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Can You Tell the Difference Between The Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:13:58 PST

Welcome to my Harry Potter countdown! We're now 11 days away from the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, so in continuing with my theme of 12 days of Harry Potter (yesterday I asked you which book is your favorite), I have some more fun for you: a new game! Just identify the photos from either Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or the upcoming Deathly Hallows. You'll get a new set of photos each time, so be sure to keep playing to quiz yourself. Click here or below to play, and have fun!

New Moon, The Hangover Lead MTV Movie Awards Noms

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:35:57 PDT

This morning I gave you a little taste of the nominees for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards with the Best Kiss contenders, but now the full list is out! Naturally, the Twilight kids are all over these categories, but New Moon also gets some lofty competition from movies like The Hangover, The Proposal, and Avatar. With categories like "Best WTF Moment" and "Best Scared-as-S**t Performance," we're definitely not in Oscar season anymore, but with the show's history of shenanigans and Aziz Ansari playing host, it should be a night of fun.

Voting is now open so be sure to give some love to your favorite contenders - but good luck trying to edge out the Twi-hards. Check out the full list of nominees when you

BEST KISS
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, The Runaways
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, New Moon
Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner, Valentine's Day
Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington, Avatar

BEST VILLAIN
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Helena Bonham Carter, Alice in Wonderland
Ken Jeong, The Hangover
Stephen Lang, Avatar
Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

BEST WTF MOMENT
Betty White "feels up" Sandra Bullock in The Proposal.
Bill Murray plays himself in Zombieland.
Isabel Lucas uses her robot tongue to hook up with Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Ken Jeong pops up naked in The Hangover.
Megan Fox projectile vomits in Jennifer's Body.

BIGGEST BADASS STAR
Angelina Jolie
Channing Tatum
Chris Pine
Rain
Sam Worthington

BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Alison Lohman, Drag Me to Hell
Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer's Body
Jesse Eisenberg, Zombieland
Katie Featherston, Paranormal Activity
Sharlto Copley, District 9

BEST BREAKOUT STAR
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Chris Pine, Star Trek
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Logan Lerman, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Quinton Aaron, The Blind Side
Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Amanda Seyfried, Dear John
Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Kristen Stewart, New Moon
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Zoe Saldana, Avatar

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Channing Tatum, Dear John
Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Robert Pattinson, New Moon
Taylor Lautner, New Moon
Zac Efron, 17 Again

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Ben Stiller, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Bradley Cooper, The Hangover
Ryan Reynolds, The Proposal
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR
Daniel Radcliffe
Johnny Depp
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner

BEST MOVIE
Alice in Wonderland
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hangover
New Moon

Photo courtesy of MTV

What Do You Know About Wild Stars of Oscar-Nominated Films?

PetSugar — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:34 PST

In preparation for Sunday's show, let's offer early congratulations to the AHA Pawscar winners! (If you've forgotten, the American Humane Association is the organization verifying the line "No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Movie.") Of the Oscar-nominated flicks starring animals this year, they honored Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I learned some fun facts about the animals used in filming - see how much you know and get started now!
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Take the Quiz

What Is the Best Action Movie of 2009?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:30:17 PST

2009 had an amazing Summer at the box office, and that was due in part to some amazing action flicks. Surprisingly, they weren't all blockbusters, and they weren't all about just blowing stuff up. What was your favorite action flick of the year?

Don't forget to vote on all of my Best of 2009 polls!

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:30:18 PST

Want a new movie to curl up with this week? Today's DVD releases offer something for everyone. (And If you've seen a film you love lately, give it a review in the Movie Reviews Group - I may even feature it on the site!)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
With anticipation building for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - did you check out my sneak peek? - I fully intend on watching the most recent chapter one more time. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hasn't been my favorite movie in the series, thus far, but I still enjoyed it due to the special effects and the raging hormones between the main characters, which was fun to watch. This time Harry is coping with his godfather's death and the pressure of Hogwarts, so the themes are decidedly darker (and at times, even scary). If you're a fanatic, check out the two-disc version which includes a peek at Universal's "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" theme park. I've already seen a short preview of the place, but I'm excited for a more in-depth look!

