BuzzSugar

Sugar Bits - The Love Guru and Paris Win At The Razzies

PopSugarUK — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:17:34 -0800

The Love Guru has won three awards at the Razzies - the antithesis to the Oscars. The prizes included Worst Actor for Mike Myers and Worst Picture. Meanwhile Paris Hilton won both Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress. - BBC
Kings of Leon's Only By The Night has returned to number on in the album charts, while Lily Allen's "The Fear" remains at number one in the singles charts. - PA
Slumdog Millionaire won eight awards at the 2009 Oscars in LA last night. ICYMI here's the full list of winners!
Melinda Messenger was voted off Dancing On Ice last night, after landing in the bottom two with Jessica Taylor. - The Sun
The Screen Actors Guild has rejected the "last, best and final offer" from Hollywood's biggest studios for a new contract. This could lead to a strike among actors in the US. - BBC

Announcing the, Um, "Winners": The 2009 Razzies

BuzzSugar — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:50:38 -0800

On the day when we celebrate Hollywood's finest, let's also take a moment to celebrate its worst. The 2009 Razzies were presented on Saturday, dinging The Love Guru with the title of Worst Picture and putting three separate awards in Paris Hilton's hands.

Hilton was named both Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress, plus she nabbed a share of Worst Screen Couple for The Hottie and the Nottie. Meanwhile, The Love Guru ended up with three total awards as well, adding Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay to its haul. Amazingly, The Happening emerged unscathed, despite its four nominations.

To check out a full list of (dubious) honorees, just read more.

WORST PICTURE
The Love Guru

WORST ACTOR
Mike Myers, The Love Guru

WORST ACTRESS
Paris Hilton, The Hottie and the Nottie

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia!

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Paris Hilton, Repo: The Genetic Opera

WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore, The Hottie and the Nottie

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIPOFF, OR SEQUEL
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

WORST DIRECTOR
Uwe Boll, 1968: Tunnel Rats, In the Name of the King, and Postal

WORST SCREENPLAY
The Love Guru, written by Mike Myers & Graham Gordy

WORST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Uwe Boll

Source and Source

Sugar Bits - George Clooney Will Return to ER!

PopSugarUK — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0800

George Clooney will reportedly be filming scenes this week for an appearance on ER. NBC has extended this final season's run by three episodes, and a one-hour retrospective clip show will also air. - ET
Kate Garraway is is expecting her second child with Derek Draper. - Telegraph
Keira Knightley has signed up to star opposite Colin Farrell in London Boulevard, a film loosely based on Sunset Boulevard. She will play a reclusive film star who hides from the world in a Holland Park mansion. Filming will start in May or June in London and the Home Counties. - Daily Mail
Take That have admitted how bad they feel about not noticing the warning signs when Robbie Williams' life became troubled, and have repeated their plea for Robbie to rejoin the band. - The Sun
Lily Allen has hinted she will playing at Glastonbury this year, telling Absolute Radio: "I will be playing lots of festival this year. I'm not allowed to say which. But yes, one begins with a G". - PA
The Love Guru has been shortlisted for seven Golden Raspberries, and Paris Hilton is in the running for three Razzies. - BBC

Source

Beat the Boxing Day Blues With Shirtless Justin Timberlake

PopSugarUK — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

After all the fun, food and frolics of Christmas Day yesterday, there can be a distinct morning-after feeling on Boxing Day, so here's a little manjoyment treat to perk up your day! These shirtless Justin Timberlake stills are from the deleted scenes and out-takes on The Love Guru DVD, which is released in the UK today. Although Justin didn't win your votes to be crowned favourite moustache-for-a-role, his fine torso is a winner any day of the year. Check out even more manjoyment pictures in my Best Shirtless Shots of 2008 slideshow. Happy Boxing Day!

Images courtesy of Paramount

Sugar Bits - Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema

PopSugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:29:29 -0700

According to her father, Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with emphysema connected with her smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. - PopSugarUK
Get Smart opened in the number one spot at the box office this weekend, with The Love Guru only coming in at fourth, after second-place Kung Fu Panda and third-place Incredible Hulk. - BuzzSugar
Tom Brokaw will be hosting Meet the Press through the November elections, filling the vacancy left by Tim Russert's death. - CitizenSugar
Ellen DeGeneres gave Portia de Rossi a pink diamond engagement ring, and the couple has set a date for their upcoming wedding, part of which will be aired on Ellen's show. - People
Timbaland and Monique Idlett had their second wedding ceremony Sunday night on a private island in Aruba. - Us Weekly
A paparazzi photographer is suing Woody Harrelson for $2.5 million, accusing the actor of assaulting him and breaking his camera two years ago. - AP
Ellen DeGeneres, Rachael Ray, and Tyra Banks won Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night. Check out the full list of winners. - BuzzSugar
ICYMI, comedian George Carlin passed away of heart failure yesterday.

Source

Box Office: Carell & Co. Outsmart the Guru

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:30:14 -0700

Looks like enough people were craving the silly fun of an updated Maxwell Smart story this weekend, making the Steve Carell-Anne Hathaway comedy No. 1 at the box office. The Mike Meyers comedy The Love Guru was expected to show Get Smart some stiff competition during the opening weekend for both movies. Instead, The Love Guru brought in $14 million to Get Smart's $39 million, and failed to crack the top three.

