Has anyone out there seen Paper Heart? I recently watched it and fell hard for Charlyne Yi. The movie is so endearing and Charlyne might possibly be the most adorable person alive. Her giggle is infectious. Her awkwardness is charming. And her personality is just so snuggly. Ever since I saw her in Knocked Up as the high stoner laughing at Heigl I've wanted more. Paper Heart is an unconventional love story told as a faux documentary where Yi and Michael Cera play themselves falling in love while Yi interviews other people in love in an attempt to make sense of it all. You might think it'd be cynical but it's not. It's just so damn cute. Period. She's so funny because she's not even trying to be funny. She is just so beautiful in her own independent way. Does that sound insulting? It's not meant to. She just seems so fun to hang out with. Do I have a girlcrush? Perhaps. But wouldn't it be cool if Charlyne was a rolemodel for girls instead of Lindsay Lohan? Just a thought…

Either way, I will be in the front row of her show in NYC this summer: 

Charlyne, if you read this and you're ever in NYC can I buy you a cup of coffee and a cupcake? If ever there was someone I wanted to interview for Smartypanties, it's you babe!! 

We (paper) Heart You!

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Pretty Terrible. I mean you know, if you know what to expect going into it there are a couple funny moments but most of it is just predictable and def not Hugh or Sarah's best.

New Moon

Depressssssing times 100 but it's still amazing if you've read the books. Just great seeing it come to life. And I mean if Robert Pattinson won't make you feel better I don't know what will. 

Bandslam

Actually pretty awesome. Typical high school happy ending drama. That said. Pretty entertaining and an Indie feel to it. Don't believe me that Vanessa Hudgens could be in a good movie? Check out teh reviews. It did pretty good. 

True Blood

Did you read the Sookie Stackhouse novels? I'm not sure which is less exciting. I'm sorry but this series doesn't hold a candle to New Moon. Nope. nope. Nope. Edward vs. Taylor rocks my world. I mean definitely entertaining but ehh. If you haven't seen Twilight I'd do that first.

The Proposal

Pretty funny for a romantic comedy. Betty White rocks my world. Once you get past the fact that Sandra B is about 20 years older than Ryan it's pretty enjoyable. 

Paper Heart

So adorable there are no words. Charlene Yi is the cutest little pumpkin ever. She's so loveable I want to marry her myself. 

If you are in need of a good book to read, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is where it's at!

Suspenseful, wonderful writing, intriguing and just awesome! It's a murder mystery wrapped up with a financial scandal about an elitist family and an idealist reporter.

It is a little disturbing…well, a lot disturbing but if you can get past that it's a great story with no gaps.

We also went to see the movie (which is in Swedish). I know, how cultured are we with the foreign films with subtitles? It was great to see these characters come to life that you imagine for all these weeks as you read a book but as usual the movie just did not measure up to the book, but you know, it never does.

One interesting tidbit we learned was that the book (pre-translation) was called (in Swedish) Men Who Hate Women. Naturally they changed this title before making the book over in English. Oprah def was not going to reck a book with that title. 

I'd def recommend the book but you'll see why you'd want to see the movie after. It's just an awesome thriller. I definitely stayed up way past my bedtime a few nights. It's also seriously scary though, I read it one night when Ross (fiance) was away and I was so scared I had to keep a light on when I fell asleep!

This is It!  makes you want to get up and move your body. It’s such a bittersweet and inspirational behind-the-scenes glimpse into Michael’s on-stage persona. Michael may be 20 pounds skinnier and don Ray Bans while he dances but he  is just as talented as the last time you saw him perform. I was expecting a slower, fragile Michael but he is just as quick as his 20-something back-up dancers. His agility is amazing, he hardly seems fifty. The footage is mostly dress rehearsals but it’s so heartwarming watching his dancers (who were the only other people there) watching him in awe. It’s so obvious how Michael thrives off of their energy and joy from watching him perform.  I would absolutely see this movie in IMAX too. Seeing it on the big-screen made it that much better. Plus they showed the videos that had been filmed for interludes for the concert, which included new footage for Thriller, short films and more. It’s a must see in my opinion if you love Michael Jackson!

