monday, january 31, 2005..0239 hours UTC/GMT..
hope y'all had a great weekend..
right, a couple of 'new/old' pics of nat has sprung up over the weekend..
meanwhile, juanma posted lots of 'closer' vidcaps..
webcyan posted a nat related blurb from..
ermmmmmmm..wait for it..
hollywoodbitchslap.com (no kidding!!)
moving along, starwars.com has a list of international release dates for you know what..
variety.com (registration required) sez: "Closer" picked up a projected $10.1 million on 2,353 screens in 28 markets, spurring ... Sony's pic has pocketed a nifty $4.1 million in Spain.."
finally, amidoll found and posted the above cover of entertainment weekly mag..grab a copy quick!!
/me runs to the news stand..
JC..
friday, january 28, 2005..0808 hours UTC/GMT..
got another email from john angelo..here's an excerpt:
Last week we announced the nominees of the Tenth Annual Moviefone Moviegoer Awards as determined by movie fans nationwide[..]
To vote for your favorite, click here..
Only 118 [??] days until "Star Wars Episode III" hits theaters. In the meantime, check out this exclusive Webisode in which George Lucas and the cast discuss bringing C-3PO to life one last time.
JC..
friday, january 28, 2005..0228 hours UTC/GMT..
amidoll breaks the news that nat "was awarded BSA by the International Cinema Society"..
bom sez closer is now playing in only 348 theaters stateside (a loss of 156 theaters from the previous weekend)..
bleh..at least it's doing really well globally..
cologne sez nat in the 02/05 issue of "Neon" mag (Germany)..
meanwhile, juanma uploaded hi-res pics of nat in "ES" mag (UK)..
JC..
thursday, january 27, 2005..0727 hours UTC/GMT..
orionsaint sez star wars episode III revenge of the sith opening crawl now at the official site..
m5lover posted all the juicy details of a golden globes party nat attended..
cal found a jta.org writeup on nat's oscar nom and posted the link here..
also she found a writeup "Early Edition: CLOSER has Stunning Weekend Abroad"..please click here for the writeup..
i found bom's international b. o. breakdown page for 'closer'..
also found imdb Free Zone (2005) page..
JC..
wednesday, january 26, 2005..1350 hours UTC/GMT..
it's the day after, and reactions are coming fast and furious..
the amazing sonoyta posted a blurb from newsday:
"This is, like, crazy. My mom called and said, 'I'm so proud of you. I can't believe it,"' said Portman, who won the supporting-actress Golden Globe for "Closer." "I ask, how did I get so lucky to have an amazing experience -- have a film I'm really proud of -- and then also get recognized by our own community?"
she also posted a Q&A from usatoday:
Natalie Portman (actress, Closer) called in from Israel, where she's studying at Hebrew University and in rehearsals for the film Free Zone.
Q: How did you hear this morning?
A: "Kelly (Bush, her publicist) called me, and then my mom called me."
Q: When you read the script, did you think it was Oscar material?
A: "I just thought it was a role that was really complex, and the story was really accurate and strong. And obviously the opportunity to get to spend every minute for three months with Mike Nichols means everything."
Q: Have you seen the other performances in your category?
A: "None of these movies have come out here yet — everything comes out like six months after (the U.S. release), and I'm not an academy member so I don't get the tapes. But when I was in the states, I saw Sideways, and I'm always such a huge fan of Cate Blanchett (nominated for The Aviator). And you know what? I saw Laura Linney (up for Kinsey) also. She was wonderful. I'm really, really excited to see Hotel Rwanda (up for three awards)."
Q: What are you most looking forward to about the big day?
A: "The best part of the Golden Globes was when I left the ceremony and I had like 40 messages from all the people I love in my life. All of my friends and family. People who I haven't talked to in a while. People who I know could really care less about it, but they're still proud of me no matter what."
Q: Who will you bring?
A: "My parents definitely!"
Q: Have you spoken to Clive (Owen, her co-star, also nominated) yet?
A: "I haven't, but I would love to. I don't even know where to call him or if he's awake or anything."
Q: There were four great performances in Closer. Why do you think you and Clive were singled out?
A: "I have no idea. For me, the film was such a collaboration. If one member of the team hadn't been up to the challenge, we all would have fallen. It was such a group effort that it's sort of hard to be separated because everything I did was related to what the other actors did."
Q: What was the hardest thing about this role?
