for the year 2000
January
The Frame Game CNN.com. A few facts on Kate's relationship to Jim and her thoughts on Leo's $20 Mil. sallary for Titanic. 3.January
Kate Speaks at CNN.com 1.January
The Schedule for the US Premiere (6.January)
Monday, Jan. 10th
Live appearance on the Today Show - NBC
Taping of The View - ABC
Appearance on Late Show - CBS
Screening of Holy Smoke in New York
Tuesday, Jan. 11th
Appearance on The View -ABC
Appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Kate nominated for a Grammy! (6.January)
Nominees for Spoken Word Album for Children:
-The Battle of the Mad Scientists and Other Tales of Survival, Bill Harley
-A Bugs Life Read-Along, Hayden Panettiere
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling), Jim Dale
-Let's Eat!, Sesame Street Muppets
-Listen to the Storyteller, Wynton Marsalis, Graham Greene & Kate Winslet
I Wish I Could See Leo More Often Now Magazine. A new article from Vampire Maiden on Kate and Leo, and life in general. 6.January
Holy "Biz" In Oz Yahoo News. A report on the box office for Holy Smoke in Austrailia 6.January
Britanic, the Titanic "Wanna-be" Yahoo News. A new TV-movie on the doomed sister ship Britanic, apparently a British made movie based on the original film starring Kate Winslet. 6.January
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Kate's Adventure Mademoiselle Magazine. A wonderful article covering all the topics from Holy Smoke to nudity in films to coping with being a celebrity.
I Want Three or Four Kids Woman Magazine. "Now she's got her man Kate Winslet can't wait to be a mum..."
Kate Winslet: Ingenue to Seductress USA Today. A nice article catching us up on Ms. Winslet's accomplishment since the Titanic buzz. Includes information on her newest films. 11.February
Winslet Solves 'Enigma' Riddle A news update on the film Enigma, who's producing it, the rest of the cast, and other juicy details. 24.February
As Star Of Titanic Announces That She's Pregnant The Mirror. This anouncement article has tid-bits from Kate's in-laws, and is one of the more lengthy on the news that she is expecting. 25.February
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What Kate Does Best Thanks to Janalynn for the scans! A typed up version of the Shine Magazine article, along with the pictures! Shine Magazine March 2000 issue. 16.March
Motherhood, Mick Jagger and me
An amazing new interview from the British Telegraph. Lovely photo, and lovely article! This is a brand new interview, with Kate's thoughts on Mick Jagger, and her filming schedule. It also includes a small review of Holy Smoke which will be opening in Britain on March 31. 16.March
AMC Presents the Academy Awards A new site out today on the Academy Awards including a section on fashion. (Note: AMC was the highest bidder for Kate Winslet's emerald Oscar dress) 22.March
Who Stole Oscar? An interesting article, by The Mirror, detailing the events of the stolen Oscar trophies. Suspects listed! 22.March
Jane Campion's Passage to India Film Comment analyzes Holy Smoke in it's January-February 2000 edition. Great details on the film, and extensive interview material from Jane Campion. 22.March
Director Campion's not just blowing smoke The Edmonton Sun gives Holy Smoke! 4 out of 5 Suns in this positive review! 17.March
ITN Clip & Article from the Premiere Thanks to Forever Kate for the heads up! A small interview with Kate on the premiere. 22.March
Kate Fits Role of Mum-to-Be A small Press Association article on the Premiere, includes a quote and mention of what Kate was wearing! Snakeskin?? 22.March
Kate Winslet admits new film was a challenge A short article on the Premiere of Holy Smoke from The Electronic Telegraph. 22.March
Gnostic, gnomic, is Harvey Keitel entirely gnormal? An article on Harvey Keitel from The Times (London). 23.March
Holy Smoke Premiere Photos Thanks to a fellow Kate fan, Vampire Maiden, we have some exclusive candid shots of Kate at the UK Premiere. These are really great and we want to thank Vampy for the hard work on scanning them, and developing them so quickly! Thanks so much, and click on the picture to the left for the UK Premiere Photo Gallery. A great BIG Kiss to ya Vamps!! And a great big Hug to Sarah for sending in her pics too, via Vampy! 23.March
BBC's Movies: What's On Aussie gal falls for millionaire guru while in India. Full of Eastern promise but runs out of puff - Mark Morris. 29.March
The Times Only one reputation survives the wreckage of Jane Campion's Holy Smoke, says James Christopher ... The Unsinkable Kate Winslet 30.March
Kate on Love and 'that' Scene An amazing interview found by our super mb regular, Marla! Thanks a bunch! Be sure to check out Marla's page while you're there. 30.March
I'm So Happy to Be Pregnant The idea was that she and husband Jim would spend some time together on their own before thinking about starting a family. But Kate Winslet admits that she quickly gave in to temptation. 30.March
Virgin.net Interviews Ms. Winslet A short, but great interview of Kate dealing mainly with Holy Smoke. This site also has an Anna Campion Interview just in time for the special UK release today. 31.March
Popcorn Reviews Holy Smoke, read the nicely done review, rate the film, watch the trailer, and more. 31.March
Holy Smoke Reviwed by Alexander Walker courtesy of This is London. 31.March
Telegraph Review Andrew O'Hagan watches Oliver Stone tackle big-time sport; Kate Winslet getting even better; and Kenneth Branagh dancing like a bricklayer 31.March
Smokin' Kate Winslet "What makes the hottest actress in the world jack in superstardom for the chance to shed her clothes and pee on screen?" Empire Online interviews Kate Winslet. 31.March
Try to avoid the coal and clay Pregnant women sometimes want the strangest foods, but can such cravings cause harm? A feature from the Electronic Telegraph mentioning Winslet's and Madonna's cravings. 28.March
He's wearing our trousers Thanks to Marla for the tip. This is a small article on the popularity of Kate's recently worn snakeskin pants. 31.March
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Oz fx - in effect, the best A small mention of Kate Winslet and her film Holy Smoke in this article over the man who did the special f-x for Holy Smoke, and the Matrix. 1.April
Johnny Depp Slanging for Twanging An aricle from The Times on accents in films. Over Ms. Winslet: "Well, she's a national treasure, ain't she?" 1.April
Vote in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the Year! Kate Winslet needs our support, and I found out today that we can vote in the poll that was mentioned in the "Growing Sex Appeal" article from Marla.1.April
No Smoke without fire Ms. Winslet interviewed by Penelope Dening: "Acting is all about being confrontational and taking risks, believes Kate Winslet - and she does both in her latest film, Holy Smoke. She talks about her role, the price of success - and kissing" 1.April
Enigma code machine stolen in Bletchley raid An Enigma cipher machine that formed the centrepiece of the Bletchley Park museum commemorating the work of Britain's wartime code-breakers has been stolen... 3.April
Big Breakfast A great big thanks to Natalie for transcribing this interview with Kate Winslet (UK Television) which covers the pregnancy, naming the baby, Holy Smoke, and life. 24.March
Stars Come Out For Bafta Awards A mention of Kate Winslet among the VIP's to be attending the BAFTA's this weekend. The BBC Story. 4.April
Youth at Bay "Hollywood has made barrels of dough pitching teen angst and alienation. How does Kate Winslet connect to Kevin Bacon? They're both on this week's list, of course." Check it out at Mr. Showbiz. Thanks to the tip from the kwhotline! 5.April
Smoke Signals Kate Winslet's message to Hollywood, Popcorn.co.uk. Thanks to Marla for this great find! A Holy Smoke interview. Beautifully laid out!
Kate to Present at Bafta's From the Sydney Morning Herald. We find in this small tid-bit that Kate will be presenting this weekend at this year's Bafta's. 6.April
Jagger Saves Covert Operation Mick Jagger offers his personal Enigma machine to be used for the crew for the film. Thanks to Marla for this one!!
Smoke Screen An interview feature by Looks magazine (UK) and Oliver O'Neal. "She's not fat and still talks to Leo. Meet the very normal Kate Winslet" 06.April
Winslet In A Hurry To Shoot 'Enigma' This Popcorn news story reveals that shooting will commence on April 17th, and that there have been modifications so that the "bump" doesn't get in the way. 6.April
Kate Winslet's tiger no-show A flash-back to that moment when Kate fled the giant "liger" on the Jay Leno Show. New details and story from Bun.
Pregnant Kate Winslet In Film Race Against Time Thanks to Marla's Enigma news page for this heads up! From BBC's Movie News. 7.April
Stars hoping to shine at Baftas BBC Online. Britain gears up for the British Oscars to be held tomorrow evening. Kate Winslet is a VIP presenter. Be sure to catch the festivites on your TV! Kate will likely be "bump"-ing around. Additional Excite Story: Stars set to glitter for British 'Oscars' 8.April
Stars come out for Baftas BBC News Online. Another photo of Ms. Winslet who apparently attended the event wearing a diamond necklace without husband Jim. 9.April
Kate takes starring role at Baftas Excite News. Kate Winslet's clothes, quotes on being a celebrity mom, her favorite film, her fans, and more. 9.April
Slim chance of Kate losing her way in life The Evening Chronicle. Thanks to LittleLuLu for the tip, this article is about Kate and well... being Kate. 5.April
Holy Smoke Premiere BBC's Radio One. This article is a bit more detailed and a good read for fans than want a few more details about the London event.
Baftas, Completely a fan experience! Several excited fans were able to go to the Baftas, and support Kate Winslet in a very BIG way. Read Vampy's account of their experience, and see the photos from this great event. 10.April
Bridget Jones Update BBC's Radio One. Apparently Kate is sorely missed. The guys making the film made Four Weddings and Notting Hill, and Collin Firth, of Pride and Prejudice, is being lined up as the romantic lead. Popcorn's Follow-Up Story Btw, Collin Firth also starred in Shakespeare in Love. 11.April
Enigma in Pre-Production PFD (Peters Fraser Dunlop) News. News on where Enigma presently is. Heads up thanks to KWFC. 12.April
Winslet and Jagger to the Netherlands The English actress Kate Winslet and Stones singer Mick Jagger visit the Netherlands for film shoots. The duo will arrive around May 8, they will stay for two weeks. It's about the movie 'Enigma' produced by Jagger. Coproducer of the movie is MullHolland Pictures, the filmcompany of Jeroen Krabbe, Ate de Jong and Edwin de Vries. 12.April
Londonlive Reviews Holy Smoke This BBC affiliate gives Holy Smoke a 3 out of 5 rating and helps the UK-ers to find out where it is showing. 14.April
The Shaggy Duck quacks in with this enthusiastic look at QUILLS Ain't It Cool News. A review of Kate's next film to be released, Quills. Thanks to Sarah for the heads up. 13.April
Dani girl The Electronic Telegraph. An interview with an English actress, Dani Behr, who happened to be starring in a film directed by no less than Jim Threapleton! I know it's an older article, but I figured you guys might be interested. 15.January
Cyclops: Girls on Film Starletts and Stripes, from The Times. A small article on British females who have made the cut to fame. 15.April
TV Guide Insider Kirsten Dunst talks about the pressures of the film industry to take off your clothes, and expresses sentiments over Kate's nudity in Titanic. 14.April
Dinnigan takes hip elegance to London Sydney Morning Herald. Collette Dinnigan is our hottest designer - now she is opening a British store. Melanie Rickey reports from London. One of Kate's favorite designers goes to England. The Electronic Telegraph Story (with piccies) 17.April
Thatcher is History Yahoo! News. Courtesy of Marla comes this article that mentions Kate's portrait that was recently commissioned for the London National Portrait Gallery. 18.April
Rock and... Rolling; Jagger's Movie Move ITN. A brief mention of Engima and Kate's "starring role" in this article on Jagger's involvement in movie making. 18.April
Jagger turns hands to movie script about pop star Yahoo! News. An article about Jagger's entrance into film. Enigma is the first of many projects he has planned. 18.April
Legends Jagger and Scorsese to Film Music Expose Sky News. A mention of Enigma and who will produce and the writers and what they did before. Thanks to Dougary Scott in Focus for the heads up! 18.April
Picture This: Kate Winslet Overshadows Margaret Thatcher Sky News. Kate Winslet and David Beckham have pushed Margaret Thatcher from the limelight it's official. 18.April
Fraser larges it with Enfield This is London. Like Kate Winslet before her, Laura Fraser, 24, is one of those rare British actresses who has lent her considerable talents - and conspicuous penchant for perfect accents - almost exclusively to the silver screen rather than the box. 19.April
Mick Jagger's Enigma Urban Cinefile. A brief catch-up on the players, shooting, and the creators. Thanks to Dougray Scott in Focus 20.April
Phil Kaufman to Heat Up Art Houses With Racy `Quills' San Francisco Chronicle. Drama about de Sade features Geoffrey Rush -- all of him 21.April
It's a Big Deal Jam! This article analyzes the "it" stars and what they're doing now and how they'll fair. Interesting thoughts on Kate. 22.April
A lesson you should take at face value The Times. "Want to change the way you look? There's plenty of cosmetics advice around if you don't want to make it up yourself, as Portia Colwell discovered " Very interesting for the girls and another mention of Kate Winslet's Titanic mascara. 22.April
Is it Coat Winslet? The Mirror Online. Thanks to the assistance from Matt of Starlett Express. A new write up on Kate's adventures filming Enigma. 23.April
Film Faces Identity Crisis Kentucky Kernel. A little late, this newspaper from KY, has a not so positive review of Holy Smoke. For all you guys who just got to see it! 24.April
Getting personal with... Jim O'Rourke The Guardian. "What would you advertise without a fee? Cyndi Lauper, Leann Rimes, Baby Spice, Mac powerbooks, Manley electronics, furbies, analogue systems electronics, Kate Winslet, Doepfer electronics, child disc, Serge electronics, Mego, Beyer microphones." 25.April
Airport BBC TV. This is an account of the show thanks to two fans, Alex and Sarah. They talk about what they saw and what Kate had to say. It's a very cute article and I want to thank Ronny for scanning the photo a little while back. The segment showed Kate at the airport when she was on her way to LA last December. Heathrow Photo Gallery 25.April
Kate Joins Cancer Campaign Excite News. "A trio of television presenters from three different channels have joined forces to back a campaign aimed at raising awareness of testicular and cervical cancer." 26.April
Street name to honour Kate's long road to fame ITN. "An ambitious town planner in Reading has suggested naming a road after the film's female star Kate Winslet who was brought up in the area." 26.April
Heather Graham on a roll OCRegister. Heather Graham mentions Kate in an interview. " Still, I don't regret that role at all. I don't want to be known for my nude scenes, but they don't embarrass me, either. Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow both did nudity in the years they were nominated, so I think attitudes have changed in the business toward actresses who have done nudity." 27.April
