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27 November 2009 11:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Brad Pitt's ex-lovers Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow spent Thanksgiving Day together at a hotel launch in Morocco.
The actresses snubbed Thanksgiving celebrations in the U.S. to walk the red carpet in Marrakesh for the re-opening of Hotel La Mamounia, along with Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom.
But it wasn't all glitz and glamour for Paltrow - she was quietly mourning the loss of her father, Bruce, who would have turned 66 on Thursday. He lost his battle with cancer in 2002.
The Shakespeare in Love star wrote in her Goop.com newsletter, "I dedicate this Thanksgiving letter, on parental acceptance, to my father, who would have been 66 today. He was the greatest parent, friend, rabbi any girl could ever have asked for. Happy Birthday Bruce. And Happy Thanksgiving everybody."
Paltrow split from fiance Pitt in 1997 after dating for two years, while Aniston ended her five-year marriage to the actor in 2005. »
24 November 2009 9:03 PM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »
The Oscar-winning actress had been working on a Christmas special of BBC TV show ‘Cranford’ – which is based on three 19th Century novellas written by Elizabeth Gaskell - when she had a dental disaster and lost a crown.
Judi was in full 1840s dress - which she wears for her role as Matty Jenkins in the drama – when she was rushed to the practice in Ealing, west London.
She said: “There wasn’t time for me to change. So I was in my wig and bonnet and all my clothes. I went into the waiting room and everyone kept looking.
“When I got in to see the dentist, he said, ‘Are you busy working?’ I was wearing a full wig with curls.”
Although 74-year-old Judi is famous for her period roles on both the big and small screens, she insists she wouldn’t have wanted to live in the 1800s »
- cyan
24 November 2009 8:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actor Joseph Fiennes skipped the honeymoon after his August wedding - because he had to squeeze the nuptials in between his busy work schedule.
The Shakespeare In Love star, 39, married Swiss model, Maria Dolores Dieguez, 27, in Tuscany, Italy over the summer.
But his filming schedule for new U.S. show FlashForward was so tight, he was only allowed a couple of days off to fly to Europe for the wedding.
He tells Britain's Now magazine, "Trying to get married as two foreigners in a very strict Catholic country isn't easy. I was trying to organise it with Maria and also preparing for FlashForward. While I was filming episode four or five, I flew back, got married and came straight back to work. It's been exhilarating, but exhausting." »
24 November 2009 8:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
British actor Joseph Fiennes has dismissed rumours he is set to become a first-time father - insisting his new wife is not pregnant.
The Shakespeare In Love star, 39, married Swiss model, Maria Dolores Dieguez, 27, in Tuscany, Italy over the summer.
And just weeks after the wedding, the couple was rumoured to be expecting their first child following a report in British tabloid the Mail on Sunday.
Fiennes is adamant the rumours aren't true, but he's looking forward to having children in the future.
He tells Britain's Now magazine, "No it isn't (true). A newspaper said I made an announcement, which felt like I opened my French doors and said, 'Ladies and gentleman, I just want you to know...' But it just never happened. I'd love to have kids, I grew up in a large family." »
20 November 2009 3:01 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly now on newsstands, you’ll find a story written by yours truly in which I geek out on my new TV obsession, the ABC sci-fi drama FlashForward. If you’re new to the show, here’s what you need to know: On Oct. 6, the planet blacked out and for 2 minutes and 17 seconds, and everyone on earth saw a brief vision of their respective futures. The saga’s center is FBI agent Mark Benford (Shakespeare In Love’s Joseph Fiennes), who during his brief quantum leap saw himself investigating an elaborate conspiracy behind mankind’s perplexing power nap. »
- Jeff Jensen
16 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
Ifta nominated Irish director Terry Loane (Mickybo and Me) is readying his latest project 'This Beautiful Fantastic', a film based on Simon Aboud's novel of the same name. Produced by Constance Media's Kami Naghdi (Boogie Woogie) 'This Beautiful Fantastic' tells the tale of an obsessively tidy children's author who falls in love with an erratic inventor – the story will be told like a classic fairytale and will star Tom Wilkinson (Valkyrie, Shakespeare in Love), Christopher Eccleston (Amelia, The Others), MacKenzie Crook (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, City of Ember), Joanna Lumley (Corpse Bride, Ella Enchanted) and Carey Mulligan (An Education, Public Enemies). »
10 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Yesterday, I saw a lot of people calling for Jamie Foxx's Oscar to be revoked following the announcement that he and Martin Lawrence are confirmed for "Sheneneh and Wanda," a comedy in which the duo will play female bank robbers. Both roles are based on earlier cross-dressed characters from the actors' TV days (Lawrence's Sheneneh is from "Martin" and Foxx's Wanda is from "In Living Color"). Foxx, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2004 for "Ray" (he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor that same year for "Collateral), returning to this drag shtick seems like a huge step backward to a lot of people.
