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5 Actresses Who Could Play a Teen Carrie Bradshaw

BuzzSugar — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:00:08 PDT

Just because Sex and the City 2 already had its big release doesn't mean that the madness is dying down. Now comes rumors of yet another SATC movie, only this would be a prequel! Yep, the basis would be The Carrie Diaries, the book about Bradshaw's life in high school before she moved to NYC. So many questions arise, but I'm most interested in who would star as our beloved fashionista. Take a look at five actresses I think could play 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw.

Carrie Underwood Is Ready For Her Big Screen Close-Up

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:33 PST

Taylor Swift may have stolen the spotlight from country cuties everywhere this year, but Carrie Underwood is right on her blond trail. The former American Idol is taking a page out of Swift's book and making a move to the silver screen in the upcoming indie drama, Soul Surfer.

The movie is based on the autobiography of Bethany Hamilton, a dedicated young surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack but still went on to beat the odds and win championships. Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, and AnnaSophia Robb will also star, with Underwood set to play a church youth leader.

I'm kind of relieved that Underwood will be playing a supporting character - not that I don't have any faith in her acting skills, but pop stars don't always succeed when they try to dive right into leading roles (that's right, Glitter, I'm looking at you). I can definitely see Underwood being well suited to the movie biz, though, and to be perfectly honest, I'm kinda surprised it took this long to happen.

Are you interested in seeing Carrie take a break from belting out country tunes, or do you wish all these singers would stay on the stage where they belong?

Charlize Wears Two Hats and Sleepwalks

Molly — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:02:10 PST

Charlize Theron got all done up and looked gorgeous in Lanvin for the premiere of Sleepwalking in LA last night, where she walked the red carpet with Audrina Patridge and costars Nick Stahl and Dennis Hopper. It was a pretty special occasion for Charlize, because she both starred in and produced the film. She told Entertainment Tonight, "I like all aspects of this industry; I feel so fortunate to be in this industry and get to do this, and there are so many other ways of being creative other than being in front of the camera. I love acting, and I also love this, so who knows."

To see more of of Charlize, Nick Stahl, Dennis Hopper, and the rest of the cast just read more

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Images include: Nick Stahl, Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper, AnnaSophia Robb, Audrina Patridge, Tito Ortiz, Jenna Jameson, Ed Westwick Source

Sundance Review: Sleepwalking

BuzzSugar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:30:29 PST

According to Charlize Theron at the Q&A session after the Sundance premiere screening for Sleepwalking, the movie's script really spoke to her, enough to make her want to produce and star in it. I have to wonder what, exactly, the script said to her that made it seem like a real standout project. It's not that this coming-of-age story with strains of poverty and abandonment is bad, necessarily, it's just forgettable. It didn't make me feel anything in particular except sleepy, which is perhaps appropriate, given the title.

The story follows young Tara (AnnaSophia Robb) whose unemployed, unsteady mother Joleen (Theron) suddenly disappears one day, leaving Tara in the care of her meek uncle James (Nick Stahl). Yet James soon finds that he can't care for his 12-year-old niece as well as keep a job and pay the rent, so when Tara insists they set out to find her mother, James eventually agrees. Their journey brings them to James and Joleen's father's ranch, despite the fact that this is the same gruff father (played by Dennis Hopper) who consistently berated and abused his children. Though the movie mostly seems like Tara's story, it's James who learns the most about himself and his own power, something he thought he didn't possess. To find out more of my thoughts on Sleepwalking,

read more. The story itself is fine enough. It's sweet to see the relationship between Tara and James develop into something meaningful, and to see Tara find moments of childish joy despite her difficult home life. There's one scene in particular that is beautifully done: Tara, wearing roller skates, lounges by a motel pool while two pre-pubescent boys stare at her. Enjoying the attention, she makes a big show of lighting a cigarette, then roller skating around the pool before dramatically diving in. The mixture of youthfulness (roller skates), adult behavior (smoking) and newfound sexuality (performing for staring boys) is both truthful and disconcerting. My main beef with the movie is a filming technique that first-time director Bill Maher constantly employs: the gradual close-up. Maybe Maher thought it would make us care more about the movie if we got closer to things very, very slowly in every scene, but it doesn't work. At some point, it becomes fiercely annoying. Then again, there's nothing so annoying about the film that we hate it - and there's nothing really interesting about the film that makes us like it. If this movie spoke to me at all, I had no other response besides a silent shrug. Bottom line: Middle-of-the-road drama by a new director who managed to work with Charlize Theron. It wasn't the worst of this year's Sundance options, but was far from the best. Source

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week

BuzzSugar — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:30:00 PDT

Rio

This animated film features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, and Leslie Mann. Eisenberg voices Blu, a rare blue macaw who's forced to leave his cozy American home for Rio, to meet another macaw, Jewel (Hathaway) in the hopes that they'll hit it off and repopulate their species. When the two are kidnapped, the kids' film becomes a colorful adventure through an animated South America. DVD extras include a deleted scene, making-of featurettes, a jukebox, and music videos.

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Soul Surfer

This film traces the inspirational true story of young surfer Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb), who lost her left arm in a 2003 shark attack when she was just 13 years old. The movie follows Bethany's recovery and eventual return to surfing, even competitively. In her acting debut, pop star Carrie Underwood also stars as Bethany's church youth ministry leader, and Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt play Bethany's parents. Extras on the DVD include a documentary of Bethany's experience, deleted scenes, and a making-of featurette.

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