Filme Para Mulheres… Só Para Mulheres Mesmo! Proibida a Entrada de Homens!

 Gênero: Romance, Comédia, Drama
Censura: 12 anos
Duração: 129 min
Direção: Ken Kwapis
Com: Ginnifer Goodwin, Kris Kristofferson, Kevin Connolly, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck.
Local de Filmagem: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Beverly Hills, California, USA; Burbank, California, USA; Formosa Street, Maida Vale, London, England, UK; London, England, UK; Los Angeles, California, USA; Madras, Oregon, USA; Maida Vale, London, England, UK; Portland, Oregon, USA e Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Produção: Nancy Juvonen
Roteiro: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, baseado no livro de Greg Behrendt e Liz Tuccillo – "He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys"
Fotografia: John Bailey
Trilha Sonora: Cliff Eidelman
Distribuidora: PlayArte Filmes
Estúdio: Flower Films

SINOPSE:
Gigi, interpretada por Ginnifer Goodwin [Day Zero (2007), "Big Love" como Margene Heffman  (34 episodes, 2006-2009) e In the Land of Women (2007)] é uma romântica incorrigível que sai com Conor, interpretado por Kevin Connolly ["Entourage" Eric Murphy como (66 episodes, 2004-2008), The Notebook (2004) e The Ugly Truth (2009)] que é o tipo de cara que nunca liga no dia seguinte.

Um dia ela resolve encontrar com Conor “acidentalmente” em um bar que ele costuma freqüentar, e acaba conhecendo Alex, interpretado por Justin Long [Jeepers Creepers (2001), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) e Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) (voice) como Alvin] que é o sujeito que divide o apartamento com Conor, e que tem uma visão muito clara sobre o mundo, cuja qual ele decide compartilhar com Gigi numa viagem ao complicado mundo da mente masculina.

Depois de “cair na real”, segundo as revelações de Alex, Gigi percebe que ao invés de correr atrás dos homens com quem tivera um encontro apenas, bem como ficar tentado interpretar os sinais que os mesmos dão durante esses encontros, ela resolve desencanar e não correr mais atrás, nem o telefone deles ela passa a anotar.

Mas o que Gigi não percebe é que ela caiu exatamente na mesma ladainha, mas dessa vez foi com Alex, que de fato passou todos os sinais de que ele estava afim, mas…

Bom essas sinopse será um pouco mais longa do que eu gostaria que ela fosse. Mas vale a pena ler…

Nesse bolo de Gigi, Conor e Alex, temos outros encontros e desencontros, por exemplo: Conor não liga de volta para Gigi porque ele é apaixonado por Anna Taylor, interpretada por Scarlett Johansson [Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), The Island (2005) e Iron Man 2 (2010)] que está apixonada por Ben Gunders, interpretado por Bradley Cooper [Yes Man (2008), The Midnight Meat Train (2008) e "Nip/Tuck" como Aidan Stone (6 episodes, 2007-2009)] cujo qual ela conheceu na fila do caixa do supermercado e que é casado com Janine Gunders, interpretada por Jennifer Connelly [Blood Diamond (2006), House of Sand and Fog (2003) e Dark City (1998)].

Por sua vez, Janine trabalha com Beth Barllet, interpretada por Jennifer Aniston [The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008) e Along Came Polly (2004)] que é “juntada” com Neil Jones, interpretado por Ben Affleck [State of Play (2009), Smokin' Aces (2006) e Pearl Harbor (2001)]. Janine e Beth trabalham também com Gigi, e passam o dia todo debatendo seus relacionamentos e o dos outros.

Neil e Ben são amigos e compartilham suas fobias de casamento juntos, tanto os deles quanto os dos outros.

Já Beth vive um dilema com seu “namorido”, pois Neil se recusa a casar com ela, alegando que já vivem a tantos anos juntos que casar poderia estragar tudo, além dele mesmo ser contra a oficialização perante as leis civis e religiosas.

E para acabar com esse super bolo de encontros e desencontros, Conor contrata Mary Harris, interpretada por Drew Barrymore [Music and Lyrics (2007), 50 First Dates (2004) e Charlie's Angels (2000)] para realizar seu marketing pessoal, pois Conor é corretor de imóveis e quer aumentar o número de visitação das casas que ele é responsável pela venda ou locação. Já Mary só namora “on line” e espera conhecer ser príncipe encantado, seu par feito…

CRÍTICA

Do mesmo diretor de “Licença Pra Casar” – 2007 (License to Wed) e Quatro Amigas e Um Jeans Viajante – 2005 (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Ken Kwapis acertou mais uma vez na receita do bolo, e que bolo!

Recém saído da telonas, agora é aguardar a chegada nas locadoras, ou procurar pelas salas de cinema que ainda estejam com o longa em cartaz para assistir ao drama romântico que mostra com clareza o mundo complicado da mulheres e suas infinitas ladainhas.

Quantas vezes ouvi minhas amigas dizerem que o “cara” não me merecia, ou que o cara não ligou pois estava com algum problema, em fim, sabem quantas justificativas cretinas já ouvi de amigas, tias, mães e do próprio “cretino” que ele não me ligou por algum motivo idiota, que está na cara que era uma puta mentira deslavada e ninguém, ninguém mesmo teve a “porra” da coragem de dizer que “ELE NÃO ESTAVA TÃO AFIM DE MIM”…

Conflitos amorosos, brigas homéricas entre namorados, traição, cara metade, alma gêmea, fofocas, etc. Tudo que envolve o relacionamento entre homens e mulheres é mostrado nesse longa de uma forma esclarecedora, sincera e um tanto engraçada.

