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Jessica Alba May Meet the Little Fockers

BuzzSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:59 -0700

The latest installment in the Meet the Parents/Meet the Fockers franchise will not just introduce young diapered characters, but it'll also introduce a pretty young thing. Jessica Alba is in talks to play a sexpot pharmaceutical rep in Little Fockers, the third Fockers movie.

Alba's character's beauty is supposed to "wreak havoc on the male characters" - not an unbelievable task for the actress.

Though I thought the Focker series had run its course when this sequel was announced, I'm curious to see how big of a part Alba will have. She's not exactly my favorite actress in the world, but at least the franchise is introducing some new blood to add to the ensemble.

Movie Preview: Valentine's Day Starring Everyone

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:52:36 -0700

By now you've probably seen the myriad on-set shots for the upcoming ensemble romantic comedy Valentine's Day. Oh and by "ensemble", I mean the most star-studded cast to hit Hollywood in years.

This movie has (take a deep breath with me) Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Bradley Cooper, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Emma Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Topher Grace, Shirley Maclaine, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Lautner, and Taylor Swift. Did I miss anyone? Probably.

Put all these beautiful stars in a rom-com, set the trailer to a booming pop song, and you've got me excited. The preview doesn't give a ton of the plot away (though I can make some educated guesses based on the title), or but I'm already analyzing the couplings we see in the clip. Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace? Brilliant. Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts? I'm not sure about their chemistry, but I guess he does like older women. Zing!

The only question is, with these components, are we looking at He's Just Not That Into You 2.0 or Love Actually 2.0? Or neither? Watch the new trailer and let me know what you think when you read more.

Buzz News Roundup, 12/17

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:30:36 -0800

Jesse Eisenberg and Pushing Daisies' Anna Friel are set to star together in the romantic comedy The Wedding. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jessica Alba and Cloris Leachman are the newest guest stars for the post-Super Bowl episode of The Office. - TV Guide
Olivia Wilde has landed the female lead in Disney's Tron sequel. - Variety
Four Christmases director Seth Gordon will direct the comedy Mr. Romance. - ComingSoon
Taylor Swift bested Britney Spears in album sales this week. - Billboard
Lionsgate has acquired screen rights to Loving Frank, a historical novel about architect Frank Lloyd Wright. - Variety
Oprah's production company will produce films and documentaries exclusively for HBO starting in 2009. - New York Times
BBC America will air the Life on Mars sequel Ashes to Ashes starting in March. - Broadcasting and Cable
Jennifer Lopez will star in the movie Plan B as a single woman who becomes pregnant via artificial insemination only to meet Mr. Right. - E! Online
Rob Zombie will definitely write and direct the next Halloween movie. - ComingSoon

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Link Time! 9/9

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:32:56 -0700

Apple has upgraded its iPod Nano, iPod Touch, and iTunes application. - geeksugar
Five reasons to look forward to ABC's The Unusuals - already! - TV Squad
On a scale of 1 to 10: What's the likelihood you'll see the just-announced Jessica Alba movie, An Invisible Sign of My Own? - Popwatch
The CW should take the diversity of America's Next Top Model and spread it to some other primetime shows. - Jezebel
Four - count 'em, four! - new Andrew Bird songs. - You Ain't No Picasso
JJ Abrams explains why there will be no William Shatner cameo in the new Star Trek movie. - Cinematical
A new Bob Dylan music video? Yup. - Stereogum

Buzz News Roundup, 9/8

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:30:07 -0700

J.K. Rowling has won her copyright infringement lawsuit against a fan who wanted to publish a Harry Potter encyclopedia. - AP
Spike Lee is working on a sequel to Inside Man. - Hollywood Reporter
24 is shutting down production for two weeks to rewrite scripts and figure out the end to the next season. - Zap2it
The Stand Up to Cancer telethon and associated fundraising efforts made $100 million for cancer research. - TV Guide
The Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler sparked an all-night bidding war at the Toronto International Film Festival. - Variety
Musicians including Heart and Jackson Browne don't want Republican candidates using their songs to campaign. - CitizenSugar
NBC is putting together a new Muppets special, Letters to Santa: A Muppet Christmas. - Reuters
Jayma Mays has been cast as the lead in the Fox pilot Glee, which might be an American Idol companion this Spring. - Hollywood Reporter
Jessica Alba has been cast in a "modern-day fable" called An Invisible Sign of My Own, which was initially supposed to star America Ferrera. - Variety

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The Love Guru: Oh, Hell No

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:32:19 -0700

I'm having a hard time with the old axiom "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" while figuring out how to share my thoughts on the new Mike Myers comedy (and by the way, that categorization is a stretch) The Love Guru. I have to be honest, I've been sitting on this for a few days now, and I'm hard-pressed to find a single decent thing to say about it. There is juvenile, there is crude, there is downright not funny. . . and then there is this movie.

