Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). Humphrey Bogart had smoked cigarettes for many years, and his cumulative exposure to tobacco was estimated to be 60 pack-years.
Gloria Grahame and Humphrey Bogart in "In a lonely Place" (1950)
"Through most of the 20th Century, movies with characters puffing away on cigarettes helped make smoking a popular, and in some circles, necessary status symbol. In the 1940s' and 1950s', Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and scores of other established Hollywood stars always had a smoke in hand at some point in their films. Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
Not surprisingly, moviegoers of all ages tended to associate cigarette smoking with glamour, vigorous youth, sexiness, wealth, and occasionally rebelliousness. Despite efforts to diminish the presence and discredit the allure of smoking in films, 54 percent of movies with parental guidance ratings still have smoking in their narratives. Jake Gyllenhaal as Tommy Cahill in "Brothers" (2009)
As long as smoking is legal, it is unconstitutional to ban the practice from appearing on the silver screen. Nonetheless, films containing smoking can still be rated "R", be preceded by anti-smoking messages, and be prohibited from displaying actual brands and receiving compensation for such actions". Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in "Casablanca" (1942)
Time magazine called Humphrey Bogart “one of a handful of old-timers whose acting reputation and box office value is indestructible, and whose Hemingwayish philosophy tends to make him morally indestructible in that nothing he does or says will surprise or scandalize anyone —an enviable spot these days when high-earners in Hollywood are afraid to spit on the sidewalk lest they cut industry grosses by a third”. Not surprisingly, Bogart’s legend has overshadowed all of his image-conscious contemporaries. For good reason. As actor Rod Steiger pointed out, “Bogart has endured because in our society the family unit has gone to pieces. And here you had a guy about whom there was no doubt. There is no doubt that he is the leader. There is no doubt that he is the strong one. There is no doubt with this man that he can handle himself, that he can protect the family. This is all unconscious, but with Bogart you are secure, you never doubt that he will take care of things.”
Bogart was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in January of 1956. He underwent nine hours of surgery then convalesced for months. Humphrey Bogart as 'Rip' Murdock in "Dead Reckoning" (1947)
True to his code, he never spoke of the disease that made his body waste away, and he never stopped drinking. As soon as he got back from the hospital he climbed off the wagon, although he did switch from scotch to martinis.
The cancer returned and Humphrey Bogart died January 4, 1957 at the age of fifty seven, with nothing left to prove. His last words were about drinking: “I never should have switched from scotch to martinis.” Source: www.drunkard.com
"In "The Harder They Fall", Bogie is in even worse shape, pale, shaky, pasty and puffy. He was dying of throat cancer and the insidious disease would claim his life nine months after the film was released. In the movie, Bogart plays a down on-his-luck sports writer who, due to unemployment, takes on a job as a publicity man for a Panamanian boxer named Toro Moreno. Pangs of conscience finally hit Bogie and he helps the fighter escape back to his home in South America and begins writing a tell-all expose on the dirty business of pro boxing. It is a wonderful, soul-searching performance by Bogie with Rod Steiger perfectly villanous as a crooked manager. As stated above, Bogart was dying and he was aware of it. This adds an additional level of pathos to the film as we see a clearly in-pain Bogie doing his best to right the wrongs that he has wrought. We know he'll take a turn for the better, but in the classic Bogart tradition, we also know he'll do it slowly and with a certain bewilderment. The pain in his eyes is as much from the cancer eating away at him as it is from the character's reluctant involvement in what he clearly knows is wrong. Mark Robson's direction is spare, but that's fitting. This film noir doesn't require anything fancy". Source: www.nndb.com
Adam Levine and Zac Efron at Los Angeles Lakers versus Denver Nuggets game at Staples Center on April 9, 2009 in Los Angeles
Adam Levine visits the 'Late Show with David Letterman' at Ed Sullivan Theater on September 21, 2010 in New York
-"Do you think women know how much they dominate the male psyche?
