The critics blurbs in this clip say “romantic comedy” — as does the purple sex-toy scene — but the melancholy soundtrack and the sad, pensive looks on Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie’ s faces say bring some Puffs when you see Michael Mohan’s Save the Date . Caplan is fast becoming the go-to girl for indie comedies that scrutinize the meaning of love, particularly as it relates to the institution of marriage. This past summer, she was part of the ensemble in Leslye Headland’s wickedly honest Bachelorette , and in Save the Date she plays Sarah, who learns something about herself when she gets caught up in a rebound romance after turning down her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. Brie plays Caplan’s sister Beth who is caught up in the details of her own wedding. Hand me a tissue, please. I’m feeling weepy already. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Tuesday night the 2012 SXSW Film Festival jury awards went to Adam Leon’s NYC-set drama Gimme the Loot and the rock doc-biopic Beware of Mr. Baker , about Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker. Meanwhile, Audience Awards honored Megan Griffiths’ Eden , whose star Jamie Chung ( Sucker Punch ) earned a Special Jury Award for her central performance as a human trafficking victim, and to documentary Bay of All Saints , about three single mothers living in an impoverished Brazilian bayside town. Full list of winners after the jump. Leon’s Jury winner Gimme the Loot follows two graffiti artist Bronx teens hustling on an “epic urban adventure” during two hot summer days in NYC. Take a closer look here: Doc Jury winner Beware of Mr. Baker shines a spotlight on the notorious drummer, lovable rogue, and rock legend via interviews with the likes of Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, and as seen in the film’s trailer, Johnny Rotten: [Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites Audience Awards will be announced separately on Saturday, March 17.] Feature Film Jury Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Gimme The Loot Director: Adam Leon Special Jury Recognition for Performance: Jamie Chung – Eden Besedka Johnson – Starlet Nico Stone – Booster Feature Film Audience Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Winner: Bay of All Saints Director: Annie Eastman NARRATIVE FEATURE Winner: Eden Director: Megan Griffiths Short Film Jury Awards NARRATIVE SHORTS Winner: The Chair Director: Grainger David DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Winner: CatCam Director: Seth Keal MIDNIGHT SHORTS Winner: Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared Directors: Rebecca Sloan & Joseph Pelling SXGLOBAL SHORTS Winner: The Perfect Fit Director: Tali Yankelevich ANIMATED SHORTS Winner: (notes on) biology Director: Danny Madden MUSIC VIDEOS Winner: Battles, “My Machines” Director: DANIELS TEXAS SHORTS Winner: Spark Director: Annie Silverstein TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS Winner: Boom Director: Daniel Matyas & Brian Broder SXSW Film Design Awards presented by iStockphoto EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN Winner: Man & Gun Designer: Justin Cox Special Jury Recognition: Pitch Black Heist Designer: Andrew Cranston Audience Award Winner : The Maker Designer: Christopher Kezelos EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN Winner: Les Bleus de Ramville Designer: Jay Bond, Oily Film Company Inc. Special Jury Recognition: X-Men: First Class Designer: Simon Clowes, Prologue Films Audience Award Winner: Bunraku Designer: Guilherme Marcondes, Hornet Inc. SXSW Special Awards SXSW WHOLPHIN AWARD Winner: The Black Balloon Director: Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD Winners: Megan Griffiths for Eden and Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD Winner: Bernie Director: Richard Linklater Special Jury Recognition: Trash Dance Director: Andrew Garrison KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP Presented to: Lindsay Utz
For many, the Weinsteins’ inescapable awards-season carpet bombing was mere insult added to an even more grievous seasonal injury: moving Piranha 3DD from its original November 2011 release date to the notorious TBD associated with so many Dimension and Weinstein Co. releases. What did you expect, though? Madonna/ W.E. Golden Globe campaigns don’t pay for themselves, right? Anyway, as befits a new inductee into France’s Legion of Honor , Harvey Weinstein is not skimping on the public service, finally rescheduling the blood-and-boobs fishploitation extravaganza for June 1. The good news? That’s only two and a half months away! The bad news? That’s only two and a half months away! Is there enough time and money left after handling the Bully ratings “crisis” to manufacture a PG-13 crusade for this one? How will kids at lakeside summer camps nationwide know how to best deal with flesh-rending fish infestations? Think of the children, save the date, etc. [ STYD ]
Move over, Kate Middleton . While the Duchess of Cambridge wore Alexander McQueen to her Royal Wedding in April, Gossip Girl ‘s own “people’s princess” chose an NYC-based designer for her big day. The CW has released new photos of Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf on the hit series, donning a Vera Wang gown as she prepares to wed the Prince of Monaco. See below: Vera, who appears on the Jan. 16 winter premiere of Gossip Girl , did a fabulous job. No argument there. But whether Blair actually goes through with the wedding is unclear. Having had problems with Louis this season, and with Chuck Bass, and perhaps Dan Humphrey, waiting in the wings, Queen B’s romantic future is still unwritten. She’s running out of time, though: The wedding (which serves as the focal point of the show’s milestone 100th episode) is set for January 30. Save the date! Will she be happy ever after? Or a runaway bride?
Kendra Wilkinson, Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriend, hasn’t yet been invited to his summer wedding. And she’s not happy about it. “I haven’t gotten my save the date yet,” she told E! . “‘m not joking, I’m really pissed off about it.” “If I don’t get a save the date, I have another wedding to attend that same day. I got a save the date from one of my closest friends for that date. I’m planning on going to Hef’s but I haven’t gotten the save the date for that same date. I’m getting kind of antsy because I need to pick which wedding to go to.” And she’s not pissed at her former man, Hef. She’s pissed at his soon-to-be-wife Crystal Harris. “It’s Crystal that does the wedding planning. She’s the girl! If she doesn’t give me a save the date soon I’m going to have to put in my save the date with the other wedding.” Will Kendra’s Sex Tape Hurt Her Marriage?
Shock jock Howard Stern got married Friday night at one of my favorite Manhattan eateries, Le Cirque. Stern tied the knot with girlfriend Beth Ostrosky in a ceremony officiated by Mr. Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos. According to News Day , white Marchesa draped silk chiffon Grecian gown with cutaway back and sides. The secret affair had about 180 guests including Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters, Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee, Alfonse and Katuria D'Amato, Tommy Mottola, and Donald and Melania Trump. Wedding guests say they were told to save the date until late last week when they were informed that Stern and Ostrosky would wed in midtown. The attire: “No black tie. Just something you'd wear to a fancy restaurant.” Instead of gifts guests were asked to make donations to the Wildlife Rescue Center of The Hamptons, a wildlife rescue, housing and rehabilitation organization, where according to a spokesman thousands of dollars have already been raised as a result of the wedding. Congratulations to the happy couple!
Bravo has confirmed the addition of two more rich, obnoxious, talentless women on The Real Housewives of New York City . On the upcoming new season of the reality hit, Sonja Morgan and Jennifer Gilbert will make frequent appearances. Each is currently listed as a “recurring” character, as opposed to a series regular.
A-Rod and Kate Hudson have been getting all the celeb gossip attention in the clubhouse – to the dismay of rival New York Yankees girlfriend Minka Kelly. But are Derek Jeter and Kelly the ones taking it to the next level, in secret