"Seems" is the key word here, though, because it doesn't have to be a regression. Plenty of Oscar-caliber actors have cross-dressed before and since being nominated and/or winning an Academy Award, and plenty of performers have won for dressing like the opposite sex. »
- Christopher Campbell
9 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
Variety is reporting that Gwyneth Paltrow has signed on to star opposite Nicole Kidman in The Danish Girl.
The film is about the first ever post-operative transgender person, Einar Wegener, and her wife, Greta, who stood by her side as she made the transition. Kidman will play Einar, and Paltrow is now set to play Gerda.
As we told you before, Charlize Theron had originally been in talks for the role of Gerda, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. I'm a fan of Gwyneth's work, for the most part — including Shakespeare in Love where she dressed convincingly in drag, and her most recent film, Two Lovers — so I think she'll be great in the role.
The Danish Girl is being directed by Thomas Alfredson, who was behind the amazingly dark and beautiful vampire film, Let the Right One In, and the script is from Lucinda Coxon, adapted »
- Trish Bendix
9 November 2009 6:22 AM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »
The ‘Iron Man’ actress has signed on to replace Charlize Theron in ‘The Danish Girl’, an adaptation of a novel about the first post-operative transsexual. The film follows Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener who found success after Einar stood in for a female model that Greta was set to paint. As their work gained popularity, Greta encouraged her husband to continue to adopt a female guise. This eventually led to Einar undergoing a sex change operation in 1931, shocking the world and threatening their marriage. Anand Turker is set to direct the film, which screenwriter Lucinda Coxon is adapting from David Ebershoff's novel of the same name. Nicole previously won an Oscar for playing a lesbian in ‘The Hours’, while Gwyneth saw her character in ‘Shakespeare In Love’ disguise herself as a man in order to fulfil her acting dreams. Last week, Nicole said she actively sought out “extreme »
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8 November 2009 10:17 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Gwyneth Paltrow is to play Nicole Kidman's wife. The "Iron Man" actress has signed on to replace Charlize Theron in "The Danish Girl," an adaptation of a novel about the first post-operative transsexual.
The film follows Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener who found success after Einar stood in for a female model that Greta was set to paint. As their work gained popularity, Greta encouraged her husband to continue to adopt a female guise.
This eventually led to Einar undergoing a sex change operation in 1931, shocking the world and threatening their marriage.
Anand Turker is set to direct the film, which screenwriter Lucinda Coxon is adapting from David Ebershoff's novel of the same name.
Nicole previously won an Oscar for playing a lesbian in "The Hours," while Gwyneth saw her character in "Shakespeare In Love" disguise herself as a man in order to fulfill her acting dreams. »
2 November 2009 5:26 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Matt Reeves' remake of the acclaimed film Let the Right One In, now titled after the book that film was based upon, Let Me In, has begun shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The news broke today along with a quick casting update! Dig it!
From the Press Release:
Principal photography began today on Let Me In, writer/director Matt Reeves' adaptation of Let the Right One In, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.
In the haunting and provocative Let Me In, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. »
- Uncle Creepy
2 November 2009 10:21 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Principal photography began today on Let Me In, writer/director Matt Reeves' adaptation of Let the Right One in, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.
In the haunting and provocative Let Me In, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. The film is based on the bestselling vampire novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and is an English-language remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film of the same name.
The filmmakers note that while the new film will »
1 November 2009 10:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Overture Films reports that principal photography began today on Let Me In in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Writer/director Matt Reeves' (Cloverfield) adaptation of Let the Right One In stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer), who were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.
In the haunting and provocative Let Me In, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. The film is based on the bestselling vampire novel, "Lat den Ratte Komma In", by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and is an English-language remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film of the same name.
According to the filmmakers, the new film »
28 October 2009 5:49 PM, PDT | The Bollywood Ticket | See recent The Bollywood Ticket news »
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony in 2009 has been referred to as the "Indian Oscars" because the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' won eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film is set in India, the actors are Indian, one-third of the dialogue is in Hindi (one of India's many languages), and there's a Bollywood-style song at the end, but it is not, as many Americans believe, an Indian movie. The filmmakers, including the director Danny Boyle, are British. Only three of the film's eight Academy Awards went to Indians: legendary composer A.R. Rahman won Best Original Score, Rahman and lyricist Gulzar won Best Original Song, and Resul Pookutty won Best Sound Mixing—which is not to be confused with Best Sound Editing. Yes, there are two separate Academy Awards for sound production, as well as two awards for documentary, two awards for animation, and three awards for short film. »
22 October 2009 5:47 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Here are two names we never thought we’d see in the same sentence: Roland Emmerich and William Shakespeare.
