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  • Emma Watson On What She Learned From Ethan Hawke

    Emma Watson has made the transition from child star to grown-up actress pretty seamlessly, proving herself a role model for young women in Hollywood and for young women everywhere. But that’s not always the case for actors, who sometimes find it difficult to move on from their childhood roles, and Emma said recently that she learned a lot from a co-star who went through it too.

    Emma, who worked with Ethan Hawke on Regression, said recently that Hawke was a “joy” to be around on set and that they often shared stories on what it was like to be in the spotlight at an early age.

    “He’s just such a joy to be around. Every day he would come into the make-up trailer playing a different instrument. He was just really nice to be around. He was also a child actor, so it was nice. I got to talk to him a lot about what that’s like,” Watson told Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

    Watson, who is a UN Goodwill Ambassador in her free time, has made her voice heard amongst the other women of Hollywood when it comes to how females are perceived when they assert their voices. Watson said recently that women are often seen as “bossy” when they give their opinion on something, whereas men are viewed as “powerful”. She also spoke about her role in Regression, as that of a girl who was allegedly sexually abused by her father, who has no memory of it.

    “I never would have done a movie like this without knowing I was doing it with a director who was incredibly tasteful, which is Alejandro (Amenabar). Under any other circumstance, I wouldn’t really go there. He’s just so good,” Emma Watson said.

    Regression hits theaters in February.

  • Uma Thurman Channels Greek Goddess in Low-Cut Versace at Met Gala

    Uma Thurman must have missed the memo about the Met Gala theme being that of ‘China.’ Instead the star of The Slap channeled her inner Greek goddess in a stunning low-cut white gown that–at least momentarily–drew all eyes toward her.

    The actress nearly spilled out of that plunging neckline when she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s Costume Institute sporting the Atelier Versace. The neckline was rivaled only by the slit on one side of the gown, that showed off her long, toned legs.

    The classic look featured one flared sleeve and a floor-length hem. Thurman paired the dress with a flashy pair of high-heeled metallic sandals.

    She added a pop of color to her ensemble with a bright green pair of dangly earrings.

    Accompanying Uma Thurman to the big New York City event was Andre Balazs. He chose a striped navy suit and matching tie. Balazs and Uma Thurman first dated several years back before breaking up in 2007. During their split she became engaged to financier Arpad Busson and gave birth to their daughter Rosalind. She also shares two children with ex-husband Ethan Hawke.

    Do you agree that Uma Thurman must have missed the memo about the ‘China: Through The Looking Glass’ theme at the Met Gala?

    Despite her gaffe (which truly wasn’t a gaffe–that Atelier Versace was a take on a classic Chinese hanfu), she was positively stunning in her Greek goddess attire.

  • Jimmy Fallon Channels Bob Dylan With “Boyhood” Star

    Jimmy Fallon isn’t afraid to bust out his guitar at any given moment; the Tonight Show host seemed to always have it on hand during his time on Saturday Night Live, and as host of the popular late night talk show he’s made music a priority. He’s also pretty skilled at impressions, which keeps fans tuning in every evening. Earlier this week, Fallon sat down with Boyhood star Ethan Hawke to talk tunes and kids, and both brought out their instruments to channel a little Bob Dylan.

    Hawke did a very passable impression of Dylan using “Rock-a-bye Baby” as an example, saying he uses the technique to get his two young kids to sleep at night. Fallon then felt compelled to pull out his own impression with “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star”, which Hawke said was a bit too upbeat to really do justice to the Dylan impression.

    Hawke often shows off his musical skills in his film projects (remember Hey, That’s My Bike from Reality Bites?), including Boyhood, which garnered a slew of Oscar nominations and the respect of just about everyone in Hollywood due to its use of real-time during filming. Hawke wrote and performed two songs for the film, which he says was originally more a way to get in touch with his character than anything else.

    “We didn’t know at that time whether they would be in the movie or not, but it allowed me to take some time and get into character. It was just an exercise for me to find my character. I wrote a song for my kids and wrote a song for my wife imagining from the standpoint of my character. That way, if we wanted to get to know Mason Sr. as a musician the material was there. At one point in the film we see him playing an old Guy Clark song, so we had this image in mind of the kind of musician he would be: a Townes van Zant wannabe. If it had been a normal movie I never would have been able to come up with two songs, but I had 12 years!” Hawke said.

