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Dominic, James, Jason and Gareth At The Olivier Awards

PopSugarUK — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:05:53 -0700

The Laurence Olivier Awards took place at Grosvenor House Hotel last night, and a whole host of dashing gents were suited and booted for theatre's big night out. James Corden brought Gavin and Stacey costar Sheridan Smith along as his date for the evening - what a lovely couple - while inside he sat at a table and messed about with his old History Boys costar Dominic Cooper. Sir Patrick Stewart won his third Olivier award last night, for his role in Hamlet, while Kevin Spacey presented an award and showed up with Andrea Corr on his arm and musical stars Jason Donovan and Gareth Gates chatted up a storm. They all scrub up rather well, don't they?

To see more photos from last night's Laurence Olivier Awards, and a full list of winners, just read more.

Best Lighting Design: The Chalk Garden designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Sound Design: Black Watch designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican

Best Costume Design: The Histories designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse

Best New Dance Production: Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal’s Café Muller/ The Rite Of Spring at Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding Achievement in Dance: The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in Impressing The Czar at Sadler’s Wells

Best New Comedy: God Of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud theatre

Best Set Design: August: Osage County designed by Todd Rosenthal at the National Theatre, Lyttelton

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical: Lesli Margherita for Zorro at the Garrick theatre

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre: The Royal Court theatre’s production of The Pride, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Patrick Stewart for Hamlet at the Novello theatre

Best Actress: Margaret Tyzack for The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actor: Derek Jacobi for Twelfth Night, Donmar West End at the Wyndham’s theatre

Best Company Performance: The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Best Theatre Choreographer: Steven Hoggett for Black Watch at the Barbican

Best Revival: The Histories directed by Michael Boyd at the Roundhouse

Best New Opera Production: English National Opera’s Partenope at the London Coliseum

Outstanding Achievement in Opera: Edward Gardner for conducting English National Opera’s Boris Goduinov, Cavalliera Rusticana, Der Rosenkavalier, I Pagliacci, Riders To The Sea at the London Coliseum and Punch And Judy at the Young Vic

Best Actress in a Musical: Elena Roger for Piaf at the Donmar Warehouse and Vaudeville theatre

Best Actor in a Musical: Douglas Hodge for La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse theatre

Best Entertainment: La Clique at the Hippodrome

Best Musical Revival: La Cage Aux Folles, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play "La Cage Aux Folles" by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse theatre

Best New Play: National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch by Gregory Burke at the Barbican

Best Director: John Tiffany for Black Watch at the Barbican

Best New Musical: Jersey Boys: The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward theatre

The Society’s Special Award: Sir Alan Ayckbourn

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Images include: Gareth Gates, Jason Donovan, Dominic Cooper, Gillian Anderson, Sadie Frost, Sheridan Smith, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Kevin Spacey, Andrea Corr, Roxanne McKee, Jessica Hynes.

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It's a Boy For Gillian Anderson!

babysugar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0700

The X-Files hot mama Gillian Anderson gave birth to baby boy Felix Griffiths on October 15th in London. Her third child, the stunning red head and boyfriend Mark Griffiths have a 1-year-old son named Oscar 14-year-old daughter Piper from Gillian's previous marriage.
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Sugar Bits - Nick Hogan Released From Jail

PopSugar — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:30:35 -0700

Nick Hogan was released from jail early this morning after serving 166 days of his eight-month sentence stemming from his reckless driving arrest, which left his friend John Graziano critically injured for life. - E! Online
Barack Obama is taking time off from his presidential campaign this week to return to Hawaii and visit his grandmother, who is seriously ill. - CitizenSugar
Gillian Anderson gave birth to a baby boy named Felix Griffiths on Oct. 15 in London. He is Gillian's third child, and her second with boyfriend Mark Griffiths. - People
Scarlett Johansson is cohosting the 2008 Nobel Peace Concert in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 11, the day after the Nobel Prizes are presented. - AP
Brooke Burke injured her right foot in Dancing With the Stars rehearsal on Sunday and went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where they said she just had a severe bruise. She performed last night despite the injury. - People
Sean Penn is currently in Venezuela once again visiting with Hugo Chavez. The actor first made the trek down in 2007 and has since expressed admiration for Chavez in interviews. - Page Six

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Sugar Bits - Sarah Silverman Heckled In Hammersmith