Não é um filme para homens assistirem, mas sim, para homens corajosos o suficiente para enfrentarem as mil e uma “ladainhas” femininas e de uma vez por todas, descobrirem alguns dos vários segredos das mulheres… É vocês vão poder ver com os próprios olhos o que as mulheres fazem (pensam) no primeiro encontro, o quanto as mulheres imaginam (viajam), fantasiam (sonham) sobre os homens…

Estou exagerando um pouquinho para vocês leitores entrarem no clima, afinal é um filme para mulheres, mas os homens devem sim, assistir. O filme é bom, boas atuações, ótimas sacadas e excelente roteiro. Não vai agradar a todos, mas com certeza vai agradar o público feminino, pelo menos a parte que tem plena consciência de que as mulheres são sim mais pré dispostas a abrirem seus corações do que os homens.

O amor pode estar em qualquer lugar, mas na maioria das vezes, ele se mostra nos momentos menos esperados… Basicamente é disso que o filme se trata. Não adianta nada escolhermos o par perfeito, a pessoa certa, o cara ideal, a mulher dos sonhos, ou como já ouvi por aí, a  “mulher da minha vida”…  Pelo amor de Deus, como ela pode ser a mulher da sua vida se você a viu somente uma vez?

São as pequenas coisas, os gestos, as atitudes, as palavras, que definem a essência de uma pessoa, de fato Conor acaba percebendo isso no final da história, quando sem ter uma puta idéia, ele acaba esbarrando naquela que seria sua mulher e mãe dos seus filhos, e ironicamente, eles já se conheciam…

bom filme…
roberta vieira
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]]> http://brainlesscrawling.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/kino-love-happens/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:58:38 +0000 chatgirl http://brainlesscrawling.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/kino-love-happens/

es gibt filme, welche man sich im kino ansehen muss … dann wiederum gibt es filme, bei denen es ausreichend ist 1-2 jahre zu warten bis diese im fernsehen ausgestrahlt werden … beim heutigen film, love happens (mit jennifer aniston und aaron eckhart in den hauptrollen), bedarf es einer weiteren kategorie: sogar für’s fernsehen zu schade!

angepriesen als liebesfilm mit jennifer darling-der-nation aniston entpuppt sich der film relativ rasch als ungewollte seelenheilsuche seitens aaron … vermutlich eher geschmackssache, aber ein sympathieträger ist aaron nicht wirklich … insofern ist die hauptthematik der geschichte eher mühsam und langwierig, das liebeselement kommt zu kurz … schade, jennifer!

so, jetzt schreib ich den heurigen weihnachtsbrief ans christkind: ich wünsche mir einen kakadu!
(und vom weihnachtsmann wünsch ich mir jennifers aussehen ; ))

Jennifer at London's Heathrow Airport

Guess Jennifer Aniston’s going to miss out on an authentic American Thanksgiving feast now that she’s in England.  The 40-year-old California native arrived from Los Angeles with none other than 32-year-old British hunk Orlando Bloom. They avoided being photographed together except for one photograph snapped by the team at Splash News.

Credit: Splash News

Jennifer looks really good for her age and seems like a really nice woman.  I still wish Brad Pitt hadn’t left her. I’m sure her diet has something to do with her looks.  Perhaps that’s why she’s impressed British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. He’s asked her to do a cookbook!

Jennifer Aniston with Jamie and Jules Oliver

“Jen prides herself on planning dinner parties for friends and has dozens of recipes she’s come up with on her own..,” Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the National Enquirer magazine.

“They are always emailing each other. He sends her new recipes to try and she shares some of her favourites with him,” an insider added.

Now for you ladies out there wanting a bod like Jen’s. Look no further.  The actress gave away some of her beauty secrets a while back (GQ Magazine’s January 2009 issue) and I’ve got them right here.

Yeah, I’m almost certain they airbrushed her quite a bit, but that’s not new in the beauty world anyway.  Jennifer loves practicing yoga. Which celebrity doesn’t practice yoga? I, personally, prefer pilates, but that’s just me.  She’s also into following the Zone Diet & the South Beach Diet. They’re similar diets, but the Zone Diet is ridiculously time consuming to follow, however, if you’re rich, just hire a personal chef to do it for you.

Let’s just hope she finds love again and this time – permanently.  The last quote from the past is interesting because Brad Pitt ended up having lots of children with new love Angelina Jolie.

Quote from the past:

The first time I kissed Brad my knees went weak I literaly lost my breath!I couldn’t have found a better man than Brad. He still opens door’s for me and brings me flowers.He’s the sweetest goofball on the planet.

Brad is the kindest person I know and the sweetest goofball on the planet. I always thought two children, but Brad wants seven. – Jennifer Aniston

I don’t have a religion. I believe in a God. I don’t know what it looks like but it’s MY god. My own interpretation of the supernatural. – Jennifer Aniston

عکس های جنیفر آنیستون و روز شکرگزاری در لندن

Bradley Cooper–a leading hotterson?

