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Shia Suits Up With Michael Douglas on Set

PopSugar — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:30:58 -0700

Shia LaBeouf left his motorcycle behind and was back to suits and ties on the set of Money Never Sleeps in NYC earlier today. Michael Douglas joined him, all decked out to reprise his role as Gordon Gekko - hopefully we'll get a glimpse of what kind of updated cell phone he'll be carrying this time around. Shia has been lucky enough to share the screen with a number of legendary actors, so he has some great role models to make sure his career stays strong for decades to come.

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Leighton Meester Laughs It Up At New York Fashion Week

PopSugarUK — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:21:00 -0700

Leighton Meester spent some time away from the Gossip Girl set yesterday, taking in some shows and catching up with friends at New York Fashion Week. She spent some fun time giggling with Olivia Thirlby in Bryant Park, before changing her style and adding some red lipstick to attend the Proenza Schouler show. Peaches Geldof was at Anna Sui, while Michael Douglas was spotted at Narciso Rodriguez, and the Gucci event was attended by Mark Ronson, Estelle and Mary J Blige to name a few. It seems like all the celebs are out style spotting in New York this week!

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Mary-Kate and Lauren Keep the Fashionable Week Going

PopSugar — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:30:00 -0700

The Fashion Week glamour is moving right along, with more star-studded front rows. Lauren Conrad switched gears from working on her own collection to see Nanette Lepore this afternoon, while Leighton Meester stepped out for 3.1 Phillip Lim. Mary-Kate Olsen, meanwhile, was on hand last night for the latest of Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld's art parties, helping when someone fainted while Rachel Zoe kept an eye on Brad Goreski on the dance floor. Rachel then moved on to a party at the Museum of Modern Art with Josh Hartnett and Bar Refaeli, who you guys don't seem to think has found a match in Chace Crawford.

To see lots more from the shows, just read more.

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Damon and Douglas to Play Lovers in Liberace Movie

BuzzSugar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:15:46 -0700

Bet you never thought you'd see Matt Damon and Michael Douglas coupled up on-screen, but get ready. Steven Soderbergh has confirmed that Douglas will play Liberace in his upcoming film about the life and death of the popular 1950s performer. Damon is taking on the role of Scott Thorsen, Liberace's assistant and boyfriend who eventually revealed Liberace's sexuality to the public.

At the Deauville Film Festival, Soderbergh said, "We've already done some costume and wardrobe tests on Michael, and they're very, very, very good. I swear to you, Michael amazed me. He crushed it . . . Matt accepted the challenge. But I have to say I'd already convinced him to gain 30 pounds for The Informant."

I saw The Informant last week (more on that later), and it was really refreshing to see Matt playing an atypical character from what we're used to seeing - I'm looking forward to watching him spread his wings again. Then again, I might be more dazzled by Michael Douglas covered in sequins.

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Morning Links - Michael Douglas's Son Cameron Arrested

PopSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:30:21 -0700

Michael Douglas's son Cameron arrested for possession of meth with intent to distribute - I'm Not Obsessed
24's Mary Lynn Rajskub marries in Las Vegas - Lifeline Live
Brad Pitt jokes that Angelina Jolie makes him miserable - Celebitchy
Katherine Jackson breaks her silence about MJ's death as she officially gets custody of his kids - Popeater
Neil Patrick Harris defends Emmys' changes to awards show - BuzzSugar
A True Blood wedding! - Wonderwall
Jason Wahler arrested for allegedly being drunk and throwing shoes - TMZ
Kevin Federline is apparently not a good tipper - Fox411

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Matthew and Catherine Celebrate Michael's Body of Work

PopSugar — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:30:48 -0700

Michael Douglas was the man of the evening last night as he received an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in LA. He hit the red carpet on the arm of his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, while his Ghosts of Girlfriends Past costar Matthew McConaughey brought along Camila Alves. Kiefer Sutherland and Tobey Maguire took the stage to pay tribute to their pal Michael, and Catherine even brought out her Chicago skills for a song-and-dance number in her husband's honor. Michael's been a Hollywood heavyweight for decades, but we'll see more of him on the big screen in the Wall Street sequel and, according to Catherine, a project they're looking to star in together.

To see more from the event, including Annette Bening, Warren Beatty, and Jack Nicholson, just read more.

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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: Formulaic and Forgettable

BuzzSugar — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:30:25 -0700

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past might as well be titled Wedding Planner's Failure to Lose a Guy in Fools Gold of Girlfriends Past, because it's nothing we haven't seen before from Matthew McConaughey.

The actor is a global star with actual talent and loads of charm (he's fun in Dazed and Confused and dreamily charismatic in A Time to Kill). Yet, for some reason, he has spent the past decade or so skating by in major-studio films that all pretty much resemble each other. Typically, the only thing that varies from one reductive and formulaic McConaughey rom-com to another is his leading lady. Every so often, another actress steps in for stalwart Kate Hudson to portray the generic straight woman to his man-child cad.

It's been disappointing to see a guy who possesses the very elusive "it" factor squander it, but now he's actually getting on my nerves. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past indicates that whatever it was that made his smarmy characters a little lovable is now completely tapped out. To see what I mean, read more.

McConaughey seems so icky and lecherous in this movie that you forget how good looking he is. Even his Texas accent, once so adorable to me, can't save him . . . because his character is supposed to be from the East Coast! That's just lazy. But maybe this will be a wake-up call that the time has come for McConaughey to shake it up a bit and do something unexpected (that doesn't involve surfers). Or not.

Anyway, the movie's concept has some potential: I kind of like the idea of using supernatural intervention, a la Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, to reform a toxic bachelor. In fact, with a different script, this could have resulted in a witty romp, especially if it had a charming, Clooney-esque type at its center. Instead, we meet Connor Mead, a high-flying fashion photographer who in the span of about 15 minutes breaks up with three women simultaneously via video chat and sexually humiliates a character played by Christina Milian, who naturally digs that kind of thing and proceeds to hop onto his lap in her underwear. Romantic, huh?

The only evidence that Connor has a heart is his affection and commitment to his brother, whose wedding he attends despite his distaste for marriage. Once there, he wreaks havoc in a most unfunny way and is downright mean teasing his ex-girlfriend - I mean, one true love - Jenny, played by Jennifer Garner (who looks both adorable and embarrassed to be in this movie). Eventually, Connor gets a visit from the best part of this movie: his sexist and dead Uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas). Yes, Uncle Wayne has come to warn Connor that being a d-bag and not finding love results in an empty funeral. Douglas is a treat to have on screen and could teach McConaughey some things about how to play a slimy misogynist with verve.

Garner's Jenny is good with the psychoanalyzing one-liners, and the actress has good timing. Jenny's supposed to be the kind of sharp, down-to-earth, quick-witted woman who's happy to call Connor and Uncle Wayne on their crap. In another, much-better movie, it would feel good watching this lady level the spray-tanned himbos of the world with cutting rhetoric. However, this time around, I kept thinking, "Lady, don't waste your brain power on this jerk." By the end, when their inevitable kiss comes, all I could think was, "Lady, don't waste your kisses and heart and future and life on this jerk!"

McConaughey succeeds at making his character deplorable but fails at infusing his performance with anything redeeming or sympathetic. If he doesn't change, he undermines the movie's entire premise - predictable as it may be - which asks: can this d-bag change and get the girl? And that echoes another question: can McConaughey ever recapture what once made him so special? Sadly, I think the answer to both at this point is: who cares?

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