Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart video

A video featuring scenes starred by Claire Trevor, in "Crack-Up" with Pat O'Brien, "Johnny Angel" with George Raft, "Street of chance" (with Burgess Meredith), "Murder, My Sweet" (with Dick Powell), "Raw Deal" (with Dennis O'Keefe), and with Humphrey Bogart in "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse", "Dead End" and "Key Largo".

Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor and Lauren Bacall in "Key Largo" (1948) directed by John Huston
Still of Claire Trevor in Key Largo (1948)

Songs "You're the reason" by Hank Snow "I found a reason" by The Velvet Underground and "Rocket 88" by Jackie Breston & his Delta Cats.

Jake Gyllenhaal at Golden Globes, some classics that didn't receive Oscars

James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be the hosts of the Academy Awards 2011 ceremony
Anne Hathaway with Jake Gyllenhaal at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, on January 16, 2011
Christopher Nolan (overlooked by this year's Oscars nominations for Best Director) and Jake Gyllenhaal at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, on January 16, 2011
Jake Gyllenhaal sitting between Catherine Zeta-Jones (Oscar Winner as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Chicago") and Jenny Lewis

"One popular story is that Academy librarian Margaret Herrick said the statue looked like her uncle Oscar. A journalist apparently overheard this conversation and used the phrase in an article. The first time it is thought to have been used in print was when columnist Sidney Skolsky used it to describe Katherine Hepburn's first best actress win in 1934.
The Academy officially adopted the nickname in 1939. The trophy was designed by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons. Since its inception 2,530 Oscars have been handed out.
Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed, both Oscar winners for "From Here to Eternity", flank Mercedes McCambridge in the Oscars 1954 ceremony

In support of the war effort, the Academy handed out plaster Oscar statuettes during WWII. After the war, winners exchanged the plaster awards for the real thing. While many of the biggest films and movie-makers have been honoured by the Academy, there is still surprise at those that did not receive any nominations that later went on to become classics.
Humphrey Bogart failed to win an Oscar for "Casablanca".
Among the overlooked films were Hobson's Choice, Dirty Harry, The 39 Steps, The Searchers and King Kong. Actors that failed to win for their iconic roles included Al Jolson in the Jazz Singer (1927), Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1944), Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain (1952) and Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men (1957)". Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Kirsten Dunst at Chanel Fashion Show and Art of Elysium Gala 2011

Kirsten Dunst and Diane Kruger attending the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week: Chanel Spring/Summer 2011 Show

Diane Kruger turned up at the Chanel show in a beige dress from the Fall 2010 Chanel couture collection, and Miu Miu sandals. She sat in the front row with Kirsten Dunst, who wore a vintage-inspired navy silk dress with a pleated skirt and black bag by Chanel.

Kirsten Dunst hits the red carpet dressed in Rodarte at The Art of Elysium's 4th Annual Black Tie "Heaven" Charity Gala on Saturday (January 15) at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

ABC 2011 Oscar Promo With James Franco and Anne Hathaway

"Anne Hathaway suffers a wardrobe malfunction in this jokey new advert for this year's Oscars. The actress, who will host the Academy Awards with James Franco, can be seen on-stage presenting a gong when her dress slips off her shoulder. Franco runs to her rescue, throwing a red blanket around the star to prevent her blushes". Source: www.dailymail.co.uk


A short promo for the 2011 Oscars has just been released, starring this years hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco.


James Franco and Anne Hathaway Oscar® promo
You're Invited! The Oscars® Live on Sunday, February 27th!

10 things we didn't know about Jake Gyllenhaal

Scan of Jake Gyllenhaal in Cosmopolitan UK - January 2011

Jake Gyllenhaal and Hathaway in "Pantalla Semanal" (Spain) magazine photoshoot, January 2011

Has Jake Gyllenhaal switched off Taylor Swift yet?

