Messi Loves Emma Roberts

First press conference of the season and I felt pretty good doing it.

Lionel Messi is hopeful that a Barcelona player will win the 2012 Ballon d'Or, saying both Andres Iniesta and Xavi deserve the award.

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Emma Roberts and Evan Peters are Dating!

Things are long over with Chord Overstreet, and now Emma Roberts has a new beau! Who's the lucky guy? American Horror Story star Evan Peters.

The two were seen together at the wedding of stylist Emily Current. Minka Kelly, Mandy Moore, and Ashley Tisdale were also in attendance.

Roberts and Peters have reportedly been dating for a few months now, after shooting the film Adult World together. The film also starred John Cusack and Shannon Woodward.

Roberts, who is Julia Roberts' niece, is only 21 years old, while Peters is 25.

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I wasn't warming up to the idea of reading a teen fiction novel about a gender bending girl and her horses. But in the Horse's Shadow, Lawrence Scanlan captured the feel and camaraderie between a human and animal. Scanlan has written several horse related books, including, Wild About Horses, Little Horses of Iron, and worked with Monty Roberts on the New York Times Best Seller, Man Who Listens to Horses. He has successfully captured the life of a habitant, on a Quebec farm, the hardships that were endured and the choices that had to be made to survive in Canada during the mid 1800's.

The story unfolds from the eyes of thirteen year old, Claire Vigere, the youngest of four children in the Vigere family. She sees two options. First, she sees her future her mother's life, "with endless tasks". "From cradle to coffin, from dawn to dusk, and then some, the women of the Canadas worked. Sometimes they worked themselves to death." They worked as cleaners, cookers, planters, harvesters, knitters, mothers and fixers of all things.

The other option is to follow her "heart and not her head", and become a groom and horse trainer, a gift that has been bestowed on Claire since birth. This would mean leaving her secure village and her family to pursue something that would take her away from the fate presented to most teenage girls of the area. This idea secretly pleased Claire's mother who dreamed of a better future for her only daughter.

One night, Claire's life changed forever. Claire's most beloved Canadian horses, Beau Albert and Petit Albert, had been sold to a dealer, Tip Weldon, buying mounts for the United States Civil war that raged south of the border. The setting invites you to become a part of the action, and you feel the betrayal that Claire felt.

Emma Roberts part 8

Growing up in the 1960 my role models were not the various rock band members but rather the secret agents on TV and movies. The most famous of the female secret agent was portrayed by Diana Rigg on the British television series The Avengers. I noticed Mrs. Peel popping up again when I saw the reboot of the James Bond franchise Casino Royale starring Daniel Craig as 007. First I should explain that NOTHING, not one word, in a motion picture screenplay is there by accident. There is no idle chit chat in movie dialogue, there simply is no time for it. Everything in a script is there for a reason.

In Casino Royale Daniel Craig replaces Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and John Cleese replaces Desmond Llewelyn as Q, who had died before production started but Judi Dench reprises her role as department head "M". If this movie as truly a "reboot" as it was promoted to be, why would any actor continue in his or her role? The answer is obvious, James Bond, like "M" and "Q" is an alias, not an actual person. What kind of secret agent is James Bond who insists on announcing his true identity in nearly all situations? "Bond, James Bond" is his catch phrase. Unless, like the "dreaded Pirate Roberts" from The Princess Bride, the reputation is what gives him his edge. In Diamonds Are Forever he is even referred to as "the famous James Bond". James Bond is as much a code name as 007 and refers to any agent that is assigned the 007 number. This explains why the man in On Her Majesty's Secret Service who used his reputation to get a rich woman to marry him (Diana Riggs, Mrs., Emma Peel herself no less) as the first thing he did with his new job position and then folded like a cheap suit when she was murdered in front of him and because of him, lasted only as James Bond for one assignment (movie). His replacement, Roger Moore, avenged her death as the first act of his new role as Bond with the cold, unemotional detachment of someone avenging a death of someone he didn't actually know. Of course, Roger Moore has the emotional range of a mannequin normally.

Getting back to Mrs. Peel... In one scene in Casino Royale Judy Dench as "M" is seen sleeping in bed with her husband (we now know she's a Mrs.) when she is awakened by someone in her apartment. She finds Daniel Craig, the new James Bond, and insists he tell her how he discovered where she lives. He answers that he's discovered a few things about her including her real name. He says, "I always thought "M" was a randomly assigned initial, I had no idea it stood for..." "M" abruptly cuts him off and says, "Utter one more syllable and I'll have you killed." She obviously doesn't want her real name said aloud. This is a little Easter egg for all us James Bond / English Spy fans from the Sixties (like me) otherwise this little discourse has absolutely no business in this scene. Who cares what her real name is? Unless... She says, "Utter one more syllable." That is a clue that her name starts with the syllable "M"(Em). Presumably her first name.

