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Buzz Backtrack: Best and Worst of February Entertainment

BuzzSugar — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:30:00 PST

February may be a short month, but there has been plenty of movie, TV, and music offerings. While there was a lot to cheer about, not everything was stellar, as much as it pains me to say. Want to know which rocked my world and which didn't measure up? I've broken it down into the best and worst of the month right here.

Watch, Pass, or Rent Movie Reviews: Shutter Island, Happy Tears, and The Good Guy

BuzzSugar — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:00:00 PST

Even if you've already read my reviews, it's always fun to hear from the Buzz Editors! This week the team weighs in on Shutter Island, Happy Tears, and The Good Guy. Hint: only one of 'em is a winner!

Watch, Pass, or Rent: Shutter Island, Happy Tears, & The Good Guy

PopSugarTV — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PST

Find out if our editors think you should head to the theater for Leonardo DiCaprio's Shutter Island, Demi Moore's Happy Tears, and Alexis Bledel's The Good Guy, or just stay home!

PSR 2/19/10: Kristen Disses Rob's Kisses, Kate Cries For McQueen, & Scarlett's Wedding Details!

PopSugarTV — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:55:55 PST

Kristen Stewart says her costar in The Yellow Handkerchief kisses better than Robert Pattinson, Kate Moss returns to the catwalk and gets emotional over Alexander McQueen, and Scarlett Johansson reveals details of her private wedding to Ryan Reynolds. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook for all the latest celebrity gossip!

Happy Tears: A Strange Mix of Emotions

Lauren Bradshaw — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:30:00 PST

Familial relationships are often ripe for dramatic conflict and a few sniffles, and Happy Tears positions itself as such. Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) are sisters who visit their father Joe (Rip Torn), a perverted yet somehow charming old man suffering from a serious case of dementia. Like many movie siblings, they're polar opposites: Jayne is the spoiled younger sister who lives in La La Land; Laura is more practically minded and down to earth.

Their bond (and sometimes hatred) often feels real (hey, they even look like sisters!) and could have made for a nice, simple drama on its own. Instead, the film gets lost in the midst of imagined sequences in Jayne's mind, making you wonder what kind of film Happy Tears really is. A sweet drama? A dark comedy? An art house film? As one of the dream scenes takes a naked Jayne flying on a giant jellyfish, I found myself wishing that the film had just stayed grounded.

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The story takes off as Jayne arrives at Joe's broken-down home, immediately calling him "daddy" with a smile, not even recognizing that he's sitting in the kitchen apparently unaware that he has no shirt on. Despite her grand illusions of the man he used to be, present-day Joe is incontinent and dying, and he's taken up with a crack whore (Ellen Barkin) who's perhaps even nuttier than he is. But even with the mounting evidence, Jayne continues to don her rose-colored glasses, opting instead to search for buried treasure in his backyard (a tale he used to tell the girls as kids) and losing herself in childhood memories. She has to come to grips with who her father is as a person and her own less-than-perfect life, and it's Laura who has to help her.

Demi Moore pulls off a hardened but strong woman while Posey, never one to stray from quirky roles, displays a nice undercurrent of self-doubt alongside her delirium. Barkin and Torn are equal parts hilarious and sad.

The actors have an easier time balancing a dual nature than the film does. As Jayne jumps around in her imagination, we too abruptly switch from reality to fiction. As a result, the tone of the film dabbles in tender, trippy, and darkly funny, but these elements compete rather than complement each other. As we near the finale, the film tries to salvage itself by coming back to earth on a sweet note, but such an ending, while nice, unfortunately can't compensate for its strangeness.

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Demi and Ashton Are All Ascots and Polka Dots in Berlin

PopSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:30:55 PST

Demi Moore was pretty in polka dots at a photo call for Happy Tears before the film's premiere at the Berlin Film Festival tonight. Ashton joined her on the red carpet, complete with the ascot he tweeted about earlier. Ashton and Demi are still going strong constantly updating their Twitter accounts with anecdotes and photos in the midst of their busy schedules. Now they've got another event to tell the world about - Madonna and Demi will be cohosting another Oscars after party in LA this year.

