John Carpenter and Amber Heard talk "The Ward" (interview + pics)

The Ward: Exclusive: John Carpenter and Amber Heard Interview

"It has been 10 long years, but, finally, John Carpenter is back. The director of such classics as Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and They Live, has returned with a brand new horror project entitled The Ward, his first film since John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars in 2001.

Amber Heard posing for InStyle US June 2011: The Sexy Dozen

The Ward centers on a troubled young woman named Kristen (Amber Heard), who is placed in a mental institution after a traumatic event which she has no recollection of. Shortly after meeting the other four young women of The Ward (Danielle Panabaker, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mamie Gummer, Laura-Leigh) and Dr. Stringer (Jared Harris), certain things don't add up, and Kristen realizes she is not safe in The Ward.


Synopsis: John Carpenter's The Ward, a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s, marks iconic horror master John Carpenter's first feature film in over seven years.

Kristen (Amber Heard), a beautiful but troubled young woman, finds herself bruised, cut, drugged, and held against her will in a remote ward of a psychiatric hospital. She is completely disoriented, with no idea why she was brought to this place and no memory of her life before being admitted. All she knows is that she isn't safe.

Amber Heard attending "Dior Celebrates The Launch Of DIOR VIII" Hosted By Charlize Theron

Amber Heard attending the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic

I recently spoke with star Amber Heard and director John Carpenter about their new horror tale The Ward, which will be available on VOD formats starting June 8, in advance of its theatrical release on July 8. Source: www.movieweb.com

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games, Floral Motifs, skill games

"That’s because in the past year, this Louisville, Ky. native, has quickly rocketed from under-the-radar indie actress to movie industry It Girl.
First she earned an Academy Award nomination for her turn as a steely teen in “Winter’s Bone”. Then she took on the role of young shape-shifter Mystique (non-mutant name: Raven Darkholme) in “X-Men: First Class,”her first attempt at blockbuster fare, which arrives in theaters Friday. And now Lawrence is playing her buzziest role to date: the teen warrior Katniss Everdeen in the adaptation of the popular post-apocalyptic young-adult book series “The Hunger Games” which is currently shooting in Wilmington, N.C.
“The Hunger Games” fan fervor has made her the subject of intense Internet chatter and also recently landed her on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. So how is Lawrence handling all of the sudden attention?
-Did you feel like “X-Men” had gotten you into the physical shape you needed to be in for “The Hunger Games” or did you have to go through a different regimen?
Lawrence: I had to go through a different regimen. For “X-Men” I was lifting a lot of weights. I actually lost a lot of mass when I quit “X-Men” because I was working out so much and very muscular and strong. With “Hunger Games,” I need to be smaller and thinner. I do need to be as strong, but my character’s younger. Strong arms are something that comes with age, so that had to be taken down a little bit". Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Jennifer Lawrence’s is no run-of-the-mill Hollywood ingénue. Part Renee Zellweger, part Jodie Foster, part Tina Fey, there’s something special about her. Pretty as a picture, Jennifer Lawrence struck poses in mix ‘n’ match floral prints and in flowing nude Rochas gown for Marie Claire UK magazine, July 2011 issue.

Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in "Game Change" (TV 2011)

Julianne Moore with floral motifs (customes design by Talbots S/S 2011)

Leighton Meester presents Lovestruck Fragrance Launch at Harrods on 9th June 2011

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Floral Dress Up Styling Jelena loves flowers and enjoys dressing herself in clothes with floral motifs. She has a lovely garden with a variety of flowers in bloom and has invited her friends over to see them. Since she will be taking them around her garden, Jelena needs her dress to match her passion for flowers. Dress her in clothes with the best floral motifs along with a fitting makeover.

Bear Grylls Reveals ‘Man Vs. Wild’ Adventure with Jake Gyllenhaal, "Now You See Me"

"Presently, Bear is gearing up for more “Man vs. Wild” on Discovery, and he confirmed that one of the upcoming episodes would feature a fellow in-shape star – Jake Gyllenhaal.