-Adam Levine: Women are very aware of their power. Men need to live and breathe women. We're infatuated with them as a sex. And about sex". Source: www.womenshealthmag.com
Adam Levine with Cameron Diaz. Kirsten Dunst - Jeff Vespa potrait 2010
"He’s equally enigmatic about his love life, having been linked to Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Simpson, Natasha Bedingfield, Paris Hilton and Maria Sharapova, among many". Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
"Jake Gyllenhaal dated Reese Witherspoon until earlier this year and was in a relationship with Kirsten Dunst when they were in their early 20s, and now Adam Levine, his good buddy and the frontman of Maroon 5, wants to put any gay rumors to rest. Levine tells Out magazine:
Will everyone stop thinking that dude is gay? Seriously guys. How immature is it of the media to perceive this guy -- it has to be because of Brokeback, right? I've known this dude forever. He's one of my oldest friends, and it's very weird that they have this -- it's very immature and infantile the way they treat his whole situation. If him hanging out with his bros means he's gay, it's like further perpetuating that weird homophobia that exists in our culture, which is just stupid. So, yeah, he's my buddy. I fuckin' love the guy". Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
"Love and Other Drugs, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, will premiere November 4 as the opening night gala film for the American Film Institute's AFI Fest 2010, which will run through November 11. The festival will screen at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Adapted by Charles Randolph from Jamie Reidy's nonfiction book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman, the film involves a pharmaceutical salesman specializing in male performance enhancement drugs (Gyllenhaal), who becomes involved with a woman with Parkinson's disease (Hathaway). The film also features Judy Greer and Josh Gad.
Hathaway starred in the Public Theater's production of Twelfth Night in Central Park in 2009 and the City Center Encores! production of Carnival.Still of Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt in "Rachel Getting Married" (2008)
She received an Oscar nomination for Rachel Getting Married, with other films including The Princess Diaries and Brokeback Mountain. Natalie Portman in Glamour (UK) Magazine Portrait Session, September 13, 2010Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman in a scene from "Black Swan" (2010) directed by Darren Aronofsky
Clip of the "Black Swan" press conference featuring Natalie Portman during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2010. Photos Richard Budman for Cadillac Festival Insider. Video courtesy of http://www.festivalinsider.ca
Black Swan, which stars stage vet Natalie Portman, will be the movie that closes the Festival. Additional selections for the event will be announced shortly". Source: www.theatermania.com
"On Saturday, October 2nd, Jake Gyllenhaal will sit down with our film critic David Denby to discuss his career and his upcoming film, “Love & Other Drugs”, about a pharmaceutical salesman who meets a comely young woman (Anne Hathaway) on a sales call. Ed Zwick, who directed the film, will make a special appearance. The event will take place at 10 P.M. at SVA Theatre 1 (333 West 23rd Street). Tickets go on sale on Monday, September 20th, at noon E.T." Source: www.newyorker.com
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall & noir video Songs "Let me call you sweetheart" by Timi Yuro, "Hula love" by Buddy Knox, and "Don't let me this way" & "Baby Please" by Fats Domino.
Ryan Gosling has a hard time getting dates. Or at least that's what movie makers would like us to believe of his characters. For instance, in the seminal Nicholas Sparks flick, "The Notebook", Ryan's Noah Calhoun dangles precariously from a Ferris wheel, risking life and limb, simply to convince Rachel McAdams' Allie Hamilton to accept a date. (We'd never make you go to those lengths, Ryan!) While there are no zipping carnival rides to be found in this exclusive clip from Ryan's upcoming film "Blue Valentine", it does look as though he'll once again have to turn on the Gosling charm to win the girl. Out December 26, "Blue Valentine" follows married couple Dean (Ryan) and Candy (Michelle Williams) as they attempt to save their marriage by vacationing at a themed hotel. While there, they relive their entire love story. This clip shows where it all began: their first meeting. I don't want to say too much to spoil the scene, so I'll just add that it includes my new favorite pick-up line courtesy of Dean: "I make money—money I can take girls out on dates with. Just so you know." Source: hollywoodcrush.mtv.com
Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal in "The Good Girl" (2002)
Kristen Stewart
Jason Segel
Marilyn Monroe
Montgomery Clift
Johnny Depp
Cary Grant
Tippi Hedren
Milla Jovovich
Winona Ryder
Julianne Moore
Milo Ventimiglia
Joaquin Phoenix
January Jones
Jessica Alba
Brad Pitt
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Bruce Willis
Audrey Hepburn
Jim Caviezel
Ingrid Bergman
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Amber Heard
Javier Bardem
Robert Downey Jr.
Lindsay Lohan
Ryan Gosling
Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941).
Humphrey Bogart had smoked cigarettes for many years, and his cumulative exposure to tobacco was estimated to be 60 pack-years.
Gloria Grahame and Humphrey Bogart in "In a lonely Place" (1950)
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
Despite efforts to diminish the presence and discredit the allure of smoking in films, 54 percent of movies with parental guidance ratings still have smoking in their narratives.
Jake Gyllenhaal as Tommy Cahill in "Brothers" (2009)
