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august 2005 updates ..

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august 31, 2005 9:21 pm mt..

angry liberal sez "Somebody needs to go buy Wizard The Comics Magazine #168. Inside there are pictures of Natalie and an interview.."

i posted the following..

please click here, then click ''next'' for more..

JC..

august 30, 2005 3:33 am mt..

m5lover posted..

excerpt:
Keira Knightley (think defiant, capable, tomboyish yet hot female lead) who herself is ironically a poor man’s Natalie Portman..

meanwhile, sonoyta posted a 'longish' latimes report on ''v for vendetta''..

found this nat tidbit from usatoday..

excerpt:
Punk rock girl: I am so jealous of Natalie Portman's mohawk. Of course, when you're as lovely as she is, you could grow a mullet and make it seem sexy..

JC..

august 28, 2005 8:12 pm mt..

lots of nat tidbits to catch up on..

first up, egotastic has more natalie portman mohawk pictures..

next, jossip sez..

excerpt:
When not sporting a shaved head, Natalie Portman takes her anger out on a delayed V For Vendetta opening by donning a mohawk..

defamer on ''Natalie Portman’s Hair Is News''?! apparently, so..

ugo declares..

excerpt:
NATALIE PORTMAN INVASION IN 2006 We won't be seeing Miss Natalie in theatres this fall, as Warner Bros.' V For Vendetta has been pushed back from November 4th, 2005 to March 17th, 2006 ("Remember, remember, the…17th of March?"). However, St. Patrick's Day may not be the only time we see the lovely lass in '06 - Natalie has recently signed on to two new projects. They are Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (which sounds like the title of a rejected Primus song), in which she'll co-star with Dustin Hoffman, and Goya's Ghosts, a Spanish Inquisition drama in which she plays Ines, the muse of Francisco de Goya. Ghosts also marks the return of director Milos Forman, MIA since 1999's Man on the Moon..

i posted an interesting writeup on rachel leigh cook..she mentions nat..

excerpt:
"When people recognize me," [Rachael Leigh] Cook says, "they either think I'm Natalie Portman, which I take as a compliment, or they saw me in 'She's All That.'..

apparently, natalie was on "A&E's "Child Stars 2""..there's another airing next saturday..more info here..

and finally, m5lover posted that nat is among the ten sexiest women in hollywood!!

excerpt:
10. Natalie Portman - It's tough watching her eye popping stripper ways in Closer and not think back to the scrawny, barely supporting a training bra, Mathilda from the Professional. She's grown up before our very eyes and has become quite the actress in the process. She's not afraid to take on traditionally type casting roles like Princess Amidala in Star Wars, strong indie fare like Garden State or a hard hitting drama like Closer. Wiggling in a degree from Harvard certainly is nothing to scoff at either. Hmm...so nice..

JC..

august 25, 2005 8:17 pm mt..

ekyillia posted lots of pics of natalie portman and javier bardem in madrid!!

meanwhile, pasha posted ''new old pics'' of nat..

i posted a star wars related tidbit..

JC..

august 25, 2005 2 am mt..

this report from variety is self-explanatory..

excerpt:

Dustin Hoffman is set to star opposite Natalie Portman in Mandate Pictures' "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," a fantasy directed by Zach Helm.

Mandate will fully finance "Mr. Magorium" and holds worldwide rights. Helm, who also penned the screenplay, will begin shooting in March.[..]

In "Margorium," Hoffman plays an eccentric toy shop owner who wants to lift Portman out of her depression by leaving her the store.[..]

more spin on the above can be found at comingsoon and scifi..

JC..

august 24, 2005 9 pm mt..

i just found this tidbit from cinematical..

excerpt:
The Cinetrix pointed us to this odd sample of cultural colonization: a series of greeting cards, found in a post office in Tehran, depicting Hollywood starlets such as Natalie Portman, Kate Winslet and Katie Holmes, redrawn as "proper Muslims". By borrowing the tabloid tagline "Stars: They're Just Like Us!" to title her post, The Cinetrix implies that this redressing is kind of an embrace, by Muslim culture, of Hollywood; but I'm sure on some level it's more than just an appropriation of star power for the sake of star power - I wonder if it isn't also a scold..

and this from realcities.com..

excerpt:
The most elaborate costumes belong to Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). As Queen of Naboo in the first film of the new trilogy, "The Phantom Menace," she wears heavy Kabuki-style robes and elaborate headdresses, often pearl-bedecked. In the next film, "Attack of the Clones," she picnics and flirts in a gold silk frock with tiny appliqued pink roses. Finally, in "Revenge of the Sith," she conceals her pregnancy in enveloping gowns of lush green and burgundy velvet, saving a blue silk-satin negligee for intimate moments..

eh?! 'whot' intimate moments?!

