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Monday, November 29, 2010

Anne Hathaway and James Franco to host Oscars 2011

"Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway have been named co-hosts of the film industry's upcoming Academy Awards, Oscar organizers said on Monday.

The pair are currently starring in two movies that some experts believe could earn them nominations for one of the world's top movie honors when they are given out on February 27.

Still of James Franco as Aron Ralston in "127 Hours" (2010)

Franco, 32, is starring in the real-life drama "127 Hours", playing a man who cut off his own arm to free himself from being trapped in a canyon with no way to survive, and Hathaway, 28, portrays a free-spirited woman who falls for a drug salesman in "Love and Other Drugs."
Anne Hathaway plays Maggie Murdock in "Love and other drugs" (2010)

"James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons -- fresh, exciting and multi-talented", Oscar producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer said in a joint statement.
The Oscars, or Academy Awards, are given out each year by the Beverly Hills-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and are typically the second-most watched TV program in the United States after the Super Bowl football championship. The telecast also is seen in more than 200 countries worldwide". Source: us.mobile.reuters.com

More pics of Jake from 'Love & Other Drugs' Press Conference

Jake Gyllenhaal - More pictures from 'Love & Other Drugs' Press Conference on 6th November 2010 in New York City, courtesy of Source: www.iheartjakemedia.com

Jake Gyllenhaal - this cute slightly "shhh" lips gesture of his has brought to my mind two classic cinema bombshells: the immortal Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow (the original platinum goddess)

Taylor Swift, queen of pop & marketing likes having breakfast with Jake Gyllenhaal

Taylor Swift - WebMD magazine (November/December 2010)

"The first photographic evidence has emerged to validate the rumors that singer Taylor Swift and actor Jake Gyllenhaal are an item! the two were spotted and snapped together at the Fido eatery and coffee shop in Nashville, Tennessee earlier today!
The caffeinated romantic weeked in Nashville comes on the heels of eye-witnesses reporting that Jaylor was together at Gorilla Coffee shop in Park Slope (New York City) on Thursday morning (November 25).
Here’s a YouTube video guide to Fido’s from some dude going by “The Wolfe” so you can get a feel for the setting of this historical moment" Source: starcasm.net

"Weekend breakfast in Nashville? How serious is this relationsip? They certainly like having breakfast together. People magazine reveals Swift and Gyllenhaal popped up in the singer's hometown of Nashville.
The magazine reports, "On Saturday afternoon, the couple were spotted getting a late breakfast at Fido, a coffeehouse and café near Vanderbilt University and Music Row." Source: www.nationalledger.com

Taylor Swift attending American Music Awards 2010

"Is Taylor Swift a Future Marketing Exec?
On the Forbes website, John Dragoon, the chief marketing officer at a major software manufacturer, wrote an interesting blog titled "What Taylor Swift Can Teach CMOs." He begins by stating that Taylor has a future career as a chief marketing officer.
"The music industry's leading lady is on a roll," he wrote. "Her latest release is on fire, and she's leaving her country music competitors, along with every other singer on the market, in the dust."
Dragoon notes that the 20-year-old sold more than 1 million copies of Speak Now during its first week of release in the U.S. and debuted at No. 1. As the New York Times reports, that's 11 times more than what the No. 2 album sold -- and more than the next 61 titles combined.
"But as good as she is as a talent, I'm more impressed with the marketing machine Taylor has become," Dragoon said. "She by no means is the most gifted singer or guitar player, but she knows her audience and she speaks directly to them with her product."
I see in Entertainment Weekly that Taylor was mentioned in the cover story on Jake Gyllenhaal. He's 10 years her senior, but he's a leading man and sooo handsome. Maybe they just went to lunch together. We will see". Source: www.cmt.com

"Above is a supercut collaboration between my friend and co-worker Kate Spencer and me. We were talking about Taylor Swift's shock at being applauded during last week's CMAs, she said, "Someone should do a supercut of her being surprised in public," and I said, "Curse you, because now that you've said that, I have to do it." Source: fourfour.typepad.com

Previous (blonde & svelte) Jake's girlfriends:Jake Gyllenhaal holding Kirsten Dunst in his arms: relationship on/off over 3 yearsJake Gyllenhaal having lunch with Reese Witherspoon: relationship over 2 years

Jake Gyllenhaal: Scans of Who magazine, Charlie Rose Interview

Scans of Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway in "Who" Australia magazine

Watch "Love and other drugs" Charlie Rose Interview on Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Two videoclips from "The Romantics" featuring Malin Akerman


Katie Holmes and Malin Akerman - Bathroom scene


Malin Akerman and Adam Brody - Trust scene

Happy 30th Anniversary, Gloria Grahame!

Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981)
Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame in "The Big Heat" (1953)



In a Lonely Place (1950)--Meeting Laurel Gray, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame

"Bernard Eisenschitz’s extraordinary biography of Ray (“Nicholas Ray: An American Journey,” which, sadly, is out of print) explains in fascinating detail the way in which, despite the screenplay credit to Andrew Solt, Ray made the movie his own: Of the 140 pages in the script, only four reached the shooting stage without revisions.… The changes may have been made by Solt, although he had (by his own account) been kept off the set by a momentary falling-out with Bogart. More important, they were occasioned by the bond between the director and the two leading actors.The romantic agony seems to have arisen directly from life, as, during the shoot, Ray and Grahame had separated, and here’s one way that, according to Ray (as cited by Eisenschitz), their turmoil found its way into the movie: Nobody knew that we were separated. And I just couldn’t believe the ending that Bundy [Solt] and I had written. I shot it because it was my obligation to do it. Then I kicked everybody off stage except Bogart, Art Smith and Gloria. And we improvised the ending as it is now. There’s an overarching point, going beyond Ray’s and the actors’ art, that should be made: the credits of Hollywood movies often don’t tell the real story of the work that went into them". Source: www.newyorker.com

Eclipse DVD Extended scene "Bella, I envy you" - Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed


"Bella, I envy you" Eclipse DVD Extended scene, featuring Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed.

Tim Burton wants Winona Ryder to voice Elsa in "Frankenweenie", "Black Swan" clip

Winona Ryder with a look inspired in Louise Brooks:


Winona Ryder plays Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan in "Black Swan" (2010)


Natalie Portman stars as Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen in "Black Swan" (2010), directed by Darren Aronofsky

Winona Ryder at the closing of AFI festival


Winona Ryder at the Premiere of 'Black Swan'

"Tim Burton is going to familiar people to voice cast Frankenweenie, Burton's stop motion animated Disney feature based on his 1984 short about a man who reanimates his dog after it gets hit by a car. Burton has set Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands and Beetle Juice) to play the role of Elsa, and Martin Landau (his Oscar-winning portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood) to provide the voice of Mr. Rzykruski. Martin Short (Mars Attacks!) and Catherine O'Hara (Beetle Juice and A Nightmare Before Christmas) take on the voices of five characters each. Short plays Bob, Nassor, Toshiaki, Victor's Dad and Mr. Bergermeister. O'Hara voices Edgar, Weird Girl, Victor's Mom, and Gym Teacher. Scripted by John August, the pic's slated for release by Walt Disney Pictures on March 9, 2012". Source: www.deadline.com