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For this week's brand new spotlight piece, I wanted to cite an A-lister who is having one really good 2014, to say the least. It's Reese Witherspoon, an Academy Award winning actress who only this year is finally solidifying her status not just as a star, but as a supremely talented actress as well. It's high time too, as she's given more top quality performances than a lot of people realize. From some of her early work to the performance that won her the Oscar, Witherspoon has become a deserving member of the A-list, though someone who doesn't always get the credit that she truly deserves. As such, it's only appropriate today to put the spotlight on her. Here we go…
Witherspoon got her start with a few head turning roles in smaller films, starting with The Man in the Moon, followed by A Far Off Place and Freeway, among others. Those parts began to get her noticed, something that would continue up until she broke through with the thriller Fear. Witherspoon was now a young up and coming actress that had the attention of the industry. That would lead to a role in Overnight Delivery as well as a really well regarded part in the film Pleasantville. Particularly with that last role, it set her up to have her first brush with prestige fare. With the black comedy Election, Witherspoon was fully on the cusp of stardom, along with being embraced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which bestowed her first Golden Globe nomination upon her. Between this highly praised independent film and the pop culture drama Cruel Intentions, a star was born.
She then appeared in films like American Psycho, Best Laid Plans, The Importance of Being Earnest, Legally Blonde (which got her a second Golden Globe nomination), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Little Nicky, Sweet Home Alabama, and Vanity Fair. They cultivated her status as a growing romantic comedy star in Hollywood as well as an A-list actress, but they didn't quite challenge her in the way that she was deserving of. Then, a biopic offer came in and changed all that.
Her greatest acclaim at the time would come when she took the role of June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. Not only did it score her tons of terrific reviews, she would also go on to both receive her first Academy […]
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Spotlight on the Stars: Reese Witherspoon
For this week's brand new spotlight piece, I wanted to cite an A-lister who is having one really good 2014, to say the least. It's Reese Witherspoon, an Academy Award winning actress who only this year is finally solidifying her status not just as a star, but as a supremely talented actress as well. It's high time too, as she's given more top quality performances than a lot of people realize. From some of her early work to the performance that won her the Oscar, Witherspoon has become a deserving member of the A-list, though someone who doesn't always get the credit that she truly deserves. As such, it's only appropriate today to put the spotlight on her. Here we go…
Inside Star Poker in Hollywood
Poker Princess, Molly Bloom, in an adaptation from her new memoir, details how she went from a 26-year-old cocktail waitress to the hostess of Hollywood,s most exclusive high-stakes poker game in the July issue of Vanity Fair.
Luring A-list names ('Tobey,' 'Leo,' 'Ben') and taking home upwards of $50,000 in one night, Bloom writes that the biggest winners could be the most difficult. "You can tell a lot about a man's character by watching him win or lose money," she writes. "Money is the great equalizer."
Bloom writes that one of the game's regular fixtures, "Tobey'the best player, and the absolute worst loser, refused to play without his $17,000 Shuffle Master, a machine that is supposed to deliver a fair, random shuffle every time and increases the speed of each game." During one visit Bloom makes to Tobey's home, to return the machine and deliver his winnings, Tobey tells her he wants to begin charging rent for the machine's use during games: "I looked past him to the expansive foyer of his mansion in the hills. You could see straight through to the ocean. I laughed. Surely he was joking. He couldn't possibly be serious about charging rent for a machine he insisted that we use, from the guys whose money he was taking every week. But he was as serious as death, and I quickly stopped laughing. "O.K.," I squeaked. "Um, how much? "Two hundred dollars." I smiled to conceal my surprise. "I'm sure that will be fine. No problem," I said.
Recalling a big game she organized for 'Ben' at Bungalow No. 1 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Bloom writes that with more than $2 million on the table early in the evening, she quickly had 'a humongous poker game' going. Still, upon arrival, Ben requested only $50K in chips (the game's minimum buy-in). 'By now I had learned something about the psychology behind the way a guy asks for chips,' writes Bloom. 'Wanting to be overstocked or short-stacked at a table is a clear indication of playing style and ego. Whereas some guys want the tallest piles they can manage, the better to bully the table and scare people, Ben's buy-in choice told me that he was a smart player who liked to limit his downside, especially at a table with a bunch of guys he wasn't used to playing with.'
