I'm so old

Yeah, that's how I felt this morning. Last night, for my birthday, some friends took me to P.F. Changs and then to see 500 Days of Summer, which I really liked. Court summed it up really well, music was good and BLUE WAS THE SPOT COLOR. Big Time!

But, last night, I looked up the guy that played Paul- because like a grandma I recognized him, but didn't have the slightest clue why.

All day, I was like, "Why am I supposed to look him up?" "Who was I supposed to look up?" Then, it hit me, so I'm writing about him now. Him being Matthew Gray Gubler. I knew his face from watching Criminal Minds.

He's cute, totally up Court's alley, right? Even better, he's smart. MGG's mother is was the first woman to be Las Vegas' chairman and his grandparents founded the first radio station in Vegas. But, back to Matthew- he's a graduate of NYU with a major in film. And, he directed, edited, and co-produced a music video for the Killers. But, before that he was a model, so shocked!

Court says she appreciates frizzy hair, let's see if that's true. We can see Matthew in Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as the voice of Simon!

Do we have a poor man's James Franco on our hands?

-TM

I would not date him. But for one reason and one reason only: while I appreciate the reality-use of frizzy hair in movies, look at his hair! I can tell you, that shiz is a nightmare to deal with. Think of our children! Those poor kids would have the worst fro's.
Also going to NYU does not make you super smart. Lets think about someone we know who goes to NYU who is not smart, kind of psycho. Yeah. You've got it now.

But I def. second the poor man's James thing. But I'll hold out for the real thing with nice, workable hair.
-CE

Finally, (500) Days of Summer.

One look at this poster tells you everything you need to know about the relationship between Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel) and Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Tom, always struggling to reach out to Summer and her carefully polished demeanor. Constantly pulling Tom in while simultaneously locking him out.

One important example of this I can list, because it's in the trailer anyways, so I'm not giving anything away (Note to Theo: not giving anything away). Summer tells Tom she thinks they should break up, because they're always fighing. "Bullshit," he responds. Then a surprisingly fresh version of a typical Sid and Nancy joke.

The movie begins in a very Romeo and Juliet-esque way, with a baritone voice foretelling the outcome of their relationship right from the very start. The movie begins on day 290 of the 500, when all is not well between the title character and the leading man, and jumps around to important days in their relationship from there.

This movie shows how different the perceptions in a relationship can be- the little things you brush to the back of your mind when it comes to a relationship, and the little problems you just can't seem to let go when it comes to that same relationship.

The music is amazing. That I was expecting- a little annoying how Tom acts like it's the most wonderous and rare thing in the world how Summer likes the Smiths. It's not that rare of a quality. But as my sisters boyfriend pointed out- people who like Tom always think their qualities, good or not, are rare.

His is a bit like one of THOSE guys- brown jackets, I call them. They hang out in Starbucks or some "local" coffee shop reading some Tolstoi, or writing into the New Yorker. You know the kind I mean. He also takes advice from his "super annoying little sister who is wise beyond her years". I put that in quotes because it's such a clichè type of character, and she wasn't needed. His guy friends were enough and much more realistic. Plus as a little sister myself, I'm so sick of the steryotype.

As for Zooey Deschanel, she is constantly in blue. There is literally one scene where she is not wearing blue. It got a little old after a while, and it kind of got you thinking that the director was kind of in love with Zooey a bit- like Baz Luhrman and Nicole Kidman kind of deal.

The dialouge is quick and upbeat, a lot of it is a bit overly trendy, but that's to be expected. It had me laughing a lot and there were so many endearing and quirky scenes. Tom has a spectacular, Enchanted- like romp through the city, dancing and interacting with the people around him. It was a scene that really energized the whole movie.

I also love how they didn't dress this up too much, we saw the flaws in both people. Emotionally and physically. One scene has Zooey going through the rain, and when we see her, her hair is frizzy. This means a lot to me, a girl with curly hair who is constantly at battle with the frizz. But even super straight hair has no chance in the rain- Hollywood never seems to catch on to this rule.

This movie isn't perfect, but like the baritone voice tells you in the first few seconds, those first few make or break seconds, this is NOT a love story. It's a story about love.
-CE

J'adore Joseph.

I speak French. Kind of. Not really.

Damn. LOVE love love Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I really want to go out and buy this magazine. Not just for him either- I mean, "Beer! Babes! Parties! ...And lots more reasons why you should move to Berlin right now" sounds like a really interesting well articulated article. Damn. I'll probably just end up shame stealing from a doctors office or the gym.

Don't wait for my endorsement to see 500 Days- I'll cut to the chase right now: I loved it. I swear, the review will be my first priority tomorrow morning, but it was totally worth seeing. Mostly because of him.

Here's what I don't understand. He doesn't fit the cover at all- it's very solid and sleek, and he is...not. He looks like a cranky scruffy mountain man who stumbled onto a fashion shoot.

And why did they awkwardly put that caption on his stomach?
-CE

The Girl Has...Everything.

Zooey Deschanel always reminds me of that song from The Little Mermaid.

Anyways, my fave was on Top Chef Masters last night. She was so adorable! The chefs were to cook a lunch for her and her friends, but there were some limitations, since Zooey is a Vegan and gluten-intolerant.

She was so adorable about it though! How cute is this- she had her mom at the lunch! Her mom looked totally normal, and they had the funniest little dialogue going. Le sigh. What doesn't this girl have?

500 Days of Summer is being released everywhere tomorrow. Will you be going? I know I will. I am SO there. Her and Joseph Gordan-Levitt? Yes, the girl does have everything.
-CE

She.

Zooey Deschanel. Of the folk duo She and Him (with M. Ward being the Him) and other small and random movies (Including Almost Famous, my favorite). If I somehow landed in a movie where something crazy happened and I ended up switching bodies with someone, I would want that someone to be Zooey.

Seriously, how adorable is she? Has an awesome voice, good actress, has that whole Snow White fair skin/dark hair thing going on. Most of all, she was in a Oliver Peoples campaign with one of my top five loves, Matt Costa last year, directed by Autumn De Wilde. I've attached it below.

But I digress into envy. She and Joseph Gordon- Levitt have a movie coming out on July 17th called 500 Days of Summer. Heard it is divine, and that Joseph G-L is awesome in it. Definitely a metamorphasis from his 3rd Rock from the Sun days. Even 10 Things I Hate About You. Hmm.A pattern emerges. He does a lot of work with numbers in the title. Maybe it's coincidence, maybe he's eccentric? Wonder if he makes them change movie titles just to suit his crazy superstition. Doubt it, he doesn't seem the type, but it's a fun thought.

This movie might be my favorite of the whole summer. Doesn't have much competition besides Harry Potter, but still.

-CE





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