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Buzz News Roundup, 4/16

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:32:48 PDT

According to the AP, the upcoming X-Files movie has an official title! It's now called The X-Files: I Want to Believe, and will still open July 25.
Richard Gere is joining two movie projects, writes Variety. He'll costar alongside Hilary Swank in the Amelia Earhart biopic, and he'll star in the cop drama Brooklyn's Finest.
Iron & Wine, Flight of the Conchords, and Wolf Parade are among the bands scheduled for Sub Pop Records' 20th anniversary party this Summer, Billboard reports.
ComingSoon reports that Danielle Panabaker will play the female lead in the remake of Friday the 13th.
Get ready for more "green" storylines: NBC is bringing back Green is Universal for Earth Day, and The Futon Critic has the details. Meanwhile, the Hollywood Reporter writes that Fox has started an eco campaign of its own.
The writer responsible for adapting Bringing Down the House into 21 is at it again, writing the screenplay version of a lottery scam memoir, Money for Nothing, writes Hollywood Reporter.
Hollywood Reporter writes that Stan Lee will launch yet another superhero franchise, titled Legion of 5.
The New York Times has a very sweet piece on the classic Disney animator Ollie Johnston who died on Monday.
According to ComingSoon, Demi Moore has landed roles in two indie movies: Happy Tears, in which she'll star alongside Parker Posey, and Bunraku, starring Woody Harrelson.

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"I'm a Cry Baby"

Tres Community — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:05:22 PDT

This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below.

OK, I'll admit it: I cry too much. I just can't control it. I swear I would if I could. But I literally can't. It's out of my control. Tears come in front of any one, and strangers even, and it makes me look so weak and vulnerable.

So last night, while we were fighting, my boyfriend of one year, who Is so understanding and "sensitive" told me that he hated that I cried too much. He said, "You cry when you're happy, you cry when you're sad, you cry when you're hurt, and I am so sick of it."

Should I be worried about his being insensitive towards my feelings? Or is this normal?

There's lots of cool stuff going on in our community - join it, check it out, share your posts or advice in the great groups, and maybe we'll feature it here on TrèsSugar!

"I Can't Find the Strength to Leave My Terrible Boyfriend"

Tres Community — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:05:00 PDT

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments!

I've been in this spiraling relationship for a year and a half. I moved away from home at 17 to go to a really good music school. When I moved here a year and a half ago I was almost desperate to finally have the chance to date and have a boyfriend.

My current boyfriend was not my first but close to it, I dated a bit until I found him and he seemed perfect and different than all the rest. At first everything was wonderful and after months passed it started to spin out of control. He started to chat with other women online, asking them for nudes and talking about sex. He was talking to his ex behind my back, exchanging nude photos and telling her he loved her etc. I eventually made an account on one of the dating sites pretending to be a girl and he fell for it and I caught him, when he found out he was caught he blamed everything on me, from being a crappy girlfriend to trying to sneak around tricking him. Every time he betrayed me he would sit there and tell me that it was my fault, he just could see the pain he caused me no matter how many tears I shed. now I am not trying to put myself on a pedestal because I have many flaws, but I treat him like a king, I give him whatever he wants and I have done everything I can to change to make him happy! I am very sensitive and sweet so even a small put down can upset me greatly, so imagine how bad this screwed me up!

We broke up for a month and he came back promising he would change for me because I am worth it. I took him back and believed him, he seemed changed he would sit next to my bed in the hospital telling me I'm beautiful and amazing ( I was in the hospital because I have gallstones but they couldn't figure it out so I had to stay a lot til they found the source of my pain). I began to trust him again... Until last night, he opened his phone while we were cuddling and I saw a message from a girl named Angie. I had never heard of her before so I asked who she was and he said a friend he went to high school with, I asked for him to read me the messages between them so he did. It turns out he has had her over to his apartment many times without me knowing, all of which when I was away in my hometown getting surgery. After I got back from being away for a week I asked if he would like to see me and he say no and made plans with this girl instead. I felt awful seeing this, it was like the past was coming back! I also find out that he has a crush on one of his best friends, when he was planning on moving out of his mom's house he made plans to move in with her to a one bedroom apartment where they would sleep in the same bed every night... He takes her out for dinner all the time and brings her roses, to make matters worse he never does that it me anymore and he tells her mean things about me.

All this has made me depressed, I'm already on medical leave from school and now I feel so alone and crushed. I have been laying in bed for two days straight being sick and upset. I feel like a worthless piece I nothing, and I know my first step is leaving him, I just can't, because I have fallen in love with this jerk!

How do I find the strength to get up and leave?

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Video: Our 30 Most Memorable Movie Kisses!

TresSugar — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:13:00 PST

We're celebrating Valentine's Day with 30 amazing movie kisses! From Jack and Rose's embrace on the edge of the Titanic, to Bella and Edward's forbidden kiss in Twilight, to Allie and Noah's rain-soaked kiss in The Notebook, we put together the most romantic big-screen make-out moments. So grab a box of tissues, because these sweet and steamy scenes might make you tear up. Happy Valentine's Day!