I have a sad, sad story for you. As you’ve probably heard, NYC has a real problem with bedbugs. They’ve been spotted in clothing stores, libraries, and movie theaters. I live in NYC, and my crippling fear of bedbugs prevents me from going to see the movies. Which means I haven’t gone to a movie in a long time.
But this summer I’m heading home to visit my family in a town where no one has ever gotten bedbugs. One of the things I’m most excited for is being able to see a movie without worrying about nasty little critters the entire time. So in honor of my summer of freedom, here are the trailers from a few movies that I can’t wait to see.
Garnet is a student at Columbia University in New York City. She is “that person” who starts dancing at a party when everyone else is standing around, and if there were a Facebook stalking Olympics, she would be a gold medalist. She also loves cheesy 90s music, and almost died of happiness when Vanilla Ice retweeted her. Once. Follow her on Twitter @garnethenderson.
Did you watch the Golden Globes last night? I did, and it really made me wish that I was a celebrity. A bunch of really beautiful people got together in gorgeous evening wear, drank champagne and gave out shiny little statues. Sounds great, right? Luckily the celebs had their phones out and were tweeting the night away!
Click through the gallery to check out some of the best celebrity tweets and twitpics from the show. Maybe if I think hard enough, I can imagine that it was me sitting at that table next to Zooey Deschanel… Read More »
I’m originally from Jackson Hole, WY – one of the coldest, snowiest places in the country. But even though blizzards there are as commonplace as rats in a subway station, I never had a single snow day growing up. Why, you ask? Because when it snows all the time, it’s nothing special, and school just goes on. But I always wanted a snow day so, so badly.
In honor of my childhood dream, here’s a list of movies for the perfect snow day marathon. I recommend combining this list of comedies, thrillers, and childhood flashbacks with some hot chocolate and a cute cuddle partner!
Is it safe to say most of us saw 500 Days of Summer? That self-indulgent, why-am-I-even-watching-this?, aww-he’s-so-whipped, just-love-him-already!, omg-she’s-such-a-bitch masterpiece? Yeah, well, then you’re well aware that Zooey “I’m just wearing this tiaria” Deschanel and JGL are pretty much the reigning queen and king of hipsterdom.
Think about it. If Brad and Ange — with their multicultural brood, gorgeous looks and endless swagger — are the regular person’s be all and end all of fabulosity, then Zooey and Joseph (Zoeseph?) are the emo kid’s equivalent. The whiney voices, the thrift store grandma sweaters, the depressed sighs…
And just when you thought your holiday season couldn’t get any cheerier, here are our two favorite people with a very enthusiastic, very upbeat question for you. Read More »
Last week was kind of dull, and this week isn’t much better I’m sorry to say. Personally, I was okay with another quiet week since it’s midterm time, and I got the chance to keep up with my studies and happy hour specials. Knowing those crazy celebrities, the shizz will all hit the fan next week at the same time.
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1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s brother, “Burning Dan” Gordon-Levitt, passed away this week at the age of 36. He taught what is known as flow arts, which is a combination of dance, yoga, meditation, and preforming arts. Dan even started a school in Los Angeles for flow arts. The cause of death is still not known. This is so sad and our thoughts are with his friends and family.
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We’ve all killed a few hours (*cough*Calculus*cough*) imagining that amazing guy that would somehow walk into our lives – you know, the one with the suave of George Clooney, the charm of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the abs of Ryan Kwanten (hello, Jason Stackhouse!) – and magically turn all those microwave-ramen-days into a romantic comedy dream. Turns out though, most of us actually believe he exists.
OK, maybe not quite as awesome as we dreamed, but still, according to a new, poll two-thirds of us believe that our soul mate is out there and that we’ll find him some day.
On the one hand, I totally get that. Assuming that you didn’t spend your formative years as part of a remote tribe in the depths of the Amazon (and probably even if you did), you were probably raised on movies, TV shows and books filled with epic love stories. And if all of those quirky girls can find THE guy who will love them and make life a fairy tale, why shouldn’t someone nice and normal (mumbles) like me be able to do it too. Sure, we realize it’s not going to play out exactly like the movies, but it’s not really the big kiss-in-the-rain-to-the-tune-of-a-Top-4o-love-song scenes that matter, it’s the love. Moreover, those stories always make it seem like the girl who “settles” – who picks a nice, smart, handsome guy who loves her but isn’t “the one” – is making a huge mistake and ruining her happiness forever. No, we’re not all four years-old, we know that all of those tales aren’t real life, but they do on a subconscious level, form our ideas about what love should be. Read More »
Ahh, finally some buzz from the Hollywood hills! The past few weeks have been a bit dull, but now we’re back in action. Elin and Tiger are officially dunzo, Lindsay Lohan is a free woman, and Heidi Montag has sex tapes! So much drama to indulge in. I just hope it doesn’t make me fat.