and finally, defamer's spin on hollywoodreporter's report on ''goya's ghosts'' impending start next month..

excerpt:
Milos Forman will direct Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem in a biopic about Spanish painter Francisco de Goya. Will this project prove arty enough for Portman to finally go topless? Remember, that movie about Frida Kahlo finally got Salma Hayek to loosen up, even though we had to compromise on the eyebrows and mustache..

here's an excerpt from the aforementioned hollywoodreporter report..

excerpt:
MADRID -- Acclaimed Czech director Milos Forman is to direct a film about Spanish grand master Francisco de Goya starring Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman, focusing on one of Spain's most bloody chapters, the Inquisition. "Goya's Ghosts" tells the story of the last years of the Spanish Inquisition, when the Church tortured and executed suspected Jews, as told by the painter, played by Stellan Skarsgard. Portman plays Goya's muse Ines, falsely accused of heresy, while Bardem plays a sinister monk, Brother Lorenzo, the film production company said Wednesday. The film is Forman's first directing project since 1999's "Man on the Moon" and filming is due to start in September..

UPDATE.. 10:50 PM MT..moviehole's spin on the above..

excerpt:
She may have been hairless for most of 2005 but that still hasn't stopped the spunk-a-meter from picking up Natalie Portman's signal. Hair, no hair, gunk-filled zit on her schnoz, or even with a grocery bag over her fine face - and Miss P would still oooze sex appeal. And for what it's worth - she's more talented than fifteen Willie Aames' combined. The one-time ruler of the Galaxy - at least one where Ewan McGregor is given a mighty big rod to man - is about to dirty up her acting chops for something that's going to take more than a couple of rigid stares behind a blue screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Portman's been faxed the script for Milos Forman's biopic on Spanish grand master Francisco de Goya, and apparently - she's keener than a fat kid at a candy store to do it. Focusing on one of Spain's most bloody chapters, the Inquisition, "Goya's Ghosts" will co-star Javier Bardem and Stellan Skarsgard. The trade says the film tells of the last years of the Spanish Inquisition, when the Church tortured and executed suspected Jews, as told by the painter, played by Stellan Skarsgard. Portman plays Goya's muse Ines, falsely accused of heresy, while Bardem plays a sinister monk, Brother Lorenzo, the film production company said Wednesday. The film is Forman's first directing project since 1999's "Man on the Moon". The helmer's probably hopins Portman does come to set believing she is the muse Ines. Next up for Portman, "V for Vendetta", which has just been - that's right, the editor has taken a very inopportunite trip to Fiji - postponed until next year..

JC..

august 23, 2005 8:23 pm mt..

in addition to the ''Copenhagen Film Festival'', nat's new film ''Free Zone'' is expected to unspool in ''Filmfest Hamburg''..

check out this tidbit..

meanwhile, m5lover posted word that nat may make an appearance in the toronto film fest, but she is gonna be a needle in a haystack (scroll down after clicking on the link..)

JC..

august 22, 2005 2:22 am mt..

how was your weekend?? hoped it was 'way way way' better than mine.. 'cause mine sucked big time..bleh!!

before the weekend, i posted variety's confirmation that ''v for vendetta'' has been rescheduled to "March 17, [2006] due to post-production delays.."

just posted 2 fashion/nat tidbits..

and finally, i posted a casting tidbit from the new york times..apparently, nat's name has been bandied about for "Tender Is the Night"..

excerpt:
Jesse Wigutow, a writer who was recruited to adapt Fox's latest "Tender Is the Night," said his biggest challenge has been "translating the power and lyricism of Fitzgerald's writing. A glimpse at Mr. Wigutow's initial draft reveals the introduction of Ernest Hemingway and Dorothy Parker into the story line, as if to underscore the real-life connection to the circle of expatriates with whom Fitzgerald hobnobbed in France, including Gerald and Sara Murphy, the privileged bons vivants who were as much models for the Divers as were Scott and Zelda. Despite the historic links and period setting, Fox's approach appears designed to snare young viewers as well as their parents. After all, when we first encounter the Divers, they are in their 20's, and Rosemary, the ingénue with whom Dick has an affair, is a still a teen. A director has yet to be attached, but Fox's casting wish list has ranged from Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Evan Rachel Wood to play Rosemary, to Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, and Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts and Charlize Theron for the Divers..

JC..

august 18, 2005 8:38 pm mt..

m5lover found this pic from ew from the sadly delayed ''v for vendetta''..

check out aicn's take and the talkbacks on the delay..

angry liberal sums up the sad fact..''["free zone"] is the only film of Natalie's we'll get to see this year. It screens at the Copenhagen Film Festival at the end of August.''..

he was responding to a post i made re ''free zone'' at the aqmb..

and finally, i posted my 1000th post at the aqmb on CAL's star wars episode 3 thread :) just a little milestone for yours truly..