  • Julianne Moore: ‘Still Alice’ Star Walks Red Carpet With Family

    Julianne Moore, star of the newly released film Still Alice, walked the red carpet at an event in her honor at the Museum of the Moving Image, flanked by her husband and children. Moore plays a professor in the new film–one who is losing her memory to early Alzheimer’s. Julianne Moore lost nothing during this event, however, instead gaining the gratitude of those privileged to not only meet the actress, but her beautiful family, too.

    Moore was joined on the red carpet on New York City’s Upper East Side on Tuesday by her husband, director Bart Freundlich, as well as son Caleb, who is 17, and daughter Liv, who is 12.

    As anyone in attendance at the event could see, Caleb and Liv’s fair coloring and red tresses are hand-me-downs from Julianne Moore. Both children bear striking resemblances to their mother.

    In addition to posing for pictures on the carpet, Julianne Moore and her family also snuggled together inside—at both the dinner table and around the ballroom, too. One photographer even captured a sweet moment between Liv and her father, where she rested her head on his shoulder.

    Moore was lauded at the event by Ethan Hawke and Sarah Paulson.

    Of course Julianne Moore was asked about her Oscar nomination for Best Actress for Still Alice while at the event. That’s the number one topic on everyone’s mind when they hear her name, after all. Her comments on the topic were humble. Moore also received an Oscar nod for her role in Maps to the Stars.

    “You know what? I think you have to be grateful for everything that comes your way. It’s never a guarantee—you never even know if people are going to see your movie. So the fact that we’ve got this much attention, it’s really incredible,” she said.

    It seems like family life is front and center for Julianne Moore. Many actors claim they can have a career and a family life, too, but don’t always practice what they preach. It was plain to see from the love exuded on behalf of all of Julianne Moore’s family members that it’s the real deal with them.

  • Patricia Arquette: From ‘Medium’ to Golden Globe Winner

    Patricia Arquette: From ‘Medium’ to Golden Globe Winner

    Patricia Arquette, known for her role as psychic Allison Dubois in the hit NBC show Medium, won a Golden Globe on Sunday for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for the film Boyhood. Arquette beat out some stiff competition on the road to this award. She was up against Jessica Chastain, Keira Knightley, Emma Stone, and Meryl Streep. That’s a cast of characters that aren’t easy to beat.

    Genuinely touched by her win, Patricia Arquette started by honoring her fellow nominees when taking the stage to accept her Golden Globe win. She thanked in particular Meryl Streep, for “for giving me a hug, I hope your DNA transferred to me.”

    “Ethan Hawke, the amazing Ethan Hawke,” she continued to audience applause. “Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, I love you all. And our visionary director, Richard Linklater, thank you for letting me a part of something that’s so human, so simple and groundbreaking in the history of cinema. You placed in my hands the part of Olivia, an under-appreciated single mother, thank you for shining a light on this woman and the millions of women like her and for allowing me to honor my own mother with this beautiful character.”

    Arquette even went so far as to compare her late father and Ethan Hawke.

    “To my parents Louis and Marty, who are no longer with us, you were very inspirational to me on this whole project and Ethan reminded me so much of my own father,” she said.

    And she thanked those who stood by her throughout thick and thin, outside of the acting world.

    She said thank you to “friends who watched my kids while I was trying to build a career as a 20-year-old single mother. To my man, Eric White, happy anniversary…and especially to my kids who I love and respect with all my heart. My favorite role in my whole life has been being your mom.”

    Boyhood is an American coming of age drama. The film was shot intermittently over a 12-year period, starting in May of 2002 and ending in October of 2013. It shows the growth of a young boy and his older sister into adulthood. Patricia Arquette plays the role of their single mother, Olivia Evans, in the film.

    Did you see Patricia Arquette receive her Golden Globe award on Sunday? Do you agree with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for giving her the award or do you believe Jessica Chastain, Keira Knightley, Emma Stone, or Meryl Streep may have been more deserving?

  • Emma Watson: Top Feminist of 2014 to Appear Topless in ‘Regression’

    Emma Watson was recently named The Ms. Foundation’s Top Feminist Celebrity of 2014 and her choice to appear topless in her upcoming role in Regression may prove controversial.

    In preview screenings of the film, the 24-year-old actress appears in a scene with her breasts exposed, a scene audience members deemed “useless and ineffective.”

    It is unclear whether the potentially controversial scene will remain in the final cut of the film directed by Alejandro Amenábar, but if so, she will not likely be accused of appearing topless for sexually explicit reasons.

    According to Inquisitr, an attendee of one of the preview screenings felt that Watson’s choice was courageous, but may have only been half-hearted.