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Kate Winslet Interview 66 Degrees. An interview brought to out attention by Sylvia of Dougray Scott in Focus with questions and answers over life and Holy Smoke that are new to me! (date: post-pregnancy)
Kate Comes in 15th Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio came in 15th among a poll for "Favorite Onscreen Couple". The number one went to the 80's favorites, Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad. 2.May
Dreams do Come True News Unlimited. It seems another chapter in the life of Stephen Tredre is being written tonight. The past boyfriend of Ms. Winslet penned a pilot script while ill that is finally being aired this evening in Britain called Fish. 2.May
Eno honoured for War Child charity work Excite News. Kate Winslet further shows us the causes the she enlists to help in the world. In this article we find that she sat on a panel to determine those to be honored for the work in war child charity. What a role model! 3.May
Numbers An 'Enigma' To Tom Hollander Popcorn News. 'Maybe Baby' star doesn't really know what he's talking about. 5.May
Do I, or Don't I? The Times. Advice for wearing those fashionable trend : mules. "Kate Winslet was seen in a scarlet pair at the Baftas" 8.May
Hugh Grant joins German film and media group Excite News. Hugh Grant joins forces with one of Engima's financing companies. 8.May
Blockbuster movie 'Titanic' sails onto new stamp Kate Winslet will not be appearing on this stamp according to this detailed report by the Daily Southtown. 8.May
CHUD's Enigma Script Review Thanks to Dougary Scott in Focus you can know a lot more about what Kate is up to this last week of filming! Sorry for the delay, this was posted the 8th of May and contains minor spoilers for the film. The last revision to the script read was April 7th. 8.May
I'm Not so Titanic Says Pregnant Kate. Daily Mail. Kate Winslet sees off the British press on her way to Amsterdam. The Mirror story. Thank you Karen for the scan! 9.May
Happy Hong Kong Fans Hong Kong Standard. This is a review from Holy Smoke from it's recent debut in Hong Kong. It's good to know that fans are still being able to see it! Nicely written review! 12.May
Kate Winslet to do voice-over for Dickens classic British actress Kate Winslet and US Oscar winner Nicolas Cage are providing voice-overs for a new film of A Christmas Carol featuring a combination of live action and animation. (This story is also in Variety and in Line One). Thanks Marla and Dougary Scott in Focus for the heads up. 15.May
Get yourself into cinematherapy "Women with pre-menstrual tension are advised to vent their rage by watching Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures or a weepy like Love Story, The English Patient or Truly, Madly, Deeply." 15.May
That girl has big feet! De Telegraaf (Netherlands). Josie has scanned this beautiful photo and taken precious time to translate this article, the most in detail yet on Enigma. Be sure to go on over to Josie's site and read the article which lets us in on a little secret, Hester will be pregnant in the film. 17.May
Posh's crown donated to charity auction Excite News. Auction to be hosted by The Times and the FiredUp.com website will feature reproduction of the Heart of the Ocean necklace. The BBC News Story contains a few pictures (none of the HOTO, since we ALL know what that looks like!). 18.May
Winslet Co-Star Dies Sir John Gielgud has has a distinguished and long film career. He starred in such films as Hamlet, Elizabeth, and Arthur. He was 96. 22.May
Tom Hollander Stars in Enigma Yahoo News. A nice interview with Tom Hollander which reveals that he is one of the lesser protragonists in Enigma. 27.May
Great Winslet Mirror. An article about Kate's pregnancy and working on the film Enigma. Note: Kate is finished with filming. 29.May
Models Causing Eating Disorders? This is London. The British Medical Association speaks out against thin models. "In the last five years people like Kate Winslet have emerged as role models and people are asking whether Posh Spice is too thin and whether Calista Flockhart has an eating disorder." 30.May
Dougary is No Dour Scott Jam! Showbiz. Read up on Kate's next co-star in this article on Dougary Scott. Brief mention of Enigma and that Ms. Winslet stars. 30.May
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Holy Smoke Video/DVD Art! My Video Store has a picture up to go with the selling of Jane Campion's sexy battle of wills. You can pre-order it here (or at Amazon in the Hot Kate Pics) and you can vote for the film at myvideostore.com. Thanks to Forever Kate for the heads up. 1.June
Film Sunk By Yanks Again Mirror. This feature article examines the mistakes of the American showbiz industry in correctly presenting historical facts. It talks about U-571 and mentions Enigma as the film to set the record straight. 2.June
Kissing Kate People. In private we're sure expectant mom Kate Winslet saves her kisses for husband Jim Threapleton, but on the London set of her upcoming film Enigma, costar Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was called into action for a smooch. 3.June
Women in Film New York Times examines recent roles in films, and the coming out of women on topics like love and sex. "Kate Winslet in Jane Campion's "Holy Smoke" represent[s] a new type: attractive enough to make demands, but neither coy nor narcissistic. 'This is what I want. What do you want?' they seem to say." 4.June
How did Renee become Bridget? This is London. A cute article on the Bridget Jones film saga. It goes into details about Rene's research for the role, her change of eating habbits, and a little bit about those not chosen. "Kate Winslet turned down for being "not chaotic enough" (how would they know?)" 5.June
Kate: I'm Not that Titanic London Net. Thanks to Sylvia's Dougary Scott in Focus for the tid-bit. It is from May 30th, but I think you'll agree very newsorthy. 7.June
You Look Just Swell Kate Mirror Online News. Kate Winslet was in Regent's Park yesterday proudly sporting her bump. She was asked a few questions and a couple of cute quotes ended up in the article. Read it! 9.June 
Bumped Up in Size Hello Magazine, June 13, 2000. "Kate Winslet may look as if she's in the late stages of pregnancy, but her bump is in fact a prop for her role in Enigma." Follow the link to the two other "new" photos and the rest of the story. 8.June
Pregnant Star Loves Her Bump Daily Record. Kate Winslet was apparently interviewed by them too, while in Regent's Park yesterday. This article is more lengthy, and has more of what she had to say. A must read! A special trip to the train station revealed that this shot of Kate was also featured in the Daily Star. Check it out! 9.June
Ripe for Remaking The Salt Lake Tribune. A charming article on films which this writer would love to see. Guess who he'd like to be in the remake of a "boat movie" entitled African Queen?! 14.June
Spare me the mental midgets The Sydney Morning Herald. An excerpt from the article which focuses on Toni Collette: "Collette has joined an exclusive club of truly fearless actresses, rare women not motivated by vanity but the thrill of pushing boundaries, taking risks. In that club I'd place Kate Winslet and Emily Watson. Was there ever anyone more beautiful on film than Winslet in Holy Smoke? And yet she drooled, peed and ran around naked." 14.June
Sir Michael: In from the cold BBC News. Michael Caine, Quills co-star, is knighted for his work. Kate Winslet calls him "a living legend". 16.June
Some Will Be Born Famous Telegraph. A listing of who's expecting to give birth this summer. Lots of famous babies, including our Kate's! 20.June
Female Emailer Sends Death Threats to Kate The Online Mirror. KWFC makes a news splash with the stalker, who apparently was tracked down to Greece. Details on the stalker, and her agents' thoughts on it. 20.June
