"On hearing of JD Salinger's recent death, most fans probably experienced a single emotion: sadness. Over in Hollywood, however, the hills shook with the cackling of a hundred avaricious studio execs. Finally, someone will get to make The Catcher in the Rye film. Jake Gyllenhaal as Holden in The Good Girl (2002) - Gag Reel.
Yet perhaps the biggest problem will be casting Holden himself. Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack and Tobey Maguire have all previously been mooted. Salinger called Holden "essentially unactable. A Sensitive, Intelligent, Talented Young Actor in a Reversible Coat wouldn't nearly be enough". The easiest way to grasp catastrophe from the jaws of success would surely be to cast a next-gen teen idol 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson shooting new film 'Bel Ami' in the English countryside, UK.
– a Robert Pattinson or a Zac Efron – but even the more realistic candidates don't feel quite right. There's Joseph Gordon Levitt (too old), Anton Yelchin (too Russian), Michael Cera (too geeky), or Jessie Eisenberg (too Jew-fro). Emile Hirsch as Francis Doyle in "The Dangerous lives of Altar Boys" (2002).
Emile Hirsch feels like the closest fit, but you can't help thinking the best Holden will be the true unknown that no-one expects; someone unsullied by fame's own story, able to be the Holden we imagined, in the way Salinger himself might have approved". Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Here's how the final tally of votes shook out: Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 27%Zac Efron: 23.2%Michael Welch: 10.5%Jesse Eisenberg: 5.7%Aaron Johnson: 5.5%Michael Cera: 4.9%Cory Monteith: 2.1%Patrick Fugit: 1.9%Erik Knudsen: 1.6% Other: 17.4% Source: splashpage.mtv.com
"Jews are hot. Last year, actor Jake Gyllenhaal was included on People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” list. Jesse Eisenberg, an attractive New York Jewish actor.
Just being Jewish by itself also seems to be attractive. Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall" (1977).
“It’s like I’m exotic,’ said a student from a major Midwestern university who asked to remain anonymous. “They seem to really be interested in my curly hair.”
“Even though I could take it as a stereotype,” he added, “they are always saying Jews are funny. I guess it’s something they like.”
But aren’t the qualities mentioned in these verses -- wisdom, dignity, generosity -- the ones that really turn on everybody? Source: www.jpost.com
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the forest scene from "Twilight" (2008). Alicia Silverstone will play a female vampire in "Vamps" (2011). "Alicia Silverstone is reuniting with her Clueless director Amy Heckerling on Vamps, which Lisa Wilson’s GK Films affiliate Parlay Films is selling here. Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and director Amy Heckerling in "Clueless" (1995).
Vamps tells the modern-day tale of two female vampires who live it up in New York until love enters the picture, when each has to make a choice that will jeopardise their immortality. Silverstone will play one of the vampires opposite Krysten Ritter, who is making her first feature starring role and is about to wrap production on the comedy Killing Bono opposite Ben Barnes.
Production is set to begin in April. Red Hour Films, Lucky Monkey Pictures partners Lauren Versel and Maria Teresa Arida, and Molly Hassell are producing. Silverstone most recently appeared in Stormbreaker with Ewan McGregor and Mickey Rourke and is currently on Broadway opposite Laura Linney in the Donald Margulies play Time Stands Still". Source: www.screendaily.com
I liked Alicia in "Clueless", "Cool & the Crazy", "The Babysitter", "Excess baggage", "Blast from the past", "Beauty Shop", etc. I'm glad she is coming back with her next projects "Elektra Luxx" (2010) and now "Vamps" (2011). Alicia Silverstone.
Does anybody else think Kristen Stewart (blonde version) looks like Alicia Silverstone a bit?
"The British fashion industry lost one of its brightest stars yesterday with the apparent suicide of Alexander McQueen, who was found hanged at his Central London home.
The designer, 40, had been grieving over the death of his mother, Joyce, who died on February 2. He had been due to attend her funeral today. The loss of one of the most commercially successful and respected British designers has cast a pall over next week’s London Fashion Week. Friends said that he had been under pressure to complete his autumn/winter women’s wear collection for next month’s launch in Paris. One of his lines, McQ, was due to be shown at New York Fashion Week yesterday but was cancelled. Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page at "Whip It" premiere in Toronto Film Festival. Drew wore a yellow ruffled dress designed by Alexander McQueen from Resort 2010.Kristen Stewart (wearing a dress designed by Alexander McQueen) and Robert Pattinson photographed by Mark Seliger for Harper’s Bazaar, December 2009.
McQueen recently described the suicide of his mentor — the style icon Isabella Blow — as “the most important thing he had learnt in fashion”. During a newspaper interview conducted by his mother, McQueen was asked what was his most terrifying fear. He replied: “Dying before you.”After graduating McQueen set up his own label based in the East End of London. He went on to be named head designer at Givenchy in 1996, succeeding John Galliano, before joining forces with Gucci, which bought 51 per cent of his company. Lindsay Lohan in Terry Richardson photoshoot for Purple Fashion Magazine, wearing a dress designed by Alexander McQueen.Anna Paquin wore a wild-print mini-dress by Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010 to SAG Awards:The designer once described himself as the “pink sheep” of his family and said that he did not come out as gay until his early 20s. He had a civil partnership with the film-maker George Forsyth in 2000. However, last autumn he said that he had ended the relationship two years earlier and had started another with a porn star known as Mr Stag.
