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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in Harper's Bazaar

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the photoshoot/outtakes for Harper's Bazaar December 2009 issue.

Attrezzo that Kristen Stewart wears in these photo sessions for Harper's Bazaar:

Prada dress with red velvet bodice - Fall 2009Cesare Paciotti black pumps - Autumn Winter 09. Yves Saunt Laurent black platform shoes.

"New Moon stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will reportedly appear in Harper's Bazaar magazine - but will not talk about their relationship.

Robert, 23, and Kristen, 19, are constantly the subject of media reports surrounding their supposed relationship.

It was recently claimed that the pair would finally confirm their relationship in the Christmas issue of the magazine".
Source: www.metrolyrics.com

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Abbie Cornish: Romantic seamstress & Sucker Punch fighter

Abbie Cornish wears Bottega Veneta Satin Pajama-Style Top And Pants, and Satin Bra. Tom Binns Necklace The NY Times T Style Magazine 2007 photoshoot.

"The next Nicole Kidman? Meryl Streep? Critics have been keeping a close eye on Australian actress Abbie Cornish—as much for her intense acting style as for her striking looks. The honey-colored eyes and (usually) blond hair first garnered international attention in 2004, when Cornish deftly carried Somersault, the story of a teenage runaway in sexual limbo".
Abbie Cornish with her boyfriend Ryan Phillippe, and his children Ava and Deacon attending a Halloween party in LA, on 12th October 2009.
Abbie Cornish in Esquire magazine October 09 issue.

"She weathered a siege in the tabloids, when gossips cited her as a key reason behind Ryan Phillippe’s divorce from Reese Witherspoon two years ago. (The two starred in Stop-Loss and now live together in Los Angeles.)
It’s an experience that would have left tire marks on the back of even the most veteran celeb, but the 27-year-old has always been firmly on track with star making turns in serious-actor films, including the obligatory period piece (2007’s Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which starred Cate Blanchett) and the equally mandatory addiction flick (2006’s Candy, costarring Heath Ledger).In her latest project, Bright Star, Cornish channels FannyBrawne, the 19th-century seamstress who unwittingly stole the heart of Romantic poet John Keats. She has also seduced the critics, who have begun to drop the “O” word". Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish in "Bright Star" (2009).Abbie Cornish as Frances 'Fanny' Brawne in "Bright Star".

"Next up, it’s guns, green screens and martial-arts moves in the surreal Zack Snyder movie Sucker Punch, currently filming in Canada.
-Brawne is essentially a 19th-century fashionista. You have been seen at parties for houses like Calvin Klein—is it a prerequisite these days for an actress to love fashion?Abbie Cornish - LA Times Magazine November 2009, photoshoot by Ruven Afanador.

-I don’t think it’s a prerequisite, but it helps to enjoy fashion when part of our job is to dress up. I really love Toni Maticevski, who designed my dress for Cannes. There’s something very sensitive and feminine and wearable about his clothes. He has an old-school, classic feel, which I love, but at the same time, he’s very much on the edge.
-Critics have called you the next Meryl Streep or the new Nicole Kidman—does the acting world benefit from having a “next” someone?

-I don’t think anyone really benefits from having a “next.” Sometimes that’s just a term used to compartmentalize or explain when you’re trying to figure someone out.
-Three years ago, right after you filmed A Good Year with Russell Crowe, you told a reporter you didn’t really have a home, that you moved from place to place and enjoyed life as you went. Has a need for a home base kicked in since then?

-There was a space of about five years where I was moving and traveling a lot, and I wouldn’t stay in one place. Lately, I’ve been thinking, Where am I gonna put my bags down—put my feet on the ground? And I did find a home with my boyfriend in Los Angeles, so that has been really nice.
-You were named by PETA as one of Australia’s sexiest vegetarians, and clearly you love animals. Does promoting “sexy vegetarianism” do anything to bring attention to animal rights?

-Anytime anyone asks me that, I cross my fingers and think, I hope so. It creates press, and people who might not usually read about animal rights might take a look. It’s crazy, but I guess that’s the world we live in.
-In signing on for Sucker Punch, you jumped from Jane Campion—pretty much the queen of understated—to Zack Snyder. Does your approach change when you’re working with such an over-the-top visual director?-We filmed Bright Star on location, while in Sucker Punch, 80 percent of what’s around me is fake or green screen, and that’s a whole different world. You have to rely on your imagination, your ability to find answers. Even when you’re fighting, kicking and punching, you’re still acting—you’re still a character. And yes, Zack is such a visual director. When it comes to tricky filmmaking, he’s the master.

