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Cute Proposal Stories From Famous Fellas

Tara Block — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:39:26 PDT

Spring is here, which means ready or not, here comes wedding season! Whether you're collecting invites from your friends tying the knot or prepping for your own big day, the next few months will be full of I dos. And we're already seeing a fresh crop of celebrity engagements with the season of love on our heels. Alec Baldwin and Seann William Scott have just announced their prospective engagements, and rumors have been swirling that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are engaged. We have to say we're suckers for the sweet stories and tidbits from newly engaged couples (along with the glimpse at the bling!), and the best part may be hearing how the fella, or lady, popped the question. We've rounded up some of the cutest and funniest proposal stories from the famous guys who did the proposing and lived to tell the tale. Check 'em out now!

Tweet Nothings: Comedian Michael Ian Black Issues a Warning

TresSugar — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT

Stay tuned for more Tweet Nothings, where we highlight the wit, wisdom, and ridiculousness of Twitter. Speaking of wit and wisdom (ahem!), if you'd like to follow TrèsSugar on Twitter, click here!

And the Billy Bob Thornton Parodies Start Flooding In...

GiggleSugar — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:00:00 PDT

As some of you may know, Billy Bob Thornton was recently outed as a major douchebag. He showed up with his band the Boxmasters to a live radio interview, and because the interviewer mentioned in his introduction that Billy Bob was (gasp!) an actor and not, I don't know, a Rock God - he sulked, stopped answering questions like a normal person, and in general acted like a petulant, self-important baby. Check out Michael Ian Black's inevitable impersonation. (As if the original were not a parody of itself already!)

Buzz News Roundup, 8/15

BuzzSugar — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:30:38 PDT

Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black are filming a pilot for Comedy Central. - Zap2it
Mike Myers is joining the peculiar cast (Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg, Eli Roth, B.J. Novak) for Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards. - ComingSoon
A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annex will open in downtown Manhattan. - Billboard
Sigourney Weaver will play a therapist on Eli Stone, while Audrina Patridge will guest-star on Do Not Disturb. - TV Guide
Liam Neeson and possibly Javier Bardem will join Orlando Bloom in the untitled dramatic film about Sarajevo. - Variety
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni will star together in the comedy Born to Rock. - Hollywood Reporter
Director Matthew Vaughn will direct an adaptation of the comic book Kick-Ass, with Christopher Mintz-Plasse in negotiations to star. - ComingSoon
Singer/songwriter Jackson Browne is suing John McCain and the Republican party for using his song "Running on Empty" in a TV commercial. - Billboard
Claire Danes will play Temple Grandin in an HBO biopic. - Hollywood Reporter

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Run, Fat Boy, Run: A Sadly Ordinary Underdog Story

BuzzSugar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:30:23 PDT

Run, Fat Boy, Run comes from a background of comedy gold, three times over: the off-kilter quirkiness of writer Michael Ian Black, the sweet goofiness of director David Schwimmer, and the British everyman humor of cowriter and star Simon Pegg. Ideally, the film would have joined the three comedy styles seamlessly, creating a lovable, hysterical movie that could do no wrong.

Unfortunately, Run, Fat Boy, Run feels like three different movies as disparate as its influences: one set of gross-out jokes that would make the Farrelly Brothers proud, one sweet but schlocky romantic comedy, and one laugh-out-loud underdog story. It's as if the trio couldn't commit to just one sort of film, bouncing from saccharine father-son scenes to disgusting blister-popping to Pegg's trademark loser-y antics. The result is a film that isn't bad, just disappointingly ordinary.

Pegg stars as Dennis, a man who chickens out on his wedding day and runs away from his pregnant bride, Libby (Thandie Newton). Five years later, he wants to win her back - but Libby has started dating Whit (Hank Azaria), a slick American stockbroker who seems to be good at everything, including running marathons. Dennis decides that the way back to Libby is beating Whit at his own game and decides he, too, will run a race. Never mind that just running down the block leaves him winded; he's going to finish 26.2 miles and get the girl, to boot. Things follow a fairly expected path from there - though there are some laughs along the way - so

It probably goes without saying that any film with that sort of premise will feature training montages, long stretches of failure, and finally a breakthrough that suggests success isn't entirely out of reach. That doesn't mean it's not enjoyable to watch; it's hard not to chuckle at Dennis training in his wholly inappropriate spandex briefs. It helps that his "coaches" are equally inept: One of the highlights of the movie is Dennis' relationship with his deadbeat best friend, Gordon (Dylan Moran), who needs Dennis to finish the race so his cardsharp buddies don't shake him down for everything he owns.

