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James and Gus Bring Their Milk to London

PopSugar — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0800

James Franco joined Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black yesterday to pose for photos as they promote Milk in London. Their film doesn't open in the UK until next Friday, but the Brits seem to be loving it already. The movie just picked up multiple BAFTA nominations, including nods for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. James and his cast mates skipped out on this year's Golden Globes, but with praise pouring in from many other directions, they have reason to be optimistic about next week's Oscar nominations.

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Penelope, Sean & Josh Practice Their Acceptance Speeches

Molly — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0800

The 2009 award season officially kicked off in NYC last night with some of the faces we'll be seeing a lot of over the next few months. Penelope Cruz and Sean Penn were among the winners at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Josh Brolin also won an acting award for Milk and shared the love with his costar on the red carpet. The acclaimed movie also won best picture at the awards. Whether or not we see the same winners at this weekend's Golden Globes, there will be surprises, touching moments and breathtaking fashion to take in. Don't forget to fill out the ballot to make the suspense even more fun when Sunday rolls around.

To see more from the awards including Gus Van Sant, Harvey Weinstein, Sigourney Weaver and others just read more.

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Images include: Gus Van Sant, Harvey Weinstein, Josh Brolin, Marcia Gay Harden, Penelope Cruz, Sean Penn, Sigourney Weaver, Dustin Lance Black

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Milk Comes Home to San Francisco

PopSugar — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:05:00 -0700

The Milk premiere brought out Hollywood actors, political figures and the movie's real life inspirations in SF last night. Sean Penn walked the red carpet with Robin by his side but skipped chatting with reporters to greet fans. TR Knight and his boyfriend came to support the film along with the stars of the movie including Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Alison Pill and happy to return to his home James Franco. Emile Hirsch talked on the red carpet about what made him want to get involved in Milk. He said,

"To me it’s just really an American story. It’s the quintessential principles, it’s what we stand for - equality, democracy, it’s these principles. The film tells the story in a very unlikely way, but it really is what it means to be an American. That’s why this really is the greatest country in the world."

Patriotic sounding Emile wasn't the only one ready to express enthusiasm, everyone else at the premiere from the actors, the historical figures and picketers for no on Prop 8 had a lot to say about the political atmosphere.

Many, many more images from the night so read more.

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Images include: Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Gus Van Sant, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Robin Wright Penn, Sean Penn, TR Knight, Diane Lane, Gavin Newsom

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Sugar Bits - MJ is Headed to Vegas Baby

PopSugar — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:06:04 -0800

Michael Jackson has moved into a house in Las Vegas where he plans to make his comeback with a live show on the strip. Wonder if he'll be partying with Britney this New Year's - US Weekly
(Good Will Hunting) director Gus Van Sant was arrested Thursday for a DUI. A breathalyzer test revealed he was driving with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. How you like them apples? - People
James Brown's partner and the mother of one of his children has been locked out of their Southern California home by his lawyer and accountant. That's no way to treat Brown's baby momma. - AP
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled for surgery today after breaking his leg in a skiing accident over the weekend. Don't worry, he'll be back. - AP

Dakota & Anne Sparkle, Leo & Sean Smolder in Palm Springs

Molly — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0800

The Palm Springs International Film Festival kicked off last night with their awards gala attended by some of the most acclaimed stars of the year. They screened Dustin Hoffman's new movie Last Chance Harvey and honored Hoffman, Sean Penn, and the cast of Revolutionary Road among others. Thankfully a sun-kissed from Cabo Leo made the trek to represent his movie. Dakota Fanning looked absolutely lovely and grown up in blue while Anne Hathaway traded in her dramatic hair and pantsuit for a LBD. As if LA isn't full of enough star power, it's only about to get brighter over the next few nights of award shows starting with last night's red carpet beauties.

To see more from the festival including Amy Adams, Donald Sutherland, Gus Van Sant, Dustin Hoffman, Josh Brolin and others just read more.

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Images include: Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Dakota Fanning, Donald Sutherland, Gus Van Sant, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mira Sorvino, Paul Bettany, Paul Dano, Suzanne Somers, Ben Stiller, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, James Cromwell, Frank Langella, Ron Howard

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Zac Efron Is All Grown Up and Giving Us the Dirt

PopSugar — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:00:00 -0700

Zac Efron left his squeaky clean image behind to get down and dirty for the April cover of Interview Magazine. After rolling around in the mud with a very NSFW scantily clad lady (OMG wonder what Vanessa thought of this photo shoot?), Zac chatted with director Gus Van Sant about the sexy photos and his upcoming projects. Here's more:

On the photo shoot: "I think it went pretty cool. There was, like, a giant sandbox in the middle of a studio, and then I just got to roll around in the dirt for a couple of hours. I got pretty dirty by the end of it, so that was fun. It was definitely different from anything I had ever done before. The photographer was really fun to work with."
On what attracted him to 17 Again: "At the time, it was the most unique opportunity that presented itself. There were several roles that I could have done where I would have played essentially another high school student, or they were romances or stories in a high school setting, and there were lots of things that people wanted to turn into musicals. But the whole idea of playing a 37-year-old guy as a 17-year-old was just the most exciting prospect for me. I was really intrigued by the idea. I’ve always been kind of an old man, so to speak."