JC..

august 17, 2005 8:37 pm mt..

breaking news!! sonoyta just posted that according to boxofficemojo, the new release date for ''v for vendetta'' is 03/17/06..that's next year!! apparently, the film makers wanted to tweak the film further.. sniff!!

more details can be found at scifi.com..

speaking of v, dazza of natalieportman.com uploaded this pic from v..

in somewhat happier news?!.. the sun uk sez.."Maria Sharapova is dating Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine [..] Adam [Levine] was also previously linked to actress Natalie Portman.."

another tidbit from yahoo news..

excerpt:
[Hilary] Duff, whose birthday is Sept. 28, said she likes the way Natalie Portman is living her life. "(She's) so cool and so awesome, and has never done anything that she could be ashamed of," Duff said..

JC..

august 16, 2005 8:36 pm mt..

i had a question from jeff regarding 'mt' after the time above.. well, 'mt' stands for mountain time.. currently: "Coordinated Universal Time -6 hours; Daylight Saving Time.."

found this tidbit from villagevoice..

excerpt:
Movie star Natalie Portman recently appeared on Foreign Exchange to riff on her pet cause, microfinancing in the third world. Most hosts would've been thrilled to nab an actor with crossover potential, but Zakaria agreed only on the condition that if she gave a vacuous interview, he could kill it. "It turned out she really knew her stuff, and it's an important issue that's not at all sexy. But I was still ambivalent, because I feel there's a reason to be a PBS show, and I don't want to lose that."..

meanwhile, orionsaint found confirmation that nat "is the elephant" in the pics posted way down below..

orionsaint wrote:
We have conformation! Natalie is the Elephant! This was posted by AUSSIETROOPER20 at the Jedi Council. Someone asked if it was really Natalie. "yes cause if you bought one of the 2005 day by day star wars calander last year, you will notice that one of the questions to come up in the next few weeks asks about who played this charactor and the answer is natalie portman. It's been asked on the 23rd of augest part of the star wars A year of galactic trivia." the question is ; in the call for episode 3, which cast member was referred to as Debbie gibson? Answer Natalie Portman. check it out if you have the calander." Be nice to get that calendar, but even without it. The way this person responded. It appears to be true. Wow, Natalie wore those hot shoes? I gotta look at that photo again!, lol..

JC..

august 15, 2005 5:55 pm tokyo time (+0900 UTC/GMT)..

just a quick update, defamer.com rehashes the new york times report that nat's manager has departed ''the firm''..

i just discovered that mike of created a banner for this site..thanks so much mike!!

JC..

august 15, 2005 11:33 am tokyo time (+0900 UTC/GMT)..

decided to go with tokyo time so that CAL's SECOND update (simply scroll down) will have august 14th (aka the weekend) all to herself!! :)

dazza posted at the aqmb a huge scan of nat from a magazine..another set pic from ''v for vendetta''..

speaking of v, angry liberal posted at the aqmb ew.com's top ten movies of the fall..''v for vendetta'' came in at number 2!!

excerpt:
RELEASE DATE Nov. 4 WHY WE CAN'T WAIT No one fights future fascism like the Wachowski brothers, but this time, they'll be doing it without the techno-shamanistic mumbo-jumbo that swamped the Matrix trilogy. THE PREMISE A porcelain-masked revolutionary named V (Hugo Weaving, right) rescues a waif (Natalie Portman, left) and stages acts of resistance in a totalitarian London. SOURCE The 1988 graphic novel by Alan Moore (Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and David Lloyd THE BACK STORY V never removes his mask, which allowed the filmmakers to replace initial star James Purefoy with Matrix villain Weaving halfway through the shoot. ''In a way, he was in a guinea pig position,'' Weaving says of Purefoy. BURNING QUESTION Will the story of a terrorist bomber in London hit a little too close to home? COME FOR V the violent firebrand STAY FOR V the romantic aesthete..

more of the same at canmag.com..

i found this tidbit from contactmusic..

excerpt:
PORTMAN'S HAIR SECRET Movie chameleon NATALIE PORTMAN is keeping tight lipped about her next look, after shocking the world by shaving off her hair. The actress went bald for her role in movie V FOR VENDETTA and is currently growing her hair back. Right now she is sporting a boyish crop, but she won't let on her next style plans. Portman says, "I'll keep it for a while. It's going to be a surprise. Let the public wait with baited breath."..

and finally, on thursday, august 11, 2005 11:59 pm mt, i updated (simply scroll down) with this question..

is this nat / padme amidala??

orionsaint found another pic that indicates it is really nat after all..

thanks orionsaint!!

JC..

august 14, 2005 2:00 pm mt..

aww, thanks for the warm reception, JC..

