I love checking out photos from the red carpet at awards shows. I'm not a fashion person, but I get pretty interested in the choices celebrities make before strutting their stuff in front of paparazzi.

In the past week I put together two slideshows -- one of images from the 2012 People's Choice Awards, and one of images from the 69th annual Golden Globes. I think overall, the quality of looks was better at the Golden Globes (and that's probably the way it should be).

I'm still trying to decide my favorite look from both red carpets. Jessica Alba looked incredible at the Golden Globes, but there is something about Sarah Michelle Gellar's dress that I love more every time I see it.

Watch the People's Choice and Golden Globes slideshows to see the looks for yourself:




What did you think were the best and worst looks of both shows?


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

Two movies that had gotten somewhat negative feed back (44 percent and 20 percent ratings on Rotten Tomatoes have tied for first place in their opening weekend at the box office. I wonder who spends so much money on movie tickets to see movies that aren't that appealing, but I also remember being a middle-schooler and spending my entire allowance on movie tickets every week, no matter what was playing.

And though I have little desire to see "The Smurfs" - except for the fact that I love Neil Patrick Harris - I do kind of like the Smurf dress Katy Perry wore last week.

It's awful but awesome, right? I couldn't wear it, but it's so fun on her.


From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1 (tie). “Cowboys & Aliens,” $36.2 million. (Review by The AP's David Germain)
1 (tie). “The Smurfs,” $36.2 million.
3. “Captain America: The First Avenger,” $24.9 million ($48.5 million international). (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros; "Evans apprehensive about clutching shield in 'Captain America'" by The AP's Derrik J. Lang; "Captain America's co-creator proud of patriotic hero" by The AP's Matt Moore)
4. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” $21.9 million. (Review by Meszoros; "But what if the 'Harry Potter' stars had never been cast?" by Germain)
5. “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” $19.3 million. (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
6. “Friends with Benefits,” $9.3 million. (Review by The AP's Jake Coyle)
7. “Horrible Bosses,” $7.1 million. (Review by Meszoros)
8. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” $6 million ($42 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
9. “Zookeeper,” $4.2 million. (Review by Germain)
10. “Cars 2,” $2.3 million ($30 million international). (Review by Lemire)

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl