Archive for November, 2008
| ‘The Reader’ roars into the Oscars derby and may trip up a chief rival Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 No wonder that notorious rascal Harvey Weinstein was so hellbent to push “The Reader” into this year’s Oscars derby. It became quite clear after a screening Tuesday night in New York: It’s a serious contender for best picture, director, actress (lead or supporting — more on that later), supporting actors, screenplay plus other slots. And that could possibly trip up a rival contender. |
| Why Kate Winslet Is Thankful Again Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Sometimes, in order to just twist the scene around, Sam would quietly say to Leo, ‘Just surprise her; try this thing.’ Or he would come to me and say, ‘Try this — don’t tell him you’re going to do it.’ So he would have to do that, so that Leo and I were able to keep it fresh and alive. |
| Kate Winslet’s worst Oscar nightmare? Monday, November 24th, 2008 TRUE OR FALSE? Three months from now, at age 33, Kate Winslet could become the biggest loser among actresses in the history of the Academy Awards. |
| EXCLUSIVE: The naked truth about Kate Winslet’s pics: ‘I obviously don’t look like that all the time’ Friday, November 14th, 2008 And what, I wondered, did she feel wasn’t perfect about her body? ‘Oh, my good God Baz, where do I start? OK, what’s not perfect about me? Everything! |
| New Revolutionary Road Trailer Friday, November 14th, 2008 This one has very little speaking. Featured at Variety.com. |
| Kate Winslet Calls 92-Year-Old Costar ‘Sexy’ Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 “He’s always smiling, always chatting, always concentrating, and always telling stories. My favorite story is one that Eli shared with me about dancing on screen with Marilyn Monroe,” said Winslet. “I made him tell me that story again and again and again.” |
| Isn’t She Deneuvely? Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Winslet talks about having been a fat girl, getting checked out by the moms at her kids’ school, and going one-on-one with DiCaprio for her husband, director Sam Mendes. |
| Kate Times Two Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Oh, my kids got so sick of me trying to read them bedtime stories in German accents. My son would say, ‘’Don’t do that funny German.'’ They’ve had bedtime stories read to them in American, in German, in upper-class English, Boston, Long Island. [Mimicking her son] ‘’Mommy, just do it in a plain voice. Just be plain.'’ |
| “The Reader” Trailer Saturday, November 1st, 2008 First trailer online at apple.com |
