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Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is so totally over her job: More »
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In a recent interview with Elle, Taylor Momsen spoke about her "budding" musical career (in which she often flashes her breasts onstage) and mentioned in passing that she "quit" acting: More »
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Nicole Kidman recently admitted that she'd (shocker!) been using Botox. And she's not the only actress to tamper with her most important tool — her face. But Helena Bonham Carter refuses to jump on the immobility bandwagon. More »
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Leo is an excellent actor with many emotive tools in his shed; screaming happens to be one of them. More »
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What follows is an imaginary conversation between Jennifer Aniston and her agent. More »
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In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today show, actor Rupert Everett lashed out at Hollywood, calling it a "heterosexual business" — and complained about stars like Jennifer Aniston. More »
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Previously unreleased footage from a 1998 documentary proves that the then-Broadway star was destined for bigger things. Like Glee! And posing in her underwear while sucking a lollipop. More »
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I spend most of my time checking out films by and about women. But I believe it's equally important to see other types of films, which is why I watched The Town. More »
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I was really interested to see if, on her Emmy fashion-takedown "Fashion Police," Joan Rivers would critique Betty White, that other Hollywood grande dame of 2010. More »
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You may know that Angelina's part in Salt was written for Tom Cruise. But as As Jay A. Fernandez writes: "No actress in Hollywood history has been able to chisel out the supremacy Jolie has in a male-dominated genre." More »
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Sunday, 24-year-old Amanda Bynes quit Hollywood, Tweeting, "Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem… you heard it here first, I've retired." FYI: Amanda's been working since age seven. Perhaps she made a wise decision? More »
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"Sometimes I even think, why do you do something so stupid!" says Yuko Nagashima, who speaks Carrie's lines in the Japanese-dubbed version of Sex and the City. More »
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Cate Blanchett comes off as smart, silly, and charmingly self-deprecating in this W Magazine profile. And, as Danielle Stein writes: "Blanchett is the rare actress who does not lament the lack of good film roles for women." More »
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As Laura M. Holson of the New York Times found when discussing plastic surgery with several directors and casting directors in Los Angeles, obvious surgical enhancements, once considered fairly standard in the industry, are now considered career-killers. More »
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James McAvoy, we're happy to report, is just as charming as you'd hope — yesterday Times Carpetbagger Melena Ryzik talked to him about his acting career, "the destructive force that is the backpacker," and the politics of silly accents. More »
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Susie Essman on her famously self-confident alter-ego: "Susie Greene thinks she is drop-dead gorgeous and everything she chooses to put on is drop-dead gorgeous. Imagine being like that." [NYT] More »
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Penelope Cruz is profiled in Vanity Fair's November issue, and Ingrid Sischy explains that a string of terrible films like Vanilla Sky could have finished her. But Pedro Almodóvar jokes: "I was there to save her." More »
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Because obviously the best way to address the tragedy of Natasha Richardson's death is to ascribe it to a ghoulish, dubious "Redgrave Curse." Why settle for quiet dignity when there are conspiracy theories?! More »
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Bollywood star Soha Ali Khan says that actresses in her country are actually smarter than actors. "They’re all very capable, smart and are managing their professions very well,” she says. Soha, a graduate of Oxford University and the London School of Economics, adds that today, actresses must be intelligent so they can manage various aspects of the profession. "Now, it’s not just about the art, it’s about how you package your image and how you sell a film, your choices of films — and it’s all quite unforgiving. If you make too many mistakes, there are far too many people who will be ready to do the job and you’ll be replaced in the blink of an eye." [The Times of India] More »
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An article from Premiere.com attempts to tackle the issue of actresses going from porn to mainstream projects. The story is tied to the fact that Jenna Jameson is starring in Zombie Strippers, which, while it may be kitschy, is not porn. Writes Glenn Kenny: "While recent advances in sexual frankness onscreen seem to be constantly bringing porn and mainstream entertainment closer and closer together, crossing over remains an elusive dream for performers who come up through the world of adult. Is there a double standard? Given that the likes of Kerry Fox, Mark Rylance, and Chloë Sevigny, to name just a few well-regarded actors, have appeared in explicit unsimulated sex scenes and not been tagged with some sort of career stigma suggests there is. But it's a little more complicated than that." More »
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Apparently Paris Hilton credits her acting coach Ivana Chubbuck for helping her tap into her emotions for such difficult roles as "the hottie" in The Hottie and the Nottie. Chubback, who has coached the likes of Brad Pitt and Oscar-winners Halle Berry and Charlize Theron, has developed her own acting technique that Paris finds handy. "I'll think of something in my life, use it in the scene, and it really works," says the heiress, whose past includes a three-week stay in an L.A. jail. [People] More »
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