It’s not always easy for actors to tell which films are going to be a huge success before they’re made. Sometimes a lackluster script meets outrageous talent, stunning visuals, an epic soundtrack, and suddenly you have best-picture winner, Gladiator. Sometimes you have A-list talent and a director famous for churning out critical favorites, but something gets lost along the way and you end up with The Fountain.
Posts Tagged ‘Audrey Hepburn’
Blake Edwards Dies
December 16th, 2010 |
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Filmmaker Blake Edwards has died. The Hollywood movie director and Oscar-winner –- best known for his work on The Pink Panther and Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s – – passed away in Los Angeles Thursday morning due to complications from pneumonia. He was 88. Blake was born in Oklahoma in 1922. He and his family [...]
Anne Hathaway channels Audrey Hepburn for Vogue photoshoot
October 20th, 2010 |
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The opulence of the classic glamour days of Audrey Hepburn was relived, when Anne Hathaway, adorned in jewels and lavish ballgowns, posed for her latest photoshoot. ‘The Princess Diaries’ star looked every bit the princess in her November Vogue photo shoot. The Parisian pictorial includes shots of the brunette beauty posing above the lens on [...]
Emma Thompson Writing “Peter Rabbit†110th Anniversary Tale
August 16th, 2010 |
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Emma Thompson will mark the 110th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s classic Peter Rabbit tale by writing a new book for the children’s literary series. Earlier this month, Thompson — who plays the title character in the Nanny McPhee films — announced that she is taking a break from professional acting to turn her focus to family. [...]
Ashley Greene wants Jackie O and Audrey Hepburn’s style for ‘Twilight’
August 16th, 2010 |
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American actress Ashley Greene has said that she wants the style of her’ Twilight’ character, Alice Cullen, to be inspired by actress Audrey Hepburn and J.F. Kennedy’s wife Jackie-O. “I want her to have an Audrey Hepburn-Jackie-O mix. I am a huge fan of the Jackie O Ray-Bans. I love ballet flats for her and [...]
Emma Thompson Slams Audrey Hepburn
August 9th, 2010 |
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Audrey Hepburn — A Hollywood legend? Meh — not so much, to hear Nanny McPhee star Emma Thompson say it.An Academy Award-winning actress, Thompson is writing the screenplay for a remake of Hepburn’s 1964 cinema classic, My Fair Lady — but the outspoken Brit was less than inspired by Audrey’s performance as Eliza Doolittle [...]
Audrey Hepburn â€couldnâ€t really act or sing,’ says Emma Thompson
August 9th, 2010 |
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Emma Thompson thinks that Audrey Hepburn couldn”t act, couldn”t sing and was “fantastically twee”. Thompson is writing the screenplay for a remake of ‘My Fair Lady’, the 1964 film in which Hepburn played Eliza Doolittle. “I was thrilled to be asked to do it because, having a look at it, I thought that there needs [...]
Audrey Hepburn voted ‘Most Beautiful Woman of 20th century
July 1st, 2010 |
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Audrey Hepburn has been voted the most beautiful woman of the 20th century in a poll. Famed most for her classic glam pose in a black Givenchy dress, pearls and gloves in the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany””s, the lovely lass beat Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly to the top spot in the poll for [...]
Marilyn Monroe X-Rays Fetch $45G At Las Vegas Auction
June 28th, 2010 |
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A set of three chest X-rays of blonde Tinseltown icon Marilyn Monroe sold for five-figures at an auction in Sin City over the weekend.The images lifted from a 1954 hospital visit sold for $45,000 at the Hollywood Legends auction at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday. Julien’s Auctions, which sold the X-rays, [...]
Kristen Stewart, “Hollywood’s Most Overrated Womanâ€
June 4th, 2010 |
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This just in: Kristen Stewart is “Hollywood’s Most Overrated Woman,” according to the gurus at Guyism.com. The Twilight star has topped a list of the year’s “Most Overrated Women” on the men’s site. The pecuilar 20-year-old beat out the likes of Lily Allen, Katy Perry, and Kim Kardashian to take the top spot on the [...]