-You said you did Sucker Punch because you wanted something “really trippy” where you could do crazy things. Sny der now has you using mixed martial arts and guns. That crazy enough for you?
-We trained for three months before we began shooting. The three of us—me, Jena Malone and Emily Browning—became stunt girls for a few months, you know? I feel like I’m using parts of myself in my acting I’ve never used before. I’m finding the fight within me. The girls have been calling it the Beast". Source: www.latimesmagazine.com

Prince of Persia, Brothers, Love & other drugs

"Mechner explained that a lot was changed, primarily because the film needed to be cinematic in a different way than its source material. "The World of 1001 Nights" inspired the game, and I think the idea of a dagger that can turn back time was really key to the 2003 game, and that's something we carried over to the movie", he explained. "We reconceived the mythology in a way that would make a better movie, as an experience that's meant to be shared by an audience, not played with a controller in your hand. We never really intended for it to match the game exactly, but I think people who play the game will recognize a lot of characters and scenes from the game". Source: www.cinematical.com

"He'll soon be the Prince of Persia, play brother to Tobey Maguire and lover to Natalie Portman, and then be a Viagra salesman. If you think about it, Jake Gyllenhaal, who was once considered for the role of Spiderman, must be quite happy with his luck! While he's not Spidey, he's playing the brother of the guy playing the Marvel superhero and he's also playing superhero, who also happens to be a Prince! The first movie will once again test his Box office attraction, while the next - Brothers - will give him another shot for possible noms come awards season. The Jim Sheridan film (a remake of Susanne Bier's "Brødre") has Jake playing Tommy, the black sheep of the family. A third project, Love and Other Drugs with have him share the big screen with Anne Hathaway. This film is based on Jamie Reidy's memoir "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman".
Hopefully, this year and the next will be better years for Jake - both personally and career-wise. I have high expectations for Brothers - being a Jim Sheridan film and with such a stellar cast, it can be both critical and box-office success". Source: blog.themovie-fanatic.com

"The Messenger" - Affairs that work out

"Matt Damon and Heath Ledger were furious about the casting of Lena Headey in “The Brothers Grimm”, but a producer stuck with her because he felt that the actress Damon and Ledger wanted wasn’t sexy enough.Damon, Ledger, director Terry Gilliam and many other people connected with the film were passionately vying for talented and quirky actress Samantha Morton to get the role, according to a behind-the-scenes account of the flick that’s been published in the U.K., but Harvey Weinstein, co-head of Miramax which was a producer on the film, put the kibosh on her. “Samantha Morton! You must be kidding me!” Weinstein said, director Gilliam told Bob McCabe, author of the book "Dreams and Nightmares", which has just been published in the U.K. “You think Matt or Heath would want to [bleep] that?”After Headey was cast, “Matt, Heath, myself, Sam [were at a restaurant] just getting pissed, and Heath sat on the phone to his agent screaming and shouting. And Matt’s going crazy too”, according to Gilliam. “Matt’s on the phone to Bob [Weinstein, Harvey’s partner and brother], pleading, saying, ‘Samantha’s the one’.
Once, according to Damon, Weinstein sent him a “form letter” apologizing. “It’s like a [bleeping] ‘Dear John’ letter and it shows up and it’s like “Dear Blank, I am terribly sorry for my behavior during the blank conversation that we had, it was inexcusable. . . . It was an absolute form letter.” Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as Jack Twist & Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005).

"The F-test is a tricky thing, and while its previous application for these particular actors might have yielded awards-quality chemistry with Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, it can just as easily doom the entire affair". Source: defamer.gawker.com

"The Six Feet Under actor stars in the film as a casualty notification officer in the Army, whose job it is to inform
families of their loss.
Woody Harrelson co-stars and Foster tells the L.A. Times that after their experience working together, "He's my brother". Foster explains that all the notification scenes were done in one take and adds, "I've never cried or laughed in someone's arms so much as Woody Harrelson's".However, his connection with co-star, Samantha Morton might be a little stronger, but for much different reasons. The actor admits, "I've had a severe actor crush on her for years. So getting the opportunity to play with her--she's Samantha...Morton. A woman who's very easy to fall in love with".

Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch as the rival drug lords in "Alpha Dog" (2006).

Emile Hirsch at "The Messenger" Screening in L.A., on 1st November 2009. Source: socialitelife.celebuzz.com

"The Messenger" is a moving tale of friendship between two veterans of the Iraq war (Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson), united by the task of informing next of kin that their loved ones have been killed in action. It also spotlights the ethical dilemma and moral complications of a highly inappropriate love affair between one of the soldiers (Will Montgomery, played by Foster) and the widow of a dead soldier (Samantha Morton). Take, for example, Harrelson’s sublimely delivered response to the sight of a large group of women and children who are positioned just outside one of the houses they are about to visit: the two men glance nervously at one another before Harrelson declares wryly: "It could be worse (long pause); it could be Christmas".Aside from the scenes which deal with the soldiers at work, the rest of the film is about the private life of Will, both in the context of his burgeoning friendship with Harrelson and his highly inappropriate but nevertheless very touching attraction-cum-emotional attachment to Samantha Morton’s widow. Nevertheless, it is the friendship between Foster and Harrelson which provides the film’s main thrust, offering the best comedic moments (especially the scene in which the two of them, massively inebriated, crash the wedding of Foster’s ex-girlfriend) and also, arguably, its most emotionally charged scenes. Perhaps the most moving scene in the film is the exchange between the two men when they finally open up to one another about how the war has left its psychological mark upon each of them, finally acknowledging the depth of their internal scars. The Messenger is an intelligent and moving portrait of grief, love and loss which takes a very personal approach to the consequences of war, mixing warm observational comedy with compassionate drama, underpinned by excellent performances from the leads". Source: www.eyeforfilm.co.uk