    “You can see her breasts but they are partially obscured,” the preview attendee said. “I think she may have been wearing pasties to cover her nipples.”

    Watson, who was also appointed a United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador in 2014, was named top Feminist Celebrity of 2014 by the Ms. Foundation For Women.

    “We celebrate all feminists every day, but today we’re giving a hat tip to celebrities who are helping to promote women’s equality,” said foundation CEO Teresa Younger, when introducing the Harry Potter actress, who gave an inspiring speech at the event. “Every celebrity on the list has either embraced the term ‘feminist’, spoken out for women’s equal rights or battled against sexist oppression.”

    Regression tells the story of “a young woman who accuses her father of sexually abusing her, but the father has no memory of committing the crime,” according to Inquisitr. “A detective (Ethan Hawke) and a psychologist (David Thewlis) then help the man uncover his suppressed memories, which in turn expose a terrifying nationwide conspiracy.”

  • Julie Delpy Says The Academy Is Purely Old White Men

    Usually, when an actor is up for an Oscar Award, and the award’s ceremony is just one day away, he or she will talk about feeling appreciated and being happy about the nomination, but not Julie Delpy, who’s been nominated for Best Original Screenplay for the film Before Midnight.

    While speaking with the site So Film, the 44 year old said she almost has no respect for the folks that make up the Academy, because there’s absolutely no diversity, in terms of race and age. And she couldn’t care less about winning an award, she said.

    “We have the Golden Globes. If you could see it, you wouldn’t believe that there’s anything good about it,” said Delpy.

    “The same goes for the Oscars….It’s 90 percent white men over 70 who need money because they haven’t done anything in a long time. You just need to give them two or three presents and they’re in your pocket. It doesn’t mean anything to me, so I don’t really care if these are women in the selection process.”

    For those that don’t know, Delpy has been an independent film darling since the movie Before Sunrise in 1993, so she’s certainly been around long enough to witness the changes in Hollywood as far as low budget movies go. Which is why she also said that Hollywood executives have almost ruined things for the indy film maker, because these days, it’s all about the dollar and not much else.

    “I think they love cinema, but they also like to take a movie and give it an added value, then kill everything left behind,” said Delpy.

    “This has a lot to do with the Oscars. In the ’90s, there were real independent movies, but they have slowly been crushed by the majors…..Every time I’ve become part of the Hollywood mainstream, it’s been crap. Let’s be honest: 90 percent of movies made in Hollywood are crap.”

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  • Reality Bites Turned 20 Years Old Yesterday

    If you’re anything like me, you don’t think about your age much or how old you’re getting.

    But sometimes something will sneak up on you and remind you that you’re nowhere near the age of 18, like when you notice that all of your favorite sports figures as a kid are now either commentators or coaches, and they all look old.

    Or when the media stops talking about the things that your generation was in to, like certain songs or trends, because most times the general public isn’t interested in what was hot 15 years ago, they want to know what’s hot now, and what the Millennials are in to.

    However, every now and then the press will mark a certain anniversary to show how much time has passed and to also give folks a reminder of how old they are, which isn’t the best news to hear all the time. It happened recently when everyone started talking about The Dukes of Hazzards turning 35 years old.

    And now people are talking about another anniversary for the 90s movie Reality Bites. Believe it or not, it was 20 years ago that many of us saw a young and cool looking Ethan Hawke romance a ridiculously cute Winona Ryder. The film also starred Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, and Steve Zahn.

    Unless you don’t remember, the movie focuses on a bunch of twenty-somethings all trying to find themselves personally and professionally after college, and they spend much of the film talking about relationships and trying to do things vastly different from their parents’ generation.

    Initially, the film didn’t do so well, only grossing $5.1 million dollars in its opening week. But after a month and a half, it raked in $18.3 million dollars, which far exceed the $11 million it took to make the film.

    Ben Stiller, who directed Reality Bites and also played the character Michael Grates, said there’s a good chance the film will become a television show, although nothing has been confirmed yet.

    “I want to make sure it feels right before we actually go through with it,” said Stiller, when he was asked if the TV show is a definite or not.

    “But the reason I thought it was worth exploring was I feel like there’s sort of a parallel situation happening now, in terms of the economic climate that young people are coming out to, but it’s also changed so much in terms of how people communicate and technology and social media, so it really is like looking back into a little bit of a time capsule, even though it’s only been twenty years.”