It also suggests that uttering one more syllable of her name is enough to reveal her full name. Emily or Emilia are possibilities but the only two syllable woman's name starting with the sound "M" is Emma. Now, why do we care that "M"'s real first name is Emma? We don't, except that the only famous female British secret agent from the 60's is Emma Peel from The Avengers TV show. Judy Dench and Diana Rigg are only three years apart in age so having Judy Dench playing Emma Peel in the 21st Century is age appropriate and one last thing; John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel from The Avengers both referred to their superior officer in the English Secret Service by the code name "Mother". James Bond's superior officer is called "M". John Steed, a "sensitive" type and Mrs. Peel have no problem calling a man by the code name "Mother" but perhaps a macho guy like Bond might prefer simply "M".

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Something to Talk About stars Julia Roberts, which immediately makes me think romantic comedy, but trust me when I said that this 1995 film has more drama than comedy as it tackles a subject prevalent in today's modern marriages-adultery.

Grace Bichon (Julia Roberts) comes from a wealthy Southern family that breeds and buys horses for competition in dressage, the art of riding and training a horse in a manner that develops obedience, flexibility and balance (or jumpers, as someone not into dressage might say).

Grace, who manages her father's riding stable, catches her husband Eddie (Dennis Quaid) cheating on her, and cannot forgive or forget his egregious act of violating her trust in him as a husband and father of their young daughter Caroline (Haley Aull).

Unfortunately for Grace, everyone but her sister Emma Rae (Kyra Sedgwick) and Aunt Rae (Anne Shropshire) sides with her unfaithful husband because of their wealth and social position, including her father Wyly (Robert Duvall), mother Georgia (Gena Rowlands) and every social "friend" Grace counts on to understand her situation.

Grace's father has all of the compassion, understanding and tolerance of a steamroller flattening an ant on the pavement. His ego is bigger than his ranch and his word is law, or you will face the consequences.

The comedy part of this film owes a lot to Emma Rae, who, like her father, is not afraid to use enough strong language-along with Grace-to make it an R-rated movie. We are led to believe that the wandering Eddie was not trying to make a career out of being unfaithful, but was miserable in his marriage.

Grace feels totally abandoned until her mother learns that her father is also running around on the side. Then it becomes a battle of some very unhappy women who shut the men out of their life. What happens next is why you should watch this movie at least once.

One of the lessons of Something to Talk About is that couples can fuss about how to spend their money (or lack thereof), and how to raise their children, but what ultimately leads to the divorce court is a lack of communication.

We are reminded again that the opposite of love is not hate (both are strong emotions), but silence and withdrawal (the absence of emotion). Making a marriage work is a full time job and, if you are not working at it all the time, pretty soon your marriage will collapse.

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Jane Austen seems very fond of writing about men who propose more than once before they get the lady they love. I counted no less than three of Jane Austen's novels that feature a man who proposes to the same lady twice and this is not including Mansfield Park where Henry Crawford will just not take 'no' for an answer when he proposes to Fanny Price. There is something very romantic about a man who, even after being refused by a lady, cannot forget her or stop loving her and will stop at nothing until he has her. Men have very frail egos and I am sure it was no different in Jane Austen's time so it must be a very powerful love that induces a man to risk rejection from a lady who has already rejected him once.

The first example that I am going to mention is one of Jane Austen's lesser known characters. It is Robert Martin from Emma. We do not know much about him except what we learn from Harriet Smith. He is a farmer and Harriet is good friends with his sisters and stayed with them over the summer. Harriet is obviously very fond of him and before Emma Woodhouse introduced her to a higher level of society she would have had no hesitation in accepting his offer of marriage. Robert Martin even asked Mr Knightley's opinion before proposing to Harriet and Mr Knightly encouraged him, believing that the two of them were perfectly suited to each other. Robert Martin proposes to Harriet by means of a letter and this gives her time to think it over and show it to Emma before making her decision. Emma has decided in her own mind that Mr Elton is in love with Harriet and believes that Mr Martin is not of the right social class to be married to Harriet. She manipulates Harriet into refusing Mr Martin and cleverly makes Harriet think it was all her own decision. Harriet does not see much of Robert Martin or his sisters for some time but when she does run into them unexpectedly she is pleased to see there are no ill feeling s between them. Towards the end of Emma we learn that Mr Martin has renewed his offer of marriage to Harriet. We are not told exactly what encouraged him to believe that Harriet might accept him this time but that, having learnt to think for herself, is exactly what she does and everyone, including Emma is delighted.

