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Whether you're cozied up with your sweetheart or enjoying a girls' night, grab some popcorn (and chocolate) and treat yourself to the classics.Picking a movie is always a daunting task in my family. My mom and I have had to sit through our fair share of war movies with no discernible plot, while my dad and brother have patiently suffered through “Gone With The Wind.” The beauty of a good rom-com is having enough “rom” to satisfy more sentimental audiences and enough “com” to keep less romantic viewers interested. As a connoisseur of the “rom,” I can’t guarantee all the...

After delivering a scorching opening monologue at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Ricky Gervais rounded out the ceremony by laying into the room of Hollywood insiders for their complicity in the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Bringing Sandra Bullock on stage to announce the final award, Gervais said, “Our next presenter starred in Netflix’s ‘Bird Box,’ a movie where people survive by acting like they don’t see a thing. Sort of like working for Harvey Weinstein.” After the crowd erupted in boos, Gervais replied, “You did it! I didn’t, you did it!”

What It Is: The “Hollywood EGF Facial”, otherwise known as the “Penis Facial” thanks to stars like Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, who both swear by it for radiant, glowy skin Who Tried It: Jillian Ruffo, Associate Beauty Editor Why We Tried It: Let me ask you this: Would you pass up the chance to have skin that looks as smooth as Blanchett or Bullock’s? (We didn’t think so.) Level of Difficulty: 2, if you factor in very mild pain and upkeep It all started back in March, when Blanchett opened up about her skincare secret: a special facial at...

As Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc on Texas, celebrities are stepping up to do their part in contributing to relief efforts. "The Blind Side" star Sandra Bullock showed off her kind side Tuesday by contributing a whopping $1 million to the Red Cross relief effort. "There are no politics in eight feet of water," she told People. "There are human beings in eight feet of water." Comedian Kevin Hart attempted to kick off a chain reaction of donations Monday with an Instagram video where he pledged $25,000 to the Red Cross and urged others to do the same. "I...

UPDATED: The Sandra Bullock-George Clooney space epic -- fueled by adults -- does huge business in 3D; Justin Timberlake-Ben Affleck poker thriller "Runner Runner" folds with $7.6 million. Once again proving the power of older moviegoers, Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space epic Gravity debuted to a record-breaking $55.8 million in North America, the top October opening of all-time and the best three-day showing for stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Overseas, Gravity also won the weekend with a solid $27.4 million from 27 markets for a worldwide total of $83 million. Gravity's launch caps a substantial production and marketing effort by...

Miss France 2012 at the Miss Universe competition was the lovely Marie Payet. Born August 17, 1992, she grew up on the small Island of La Réunion, just off the west coast of France. This one's the sporty, adventurous type -her latest thing is surfing- and has displayed some serious musical talent as well, already recording a duet single with a more established French artist.  Marie Payet seems to have made some sort of impression in Vegas last December too, as she was a Top-10 Finalist in the Miss Universe competition- not hard to see why: More at Reaganite...

This Is What America Is Exporting To The World After watching progressively nasty videos by Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera back in the 90's I should have guessed that girls would forever prove to be Not That Innocent in the pop cultural American zeitgeist. Howard Stern and Bill Clinton also helped to dirtify the pop culture of women, but not without the help of feminists, themselves. Naomi Wolf, leading womananity spokesperson for decades, originated her career by criticizing women for wearing makeup and the poor example they set by encouraging young girls to look good - thus attracting men...

At last week’s Guys Choice Awards, Sandra Bullock joked about the “spectacular I.E.D explosion that became my personal life.” The humorous nod to the demise of her marriage to Jesse James seems to indicate that Bullock is ready to get on with her life. However, James might not make that simple, as he allegedly has plans to move to Austin, Texas. In an interview with In Touch Weekly, James’ ex-wife Janine Lindemulder said that even though James has every intention to move to Austin to be close to Bullock and hopefully reconcile with her, James has another romantic interest waiting...

Sandra Bullock has appeared at the MTV Movie Awards in her first live televised appearance since she broke up with her unfaithful husband Jesse James earlier this year. Bullock, wearing a glittery black dress, received a standing ovation as she accepted the MTV Generation Award. The 45-year-old actress used her acceptance speech to clear up tabloid rumors. "No. 1: I'm not dead", she said, before planting a kiss on the lips of Scarlett Johansson, who was on stage with her. "Now that we have done that, can we please go back to normal?" said a smiling Bullock.