In a collision of high and low culture that sounds like something The Onion might have cooked up, Emmerich, director of such cinema spectacles as 10,000 BC, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, and the upcoming 2012, is set to direct a movie about the great Bard.
The film, titled Anonymous, tackles the controversy over whether Shakespeare actually wrote all of the plays attributed to him. It’s no secret the prolific playwright lifted plotlines and characters from history (in the case of Julius Caesar, for example) or other sources (Romeo and Juliet was brought to the stage several times before Shakespeare’s version), but some literary historians claim the philosopher Francis Bacon or rival dramaturge Christopher Marlowe authored some, if not all, of Shakespeare’s works.
Emmerich’s Anonymous focuses on a »
- Brian Gresko
16 October 2009 11:15 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
This week’s episode opens on the day of the FlashForward in a park, with some weird-ass Bjork playing over the background. In this opening you witness everyone pass out, some planes explode and a bus drive into a pond. In the bus, the blacked out people are drowning except for one guy who rescues a blonde.
And now this guy, Ned, is at the hospital being interviewed for some internal bruising by Dr. Olivia Benford and her resident surgeon Bryce who before the blackout was trying to kill himself. Bryce asks what Ned saw in his flash forward which was seeing himself as a black man, which is pretty strange considering Ned is about as white as Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock.
Cut to back at the Benford house where Joseph Fiennes does some Dad-humor with an egg that I didn’t really understand and Olivia makes a crack »
- David Press
15 October 2009 8:15 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Episode Title: "Black Swan"
Written by: Lisa Zwerling and Scott M. Gimple
The Story: Agents Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) and Demetri Noh (John Cho) revisit an old lead in captured terror suspect Alda Hertzog (Rachel Roberts). Meanwhile, Mark's wife Olivia (Sonya Walger) and fellow surgeon Bryce (Zachary Knighton) have a nearly fatal disagreement over how to treat a patient based on his flash-forward.
The Most Profound Question Of All: Noh is destined to be murdered, but Benford believes he can prevent it. Bryce believes that his patient has a medical condition foretold by his flash-forward, but Olivia thinks that's ridiculous. Only one side of the argument can ultimately be right — either these flash-forwards are inevitable, or the future can be prevented. The most profound question of all isn't why the blackout happened, as Alda suggests, but whether or not the flash-forwards can be stopped. Do they have to happen just because they were foreseen? »
- Josh Wigler
15 October 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
In today's story about a potential new role for Ryan Reynolds, Variety throws out the term "dude-in-drag romantic comedy" as if it's a genre that's well-established by now. Really, when was the last time we got one of those? In the last decade or so women have donned fake mustaches a handful of times to get the guy-- Ok, mostly Gwyneth in Shakespeare in Love and that one Amanda Bynes movie-- but the last time I can think of a guy in a dress getting the girl is Tootsie. And before that, Some Like it Hot-- and that really only worked out for Tony Curtis. But if there's any guy who can set off romantic sparks while wearing pearls, it's Reynolds, who could really do anything. Working Title tied for the comedy concept, which will be written by Allan Loeb, who wrote both Wall Street 2 and the Jennifer Aniston »
14 October 2009 12:38 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I thought the response to my "Do You Ever Lie about the Movies You've Seen? " post was excellent, and on top of everything so many of you said, several new questions came as a result. One of them, offered by 'Steve Mott', asks the question in the headline: Do you have guilty pleasures you don't like to admit to?
Steve lists his guilty pleasure as 10 Things I Hate About You, a film I personally love and was just discussing recently with a friend when the topic of "Where the hell did Julia Stiles go?" came up. To that effect I also love Save the Last Dance and to answer the Stiles question before someone gets smart in the comments, yes, she has the Bourne films and wrote and directed a film starring Zooey Deschanel and has also been doing plenty of work on stage. Moving along...
Other personal »
- Brad Brevet
13 October 2009 1:21 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Veteran actress Dame Judi Dench has scolded young actors for ignoring the theatre and seeking instant fame as movie stars.
The Shakespeare in Love star insists the new generation of performers needs to hone their skills by working in live productions rather than chasing big-screen stardom.
Speaking at the U.K.'s Cheltenham Literature Festival on Saturday, Dench told the audience, "The majority of young actors want to make a big impression in television or film straight away. I wish that young people now - and it's not very fashionable - learnt a bit about our fantastic heritage of theatre and the people who've gone before, learnt a bit about the history of the theatre, because it's phenomenal. It is nowhere better in the world than here.
"We have such a huge history of the most extraordinary performances and productions and directors and actors and designers, everything that I wish wasn't forgotten. It is not forgotten by a lot of people but it is forgotten by most young people coming up. There's always something to learn. It's so exciting to read about the history of other people in the part."
The 74 year old insists she improved by observing her co-stars from backstage, adding, "I never used to go to my dressing room. We used to always stand in the wings and watch other people." »
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