A second example is to be found in Persuasion. Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot first meet eight years prior to the story of Persuasion beginning. They are very much in love but despite Captain Wentworth, at that time Commander Frederick Wentworth being "a remarkably fine young man, with a great deal of intelligence, spirit and brilliancy" he had yet to rise in the Navy and become rich and successful. Anne was persuaded by a close family friend Lady Russell to refuse his proposal and he left for sea very bitter and angry. Their paths do not cross again until eight years later in Uppercross. Captain Wentworth has now risen in the Navy and become rich and successful but has not yet married. Anne is also still unmarried but she is now approaching her late twenties and getting close to an age where she will be considered too old to marry. At first Captain Wentworth pays Anne very little attention and still seems resentful towards her. Only true love would cause a man to still hold such a grudge eight years after being rejected. Anne suffers quietly, she is still in love with him but does not let anyone see her pain. Anne goes to Bath in January and Captain Wentworth is in Bath the next month and their paths cross a number of times. Captain Wentworth has reason to believe that Anne may soon be receiving a proposal from her cousin and loses hope that Anne will ever love him again. Anne is desperate to tell him that she does not welcome her cousin's attention. In March Captain Wentworth overhears a conversation in which Anne and a Captain Harville are discussing the difference between men and women when in love and he hears Anne saying, "All the privilege I claim for my own sex (it is not a very enviable one, you need not covet it) is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone." Captain Wentworth immediately writes Anne a secret letter begging her forgiveness and renewing his proposal and this time she is more than happy to accept hardly believing it is true. This shows that Captain Wentworth has loved her all the time, he has not forgotten her over the last eight years and just needed the smallest bit of encouragement to renew his proposal.

The most famous second proposal is of course that of Mr Darcy. It is also very romantic. When he first proposes to Elizabeth Bennet no one is more surprised than Elizabeth herself. He is unaware of how much she dislikes him and has no doubt that he will be accepted. She not only refuses him but declares that he is the last man in the world whom she could ever marry. After being refused in such a way many men would resolve to never think of the lady again but not Mr Darcy. He first writes her a letter to clear his name of some of the things she has accused him of such as ill-treatment of Mr Wickham. He also takes on board all the insults she has hurled at him and sets about trying to change for the better. When they next meet, in Derbyshire he is eager to show her that he has changed. When he does get the chance to propose a second time he does so in a much more humble manner with no certainty of being accepted saying, "You are too generous to trifle with me. If you feelings are what they were last April tell me so at once. Mine affections and wishes are unchanged." Mr Darcy says he was given some hope when he learned from Lady Catherine that Elizabeth made no promise of never marrying Mr Darcy but he knew he had been refused once when he had expected acceptance but he was willing to risk such an abominable refusal to marry the one woman he loved.

All these stories are so romantic - they tell of men who love a woman so much they cannot do anything but think of her, even when hope seems lost and have to sometimes months or even years later renew their offer when they are given the smallest amount of hope that they won't be rejected a second time. It is hardly surprising Jane Austen thought this was an exciting plot to include in her stories.

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Zach Galifianakis is on fire, but it seems he still enjoys coming back to smaller roles. Although It's Kind of a Funny Story was advertised nationally, in my town, it was only shown at the local independent theatre. It's Kind of a Funny Story is a teen drama at heart, but Galifianakis brings enough to the table to keep everyone else entertained.

The film opens with Craig(Keir Gilchrist) explaining his life and the characters that populate it. His mother Lynn is played by Lauren Graham, and his father George is played by an all but wasted Jim Gaffigan. I am a huge Gaffigan fan, and it's a shame to see his comedic talent squandered for the sake of irony. Craig is under constant pressure from his father to get into a prestigious college, and this is the root of the majority of Craig's issues. Craig is also being constantly upstaged by his best friend Aaron and his little sister Alissa. The fact that Aaron is also dating the girl Craig is in love with pretty much pushes Craig to the breaking point.

Craig checks himself into a psych ward hoping to gain an instant fix from a pill or spiritual enlightenment from a staff member, but quickly finds himself stuck for a week. There he meets Bobby(Zach Galifianakis), who is having some issues with his family and the relationship he has with his daughter. Every scene with Galifianakis is laugh out load hysterical, and will keep even the hardest to please entertained when featured in a scene. Bobby helps Craig to appreciate his life and what he has, usually by comparing it to his own. A large theme of the movie is youth and what can happen along the road ahead, and Craig helps Bobby to realize this as well.

Craig's friends and family eventually discover Craig's plight, and this only makes matters worse. Craig meets a girl in the psych ward by the name of Noelle, played by Emma Roberts, who has plenty of issues of her own. The drama expands as Craig's first love Nia comes to visit him in the hospital, and confesses her own feelings toward him. Generally the story ebbs and flows between Craig running into an issue he doesn't know how to handle, and going to Bobby for a hilarious yet generally beneficial solution.