In addition to the general unfunniness, watching The Love Guru is practically unbearable due to the desperation that permeates the entire film. It's hard to tell if Myers realized most of the shticks were lame, or if he felt that because he's Mike Meyers people will laugh, so he has carte blanche to go as low as he's ever felt like going. The camera is so close to his face for so much of the film, we see every bit of manic energy going into each line, and he uses this intense stare to practically will (or beg?) us to find it all hilarious. It's sad. And uncomfortable. Not even Justin Timberlake in speedos with a funny Canadian accent can salvage this attempt at humor.

If you're curious about what I found specifically mind boggling about this movie, read more.

Here's what's baffling to me: it's not like the world of self-actualization and New Age philosophies (not to mention the rabid celebrity followings these things can sometimes attract) aren't easy targets for comedians. I'm curious why Myers didn't create a ridiculous hybrid of these "gurus" as a way of perhaps poking fun at the self-help industry. Instead he goes way over the top into Indian culture and Hinduism, and if I wasn't reeling from the idiocy of the jokes I probably would have noticed that I was also offended. We're talking about Indians fighting each other with urine and eating "weird" foods that look like a man's scrotum, not to mention lame attempts at Bollywood-style musical numbers.

In the end, the worst crime committed by Myers is a strange, self-obsessed unwillingness to edit himself at all. In fact, he laughs at his own jokes three out of four times throughout the movie. And in an eerie twist, it's as if he knows we're not laughing because he drills many of the gags into the ground, I guess using some nutty rationale that the 90th time's the charm. For example, his greeting to all his subjects is the name of Law & Order actress, Mariska Hargitay. Everyone says "Mariska Hargitay" each time they greet each other and it's not funny. And then to prove to us that it is funny - Hello! Don't you get it? It's not a real greeting, it's the actress! Mariska Hargitay! - Mariska Hargitay herself shows up to greet Myer's character with a "Mariska Hargitay" and. . . nope, still not funny. Just annoying, now.

Whatever fine line Myers has walked in the past between base humor and staying true to the memorable (if absurd) character he's playing, he took a flying leap over it with this film and it's heartbreaking to see.

Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Link Time! 5/13

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:39:28 -0700

TV Squad runs down eight sets of memorable TV siblings.
Cinematical discusses Sarah Jessica Parker's defense of the decision to hold the Sex and the City movie premiere in London rather than in New York.
Give Me My Remote hobnobbed with the stars at NBC's upfront.
Check out FilmExperience for a good rundown of this year's just-announced Tony Award nominations.
Vulture, meanwhile, tries to figure out which stage folks got snubbed.
PopSugar wants to know: What do you think of the Allure pictures featuring Jessica Alba as Charlie Chaplin?
Popwatch is puzzled by the appointment of Jimmy Fallon to Conan's place, and wonders: did anyone really miss Jimmy Fallon?

Movie Preview: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba in Meet Bill

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:30:00 -0700

Have you heard anything about this movie? Me neither! I recently stumbled upon the trailer for it and became intrigued, mostly because I have come to adore Aaron Eckhart and would watch him do most anything. The premise for Meet Bill (not to be confused with Eddie Murphy's Meet Dave, mind you, though both these Meet ___ movies star Elizabeth Banks) is also pretty cute: Bill (Eckhart) is your average schmo with a mundane job and, he soon realizes, a cheating wife (Banks). When he mentors a rebellious high school kid, he learns a few things about being proactive. Alba plays a woman enlisted by the kid to help Bill with his love life.

Meet Bill is scheduled to open in limited release this Friday April 4. To check out the trailer and tell me what you think, read more.

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Movie Preview: The Love Guru With Meyers, Alba, Timberlake and More

BuzzSugar — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:30:00 -0800

Okay, I'm willing to give The Love Guru a huge chance based on the cast alone: Mike Meyers (natch), Romany Malco (Conrad from Weeds!), Justin Timberlake (dressed all funny and bewigged), John Oliver (hilarious British guy from The Daily Show) and Ben Kingsley (funny because of, you know, his Oscar-winning performance as Ghandi). Oh, and Jessica Alba's in it too.

The new trailer for The Love Guru looks silly in the Austin Powers kind of way, though less charming and less humorous. Still, I have sorely missed Mike Meyers in recent years and it's oddly comforting to see him back in action. According to IMDB, Meyers plays a guru who travels to the U.S. in the hopes of breaking into the self-help business. "His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player (Malco) whose wife left him for a rival athlete (Timberlake)." The Love Guru opens June 20. To check out the trailer and tell me what you think, read more.