The news that Natalie may be appearing on the London Stage in Novemeber is no longer breaking, and Broadway World

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Popular American playwright Richard Greenberg, who wrote Take Me Out amongst others, is set to see The American Plan performed in the West End. Produced by Out of the Blue, who are experts in persuading Hollywood stars to perform in London (their previous catches include Julia Stiles, David Schwimmer, Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal), Natalie Portman’s name is being mentioned for Lili, though it is expected that the role of her mother will be taken by an equally big star. The production is to be directed by David Grindley, who’s had a busy year directing Some Girl(s), What the Butler Saw and National Anthems. No venue or official dates have been set, but a November opening is expected.

covers an earlier report from PlayBill.

frontpagemag mentions Natalie and V for Vendetta in their feature called Hollywood's New War Effort: Terrorism Chic

excerpt:
"V For Vendetta." From Warner Brothers and the creators of "The Matrix" comes this film about a futuristic Great Britain that's become a 'fascist state.' A masked 'freedom fighter' named V uses terror tactics (including bombing the London Underground) to undermine the government - leading to a climax in which the British Parliament is blown up. Natalie Portman stars as a skinhead who turns to 'the revolution' after doing time as a Guantanamo-style prisoner.

Finally, teen star Hilary Duff, another on Teen People's power list along with Lindsay Lohan and Natalie et al., admires the way Natalie has handled her public image. Hil mentions Nat in this ZapIt.com interview promoting the upcoming Teen Choice Awards, Aug 16.

excerpt:
As much as the term "role model" may be applied to her, Duff maintains, "I don't even think I'm being that. I want to be myself, which doesn't mean I'm a perfect angel. Of course, I have faults and make mistakes just like anyone else, but I want people to know not every girl in Hollywood is a crazy party animal. I definitely don't live like that. I think I have a really normal life ... within all the insanity of the line of work I'm in. "So many young people are going crazy and thinking it's a sign of growing up, but it's not at all. I think when they get older, they're going to be embarrassed. Just look at people who have grown up gracefully, like Natalie Portman."

Maybe Natalie can offer Lindsay and Hilary a little sisterly counsel.

Cal crossposting at AQMB

august 11, 2005 11:59 pm mt..

first up, dazza posted at the aqmb the above production photo of nat from her new film "v for vendetta"..

meanwhile, m5lover posted gossip that "natalie and lindsay lohan" are friends../me shudders!!

i found a blurb from the new york times than confirms that nat's manager has left ''the firm''..

excerpt:
Aleen Keshishian, had also left for Brillstein-Grey, along with the clients Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney and Freddie Prinze Jr..

finally, for a little comic relief..

is this nat / padme amidala??

JC..

august 10, 2005 10:18 pm et..

nat ah lee found and posted 4 pics of nat at "Glamour Magazine's Beauty Superstars Cocktail Party"..

please click here for the other pics..

JC..

august 9, 2005 9:59 pm et..

have a PSP?? well, ign has your download.."Exclusive PSP Trailer: V for Vendetta"..

speaking of V..jpbel posted at the aqmb screen shots from the normal trailer..

dazza posted at the aqmb glamour mag scans..

meanwhile, chloie posted lots of pics of nat at "WarmUp party at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens" on august 6th..

i just added a new affiliate..

and finally, just in case you missed it, please check out..

CAL'S INAUGURAL UPDATE BELOW!!

JC..

August 8, 2:00 am MT

I don't want my man JC to get down to his last straw, so I'll see if I can update with a little news.

Some people really know how to ruin a good film:

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SUWANEE - At first, Greg and Lauralee Angell's video store looks like any mom-and-pop movie rental business. Tucked behind an insurance company in a small Suwanee strip mall, it's filled with the latest video releases, including Mike Nichols' "Closer." The film won two Golden Globes, and actors Clive Owen and Natalie Portman received Academy Award nominations. But you won't hear the vivid sexual dialogue that marked their performances. Similar content is missing from all the films on the shelves of Guardian "Angell" Video.

Wanna bet they deleted the "show me" shot, too? source: GwinnettDailyPost

In case you couldn't guess, this has been Cal (yep, from AQMB)

august 7, 2005 9:55 pm et..

guess i'm "pulling at straws" but news has been slow lately..man alive, do i miss cal and sonoyta..

angry liberal posted "I went to see Dukes of Hazard and the V For Vendetta trailer was attached.."

found this tidbit from chicago tribune..

excerpt:
Still, "My Date with Drew" defies the odds and all expectations, pulling off its cinematic valentine with wily desperation and oddball comic timing. Such an original idea can only work once. At least, that is, until I release my own movie, "My Double Date with Natalie Portman and Anna Paquin."..

ohhhhh, "My Double Date with Natalie Portman and Anna Paquin" sounds good!!

and finally, added a new affiliate..