APPEARANCE: 4

I: Bradley Cooper is fine, dude! He’s so classically gorge with his sexy blondish hair and blue eyes. He’s very California to me, all tan and square-jawed and the like. And I like that he’s kind of been under the radar for a while so he’s fine without being on the cover of every People magazine or whatever. His nonsense with Scarlett Johansson in HJNTIY was almost forgivable he was so fine! I’d give him my number too.

L: I do NOT find Bradley Cooper attractive! He looks fake! I was surprised that Jennifer Connelly and Scar.Jo would fight over him in HJNTIY. He looks too short and preppy for me, and his face is too triangular. But I can see how people would be into his pointy face.

I: Wait a minute, WHAT?? I can’t belee your stern, matter-of-fact tone re: “I do NOT find Bradley Cooper attractive!” With an exclamation and all! OHEMGEE and you get all hot and bothered for Seth Rogen. I’m DYEENG here.

L: LOL – I will never live down Seth Rogen’s 4!

PORTFOLIO: 3

L: Wasn’t he Ben in Wet Hot American Summer? If yes, I approve of that. I want him to do more stuff like that that downplays his looks. Then I might find him more attractive. I definitely give him props for kissing Michael Ian Black.

I: Yes! He had sex with Michael Ian Black in WHAS and it was awesome. He’s buds with MIB and M.Show in real life, man! I think he was in one of their Stella sketches. That’s extra fine because that means he’s foxy AND funny/cool enough to hang out with those dudes. Ugh, I’m like orgasming all over the place. He really needs to take it up a notch with a classic romcom or something to really solidify him as a leading hotterson of 2009-2010.

CHOICES: 3

I: I think it’s inevitable that as his fame grows, he’ll become more sleazy with the ladies! He’s already rumored to be humping Jennifer Aniston, and of course, she didn’t deny it but HE made a John Mayer-esque public statement about how he’s NOT dating Jen.An. Why do dudes feel he need to publicly dismiss her left and right? Anyway, he’s kind of a flooz and has also been rumored to be with Cameron Diaz and Renee Zellweger. Meh. However! He’s from PA and has an English degree from Georgetown. E! Be in my study group, B.Coop!

L: Why are all these dudes hatin’ on J.An? They don’t know shit about fuck. That only loses him points. If he had stood, loud and proud, and screamed, “I love this woman and I don’t care who knows it!” about J.An on the screen at a baseball game, I would find him more attractive.

PERSONALITY: 3

L: Well, since you painted him as a hornball in the last section, I see him roaming the Ultimate Party, searching for young girls to snare with his charms and then tosses their number way post-whoopee, a la Troy Dyer. Those young girls = us! But I refuse to be caught up in his young, California George Clooney ways! Maybe if he brought J. An as his date and was devoted and true to her all night, I would find him more attractive.

I: What if you refused to invite B.Coop and then at the UP, M.Show and MIB are like, “Wait, wait… London didn’t invite B.Coop? What’s up with that?”? And then M.Show and MIB looked at each other and subtly rolled their eyes and nodded toward the door and were like, “We’re outta here!” and dropped their red plastic cups on the floor?? Bradley Cooper can use ME in the boudoir while you’re entertaining the rest of our guests and you’d be none the wiser! I say, let him stay, man.

L: OMG NO! I don’t want Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black scoffing at me for scoffing at Bradley! Okay, fine, you take one for the team and do B.C. while I juggle for the rest of the fine-ass guests.

ROMANTIC POTENTIAL: 3.5

I: Maybe B.Coop denied dating Jen.An because they’re just good friends and he didn’t want to ruin his friendship with her? True, it would be foxier if these dudes said something, “I wish! I’m not that lucky!” when the media claimed they were dating Jen.An and charmed the masses with their humble ways. But still, I think he’d be foxy in bed even if he DID toss my number off the deck as he left my house. I’ll risk it!

L: I can see him being good in bed if you’re into him… Oh, me. I’m going to look at a series of B.Coop pics and try to picture it… Hmm. Okay, he’s not that bad looking when he appears rugged. He’s still too pointy for me. But it’s too late for this assessment! At any rate, I admit he does seem like he’d be a good boyfriend to whoever he’s with.

SUGGESTIONS

L: Look rugged more often. Get dumped by Jennifer Aniston. Have more sex with Michael Ian Black.

I: BWA. I suggest he really play up his leading man potential. Make me swoon!

FINAL GRADE: 16.5/25 B

Ich habe die Tage ein geniales neues Blog entdeckt: The Daily What. Also nicht wundern, dass die nächsten Fundstücke alle von der selben Seite stammen, aber die sind zum Teil einfach zu großartig, um sich Euch vorzuenthalten.

#50 Cartman + Christopher Walken + Lady Gaga = Awesome (via)
Das ultimative Pokerface Mashup bestehend aus dem original Video von Lady Gaga, Christopher Walkens Lesung (via) und dem Ausschnitt aus der South Park Folge S13E11, in der Cartman Poker Face singt.  Unbedingt ansehen!

#51 2002 – 2009: Oh, how far we’ve come. (via)

The Times They Are A-Changin’…

#52 Luke (via)

Eigentlich sollte man den besten Star Wars Teil ja nicht durch den SojaKakao ziehen…trotzdem lustig.