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Bourne, Timberlake Lead People's Choice Nominees

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:38:39 -0800

Question: Where can you find Jamie Foxx, The Rock, and Joaquin Phoenix in the same place? Answer: The People's Choice Awards. The three are nominated for Favorite Leading Man for this year's awards, which include a pretty motley collection of stars overall.

The Bourne Identity snagged nominations in several of the movie categories, including Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Threequel. (Yes, Favorite Threequel is a real category.) Matt Damon also nabbed a nomination for Favorite Action Star.

Jessica Alba and Johnny Depp got themselves two nominations each, she for Leading Lady and Female Action Star, he for Male Movie Star and Male Action Star. The TV categories were a total grab-bag, with nominations going to everything from House to the now-canceled King of Queens. And in the music categories, Justin Timberlake racked up two nominations - three if you count a nomination for the Timbaland song "Give It To Me," on which he's featured.

Voting is now open and will stay open for about a month; the show airs Jan. 8 on CBS with Queen Latifah hosting. To see the full list of nominees, just read more

MOVIES

Favorite Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Transformers

Favorite Family Movie
Evan Almighty
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third

Favorite Action Movie
300
The Bourne Ultimatum
Transformers

Favorite Movie Comedy
Knocked Up
The Simpsons Movie
Wild Hogs

Favorite Movie Drama
Disturbia
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Premonition

Favorite Threequel
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Spider-Man 3

Favorite Independent Movie
Becoming Jane
A Mighty Heart
Sicko

Favorite Female Movie Star
Halle Berry
Sandra Bullock
Reese Witherspoon

Favorite Leading Lady
Jessica Alba
Drew Barrymore
Queen Latifah

Favorite Female Action Star
Jessica Alba
Jodie Foster
Keira Knightley

Favorite Male Movie Star
Johnny Depp
Denzel Washington
Bruce Willis

Favorite Leading Man
Jamie Foxx
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Joaquin Phoenix

Favorite Male Action Star
Matt Damon
Johnny Depp
Bruce Willis

Favorite On Screen Match Up
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3
George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Ocean's Thirteen
Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 3

TELEVISION

Favorite TV Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
House
Law and Order: SVU

Favorite TV Comedy
The King of Queens
My Name is Earl
Two and a Half Men

Favorite Animated TV Comedy
Family Guy
King of the Hill
The Simpsons

Favorite Sci-Fi Show
Battlestar Galactica
Doctor Who
Stargate Atlantis

Favorite Competition/Reality Show
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Favorite Game Show
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Deal or No Deal
Jeopardy

Favorite Female TV Star
Sally Field
Katherine Heigl
Jennifer Love Hewitt

Favorite Male TV Star
Patrick Dempsey
Charlie Sheen
Kiefer Sutherland

Favorite Scene Stealing Star
Richard Belzer from Law & Order: SVU
Neil Patrick Harris from How I Met Your Mother
Chandra Wilson from Grey's Anatomy

Favorite New TV Comedy
Aliens in America
Back to You
The Big Bang Theory
Carpoolers
Cavemen
Chuck
Reaper
Samantha Who?

Favorite New TV Drama
Big Shots
Bionic Woman
Cane; Dirty Sexy Money
Gossip Girl
Journeyman
K-Ville
Life
Life Is Wild
Moonlight
Private Practice
Pushing Daisies
Women's Murder Club

CELEBRITIES

Favorite Funny Female Star
Ellen DeGeneres
Whoopi Goldberg
\Wanda Sykes

Favorite Funny Male Star
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
Robin Williams

Favorite Talk Show Host
Ellen DeGeneres
Jay Leno
Oprah Winfrey

MUSIC

Favorite Female Singer
Beyonce
Fergie
Gwen Stefani

Favorite Male Singer
John Mayer
Tim McGraw
Justin Timberlake

Favorite Group
Daughtry
Maroon 5
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Rock Song
"Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's
"Home" by Daughtry
"Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5

Favorite R&B Song
"Beautiful Liar" by Beyonce with Shakira
"Because of You" by Ne-Yo
"Shut up and Drive" by Rihanna

Favorite Country Song
"I Need You" by Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
"Never Wanted Nothing More" by Kenny Chesney
"Stand" by Rascal Flatts

Favorite Hip-Hop Song
"Give It to Me" by Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado
"Party Like a Rock Star" by Shop Boyz
"Stronger" by Kanye West

Favorite Pop Song
"Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie
"Irreplaceable" by Beyonce
"What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake

Favorite Song from a Soundtrack
"Read My Mind" by The Killers from Friday Night Lights
"What I've Done" by Linkin Park from Transformers
"You Can't Stop the Beat" by the Cast of Hairspray from Hairspray

Favorite Reunion Tour
Genesis
The Police
Van Halen

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