A: "Because I liked all the actors so much, it was so hard to have cruel scenes, because so many of the things we did and said to each other were so cruel. It's amazing how hurtful it feels to have these things said to you."
amidoll found this blurb from bostonherald:
"I already felt so lucky to have had the best work experience of my career on `Closer,' '' Portman said in a statement. ``To receive this kind of recognition is wonderful and feels like a prize on top of a prize. It's an honor to have my name be listed in the same category with actresses I so admire.''
she also posted "Natalie's odds of winning according to Gamblers Anonymous:"
For Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Natalie Portman is the run away favorite at 3/2 odds, with Cate Blanchett at 2/1 odds.
finally, she posted variations on the same..
JC..
tuesday, january 25, 2005..5:39 AM Pacific Standard Time..
BREAKING NEWS!! NAT NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR!!
JC..
monday, january 24, 2005..5:55 PM Pacific Standard Time..
first up, cal reminds us that today is "the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps"..
cal's fave site, box office mojo sez 'closer' made $527,519 over the weekend bringing it's total *domestic* cume to $32,818,696..
check out this thread for all your pre-oscar nom fix..
speaking of which, here's a final reminder..
JC..
monday, january 24, 2005..0747 hours UTC/GMT..
cal found a hollywood reporter report that 'closer' is doing very well globally!!
variety is reporting that:
"Closer" is resonating much better in Europe than in the U.S., typified by its lusty weekend openings in France and Spain plus U.K. holdover biz..
moving along, britany of theforce.net noted that nat has been nominated for an "INOCA Award"..
speaking of theforce.net, they are headlining that the next star wars episode III revenge of the sith trailer hits on march 11th..
JC..
sunday, january 23, 2005..2339 hours UTC/GMT..
first up, thanks to ekyillia for the above pic..you can view more pics she found by simply clicking here..
the amazing sonoyta breaks the news that the 'closer' DVD will be released on "March 29th"..
meanwhile, amidoll posted a link to 'closer' screen caps..
moving along, cal on director amos gitai and on nat's oscar chances..
speaking of oscar, here's a headsup..
In an annual ritual that has the media hordes descending bleary-eyed on the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the names of the nominees are read out for television cameras at 5:30 a.m. local time [TUESDAY] (1:30 p.m. British time)
JC..
saturday, january 22, 2005..2212 hours UTC/GMT..
check out this thread..sonoyta posted that robin williams and garry marshall liked "Garden State" and "Portman vehicle, "Closer," impressed director Wes Anderson"..
in the aforementioned thread, vampirejing posted the vancouver [HI BOB!!] film critics choices and amidoll sez nat "placed third" at the dallas fort worth critics awards..
moving along, redcross.org on the contributions raised from the recent telethon plus a nat mention..
finally, i got an email from john angelo..he's asking that we all "Vote for Natalie Portman in the Moviefone Moviegoer Awards!"..
here's an excerpt from his email with the link where you can vote for nat..
We've all heard what the critics and industry groups decided are the best films and performances of the year, but we think the moviegoers who spend the $10 on a ticket, are the ones who really matter. Take a look at the nominees you selected in categories from Best Picture to Sexiest Kiss, or click here to see Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney, stars of Universal Pictures' "The Wedding Date" announce our nominees. Then don't forget to vote.
JC..
friday, january 21, 2005..1333 hours UTC/GMT..
gisele posted that nat is on cover of today's "Evening Standard" magazine in the UK..
amidoll posted that nat has been nominated for Moviefone Moviegoer Award..
she also posted that guardian UK is behind nat for an oscar win..
cal posted "more salts" on the gg thread..
i stumbled on today's "Top 5 Search Movers" on msn.com:
1. Natalie Portman
2. Paula Abdul
3. Melania Knauss
4. Leonardo di Vinci
5. Jack Johnson
finally, from bom:
A slew of Oscar hopefuls opened across the globe last weekend including Closer, Million Dollar Baby, Finding Neverland, The Aviator, Ray and Sideways.
After an impressive $7 million and counting in Italy, Closer expanded successfully into seven other markets. In the U.K., it narrowly topped Team America: World Police with a $2,990,956 premiere from 276 screens. In addition to its awards contention, the strong debut was to be expected as the picture was set and filmed in London. It was No. 1 in Germany as well with $2,308,138 from 469 screens. Both markets had theater counts that were between a limited release and a saturated release—their success indicated by healthy per screen averages. Closer was also potent in the two other German-speaking markets—Austria ( $246,161 from 44 screens) and Switzerland ($457,123 from 29).
The star-studded drama wasn't as successful in Mexico where it grossed $403,110 from a limited 120 screens. In co-star Natalie Portman's birth place Israel, Closer was also in limited release, but made $133,454 from 18 screens, and, in South Africa, it had a healthy $139,442 start from 30 screens. Overall, it grossed $6,523,700 over the weekend from 1,094 screens in 8 markets for an early $13,694,971 total.
