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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:30:43 PDT

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.

The Incredible Hulk
Last Summer I predicted that The Incredible Hulk might be the season's forgotten superhero movie, nestled as it was between the releases of Iron Man and The Dark Knight, and not having quite the existing fan base that Hellboy II did. It was definitely a huge improvement over the last time someone tried to bring the green giant to the big screen, but it still had a hard time standing out in the 2008 Summer of the Superhero Movie.

But hey, that's what DVDs are for! And I think this is a perfectly thrilling option to take home and curl up with, especially if you never got around to seeing it in the theaters. Special features include an alternate opening and a making-of featurette.

Two more up next, so

The Strangers
Holy cow this movie scared the bejesus out of me. The timing of the DVD is of course perfect for the current spooky season. Starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, The Strangers is exactly what I would screen at my house for a creepy late-night at-home movie-watching party around Halloween.

Even the Netflix plot description freaks me out: "Young suburban couple James (Scott Speedman) and Kristen (Liv Tyler) welcome the peace and quiet of a secluded family vacation home - that is, until three masked home invaders make them realize how dangerous isolation can be. "

Special features include deleted scenes and a featurette entitled, "The Elements of Terror." Eek!

The Go-Getter
It's been kind of a long haul for this little indie movie from its appearance at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to today's DVD release. It stars Zooey Deschanel and Jena Malone and I thought the trailer looked intriguing but missed it in the theaters. I think I'll be adding this to my Netflix queue.

The plot is as such: "After the death of his mother, 19-year-old Mercer (Lou Taylor Pucci) steals a car and sets out to find his long-lost half brother. As he steers out of town, the car's owner, Kate (Zooey Deschanel), calls the cell phone left inside. Oddly, she's empathetic, and the two develop an unusual bond over the course of Mercer's journey." Special features include a commentary track.

Movie Preview: The Go-Getter With Zooey and Jena

BuzzSugar — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:15:27 PDT

Zooey Deschanel and Jena Malone are in this movie The Go-Getter. You know who else is in it? Judy Greer and Maura Tierney. M. Ward apparently has a role, too, and his music is included in the trailer (which makes sense, given She and Him). The movie itself was a 2007 Sundance feature and from the trailer it looks like your standard quirky indie Sundance fare. But anything that features Zooey is, in my opinion, worth giving a shot.

The plot goes like this: "When his mother dies, a teenager (Lou Taylor Pucci) takes a road trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car's owner (Deschanel) and with himself as well."

The Go-Getter opens in select theaters June 6. To check out the trailer,

The Go-Getter - Trailer

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Song of the Day: M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel, "Get to the Border"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:27:34 PDT

You probably know by now that I have a major girl-crush on Zooey Deschanel, and I'm also intensely smitten with M. Ward, the boyish yet poignant singer-songwriter whose Post-War was one of my top 20 albums of last year. So, I'm really have trouble containing my excitement about this duet between the singer and the actress I just discovered via The Music Slut.

Called "Get to the Border," the song will be featured in the upcoming indie film The Go-Getter, which stars Deschanel and features a cameo from Ward. You can hear the song on the movie's MySpace page. I think it's really good, and not just as a novelty item. What do you guys think?

Stay Motivated For at Least 4 Months to Get a Job

Emily Co — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:13:18 PDT

You may start feeling down as time passes by during your job hunt. After all, there's only so many rejections that one can take right?

Well, a new study led by a University of Minnesota psychologist says you should keep your head up. The research found that the 76 percent who kept a go-getter attitude during the job hunt found a job after four months.

"Searching for a job isn't like learning a skill, where maintaining a positive attitude may be easier as you see improvement with effort," says psychologist Ruth Kanfer, one of the researchers in the study. "Beyond landing a job, you get almost no feedback."

The harder you work at staying positive, the more effort you'll put into the job hunt. The study found that by the fourth month of job searching, participants decreased the time they spent looking for jobs. They went from initially dedicating 17 hours per week to 14 hours a week.

It's natural to get a bit discouraged, but keep in mind that as long as you keep at it, the higher your chances will be of scoring a job!

Old-School Sleepover Staple Caboodles Celebrates 25 Years

Kate Stahl — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:01:00 PST

In my sleepover heyday, you just weren't "It" unless you had arrived with your very own Caboodles (I had two: one metallic purple and one half teal and half pink. Hey, it was the late '80s). After introducing its first cosmetic organizer in 1987, Caboodles became a phenomenon after People magazine ran a picture of Vanna White using a plastic tackle box to store her makeup. (Yep, super '80s.) Soon, every lil girl I knew had one, and we stocked them with scrunchies, Love's Baby Soft, Dr Pepper-flavored ChapStick, and many other 10-year-old beauty necessities.

But like my little pals, Caboodles has grown up. The brand's more-sophisticated cases have appeared on Project Runway, Gossip Girl, and Desperate Housewives and have earned fans like Christina Applegate, Khloe Kardashian, and Whitney Port. Some of Caboodles's cutest cases - it offers more than 70 products - are still perfect for little girls. The hot-pink Go-Getter case, My Style petite train case with hearts, and Two of a Kind case in purple snakeskin (prices range from $5 to $40) would make any girl smile.