At No. 2 was Kung Fu Panda, which bumped the more recent Incredible Hulk to third place. The Love Guru came in fourth, followed by M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening.

This weekend the crown will most likely go to Pixar's latest (and much-promoted) project, WALL-E about a little robot with the saddest, most endearing "eyes" ever. The action flick Wanted, however, may entice that coveted young male demographic, and will probably do quite well for itself.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

The Love Guru: Oh, Hell No

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:32:19 -0700

I'm having a hard time with the old axiom "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" while figuring out how to share my thoughts on the new Mike Myers comedy (and by the way, that categorization is a stretch) The Love Guru. I have to be honest, I've been sitting on this for a few days now, and I'm hard-pressed to find a single decent thing to say about it. There is juvenile, there is crude, there is downright not funny. . . and then there is this movie.

In addition to the general unfunniness, watching The Love Guru is practically unbearable due to the desperation that permeates the entire film. It's hard to tell if Myers realized most of the shticks were lame, or if he felt that because he's Mike Meyers people will laugh, so he has carte blanche to go as low as he's ever felt like going. The camera is so close to his face for so much of the film, we see every bit of manic energy going into each line, and he uses this intense stare to practically will (or beg?) us to find it all hilarious. It's sad. And uncomfortable. Not even Justin Timberlake in speedos with a funny Canadian accent can salvage this attempt at humor.

If you're curious about what I found specifically mind boggling about this movie, read more.

Here's what's baffling to me: it's not like the world of self-actualization and New Age philosophies (not to mention the rabid celebrity followings these things can sometimes attract) aren't easy targets for comedians. I'm curious why Myers didn't create a ridiculous hybrid of these "gurus" as a way of perhaps poking fun at the self-help industry. Instead he goes way over the top into Indian culture and Hinduism, and if I wasn't reeling from the idiocy of the jokes I probably would have noticed that I was also offended. We're talking about Indians fighting each other with urine and eating "weird" foods that look like a man's scrotum, not to mention lame attempts at Bollywood-style musical numbers.

In the end, the worst crime committed by Myers is a strange, self-obsessed unwillingness to edit himself at all. In fact, he laughs at his own jokes three out of four times throughout the movie. And in an eerie twist, it's as if he knows we're not laughing because he drills many of the gags into the ground, I guess using some nutty rationale that the 90th time's the charm. For example, his greeting to all his subjects is the name of Law & Order actress, Mariska Hargitay. Everyone says "Mariska Hargitay" each time they greet each other and it's not funny. And then to prove to us that it is funny - Hello! Don't you get it? It's not a real greeting, it's the actress! Mariska Hargitay! - Mariska Hargitay herself shows up to greet Myer's character with a "Mariska Hargitay" and. . . nope, still not funny. Just annoying, now.

Whatever fine line Myers has walked in the past between base humor and staying true to the memorable (if absurd) character he's playing, he took a flying leap over it with this film and it's heartbreaking to see.

Photos courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Pop Poll: Justin Timberlake – Still Hot Or Not?

PopSugarUK — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700

OK, so these aren't the best photos of Justin Timberlake, but they have sparked a convo between FabUK and I – Is Justin Timberlake still hot? That shiny blue jacket is not helping things, and I'm mildly afraid of his character and appearance in The Love Guru. FabUK has said I can quote her on the fact she does not think he's hot anymore. I'm feeling similarly, although I have a feeling if he lost the jacket and the zany facial expressions he'd be A-OK.

So, here's where you come in: Justin – is he still hot? Or so not?

Source

JT and Mike Only Have Each Other to Love at Their Premiere

PopSugar — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:57:54 -0700

Justin Timberlake left his lady at home but still made a cute pair with Mike Myers at the premiere of The Love Guru in LA last night. New mom Jessica Alba also had to sit this one out, but her costars were more than willing to take care of the talking, joking, and funny faces. JT dished about getting another acting role under his belt but made it clear that music is still his passion, saying, "I'd love to be a two sport athlete, if you're asking me what I'm hoping for. I don't think I could ever walk away from music." It's nice to hear the pop star won't be leaving his first love, especially since lately it seems he's enjoying the opportunity to play such well-endowed characters.

Lots more to see, including Romany Malco, Verne Troyer, and Mariska Hargitay, so just read more.

View 28 Photos ›

Images Include: Verne Troyer, Chris Osgood, Joanna Garcia, Justin Timberlake, Mariska Hargitay, Meagan Good, Mike Myers, Romany Malco, Sumner Redstone, Telma Hopkins, Tila Tequila, Peter Hermann

Source

Ben Kingsley Is the Man of the Hour

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:30:36 -0700

Ben Kingsley has always been a man of many faces (and accents), but lately it seems like he's popping up in every movie (and every time with a different accent). I knew he was in War, Inc. with John Cusack, and in one of my Tribeca favorites, The Wackness. And then when I checked out the trailer for Elegy (which is mesmerizing only because Penelope Cruz is so smoking hot no matter what she does), there he was again!
In addition to these recent theatrical releases, Kingsley has four films in various stages of production and four more titles in pre-production.
To check out my guide to recent and upcoming films featuring man-of-the-hour Ben Kingsley, hit "Start."

View Slideshow ›