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Be Our “Blue Valentine”

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 12, 2011 //

Ryan Gosling — an actor who The Frisky has totally neutral opinions on — says that “Blue Valentine” is a film that couples should watch together, as it’s “a cautionary tale about what can happen to love if you ignore it and you take it for granted.” We happen to think that while the love between Gosling’s Dean and Michelle Williams‘ Cindy is far from perfect, the film itself is pretty close. Impeccably acted — in fact, much of the film was improvised — “Blue Valentine” flip-flops between the past and the present state of Dean and Cindy’s relationship, showing how love can “bloom and die,” without needing to reveal the details in between. The DVD includes deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes feature, and an on-set home movie. A must-have for the “movies that illustrate how much love can hurt” section on your shelf.

[$16.99 Amazon]

What “Blue Valentine” Took From “The Notebook”

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 19, 2011 //


Props to New York‘s Vulture blog for pointing out that two distinctly different Ryan Gosling films, “The Notebook” and “Blue Valentine,” have one distinct similarity — they each feature a scene in which Gosling’s character kinda, sorta threatens to kill himself if the object of his affection doesn’t give him what he wants. In “The Notebook,” “Noah” teases that he’ll throw himself off a Ferris Wheel if Rachel McAdams’ character “Allie” doesn’t agree to go on a date with him (above). In “Blue Valentine,” “Dean” scales a fence on the Manhattan Bridge and threatens to go even further if Michelle Williams’ character “Cindy” doesn’t confess a secret she’s been hiding (watch that clip after the jump). Keep reading »

Michelle Williams’ Mom Wishes She Was Dating Ryan Gosling Too

Julie GersteinJanuary 14, 2011 //

“My poor mom really wants me to meet someone. I think she wanted to believe the Ryan Gosling rumor more than anybody.”

–Michelle Williams admits her mom is just as into her dating Ryan Gosling, her “Blue Valentine” co-star, as the rest of the world [Marie Claire] Keep reading »

Do You And Your S.O. Have A Song?

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 10, 2011 //


This weekend I saw “Blue Valentine” for the second time — and there probably will be a third viewing, so just deal! — and I was struck, again, by a moment in the movie when Ryan Gosling’s character, Dean, picks out a song for he and Cindy, played by Michelle Williams. “I got us a song, like our song, that would just be for you and me,” he says. “Because everybody’s got songs, but they’re lame and they all share them, you know, it’s disgusting. Not us. We have our own song.” That song is Penny & the Quarters’ “You and Me” and, I’m not gonna lie, I sort of want to steal it for myself and the future Mr. Amelia, whoever he may be. Keep reading »

Ryan Gosling On The Effect His Movies Have On Couples

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 4, 2011 //

“People would come up to me and tell me that they thought ["The Notebook"] was romantic, but one guy told me that he was engaged and [his fiancée] broke up with him after that movie because she said to him, ‘You wouldn’t build a house for me [like the lead character does], would you?’ He was like, ‘Well, no, but I don’t know how.’ She said, ‘But if you knew how?’ He said, ‘No, I wouldn’t. But it doesn’t mean I don’t love you.’ She said, ‘Yeah, it does.’ And she called it off.”

– Ryan Gosling on how “The Notebook” is responsible for at least one breakup. Interestingly, Gosling thinks couples should see his new movie, “Blue Valentine,” together, even though it’s, frankly, kind of a bummer. Find out his reasoning for that, after the jump … Keep reading »

Michelle Williams Shows Her Oral Pride

Ami AngelowiczDecember 31, 2010 //

“I thought, ‘I’ve never seen that before in a movie and I’m proud to be the first [to have an onscreen oral sex scene]. Good on us for making that happen … As the woman in the situation that was in question, I found absolutely nothing scandalous, tawdry or disgusting about it … when we shot that scene, both Ryan and Derek said to me, ‘If this bothers you when you see it in the movie, we’ll take it out.’”

– Michelle Williams on her oral sex scene with Ryan Gosling in “Blue Valentine.” Clearly, it did not bother her both onscreen and off. I am going to partially attribute that to Ryan Gosling’s studliness. He must be easy to have between the legs. [via Huffington Post] Keep reading »

Michelle Williams Tried To Kill Ryan Gosling

Julie GersteinDecember 28, 2010 //

“We shot for hours. And the sun was going down—we were actually stealing that shot, because we didn’t have a permit to shoot on the Brooklyn Bridge, and if we didn’t get it that night, we weren’t going to get it. And so the sun was going down, and she wasn’t telling me. So the only thing I could think of doing was to climb over (the fence on the side of) the bridge. And I never thought she’d let me get that far. I got to the other side. I just looked underneath me, and it was just—water. And it was so high, and I thought, ‘Michelle Williams is trying to kill me.’”

–Ryan Gosling, on shooting a pivotal scene with his “Blue Valentine” co-star Michelle Williams. In the improvised scene, Gosling was told to extract a secret from Williams, and Williams was directed to keep the secret from Gosling at any cost. [The Daily Beast] Keep reading »

Quickies: “Blue Valentine” Gets An Early Release & Demi Lovato Settles With Punch Victim

Annika HarrisDecember 23, 2010 //
  • “Blue Valentine,” starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, will be released a few days earlier than originally scheduled. [Starpulse.com]
  • Some say Kate Middleton looks plumped up on the commemorative coin. [PopEater]
  • Rihanna threw a holiday house party in her native Barbados. [TooFab]

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Michelle Williams Discusses Heath Ledger’s Death, Whether She’s Dating Ryan Gosling

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comDecember 22, 2010 //


Good lord, I love Michelle Williams and this interview with her on “Nightline” is pretty amazing. She talks about making “Brokeback Mountain,” falling in love with Heath Ledger, and coping with his death. “In a strange way I miss that year [after his death],” she says. “It didn’t seem unlikely to me that he could walk through a door, or could appear behind a bush. In some ways, I am just, I am sad to be moving further and further away from it.”

She also talks about making “Blue Valentine” with Ryan Gosling. Keep reading »

Amelia’s Favorite Things Of 2010

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 20, 2010 //

The blog Your It List has asked a bunch of cool tastemaker types to reveal their favorite things of 2010. They didn’t ask us for ours, but we’re going to share ‘em anyway. You’ve read Julie’s, now here’s Amelia’s … Keep reading »

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