PopSugarUK — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Sarah Silverman bombed at at a gig in Hammersmith, after a short set full of previously performed material. She was forced to come back on when the audience refused to leave to do a short Q+A with them. - BBC
Gillian Anderson has given birth to a baby son. Felix Griffiths was 6lbs 15oz when he was born on October 15 in London. Congratulations to the whole family! - People
Peaches Geldof doesn't expect her marriage to Max Drummey to last forever. - Daily Mail
Former Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman has spoken out on This Morning about his relief at being cleared of rape of a sixteen year old while on holiday in Barbados. - BBC
Pete Burns is to receive medical compensation from a Harley Street doctor for the extent of the injuries that led from him getting lip injections. - PA

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Not Alienating, Just Not That Funny

BuzzSugar — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:00:53 -0700

It’s hard to care too much about someone as obnoxious as Sidney Young, the main character of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, played by Simon Pegg. Having a main character as unlikable as Sidney is one of the key things that doesn't work in it. There are some things that do work - a few funny bits, some great comedic performances - but they don't quite make up for the experience of watching the movie as a whole, which ends up being just kinda "meh."

The character of Sidney Young is based on the real Toby Young, who wrote the memoir on which this movie is based. In the film, Sidney is a cynical British writer who is obsessed with the notion of celebrity while simultaneously finding it ridiculous. He puts out a magazine in England called Post Modern Review, full of snarky pieces about famous people. Amused by this, Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges), editor of Sharps magazine in New York offers Sidney a job and the bumbling, uncouth Sidney sets off for glamorous New York. Once at Sharps, however, Sidney discovers that he's expected to write only "safe" celebrity profiles, and that his sarcasm and brutal honesty are unacceptable. Thus, Sidney struggles to succeed at Sharps - as a writer, but also as a boorish guy in a glamorous magazine world - without relinquishing his identity altogether. Of course, there's a love story tossed in, too, so for more on that and everything else, read more.

At Sharps, Sidney meets Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst), a droll aspiring novelist who has no problem calling Sidney out on his impertinence. They often engage in that sarcastic banter that is actually flirtatious, but Sidney's not interested in Alison because he's too busy drooling over the beautiful young starlet Sophie Maes (Megan Fox). This storyline is so obvious and predictable, I was certain it would surprise me in the end but alas, there's not a ton of surprise at the end of this movie in general.

I really like Simon Pegg, and his uniquely awesome comedic abilities sometimes save the day here, especially in the beginning when it's funny to watch someone so socially inept act inappropriately at all times. It can be refreshing to see Sidney call out the pretentious charade of American celebrity, but we don't really root for him to succeed because he's kind of a jackass. And then, when he starts to really try to succeed, we certainly don't want him to do so by selling out and writing the crap that Clayton insists he write. But then everything you could have predicted (but didn't truly want to have happen) happens - including the incredibly generic rom-com stuff - and it's a total disappointment. Like the pitiful kid at the party, the colorful balloon of the movie deflates, and we’re left disappointed and sleepy. But then again, after a nap we'll probably forget the entire thing ever happened.

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How To: Gillian Anderson's Dazzling Red Carpet Makeup

BellaSugarUK — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:00:00 -0700

At the premiere of How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, actress Gillian Anderson looked gorgeously glowing. Her tousled hair looked healthy and shiny, while the natural makeup gave her a more sophisticated look than we've seen lately.

Gillian's makeup artist for the night was Paul Herrington, who is also Bobbi Brown's UK Head of Artistry. He aimed to create a "very natural, dewy finish." Paul told me "Gillian has naturally great skin, so I used just a sheer coverage foundation for a luminous, natural effect."

For Paul's product and application suggestions on how you can re-create this red-carpet look at home, read more.

Face: Paul used a sheer foundation on Gillian's complexion for a dewy look. Try Bobbi Brown Luminous Moisturizing Foundation, (£26).
Eyes: Bobbi Brown Charcoal Eye Shadow, (£14), was applied to the lids and softly blended for a seductive effect. Paul says "I then applied a smoky liner around the lash line to define Gillian’s eyes and make them stand out." Use Bobbi Brown Black Long Wear Gel Liner, (£13.50), for a long-lasting smoky eye.
Lips: Lips were kept natural and glossy. Paul used Bobbi Brown Lip Liner, (£13.50), in Naked and then added a touch of Bobbi Brown Beige Lip Gloss, (£13), to give Gillian a fresh looking pout.

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Pegg And Friends Premiere Alienating Film

PopSugarUK — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0700

London's Leicester Square played host to the premiere of Simon Pegg's new movie How To Lose Friends And Alienate People last night. Kirsten Dunst and Megan Fox were unable to attend, but glowing Gillian Anderson and stylish Margo Stilley were there to represent the rest of the cast. Simon's best mate Nick Frost also showed up, along with lovely Martin Freeman, Gok Wan, Kirstie Allsopp and Guillemots.

