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  • 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.

  • Julianne Moore: ‘Still Alice’ and ‘Maps to the Stars’ Golden Globe Nomations

    Julianne Moore: ‘Still Alice’ and ‘Maps to the Stars’ Golden Globe Nomations

    Julianne Moore received not one, but two nominations when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their list of Golden Globe contenders this past week. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for her role as a professor living with early-onset Alzheimer’s in Still Alice. For her role in Maps to the Stars–a ‘Hollywood satire about a dysfunctional showbiz family,’ Moore received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy.

    Time magazine reports that Julianne Moore reveals ‘Alzheimer’s from the inside,’ whereas most films, documentaries, or even medical TV specials depict the disease from the point of view of the care giver or physician. They are betting on an Oscar for the actress for her role as Alice Howland.

    “Quietly magnificent, Moore plays Alice the way Pablo Casals played the cello, with delicate power and masterly vibrato. She locates each sad nuance as Alice tries valiantly to hold on to her memory, her bearings, her old cunning, her family, her self. The struggle may be doomed, but she can’t stop fighting. We hate to use the O word but, come Academy Award time, Still Alice should bring this four-time Oscar nominee the honor she has so long and richly deserved, for a performance that is — and Alice might appreciate this — unforgettable,” the Time report continues.

    If that doesn’t make you want to run to get tickets to Still Alice, then nothing will. Critics, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, as well as members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have no doubt had their eye on Julianne Moore since they got their hands on Still Alice. It seems a sure bet that fans will love her in it, too.

    Congratulations and excitement no doubt surround Julianne Moore this holiday season. Her gifts have arrived and already been unwrapped–and unlike many other’s holiday gifts, it sounds like hers may even include bonuses in the weeks to come.

  • Julianne Moore Dishes On Her Penchant For Taking On Emotionally Challenging Roles

    Julianne Moore’s latest role Still Alice, which follows the heartbreaking story of a successful Columbia University suffering through the horrors of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, is already creating Oscar buzz, with many predicting she’s not only a shoo-in for a nomination, but could very walk off with the coveted prize.

    In an interview with Los Angeles Times, the 54-year-old actress said she prepared for the role by meeting with the head of the national Alzheimer’s Association, undergoing a battery of tests and spending time with dozens of patients suffering from the condition.

    “I didn’t want it to be this general thing, where you just give this mannered performance of someone who has a disease,” Moore said of her preparation for the role. “People think personalities get obliterated with Alzheimer’s. And I found people’s personalities come through loud and clear.”

    If the pundits’ prediction of an Academy Award win becomes a reality, it would be The Hunger Games actress’ first Oscar after four nominations without a win.

    “I’m not cool enough to say I pooh-pooh it all,” she said. “I wish I could say ‘Eh, whatever.’ I really do. But I’m not. I like a prize as much as anyone.”

    Still Alice, which also stars Kristen Stewart as one of Alice’s three adult children, is not Moore’s first foray into emotionally challenging roles. In fact, she says playing women going through incredibly difficult circumstances could very well be her defining strength as an actress.

    “Oh, God, I think it says that on my Wikipedia page,” Moore joked, then added, “I don’t know if that’s true. I like playing women dealing with their circumstances.”

    “There’s a Zadie Smith line I always get wrong that says that people denigrate family movies as being less important, and ‘How can that be when it’s the most important narrative of our lives?’ I feel like I’m just playing regular people in relationships. I like those stories better than ‘Hey, I discovered Antarctica.’ Which actually has to do with somebody’s parents anyway,” Moore said.

    “No one’s leading a typical life,” she added. “Everyone’s story is a big story.”