The game, Bloom writes, was one of those perfect […]
Shailene Woodley Talks: "The Fault In Our Stars"
Shailene Woodley tells Vanity Fair senior West Coast editor Krista Smith she nearly quit acting after her supporting role in The Descendants earned her laurels from Hollywood and sudden success. "Somebody came to me and said, 'I can't wait to see what you do next.' I took that as pressure, that I had to live up to somebody else's expectations," she recalls. "There were a few months where I was like, 'I don't want to act anymore.' And then I got over it and realized it's none of my business what other people think of me."
The headstrong young actress adds that George Clooney, her co-star in The Descendants, has helped reaffirm her beliefs amid the distractions of Hollywood. "He has been an angel in my life for many reasons," she tells Smith. "He knew everyone's name on set," she says. "He treated everyone as an equal and everyone got his warmth."
For Clooney, the adulation is mutual. "Shailene can do whatever she wants," the actor tells Smith. "If she wants to be a movie star, she has it. If she wants to change the world, she will. Her talent and kindness go hand in hand."
Though Woodley has a reputation as an actress with a conscience, she tells Smith she realizes that not everyone wants to hear about it. "As much as this industry is a platform for talking about big issues, there's also so many fucking issues. You could talk about Russia, or Argentina, or fracking, or G.M.O.'s. Maybe the only thing that I'm supposed to do is just show up and be me in every moment. Because I do feel like one of my gifts is to be open and lovely,simple things like smiling at strangers and having kind, small interactions. I think that is what's going to ultimately shift things."
Her refreshing sensibility has helped her deal with the disappointments that follow a career in acting, case in point, her reaction to her role as Mary Jane Watson being ultimately cut out from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. "For a few hours it was literally like, 'Oh, my God, was I awful? Why did they cut me? What are people going to think?' I woke up the next morning and I was like, 'O.K., it makes total sense.' I'm a pretty spiritual person, so I can just sit back and trust that everything happens for a reason, even if my […]
Sexy Paula Patton talks about Robin Thicke – Photos
One of the sexiest Hollywood stars. VERY HOT!
Paula Patton tells Vanessa Grigoriadis of her split with Robin Thicke, "We've known each other since we were teenagers. All I can tell you is there's a deep love there, always was, and always will be."
"He wasn't my first kiss," says Patton, "but he was my first lots of other things."
She also says 'You only have one life to live, so you might as well go and see if you can act.'
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Monica Lewinsky Talks. Her Affair with President Clinton – See Photos
Monica Lewinsky is back and talks about the culture of humiliation and her affair with President Clinton.
"It's time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress." She also says: "I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened."
She also says "the buzz in some circles has been that the Clintons must have paid me off; why else would I have refrained from speaking out? I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth."
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"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." David Foster Wallace.
Below cover of Vanity Fair for their June issue.
Photo credit for the image of Monica is "Mark Seliger exclusively for Vanity Fair."
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Another great Hollywood Vanity Fair bash… Stars, Stars, Stars
Vanity Fair upped its Oscar game last night. They build a huge multi level tented building in the parking behind Sunset Plaza. Traffic snaked back and forth on Sunset Boulevard in both directions. There was a big security plan, with metal detectors at the check in. And then you arrived to find an avalanche of stars. Stars and stars. Two by two, or three by three, they came.
Inside the main room, just to the right, if you could find them through the fog of formally attired people, Jane Fonda and Anjelica Huston set up a beach head. Many stars, old and young, were crowded into this area including Jane's beau, Richard Perry, and Sarah Paulson, plus Quincy Jones, who was busy looking for Petra Nemcova, and Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks. Rosaria Dawson and Gabrielle Union weren't far away. Sitting on a couch in a section nearby, the fabulous oldies group– Mickey Rooney and Martin Landau. And they were hosting this year's nominee June Squibb.
Praise god– Don Rickles and his wife were entertaining Don's many fans. "Do you have any Oscar jokes? I asked Rickles. "If you're paying me!" he said. I did get a photo.
Just at the entrance to this room I tripped over Bill Hader, who was reconnecting with Will Forte and Paul Rudd, with a big group of comics around them. Hader made a beeline to see Larry David. In time that group was joined by hit pop star Ed Sheeran, who'd just come over from playing at Elton John's AIDS Foundation fundraiser. Only 23, Sheeran– who'd been hanging with Taylor Swift–is about to break out in a big way. His new single comes this week, with a new album in June.
