Win a Date With…George Clooney?

Last week I overheard a conversation between two teenagers who’d just watched “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!” for the first time. After discussing the merits of Josh Duhamel and agreeing he was “definitely the best part of Transformers”, the talk quickly turned personal. “Where would you go with Harry Styles if he showed up to take you to lunch?” one girl asked the other.  The entire conversation made me smile because whether it be a quirky film about a starstruck grocery store clerk, two teens debating the best restaurant to dine with a member of One Direction, or a grown woman imagining a romantic evening with David Gandy (you know who you are), one thing remains the same…we’ve all entertained the fantasy of “what if”.

Josh Duhamel and Kate Bosworth
star in 2004's "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton"

Well for one lucky woman, the fantasy of winning a date with her celebrity crush became a reality. Earlier this month, single mom Jean Allen won a date with George Clooney. And brace yourself…it only cost her ten dollars! Yes, that’s right, for a mere ten dollar raffle ticket, Jean was on George’s arm as he walked the red carpet for the premiere of his latest film.  And the best part? It was all for a good cause with the proceeds from the contest going to Clooney’s charity, SatelliteSentinel Project.

Now you’re probably asking yourself how you missed the chance to buy a ticket because lord knows I was wondering the same thing. Turns out there is a website called Omaze.com which auctions off once in a lifetime experiences ranging from riding in a tank with Arnold Schwarzenegger to brunch with the cast of “Scandal”. Be sure to check it out. And in the meantime if you hear of any other charity auctions, say with a devastatingly handsome British model or the members of a popular boy band, be sure to share with readers by posting the details in the comments section below. 

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Casting Christian Grey…. Again!

The speculation had been finally put to rest, Charlie Hunnam was going to play Christian Grey. The fans reacted (some good, some bad, and some with online petitions) but then the dust settled and it was time to move to the production phase.

Not so fast.

Charlie is out and now fans are left to debate the casting of Christian Grey… again.

So who will it be this time? Rumor has it there are four major contenders:

Jamie Dornan. Most fans will know him as the very hot Sheriff Graham from “Once Upon A Time”.

Alexander Skarsgard. Eric Northman fans are divided on whether they'd liked to see the True Blood fave turn in his fangs for a flogger.

Theo James. This Brit might be a bit over-committed with the YA Divergent series to take on a more…adult trilogy.

Christian Cooke.  The name would certainly fit, but does he have the right look?

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My Review of “Magic Mike”

The AMC 14 was packed.

Teen girls clutching free posters of Katy Perry, devoted Spiderman fans standing in line behind velvet ropes, and a theater FULL of women chatting about “Fifty Shades” and Christian Grey while waiting to see “Magic Mike”.

It was all so promising, right down to the opening scene in which Matthew McConaughey told a crowd of zealous women about the “touch and no touch zones”. (For the record, anything goes.) The momentum kept going at full speed into the second scene, which opened with a shot of Channing Tatum’s bare bum and quickly revealed not one, but two ladies had spent the night in his bed.

After that, however, the film developed a multiple personality disorder, constantly flipping between two genres.

On the one hand it was as advertised, a rollicking good time about a stripper with a heart of gold and a body that...well, let’s just say if I could go see Channing Tatum dance I’d leave the singles at home...tens and twenties, baby! But there were darker moments in the film as well. I don’t want to ruin the movie for anyone, but a teacup pig eating vomit off the floor the “morning after” is a bit of a mood kill in my book. All in all, not quite the romantic comedy the movie’s trailer made it out to be.

So my advice to you is this: wait for the DVD to come out. That way you can invite your friends over, have a few cocktails, and replay the dancing scenes over and over. In the meantime, open a bottle of wine and watch the trailer a few dozen times. All the best parts are there anyway.

Cheers!

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