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Weekend Watching: Enlighten Up

FitSugar — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:00:00 PDT

Is the healing power of yoga universal? Does the daily practice of asana lead to physical and metaphysical transformations? The newly released documentary Enlighten Up seeks to answer these questions and many more in less than 90 minutes. Filmmaker Kate Churchill follows her yoga skeptic subject, former journalist Nick Rosen, as he seeks the true understanding of yoga. We watch as Rosen experiences the full spectrum of yoga. He takes class with Diamond Dallas Page, the creator of Yoga for Regular Guys, a former professional wrestler whose tag line is "Some T and A, with your namaste." Rosen has an audience with yoga elder B.K.S. Iyengar and Ashtanga guru Pattabhi Jois.

When Churchill follows her subject to India, as their expectations begin to crumble emotions begin to run high creating a new meaning for "hot yoga." Both the yogi and the asana novice will find this movie interesting and entertaining; I sure did. Enlighten Up will be playing in theaters across the country this Spring and here is a list of cities and dates.

Check out the trailer for the film when you

Weekend Watching: Super-Skinny Me, the Race to Size Zero

FitSugar — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:00:00 PST

These days, so many activities are described as extreme, and unfortunately dieting is not exempt from this categorization. Two British journalists decided to explore the realities of extreme dieting by subjecting themselves to the techniques used by celebs, and they captured the highlights of their journey (or demise) on film for the BBC documentary Super-Skinny Me: The Race to Size Zero.

To read what this fascinating documentary is all about, just

read more The hour long program is the conceptual inverse of Super Size Me, instead of eating and eating these women diet, fast, and exercise, exercise, exercise. These women work so very hard to drop enough weight to fit into UK size zero, the equivalent of a US size four, and they have six weeks to reach their super-skinny goal. They try the Master Cleanse (aka lemonade diet), protein shakes, watercress soup with nothing else, and colonics (the scene is actually quite graphic and very unglamorous). This extreme relationship to food truly disrupts their lives and relationships, and one becomes borderline bulimic; although, I do believe the supervising physician does a good job of intervening. Even more interesting than the actual dieting is the epilogue of the show when we catch up with the journalists two weeks and five weeks after their experiment is over. The pounds return quickly for one woman, perfectly illustrating the dangers of yo-yo dieting and the other journalist is still wrestling with her food issues. It is so sad to see. This hour-long program really hammers home how unhealthy, both mentally and physically, extreme dieting truly is. I do fear some women will still find the final super-skinny results appealing and block out the dangers of this type of dieting. This program is fascinating and totally worth an hour of your time. It airs tonight, Dec. 2, on BBC America at 10:00 p.m. EST/PST. Watch it and let me know what you think. Source

Weekend Watching: How to Cook Your Life

FitSugar — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:30:00 PDT

The soulful combination of Zen Buddhism and the art of cooking has been captured on film in the new documentary How to Cook Your Life by Doris Dörrie. She follows Zen chef Edward Espe Brown as he creates fabulous food trying to live by the Zen precepts. He can be impatient and is filmed cursing an unruly bottle of olive oil. So heartening to know that the master chefs have issues too-I love that he laughs a lot, and often at himself.

Brown, author of Tassajara Bread Book, was told by his mentor, "When you wash the rice, wash the rice, when you cut the carrots, cut the carrots, when you stir the soup, stir the soup." Mindful cooking can probably feel a lot like meditation. I can fully get behind the movie's message "eat local, eat well, eat slow," because the mindful shopping and cooking should always be followed by mindful eating.

Unfortunately, this film will probably not be released nationwide. To check out where and when this movie is opening and screening, just

read more San Francisco 10/26 NYC, Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Denver 11/16 San Diego, Minneapolis 11/23 Boston, Washington, D.C. 12/6

5 Ways to Make Moving a Habit

Leta Shy — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:52:25 PST

We all should take time to relax, but sometimes we don't realize just exactly how sedentary our lives can be. Even if you devote an hour to exercise most days, if you're not moving a lot the rest of the time, you can be doing more harm than good. So start making moving a habit with these five tips.

Keep track: One of the best ways to encourage yourself to move is to get a fitness monitor that tracks your steps. You don't have to invest a lot - while more sophisticated trackers (like these five fitness monitors) track your steps as well as your exercise (some can also distinguish between walking on flat ground and when you're going up steps), you can buy a basic pedometer for just a few dollars.
Try a one-minute move: Whether you're folding laundry or watching TV, multitask by building muscle while you work. Take a one-minute break to dance around or do squats, lunges, or planks, and you'll raise your heartbeat as well as your energy levels.

Read on for three more ways to making moving a habit.