From there I headed to the upper level party, where Bill Murray and a big group had come to occupy a huge round room with Art Deco-ish banquettes– a hold over from past VF parties. They store their sets! This is where a lot of guests were dining on In and Out Burgers. Here were lots of people carrying Oscars, from "Gravity" and "12 Years a Slave" crew to winner Lupita Nyong'o. Super model Karolina Kurklova and her husband Archie Drury were getting burgers. Amazing since it looks she only eats celery stalks!
And yes, chowing down, was our old pal Kerry Washington, a month away from giving birth, radiant and round.
The thing about Vanity Fair's parties is […]
"Vanity Fair" 2014 Hollywood Issue. A year of spectacular film with a group of distinguished actors
For the 20th annual Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, the magazine celebrates a year of spectacular film with a group of distinguished actors. The cover, a three-panel foldout by Vanity Fair contributing photographer Annie Leibovitz, who also shot the first ever Hollywood Issue cover, in 1995, features Oscar nominees Julia Roberts (August: Osage County), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club), and Lupita Nyong?o (12 Years a Slave), as well as Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), George Clooney (Gravity), Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station), Naomie Harris (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Brie Larson (Short Term 12), Chadwick Boseman (42), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) and Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color).
Julia Roberts is an industry veteran who makes a splash with her Oscar-nominated performance in John Wells's August: Osage County. Though Roberts has been on the cover of Vanity Fair five times, this is her first time on the Hollywood Issue cover.
British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor rivets audiences with his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Solomon Northup, in Steve McQueen?s 12 Years a Slave.
Jared Leto recently won a Golden Globe for his heartbreaking, Oscar-nominated performance as the transgender Rayon in Jean-Marc Vallée's Dallas Buyers Club.
Recent Yale Drama School grad Lupita Nyong'o won universal acclaim this year with her Oscar-nominated performance as the beautiful, tortured Patsey in 12 Years a Slave.
British actor Idris Elba brings to life Africa's greatest hero, in Justin Chadwick?s Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
The perennial matinee idol George Clooney provides a soothing calm to a perilous 3-D space walk in Alfonso Cuarón?s Oscar-nominated Gravity. He was also one of the producers of August: Osage County. This is his first time appearing on the Hollywood Issue cover.
Michael B. Jordan raised the profile of Oscar Grant III, the young man fatally shot by an Oakland transit-police officer, with his performance in Ryan Coogler?s sleeper hit, Fruitvale Station.
Recent Bond Girl Naomie Harris held her own as Winnie Mandela, starring opposite fellow Brit Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
Brie Larson breaks onto the scene with her lead role in Destin Daniel Cretton?s Short Term 12.
Chadwick Boseman moved up to the majors with his performance as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, in Brian Helgeland?s biopic 42.
Australian sensation Margot Robbie, the youngest actress to grace this year?s Hollywood cover, metamorphosed into the Duchess of Bay Ridge in Martin Scorsese?s Oscar-nominated The Wolf of Wall Street.
Léa Seydoux […]
Tom Cruise's rep shoots down Scientology marriage story
HollywoodNews.com: 'Vanity Fair' has released an article that goes after Tom Cruise and his religion, Scientology, as it claims that the religion was used to recruit girlfriends and his former wife, Katie Holmes.
Now, Cruise's rep is striking back against the article that says that Nazanin Boniadi was first selected to be his girlfriend in 2004 when she was shipped off to a Scientology center in Florida, states RadarOnline. "Lies in a different font are still lies — designed to sell magazines," Cruise's rep commented.
The search reportedly led to Holmes being chosen as his girlfriend and future wife. However, the two ended up finalizing their divorce last month.
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Kate Middleton on 'Vanity Fair's' International Best Dressed list
HollywoodNews.com: Kate Middleton's fashion choices are closely watched, and it seems she is doing well as she has been named to 'Vanity Fair's' International Best Dressed list.
Middleton is reportedly set to be the cover girl of the issue as her fashion has caught everyone's eye, states RadarOnline. But she isn't the only royal woman on the list as Princess Alexandra of Greece and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark were also named on it.
Other stars on the list included Jessica Chastain and Diane Kruger.
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Kristen Stewart opens up about being bullied
HollywoodNews.com: Kristen Stewart may be a young Hollywood star with major movies under her belt, but life wasn't always so great for her.
