By Allison Daniels
While we’re in awards season spotting a new trend is about as difficult as finding a new celebrity baby name to mock and I’m basking in its glory like a kid in a candy store.
Celebs brought out their finest for the People’s Choice Awards, the Critic’s Choice Awards and the Art of Elysium Gala. We’ve seen several trends emerge, but the one that really stood out from the pack is bold, monochromatic frocks. From stark blacks and whites to saturated candy colors, our favorite red-carpet figures made their marks in daring solid sheaths.
The ladies in the opening
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by Marissa on February 7, 2012 8:00am
Viola Davis has a fascinating feature in Los Angeles Times Magazine in which the actress talked her lifelong love of acting, character preference and desire to mentor young people.
“Human life is about a culmination of moments, and 99 percent of those are quiet but powerful,” said Davis when asked about her preference of underrated characters.
Davis also added that she recognizes her role as a mentor for today’s youth. “I am doing this out of necessity,” she explained. “If I am not the instrument of change, I can meander through this business and be the black woman
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The big winners at last night’s SAG Awards were “The Help,” “The Artist,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Modern Family” and the guild itself, affirming that both of the largest acting unions, SAG and AFTRA, had cleared the path for a merger to an organization that would work for all actors.
While many, including us, were hoping that the SAG Awards, voted on by the acting guild, the largest group of voters of the Academy, would give some clearer indication of whether Meryl Streep or Michelle Williams would take home the Best Actress Oscar next month, the win by Viola Davis in that
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Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: George Clooney (The Descendants)
Best Actress: Viola Davis (The Help)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Young Actor: Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Best Director: Michael Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Acting Ensemble: The Help
Best Comedy: Bridesmaids
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Documentary Feature: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball (Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, story by Stan Chervin)
Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
Best Action Movie: Drive
Best
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by Marissa on January 5, 2012 4:00pm
In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, George Clooney and Viola Davis share the spotlight, dishing on all things Hollywood, including a woman’s ability to drive box-office sales.
“There’s this strange thing that’s happened over the last 25 or 30 years where there’s this decision being made that women aren’t able to carry the box office,” said Clooney. “Now, ‘Bridesmaids’ has proved that to be bullsh*t, and ‘The Help’ has proven it to be bullsh*t. But it’s much harder to get a film with a woman lead made. When a man hits 40 is when roles
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Adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, and with the all-star cast of Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, James Gandolfini, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright, John Goodman, Max von Sydow and Teen Jeopardy champion Thomas Horn, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” will open this December and extend wide to US theaters on 20 January 2012.
The story follows a 9-year-old inventor searching New York City for a key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Director Stephen Daldry has been nominated for 3 Oscars, having directed “The Reader,” “The Hours” and “Billy Elliot.”
We’re looking forward
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