Guy-Approved! Chick Flicks They'll Actually Watch

BuzzSugar — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:45:32 PST

Men have a reputation for not being the biggest fans of Valentine's Day as a holiday - or the mushy films that often accompany it. But have no fear, because there are a few gems that you can convince him to watch this weekend. How do we know? We polled the guys at PopSugar HQ! Read on to see their secret favorite chick flicks and why their picks are guy-friendly.

Angelina Jolie Focuses on Philanthropy and Hits a Berlin Red Carpet With Brad

Lindsay Miller — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:30:20 PST

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt continued their visit to Berlin today after he made a quick pit stop in London over the weekend to attend the BAFTAs. He was nominated for best actor at the British film celebration, which aired yesterday evening, though The Artist star Jean Dujardin ended up taking home the honor. Brad and Angelina first flew to Germany last week for the Berlin Film Festival, where Angelina hosted a premiere of her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey. Angelina's film and her philanthropic ties are closely related, and today, she joined the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for a workshop on sexual violence and child soldiers at a Berlin hotel. After the meeting, she reunited with Brad at the Cinema for Peace gala, where she was given an award for her film's message against genocide and war.

Before accepting the honor this evening, Angelina told reporters she hopes the movie is actually difficult for audiences to see. She said, “It’s a strange thing to say as a director and a filmmaker, but I want people to be very uncomfortable when they watch it, and they should be upset and they should want some intervention, and they should want it to stop and they should be angry."

Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles Skip the Grammys For a Pizza Date

Lauren Turner — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:47:55 PST

Jay-Z and Beyoncé skipped the Grammys for pizza - UsWeekly
Latest details on Whitney Houston's death - People
Is Victoria Beckham luring Anna Wintour with David? - Lainey Gossip
Amanda Seyfried comments on SJP joining her movie - HuffPost Entertainment
Reese Witherspoon dresses up for press in NYC - JustJared
Did some people get Whitney Houston confused with Oprah? - BuzzFeed
Exciting moments from Fashion Week this weekend - The Daily Beast
Why is Tom Hardy playing paintball naked? (NSFW) - Zap2it
Britney Spears is back to her sexy self - Hollywood Tuna
Get ready to see Ryan Phillippe in uniform - Pink Is the New Blog
Have you been watching Grimm? - Buddy TV
Kim Kardashian's questionable outfit at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party - The Superficial
Ashanti shows up to NYFW nearly nude - TooFab
See all the hot shoes at last night's Grammys - cityrag

Watch, Pass, or Rent Video Movie Review: The Vow

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:07:28 PST

Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams take aim straight at your heart with this weekend's romance The Vow, but is the drama worth taking a trip to the theater? Watch the video movie review to find out.

Angelina Jolie Takes the Kids to Legoland

Allie Merriam — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:05:24 PST

Angelina Jolie takes her kids to Legoland! - People
Gwyneth Paltrow checked out the Coldplay show in LA last night - Lainey Gossip
Nicolas Cage seriously addresses vampire rumors - HuffPost Entertainment
VS Angel Lily Aldridge makes her pregnant red-carpet debut - TooFab
How Hunger Games producers wanted to be distinct from Twilight - Us Weekly
8 up-and-coming models to watch out for - The Daily Beast
Paul McCartney gets his Walk of Fame star - ET
Can Chronicle stay at the top of the box office this weekend? - Rotten Tomatoes
Lady Gaga reveals she had an eating disorder - Wonderwall
Macaulay Culkin responds after disturbing pictures of the star surface - Lifeline Live
Adele is in top form again - find out how her Grammys run-through went - Zap2It
Angelina and Tilda know how to have a good time together - Celebitchy

Kristin Cavallari Shows Off Her Tiny Baby Bump in a Red Dress

Lauren Turner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:55:10 PST

Kristin Cavallari shows her barely there baby belly on the red carpet - People
Pregnant Lily Aldridge steps out with husband Caleb Followill - Lainey Gossip
Chelsea Handler breaks from her funny routine for a serious interview - HuffPost Entertainment
Halle Berry wants to move overseas with Nahla - D-Listed
Katie Holmes is fresh-faced after dance class - JustJared
Five things you don't know about Gisele Bundchen - The Insider
What do you think of Lindsay Lohan's new look? - Zap2it
Minka Kelly continues her string of gorgeous appearances - Hollywood Tuna
Watch Kanye and Jay-Z's crazy new video - Pink Is the New Blog
Kris Jenner has an interesting new brand to promote - The Superficial
The hottest new models of NY Fashion Week - The Daily Beast
Kim Kardashian makes a sitcom cameo - TooFab
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams have a shot at the top of this weekend's box office - Hollywood Reporter
Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z file to trademark Blue Ivy's name - I'm Not Obsessed