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It's Oscar DVD Tuesday! That's right, all of the featured new releases today are films that were nominated for at least one Academy Award. So you can feel very cultured as you're popping your popcorn and settling in to your sofa with one of these flicks. Crazy Heart Jeff Bridges won the best actor Oscar for his role as Bad Blake, a grizzled, alcoholic country singer whose poor life choices have Read more
Sandra Bullock ran away with your votes in my best comedic actress poll, and she's on my list here, too (a double nomination just like the Golden Globes!). But she has some fierce competition, as several Hollywood ladies — including a couple up-and-comers — moved us with their challenging, award-buzzy roles this year. Who deserves the most acclaim? Don't forget to vote on all of my Best of Read more
In this week's Watch, Pass, or Rent, find out why our BuzzSugar editors recommend watching Avatar and The Young Victoria but say Did You Hear About the Morgans? will make a better rental. Read more
Ashley Greene leaves the Sherlock Holmes premiere afterparty with Jessica Szohr, Jude Law forgets to acknowledge his daughter with Samantha Burke, and Nigel Lythgoe thinks Ellen DeGeneres will give Simon Cowell a run for his money on American Idol. Read more
When it comes to period films that involve corsets and longing romantic looks, Keira Knightley is usually, er, queen. But in The Young Victoria she gets some stiff competition from Emily Blunt as a teenage version of the 19th century royal. Blunt is already up for a Golden Globe for her performance in the film, and it's easy to see why. As an 18-year-old woman learning the ways of government Read more
We've been counting down to the opening of The Young Victoria tomorrow by looking at the Victorian era and how people flirted and celebrated Christmas. Today we're checking out how people married and what traditions endure today. Queen Victoria married for love — a rare affair for a woman of royalty in the 19th century. While poorer women had been doing this for ages (less money was at Read more
If you were a young woman following Victorian dating rules by the book (and there was a book!) then you did not flirt. “It is only the contemptible flirt" — wrote John H. Young in 1882's Our Deportment, or the Manners, Conduct, and Dress of the Most Refined Society — "that keeps an honorable man in suspense for the purpose of glorifying herself by his attentions in the eyes of friends." So Read more
The Young Victoria comes out this Friday, and since we love period pieces around here we thought we'd dive right into the Victorian era this week. Queen Victoria came to power in 1837, right around the time many of our modern holiday traditions started to blossom. In fact, it was during the Victorian era when Charles Dickens published his classic A Christmas Carol in 1843, cementing the holiday Read more
The Young Victoria is finally debuting in the US this Friday, after its UK premiere earlier this year. Other than marrying her cousin and having a stuffy, misogynistic era named after her, I've never thought much of the queen. But the trailer for The Young Victoria depicts her as a vibrant young woman, aware of her of burden but determined to find happiness. The Victorian era was not a good time Read more
December is always a very big month for movies; with just a few weeks left until awards season starts up, this time is seen as the last chance for filmmakers to show off their biggest works of the year. In the coming weeks there will be no shortage of highly anticipated films and top-notch performances. Let's take a look at my top 12 picks. Read more