For mine and sissy’s last night in the apartment together we thought we’d sit back, order chinese and take in Lindsay Lohan’s latest made for TV movie. I mean, we weren’t expecting Oscar contender but it was pretty bad even given the low expectations we had for it. It definitely wasn’t the bundle of joy we had hoped for. The odd thing is, US weekly, obvs the Bible, gave it 2.5 stars. I was kind of shocked…it probably deserved 1. I mean, it had its moments where I laughed but I def would NOT watch this again, and given my love of stupid romantic comedies and of Lindsay Lohan, that’s saying something.

Last night I was lucky enough to be able to see a Prescreening of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. I must say, I was happily surprised. Initially, I was thinking, 2 1/2 hour movie, I’m going to be starving and bored by the time I get to go to dinner. The thought of being a prisoner in the center of the row in an IMAX theater after downing a huge bottle of water didn’t leave me too optimistic…but as I said, I was WOW-ed!

First of all, has everyone gone to an IMAX movie recently? I hadn’t in a while until BF lived right by the theater. Yes, they’re a little expensive (our theater is $19 instead of $13) but it’s like an event. Like a real show. I really felt like I did something fun afterwards.

The movie itself was wildly entertaining. I mean who would think I could be entertained by 2.5 hours of fighting digital robots…but alas…I was. The movie was humorous and adorable. I found myself laughing at dorky robot humor and very attached to the characters, even the metal ones. Megan Fox looked hot, especially on the IMAX screen (her boobs were enormo!) I’m telling you, ladies, you’ll even be happy at this fabu summer blockbuster.

Seriously, if you’re down for a good fun movie with an eternal battle of good vs. evil you’ll enjoy yourself. I’m not saying it’s Oscar-worthy but, we don’t usually like the Oscar winners (I mean when did good movies become equated with depression, dysfunction and despair. Can one movie be nominated that’s just good clean fun? Cue Leave it to Beaver music…)

To be fair it did get a teeeeny bit long but I was smiling the entire time. Who knew Autobots could be so funny? We liked Bumble Bee the Best! Who is your favorite?

BTW how smoking hot is Megan Fox!?

One shall stand and one shall fall. Go see it! Let us know what you think!

PS Get your tix soon to IMAX, they’re selling out everywhere, the CEO spoke last night and said that many theaters were sold out for the entire weekend already. When we left there was a line that went through the entire theater down 3 flights of stairs. Damn I had no idea people loved Transformers that much.

Thanks Celebrity-Gossip.Net for the pic!

Better late than never. I never thought I could be into a vampire movie but hold the phones….I am completely obsessed. Bella and Edward 4-eva! I totally thought I hated her before…and well, now I hate her less and love Robert Patinson even more! Yum!!

Yes, yes we realize we’re totally telling everyone something they already know…

Sorrah…

So last week I told you about Food, Inc. a movie coming out by Robert Kenner in this post. Here is what we have to say now that we saw this praiseworthy film.

Seriously, don’t take another bite until you see this movie. It’s a horror- flick! Like I always do, when I see a scary movie, whenever I get scared, I comfort myself by saying it’s not real, it’s just a movie. Here though, the stories are true, the interviews with the farmers are with real people.  You will be horrified by what you thought was healthy eating. And it’s not like in Fast Food Nation where you could write it off by saying to yourself that you don’t eat at McDonald’s or Burger King. The point though isn’t to horrify you or use scare tactics, rather it’s just trying to show everyone what’s going on. It’s mind-blowing to me what I’ve been going on eating, munching and crunching, blissfully believing the government was effectively regulating.