#53 NosePod (via)
Ist höchstwahrscheinlich ein Fake, aber allein die Idee dazu ist das Posting wert. Ein Kind baut eine Boombox, indem es sich Kopfhörer in die Nase steckt und den Hohlraum im Mund quasi als Verstärker benutzt. Ich will es nicht ausprobieren, klappt wahrscheinlich sowieso nicht, aber wie gesagt: Die Idee kann alles.

#54 untitled (via)

Alguém me diz o que a Jennifer Aniston tem na cabeça de deixar escapar um bophe bapho desse? Oi? Eu quero?

Capa e recheio da revista Details.

Lindo demais e esse braço tatuado … ai ai

Esquece logo o Brad Jennifer!

São raros e poucos que ficam bem em uma regata dessa.

Assista entrevista com ele aqui.

Would a pup by any other name be as naughty?!   I have been a regular attendee of the dog park for about 6 months now.  In that time I have come across many dogs, with incredibly varied names.  I’m sure we all have our preferences, but I really enjoy dogs that have human names, like Dave, Tyler and Norman.  I also love food related names, (obviously)!  Like Tim Tam, Tuna, Chili, and Poutine.  Yep!  Those are all real dog names from my local park!

I find many names to be completely annoying however (and god help me if I offend any of my dog-loving friends here)

First and foremost: MARLEY.    I am sorry, but if you have named your dog Marley post 2008 when the Jennifer Aniston movie came out, I really have no respect for you.  I can excuse the name choice after the 2005 book -maybe- but after a blockbuster film, it’s just crazy.  It’s quite possibly the most unoriginal name ever.  I know people love their dogs, and it was a lovely book and movie, but it never fails that anytime you’re at a dog park there is at LEAST 1 dog there with this name, and I have even been at the park when there were 3 Marleys at once.

Oliver: I actually love the name Oliver, and if my dear readers recall, it was my name of choice for little Timmy!  I even had a poll!  But am I ever glad I changed it.  We have at least 3 Olivers at my local park.  That just gets difficult for practical reasons!

Maggie:  Its a good dog name really, its just way, way too common.

According to the Veterinary Pet Insurance Company, here are the top 10 dog names (male and female) for last year:

1 MAX   MOLLY

2 BUDDY  BELLA

3 JAKE  LUCY

4 BAILEY   MAGGIE

5 ROCKY   DAISY

6 CHARLIE   SADIE

7 JACK   CHLOE

8 TOBY      SOPHIE

9 CODY      BAILEY

10 BUSTER   ZOE

11 DUKE      LOLA

12 COOPER   ABBY

13 HARLEY   GINGER

14 RILEY   ROXY

15 BEAR   GRACIE

16 MURPHY     COCO

17 LUCKY     SASHA

18 TUCKER    ANGEL

19 SAM   LILY

20 OLIVER    PRINCESS

I don’t know about you, but in my experience, this list is quite accurate!  In any case, while Tim Tam may be an unconventional name that no one seems to hear or pronounce clearly,  I am still happy with our name choice, and little Timmy seems to enjoy it as well!

]]> http://horiwood.com/2009/11/25/kendra-wilkinson-is-very-pregnant/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:44:41 +0000 horiwood http://horiwood.com/2009/11/25/kendra-wilkinson-is-very-pregnant/

Kendra Wilkinson is very very pregnant and the mom-to-be perhaps deserves a magazine cover of her own. However, US Weekly would rather fabricate a story instead, blaming musician/ singer/ songwriter John Mayer for Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston’s supposedly unstable romantic statuses.

Because delusional storytelling is better than actual reality with many American tabloid editors, Kendra Wilkinson’s pregnant belly (which is real when this John Mayer story isn’t) gets relegated to the side bar, of US Weekly’s magazine cover.

Oh well… having triplets next time Kendra just might do the trick. You know how Hollywood works! It really is that fickle and crazy. But at John Mayer’s expense, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston both say thanks very much to US Weekly Magazine this week.

John Mayer is Aniston’s best bet to land covers these days at all, now that Angelina Jolie has Barack Obama and Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt to get through the media publicity hoops this week, who are all riding Jolie’s back for more fame and popularity in some way. Angelina is amazing how she can handle it effortlessly and raise six children, when Jenn… well… she just has to worry about herself and manipulating her next cover.

US Magazine have gone for an ‘adults’ New Moon styled, love triangle to sell their mag this week with Twilight’s love triangle dominating the box office and entertainment news. Not a bad move from US Magazine at all. Poor Kendra.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.24.09~

Fonte: Revista Quem Acontece

A atriz tem um cão que precisa tomar injeções com frequência e o tratamento deixa a estrela triste

Jennifer posou com Norman

Jennifer Aniston chora quando seu cão toma injeções, revelou uma pessoa próxima à atriz à revista “National Enquirer”.  “Sempre que um técnico veterinário chega em sua casa para dar uma injeção no cachorro dela, Norman, Jennifer desaba e foge da sala até que tudo termine.”Jennifer corre de volta para a sala assim que o tratamento do bicho chega ao fim para confortá-lo. Norman, um Corgi-mix Terrier, está ficando velho e sofre de uma série de problemas de saúde, incluindo artrite.