“He trains hard as well, you know. He’s meant to be the fittest man in Hollywood so I was a little bit nervous taking him on a ‘Man vs. Wild,’ but he was incredible,” Bear said of the episode, which is currently being kept under wraps. While the reality star wasn’t able to reveal where he went with Jake – rumors on the web suggest it was to Iceland – he did admit it was a tough adventure.
Jake Gyllenhaal visiting Iceland on 9th April, 2011 (c) visir.is, vf.is, suchabeautifulwaste & 66° North

“We were both stretched to our limit, there’s no doubt”, Bear laughed". Source: www.accesshollywood.com

Jesse Eisenberg in "30 Minutes or Less" (2011)

"According to Variety Leterrier is working to cast Jesse Eisenberg, Jake Gyllenhaal and Melanie Laurent in Now You See Me, a heist film about magicians who "pull off daring bank heists during their performances, showering the profits on their audience."Yeah, I have no idea how that would work either, but the idea of seeing Jesse Eisenberg trying to do it is so bizarre I can't help but want to see it.

Mélanie Laurent as Soshanna in "Inglorious Basterds" (2009)

Eisenberg is only in early negotiations for the lead part, while Gyllenhaal and Laurent only have offers, which they could easily turn down. When we first wrote about his project back in February we had heard that the central characters would in fact be the FBI investigators tracking down the rogue magicians, which means we'll probably see Eisenberg only solving crimes, not pulling a rabbit plus 50 gold bars out of a hat. Disappointing? Sure. But it sounds like there will be plenty more craziness to be entertained by in the movie, which Leterrier has planned as his post-Titans film.

While Gyllenhaal has been known to seek out these kind of action-y roles, and Laurent is so new in her career no choice could be seen as unexpected, Eisenberg seems to be really stretching here". Source: www.cinemablend.com

Emma Stone: Blonde Riot Girl

Emma Stone in Elle magazine, July 2011

On not being recognized as easily in public with her new look:
Anna Faris and Emma Stone in "The House Bunny" (2008)

“I mean, I haven’t been around very long. I can’t expect everyone to have seen The House Bunny. Oh God. I am having such waves of internal embarrassment, which now I’m admitting on a tape recorder. This is so one of the things I should keep in my head.”

Emma Stone, photoshoot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for W magazine (2011)

On how her career has grown: “These past two years, I’ve stopped having to remind myself to be present, which has been the greatest gift. Because I know it’s so fleeting. I’ll kick my ass later on if I don’t enjoy it right now. But it does make you realize that so much of the joy of it is the journey. The struggle is such a lovely part of it.” Source: www.elle.com

Nina Menkes's DISSOLUTION- TRAILER April 2011

Nina Menkes's DISSOLUTION- TRAILER April 2011
for more info please see www.ninamenkes.com

“A sensory revelation” –Mark Peranson, Vancouver International Film Festival
"Didi Fire's performance is brilliant… Menkes's unclassifiable cinema, whose fascination lies in the interplay among characters, space, and filmmaker, is truly all her own. Extraordinary and original!"
--Chris Fujiwara, Boston Phoenix

"One of the year's top five films" - Barbara Wurm, Sight and Sound
“Dazzling!...A kind of existential film noir, rich in evocative imagery--its inspired, confounding final moments are as astonishing as they are precise.” – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

"In the 25 years since her first feature, Magdalena Viraga, Nina Menkes has remained one of the few American directors working at feature length whose films — in both form and thought — are genuinely radical. Menkes' main preoccupation across her six films (including Phantom Love and her latest work, Dissolution, which screen at the Downtown Independent this week) is violence in all its forms, and her approach, oblique yet intuitive, has yielded results that have more to say on the subject than any American director since Peckinpah or Cassavetes." - Phil Coldiron, LA Weekly

Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlun attending Glamour Women of the Year Awards

Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlun, co-stars in "On the road" attending Glamour Women of the Year Awards

"Stepping out for another swanky awards show, Kristen Stewart was spotted arriving at Glamour Women Of The Year Awards on Tuesday (June 7).

The “Twilight” hottie looked picture perfect in a strapless, mini-dress and heels as she posed for photos on the red carpet before heading inside Berkeley Square Gardens.

Even though her superstar beau, Robert Pattinson, was not in attendance, a body language expert recently revealed that the “Twilight” couple is at the “peak of their love.”

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart at 2011 MTV MOVIE AWARDS on 5th June 2011

Dr Lillian Glass told observed them at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards and later revealed that Rob and Kristen are "completely in sync...with each other...a total unit." Source: www.celebrity-gossip.net