Is e-mail out of Ctrl? BBC News. A practical approach to both sides of e-mail, good and bad. Mention of Kate as one who has been flamed. She doesn't even have e-mail, does she? ;-) 22.June
Stalker: Real or Not? We may never know. But it seems that Kate has been warned thanks to fans sending an email. It seems that the public press has picked up the Internet stalker story. It made several publications. Please keep in mind when reading these news stories that none have all the facts. The emails were actually sent to two fans, and one of the quoted messages was from Dina about a flat that was for sale in Kate's neighborhood. These articles are grossly exaggerated stories for the sake of news. However, it is our responsibility to deliver the Kate news, it follows. 22.June Reuters Entertainment
Fox News
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Titanic Treasures Salt Lake Tribune. There are apparently a couple of people who are determined to salvage the wreck for "the legendary Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. It is the most prized treasure of that most prized shipwreck, the Titanic." 23.June
The Pressure To Take It Off New York Post. An informative interview with Sarah Jessica Parker, Rosie Perez and others. Ms. Winslet is brought up and we find that Sarah Jessica Parker "loves her". Yet, another celebrity fan of Kate! 25.June
Australian stars are shining brightly sacbee news. An informative read on popular Australian stars who are making it in Hollywood. According to this article Ms. Winslet is frequently mistaken for one due to Heavenly Creatures. 25.June
Model's Big Time Online Mirror. A story mentioning the plans of using larger models in Britain and cites Ms. Winslet as the prime example of what they want. 25.June
Summit Probes Fashion's Effect on Teens Seattle Times. Aspiring actress finds her role model: "She looks normal, she's not a stick figure, and she's not the main pinup of men." 26.June
Online Casting?!?! ABC News. This actually isn't a Kate Winslet news item, because her name is only menioned as what these aspiring actors wish to become. The article is interested enough, about a site for casting. Check it out. 29.June
Skeletons on Parade San Francisco Gate. A news piece on how many athletes, and stars are looking more and more like skeletons. Kate mention: " I think it says something that Shriver is considered beautiful, and yet when Kate Winslet (Kate Winslet!) got naked in Titanic, she had to endure sniping about her supposed ``weight'' problem." 29.June
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Flaunt it, or Not? The Times. An editorial article on the correctness of flaunting one's bump. As for us, I think we prefer to go on seeing Kate's! A great, small read! 3.July
Enigma Wraps Empire News. Thanks to kwfc. An article with Dougray Scott speaking to Empire about his films, and a photo of him from the display at the National Portrait Gallery. 3.July
 Asia Runs Stalker Story SCMP. Well, it seems it's not quite gone yet, but we're happy to see a little better quality image with this one, which is about the only thing worth seeing here. In which case you can click on the pic at left, and if you really like follow the text and arrow links to the story. 5.July
Winslet/ Threapleton Company Signs with Intermedia Thanks to Marla. Many newsources revealed that Telltale Films, the Winslet/Threapleton company have signed a deal with Intermedia Films. Of course, Intermedia is responsible for Enigma and Therese Raquin. The first Telltale Films movie is set to begin shooting in 2001. 5.July
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Screendaily (K. quoted)
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Wax Figures Move Into A New Home San Francisco Gate. Kate Winslet as Rose in the flying scene with Leo DiCaprio are in a new museum in San Francisco. 13.July
Another "Enigma" Film Empire Online News. The third in the run of cryptography films set around the German machines during WWII, Matt Leblanc is set to star in this one, a comedy. 11.July
 LOTR, reality or myth? The Times (England). An interesting look into the risks being taken in the biggest film project yet to come, The Lord of the Rings, directed by Kate's first directory, Peter Jackson. Many interesting analyzations and comparisons to Titanic. A good read! 16.July
Bella Freud Does Film CNN News. An article on a new "wave of the future"? Who knows, but Bella think it might be. She's using films to advertise her fashion, and Malkovich is directing the short pieces. Kate is mentioned here as having starred in Hideous Kinky based on the life of Bella and her sister Lucy (Esther). 20.July
The Return of the Marquis De Sade Salon.com. The featured article from the Fox Searchlight site. An in depth look into the film to be released in November. Look out, it's not what you think! 25.July
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Kate Buys Vacation Home Cornwall Today. Kate buys a new home in Cornwall, completely on stilts. How fun! 1.August
Kate set to bring Faraway Folk to life Express. Kate on the record: "These were really the favourite books from my childhood. It just occurred to me one day to find out what had happened to them." The first is set for a Christmas 2000 release. 7.August
The Seafood Restaurant The Times (England). An analyzation of a restaurant in Padstow, which Kate "reportedly" eats at regularly. 12.August
McQueen falls out of love with Paris The Sunday Times (England). Ms. Winslet's favorite designer, Alexander McQueen, may be leaving the house of Givenchy much sooner than planned. It seems he doesn't like it there anymore, so he'll likely be returning to London. 13.August
Film studios waste £100m The Sunday Times (England). An article (with picture of Winslet) talking about the Brits use of funds to found two new film companies, and their failures. The likes of which include, dare we say, Hideous Kinky?? Hmmm. 13.August
Ain't It Cool's Fall Films to See Ain't It Cool News. A write up on the 10 films to see this fall, Quills included! 15.August
Fire Your Agent! NY Post. An article on the mistakes of agents in the scripts they've chosen for their people. 17.August
Studios Hoping For Oscar Contenders NY Post. Quills being toted as a definite Oscar contender in this article. It also mentions the competition. 20.August
Mamas & Papas Hit Film UK Yahoo! This story mentions several names for the possible stars for the film about the musical group. Ms. Winslet is mentioned along with several others. 22.August
Robin William as Liberace?? NY Post. Well, Philip Kaufman, director of Quills has signed a deal to direct a movie version of Liberace's life. Robin Williams is considering playing the role. 25.August
Her TV Debut BBC. A small page on Ms. Winslet's first publicized TV role, an episode of Casualty. I thought you'd want to take a look! (video included) 25.August
Ioan Gruffudd on working with Kate BBC. Ioan talks about working with Ms. Winslet, and what impressed him most. Boy is his accent hard to understand! (RAM clip and text.) 25.August
Quills Premiere. Courtesy of the website comes this photo and text, an introduction to the movie and what to expect. Great pic! 25.August
The Films to Watch For NY Daily News. A write up on films to see, and to wonder about, in this coming season. An interesting write-up on Quills which basically denies it any possibility because of Kaufman's past films. We'll see! 26.August
Dr. Zhivago Goes ITV The Sunday Times (England). Ms. Winslet mentioned as the type of actress wanted to follow in the steps of Julie Christie. We all know she's great, eh!? 27.August
To Be, or Not to Be? Sacbee. Analyzing the many different film versions of Shakespeare's Hamlet. A fun read! 27.August
Roughcut Reviews Quills Roughcut. Thanks to Abbagirl for the heads up. "I projected Fox Searchlights' Quills right into the middle of the Oscar® race. Now, it's time to really explain why." 29.August
