Summer Netflix Challenge: Frances McDormand in Laurel Canyon


Updated 08/10/10 4:59 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 1 comment

Review of Laurel Canyon Starring Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, and Kate Beckinsale

Hi there! Editor L. here again, and I'm ready to discuss the next entry in my Frances McDormand movie marathon. Last time, I shared my thoughts on Friends With Money, but after seeing the excellent The Kids Are All Right, I moved director Lisa Cholodenko's Laurel Canyon to the top of my list. McDormand plays Jane, the strung out and stoned music producer mother to Sam (Christian Bale). After Sam Read more

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Buy a House For Harlow


Updated 06/15/09 5:21 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 8 comments

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Buy a House For Harlow

Young parents with a second on the way Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have decided to settle their growing family down in a 5,380-square-foot, 4-bedroom, 5.5-bath home in Laurel Canyon, CA, purchasing the property for under $2 million. The "Aspen Lodge meets Tropical Paradise" pad is an anomaly of sorts, compared to the modern celebrity homes of their young Hollywood peers. The property was Read more

What's Buzzworthy? Comfort Movies


Updated 11/12/07 1:58 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 30 comments

What's Buzzworthy? Comfort Movies

Watching challenging films is a worthy goal, but sometimes, I just want to relax with a movie I've seen a zillion times before. My comfort movies may not be the best or smartest movies in my collection, but they're perfect for curling up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and mentally reciting the lines I've heard a million times before. So for this week's Buzzworthy challenge, I'm asking you Read more

Movie Night: Mother's Day Special


Updated 05/11/07 7:32 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 5 comments

Movie Night: Mother's Day Special

In honor of Mother's Day this Sunday May 13, spend a movie night with these great, interesting moms. Pieces of April Katie Holmes is surprisingly cool and down-to-earth as April, a young woman who's hosting her family's Thanksgiving dinner at her New York apartment. April dreads and resists the event, having been estranged from her mother for years. Yet now her mother is terminally ill, and Read more