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2012 Met Gala: Jessica Chastain & Judd Apatow!

9 May

Jessica Chastain & I outside of the Sinclair Mansion where the official Met Gala after party was held.

The official Met Gala after party was on and popping at the Sinclair Mansion until well into the early Tuesday morning hours, and some of it’s latest guests were some of the best. Even though the crowd on 79th Street was a little intense what with groups of fans running back and forth across the two way four lanes trying to meet people, it was still fun to see who was showing up and leaving.

Among some of the stars I saw outside the Sinclair Mansion were Rihanna, Kristen Stewart, Gerard Butler, Elizabeth Banks (who fell coming down the steps – scary!), Lily Collins, Carey Mulligan, Dianna Agron, Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody, and Florence Welch. That is just naming a few, by the way.

Since the crowd outside of the Sinclair Mansion was so out of control very few people actually stopped for pictures. To no one’s surprise because she is quite possibly the kindest person in the world, Jessica Chastain was one of those few. Not only did Jessica come over to the fans but she took individual time with so many, giving out hugs and listening to their adoration confessions for her. Brian told her about how he and I had started a ‘Jessica Chastain Movie Club’ and recently watched “Take Shelter” to which she literally squealed with excitement over. I have to say that of all the celebrities I have ever met, Jessica Chastain has not changed one single bit since I first met her in August 2011 when she told me I was a fellow ginger. I will never not love her!

Judd Apatow & I outside of the official Met Gala after party at the Sinclair Mansion.

As the party inside the Sinclair Mansion seemed to come to a close, or at the very least die down substantially, comedic power couple Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann were some of the last few guests to leave. In my excitement I totally missed out on an opportunity to gush over everything Judd Apatow has ever helped create like ‘Bridesmaids‘, ‘Knocked Up‘, and most recently ‘Girls‘, but was thrilled when he agreed to pose for a quick picture. After the picture was taken he told me, “I lost my wife..”, but I had seen her get escorted to their waiting car by security and helped point him the right direction. I think it was a fair trade off!

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2012 Met Gala: NOT-SO-MUCH!

8 May

Marc Jacobs and Milla Jovovich in a world of red carpet shame at the 2012 Met Gala. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/GettyImages)

Alright, you knew it was coming. I can’t point out my FAVES from last nights Met Gala without pointing out the ones that were, well, NOT-SO-MUCH my faves.

Now, before you go critiquing my critiques know this: I am not a fashion expert. I am merely just an opinionated pop culture fanatic with a blog. I like to think I know a red carpet train wreck when I see one, but it is still just my opinion. If you don’t agree then that is fine, because we are all entitled to our own!

However, I do not hate all of these looks. They are not all train wrecks, but some of them are on my NOT-SO-MUCH list because I don’t think they really fit in with what I think (note: think) should be walking the Met Gala carpet. Some of these looks are meant for other things like movie premieres, fashion shows, after parties, etc. For instance: Coco Rocha’s yellow and pink vintage Givenchy outfit was cute, but would have been better suited front row at a Givenchy runway show. Kristen Stewart’s Balenciaga dress would have been better untouched and at the MTV Movie Awards. Kristen Wiig’s Stella McCartney dress would have felt more at home at a movie premiere. Do you catch my drift here?

Unfortunately, others are just atrocious in the sense that they shouldn’t exist on any carpet ever. I think Marc Jacobs was hands down the most offensive outfit of the evening. Not only does he look ridiculous, especially with his bright white boxers and his Leprechaun shoes, but he is Marc Jacobs. How can one of fashion’s finest go so wrong on such an important night? Also, if Alexa Chung’s outfit from last night doesn’t finally rescind all of her invitations to future fashion A-list events, there is just no hope left in the world.

Enjoy the slideshow below featuring the ones who put NOT-SO-MUCH work into their Met Gala attire. Maybe next year?

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“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Unveils New Poster!

5 Apr

The latest poster for "What to Expect When You're Expecting" - click for larger image!

Now that April is finally here the countdown is on and slowly winding down to the May 18th release of the star studded pregnancy comedy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting“!

I’ve been posting updates about the film for a while and if you’ve been reading any of them you already know that I’m still on the fence for this one. Some of what we’ve seen in the different trailers seems really funny, and some of it seems really terrible. (I’m looking at you, “Dudes Group”.) However, I have faith in Elizabeth Banks, Rebel Wilson, and Anna Kendrick and refuse to believe they would ever fail me as far as comedy goes… so I remain excited for “What to Expect When You’re Expecting“s release!

The first posters we saw from the film were character posters of all the leading females – Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, etc. – and they were cute with their baby bellies and tag lines. The second poster I didn’t see online but instead as a banner in every movie theater I’ve been in, and it features some of the dads in the film – aka the “Dude’s Group”. For some reason Lionsgate has made this particular bunch the focus of every trailer we’ve seen. This is ironic to me because every time their scenes come up I am usually cringing, which is also why I did not share that poster with you on my site.

As you can see the latest poster is a combo of the leading ladies and the dudes, and since I am so good at compromise I want Lionsgate to know that I can live with this! Also, the leading ladies images are all new ones that look like they were taken from movie stills we may or may not have seen just yet.

Either way, I’m still in for “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” – even if it really is only for Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson & Elizabeth Banks.

In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of the online campaigning/promoting Lionsgate has set up for “What to Expect “!

‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ Online Promotion Begins!

27 Mar

Have you seen the above promotion for Season 15 of ‘Celebrity Dance Factor’? Are you wondering why you’ve never heard of it, or why Cameron Diaz and Matthew Morrison are doing reality dancing shows all of a sudden?