Sufferin' Saffron Film Unlimitted. An interview with Ms. Borrows (co-star from Enigma) about her roles, working with Michael Apted, and finally, about Ms. Winslet. "She was quite brilliant because we were working long hours and she was pretty pregnant by the end." 26.August Popcorn's Interview with Saffron
Boys value beauty over IQ This is Cornwall. Ms. Winslet cited in a survey of girls as being who they'd like to look like, while boys thought Posh Spice to be their perfect mate. Will they ever learn?? 29.August
Celebrities Stoop to All Time Lows Express. Kate Winslet and Zoë Ball mentioned in this article for their turning down the media coverage of their weddings. Apparently, another celebrity couple didn't and used their wedding as a ad platform for a candybar. 30.August
Winslet Buys Rural Home Reuters. A reworking of the Mirror article. An interesting quote from a friend of Kate, and some discrepancy in details. Reportedly, this home is by the river and only reachable via bridge, but is not the home in Cornwall. who knows?? We do find out that it is a four bedroom home, though. 30.August
Kate's Hideaway Mirror Online. This new article from the mirror talks more about Kate's home, which we heard was in London. This article and the one from Reuters however depict it being in a "rural" location. 30.August
Fall Film Lineup Yahoo! News. "Stuck in an asylum, the Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) finds help from a chamber maid (Kate Winslet), who smuggles his erotic writings out for publication." A nice roundup of all the fall films. 30.August
Kate's Ideal Home Daily Mail (London). Ms. Wisnlet's home and herself made it into the Daily Mail today along with a lengthy article covering more details on the house and her happiness. Read it! 30.August
Animated Dickens Movie Humbug Empire. Great-grandson of Dickens comes down on new movie, Kate will do a voice-over, hard. He says they've no rite to right the film. (Thanks Marla.) 31.August
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Liz and Kate Work Together Ananova. Kate Winslet is mentioned again in supporting a Breast Cancer campaign. The money raised goes to help women who have breast cancer. Read all about it. 1.September.
Sade Movie Takes it Easy The Times (London). Sade, the movie, debuts at Venice this week, and takes a milder view of de Sade. This other film portrays him as a man, not the sex fiend he is usually portrayed as.Empire's reworking of this story. 1.September
Telluride Has Dark Side Hollywood Reporter. It's official! Quills will be debuting in Colorado this weekend, with Phoenix and Kaufman on hand. Read it and rejoice/weep, depending on if you can go? (Thanks to Marla for the heads-up.) 1.September.
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Chasing Oscar The Ottawa Citizen. Here's looking at the movies for fall. Quills is mentioned among the films with no release date (TBA) near the bottom. Interesting write up! 2.September
Poland's Hot Button Roughcut.com. It seems, these days, that David Poland's hot button really is Quills. He raves on and on about this film, and mets Kaufman at Telluride. 2.September
Joaquin Wins Best Close-Up LA Times. No mention of Kate, just Quills. "Phoenix has been working steadily since his teens, but his portrayal as the mad Roman emperor in "Gladiator" placed him center stage with a mass audience, and he'll follow up in the fall with two diverse performances, as a petty, corrupt businessman in "The Yards" and a lust-in-his-heart prelate in the Marquis de Sade period drama "Quills." " 3.September
Mama Kate People Celebrity Snapshots. "A pregnant Kate Winslet (her baby with hubby Jim Threapleton is due in September) walks outside her new London abode overlooking the Thames River. (Sygma)" 4.September
Fall's Studded? Lineup Fox News. Quills mentioned among the films to redeem this film year. If you're looking for what to expect this fall, it's ALL here. 4.September
Quills, Assassins lift spirits at Telluride Variety. A write-up on Telluride's events, what was to see, and a little on Quills. 4.September
Star Cast Keeps Quills Lively By Todd McCarthy, Daily Variety Chief Film Critic. A bit of a spoiler of a review, long, in depth, not much about Ms. Winslet's performance. It could almost be a summary, not much about the performances. 4.September
Lifestyle This is London. Joaquin Phoenix moves out of his old house, a brief mention of Kate being his next co-star. 6.September
Fall Movies Have it All The Courier Press. A run down of films for the fall season, including Quills, as a November release. 5.September
Fall Arts The Village Voice. A summary of films to come this fall, including a Ten to Watch For section which included Kaufman's Quills. 6.September
Quills Widely Accepted! TNT's Rough Cut. Apparently Quills was the second most seen film at the festival, and overall had every one talking postive. I've posted the bit on Quills on the Telluride Premiere page. To read about all of the films, and their audience reactions, follow the main link to Rough Cut. I feel like jumping for joy! It's so amazing! 6.September
Kate Confesses Daily Mail Weekend. A big thanks to Madeleine for this transcript of a brand new interview with a 7 month pregnant Kate. A must-read for all fans. 9.Sept
Telluride's Family Salt Lake Tribune. An article on Telluride, and it's "regulars" or "family" as they've been called. Kaufman is a regular there, and his baby Quills premiered there. 10.September
Keep the Popcorn Warm for These Pioneer Planet. Another story naming Quills as one of the ten films to see this fall! It seems to be winning them over royally! 10.September
Kate, Who Kills If You Disturb Her Premiere Magazine, France. Only a photo with the title text and this: Kate Winslet who will be Thérèse Raquin next spring in an adaptation of the novel by Emile Zola which will mark the film debut of David Laveaux, a theater director. 10.Sept
Life is Just Child's Play for Kate Line One. Kate goes on the record, heavily pregnant, promoting the Enid Blyton books which will shortly be for sale in the UK. She plans to read to the 'little one'. 11.September
Hugely Happy The Times, UK. Kate is interviewed about life, and love, and the baby on the way. Great insights! And of course, Kate is due when originally reported, the first week of October, well close anyway. Originally is was said last week of September. What a birthday gift! 11.September
Kate's Natural Birth Daily Record. Another article with info from previous interviews. Kate's views on drugs and birth. 12.September
Enigma Machine Held Ransom BBC News. The machine stolen from Bletchley park is being held for ransom. A strange letter arrived to the police just today. The machine is of course what the film Enigma is based on. 12.September
Quills Does London Film Fest BBC News. The festival kicks off on November the 1st, with 200 feature films, including Kaufman's Quills. 13.September
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A Thing For Pain Salon.com. Ms. Winslet quoted again on her high threshold for pain, and her unnecesity of drugs in childbirth. Luck Kate! 15.September
Kate's New Home Hello! Magazine. A small write-up on Kate's new house with a picture of the home, looks great here!, and a pic of Kate & her darling Jim. 15.September
November 3, 2000!! Thanks Ashley! Quills will be showing Friday, November 3, at Odeon West End 2 at 8:45 pm. This from the newly openned LFF site. 16.September
Hunt Dominates Autumn Screenings Washington Times. "Geoffrey Rush could be equal to the disreputable task of playing the Marquis de Sade in Philip Kaufman's "Quills," a biopic that recalls the notorious libertine making do behind bars. He exploits Kate Winslet as a susceptible chambermaid who agrees to help smuggle out the marquis's wretched manuscripts." 16.September
