Hollywood is Known as for the Beautiful, Gorgeous, Sizzling, Lavishious, Actresses.But Every Actresses if they Belong to Hollywood OR Bollywood has its own Face without the Makeup.So See The Pictures of The Actresses without Makeup.
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts reunite for the first time since Charlie Wilson’s War. While this film does not look as strong , Tom Hanks is usually Mr. Consistency when it comes to making hits out of the most unlikely premises.
Bridesmaids
I am big fan of Kristen Wiig’s style of comedy, so I am hoping this will wash away the awful memories I have of the film Bride Wars. Hopefully this film will cement Wiig as a legitimate leading lady in Hollywood. I could see her having a similar career path to Sandra Bullock.
While my wife is a big fan of theatre musicals, I have always been more drawn to musicals on the big screen. Sure I have seen a few theatrical productions that I have really enjoyed (e.g. Avenue Q, Evil Dead: The Musical, Jersey Boys, Miss Saigon), but none of them seem to have a lasting impression on me the way films do. When Andrew invited me to take part in his blog-a-thon on musicals, the first film that immediately popped into my mind was Moulin Rouge. Mainly because that was the last musical to truly dazzle me. Sure I enjoyed films like Chicago, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, etc. but none of them really spoke to me the way Baz Luhrmann’s genre bending film did. Still, if am pressed to pick my all-time favourite musical, Moulin Rouge would come second behind Woody Allen’s Everyone Says I Love You.
Compared to many modern day musical, Everyone Says I Love may seem like a bland choice by some. It often gets overshadowed by some of the flashier, and star studded, productions of late. Yet is the simplicity, and overall joy it induces, which makes Allen’s film standout. In preparation for this musical related post I watched the film Nine, the musical not the animated movie, for the very first time last week. I had been meaning to see it for some time now but never got around to it. I figured the blog-a-thon was a good reason as any to finally watch the much hyped film. Despite the movie’s stellar casting, I was amazed by how much I detested Nine.
The problem I had with Nine is that the film is so concerned with given each star their moment in the sun, that the story takes a backseat to the musical numbers. In Everyone Says I Love You, the story is always at the forefront and the musical moments merely compliment the tale, not the other way around. Even when juggling a large cast, which include the likes of Edward Norten, Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Tim Roth, Natalie Portman, Goldie Hawn, Billy Crudup, Lukas Haas, Natasha Lyonne, and Alan Alda, Woody Allen always ensures that you get a true understanding of how everyone is important to the overall story. At no point does the flow of the picture come to a grinding halt just so Julia or Goldie can have their moment.
Another thing I really like about this film is that Allen finds a nice compromise between the 1930’s musicals, which inspired the film, and his own self-deprecating style. Allen will have a lavish number like “My Baby Just Cares For Me” with full backup dancers and yet the lead singer, in this case Edward Norton, still sings and dances like the “average Joe” would in that situation. This is not to say Norton has a bad voice, but his tone is not as polished as you would expect from this type of musicals. Woody Allen also contains a lot of his musical numbers in the same locations the songs start in. There are no quick cuts, no costume/location changes, no characters singing on stages, etc. Allen tries to bring as much realism as possible to confines of the 1930’s musical genre.
Lastly, and most importantly, Everyone Says I Love You is that perfect romantic pick me up that we all need from time to time. The themes of looking for love, being in love, and being in relationships with the wrong people, are common in almost every single Woody Allen film. Yet there is a more optimistic, and whimsical, feel in this particular film than is more prominent than his other works. Everyone from the upper east side elite to the two-bit gangster is struck by cupid’s arrow. You swoon when Alan Alda serenades Goldie Hawn on her birthday, yet you also are hoping that Hawn and Allen rekindle that spark they once had when they were together at another point in the film. Some may complain that Everyone Says I Love You wraps up a little too neat, but frankly I would not have it any other way.
Oscar winner Tom Hanks was presented the new Chaplin Award at the 36th annual Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute on Monday night in New York, Julia Roberts kept her tribute brief.
Roberts told Hanks that "everyone likes you." Only Roberts added an expletive before "likes."And the crowd roared with laughter.
When it was Tom Hanks turn at the podium, Tom Hanks told the black-tie crowd that Roberts has so much clout that the big story of the evening would be: "Julia Roberts wears same dress as publicist."
Not only does Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts have an infectious laugh, but she also spouts some, um, colorful language.
Assessing Hanks' 2004 movie "The Terminal," in which he played an Eastern European trapped in Immigration at J.F.K., Julia Roberts said, "That movie about you and the airport and the accent was a pass for me. Airport? Were you just an immigrant lost? I didn't know. I love you, but I didn't know ... and I'm wearing the same dress tonight as your publicist."Roberts and the publicist both opted for a cream dress by Dolce & Gabbana.
Oscar winner Tom Hanks was presented the new Chaplin Award at the 36th annual Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute on Monday night in New York, Julia Roberts kept her tribute brief.
Julia Roberts told Hanks that "everyone likes you." Only Roberts added an expletive before "likes." And the crowd roared with laughter.
Not only does Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts have an infectious laugh, but she also spouts some, um, colorful language.
Assessing Hank's 2004 movie "The Terminal" in which he played an Eastern European trapped in Immigration at J.F.K., Julia Roberts said, "That movie about you and the airport and the accent was a pass for me. Airport? Were you just an immigrant lost? I didn't know. I love you, but I didn't know ... and I'm wearing the same dress tonight as your publicist."Julia Roberts and the publicist both opted for a cream dress by Dolce & Gabbana.