Well, that’s because they aren’t. Not in real, anyway. ‘Celebrity Dance Factor’ is part of the upcoming movie ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting‘! As part of their promo for the movie which will be released 5/18/12 (Mother’s Day weekend!) they’ve released the faux commercial for the reality show in which actors Cameron Diaz and Matthew Morrison co-star on, which will also include cameo’s by Cheryl Cole, Taboo, and Whitney Port – who wrote about her cameo on Celebuzz.

Oh, and to keep Anna Kendrick fans like me interested Lionsgate has created a Twitter account based on Rosie’s (Kendrick’s character in ‘WTEWYE‘) food truck Cheezy Rider. Followed, obviously!

There is also a Pinterest page for Skyler Cooper aka Brooklyn Decker’s character from the film and it pins lots of baby clothes, LOL’s, and… cocktails!

I’m excited to see where this is going… I’m hoping Chace Crawford’s character gets a food truck Twitter as well, plus I’d love to see more from the other characters like Elizabeth Bank, etc.

To keep up to date with ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting‘s promotional updates for the film on Twitter (@WTEMovieNews) or on Facebook!

‘The Hunger Games’ World Premiere in LA!

12 Mar

Tonight was the world premiere of “The Hunger Games” at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, finally! Fans camped out all weekend from all over the world to be on the black carpet to see their favorite cast members live and in person, and it looks like it was well worth it! My favorite picture from the night however is the picture above of stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson posing together with the fans giving the ‘three finger salute’ in the background. For those of you fans who read the book you know that the ‘three finger salute’ is the gesture given to Katniss Everdeen by the people of District 12 after she volunteers to replace her sister Primrose’s place as Tribute in the games.

Below I’ve included some pictures of the cast with fans on the black carpet including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, and Jacqueline Emerson. Here’s to hoping New York gets a premiere, too!

Also be sure to check out my ”The Hunger Games” giveaway which ends on March 15th HERE.

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‘Pitch Perfect’ cast tells us ‘Love Is Louder’!

15 Feb

One of the movies I am most anticipating this 2012 is ‘Pitch Perfect‘ – a comedy centering around collegiate a cappella groups that was adapted from the Mickey Rapkin book of the same title. ’30 Rock’s Kay Cannon penned the script with Jason Moore directing with Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman producing.

The film stars Brittany Snow and Anna Kendrick (FAVORITE!), as well as an ensemble supporting cast that includes ‘Bridesmaids’ Rebel Wilson, ‘The Help’s Anna Camp, and ‘Workaholics’ Adam DeVine, and actress Alexis Knapp (whose adorable baby girl is also featured in this video). While they were filming ‘Pitch Perfect‘ in Baton Rouge, Louisiana last fall they took the time to make this PSA for Brittany Snow’s ‘Love Is Louder‘ campaign which is a self-described “movement of people here to say that love is louder than any voice that casues pain or brings you down.”

As of right now ’Pitch Perfect‘ does not have a release date, but I am hoping we hear more about it soon! Don’t worry – I plan on keeping you guys updated on this one.

Elizabeth Banks Stops for Fans in the Brutal Cold!

26 Jan

When Elizabeth Banks made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman she sure picked a cold night to be there. It was maybe around 30 degrees out that night but it felt like -17, and after Elizabeth arrived and promised to come over to the fans waiting for her when she was leaving I even took a walk to the nearest Duane Reade to buy extra socks and hand warmers.

Waiting for Elizabeth to finish taping her interview in the harsh cold was worth it though because, as you can see, she not only kept her promise but made sure she stayed out there for quite some time making her way down the barricade signing autographs and taking pictures. This was my first experience meeting Elizabeth and it was AWESOME. Even if I lost some toes in the process.

I just bought tickets to see ‘Man On A Ledge‘ through Living Social today too and I can’t wait to see the flick!

“What To Expect When You’re Expecting” Movie Posters!

26 Jan

Courtesy: Lionsgate

I don’t even know where to start with this. When ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting‘ was filming last August in Atlanta, Georgia I was excited only because my favesie Anna Kendrick was in it. Aside from her making an illegitimate baby with Chace Crawford and the effortlessly hilarious Elizabeth Banks being in it, I didn’t see much promise. Anything that has both Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez in it sounds like an instant disaster to me, especially since most of their movies are disasters on their own. The trailer wasn’t too bad, in fact I found that the worst part of the trailer was “The Dads” which meant that the five leading ladies (Kendrick, Banks, Diaz, Lopez, and sort-of newcomer Brooklyn Decker) had a chance of saving this movie. I’ve also found that you really cannot tell how awesome a movie will be or not depending on the trailer, because ‘She’s Out Of My League‘ had the worst trailer in existence which caused it to do very poorly, but it was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.

The posters have finally been revealed, as you can see, and I’m sure you’ll be seeing them all over your movie theaters pretty soon. As excited as I am to see Anna Kendrick finally have her very own movie poster (and will be buying one no matter how bad this movie is or isn’t) I have to say I wish it were for something else. Then again, I’m sure this campy pregnancy chick flick was probably a lot of fun to make and one day when I get knocked up (hopefully intentionally at the time) I will be able to relate.

‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting‘ also stars Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Joe Manganiello, Dennis Quaid, Rebel Wilson, Rodrigo Santoro, and Chris Rock. It will be in theaters this coming May!

NEXTMOVIE: Effie Trinket Totally Knows Who I Am!

21 Jan

This week I got to meet my second The Hunger Games cast member: Elizabeth Banks aka Effie Trinket! We had a quick but awesome encounter when she arrived to tape the Daily Show and you can read all about it on my NextMovie column!

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