Hollywood Diary The Times, London. A mention of Caine's busy fall to come, with Quills premiering state-side. 18.September
News You're Not Supposed To Know Premiere.com. "PHOENIX RISING: JOAQUIN PHOENIX is quite the conquering hero in casting circles. Not only did he beat out British beauty JUDE LAW for Gladiator, but he also vanquished Law, BILLY CRUDUP (Almost Famous), and GUY PEARCE (L.A. Confidential) for the young-priest-in-love role opposite KATE WINSLET in November's Quills. And with Phoenix's performance in JAMES GRAY's The Yards already getting critical praise this year at the Cannes film festival, it looks like Phoenix will have three performances with potential Oscar buzz this year." 19.September
 Love Makes You Beautiful Looks Magazine. A mention and picture of Kate in an article examing the effects of love on celebrities. Short, interesting read. 20.September
Joaquin's Stage Fright A small article on Joaquin, and his upcoming film with Ms. Winslet, and his fear of live audiences in Toronto. 22.September
Quills - A Film of Pleasure Salon. David Thomson says his say about Quills which in the end is a rant about the NC-17 rating. The film is rated R. (Quills comments on page 2.) 22.September
Medi Cinema Collects £18,0000 Sunday People. Kate's charity to put a theatre in every hospital has done well. 24.September
Here, Give Me the Camera The Times. Theater directors take to the screen and challenge film school buffs. David Laveaux mentioned, who will direct Thérèse Raquin. 25.September
Kids Video Pick of the Week The Bergen Record Online. Faeries highlighted for the kids video pick, you can order the video if you live in the US from the Hot Kate Pix section. 26.September
LA Premiere of Quills Announced! Variety. Quills to be the finishing highlight at the American Film Institue Festival which runs October 19-26 in Los Angeles! 26.September
That Dress! A write-up on style which includes a mention of Ms. Winslet. Actually, it didn't make much sense to me. LOL. 27.September
October Birthdays AP. The celebrity birthdays for October, and more importantly the 5th: Comedian Bill Dana is 76. Singer Bob Geldof is 46. Actor Guy Pearce is 33. Actor Scott Weinger ("Full House") is 25. Actress Kate Winslet ("Titanic") is 25.
Not Yet Sussed Reel.com, Hollywood Confidential. A few words about the films to be Oscar favorites. And a bit about Quills. "Having seen Quills, I can say it deserves every honor its admirers might want to bestow — it's a well-made, meaningful, first-rate film." 27.September
Greek Survivor uses Lesson from Titanic Halifax Herald. Canadian survivor, Genevieve Lajoie, used things she remembered from Titanic during the sinking of the ferry. She apparently stayed on the boat until moments from it's sinking. I'm happy to see it helped someone in such a terrible tradgedy. Canoe News on Same Story. 28.September
Romeo and Juliet Hulme? Enquirer.com. A male production of R&J models their Juliet on Ms. Winslet's Juliet: "He took his inspiration for Juliet from a film Juliet, the one Kate Winslet played in Heavenly Creatures, a character who is 'out of her mind, vivacious, voracious. This girl isn't innocent at all, she knows what she wants and she goes for it.'" 28.September
Kate Seen Buying Water The Mirror and the Daily Record both reported on Kate being seen out in a tight T-shirt buying water at her local garage. The Mirror and The Daily Record. If you have a copy of the Mirror we'd love to know about it! Picture was included. 29.September
Are you earth, fire or air? Line One. Discover what type you are, Ms. Winslet mentioned along with Oprah Winfrey as an Earth. 2.October
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Big Releases Saved For Fall San Francisco Gate. The Oscar Front-Runngers, several mentions of Quills for best picture, best actor, and of course for Ms. Winslet as Best Actress! 2.October
James Cameron's TV Premiere The Salt Lake Tribune. James Cameron brings a tough woman, like Rose, to the TV tonight. 'Dark Angel' has it's two hour premiere tonight! 3.October
Michael Caine Salon.com. A tribute to the actor and the man who so many have come to love. A mention of his character in Quills. Great read! Quills Excerpt! 3.October
All Eyes on the NEXT Kate Winslet Electronic Telegraph. Plucked from a £2-per-week Merseyside drama school, 14-year-old Megan Burns is the topic of this article focusing on how she's coping with the fame. 4.October
Enigma Reviewed! Dark Horizon News. A very positive review with NO SPOILERS! Yeah! "The performances are all outstanding, and it was great to see Kate Winslet play such a pre-Titanic part without pride or vanity - there are a few scenes where she looks plump in a Hollywood way." Thanks so much Dark Horizons! 4.October
Kate's Look-Alike Yahoo News! A new theatre production of Oliver Twist boats a Kate Winslet look-alike. 5.October
On This Day in History New York Times. A page with events, and birthdays shared with Ms. Winslet. We would like to wish her the greatest of days! 5.October
New Pic! Thanks to Diane for this scan of a picture from the Star magazine. It seems to be the one spoken of last week in the Mirror. Janalynn has also posted another new pic, in the black outfit, on Winslet Whispers!, our sister site.
AFI Fest Site Open! Two days later than predicted the fest site is now open with info on films to be shown and more. Info on Quills includes the b&w photo from the press kit. Click on special events for info on the screening and gala and this NEW PIC of Kate and Philip Kaufman on the set together! 7.October
Kate to be Induced?? Entertaindom.com Thanks to Heavenly Winslet for the link, who knows if it is true, an article about Ms. Winslet's "missed" date. This news was published two days ago, she could be in the hospital this very minute! 7.October
Kate Footwear! Express. Kate Winslet has been known to wear them and so have many other celebrities, but it seems Docs are fading in their UK home. 9.October
Joaquin Talks About Kate Daily Mail, September 15. Thanks to the My Joaquin Phoenix Page for this information. This short article is a great read and reveals the Quills UK release will be in early January 2001. 11.October
Quills Site Opens! Fox Searchlight has finally given what it promised with the teaser, more info on the film! Make sure you have Flash and your sound enabled, IT'S GORGEOUS! 12.October
Kate Tipped for Nomination Jeffrey Wells, at www.reel.com, has tipped Kate for an Oscar nomination. He is not the first! "I also expect a nomination for either Kate Winslet or Billie Whitelaw for their roles in Quills." 13.October
Titanic Wins the Crying Game Popcorn. Popcorn has finished it's survey for the 10 all time biggest weepies. I voted for Titanic, did you? 13.October
Jude UK DVD Release This weeks edition of the UK Ok! Magazine, October 13th, mentions Jude on the DVD releases. According to Blackstar.co.uk this title will not be released until January?? I don't know! Blackstar's Entry for Jude. Play 247 says the release is October 16, so maybe there is a reversal of numbers between 10.16 and 01.16, go figure! Jude listing at Play 247. 13.October
Enigma Hits Premire Magazine! Thanks and source go to Dougray Scott in Focus, there are two new pictures and an article on the film. Make sure you see them! Go to the news section to see the update! 14.October
Kate Gives Birth To Baby Girl on Thursday! BBC News. Kate's birth was heralded this morning in the Saturday, October 14th edition of the Daily Mail. The news only informs us that it is a girl and all are well. All of the stories to follow are re-writes of the first article, scanned above. 14.October
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Sun Online Thank you Angela! This one says the they have not chosen a name yet.