So here’s the scoop.
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1. Our favorite felon, Lindsay Lohan, is out of rehab after only 22 days! I don’t know how she managed to skip out on her full three-month sentences in jail and rehab, but girlfriend did it. She’s already raking in some major cashflow post-lockup with companies sending her clothes and offering her deals, like a radio hosting gig in New York with Mama Lohan. Although Lindsay is out of trouble for now, she still has a court date set for her hijacking adventure on January 31, so don’t get too used to that freedom yet, girl!
2. Elin Nordegren is officially rid of Tiger Woods, as a husband that is. They finalized the divorce this week and Elin walked away with a big chunk of cash. Elin made her first and last interview with People Magazine and opened up about the scandal she’s been living through. Tiger released a statement after her interview ran and spoke about how sad the situation is. We agree, it’s sad. For Elin and the kids! Best of luck and props for being so strong!
3.Heidi Montag has a sex tape, and Spencer Pratt is trying to sell it! While everyone’s still debating if their divorce is real, the sex tape certainly is. It’s of Heidi and Hef’s former girlfriend, Karissa Shannon (yeah one of the twins). Karissa is a good friend of Heidi’s and claims Spencer stole her camera, and she says there are other things on there she doesn’t want getting out! Yikes. Also, Heidi is getting her implants removed and she’s terrified that her nose is going to fall off! So sad. I think? Heidi, are you frowning or smiling?
Writing about Inception isn’t comparable to writing reviews about Toy Story 3 and Eclipse. In all honesty, I didn’t know anything about the movie going into it, except that Leonardo DiCaprio starred (and that was enough for me), but I was pleasantly surprised by the film. It was long and complicated, but mostly rewarding, although I did have some problems with the acting, which I will get to.
Inception is based on the concept that, through technology, people are able to invade the dreams of others. It is not thoroughly explained, but it is assumed that this technology isn’t accessible to the public; instead, the military and powerful (or possibly just rich) people are able to make use of it. Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are partners who specialize in gathering people’s secrets from their dreams. It turns out that when someone’s dreaming, they put their secrets into safes that are present in their dream world.
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Basically if you have a dream one night, and DiCaprio is breaking into a safe in your house, that’s bad news, because he’s finding out your deepest, darkest secret. Inception is the concept of planting an idea in someone’s mind, which is a lot harder than just invading their dream, because the idea has to be put so deep in someone’s subconscious that they have to believe they came up with it on their own. The owner of a powerful corporation wants the heir to his rival corporation, played by Cillian Murphy, to be subconsciously convinced, through his dreams, to disassemble his father’s empire. Although the task is seemingly impossible, DiCaprio is sold when he is offered the ability to return to America, which he hasn’t been able to do because of allegations against him in the States. DiCaprio intends to bring along his crew of six people into Murphy’s dream so that he can go back to the U.S. and finally see his children again. Read More »
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the sizzling it-boy of the moment, and apparently has a penchant for projects beginning with numerals instead of letters. He has been on my radar since his days as Tommy Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun. Man, remember that show? Besides the fact it was gut-bustingly funny, it rocked because JGL played the unconventionally-hot teen boy that was irresistible to my young lust.
Then, to confirm his pop-star status, he starred in one of the most iconic coming-of-age flicks of the 90s, 10 Things I Hate About You.
But a lot has happened since then. Shortly after 10 Things, JGL took an acting hiatus to study French at Columbia, and developed an appreciation for the smaller things in life. He left college just shy of graduation to begin acting again, this time in plays and on the indie movie circuit. Now, he’s a fully matured adult with his first headlining role in the indie “it” movie (500) Days of Summer, opening today.
And while JGL has always been a cutie, these days there’s no denying he’s 100% smokin’ hot. Trailers and clever ads for (500) Days of Summer reveal his intelligent, understated, and refined attractiveness that’s effing driving me crazy. Add a French accent to the mix and he can 3rd rock my world any day–summer, winter, whenever!
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Writing about Inception isn’t comparable to writing reviews about 
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