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JGL, Seth, Anna, and Bryce's Cancer Comedy 50/50 Earns a Standing Ovation at TIFF

Molly Goodson — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:37:31 PDT

The ensemble cast of 50/50 had a busy Monday at the Toronto Film Festival. Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined forces for an afternoon press conference followed by their red carpet premiere and afterparty, where they posed with director Jonathan Levine and screenwriter Will Reiser. Bryce, who also made her debut as a producer with Restless at TIFF last week, chose shades of blue for yesterday's photo opportunities. Over the weekend, Bryce also celebrated at a Kate Spade party, thrown in her honor, where she reunited with her cast mate from The Help, Jessica Chastain. Anna is coming from work on the set of End of Watch in California, and she was recently spotted cozying up to costar Jake Gyllenhaal, though she was on her own in Toronto. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen play best friends in the film, which earned a standing ovation after its debut screening last night.

Gwen Stefani and Red-Headed Drew Barrymore Hit the MOCA For a Night of Street Art

Allie Merriam — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:57:06 PDT

It was a star-studded evening at the MOCA in LA last night, as Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, and more attended the opening of the Art in the Streets, the first major retrospective of graffiti art in the US. Gwen and Gavin are longtime supporters of the museum and its director, Jeffrey Deitch, after stepping out for another event there last Fall. Drew Barrymore and her red hair also made a cameo after she debuted the new hue Wednesday night at a book party. Other celebs like Adrian Grenier, pregnant Pink, and Christina Ricci were on hand to toast icons like Shepard Fairey and Thierry Guetta, the star of last year's documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop. Shepard and Thierry's work is represented there along with pieces by Banksy.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Sofia Vergara, and Ryan Seacrest Stand Up to Cancer Together

PopSugar — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Vanessa Hudgens, Kristen Bell, and Mandy Moore walked the red carpet on Friday before heading in to take their seats at the Stand Up 2 Cancer phone banks in LA. The hour-long telethon was broadcast on multiple major networks and streamed across the web, and the effort raised more than $100 million dollars for research in the fight against the disease. Modern Family's Sofia Vergara and mom-to-be Christina Applegate, both of whom battled cancer in the past, proudly modeled t-shirts that read "Survivor."

Gwyneth Paltrow arrived on the West Coast on Thursday, ready to add her support to the event after attending Fashion's Night Out in London last week. She caught up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, while Rob Lowe joined Diane Lane. Cindy Crawford, and Chuck's Zachary Levi helped in collecting donations, and fresh-from-Mexico Ryan Seacrest also lent his star power to the cause. Contributions to the charity are still being accepted, and they're even open to making good use of Facebook credits!

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Images include: Vanessa Hudgens, Tony Hawk, Cindy Crawford, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Sally Field, Nia Vardalos, Marissa Winokur, Rashida Jones, Zachary Levi, Alison Sweeney, Ryan Seacrest, Seth Rogen, Seth MacFarlane, Marlee Matlin, David Archuleta, Mandy Moore, Elizabeth Banks, Christina Applegate, Eric Stonestreet, Mark Harmon, Dave Annable, Donald Faison, Jim Parsons, Cheryl Hines, Jay Leno, Hank Azaria, Daryl Hall, Randy Jackson, Maura Tierney, Ken Jeong, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Sally Field, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore, Jennifer Grey, Emily Deschanel,, Fran Dresher, Anne Heche, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gwyneth Paltrow, Minka Kelly, Kelly Osbourne, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Edwards, Marcia Cross, Jaime King, Marg Helgenberger, Gabrielle Union, Katie Couric, Sofia Vergara, Renee Zellweger

Geeky Fanboys and Girls Enjoy Dreamy Comic-Con Weekend!

Molly — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:45:00 PDT

Wow could this line up of Comic-Con attendees be any more fun? Talk about a manjoyment fest, yummy. Joshua Jackson missed the TCAs, but made it out to promote Fringe at the convention while J.J. Abrams also rewarded fans of his other show Lost with some of the stars, upcoming show tidbits, and Dharma Initiative-approved gifts. Even better, the lucky audience at the Heroes panel were treated not only to cast members including Milo and Hayden, but the first episode of the new season - check out what lucky Buzz had to say about that! Thankfully it looks like Justin Long was in better spirits while James Franco was cute as always. Buzz is down in San Diego for all the fun so don't miss any of her coverage here!

