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Grey Gardens a Grim Retelling of Odd Duo's Life

Latest incarnation has its 'flaws'

(Newser) - The riches-to-rags story of an eccentric mother and daughter—relatives of Jackie O, no less—who gained fame for their destitute existence in a 1975 documentary gets another retelling in HBO's Grey Gardens. Critics aren't overly excited:
  • The movie "fills in bittersweet blanks” left by the original documentary, writes
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Audiences Just That Into You
 Audiences Just That Into You 
Feb 8, 2009 4:16 PM CST

Audiences Just That Into You

Romantic comedy attracts female movie-goers

(Newser) - He's Just Not That Into You got plenty of attention from the ladies this weekend, earning $27.5 million to top the box office, Entertainment Weekly reports. The romantic comedy, which stars Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, and Scarlett Johansson, attracted a crowd that was—not surprisingly—80% female....

Critics Just Not That Into Flick
 Critics Just Not That Into Flick 
movie review
Feb 6, 2009 1:46 PM CST

Critics Just Not That Into Flick

'Good looks,' 'slick lines' can't save film

(Newser) - Critics are unimpressed with He’s Just Not That Into You, a romantic comedy based on the self-help book of the same name, which itself was based on a throwaway line from a Sex and the City episode. The film’s got “nothing more than good looks and a...

Globes' Fashion Winners, Losers
 Globes' Fashion 
 Winners, Losers 
OPINION
Jan 13, 2009 1:23 PM CST

Globes' Fashion Winners, Losers

The Golden Globes' fashion winners and losers

(Newser) - The statues have been doled out, but here come the real awards. The Los Angeles Times delivers Golden Globes' red carpet winners and losers:
  1. Renee Zellweger wore what can only be described as a mermaid's funeral attire—"so many shades of wrong."
  2. Anne Hathaway looked shrunken in a
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua Has Little Bite
 Beverly Hills 
 Chihuahua 
 Has Little Bite 
movie review
Oct 3, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

Beverly Hills Chihuahua Has Little Bite

Genre going to the dogs, critics moan

(Newser) - “If you’re going to make anything as ridiculous as a talking-dog movie, you might as well go all the way,” and Beverly Hills Chihuahua does just that, writes Nathan Lee in the New York Times. The story of a lapdog of luxury who finds herself among Aztec...

Barrymore, Gossip Boy Go Public

33-year-old actress pursues 21-year-old Westwick

(Newser) - Thirty-three-year-old Drew Barrymore has been pursuing 21-year-old Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick, Us Magazine reports. The pair was spotted in a clinch at a Kings of Leon concert Tuesday, their second New York rendezvous this week. The PDA continued until 6am, a witness reported, and "chemistry was there!"...

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor
 Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor 
Sep 10, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close...

Barrymore, 'Mac Guy' Split

Drew Barrymore splits with costar Justin Long

(Newser) - Drew Barrymore and actor Justin Long, best known for playing the Mac in the ubiquitous Mac-PC commercials, have called it quits after a year of dating, the actress' rep tells People. The He's Just Not That Into You costars had been inseparable, appearing on Oprah and gushing about their romance.

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run
Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run
May 13, 2008 1:32 PM CDT

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

Quick-thinking actress gets plate number of the car that hit her

(Newser) - Drew Barrymore was on the receiving end of a hit-and-run accident in West Hollywood yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actress was unharmed, and even managed to tail her assailant and snag his license-plate number. Police are looking for the driver.

Witherspoon Rises to Top of Salary List

America's latest sweetheart commands up to $20M per movie

(Newser) - Rendition was a dud, but Reese Witherspoon's peachy $15 million to $20 million fee per movie puts her atop this year’s highest-paid actress list. But she and other leading ladies—such as runner-up Angeline Jolie—often accept lower payoffs to keep their schedules packed, the Hollywood Reporter observes.

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