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  • Ethan Hawke Talks Monogomy And Fidelity

    Ethan Hawke Talks Monogomy And Fidelity

    It has been nine years since actor, Ethan Hawke, divorced his ex-wife, actress, Uma Thurman, however he continues to talk about his past relationship and his idealistic views on “monogamy”.

    Hawke and Thurman met on the set of their 1997 film, Gattaca, and fell in love shortly thereafter. The couple married in 1998 and had two children together before divorcing six years later in 2004.

    “Gattaca was a great moment in my life and a great moment in Uma Thurman’s life, and we fell madly in love and wanted to do all that,” Hawke said. “We tried to be as optimistic as we could be: we all want to believe in love and the possibility of love. The older you get, the more you realize how powerful love is. You understand the right ways for emotion to lead your life and the dangerous ways. I don’t regret marrying early.”

    Hawke later admitted that he had no business taking vows at such a young age, however he says they fell madly in love and he thought marriage would help his life settle down. “Success when you’re young is really overwhelming,” he said. ”I had no business taking vows that would last more than two weeks. The world felt out of control and I wanted to stop it from spinning so fast.”

    Despite his views on marriage, Hawke went on to marry his children’s nanny, Ryan Shawhughes, in 2008. They have since had two children together as well.

    “My relationship with my present wife is thrilling to me and I’m committed to it,” he said. “But neither she nor I know what shape the future will come in. Sexual fidelity can’t be the whole thing you hang your relationship on. If you really love somebody you want them to grow, but you don’t get to define how that happens. They do.”

    Although Hawke claims he has never cheated on Shawhughes, he describes his beliefs of monogamy and how humans are sexual beings.

    “I am [monogamous], but in Before Midnight there is the threat of sexual attraction to others and maintaining your sexual identity with your partner over a long period of time. Human beings are sexual beings,” Hawke said. “People have such a childish view of monogamy and fidelity. ‘He’s cheated so he’s bad, she’s cheated so she’s bad’, as opposed to a recognition that our species is not monogamous. To act all indignant, that your world has been rocked because your lover wasn’t faithful to you, is a little bit like acting rocked that your hair went grey.”

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  • Ethan Hawke Talks Sexual Fidelity

    Ethan Hawke dished about sexual fidelity in a recent interview, during which he called society’s views of both adultery and monogamy ‘outdated.’ Formerly married to Uma Thurman, the actor also talked about meeting his ex-wife on the set of 1997’s Gattaca.

    “People have such a childish view of monogamy and fidelity,” Hawke said in the interview. “‘He’s cheated so he’s bad, she’s cheated so she’s bad’, as opposed to a recognition that our species is not monogamous. To act all indignant, that your world has been rocked because your lover wasn’t faithful to you, is a little bit like acting rocked that your hair went grey.”

    When asked if he is monogamous, he replied, “I am, but in Before Midnight there is the threat of sexual attraction to others and maintaining your sexual identity with your partner over a long period of time. Human beings are sexual beings.”

    How secure do you suppose Ethan Hawke’s present wife, Ryan Shawhughes, who incidentally was his and Uma Thurman’s nanny, feels about her husband’s bold statement? He maintains he is very happy with her.

    “My relationship with my present wife is thrilling to me and I’m committed to it,” he says. “But neither she nor I know what shape the future will come in. Sexual fidelity can’t be the whole thing you hang your relationship on. If you really love somebody you want them to grow, but you don’t get to define how that happens. They do.”

    Do you suppose Hawke and Shawhughes have a nanny?

    With regard to ex-wife, Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke sort of refers to her as an accoutrement that came along with his film role.

    “We tried to be as optimistic as we could be: we all want to believe in love and the possibility of love. The older you get, the more you realise how powerful love is. You understand the right ways for emotion to lead your life and the dangerous ways. I don’t regret marrying early. Gattaca was a great moment in my life and a great moment in Uma Thurman’s life and we fell madly in love and wanted to do all that.”

    One of Hawke’s daughter’s from his marriage to Thurman once balked at his candid nature, saying he really should think of his children before making some of the comments he is rather famous for making. It certainly sounds like she might need to get on his case again.

    This Twitter follower sums things up rather accurately, it seems.

    It will be fun to see how late night comedians like Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman interpret Ethan Hawke’s recent comments. It also seems pretty likely he’ll be poked fun of on Saturday Night Live.

    Hawke’s most recent film, Cymbeline, opened in theaters on Friday. It also stars Dakota Johnson and Milla Jojovich.

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