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April 28th, 2013 | 9:00 am by Jordan Runtagh (@JordanRuntagh)

Catch Spring Fever With The 50 Greatest Date Movies Of All Time

Spring has finally sprung, and the shift into warm weather has an intense, almost physical effect on us all. No, it ain’t allergies; it’s spring fever, folks! The time of the year when we get our energy back, and feel more alive than ever. Love is in the air (along with pollen), and it’s hard to resist the urge to ask that special someone out on a date. So don’t resist! Sure dates can be kind of intimidating, but don’t worry: We’ve got you covered with this handy list of the 50 Greatest Date Movies of All Time. Read on and fear no more!

March 10th, 2013 | 12:27 pm by VH1

Justin Timberlake Returns to SNL With All Of His Friends

–by Meghan O’Keefe (@megsokay)

Superstar Justin Timberlake hosted Saturday Night Live last night for the fifth time, thus putting him in the elite “Five-Timers Club”. He also reunited with Lonely Island cohort Andy Samberg, impersonated Elton John, stood next to the Three Amigos, and brought us all down to Veganville.

Oh, and he sang two songs from his new album, too.

December 4th, 2012 | 7:07 am by Jordan Runtagh (@JordanRuntagh)

Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway & More: 20 Stars Who Took Their Bodies To Extremes For The Screen

20 celebrities who did major body transformations for roles

We’d like to start by saying that we love our work. We just love pizza, ice cream cakes and those Girl Scout cookies with the coconut a hell of a lot more. And that’s the thing that separates us from the truly great actors. Well, that and a zillion KFC buckets worth of talent! Uber-dedicated movie stars will sometimes go the extra mile and put their bodies through insane physical transformations that make us sore just watching them up there on the big screen. Many hit the gym ruthlessly to purge every excess pound from their body and slim down, while some (occasionally) take a few weeks to pack on the pounds for a role. If it were us we’d choose the pound-packing parts exclusively, but hey!

More recently Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto took the tougher route and each shed an unbelievable amount of weight for their respective roles. Anne famously lost 25 pounds for the part of Fantine in the big screen adaptation of Les Miserables by eating two thin squares of oatmeal paste a day! We imagine that includes no dessert? McConaughey jettisoned his Magic Mike six-pack to play the HIV positive lead in Dallas Buyers Club, and his whopping 40 pound weight loss has lead some to wonder if he’s going too far. It’s got to be rough, but they certainly aren’t the first famous folks to go through such a dramatic body overhaul before going in front of the camera. Head on down to the gallery below for more thespians who took their bodies to crazy town, all in the name of their art. Sit down with a nice bag of chips and enjoy!

[Photo: Splash News Online/Getty Images/Universal Pictures]

October 26th, 2012 | 10:00 am by Halle Kiefer (@hallekiefer)

Beyond Jennifer Aniston: 10 More Celebs We Can’t Believe Got Their Start In Horror Movies

We know all know Jennifer Aniston got her start running in terror from a tiny evil leprechaun in, you know, Leprechaun, but did you know that most A-listers have a crappy horror film lurking in their past somewhere? From Paul Rudd to Jack Black, Demi Moore to Amy Adams, the biggest names in Hollywood have at one point been covered in corn syrup blood and chased by a prop chainsaw. So enjoy 10 amazing actors and actresses who had to pay their dues at the business end of a fake meat cleaver. Our personal favorite? Julianne Moore. Can anyone name a dumber movie death than hers? We honestly want to know!

October 19th, 2012 | 5:35 pm by Halle Kiefer (@hallekiefer)

Tom Hanks’ Adorable GMA F-Bomb Joins Our Top 10 Best Celebrity On-Air Blunders

Only Tom Hanks could drop a filthy f-bomb on Good Morning America and have us find him more endearing. Maybe it’s that mustache? It’s very sweet in a dad way, very Mr. Belvedere on a long weekend. Maybe it’s because we know Hanks was trying to get into character to demonstrate his Cloud Atlas accent for host Elizabeth Vargas? “I want people to buy my f—ing…” Hanks growls. No, it’s because T. Hanks claps his hand over his mouth and bugs his eyes like a scandalized seven-year-old when he realizes his blunder. Don’t worry, Tom! We’ve heard (and seen) worse on-air celebrity gaffes. 10 of them, to be precise!