Carey Mulligan not part of â€My Fair Lady†remake
February 20th, 2010 |
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Actress Carey Mulligan has refuted rumours of starring in the remake of ”My Fair Lady.”
Earlier this year, Keira Knightley had withdrawn from the project.
“No (it’’s not true). I would love to, but I”m not signed on to that,” the Daily Express quoted Mulligan as saying.
Also, Natalie Portman dismissed rumours of playing the part of Eliza [...]
Carey Mulligan As Eliza Doolittle In “My Fair Lady†Remake
February 9th, 2010 |
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Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan has been tapped to play Eliza Doolittle — a role first made famous by Audrey Hepburn — in a upcoming remake of My Fair Lady. The 24-year-old actress – who’s up for a Best Actress Oscar at next month’s Academy Awards — is believed to be in talks with the [...]
Carey Mulligan hailed as â€the new Audrey Hepburnâ€
February 3rd, 2010 |
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Carey Mulligan has been hailed as ””the new Audrey Hepburn”” by Variety magazine.
The 24-year-old star, who was rejected by three drama schools, stunned all with her performance in An Education.
Time magazine declared: ””A star is born””, reports the Telegraph.
Mulligan, who made her acting debut in 2005, gained widespread recognition for playing the role of Jenny [...]
SRK ‘honored’ in Hollywood
January 29th, 2010 |
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Nevada (US), Jan 29(ANI): Bollywood’s megastar Shahrukh Khan’s lifelike wax figure was reportedly unveiled at renowned Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Hollywood (USA) today.
Filmfare winner Shahrukh (Chak De India!), 44, is the first Bollywood star to be inducted into this Museum, which boasts of wax figures of celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Jennifer [...]
SRK ‘honored’ in Hollywood
January 29th, 2010 |
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Bollywood’s megastar Shahrukh Khan’s lifelike wax figure was reportedly unveiled at renowned Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Hollywood (USA) today.
Filmfare winner Shahrukh (Chak De India!), 44, is the first Bollywood star to be inducted into this Museum, which boasts of wax figures of celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Johnny Depp, [...]
Cheryl Cole voted most photogenic woman ever
January 16th, 2010 |
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English singer Cheryl Cole has beaten Hollywood legends Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe to be named the most photogenic woman ever, in a new poll of 4,000 British women.
A spokesperson for Nikon, who commissioned the study to promote their new D300 camera, said: “Cheryl Cole was a clear winner and is loved by the nation [...]
Sir Roger Moore wanted to make movie with pal Audrey Hepburn
December 12th, 2009 |
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Veteran actor Sir Roger Moore regrets missing the opportunity to share the silver screen with his friend/actress Audrey Hepburn.
The former James Bond had been acquainted with the late ”Breakfast At Tiffany’’s” star during a UNICEF charity work.
“Audrey and I were neighbours in Switzerland. So it was because of our friendship that she called me and [...]
Mornin’ Crunch Crumbs: Tiger Woods Ads Disappear From TV; Rihanna Tours UK; Rivers Cuomo Update
December 9th, 2009 |
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-A collection of dresses worn by Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn earned more than $400,000 at an auction in London Tuesday…..
-Advertisements featuring disgraced golfer Tiger Woods have disappeared from primetime TV. Not one of his endorsed commercials have aired since Nov. 30….
-In related news, a broken tooth keeps Tiger in hiding…..
-Rihanna is touring the United Kingdom….
-Rivers [...]
Audrey Hepburn Wardrobe Auction Expected To Raise $164,000
December 2nd, 2009 |
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A collection of dresses and other wardrobe gems worn by beloved film star and style icon Audrey Hepburn is on display in Paris this week ahead of a charity auction at Sotheby’s in London.
Hats, belts, and plenty of Chanel handbags are among the items up for grabs. A black silk Givenchy dress she wore in [...]
Audrey Hepburn Wardrobe Auction Expected To Raise $164,000
December 2nd, 2009 |
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A collection of dresses and other wardrobe gems worn by beloved film star and style icon Audrey Hepburn is on display in Paris this week ahead of a charity auction at Sotheby’s in London.
Hats, belts, and plenty of Chanel handbags are among the items up for grabs. A black silk Givenchy dress she wore in [...]