Recentemente, a atriz levou seu cão ao set de filmagens do longa "The Bounty"

Para aliviar sua dor, a estrela de Hollywood gasta US$ 250 ( cerca de 450 reais) por semana em massagem, Reiki e acupuntura.  “Norman tem sido companhia constante de Jennifer durante todas as suas perturbações emocionais, mas ele sofre de dor nas articulações. Jennifer não quer apenas dar remédios a ele, então ela optou por também colocá-lo em uma espécie de spa canino. “

Jennifer Aniston (Born 1969 in Sherman Oaks, Ca) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Television and Film Actress best known for her longtime starring role as Rachel on the classic TV sitcom “Friends”. Her Hollywood career began in 1990 and her Television roles, in addition to “Friends”, includes “Quantum Leap”, “Ferris Bueller”, “South Park”, “King of the Hill”, “30 Rock” and others. To date, she has enjoyed a very lucrative Film career which includes roles in “Office Space”, “The Break-Up”, “Along came Polly”, “Derailed”, “Rock Star”, “The Good Girl”, “The Object of my Affection”, “Bruce Almighty”, “Rumor has It”, “Marley and Me”, “He’s just not that in to you”, “Love Happens” and many others. She is the daughter of longtime “Days of our Lives” actor John Aniston. To date, she has been nominated for 6 Emmy Awards with one win, and 2 Golden Globe Awards, with one win, with both wins being for her role on “Friends”.

Autograph #252 in Collection.

Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s celebrity hatred game becomes a Thanksgiving tradition.

Since I moved to the Big Apple, Thanksgiving has become my all-time favorite holiday.  Instead of traveling to spend stress-induced time with family, I gather friends in my home for a big meal.  After we pile our plates with food and pour copious amounts of wine, we go around the table and announce the person we would most like to spit on.  That’s right, we don’t waste time being sappy and thankful.  Instead, we use it as an opportunity to vent frustration with famous faces.  The Spit List as we call it has a long and storied history, having been created by Susan and me in our days at Condé Nast.  CLICK HERE to read a full excerpt about the origins, including a peek inside the famed Condé Nast cafeteria, and a dig at Chloe Sevigny.

For those of you rushing to adopt the game as a conversation starter at your own feast and too busy to read the excerpt, let me give a quick overview of the ground rules:

• Spitting on someone is a real commitment based upon a visceral reaction; it comes from the gut.  There really is no rhyme or reason—so there’s no arguing allowed once someone announces their “spitee.”  They are allowed to give some background, but not required to defend their choice per se.
• You can only spit on famous people—someone that you might see on a red carpet.  It can’t be Bob in accounting.
• Your Spit List doesn’t have to be long, and people can move on and off the list over time.  Scarlett Johansson was on my very first list, but has moved off.

Friends who have enjoyed The Spit List game at my table report that it has become like a drug for them—they spend all year looking forward to creating their list.  If they miss Thanksgiving at my house, they phone or email in their entry.  Some have tried exporting it to their family gatherings with limited success.  My friend Aimee spent some time in Liberia but was frustrated in her attempts to explain the game to citizens of a post-war torn republic.

Over the years, we have had quite a diverse group of honorees—Jennifer Aniston has moved on and off various people’s lists; not surprisingly both Suze Orman and Oprah have appeared more than once.  I imagine at least Oprah will be back this year.

Last year, Angela tried expanding it beyond just celebrities to broader concepts like the “blogosphere.”  The judges are still out on whether pop culture concepts will be a permanent category addition to The Spit List.

This year I’m extra lucky—two of my perennial Spit List favorites have collided: the Vampires of Twilight and Dakota Fanning.  I’m already getting choked up.

Have a heartwarming holiday, and do report back on your own Spit List.

Excerpt from Alphabet City’s Episode 11: Bold Faced Names

Impressed by Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston’s culinary skills, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has asked her to come up with a cookbook.

Oliver is reportedly amazed by former ‘Friends’ star’s kitchen skills and has asked her to get serious about her cooking obsession.

“Jen prides herself on planning dinner parties for friends and has dozens of recipes she’’s come up with on her own..,” Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the National Enquirer magazine.

“They are always emailing each other. He sends her new recipes to try and she shares some of her favourites with him,” an insider added.

2004 was a hard call to make, especially as someone who spent the majority of her life dreaming of living in Boston, living in Boston, and now, planning to go back to Boston. The Red Sox winning the World Series and breaking the curse in 2004 is high on the list of things that I am thrilled to have been able to witness.

2004 also saw some pretty good films with Super Size Me and Napoleon Dynamite. The latter resulted in every high school student I know incessantly quoting the film for months. (“But my lips hurt real bad!”, and “Whatever I feel like I wanna do, God!”, seem to be the most memorable). Garden State, if I remember correctly, also ruled my life. (And its soundtrack ruled the CD player of my borrowed car that fall). These were all thoroughly enjoyable and everything, but my final decision was the television show Friends.

Friends began in 1994 and followed the stories of 6 twenty-something best friends; Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox Arquette), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), and Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc).

I’m sure that everybody knows the basic story line of Friends, so I won’t get into it. Basically, it was a stand-out during the mid-1990’s height of sitcoms. It was funny, it was simple, it portrayed a life that I could only dream of, and the characters were wildly attractive. I never had “The Rachel” haircut, but I have taken photos of Ms. Aniston to the hairdresser with me before, and I’ve always dreamed of having a purple kitchen like Monica’s.