Taylor Swift in Gisele magazine photoshoot (Jan 2011)

The official music video for Taylor Swift's "Back to December" from the album SPEAK NOW.

"The two stars, whose brief relationship fizzled in December, arrived quietly together on Wednesday at Bound'ry, a restaurant near Swift's Nashville condo, and were led back to a table for two, according to another patron.
Taylor Swift out and about in Nashville on 23rd January 2011

"They did eat", the patron tells PEOPLE. "They were cordial to one another, but not affectionate."
And another source tells PEOPLE that they seemed friendly. "There was no holding hands, but they seemed happy together," the source says. "They sat next to the fireplace just chatting away." Source: www.people.com

"Seems that Jake went straight to Music City to find closure with Taylor. Gyllenhaal "said he didn't think they ended things right, and he owed it to her to talk face-to- face."
"He said he just wasn't feeling things anymore. He didn't like where things were headed."

Gyllenhaal reportedly told Swift she was a "sweet girl" and "really special to him."
"He cares for her deeply, but it's over now, the source said, adding that Swift "told him they were cool, but the whole thing was really weird to her." Source: www.countrystandardtime.com

Portia de Rossi, Ellen Degeneres and Taylor Swift attending Covergirl Cosmetic's 50th Anniversary Party on 5th January 2011

"So why would Jake visit Taylor in Nashville after all the backlash surrounding their relationship? Is he doing that patented guy thing where he senses the girl is on the verge of moving on, and suddenly decides he wants a second chance? Could it be they were just having a post-mortem “let’s be friends” chat? Or maybe we’re all just pawns in their publicity/promotion game and they were never an item at all. So many scenarios, so little answers!Taylor Swift with Malin Akerman attending People's Choice Awards on January 5, 2011

Taylor is scheduled to ship out on her "Speak Now" world tour in just a few weeks, so unless the lovebirds commit to an international LDL, they probably won't be spotted together in the foreseeable future". Source: www.yourtango.com

Happy Birthday to Dolores Moran!

Dolores Moran (27 January 1924, Stockton, California – 5 February 1982, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles)

Dolores Moran on the set of "To have and not have" with Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart and Walter Brennan.

Dolores Moran was checked out at an annual Elks Lodge picnic by a Warner Brothers talent scout in the early 40s and a starlet was born. Dolores was a popular pin-up item with soldiers after appearing on magazine covers. Typically utilized in small film parts from 1942 on, she appeared in Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins' tearjerker "Old Acquaintance" (1943), she played Helene De Bursac in "To have and not have" (1944) with Bogie and Bacall, Raoul Walsh's "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (1945), "Christmas Eve" (1947) and "Silver Lode" (1954). She was married to the film producer Benedict E. Bogeaus in Salome, Arizona in 1946 and they had a son. They divorced in the early 60s and not much was heard from Dolores until newspapers reported her death at age 58 in 1982.


A video dedicated to the beautiful actress Dolores Moran featuring her scenes in "To have and not have" (1945) directed by Howard Hawks, with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Songs "Leggy Blonde" by Flight of the Conchords, "Dolores" instrumental by Leo Kottke and "Wake up, Dolores" by Los Lobos.

Dolores Moran had an affair with director Howard Hawks while filming "To Have and Have Not", which Hawks undertook mainly as revenge for his rejection by Bacall in favour of Bogart. Howard Hawks had tested both actresses for the part of Marie "Slim" in 1943. Bacall was under personal contract to him, so he favored her results over Moran’s. Walter Szurovy, the actor who played Moran's husband Paul de Bursac in the film, thought Bacall had more aptitudes for the role of "Slim". Bacall recalled her "To have and not have" experience in her autobiography "By Mysel": "Halfway into the film, Howard (Hawks) ran some of our scenes cut, showed them to Bogie, and with Bogie's help had come to the conclusion that no audience would believe anyone or anything could come between Slim and Steve. So scenes were adjusted accordingly and all of mine made stronger and better".