Sunday People This article also says they haven't chosen a name, and infers that Kate didn't opt for pain medication. *take it with a grain of salt* Mirror has reported falsely before. No one else has confirmed the lack of pain killer.
EW's Fall Preview Entertainment Weekly does pages on the fall films, including this one on Quills. Their insights into the film and see what other films will be released thsi fall. 15.October
Update on David Laveaux News Unlimitted. David Laveaux, the theatre director set to direct Therese Raquin, is directing Juliette Binoche's American theatre debut. 15.October
Kate Makes Top Entertainers List Daily Express. Kate Winslet comes in at 57 on a list of the best paid Europe entertainers. Number one is German born Claudia Schiffer. 15.October
Winslet Close Empire Online reveals the location of Winslet Close along with the news of baby Mia. The article includes a new shot of Winslet at the BAFTA's in 1996. "The site of an old cinema in the town centre [in Reading] will be named Winslet Close." 16.October
Kate and Jim Name Her Mia! Ananova, and others. This is a compilation of the different kinds of stories published on the baby. There is also a great story at BBC News. They did a great write-up. Mia was born on Thursday, October 12th at 5:40 am and weighed 8lb 9oz. 16.October
Kate Premieres Their Masterpiece Ananova, BBC News, Sun, and Express. Kate and Jim have released a photo taken on Sunday afternoon in their hospital room. Roger has been quoted as saying there were no complications in the birth, Kate is looking forward to relaxing at home, and everyone agrees she's gorgeous, but "who does she look like"!? I think we all know where the gorgeous comes from! = ) 17.October
Survey says Kate not Desirable?? Reuters. A survey taken declares Kate at the bottom of the desirable list along with Geri Halliwell. Madonna and Jennifer Lopez ranked 1st followed by Crawford, and Julia Roberts. What do they know!! 17.October
Pinewood & Shepperton Merge Empire Online. These two studios, the biggest in the UK, have been home to filming crews of several of Kate's films, including Quills. They are due to merge at the end of this year. It is likely that this will be the location of filming on Kate's next film, Therese Raquin. 17.October
The Oscars Roughcut. David Poland rants and raves about what films we can expect to be nominated this year. It seems there is a lack of films to be excited about. "Quills is a great, important film. But will Oscar voters be turned off by the edge of the film? I don't think so, but some do." 17.October
Kufman's Next Project? The Hollywood Reporter, via Yahoo! News. Philip Kaufman, director of Quills, in talks to direct a spy movie next for Fox Searchlight titled 'Killer Spy'. This story mentioned in David Poland's column at Roughcut: "KAUF-IN CORNER: Philip Kaufman appears to be "the new" Fox Searchlight's first in-house director. With Quills about to be released -- and likely to garner a boatload of Oscar® nods -- the studio just gave him the reins on Killer Spy, a Peter Mass book that tells the true story of Aldrich Ames, the CIA counterspy. Don't look for the film to start production until after the strike." 18.October
Enigma Machine Re-Surfaces Mirror News and Intermedia Film. The stolen Enigma machine re-appeared in the offices of Newsnight, a BBC news program with no clues as to why. Sadly, three or four of the rotors are missing. BBC Story includes a photo of the parcel being openned. LOL. What a funny story! 18.October
Bodywork This is London. A brief summary of Beth Winslet's new film. Nothing here on Kate and nothing on which chracter Beth plays. Film opens this weekend in the UK. 18.October
Winslet Baby Boom Ananova. Beth Winslet has been making the rounds doing interviews for her new movie, Bodywork, and goes on the record here as saying that both her and Kate having babies at the same time is like 'a Disney story'. 18.October
Enigma Machine Returned Without Ransom BBC and Mirror News. There are only two of them in the world, and back in April one of them was stolen. Now the stolen item has been returned via a BBC News anchor. 18.October
Vote for Quills. Mr. Showbiz does a holiday preview, and allows you to vote for Quills. They also have rankings info for the Oscars, and other pertinent info. 19.October
Kate to be on Barbie FM BBC and ITN Entertainment. Kate Winslet is set to guest star on a radio program running from October 24 and will run until October 26. It will go on the air at www.barbie.fm. 19.October
S&S Like Film The Guardian. Cheesy Kate mention, I know, but still a Kate mention. "Film most likely to please the ghost of Jane Austen: I Have Found It. ...far from the pukka world of Winslet, Thompson and the flaring nostrils of Alan Rickman." 20.October
Bodywork at BBC Films BBC Films. The films newsletter mentioned this new film page in their mailing today. It has a review of Beth Winslet's new film which opened this weekend in the UK. Nothing really good about it at all, just that if there was more Beth maybe you could be distracted. 21.October
AFI Fest Opens! Reporter TV. The AFI Fest openned this weekend with Coen's O Brother, Where Art Thou and will close next weekend with Quills. 20.October
Beauty is Confidence Evansville Courier & Press. An article on Kate's Titanic makeup designer, and his thoughts on real beauty and what makes it what it is. 20.October
Kate's Net Worth Sunday Times. While she doesn't rank in the top ten, Ms. Winslet definitely has a lot of money, as this article mentions. 22.October
Kaufman's Edgiest Yet... LA Times interviews Philip Kaufman on his latest film Quills. 22.October
Oscar Bait 2000 October Movieline. Well, we're a bit behind in Germany, but I picked it up and scanned the feature on Quills in. It's a nice photo, you can see that Geoffrey Rush is wearing clothes that he has written on. LOL. Worth seeing! 24.October
 OK's Baby Mia Spread OK! Baby Mia and her parents in a glossy scan, along with a new Bafta picture, and a new picture from Kate's pregnancy. Very nice article, great LARGE scans! 24.October
Kate on Barbie.fm Kate Winslet was interviewed for Barbie.fm and the pre-recorded clip aired on the show talked about her love for the Enchanted Wood series of books from Enid Blyton. The dk clip is an mp3 file, playable with a Winamp player. 25.October
Kate's Reading of the Enchanted Wood enidblyton.co.uk has confirmed that the title is out, and should be in stores in the next few days, in the UK. They also added: "the ISBN is 1-903614-00-7l, any book shop should be able to order it for you with this information. The distribution house is CYP." The cost is £14.99. 25.October
Older Women Top Style Wars This is London, Daily Mail. Ms. Winslet makes it into Vogue readers top ten most stylist women. She was in fact number 10. 25.October
Doug Wright Plays it Safe Star Telegram. The strike is affecting everyone, even the screenwriters. "My first movie is coming out in November," says Doug Wright, the screenwriter of Quills, which is based on his play and which stars Michael Caine, Geoffrey Rush and Kate Winslet. "So I'm more employable than ever before. And the specter of a strike is disheartening to me." 27.October
Rush and Phoenix tipped for nominations Hollywood Confidential. Geoffrey Rush and Jaoquin Phoenix are at the top of the lists for nominations, read why. 26.October