Less successful was Dennis' relationship with his other coach, his landlord Mr. Ghoshdashtidar (Harish Patel); the stereotypical racial humor adds little to the movie, and the speeches about being a better man try to give the movie heart but too often feel trite. The same could be said for Dennis' relationship with his son, Jake (Matthew Fenton), which goes to such predictable places that people in my screening were calling out Jake's lines before Fenton had a chance to say them. Azaria is hilarious playing Whit as a soulless jerk, but that's all his character is; there's not a lot of dimension there.

As an actor, Pegg does incredible things with his face; every disappointed sigh or pathetic "please take me back" look makes you want to wrap the guy up in a bear hug and assure him that he really is a good guy. In fact, the movie's clear goal is to make you root for Dennis, and it's set up to leave viewers little choice. Schwimmer could have done something to make the most predictable parts feel less tired, but that's where his inexperience as a director shows through; in a few scenes, the actors seem to react to punchlines before the words had actually been spoken. While I won't tell you what happens on race day, frankly, you can probably figure it out.

Just as it's impossible not to root for Dennis, it's impossible not to want Run, Fat Boy, Run to succeed. I just wish the movie had a lot less blister-popping, a little less cheesiness, and a bit more originality.

To see the trailer and more clips from Run, Fat Boy, Run check out movies.ivillage.com.

Photos courtesy of Picturehouse

Fat Boy Runs to the West Coast

PopSugar — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:30:15 PDT

Thandie Newton brightened up the Run, Fat Boy, Run LA premiere last night in her pink dress and springtime beauty look - love it or hate it? - while Amanda Bynes joined in the fun in her standard LBD. David Schwimmer has been giving lots of interviews about sitting in the director's chair, but don't expect his name plastered all over the movie. He said, "I’m really proud of it - it’s just i find it comes across a bit pretentious sometimes when ads or commercials have 'a film by such and such.' It always seems to me, when I’m watching the trailer or ad, that it’s a big ego stroke." We guess David will have to wait until the critics weigh in for his confidence booster - check back in later this week to see what Buzz thinks of his film directorial debut.

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Images Include: David Schwimmer, Thandie Newton, Amanda Bynes, Jonathan Silverman, Simon Pegg, Michael Ian Black, India de Beaufort, Zoe Buckman, Jennifer Finnigan, Martha Hagen, David Walliams, Ol Parker

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Is That a Bunny in Your Pants...

GiggleSugar — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:00:00 PDT

Or are you happy to see me? Television personality Michael Ian Black (from VH1's I Love The. . . series) tells our favorite bunnies about a past performance involving a bunny in some dude's pants. Buns and Chou Chou are, understandably, a bit miffed, and the interview kinda goes downhill from there. Those crazy comedians!

First Look: Simon Pegg and Hank Azaria in Run, Fat Boy, Run

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:31:25 PDT

I love me some Simon Pegg, as I think pretty much everything he does is hilarious. And I know many of you - like me - adore Hank Azaria. So the U.K. preview for this fall's comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run should please a good number of Pegg and Azaria fans.

Curiously, the movie was written by Michael Ian Black and directed by David Schwimmer. Pegg plays Dennis, an out-of-shape dude who leaves his pregnant fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar. Five years later, he believes that she's the love of his life and decides to win her away from her new man (Azaria, who looks unbelievably good in this trailer) by running his first marathon. Let the training montages begin!

To watch the trailer before Run, Fat Boy, Run opens October 26,

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What to TiVo: Wednesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 The Middle (repeat)
8:30 Suburgatory (new)
9:00 Modern Family (new)
9:30 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (new)
10:00 Revenge (new)
11:35 Nightline (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Jennifer Love Hewitt)

8:00 Survivor: One World (new)
9:00 Criminal Minds (repeat)
10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (repeat)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat, with guests Jennifer Lawrence and Gail Collins)
12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Michael Sheen and Michael Ian Black)

8:00 American Idol (new)

8:00 Betty White's Off Their Rockers (new)
8:30 Best Friends Forever (new)
9:00 Rock Center With Brian Williams (new)
10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new)
11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (repeat, with guest Jimmy Fallon)
12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (repeat, with guests Joel McHale and James Cameron)

8:00 America's Next Top Model: British Invasion (repeat)
9:00 America's Next Top Model: British Invasion (new)

What to TiVo: Wednesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:59:00 PST

8:00 The Middle (new)
8:30 Suburgatory (new)
9:00 Modern Family (new)
9:30 Happy Endings (new)
10:00 Revenge (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Tim Allen and Jackson Rathbone)

8:00 Survivor: South Pacific (new)
9:00 Criminal Minds (new)
10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Jerry Seinfeld)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Michael Ian Black)

8:00 The X Factor (new)

8:00 Up All Night (new)
8:30 Up All Night (repeat)
9:00 Harry's Law (new)
10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Robin Williams and Maria Bello)
12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Martin Short, Kermit and Miss Piggy, and Michael Stipe)

8:00 America's Next Top Model
9:00 America's Next Top Model (new)