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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:30:13 PDT

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below you can now also find the first season of the 90210 reboot and the indie film starring Zooey Deschanel, Gigantic, on DVD.

I Love You, Man
Paul Rudd proves he can be more than just a funny sidekick in his leading role in I Love You, Man. Paul plays Peter, a sensitive guy who genuinely enjoys spending all of his time with his girlfriend. Upon realizing that his wedding party is lacking a best man, Peter sets off on a search for true guy love. He soon finds both fun and trouble in his new friendship with Sydney (Jason Segel).

I really loved exploring the sweeter side of the bromance genre with this movie and I can't wait to see it again. Extra DVD features include a gag reel, Jason Segel discussing whether or not to shave before a man-date, and a mash-up of the movie's bear-hug scenes. Aww.

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Two more new DVD selections this week, so

The Class
An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, The Class gives us a year in the life of François Marin, a teacher at an inner city high school in Paris. The teachers struggle to find a balance between inspiring their students and showing them how to help themselves. As commonly seen in the teacher-student genre, Marin's trials and tribulations with his teenagers are littered with just as much failure as victory. It may sound like something you've already seen before, but I found that the raw emotion in the storytelling really makes this French film worthwhile.

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17 Again
Feeling nostalgic for your high school years? Me neither, but it's always fun to watch cute teenagers bumble through adolescence - in this case, for the second time around. In 17 Again, Matthew Perry plays Mike O'Donnell, a 37-year-old longing for the good old high school years when his adulthood doesn't turn out the way he expected (spoiler alert: his wish comes true). Enter Zac Efron as the hot, teenage version of Mike who tries to get through to his (actual teenage) kids and put his family back together. Things are a little weird when Mike's daughter gets, um, uncomfortably close to the young version of her dear old dad, but it's fun to see Zac in a high school scenario that doesn't involve jazz hands.

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Zac Efron Might Be 17 Forever

PopSugar — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:30:35 PDT

After greeting tons of fans at the airport, Zac Efron changed into another plaid shirt for a press conference in Tokyo yesterday. He hasn't run out of steam to pose for photos and chat about 17 Again all over the world, which looks especially tiring when you're rolling solo. He's yet to commit to his next project, but a few months off might be just what Zac needs before showing the world what he can do as a serious adult actor.

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Box Office: Trek Hits No. 1 at Warp Speed

BuzzSugar — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:30:33 PDT

J.J. Abrams' reboot of Star Trek was a smash success this weekend with an estimated $76.5 million (including $4 million Thursday night), taking the top spot at the box office (though not surpassing X-Men Origins: Wolverine's opening weekend take of $85 million, as so many of you thought it would). This was "the biggest Trek opening yet, soaring past the previous high of Star Trek: First Contact, which started at $30.7 million or the equivalent of over $50 million adjusted for ticket price inflation."

Meanwhile Wolverine "wilted to an X-Men franchise low" in the wake of Star Trek, coming in at No. 2 with an estimated $27 million. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past took the third spot, followed by Obsessed and 17 Again in fourth and fifth place.

Sounds like good word of mouth quickly spread about Star Trek. Were you swayed by the stellar (ha, ha) reviews? Did you head out to see it?

Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Box Office: Wolverine Slashes the Competition

BuzzSugar — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:24:17 PDT

Summer movie season has officially arrived, folks, and it looks like American audiences were ready for it. Hugh Jackman's X-Men Origins: Wolverine easily took the No. 1 spot over the weekend and grossed an estimated $87 million. This is good news for X-Men fans because the success of Wolverine is a "key victory for Fox, Marvel Entertainment and star Hugh Jackman, since it likely keeps the franchise alive." Woohoo!

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past also did solid business over the weekend and came in second place with an estimated $15.3 million. The top five was rounded out by Obsessed, 17 Again, and Monsters vs. Aliens in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.

Were you one of the millions who saw Wolverine? Do you agree with the reviews?

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:30:21 PDT

Thanks, everyone, for contributing your funny captions to this week's Caption It challenge:

As you know, there can only be one winner. Here are your finalists:

Basketball. School cafeteria. Zac Efron. Where have we seen this before?
"Let's take it outside, where I will dance and play basketball in circles around you."
"That is right. I was in THREE High School Musical movies . . . sucker!"
"It's just three easy steps to perfectly coiffed hair like mine. 1. Spin the basketball on your finger. 2. Let the wind generated from said ball ever so gently wisp your hair to the side, just out of your eyes. 3. Spray and set."

Time to vote!

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Beyonce's Box Office Surprise

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:15:34 PDT

The Beyonce Knowles thriller Obsessed topped the box office over the weekend earning an estimated $28.5 million-kind of amazing given the critical reaction wasn't pretty. Zac Efron's 17 Again came in at No. 2 followed by Fighting, another movie that debuted much better than expected.

The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx had a somewhat disappointing debut at No. 4. and earned about $9.7 million. According to Variety, "box office observers had expected Soloist to debut in the $10 million-$12 million range. They say the pic could have been dinged by so-so reviews." Interestingly, Disney's Earth rounded out the top five, earning an estimated $8.6 million.

Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

Caption It!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:15:43 PDT

Welcome to the Caption It game on BuzzSugar! Every Wednesday, I'll post a photo still from a TV show or movie here and challenge you to think of the most hilarious caption possible. I'll announce the finalists the following Tuesday, and you'll get to vote for the best caption!

First we have to discuss last week's challenge. At the time I wrote this post, soulight was winning the poll with this caption:

"Fine I'll admit it, Lost is worse without you! Stop being so dramatic and get back into the car!"

Now on to this week's challenge from 17 Again:

Leave your captions in the comment space below before 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, April 27, to be considered for a spot in the voting round. Have fun!

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Box Office: Zac Is the Man of the Hour

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:30:05 PDT

Looks like young Mr. Efron is proving to be a bankable actor, as his movie, 17 Again, debuted at No. 1 this weekend, earning an estimated $24.1 million.

Meanwhile, Russell Crowe's political thriller, State of Play, came in second place with an estimated $14.1 million. Monsters vs. Aliens came in at No. 3, and it looks like there's only so much tween-love to go around, which might explain Hannah Montana: The Movie slipping from the No. 1 spot last week to No. 4 this week. Fast and Furious rounded out the top five.

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros.

Who Was Most Fab at the 17 Again LA Premiere?

FabSugar — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:50:22 PDT

What is interesting to note about the beauties at the 17 Again LA premiere last night, was the variety. Brittany Snow shook things up in Erin Fetherston, while Michelle Tractenberg glammed it up in Marchesa, and Vanessa Hudgens toughened up a peach Zac Posen dress with a Linea Pelle leather belt. Meanwhile, costar of the film, Leslie Mann (love her), went sweet in a ruffled ivory frock and Amanda Bynes went simple in a mini LBD. I just gave you the rundown, who was the most Fab?

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Would You Want to Be 17 Again?

DearSugar — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Zac Efron is all over the place these days promoting his new movie 17 Again. The title alone has got me thinking about my teenage years, and while I have no complaints about my past, I don't think I'd want to relive high school. The carefree lifestyle would be nice, but I could go without the drama and the uncertainty of being a teenager. That's just my opinion though, so do tell, would you ever want to be 17 again?

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