The acting is great all around and the plot feels real. Craig wants to kill himself for no particular reason, and everyone else points out the foolishness of this desire. It's Kind of a Funny Story has something for everyone to relate to, and if it doesn't, it has Zach Galifianakis, which is generally all you need.

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Jean-Luc Godard once said that the best way to criticise a film is to make another one. Consider Valentine's Day anti-criticism. If Love Actually was like a greatest hits collection of all the warmest, funniest, wittiest, most tender moments in romantic comedy than Valentine's Day is the collection of the boring radio singles you can't endure anymore that seem to already be on every other album you own. It's the pathetic record label cash grab: there's nothing new, there's nothing inspired, and there's no other reason to buy it unless the thought of throwing money away to hear the same old songs for the hundred and one millionth time is compelling to you.

Valentine's Day is thus a bloated collection of big stars enacting cheesy scenes from bad movies you've already seen countless times over. They're the same songs, all in one convenient place, in a different order. When you think about it in those terms, that basically sums up the aesthetic ark of director Gary Marshall's career: to disguise mediocre fluff as grand entertainment with the help of big stars.

That's essentially the approach to Valentine's Day, which takes place over the course of a 24 hour period on February 14, and features not a single scene without, if not a big star, than a recognizable face. Some of them fall in love, some out, some with other people than they should, and some with other people that they shouldn't, and the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round. Most of them, the adults anyway, will end up making a pit stop at an I Hate Valentine's Day party before racing off into the arms of true love after all. That's the difference between Britain's romantic comedy and America's: the British approach romance with a polite detachment, as if they must remember to bow to love before letting it in for dinner. American films are more bitter, cynical and shallow; as if love is something to be dealt with before a grand revelation that leads straight to the cheesy, improbable happy endings.

Maybe I should describe the actors. Florist Ashton Kutcher (surprisingly likable) proposes to his girlfriend Jessica Alba, using a line dear ol' dad taught him ("If you find a girl who seems too good for you, propose."). He's best friends with elementary school teacher Jennifer Garner who is with doctor boyfriend Patrick Dempsey, who may still have a wife in San Francisco. Kutcher and Garner have the sweetest relationship as the two dolts who everyone else but they realizes are meant for each other. Working for Kutcher is George Lopez, doing his obligatory gee-wiz I'm an immigrant shtick. Then there's Topher Grace (who should rightfully be a star by now) going out with Anne Hathaway who, in the most unfortunate instance of a great actress forced to do embarrassing things, moonlights as a phone sex girl while also holding a job as a secretary for Queen Latifah. Julia Roberts is on a plane with Bradley Cooper. Emma Roberts plans to lose her virginity in a sequence not nearly as awkward and sweet as the same kind of one she played in the underrated Lymelife, while her shallow, moronic friend Taylor Swift, shows off her muscle-bound boyfriend Taylor Lautner, whose talent seems to evaporate in the presence of a shirt. Jamie Fox is a newsman, Jessica Biel is an agent, and Shirley MacLaine is a wife with a secret.

The stories are so many and cut in such a way that there is hardly enough time to grow to care about a single one of them. Dempsey, for example, disappears for so long that by the time he swings around for a second appearance it feels like we're already on to next week's episode and need a refresher. Because the film is thus too busy to create a full story for the viewer to actually care about, what it ultimately offers is a mere reminder of all the much better films, romantic or otherwise, that all of these actors have starred in before. Garner in Juno, Kutcher in The Guardian, Latifa in Last Holiday, Cooper in the Hangover, Grace in Mona Lisa Smile, MacLaine in Terms of Endearment, Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, Roberts in Notting Hill, Biel and Alba in...well nothing really. I guess their careers have jumped the shark. That's a term that refers to the moment when you know something will, forever after, be downhill from there. It's named after an episode of Happy Days, a show that Gary Marshall created. Go figure.

A couple weeks ago I happened to watch Taylor Hackford's An Officer and a Gentleman, a great romantic melodrama with Richard Gere and Debra Winger. There was a great film that cast big stars as strong characters that are forced to encounter serious obstacles on their way to finding love and deciding whether or not they were worth overcoming in the long run. They were real people with real problems. Conversely, Valentine's Day is a film that typecasts big stars into movie-type roles as people who deal with relationships that feel as though they were dreamed up in the office of some under ambitious screenwriter who needed a convenient way to connect her long, boring, uninspired story together. Unlike An Officer and a Gentle, who's melodrama feels not like a film but an event, this one feels like someone has pushed autopilot, just on a grander scale.