During the newspaper interview when McQueen revealed his fear of dying before his mother, she had asked him: “What makes you proud?”
“You,” he replied. “Why?” she queried. “No, ask the next one,” said McQueen. It was the only question he refused to answer. Source: women.timesonline.co.uk
Maggie Gyllenhaal talks with Jimmy Kimmel about how she found out about her Oscar nomination, that she has a hotel suite and whenever she's nominated for something she's always been staying at Jake's house, that her brother Jake Gyllenhaal made her coffee and pancakes but messed up the pancakes because he was too excited, that Jake is a brilliant cook, and then she praises Jeff Bridges and the way Jeff Bridges smelled.
Leonardo DiCaprio On That Nude Scene in Revolutionary Road:Kate Winslet is one of my dearest friends. We have the ultimate trust in each other and the best of intentions for what we want to do. I knew Kate before Sam [Mendes, her husband] even met her. So on the outside, it may seem strange to do a sex scene with a woman while her husband is directing. But it didn't feel that way to me. When the scene was about to start, Kate said, in front of the crew, "Wait, wait, this is totally weird." She turned to both Sam and I and said, "Are you guys okay?" We both looked at each other and said, Yeah, we're totally fine. She said, "It's even weirder that you're both totally fine."On the Night River Phoenix Died:When I was eighteen, River Phoenix was far and away my hero. Think of all those early great performances — My Own Private Idaho. Stand by Me. I always wanted to meet him. One night, I was at this Halloween party, and he passed me. He was beyond pale — he looked white. Before I got a chance to say hello, he was gone, driving off to the Viper Room, where he fell over and died. That's a lesson. Source: www.esquire.com
Leonardo DiCaprio on the “The Essentials” edition of Esquire magazine, March 2010 issue.
Roma. Dal regista premio Oscar Martin Scorsese, tratto dal best-seller di Dennis Lehane, è in arrivo sugli schermi Shutter Island, la storia ossessiva, misteriosa e ricca di suspense psicologica ambientata interamente in un'isola fortezza che ospita un manicomio criminale. Servizio di Mario Cartelli. www.c6.tv
Check out this sneak peek from Robert Pattinson’s new movie, as it gets a little awkward for Tyler (Pattinson) and Ally (Emilie de Ravin) on their first date. Coming to theaters March 12, 2010.
"Featuring an all-star cast that includes a Golden Globe® nominated performance from Toby Maguire, Academy Award® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, 2005), Academy Award® nominee Natalie Portman (Closer, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, 2004), Academy Award® nominee Sam Shepard (The Right Stuff, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1983) and Emmy® winner Mare Winningham (“George Wallace,” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, 1998), the explosive film Brothers arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc this March. Directed by six-time Academy Award® nominee Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, Best Director, 1994), the film tells the compelling tale of how two brothers come to terms with issues of love, loyalty, and manhood with the woman caught between them. The DVD and Blu-ray disc contain numerous bonus materials that include two featurettes plus a director commentary. A truly riveting drama with superb performances, Brothers is a film not to be missed! A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam (Maguire) is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Portman), with whom he has two young daughters. Tommy (Gyllenhaal), his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, which is also Sam’s farewell dinner with their parents, Elsie (Winningham) and Hank Cahill (Shepard). When Sam’s Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Tommy steps in to fill the void with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family.
*DVD & BLU-RAY DISC SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio commentary by Director Jim Sheridan “Remade in the USA: How Brødre Became Brothers” featurette “Jim Sheridan: Film and Family” featurette Source: www.sohood.com
"On hearing of JD Salinger's recent death, most fans probably experienced a single emotion: sadness. Over in Hollywood, however, the hills shook with the cackling of a hundred avaricious studio execs. Finally, someone will get to make The Catcher in the Rye film.
Jake Gyllenhaal as Holden in The Good Girl (2002) - Gag Reel.
Yet perhaps the biggest problem will be casting Holden himself. 
Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack and Tobey Maguire have all previously been mooted. 
Salinger called Holden "essentially unactable. A Sensitive, Intelligent, Talented Young Actor in a Reversible Coat wouldn't nearly be enough". The easiest way to grasp catastrophe from the jaws of success would surely be to cast a next-gen teen idol 
There's Joseph Gordon Levitt (too old), 
Anton Yelchin (too Russian), 
Michael Cera (too geeky), 
or Jessie Eisenberg (too Jew-fro). 
Emile Hirsch as Francis Doyle in "The Dangerous lives of Altar Boys" (2002).
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 27%
Zac Efron: 23.2%
Michael Welch: 10.5%
Jesse Eisenberg: 5.7%
Aaron Johnson: 5.5%
Michael Cera: 4.9%
Cory Monteith: 2.1%
Patrick Fugit: 1.9%
Erik Knudsen: 1.6%
Last year, actor Jake Gyllenhaal was included on People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” list.
Jesse Eisenberg, an attractive New York Jewish actor.
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall" (1977).
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