Friends makes the cut because not only did I love the show, I loved it for years on end. I loved the characters and I loved following their lives and relationships. I’m not sure if I was ever truly invested in it as a show that I had to watch every single Thursday night when a new episode aired, but I know I did often make a point to watch it — and part of me finding and enjoying the show probably had everything to do with the fact that it aired on Thursday nights: The only night a week  that I could count on having off from gymnastics.

Not that the day of the original airing really mattered: the show reran in syndication an unreal amount through the early ’00s.

Friends is an easy show to like, and that’s probably why I like it. Sometimes it’s nice to just be entertained by enjoyable characters. While I do like viewing and reading things that require considerable critical thought (though, as a handful of professors will tell you, getting me to enjoy viewing and reading in such a way was not an easy task), but more than that, I enjoy being entertained. I like being able to take a story at face value and laugh at it. I loved the immature antics of Joey and Chandler and their open indulgence in simple things: television, take-out, porn, and ceramic dogs. I loved the materialistic side of Rachel: I could never be that vain if I tried, but I like the idea that maybe it doesn’t make you a bad person if you are. And, if I’m being honest, I loved the romantic story lines with Ross & Rachel and Monica & Chandler. I spent 10 years rooting for Ross and Rachel, and so did you.

I cried when I watched the Friends finale, because I had invested countless hours into these characters, and it was time to move on. (I cry when I finish books, too, because it’s like my new book-friends die when the story is over).

While there might not be anything seemingly ground-breaking about the show, it is the only show that I can think of (with a possible exception of It’s Always Sunny) that has ever had a true ensemble cast. All 6 friends played an equal acting role, and in each others fictional lives. They broke ground when they lobbied to all be paid the same per episode salary (Schwimmer and Aniston took pay cuts in order for this to happen), and ultimately, the show was probably so believable because of things like that. Friends felt genuine because the cast members were, in actuality, friends.

I will admit right now that I proudly own at least two seasons on DVD and at least four “Best of Friends” DVDS… and a trivia game…

One of my personal favorite scenes (though it’s impossible to choose).

So, so much blogging from a 72 hr. visit, no??  Shows mama needs to get outta dodge, right? Can’t write if nothing ever happens in your life, right???  So, my point? Perhaps this weekend can be classified as a ‘business expense’? lol

Arrived at around 8pm on Friday night. Robin and I met Ashley in the Not Soho Hotel Bar. Quick pomegranate margarita and ‘get dressed for night out’ frenzy.  It reminded me of college.  Dumped out suitcases and shared clothing while listening to some Prince. No children or dogs anywhere to be found. Ahhhh.  I ended up wearing a cute gray sleeveless top with long knotted metal chain necklace that I got at the Nordie’s sale that I wasn’t even invited to with my Citizen’s “Kelly” jeans and gray platform peep toe shoe/booties!  Hair behaved. Face was okay. All in all, I was READY to go!

Poor Ashley was trying to accommodate 2 other women who kept saying ‘oh, we don’t really care where we go’ and then shot down her suggestions.  Like Pastis. Which is French. And not Bistro French. Fancy French.  Yes, I know about it b/c it’s in my magazines but sorry, no French food (sauces and fanciness. blech)…Nobu?  Sadly, no reservations (they say ‘fully committed’ which makes me smile)  We ended up at a Jennifer Aniston fav called Da Silvano.

this logo cracks me up!

Adorable. Italian. Intimate and cozy. Rob and I should totally go there sometime Had an interesting experience. Our waiter was immediately annoyed by us and gave us away to another waiter!  Wine list, all bottles. Someone Ashley asked for a sauvingnon blanc and the dude sneered and said ‘never heard of it’…we were all quietly like ‘WTF?’ and then realized we tried to get a French wine in an Italian restaurant. Hoenstly, it that a ‘thing’?? Whatever. I was about to ask if they had a nice White Zin and then caught the side eye ‘I cut a bitch’ look from Ashley! LOL  SO, when the wine came (something white and Italian, who knows?) we realized it was a different waiter!  Have never had one ‘quit’ before. And it wasn’t a case of one guy does the bevvies, another does food. The place is far too small for that. He just decided to hand us over to another guy.  Which ended up being good b/c the new guy looked like McDreamy’s Italian cousin.  He had the same hair (mmm), eyes, and nose.  And even that little sexy smirk thingy.  So, things worked out! lol  Good food. Cute waiter. Happy me.

Next stop?  A packed bar called ‘Employees Only’…so packed that we had to wait outside for a bit. My little New Yorker insider Ash was incredulous. Don’t they know who she is?? I felt like it must be b/c of me.  Straight out of Knocked Up. You know the scene and here’s the clip, one of my FAVS…trying to get into the bar and it’s the preggo (the dreaded and dreadful Katherine Heigl) and the older sister versus the warehouse guy on The Office:

Doorman: I know… you’re right. I’m so sorry, I fuckin’ hate this job. I don’t want to be the one to pass judgement, decide who gets in. Shit makes me sick to my stomach, I get the runs from the stress. It’s not cause you’re not hot, I would love to tap that ass. I would tear that ass up. I can’t let you in cause you’re old as fuck. For this club, you know, not for the earth.
Debbie: What?
Doorman: You old, she pregnant. Can’t have a bunch of old pregnant bitches running around. That’s crazy, I’m only allowed to let in five percent black people. He said that, that means if there’s 25 people here I get to let in one and a quarter black people. So I gotta hope there’s a black midget in the crowd.