Zac looks and sounds ready to move on from his High School Musical days, and we're happy to see this teen star moving into manjoyment mode.

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Stars Warm Up For the Oscars With a Little Lunch

PopSugar — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:30:11 -0800

The 2009 Oscar nominees got to mix and mingle with their competition at the annual luncheon thrown in their honor in Beverly Hills earlier today. Brad and Angelina sat this one out, but Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., and lots of others were happy to come out and pose in front of the the big golden statue. Anne Hathaway revealed that her big date to the event will be her dad, and she is even hoping to score extra tickets for her mother and brother. In just a few weeks this group will be separated into winners and those who are just happy to be nominated, but for now they all seem to be enjoying the honor of being recognized for their hard work.

More photos including Amy Adams, Marisa Tomei, and Taraji P. Henson, so just read more.

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Images include: Anne Hathaway, Amy Adams, David Fincher, Frank Langella, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Michael Shannon, Mickey Rourke, Penelope Cruz, Richard Jenkins, Robert Downey Jr., Ron Howard, Sean Penn, Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis, Gus Van Sant

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Slumdog Director Continues to Steal the Spotlight

PopSugar — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:00:37 -0800

This weekend award season kept on rolling and this time it was all about the directors. Slumdog Millionaire continued its winning streak as Danny Boyle received the night's top honor for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film at the Directors Guild Awards in LA. This honor helps the movie secure its Oscar worthy odds in a few weeks. Claire Danes brought Hugh Dancy with her to present an award to The Office's Paul Feig while past nominee Sean Penn also took the stage to share a few words. Other presenters included Christian Bale and Josh Brolin, who both looked great in their suits, among the rest of the all-stars out to support the people who direct their talent behind-the-scenes.

To see more photos including Amy Adams, Jodie Foster, Rachel Griffiths and many more just read more.

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Images include: Amy Adams, Blair Underwood, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Claire Danes, David Fincher, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Gus Van Sant, Jodie Foster, Josh Brolin, Marisa Tomei, Roger Ebert, Ron Howard, Sean Penn, Taraji Henson, Hugh Dancy, Jaime King, John Singleton, Josh Brolin, Danny Boyle, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Jon Cryer, Michelle Monaghan, Steven Soderbergh, Frank Langella, Rachel Griffiths

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More Matt Manjoyment - Go See Bourne!

PopSugar — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:49:38 -0700

This weekend I went to see The Bourne Ultimatum and based on the lines we can expect big box office sales for the Damon flick. The movie is getting fabulous reviews and we couldn't agree more. Matt is obviously our favorite boy of summer, so we we're psyched to see he landed the cover of EW this weekend in all of his sexy, sweaty action star glory. In the issue, Matt talks about the usual topics like the Bourne and Bond comparisons, but also gives us a few new juicy tidbits. Here's more:

On his "good guy" image: I don't hold myself to some higher standard of behavior. You don't have to do a lot to be seen as nice. I guess some of these people must be such rampant pricks that people are amazed when you say hello. I don't know why people like me, and I don't know if I want to know. That might be the kiss of death. I'd rather people not know a lot about me and go see the movies.

On the role he most regrets passing on:
Years ago, [Good Will Hunting director] Gus Van Sant wanted to do it with me and Joaquin Phoenix. But I was on my way to Italy to do The Talented Mr. Ripley and then All the Pretty Horses. And Gus wanted to do Brokeback right after. And I was like, ''Gus, I'm going to do a gay movie, then a cowboy movie. I can't follow it up with a gay-cowboy movie!''

Matt's good guy image is one of our favorite things about him, and we can't get enough of his down-to-earth sense of humor! If you haven't already gone to see what Jason Bourne remembers then hurry up and head to theaters now!
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Michelle and Penelope Get Award Ready at Gotham Awards

Molly — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0800

Movie award season kicked off last night in NYC with the 2008 Gotham Awards. We should get used to seeing some of these winners names and some of these familiar faces when the New Year comes along and Award Season really gets rolling, but for now the group took the red carpet to start honoring each other. While Frozen River took home the top honors, Michelle Williams and Penelope Cruz both had reasons to smile. Rachel Weisz came out to support her husband's movie The Wrestler. Michelle's Synecdoche, New York won the Robert Altman Award for best director, casting and ensemble while Vicky Cristina Barcelona also won an award for best ensemble cast. Check out the full list of winners here.

To see more of the Gotham Awards including Amy Adams, Ben Kingsley, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Esposito, Mickey Rourke and others just read more.

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Images include: Amy Adams, Ben Kingsley, Debra Winger, Dennis Hopper, Ethan Hawke, Evan Rachel Wood, Gus Van Sant, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Esposito, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Terrence Howard, Rachel Weisz, Ron Livingston, Marisa Tomei, Sean Penn

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