I'm a big fan of SImon Pegg, but the trailer for this one really hasn't had me too excited - the clips crammed into the preview of the adaptation of Toby Young's book just looks a little forced. Still I'll reserve judgement until I've seen it, especially as another of my favourites, Jeff Bridges, costars. Will you see it?

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Gillian and David Still Want To Believe

PopSugarUK — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:00:00 -0700

The X Files: I Want To Believe premiered in London's Leicester Square last night, with the lovely and rather pregnant Gillian Anderson saying it was a bigger turnout than the LA premiere. She also said that they were on board for another movie if this one does well, and said this film is more of a "particular creepy story", which also develops Mulder and Scully's relationship rather than an all-out special effects blockbuster like the movie that's overshadowing everything at the moment: The Dark Knight.

Other stars in attendance included Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd from McFly who are still looking a little tanned after our jaunt to T4 On The Beach, Sam and Amanda Marchant, Chanelle Hayes and a very demure looking Mary Elizabeth Winstead who I have an exclusive interview with for you later on today! So keep your eyes peeled...

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X-Files: I Want to Believe: Sadly, a Disappointment

BuzzSugar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:30:07 -0700

You can count me among the fans - but not the super-fanatics - of The X-Files when it aired in the '90s. I may not have been as insane about it as others, but I kept up with the weird, spooky drama and I looked forward to new episodes. Plus, Gillian Anderson's character, Dana Scully, is a strong, female sci-fi heroine of sorts, and I really looked up to her at the time. Oh, and of course David Duchovny's Fox Mulder was definitely crushworthy so all in all, it was a highlight of my TV-viewing universe. This is why I had nothing but high hopes for X-Files: I Want to Believe, and I tried to ignore those pesky questions during the build up to the release like: "Really, ten years later?" and "Will people still, in fact, want to believe?"

I should also point out that this movie has been promoted as a stand-alone story, meaning that even folks who have little knowledge of the series would be able to get on board and enjoy a dark thriller with a compelling mystery. In fact, details of the plot have been kept so tightly under wraps my assumption was that they must have thought of something really awesome to hinge a new movie around - hence everyone's willingness to get back together years after the series left the airwaves.

Which brings me to the bad news first (and I won't give away spoilers): the so-called "mystery" that has been so shrouded in secrecy is truly nothing very exciting. In fact, it hardly stands up to the most mediocre of episodes, which only adds to my perplexity over this movie. Truth be told, I'm pretty bummed out. To see why, read more.

When the movie opens it has been six years in "real time" since we last saw everyone in the series finale, and we learn that Fox Mulder is no longer with the FBI and is a bit of a recluse (well, we're meant to assume this because he is bearded and sits around clipping newspaper articles like a crazy person). Meanwhile, Scully is a surgeon at Our Lady of Sorrows Hospital where she is personally invested in saving a terminally sick boy, to the displeasure of her colleagues.

Also, two FBI agents (played by Amanda Peet and Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner) are feverishly looking for a missing colleague using the help of a psychic priest named Father Joe (Billy Connolly), but they really need the one agent who has experience with this kind of stuff: Agent Mulder. With the help of Scully the FBI pulls him back in and X-Philes will sigh with relief at how quickly he's back to his obsessive ways.

It's Scully who has probably changed the most; she's no longer just a pragmatic voice of reason, but resolute in her unwillingness to "look into the darkness" any longer. A lot of screen time is focused on faith, losing faith, that darkness, etc. Like the television series, it's dark and brooding, but without a strong case to solve all this analysis and back-and-forth between the two former agents is tepid. It's sad to see these two so empty. I missed the occasional wry glint in Mulder's eye and I wanted to see Scully quit dragging her feet and jump on board the case despite her reservations. But between all that angst and a story that's mostly uninteresting (I wish there had been something extraterrestrial about it, or maybe some magic - anything too crazy to believe!) the whole thing is mostly just so-so.

Still, even after all that head-scratching and some boredom, I love Mulder and respect Scully and I suppose after such a mediocre return to the X-Files that's probably the silver lining. Which is to say: it could have been worse but I wish it were so much better.

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How Well Do You Know the X-Files?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:30:13 -0700

Here we are, 10 whole years after the last X-Files movie and fans of the show will finally get another (perhaps last?) taste of two of the most beloved sci-fi characters of our time: Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. While X-Files: I Want to Believe is supposed to be a stand-alone story (so, you don't have to know the whole history of the show to enjoy it), I still think we could all use a little brush-up on our X-Files trivia.

If you, too, are hearing that spooky theme music in your head, take my quiz!

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