Eventually got in…battled the bathroom line while Robin got the drinks. She and I got so-f*cking-strong-undrinkable tequila based cocktails (Ash had a blood red vodka thingy w/mint).  Ash also had to battle the tiny Indian/Pakinstani man who was dancing behind her, um, behind. Someone not me, not Robin dubbed him “Dr. Rajid’.  At one point, Robin and I were drunkenly trying to pour club soda into our drinks to make them drinkable and were pretty much just watering our shoes and the floor. Got some on Ashley…she picked up her leg to inspect and Dr. Rajid came over to touch it and said ‘your legging eezz ex-squeeze-it’…we died.

Had to escape from there. Ended up at 230 5th. Officially one of my favorite-bars-in-the-world.  Rooftop bar, looks out at the Empire State Building. Since it’s chilly, they have the heat lamps thingys AND…SNUGGIES. Well, hooded robes. All red.  We looked a bit like the folks in NEW MOON (you knew I had to mention it at some point, right?) in the festival scene in Volterra!  I was snug in my Snuggie, having a delicious Bellini…it was like a little slice of heaven, right there in Manhattan!  Here’s a pic of Robin and me…all cuddled. We look like luvahs.

If Ashley had been in this, it would have been perfect!

Como vocês sabem, enquanto não estou aqui dando dicas pra vocês, sou maquiadora de moda e publicidade. Além disso, também faço maquiagem social. O que quer dizer: faço make e cabelo para festas, casamento, etc.
Estamos no fim do ano e fico impressionada com a quantidade de casamentos em São Paulo nessa época. Meus sábados tem sido entre pincéis, escovas, sombras e secadores.
Com toda essa história, quero chegar em um assunto específico: calor X cabelo.
Com o verão, vem as chuvas e vocês sabem que a umidade é inimiga dos fios no lugar. Aí, algumas mulheres querem porque querem ir ao um casamento com baby liss e cabelo solto. Me desculpe, mas nessas horas eu sou bem honesta: vai chegar linda e depois de 1 hora vai tombar tudo.
Não existe milagre minha gente. Se você curte um cabelão ondulado e solto, pense pelo menos na possibilidade de ele ser meio preso ou um rabo de cavalo. Coque, com esse calor, é a salvação. Não precisa ser nada careta (aliás, abaixo a caretisse). Falo isso em prol da sua beleza e conforto. Pense na possibilidade de outros penteados, outras formas de se sentir tão bonita sem deixar o cabelão solto grudando nas costas (eeeccaa)!!
Aqui vão algumas idéias que podem ficar incríveis para uma festa de fim de ano, para madrinhas, convidadas de um casamento e até noivas.

COQUE

Natalie Portman

A Natalie Portman normalmente está com o cabelo curtinho, no máximo na altura dos ombros e mesmo assim ela arrasa nos penteados. Esse é um coque eu que eu adoro. Você faz um coque e depois “suja” um pouco. Isso quer dizer, puxa umas mexinhas, como se estivesse meio bagunçado, depois “tasca” spray e tá pronta e linda. Dica meninas, esse penteado é SUPER fácil de fazer e fica moderno e bem bacana.

Natalie Portman

Esse coque é bem legal para quem tem franja mais curtinha, porque a tiara ou uma faixa de cabelo enfeita e ajuda a segurar a franjinha.

Hayden Panettiere

Esse coque parece ser suuuuper complicado, mega trabalhado, mas não é tão difícil não! Você faz um coque meio solto e ao invés de prender todo o cabelo, você vai trabalhando as mechas, vai prendendo uma a uma e fica essa textura linda de cabelo.

Natalie Portman

Ela de novo. Essa também é uma solução para quem tem franjinha e não quer prender. Pode colocar de lado e passar spray ou um pouco de gel.

Charlize Theron

E o coque da Charlize é o clássico. Super puxado, nenhum fio fora do lugar e lindíssimo!

RABO DE CAVALO

Jennifer Aniston

O rabo de cavalo da Jennifer Aniston é lindo. Alto em cima e no meio da cabeça. Para fazer esse rabo de cavalo, você desfia o cabelo na parte de cima da cabeça e depois coloca a franja por cima, assim não da pra ver o desfiado. Você pode deixar todo o cabelo preso ou deixar uns fios solto na frente.

Drew Barrymore

O rabo de cavalo da Drew é mais clássico, até meio retrô. É só fazer uma escova bem feita, deixando as pontas viradas e depois fazer um rabo na altura média da cabeça.
O acabamento pode ser feito com o próprio cabelo.

Diane Kruger

Adoro esses penteados que parecem que não fizeram NADA, mas pode acreditar: fez sim.
Faça um textura marcada no cabelo e depois disfie um pouco a raiz para dar volume. Feito isso, faça um rabo de cavalo lateral e bem baixo.
Fica moderno e ao mesmo tempo super bonito.

I’m not really a Mark Wahlberg fan. As a matter of  fact, I think he is one of the worst actors for hire today. He has one style…and that is intense. If he’s not intense, he’s not good. So when he is in a movie like “Shooter” or “Three Kings”, where he can be in fighting mode, he’s not bad. But you put him in a drama? Boooring. Except for maybe “Boogie Nights”, but that was more of an ensemble film and he IS kinda boring in that movie also.

