by Paul Smith on May 16, 2012
It’s just the opening night of the annual movie bash that is the Cannes Film Festival and the fashions were out in force on the red carpet.
Actress Eva Longoria was the pick of the night in a gorgeous pale pink Marchesa gown. The mermaid-style gown was flared out to a long feathered train, while the main body of the dress was embroidered with intricate silver a diamante details.
Longoria is a Cannes regular where she attends as one of the brand ambassadors for L’Oreal Paris.
The gala opening movie was Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom starring an ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Edward Norton.
Click here on on the picture above to view all our images from the gala opening.
by Paul Smith on May 16, 2012
Driving from Nice Airport to Cannes, my taxi driver was playing the haunting new album by singer Lana Del Rey and I just couldn’t get the songs out of my head.
So it was a pleasant coincidence to see Lana Del Rey on the red carpet in Cannes for the gala opening of the 65th Festival de Cannes.
27-year-old Elizabeth Woolridge Grant was born in upstate New York and moved to New York City at the age of eighteen, where she attended college and began writing music and performing in clubs. In June 2011, under the stage name Lane Del Rey, she released the song Video Games on the Internet and the accompanying self-made video went viral. The song was released as a single in October and features on her new album Born to Die which debuted at number one in seven countries.
Her music is noted for its cinematic sound and she has been described as a “self-styled gansta Nancy Sinatra.” Check out her album on iTunes, it’s well worth the listen.
by Paul Smith on May 16, 2012
The 65th Annual Festival de Cannes kicked off in the South of France this morning with an appearance outside the world-famous Carlton Hotel by General Aladeen, star of The Dictator, otherwise know as the actor Sacha Baron Cohen.
Sporting one of his famous military uniforms and accompanied by two sexy gun-toting companions, General Aladeen got on a camel to promote the movie.
It’s just the latest in some outlandish stunts carried out by Cohen in Cannes. One of the most well-know was when he posed almost naked in a green man-kini on the beach in 2006 to promote his movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
by Paul Smith on January 24, 2012
The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced today by actress Jennifer Lawrence and Academy president Tom Sherak.
Leading the pack is Martin Scorsese’s Hugo with a total of 11 nominations including Best Picture and Director. The black & white silent movie The Artist picked up 10 nominations including Best Picture, Director, Best Actor – Jean Dujardin, and Supporting Actress – Bérénice Bejo.
The other Best Picture nominees are: The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, and War Horse.
Check out the Official Oscars web site for the full list of nominations.
The 84th Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 26th.
by Paul Smith on January 18, 2012
Amidst all the glitz and glamour of the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards one small star managed to steal the show.
Uggie, the nine year-old Jack Russell terrier and co-star of the smash-hit silent movie The Artist, managed to get his paws on one of the top awards.
Uggie stars in the movie with French actors Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.
The film won three awards – Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for Jean Dujardin; and Best Original Score for Ludovic Bource.
Uggie has already won the Palm Dog award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and there is a growing push in Hollywood to get him an Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category with almost 6,000 people supporting him on the Facebook page Consider Uggie.
He got his first big-screen break playing the role of Queenie in last year’s movie Water for Elephants with Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.
by Paul Smith on November 17, 2011
It’s official – actress Demi Moore, 49, has filed for divorce from actor Ashton Kutcher, 33, after six years of marriage.
Demi released a statement saying: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life.”
There have been many rumors circulating recently about Kutcher’s alleged infidelity.
Immediately after the announcement, Ashton posted his own statement on Twitter: “I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi. Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Love and Light, AK.”
Earlier this year, Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen on the hit comedy Two and a Half Men and is one of the stars of the upcoming movie New Year’s Eve which is set for release on December 9th.
Moore has recently completed production on her latest comedy movie LOL, due for release next year. She plays a mother who “accidentally” reads her teenage daughter’s, racy journal. Miley Cyrus, stars as the daughter.
Moore began dating Kutcher in 2003 and they were married two years later. She was previously married to Die Hard actor Bruce Willis with whom she has three daughters – Rumer, 23, Scout, 20, and Tallulah, 17.
by Paul Smith on November 4, 2011
Daniel Craig will be getting back into his tuxedo and renewing his license to kill for the 23rd installment of the James Bond movie series.
He is to star with bad guy Javier Bardem and Bond girls Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe in Skyfall, which is to be directed by Sam Mendes. Dame Judi Dench returns as M – the head of British intelligence service MI6.
Everyone is keeping very tight-lipped about the plot although a press release gave a brief plot outline, saying Bond’s loyalty to M is tested “as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.”
Skyfall begins production next week in locations including London, Shanghai, Istanbul and Scotland. The movie is set to be released in November 2012, which will also mark the 50th anniversary of the Bond franchise which started in 1962 with Dr. No which starred Sean Connery as Bond.
by Paul Smith on October 20, 2011
Picture: Alexandra Glen/Featureflash
Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney and girlfriend Stacy Keibler have been busy on the red carpets this week.
Last Sunday, they made their red carpet debut together at the New York Film Festival premiere of his movie The Descendants, then on Tuesday they were in Paris for the French premiere of The Ides of March, and tonight (Thursday 20th Oct) they attended the BFI London Film Festival premiere of The Descendants.
Former WWE star, Keibler, 32, looked stunning in a gold Maria Lucia Hohan gown which did a great job of showing off her curves.
But Keibler may have her work cut out for her if she hopes to get 50-year-old Clooney down the aisle. He has previously said: “I tried marriage and it didn’t work. I have had long relationships with women and they get bored with me working all the time.
“My fear is that I would make a lousy husband and I don’t want to put myself, or anyone else, through the pain of finding out. If I was my girlfriend, I wouldn’t put up with me for very long.”
Check out all our pictures from the London premiere.