For the reader who has no frame for "The Blind Side," it is a football movie where a snappy, sharp-tongued Southern woman (played by Sandra Bullock) rescues a black boy from his miserable life and creates of him, a la "My Fair Lady," a star athlete. "What do you think," I asked my young plebeians, "the writers and directors of ‘The Blind Side' are trying to persuade you of?" I told them to watch the trailer, and I wanted them to note the stereotypes of African-Americans. I turned on the projector, and away we went. The trailer is only 21/2...

I interviewed her for the cover of InStyle magazine. It was midmorning, and we sat down in a booth in her Austin restaurant, Bess, to go through a slew of questions from fans across the country. Her answers were to be part of a Q&A in the magazine. We talked about the awkward outsider feelings of adolescence, about not having perfect looks, about daughters and sisters, about the strength of women and the power of moms. And as I sat listening to the rapid-fire thoughts of this wildly energetic person, the thing that struck me most was this: If ever...

It’s official – Sandra Bullock has filled out a divorce petition and will file it in the courts any second. Aside from adultry, a source close to the actress told IUC to expect claims of both “physical and mental abuse” in the petition. The source added Bullock will petition the court to get a restraining order on James from getting within 500 feet of her. “She’s terrified of him, Sandra is taking every precaution to make sure she buries Jesse,” the source said. “She’s out for blood.” The couple were married on July 16, 2005, in a sunset ceremony under...

n 2004, a year before wedding Sandra Bullock, Jesse James posed as Adolf Hitler, wearing a German soldier's cap, miming the evil dictator's mustache and giving a "Heil, Hitler" salute. ... "He did it for shock value," a source tells Us Weekly of the shot, taken in James' home. The photo comes out days after TMZ unearthed a shot of James' alleged mistress, tattoo model Michelle McGee, wearing a swastika armband at a photo shoot. ... Is James -- who has since checked into rehab -- a neo-Nazi? Though some have suggested that his West Coast Choppers logo resembles the...

Heil, idiot. Here's Sandra Bullock's sleazeball hubby, Jesse James, posing as Nazi fiend Adolf Hitler with a German army cap on his head, raising his arm in the notorious "sieg heil" salute and mimicking the evil dictator's mustache with two fingers. The bombshell photo, featured in the new edition of Us Weekly magazine, has surfaced amid another explosive report about the bad-boy biker -- that he took part in a freaky four-way with a guy and two women in a San Diego tattoo parlor in June, according to the new issue of Life & Style. "[Sandra] should definitely get...

We’ve heard that there are photos for sale of the 40 year-old making the Nazi salute. ... According to both In Touch and The Enquirer this week, that’s not the case and Jesse is a proud raging racist with a fascination for Nazi memorabilia. Both magazines even include the detail that he has a surfboard in his office with Hitler on it.

Three women have now come forward claiming they had affairs with the custom motorcycle builder while he was married to actress Sandra Bullock. In addition, details of a 2007 sexual harassment case he settled with a female employee who claimed James made repeated sexual advances, including sexual acts, toward her, have also surfaced

Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are not living under the same roof right now. The actress left the Southern California house she shares with James just days before a report of infidelity by her husband surfaced, a source tells PEOPLE.

Less than two weeks after taking home the best actress Oscar for her role in "The Blind Side," Sandra Bullock pulled out of the film's London premiere amid tabloid reports that she is having marital troubles with husband Jesse James, according to People magazine. In a statement released to People, Bullock wrote, "Due to unforeseen personal reasons, a trip abroad to support 'The Blindside' has been deemed impossible at this time. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your continued support of the film." According to an article in In Touch magazine, a model...

Millions in America watched the Academy Awards in record numbers but one of the biggest wins of the night had to have been the 45-year-old actress Sandra Bullock who won Best Actress for her winning colorblind portrayal of a real-life story. Ms. Bullock played Leigh Anne Tuohy who demonstrated great moral character in helping Michael Oher’s on-screen character when he was homeless as well as educationally rudderless. This was truly an example of Christian love. Others in America were not so kind in their acceptance of Sandra Bullock in this role. Some called it patronizing and contrived to think that...

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