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Two more DVD releases to check out when you

Public Enemies
What better way to spend your weekend than with Johnny Depp? He's the big draw of Public Enemies as a rebellious 1930's gangster in Chicago trying to escape from FBI agents, particularly Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale). While I didn't love some of director Michael Mann's techniques which often felt too Hollywood-slick, Depp (and Marion Cotillard as his love interest) make the film well worth watching. Even as Depp wields his gun and takes lives, you question whether his bad-guy motives aren't so bad after all - the sign of a truly good performance. The 2-disc version includes several behind-the-scenes featurettes.

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Julie & Julia
Director Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia tells the parallel stories of Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and blogger Julie Powell (Amy Adams) who tried to recreate every recipe in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking over the course of a year. It's a cute movie, but the main reason to watch is for Streep. She's completely charming as the larger than life chef, and in my opinion, she turns in one of the best comedic female performances this year. The only downside: Adams's Powell plot gets overshadowed. As for special features, I bet YumSugar will appreciate this: the Blu-ray version includes a tour of Julia's kitchen and cooking lessons!

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Who Are the Best Dude Buddies of 2009?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:30:00 PST

There's nothing wrong with a little guy love between two guys, and 2009 brought on a new batch of bromances. Some of the pairings led to big laughs while other dudes teamed up to take on some of the year's biggest villains. Which dude buddies are your favorites?

Don't forget to vote on all of my Best of 2009 polls!

Box Office: People Love Funny People

BuzzSugar — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:30:02 PDT

Though the Judd Apatow movie Funny People opened in first place at the box office this weekend with a respectable $23.4 million, that number is "the lowest tally for a No. 1 film this Summer." It's an interesting season when Bruno's opening weekend surpasses that of a Judd Apatow-Adam Sandler-Seth Rogen film.

After the guinea pigs in G-Force took the box office crown from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last weekend, the two hit films nearly tied this time around with both hovering around the $17 million mark. Harry Potter beat G-Force by less than $1 million. The latest in family-friendly entertainment, Aliens in the Attic, took in a dismal $7.8 million over its opening weekend, though it did come in fifth at the box office, just after The Ugly Truth.

The best news comes from the indie film arena, as 500 Days of Summer and The Hurt Locker continue to have impressive per-screen averages.

Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

First Look at Iron Man 2, Joe Jonas's Breakup Tears, and Candy Spelling Disses Her Daughter

PopSugarTV — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:13:26 PDT

New Iron Man 2 clips from Comic-Con, Joe Jonas cries over Camilla Belle, and the critters of G Force take down Harry Potter at the box office.

Box Office: Guinea Pigs Take Down Wizards

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:30:56 PDT

In perhaps the first showdown ever between guinea pigs and wizards, the guinea pigs won out this weekend, as Disney's animated G-Force edged out Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at the box office. The little furry guys grossed $32.2 million to Potter's $30 million, though Half-Blood Prince has now accumulated a total of $221.8 million domestically.

The Gerard Butler-Katherine Heigl rom-com, The Ugly Truth, had a strong opening weekend as well, coming in third place with $27 million. The fourth movie in the box office top five took in dramatically less: scary movie Orphan was No. 4 with $12.7 million. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs rounded out the top five with $8.2 million.

Image courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

What Did You Think of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:44 PDT

It's no big surprise that audiences flocked to theaters all weekend long to welcome Harry and the gang back to the big screen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I thought Warner Bros. and David Yates did a fine job with the film, but there are always a few gripes, especially when you're a huge fan of the book series.

What did you think of the latest installment of the franchise? Was it a home run, or were there too many deviations from the original story? Are you still loving all the movies, or are you over the mania? Tell me what you loved, what you hated, and what you would have changed!

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.