Stewart recently opened up to 'Vanity Fair' about how she used to be bullied as a young teenager, states UsMagazine.com. "I remember this girl in sixth grade looked at me in gym and was like, 'Oh my God! That's disgusting — you don't shave your legs!'" Stewart revealed.
But that wasn't the only thing she was teased about: "I remember being made fun of because I wasn't wearing Juicy jeans. I didn't even think about it. I wore my gym clothes."
It's pretty likely that those other girls aren't making fun of her now.
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UMW News BureauRegistration is now open for the University of Montana School of Outreach's diverse array of spring semester classes. By Wally Feldt Registration is now open for the University of Montana School of Outreach's diverse array of spring semester classes. A dance mixer is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark Room. Instructor Donna Morrison will demonstrate dances that will be taught later in the semester. There is a fee of $6 for singles or $10 per couple and there will be hors d'oeuvres and door prizes. "Altered Books and Scrapbooks" is set for Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 16 through Feb. 25 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Block Hall, Room 114A. This is a fun and creative class that will teach participants how to transform old books and multimedia scrapbooking materials into unique and individualized creations. Class instructor is Danni Straugh. There is a $45 class fee that covers a variety of materials. Students are asked to bring old books and other scrapbooking materials. Preregistration is required. Montana Western student body president Tyler 'Chicky' Wines is the featured speaker for the semester's first Free Speaker presentation Thursday, Feb. 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 108 of the Swysgood Technology Center (STC). Wines will share his experience of volunteering at the Mnazi Mmoja hospital in Zanzibar and the hospital's efforts to ensure a more highly functional hospital. A waltz dance class is set for Fridays, Feb. 19 and 26 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in the Montana Western P.E. Complex upstairs gymnasium. Instructor Donna Morrison will lead participants through the basics of the waltz. A partner is recommended but not required. There is a class fee of $20 per person or $35 per couple. "Successful Aging for Baby Boomers" is a series of Tuesday evening classes featuring topics to aid individuals entering their later years. The classes begin Mar. 2 and continue through Mar. 23 in Room 108 of the STC. There is a class fee of $5 per class or all four classes for $15. A jitterbug dance class is set for Fridays, March 5 and 12 from to 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in the Montana Western P.E. Complex upstairs gymnasium. Instructor Donna Morrison will lead participants through the basic dancing steps and techniques of jitterbug. A partner is recommended but not required. There is a class fee of $20 per person or $35 per couple. Preregistration is required. A digital photography class is scheduled for Wednesdays, March 17 through April 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in STC, Room 105. The class will help novice and hobby photographers hone their own artistic vision while becoming more technically skilled in turning their vision into good photographs. Class instructor is David Nolt and there is a $65 class fee. A digital camera with manual functions is required. Preregistration is required. A cha-cha dance class is set for Friday, March 19 from to 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in the Montana Western P.E. Complex upstairs gymnasium. Instructor Donna Morrison will lead participants through the basic dancing steps of the cha-cha. A partner is recommended but not required. There is a class fee of $10 per person or $15 per couple. Preregistration is required. Instructor Joe Brandon will teach a bicycle maintenance course Tuesdays, March 23 through April 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Alternative Bike and Board in downtown Dillon. Class topics include a range of subjects guaranteed to help keep a bike in good working condition. A student manual is required as is preregistration. There is a $65 class fee. A GRE (graduation record examination) workshop is scheduled for Thursday, April 29 from 6 to 10 p.m. in Room 2002 of the Montana Western Lucy Carson Library. Mark Krank will prepare students for the GRE general test, providing tips, strategies and targeted plans. There is an $18 fee and preregistration is required. Get off the tee the right way with a golf class taught by Montana Western golf coach and PGA professional Mike Crosser. Learn the basics or improve your game. Taught at the Beaverhead Gold Course, the class takes place on the driving range, the putting green and on the course. There is a $25 class fee and preregistration is required. "Drawing for Dummies" is scheduled for Thursdays, May 6 through June 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 114A of Block Hall. The class is designed for beginners and covers the foundations of drawing. Class instructor is Kelly Woodring. The class is open for ages 14 and up. There is a $45 class fee and preregistration is required. For classroom location and to register by phone or e-mail, call the Montana Western School of Outreach at (406) 683-7537 or toll-free (866) 799-9140 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
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