After this flick this girl is going organic in every possible way I can. I’m not going to go overboard and not eat out, etc. but wherever I can make an effort to, I will. I think that any Smartypanty will see this movie. Your health is important. The meat you are putting in your body becomes part of you. Educate yourself and make a conscious decision to help change the system. It’s as easy as just buying organic. Do you know that Wal-Mart, WAL-MART people, has started carrying organic products? This is a huge step in making organic (aka healthier, uncontaminated, etc.) foods available to the masses and not just those of us who can afford to spend our Whole paycheck at Whole Foods (sorry whole foods we love you but you’re not practical for everyone).

Little things you can do to make a BIG difference to help us get healthier foods for everyone! Whatever we buy the most of gets cheaper and cheaper. So buy the good stuff!

~Stop drinking sodas and sugary beverages

~Buy Organic

~Visit Farmer’s Markets

~Tell Congress Food Safety is important to you

Visit Food, Inc’s Website for more ideas!

If you care about your health or your kids’ you will see this movie.

So, given our new health kick we’ve decided to start a new feature on our site all about healthy food and what we should and should not be eating, appropriately, it will be called Smarty-PANTRIES…like Kitchen pantries. We’re pretty proud of ourselves for coming up with this one…anyway, we digress.

This movie is what we’ve been waiting for! We think this is so important! Eating healthy and knowing just what you’re putting in your body is something everyone should take a minute and find out about.  You’ll be absolutely horrified to find some of this stuff out, but stop living in ignorance, Smartypanties!

The movie is produced by the author of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schosser (great book) and directed by Robert Kenner. They uncover just what’s in your supermarket and you’re not going to like what you see…so do yourself a favor and see this movie. Every item you buy an item at your grocery store you’re either voting for growth hormone induced meat or organic. For processed sugars or natural untainted fruits. Stop kidding yourself that the consumer is powerless! Do something about it! Learn what’s worth your money!

Synopsis: In “Food, Inc.,” filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli–the harmful bacteria that cause illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms’ Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms’ Joel Salatin, “Food, Inc.” reveals surprising–and often shocking truths–about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

We’ll let you know what we think once we’ve seen it. Comes out June 12, 2009 in select cities.

Here are some reviews by cool people who got to see the screening (one day, Smartypanties, one day!):

“Does for the supermarket what ‘Jaws’ did for the beach.”
- Staff, Variety

“More than a terrific movie-it’s an important movie.”
- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

“A riveting cautionary tale. This is one movie that truly provides food for thought.”
- Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

“A cleverly written and well produced documentary. Kenner crafts an intelligent, visually compelling argument grounded in old-fashioned investigative research and journalism.”
- Maria Garcia, Film Journal International

“Excellent in every respect.”
- Pete Hammon, BoxOffice Magazine

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Okay, so until today I had absolutely no Star Trek background whatsoever. Literally the only factoid I knew was that the guy with the pointy ears was Spock. BF wanted to see it though and in the spirit of fairness, since I of course have dragged him to see some terrible movies I agreed to go see this. I have to admit, I’m glad I did. It was so entertaining. Biggest surprise? It was funny! So did not expect funny from Trekkies. The theater was packed, which I was shocked about for a Monday night. Check this, I’m getting up right before the movie to go to the bathroom and the couple next to the aisle are fumbling so I could squeeze by and the guy kicks my foot and knocks me over and I ended up in his lap. Straight out of a movie. He was so awkward and apologetic but of course I thought it was hilarious.

So back to the movie, it was entertaining, even for a non-Trekkie (c’est moi!). The plot was good. Apparently dorky Trekkies have complained that the plot involved a threat to earth which has been used and re-used over and over again throughout the Star Trek history. Luckily for me, never having seen a single episode, it was fresh as a peach! The acting was good. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) was a babe. And I was so digging Zoe Saldana’s makeup. Love the cat eyes!

I could try to tell you how to do it but let’s be honest, it’s not going to help unless you have the steadiness in your hands of the karate kid. For right now we’re going to label this one “Don’t try this at home,” kiddies.

Live Long and Prosper.  And go see Star Trek. It was worth the money. Smarytpanties, out.

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