So Wahlberg has very little to offer and I see that he is playing the father role in the upcoming Peter Jackson film, “The Lovely Bones.” So now I need something…ANYTHING…to show me that he CAN actually act. Because after seeing “The Happening” last summer, I have my serious doubts that he can possibly be the best choice for the father in such a serious film based on a very serious book. So, on someone’s recommendation, I decided to check out “Rock Star.” And now I am pretty sure that his role in “The Lovely Bones” is gonna be a disaster.

But we’ll have to wait to see about that. What I can say about “Rock Star” is that it’s not bad. And it’s a truly great role for Wahlberg! He IS the star in this movie and he plays the role well enough. The only problem is…it’s not a really deep role. It’s a single note role about a guy who has a dream to be the lead singer of a band and eventually he becomes the lead singer. There is much drama between he and his girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston), he and his tribute bandmates and he and the band he joins called “Steel Dragon.” Eventually it all gets worked out and the movie ends in a tight little package where everyone gets what they want and all is well in “Rock Star” land. It’s not a bad film at all (I actually really enjoyed it!) and, as you can imagine, it has a really great soundtrack. But there is not a lot more to it than that.

So “Rock Star” is good date movie fare, but I would hardly call it a “drama”. So now I’m concerned for “The Lovely Bones”. I love the book and there is so much talent in the film with Jackson directing and stars such as Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon & Racehl Weisz, that I worry that he might drag the whole thing down to mediocrity. Which would be sad.

Overall Rating: B
Wahlberg’s Performance: B
Odds that Wahlberg will drag down “The Lovely Bones”: More than likely

vivian:
some girl is trying to get revenge on my brother. not sure why. we spend the entire dream kind of trying to escape her. or maybe it’s not revenge; maybe she is trying to stop him in his tracks so he won’t do something. don’t remember. all i remember is the last part of the dream although the dream itself was massively long. we were trying to escape her and were in a pool (?), and i guess everything she did was futile (by the way, i think “she” was freaking jennifer aniston), and we’d basically come to the conclusion that she wouldn’t actually be able to stop him. but finally, she says she has a secret weapon, and her secret weapon is this giant green laser. the pool we’re at is like, surrounded by people, and when she pulls it out, everyone kind of gasps. green lasers are kind of weird in real life because some of them have been designed to be so strong that they can make people go blind or they can shoot into the sky for what seems like infinitey. anyway. this particular green laser was bigger than those laser pointers and yet another degree removed, because it could cut people in half, apparently. so. she pulls this green laser weapon out, and we’re like, “oh shit!” and dive towards the bottom of the swimming pool and try to stay there because the lasers are refracted by the water. as i was down there, it seemed like someone — i think my mom, although she was like a white lady, i think — had her voice in my head. it was like she was talking to me psychically, but the things she was saying sounded like thoughts coming straight from her head as opposed to things she was saying to me personally. weird. anyway, the voice was like, hoping i would stay down there because who knows where jennifer aniston would shine the laser and she didn’t want me to be hit by it and cut in half!

anyway, the dream ends there kind of, but then part two shows up. part two is like… the beginning of a new movie, whereas the end of the laser thing (although it doesn’t reach a real conclusion it seems) is the end of the first movie. in the new movie, i’m watching third-person ish, like i’m watching a movie. andy chen and someone else are in a kitchen, and they’re washing dishes. my feet touch the floor of the kitchen and it’s like mud; i’m not really there, i don’t think, because they don’t notice me. they’re talking and saying, “every time we move into a new place, it’s so dirty.” the end.

inspiration: walked by a club with green lasers (like you’d see at a rave) shooting out of its doorway, and i thought it was scary case those things are scary (some green lasers made people go blind at a rave in russia, ha).

So I’ve had John Mayer’s new album Battle Studies for almost two weeks. Right when I got it, I listened through every single song not skipping ahead and giving each its deserved attention. My first thoughts: this album is really… weak. There was nothing that blew me away. The songs were nice yeah, but where was the raw John Mayer. Everything was so soft. Too soft. Too girly? What did Jennifer Aniston DO TO YOU?! I was disappointed because we all know that John Mayer writes loves songs and such, but he has so much potential to do more.

I let the album grow on me a little bit. If I would’ve made my review post then, I would’ve bashed it and become a hypocrite. While there are some songs that make me go wtf?! on the album, there are some that I like.

There are 11 tracks. I like about 7 so far. Meaning I rate this album 7/11

Best songs:

• Assassin
• Edge of Desire
• Half of My Heart ft. Taylor Swift
• Heartbreak Warfare
• War of My Life

Tickets for John Mayer in Seattle go on sale tomorrow. I’m crossing my fingers that my brother will buy me tickets I have yet to see him live and I would really love to.

This is a new one from the geniuses at In Touch Weekly.

Rather than simply making up Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston rumors as they normally do (see Brad running back to her, or their secret meeting earlier this fall), the popular supermarket tabloid magazine is entering the prediction business.

Brad and Jen may not be back together yet, but according to In Touch intel, you can rest assured they will. The headline says it all: YES, THEY’LL REUNITE!

If that doesn’t convince you, we don’t know what will … CONTINUE…