"catherine-zeta-jones" Articles & Blogs:
The Tonys and Hollywood
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photo by Brian Bedder/Getty Images
Last night one of the things that was so interesting about the Tony Awards was that three of the four acting trophies were taken by current Hollywood actors. Catherine Zeta-Jones won best actress in a musical for A ...[Read on] |
Royal Wedding Watch: Victoria Beckham to Donate Royal Trousseau?
| Victoria Beckham. Photograph via Patrick McMullan.
The royal wedding of Prince William and the future Princess Catherine is just a few months away. From the daily barrage of tabloid folly, VF.com’s Royal Watcher in London plucks the best for your weddin...[Read on] |
The Wait is Over for Prince William
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The engagement of Britain’s Prince William to Catherine Middleton was announced this morning by royal officials. This engagement is one that has been long anticipated by spectators, the royal family, and William himself. Waiting William (as he&rsquo...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Catherine Deneuve
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I am facinated by Catherine Deneuve. She recently spoke with the Times of London on the release of her new film Je Veux Voir (I Want to See) in which she plays Catherine Deneuve, an actress touring war torn Lebanon in a partially ad-libbed docudrama. T...[Read on] |
Mad Men Q&A;: January Jones
| January Jones is now in her third season on Mad Men playing Betty Draper, the seemingly perfect wife to Don Draper’s seemingly perfect husband. Of course, beneath the well-maintained exterior, everything is not so perfect for Betty, which Jones capt...[Read on] |
Chloe
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When you strip it down, Chloe is really about women and aging and the different value placed on men and women as they age. The film written by Erin Cressida Wilson based on the French film Natalie and directed by Atom Egoyan, tells the story of Catherin...[Read on] |
A New Female Franchise?
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I don’t usually get excited about comic book character movies since most of them are about guys with superpowers that don’t appeal to me and the ones that star women usually stink, but this new one Frenemy of the State- that Universal has just acquire...[Read on] |
"An honor to have a player like" Marion Jones
| Marion Jones - of who many start their sentences with former track star, former disgraced Olympian or even WNBA gimmick is looking to melt away some of the preconceived stereotypes and notions, replacing them with WNBA basketball player or perhaps even wi...[Read on] |
Women in Film to Honor Holly Hunter and Jennifer Aniston
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Women in Film will honor Jennifer Aniston, Holly Hunter, Catherine Hardwicke, Elizabeth Banks and Petra Korner at the 2009 Crystal + Lucy Awards in LA on June 12th. The event will be hosted by Chelsea Handler.
Aniston will receive the Crystal Awards fo...[Read on] |
Catherine Hardwicke books her next film
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It’s been a while — November 2008– since the release of her last film, you know that little film Twilight, the one that made her the highest grossing female director EVER. It’s taken way too long for her to get back in the saddle. I personall...[Read on] |
Women Directors Talk Permeable Wall
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Martha Coolidge
A bunch of high profile female directors (Martha Coolidge, Penelope Spheeris, Catherine Hardwicke, Kimberly Peirce) participated in a symposium at Chapman University in CA this past weekend called Women in Focus. They spoke about the di...[Read on] |
Royal Wedding Watch: Even Will and Kate Have a Wedding Web Site Now
| A screen capture of the couple’s official wedding Web site. Courtesy of OfficialRoyalWedding2011.org. The royal wedding of Prince William and the future Princess Catherine is just 57 days away. From the daily barrage of tabloid folly, VF.com’s Royal W...[Read on] |
Happy 10th Birthday Mamma Mia
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L-R: Writer Catherine Johnson, Director Phyllida Lloyd, Producer Judy Craymer
celebrated its 10th anniversary in London this week. What I love about this show is that the same women who worked on the show did the film and that they really respect an...[Read on] |
Women at the Toronto Film Festival
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Toronto is one of the places where many films with year end award ambitions debut in North America. It is always one of the most interesting festivals of the year and helps kick off the awards season. Festival runs from September 10-19.
Women directed ...[Read on] |
From Movie to Musical
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Two beloved films — Bridget Jones’ Diary and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown are being made into musicals.
Helen Fielding who write the book of Bridget Jones’ Diary has been working on the musical which held a recent reading in London att...[Read on] |
Waity Katie No More: Kate Middleton and Prince William to Wed in 2011
| After a rather lengthy courtship that began when the two were students at St. Andrews college, Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged to be married. According to a statement by William’s father, Prince Charles, the marriage will take place next s...[Read on] |
Hard Targets: Sport & Art at the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio
| The Wexner Center, on the campus of Ohio State University, is hosting Hard Targets, a gorgeous exhibit of contemporary art centered on images of men and sport curated by Christopher Bedford (who gives me a run for the money in terms of fanaticism)...[Read on] |
Royal Wedding Watch: Libélula Designs “Ivory Satin and Lace” Confection for Middleton?
| Gowns from Libélula’s bespoke bridal collection. Courtesy Libélula Studio.
The royal wedding of Prince William and the future Princess Catherine is just 11 days away. From the daily barrage of tabloid folly, VF.com’s Royal Watche...[Read on] |
Royal Wedding Watch: Palace Defends Kate’s “Off-the-Cuff” Diet Comments
| Kate Middleton flips pancakes in Belfast. Photograph by Tim Rooke/Rex/Rex USA.
The royal wedding of Prince William and the future Princess Catherine is just 38 days away. From the daily barrage of tabloid folly, VF.com’s Royal Watcher in London pluc...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Ben Stiller
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Thought this quote was interesting from Ben Stiller in an interview for his new film Night at the Museum Two that appeared in Time Out Dubai (yes, I guess there is a Time Out Dubai)
Question: Most of the comedy in this film and most others comes from men...[Read on] |
The Consequences of Speaking Out
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The news last week was that Megan Fox is off the third Transformers movie. This being Hollywood both camps have differing responses to her departure. Her side told The Wrap that said she walked away because director Michael Bay was “verbally abusive...[Read on] |
Kristin Scott Thomas opens in Leaving (Partir) tomorrow in the UK
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Leaving aside the fact that she signed the Roman Polanski petition for his release, I still jump for joy whenever Kristin Scott Thomas is in a new film.
Her new film Partir (Leaving) directed by Catherine Corsini opens tomorrow in the UK and I hope som...[Read on] |
Naomi Wolf to write the history of the vagina
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The New York Observer reports that Naomi Wolf's new book will be "a cultural history of the vagina." Which is funny, because I was totally planning on writing a history of my left tit! (Kidding, kidding.)
Hanne Blank - amazing author of Virgin: The Unt...[Read on] |
VA teen suspended for two weeks because of birth-control pill
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Because of a zero tolerance drug policy at her Fairfax County, Virginia public school, one teen was given a two week suspension when she was caught taking her birth control pill during lunch. From the Washington Post:
School officials say they can't take...[Read on] |
Newsflash: Women can direct movies
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Lone Scherfig
The NY Times takes a look at some of the films generating buzz at Toronto and lo and behold women directors are really making a mark this season. In general, women directors have a higher presence at film festivals. Festivals try and ge...[Read on] |
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