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Rihanna Details the Attack, Freida & Dev's Red Carpet Rendezvous, & Miley Talks SATC

PopSugarTV — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:33:05 -0800

Rihanna shares painful details from the night Chris Brown physically attacked her, Freida Pinto and Dev Patel go hand-in-hand down the British Academy Film and Television Awards red carpet, and Miley Cyrus comments on Kim Cattrall's fabulous figure!

The Box: An Inadequate Package to Unwrap

BuzzSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:56 -0800

I so wanted The Box to be a worthy successor to Donnie Darko, director Richard Kelly's first film and much-appreciated cult fave. Unfortunately, I didn't exactly get my wish.

The Box is a highly stylized, good-looking thriller, from the retro 1976 Virginia setting to the Barbie and Ken looks of leads Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. They play husband and wife Arthur and Norma Lewis, who run into a bit of a financial jam when a strange opportunity conveniently presents itself. A creepy, disfigured man (Frank Langella) offers them a million dollars if they push a button inside a box - but a stranger will die if they do.

Kelly has all the right elements and the creativity to give us a hip, entertaining thriller, but there are a number of blatant missteps that make the movie unsatisfying. To see more about what I mean, just read more.

Kelly puts his stamp on everything, namely the constant eerie atmosphere and the random sinister characters (apparently an old person standing still in the road is his trademark). Though many questioned the casting of Cameron Diaz and her requisite Virginia accent, there was a similar doubt when Drew Barrymore and Patrick Swayze were cast in Darko, and it ended up working. With Diaz, it's not that I would say that she nailed the part, but that the accent and greater aspects of the plot are very campy. And I like campy, but I don't know if that's what the film is going for.

If you're not taking it seriously, the movie is a pretty good time, with some frightening scenes and jumps. There are also many parts that are supposed to be creepy, but they're so labored that they come out as funny. Like, laugh out loud in the theater funny. I wouldn't call that a failure, I'd just invoke the term I used before campy.

The major problem the movie runs into is when it begins exploring these sci-fi and supernatural angles, which end up being red herrings. For instance, much is made of Arthur's job at NASA and Mars, which made me think we were in for a weird, wild sci-fi ride. I was ready to embrace something really out there (I'm a big David Lynch fan, after all), but you don't really get it. There are so many elements that are introduced but never followed to a conclusion, so you're left shrugging your shoulders when the movie ends. It's even more perplexing because the mystery of The Box itself is explained, but you're left with all these details that went nowhere, in retrospect. It's one thing to leave things open-ended, but you have to give the audience something to work with.

Honestly, if you're a Kelly fan, you'll probably find it enjoyable. But if you want complete resolution, I'd wait for the director's cut.

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros.

Josh Duhamel's Supposed Stripper Fling Speaks, Rihanna Breaks Her Silence, and Cameron Plays Charades

Molly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:00 -0800

Josh Duhamel's alleged stripper fling is sticking to her story, but Fergie's still standing by her man. Rihanna and Chris are opening up about their relationship and what went wrong. Cameron Diaz plays charades with Jimmy Fallon, but might need a refresher on the rules, and Taylor Swift gets her SNL Kanye West joke out of the way. Watch PopSugar Rush now!

Josh Duhamel's Supposed Stripper Fling Speaks, Rihanna Breaks Her Silence, and Cameron Plays Charades

Molly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:53 -0800

Rihanna Opens Up About Assault, Stripper Claims Affair With Josh, & Cameron Plays Charades!

PopSugarTV — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:46:00 -0800

Rihanna admits she left Chris Brown after the assault to send the right message to fans, a stripper says she had a one-night stand with Josh Duhamel, and Cameron Diaz beats Jimmy Fallon at charades! Be sure to follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook for all the latest celebrity gossip!

Video of Rihanna's First Interview After the Assault

PopSugarTV — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:13:37 -0800

Rihanna breaks her silence for the first time about being assaulted by Chris Brown. And later on PopSugar Rush, hear from the stripper who claims she slept with Fergie's husband, and find out why Cameron Diaz may need a refresher course on playing charades!

Cameron Premieres Her Box and Opens Up About Life

Molly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden hit the red carpet together in NYC last night at the premiere of their movie The Box. It hits theaters this weekend, though the buzz has been pretty quiet for the scary looking film with its chic '70s interiors. Cameron has been busy up in Boston filming Knight and Day with Tom Cruise, but she took a break to talk to Parade about her new film. Here are highlights:

On life and being confident: "I don't have to prove anything to anybody. I know who I am. I have my own sense of myself. And the things that I do, I do for myself and to challenge myself and to have my own experience. I'm in a completely different place in my life now and I'm very comfortable where I'm at. I'm looking forward to the future. I'm looking forward to this afternoon and tomorrow and the next day and a month from now."
On being self-deprecating: "I don't think that self-deprecation is healthy for people. I think you should have a healthy relationship with yourself. We all have our up days and our down days. But I'm not going to walk through this world hating myself because somebody doesn't like me or doesn't think I'm pretty or that I should be ashamed that people think that I'm pretty. How am I going to live my life trying to figure out what everybody else feels about me? All I can do is know how I feel about myself."
On heartbreak: "Oftentimes, the way that we learn is to have our heart broken. As many times as we fall in love, our heart gets broken. But heartbreak is always a part of life, from not making a team in your favorite sport to your parents having a fight. Life is full of ups and downs. You can't know happiness without sadness and vice versa. The great thing about getting older is you become wiser and you gain knowledge and you grow. There's nothing wrong with that. That's a wonderful thing."

For more photos from the premiere just read more.

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Get the Look: That '70s Style of The Box

CasaSugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:45 -0700

The Box, the new thriller from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly, tells the story of a financially troubled married couple who receive a box containing a button. The next morning, a creepy mysterious stranger tells them that they will receive $1 million if they push the button, but someone in the world will die. The movie, which is based on a short story by Richard Matheson, is set in Richmond, VA, in the year 1976, so there's plenty of fun, funky styling to the set. See my favorite ideas for getting the look.

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Suri and Katie Play Track and Field, Tom and Cameron Work

PopSugar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Katie Holmes and a precious pigtailed Suri Cruise spent the afternoon at a track in Boston yesterday. The girls jogged a little bit and even ran the stairs - with Suri's baby doll and at a three-year-old's pace of course. We've seen Suri loving her ice cream and cupcakes in New England, but apparently she's keeping up with her pint-sized fitness as well. Katie's a marathoner and with kids as young as Suri participating in triathlons it looks like she's got a competitor on her hands. According to reports, Tom and Katie are trying to work out where to send Suri to school, but it seems like the whole family agrees on their love of running.

Meanwhile, Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise were back at work on the set of Wichita yesterday. Cameron was back in her yellow dress and combat boots, which isn't quite one of her usual enviable looks. Tom took a breather between takes biding his time filming before joining his girls for more family fun.

LOTS more of Cameron and Tom on set and Katie and Suri so read more.

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Suri Keeps Her High Heels on to Visit Tom on Set

PopSugar — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0700

Tom Cruise showed off his stuntman skills Friday while filming an action sequence for Wichita in Boston. Cameron Diaz was on set to film Thursday, as she hops between the coasts working on this project and The Green Hornet. She wasn't around for Tom's cuddles with Katie and Suri, who tried their best to keep warm between takes.

To see more from the set, just read more.

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