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The Informers: Convoluted and Boring

BuzzSugar — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:30:51 -0700

Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever.

Or so goes the tagline for The Informers, a new film adapted from a collection of short stories by Bret Easton Ellis. You may recognize Ellis's name from the posters of several films in the past decade, namely American Psycho and The Rules of Attraction (there's also Glitterati, if that ever sees the light of day). If you're familiar with his work, you'll know, loosely, what to expect from his latest venture: Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. There's plenty of all the aforementioned (hence the tagline), but, unfortunately the end result is more of a melodramatic mess than an examination of the excesses of the '80s.

Don't blame the actors, especially the more seasoned among them. A few - Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke and to a slightly lesser degree Winona Ryder and Billy Bob Thornton - even give memorable performances in a movie that is anything but. The younger newcomers don't fare quite as well with the inane script that contains far too many storylines with far too many unlikeable characters. What's worse, the stories barely intersect, adding confusion on top of disdain.

Let me try to explain what goes down, when you read more.

If you break it down, there are five major plot pieces fighting for attention throughout the movie (apparently a vampire subplot starring Brandon Routh was cut). The most watchable of the bunch are the scenes with Thornton, Basinger, and Ryder. Thornton plays a TV exec who is trying to reconcile his marriage to Basinger's character, while still having an affair with Ryder. Basinger's open to reconciliation, but she's also currently sleeping with one of her son's friends. Which brings in plotline No. 2 involving most of the younger actors of the film. Austin Nichols, Jon Foster, and Amber Heard form a trio of friends who have nothing better to do than drugs and each other. Plot No. 3 has their friend Lou Taylor Pucci fighting off seedy seductions with his gung-ho father (Chris Isaak) in Hawaii. And finally plot No. 4 (don't even get me started on the fifth storyline) follows Mickey Rourke who is trying to sell a kidnapped kid to pedophiles, despite objection from his nephew played by the late Brad Renfro. Confused yet? I certainly was. Bored? That too.

Ultimately the film falters in its attempt to cover too much ground, spreading itself too thin with characters not worth caring about. And not that this movie needed another subplot, but a little vampire love could have added some bite to this film without a pulse.

Bottom Line: The Ellis fans out there may want to check out this first film for which he (co)-wrote the screenplay, but I'd skip the theatrical release.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Is Made of Muscle, Not Cookies

PopSugar — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:00:40 -0800

Jake Gyllenhaal was out and about LA earlier this week before strapping on a helmet for a bike ride with his friend Austin Nichols yesterday. He's been looking particularly hot lately, and working out is only helping the cause. Plus, all Jake's exercise means getting to indulge in cookies and wine on date nights with Reese.

To see more of Jake on his bike just read more.

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Buzz News Roundup, 9/5

BuzzSugar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:30:56 -0700

Leisha Hailey's Alice will headline the L Word spinoff. - Variety
Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are adaptation now has an October 2009 release date. - ComingSoon
Denzel Washington will star in the post-apocalyptic drama Book of Eli. - Zap2it
Mitchell Hurwitz and Jason Biggs have teamed up for a CBS comedy. - Hollywood Reporter
Kanye West might have another album out before the end of the year. - Billboard
Austin Nichols of John From Cincinnati has booked a job on One Tree Hill. - TV Guide
Gail O'Grady is the newest troublemaker on Wisteria Lane. - Entertainment Weekly
Michael Moore will make his new documentary available online for free. - AP

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Jake and Austin Reunited

PopSugar — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:24:37 -0700

Jake is so over Lance and Matt and we are happy to say he is back to BFF Austin. We like these two buddies together. At first we were a bit skeptical of Austin thinking he was just using Jake for fame but we think he's hot and we missed him so we're glad he's back. As for the undershirt look, isn't that so last summer of Jake?

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Link Time!!!

PopSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:00:03 -0700

Zachary Quinto in a hostage love story (Language NSFW) - Funny or Die
Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau take on Cowboys & Aliens - BuzzSugar
Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols have a date night - JustJared
Lourdes joins Madonna onstage in Israel - Pink Is the New Blog
Daniel Craig demands extra security - Lainey Gossip
Megan Fox thinks she has a mental disorder - D-Listed
Lindsay Lohan shows some sideboob - Egotastic
Kevin Federline's girlfriend looks good in a bikini - The Superficial
Sophie Monk takes care of business - Hollywood Tuna
Demi Moore may or may not have had surgery - cityrag
Inside Tori Spelling's loveless marriage - popbytes
Oh, Mel B's just stepping out to run some errands - Hollywood Rag

Jake G Not Coming Out

PopSugar — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:35:38 -0700

The continuous speculation of will he or won't he come out is still going. Yesterday there were rumors that Jake and Austin may admit they are more than friends but today reports prove otherwise. NY Daily News reports:

Gay fans of Jake Gyllenhaal are determined to claim the "Brokeback Mountain" star as their own. Blogosphere gossips have been claiming that Gyllenhaal was ready to admit he was having trouble quitting actor Austin Nichols, whom he has known since high school. But sorry, guys, there won't be any coming-out party. Even though Jake is now split with Kirsten Dunst and Nichols broke off his engagement to Claire Oswalt, Gyllenhaal's rep says he and Nichols are just friends.

In fact, here's a recent pic of Jake with a girl so you know what that means

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Sexy Sunday Part 2

PopSugar — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:39:37 -0800

Oscar Nominee Jakey G went to the LA Lakers game this weekend with fellow actor and hottie Austin Nichols. Austin is supposedly a good friend of Jake and the new beau of Sophia Bush. We had hoped for a Sophia/Jake partnership, but we are thinking we need to know more about Austin. He looks really yummy.

UPDATED - LOTS more so read more

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Jake and Austin

PopSugar — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:22:19 -0800

I'm starting to think the cute Austin Nichols is using hottie Jake to get his picture taken since being his BFF has the been the best thing for his career. On a side note, I wonder if Jake ever called Mischa after the BAFTA awards or would he rather hang with Austin?

A few more so read more

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Sugar Bits - Amy Winehouse Gets Into Bloody Scuffle

PopSugar — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:33:52 -0700

Amy Winehouse and her husband Blake got into a dispute that left both of them bloody. Obviously her issues run a bit deeper than excessive partying. - Daily Mail
Blake Lewis, the runner-up to last season's American Idol, has signed on with record label 19 Recordings/Arista Records. Congrats to him and to all the die hard Blake fans out there! - Us Weekly
Apparently Richie Sambora doesn't travel light - he even bought an extra seat on a flight to Vegas just for his guitar. We wonder if he even buckles it in. - Page Six
Austin Nichols aka Jakey G's BFF was arrested this morning for DUI in Michigan. He would've been better off hanging out with Jake in Martha's Vineyard. - TMZ
David Hasselhoff accepted libel damages from OK! Magazine after they falsely accused him of being drunk and abusive in public. We're glad that he's keeping his promise to his family to stay clean and sober. - AP

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Link Time!!!

PopSugar — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:23:03 -0700

Amanda Peet has nailed the sexy librarian look - Hollywood Tuna
Jakey G in spandex is NOT hot - Pink is the New Blog
What do you get when Orlando Bloom hits you with his car - an autograph - IDLYITW
Nicole Kidman hopes Katie and Suri are doing well but somehow forgot about mentioning Tom name - D Listed
Shields baby to kick Holmes-Cruise baby's ass - now that's the scariest pic ever - cityrag
Lindsay Lohan to Cure AIDS in Africa - next up - world peace - Egotastic
Mariah Carey pimps Pepsi - Hollywood Rag
Janice Dickison, The Queen Of The Overly Dramatic - A Socialite's Life
We told you hanging with Jakey G was good for his career. Hottie Austin Nichols signs with HBO - can't wait to see what they develop - Just Jared