To see lots more from the weekend including Ali Larter, David Boreanaz, Common, Kristin Chenoweth, Benicio Del Toro, Eliza Dushku, Masi Oka, Zachary Quinto, Jaime King, Samuel L Jackson, and lots of others just

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Images include: Joshua Jackson, Anna Tory, J.J. Abrams, Brian Austin Green, Sarah Lancaster, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Seth MacFarlane, Dominic Purcell, David Boreanaz, Kiefer Sutherland, Matthew Fox, Common, Kristin Chenoweth, Justin Long, Seth Rogan, James Franco, Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Ali Larter, Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Brendan Fraser, Benicio Del Toro, Beau Bridges, Eliza Dushku, Masi Oka, Zachary Quinto, Jaime King, Samuel L Jackson

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Kung Fu Panda: Defies Expectations

BuzzSugar — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:30:20 PDT

Before seeing Kung Fu Panda, I guessed the plot went something like this: A big dopey Jack Black-voiced panda bear dreams of becoming a kung fu fighter but has to reach deep within himself to find the courage to do so. In the process, the naysayers that surround said panda will learn a little something about judging a book by its cover. And it turns out, this is basically the case. However, going into it I wasn't worried that I knew the storyline, I was worried that it would be dull. If this tired premise isn't done well, it's just boring and a waste of time.

But the truth is, I was surprised and delighted by the filmmakers' decision to just stick to making this movie what it should be: light, visually interesting, and funny. It's as if they were telling us (grown-ups): "Look, we know a movie about a panda doing kung fu is just fun and we're not going to bore you with animated animal soul-searching. Instead, we're going to give you a cute, totally conventional story, without pausing to explore what makes the praying mantis tick."

To which I would like to respond with: thank you DreamWorks! To see why I thoroughly enjoyed myself at this flick and why I think it's the perfect summertime family film,

The word that keeps springing to mind when I think about this movie is "surprising." Jack Black is surprisingly restrained and while there is no mistaking that voice, this is a warmer and fuzzier Jack Black: charming, sweet, a little bumbling, but the nicest guy in the world. And all of those words also describe Po, the chubby, out of shape panda at the center of the story. Po works in his father's noodle shop but dreams of one day becoming a kung fu master like his idols, the Furious Five: Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Crane (David Cross), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu) and Monkey (Jackie Chan), who have all been taught by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman).

According to a prophesy, it turns out Po is destined to save his village from a scary villain. Po's destiny makes the Furious Five resent him, and it means that the cranky Shifu has to teach the big clumsy panda kung fu. This is where I thought we'd be in for some predictable wax-on-wax-off moments, but again I was surprised by how lovely and irreverent the scenes were between Po and Shifu. Once it's time to get down to business and the kung fu really gets going, it is surprisingly good. It's no Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but it's genuinely exciting and well-executed.

Another example of smart decision-making has to do with Po's dad - who is a bird. The movie flirts with explaining how this is possible, but hilariously never goes for that father-son moment where he admits Po isn't really his. Instead, we just giggle along with the absurdity of it. In the end, it's a briskly paced movie that is aware of how many times the audience has seen this same thing (be it an animated feature or a martial arts film) and figures a way around all that monotony by piling on the charm and honing in on the sweet nature of the story. You'll probably leave wearing a surprised little smile.

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First Look: Superbad Is Going to Be So Good

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:11:05 PDT

Well, I started my week off right by watching the extremely hilarious trailer for Superbad, a summer comedy starring Michael Cera - that's George Michael Bluth, for all you "Arrested Development" fans. The quirky comedy comes out August 17 and looks to be what movies like Orange County were trying to be, but much funnier. I'm a sucker for pretty much anything Cera does or says, but even for those who don't fall down laughing by just looking at him, the movie looks really promising.

Basically, the premise appears to center on two best-best-buddies, Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Cera), who have to figure out how to live without each other when it comes time to go to college. Cera is at his awkward, clueless best, and the other kid doesn't seem half bad either. Seth Rogan (of "Freaks and Geeks" and another promising summer comedy, Knocked Up) co-wrote the script and stars as a hapless police officer. Thanks to Best Week Ever for directing me to the trailer.

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