September 23rd, 2012 | 11:41 pm by Sabrina Rojas Weiss (@shalapitcher)

Tom Hanks’ Mustache And 5 Other Emmy Things That Deserve Their Own Twitters

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After Angelina Jolie’s leg at the Oscars, we thought basically every funny thing (intentional or not) on a live TV event would get its own Twitter account. But maybe the people who do these things were too busy celebrating Homeland’s big sweep of the Emmys to do so tonight? At least Kat Dennings‘ boobs are well represented on the social networking site. Here are the other things we’re surprised haven’t been tweeting all night:

Tom Hanks’ amazing mustache (see photo above) Update: Oh! Here it is.
Lena Dunham’s bathroom cake (which she ate in the nude during the opening sketch)
Julie Bowen’s nipple covers (which she thanked profusely in her acceptance speech)
Ellen DeGeneres’ pants (mentioned twice during the show)
Jimmy Kimmel’s parents (ousted by Tracy Morgan for their false promises to Jimmy)
Tracy Morgan’s nunchucks (or his sparkly jacket)

Did we miss any? Have these Twitter accounts been made since we posted this story? Let us know!

[Photo: Getty Images]

September 29th, 2011 | 1:15 pm by Halle Kiefer (@hallekiefer)

Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock Make You Cry In Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

Ugh, as soon as you see an adorable little boy in a knit cap, you know things are not going to pan out well in the Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close trailer. By the time you realize it’s happening on 9/11? Forget. About. It. We’re going to go ahead and just construct a shirt made out of Kleenex now, just to be ready when we see it in theaters. Based on the Jonathan Safran Foer book of the same name, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks star as mother and father to newcomer Thomas Horn. Once Hanks’ character passes away during the September 11 attacks, Horn has to scour New York for the lock that matches a mysterious key left him by his father. So…second Oscar for Sandra Bullock, then? All the Oscars for Sandra Bullock, then?

August 16th, 2011 | 5:45 pm by Halle Kiefer (@hallekiefer)

Tom Hanks Allegedly Refunds Larry Crowne Ticket Price To Fans

As people who would be too shy to send back a burger if it had broken glass in it, we take our meek little pork pie hats off to the fans that got Tom Hanks to refund their Larry Crowne ticket money. Allegedly the couple ran into Hanx at an L.A. gas station and, while no doubt gushing at how amazing he was in Forrest Gump and Castaway and A League of Their Own, they happened to let slip that they hated Hank’s recent rom-com with Julia Roberts. The fact that this story doesn’t end with Tom Hanks running them down with his hybrid is a testament to his being the nicest actor in Hollywood.

Instead, the Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close star gave the couple $25 to pay them back for their ticket prices, though the $80 they spent on Raisinets and a small soda still had them at a net loss. So…you can do that to celebrities? While part of us is afraid this is going to turn into a crankier version of Marines asking out celebrities, another part is wondering what gas station is closest to Ryan Reynolds‘ houseÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

July 11th, 2011 | 8:07 am by Ambika Muttoo (@missmuttoo)

Prince William And Duchess Kate Work It At The BAFTAs In L.A

They came, they saw and they totally didn’t conk. Prince William and Duchess Kate were in L.A for the weekend and amidst their whirl of activities they attended the BAFTA ‘Brits to Watch’ Awards at the Belasco Theatre. Did the Duchess shut it down? Yes, she did. Kate wore an Alexander McQueen gown and Jimmy Choo sandals and clutch and bowled everyone over. Including the celebrities! The royal couple were seen chatting animatedly with the likes of Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner! And each and everyone of them looked completely star struck. Also hilariously, we spotted Nigel Lythgoe lurking behind Prince William as he chatted with Nicole Kidman. Have a look and see if you can spot him in our gallery below!