Keep Your Newlywed Glow: Don't Watch These Movies or Shows


Updated 06/15/09 8:14 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 8 comments

Keep Your Newlywed Glow: Don't Watch These Movies or Shows

After the wedding, you're probably ready to just have a relaxing honeymoon and enjoy that newlywed glow. When it comes to unwinding with movies or TV, though, beware: certain stories will be wedding bliss buzzkills. Last year I made a partial list (including American Beauty and The Ice Storm, among others) and here are a few more titles to avoid during these early, happy days. You're welcome! Read more

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday


Updated 06/03/09 8:06 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

New on DVD, Revolutionary Road, He's Just Not That Into You

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my selections below you can also add Defiance, Army Wives: Season Two, Reaper: Season Two, and Prison Break: Season Four to your queue. Revolutionary Road When I first read Richard Yates's Read more

Oscar Worthy Gadgets: Revolutionary Road


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Vintage Technology Used in Revolutionary Road

Concluding this year's Oscar Worthy Gadgets series is a movie up for three Academy Award nominations, including best costume design, art direction, and Michael Shannon's nomination for his performance in a supporting role. Starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road takes us inside the lives of a couple who struggle with the mundane realities of living in a Connecticut suburb. Read more

Oscar Nominee: Revolutionary Road For Best Costume Design


Updated 02/12/09 10:37 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Costumes From Revolutionary Road, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio

As we gear up for the Oscars, I'll be featuring the nominees for Best Costume Design. It's a big year for this category as the films nominated represent vastly different historical periods. Be it 18th-century England or San Francisco in the '70s, these films include some gorgeous threads. Today's featured movie is Revolutionary Road. While Mad Men gave us a weekly dose of 1950s/early-1960s Read more

Leo Has Kate and Bar to Help Revolutionary Road


Updated 03/08/09 9:13 PM · Posted by · 20 comments

Leo Has Kate and Bar to Help Revolutionary Road

Leonardo DiCaprio headed to London this weekend with his girlfriend Bar Refaeli but when he hit the red carpet Kate Winslet was by his side. Leo has a gorgeous woman at all times and while Kate gave him a sweet thank you at the Golden Globes, their hearts are already involved with her husband and his girlfriend. Kate is already a winner this year and with Oscar nominations just a few days away, Read more

What Makes You Love Your Significant Other Even More?


Updated 03/15/09 11:24 AM · Posted by · 41 comments

What Makes You Love Your Significant Other Even More?

I watched the Golden Globes with a group of loud friends on Sunday so last night, after watching highlights from the big show, I was glad to finally hear Kate Winslet's acceptance speech. Through her emotional words, she was able to passionately tell her husband and director of Revolutionary Road, that she loved every second of working with him on the film and that it made her love him more. Read more

Wonder Woman: Kate Winslet


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Wonder Woman: Kate Winslet

What doesn't kill you, earns you a Best Actress Golden Globe! That is, if you are the incredibly talented Kate Winslet. The star of Revolutionary Road, a must-see for all married moms, also took home the award for best supporting actress for her work in The Reader. Aside from making incredible movies — Little Children, Titanic, The Life of David Gale, to name a few — the British born beauty Read more

Did You Imagine Yourself Having a Different Life?


Updated 02/09/09 1:27 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 12 comments

Did You Imagine Yourself Having a Different Life?

In the poignant film Revolutionary Road, Kate Winslet plays April Wheeler, a young woman who falls in love, marries, becomes a mother and moves to the suburbs only to find herself yearning for more. The 1950s housewife never imagined herself in the life she is living. Did you end up in the situation you dreamed or something different? Source Did You Imagine Yourself Having a Different Read more

Get the Look: Revolutionary Road


Updated 01/16/09 1:30 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 8 comments

Get the Look: Revolutionary Road

Among the many reasons to see Revolutionary Road — stellar performances, dark humor, a haunting story — I managed to find another: the stunning interiors inhabited by Frank and April Wheeler (played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet). Set in 1955, the movie, much like Mad Men, captures a bygone era with authentic pieces that still look oh-so-stylish. I found myself coveting just about Read more

Revolutionary Road: A Scenic and Unsettling Journey


Updated 01/21/09 9:40 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 15 comments

Revolutionary Road: A Scenic and Unsettling Journey

When I first read Revolutionary Road, I thought it might be too multilayered to make a good movie. But I held out hope that Richard Yates's 1961 novel of suburban discontent could really triumph visually, with its lush '50s setting, dark humor, the awkward embarrassment of characters realizing life hasn't turned out the way they planned, and the quiet resentment that breeds. When I heard Sam Read more