite?
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You guys already weighed in on the couple with the hottest sexual tension on TV but now let's take it to the big leagues — love on film. Some couples were built to last while others fizzled, but there's no denying that 2009 brought a new batch of romances that made our hearts swell. Which is your favorite of 2009?
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The final month of the year is a big one for the entertainment world; as one TV show returns, another is sadly heading for a hiatus. Meanwhile, we'll get to check out another batch of movies with Oscar written all over them plus fatten up that DVD collection with movies to make you laugh and cry during the cold months ahead.
Ever since 500 Days of Summer, I haven't been able to get Joseph Gordon-Levitt off my brain. (And yesterday's trailer for Women in Trouble doesn't help!) It's not like I didn't pay attention to him before — I loved 10 Things I Hate About You — but my adoration for this guy is ballooning faster than his career.
Gordon-Levitt has loads of projects coming down the pipeline: his upcoming film Uncertainty just got picked up, and he has Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio and Hesher with Natalie Portman both slated for release next year. Sure, he's kind of an indie guy, but I'd love to see him come into his own as a leading man. (Perhaps he'll even take on the Jack Ryan series someday?)
All right, so I've gushed enough, but am I alone in my crush? Do you see the JGL appeal that I'm talking about, or is he still just the geeky guy from 3rd Rock From the Sun? What do you think of Joseph Gordon-Levitt — love him or leave him?
What if the Friends loft and Central Perk were infiltrated by hipsters? We might find out soon, because ABC has just struck a deal to make a sitcom called Friends With Benefits from the writers of this Summer's indie rom-com (500) Days of Summer.
Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber have been given the green light to bring their show to TV, saying, "It's about a group of twenty-somethings at a point in their lives that everyone can relate to, when they ask questions like: 'Is this your girlfriend or someone you just hang out with? Is this a job, or is this a career?'"
It's a familiar concept, but a pretty timeless one — relationships can always be mined for fodder, and when you add young, good-looking actors, you have a recipe for potential success. It's not a far cry from (500) Days, which finds a new way to detail what happens when boy meets girl. I thought the movie was sweet despite its too-hip leanings, so I'd probably watch this. Oh, and the Wedding Crashers director is attached to shoot the pilot. Intrigued yet?
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As I've mentioned before, 500 Days of Summer is full of design eye candy. One of my favorite décor ideas siphoned from the film is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character's chalkboard wall headboard. Chalkboard paint, as you know, is quite trendy these days in the interior design world. But being the skilled architect that he is, Tom Hansen (Gordon-Levitt) took it to the next level, drawing a simple, Mission-style headboard, complete with shading and all. The idea is similar to the trompe l'œil headboard I painted on my own wall, but chalk offers the flexibility to erase and start over. Are you a fan of the chalkboard wall in the movie?
There's some music and dancing in their current indie romance, (500) Days of Summer, but Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the movie's director, Marc Webb, aren't stopping there. They've put together a little music video to Deschanel's own "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" which she made with M. Ward as the musical duo She & Him. As you might expect from the adorable Deschanel/Gordon-Levitt pairing, the video is extremely cute, a little campy and sometimes sexy. Gordon-Levitt plays a bank robber who has a connection with the pretty teller who's handing him the money. Undeniably drawn to one another, the two swing and swirl and trot their way around the bank in their own private reverie.
It's so cute it practically makes my teeth ache. But, you know, in a good way. The video automatically starts after the jump. To watch and "awww!" just read more