Not a movie people can fall in love with... Is Quills too serious for the Best Picture Oscar, read David Polland's brief thoughts. 27.October
ReporterTV Interviews Kaufman ReporterTV. The AFI Festival wrapped last night with a showing of Quills. There is a video clip of Kaufman speaking from the AFI Festival on their site. There is a poster from the film behind him, showing Kate sitting in Rush's lap. Very cool! For more festival info please visit our AFI Fest page. 26.October
Phoenix Rising BBC News. The news about Quills seems to center around Phoenix, and here's yet another article with the same title on the actor playing Abbe in the film. 31.October
LFF Highlights BBC News. Just in time for the opening of the London Film Festival, November 1st, the BBC tells us which films are the ones to see. Quills of course! The BBC also has a LFF in Pictures story. 31.October
Film maker Civilian clings on to Lottery money UK Yahoo! News. This has been mentioned before, apparently Hideous Kinky was made in an effort to bring UK films to the forefront, this story mentions the company responsible for the film was sold earlier this year. why is this news?? Your guess! 31.October
Network Sweeps Bring out the BIG Ship LOL, Titanic is to play during the Autumn sweeps according to this article and at least one other. 31.October
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London Quills Premiere Hello! I've been gone, you might have noticed, I went to London. I did attend the premiere and screening of Quills. I am gathering thoughts and posting them as I work. Please go to the London Film Fest Page for all the news and photos from the event. Also included, a link to a video of Kate being interviewed at the premiere. Enjoy! 6.November
Pregnancy Cravings The Daily Express. Watch out for the strange things you'll read here, it seems some women eat burnt match ends! How gross! Kate's cravings mentioned, too. 7.November
Kate's Little Honey Online Mirror. The Mirror was one of many to interview Kate and the first to publish online. The interview is chock full of new insights into the changes she's gone through since having Mia Honey Threapletong. She's quit smoking!! 6.November
Quills Screenings Keep your eyes open for screenings in your area, there are three that have been mentioned in the online press, one in San Francisco, one in Washington, and one in Boston. Details on Quills news page. Some are free, so it'd pay to ask around in your area! 7.November
Breathe! The Phily Daily News. Kate Winslet quoted from her Interview magazine interview. Was that pregnancy hormones kicking in when she said that bit about Kirstie Alley? 9.November
Kate in Flood Drama Mirror. Kate Winslet and husband Jim Threapleton are hoping sanbags will protect their house from rising waters of the Thames. 9.November
Kate's Thoughts on Labor TV Guide Insider. Kate Winslet interviewed by TV Guide Online admits to feeling childbirth natural, and that she is a much calmer person now. She reveals that she endured 30 hours of labor. What a woman! 10.November
 Riding Her Own Wave The New York Times Magazine. On Sunday the NY Times Magazine published a special interview done with Ms. Winslet. It appears to have been done the week of the London premiere. Really beautiful new picture, and lovely new quotes, about Quills and little Mia. 19.November
Jagger Gets Enigma Satisfaction Premiere Magazine, November issue. Enigma is featured in Premiere's In the Works section this month. This article focuses on the basics, and Mick Jagger's involvement. Two new photos. 21.November
Quills Hits Theatres! Various. There are many new reviews out on the film and are archived. I've taken the time to note whether they are positive, negative, or just neutral so they are easier to read. 23.November
Kate and Ewan? Showbiz Ireland. Kate Winslet is stuck in the mind of producer/director Jim Sheridan for the romantic lead in his new film. She would play the wife of Ewan McGreggor, a couple who move to NY to start a new life, the title: East of Harlem. Empire Online also ran the story. 24.November
Quills' Opening Weekend! Various news sources. Fox Searchlight isn't too disapointed by the estimates for the weekend. Quills did an estimated $314,000 for it's first five days in a limited, nine theatre release! The film will expand to 15 theatres on December 15th and wider to include 200 on Christmas day. 27.November
A Private Matter PageSix.com has a small feature on Ms. Winslet and her thoughts on selling out on the ones you love. 27.November
Kate Set to Star? Ananova says the Kate and Ewan McGreggor are keen to star in the film, set in the depression and titled: East of Harlem. Filming is set for next summer. 27.November
New Quills Kate Interview! PlanetHollywood.com has an interview up on their site which runs the gauntlet of available topics. Read it now! 28.November
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Quills Holds It's Own at the Box Office! Word of mouth is keeping the theatres busy showing Quills which only experienced a 16% drop this past weekend. All details on the Quills News page. (Note: I added quite a few new photos to the gallery this weekend.) 4.December
Enigma to show at Sundance Film Festival Variety. Enigma, will show as a foreign film at the independent film festival and will likely gain an American distributor through the outing. Read about the other films to be there as well. 6.December
Quills Named Best in First Awards... Reuters. The National Film Review Board has it's awards first each year and kicks off the season which culminates with the Oscars. Quills and Joaquin Phoenix were the film's two winners. 7.December
Kate Moves Into Supporting Actress Race Inside.com reports Kate moving from the Best Actress race to Supporting. Visit their site for more info, her ranking is included in the article. 8.December
'Snob' Britons Can't be Stars The Sunday Times, London. A film critic talks about why he thinks Ms. Winslet didn't cut it for Hollywood and why Hugh Grant did. Discover Kate does not agree with the opinions expressed in this article. : ) 10.December
Kate in St. Paul's Tomorrow!! OK! "Titanic star Kate Winslet is among a host of celebrities who will be giving readings at St. Paul's Cathedral in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Eleanor Bron will also be giving readings at St. Paul's on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00 pm."
 Kate Carols at St. Paul's Ananova, BBC News. Kate was reportedly very nervous about the event and said: "This is worse than anything. I'm dead nervous but this has kick-started me into the Christmas spirit." 12.December
BAFTA's Move Up London Variety reports that the BAFTA's, traditionally held after the Oscars, is being held February 25th this year, four weeks before the prestigious Hollywood ceremony. Geoffrey Rush is among actors appearing at special screenings in London. 27.December
Yearly Lists Sacbee. Surely not the first nor the last of it's kind Sacbee has mentioned Kate among the best supporting actress performances of the year, along with an honorable mention for Quills as a top film of the year. 31.December
Cleveland Live "Kate Winslet is brilliant as Madeleine."
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