JC..
thursday, january 20, 2005..0302 hours UTC/GMT..
cal posted some gossip..the subject of the post: "gossip patrol"..
she posted some caveats..aka "pass the salt, please"..
amidoll posted that david carradine was pulling for nat to win..
JC..
wednesday, january 19, 2005..0232 hours UTC/GMT..
first up, "Top 5 Search Movers" at msn.com as date/time of this update..
1. Natalie Portman
2. Brandon Routh
3. Airbus A380 Aircraft
4. Animal Planet
5. American Idol
yep, nat beats the biggest commercial jet ever built..howard hughes would be so proud..heheheh!!
da 'bom' queen, ms. cal posted 'closer' weekend actuals and i contributed some international sites..
JC..
tuesday, january 18, 2005..0925 hours UTC/GMT..
check out the fastest growing thread for all the pics et al.. of nat's win..
amidoll posted hfpa.org's page of the winners..look for nat's name and click on "video"..
JC..
monday, january 17, 2005..1147 hours UTC/GMT..
it's the morning after, and gisele found this new 'closer' writeup and the fact that nat has been nominated for a BAFTA!!
congrats natalie!!
northernboy posted really nice dvd caps of 'garden state'..
JC..
sunday, january 16, 2005..8:38 PM EST..
ap writeup of nat's win posted here..
JC..
sunday, january 16, 2005..8:15 PM EST..
more pics here..thanks to ekyillia!!
JC..
sunday, january 16, 2005..1515 hours UTC/GMT..
a final reminder that the golden globe awards starts at 2000 hours or 8 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME [-5 hours UTC/GMT]..
folks who get E! tv on cable or sat, do check the schedule over at international.eonline.com..
JC..
sunday, january 16, 2005..0616 hours UTC/GMT..
aleph of natalieportman.de was first to post vid caps of nat from the "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope"..
amidoll found a pundit who thinks nat will win her bsa in tonight's golden globe awards..
MrsDeirdre posted the following which is 'closer' related..
quote:Hey everyone, I hope you're all having a good day.
Just wondering if any of the UK peeps saw Entertainment Today this morning? They had a small Closer segment featuring both interviews with Nat and Clive. Unfortunately the Natalie interview pretty much covered all the stuff we've already heard but any Nat TV coverage is always good IMHO, especially when they say things like, "Natalie Portman is awesome, she's beautiful, absolutely amazing." The presenters from the show all gave Closer a big thumbs up and were plugging it big style so hopefully it should do semi decent once it opens wide this weekend.
I went to a preview screening last night and wasn't really expecting a big turn out considering the lack of TV advertisement thus far but it was packed, and the general consensus when the lights turned on was very positive.
melody posted a screen cap from disc 2 of the new leon dvd..thanks to kris for the cap..
also, she posted a couple of links relating to 'closer'..
please click here and please click here..
JC..
friday, january 14, 2005..1331 hours UTC/GMT..
first up, cal's fave site, bom 'sez' closer's domestic theater counts drops by a massive 361 theaters!! closer is now playing in 737 theaters stateside..
speaking of closer, folks down under (australia) can enter a contest to win closer goodies..
amidoll posted that nat has "joined the lineup for the NBC Universal benefit special "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope." The broadcast will air live at 8:00pm on Saturday, January 15th on NBC, the NBC Universal cable platforms, Telemundo and PAX.."
finally, a reminder that the golden globe awards will be broadcast worldwide this sunday, january 16 at 2000 hours EST..EST is 5 hours behind UTC/GMT..visit www.hfpa.org and check local listings..
JC..
thursday, january 13, 2005..0310 hours UTC/GMT..
another abbreviated update as i have to go back to the hospital..
gisele1983 posted that apparently, nat is in "femme fatale" as one of the 50 sexiest women of the year..
meanwhile, haze posted on "The Free Zone" thread director amos gitai's site..
finally, mattcoz 'sez' "Richard Roeper recommends Natalie as Best Actress for her role in Garden State"..
here's the direct link (mp3)..
JC..
wednesday, january 12, 2005..0909 hours UTC/GMT..
a friend of mine is being admitted to hospital today for a brain tumor operation..so this update will be abbreviated..
the amazing sonoyta posted an amazing scan of nat from the "Mexican edition of Premiere" magazine..
also, she posted that nat made it into mr. blackwell's 'good books'..she one of the "Fabulous Fashion Independents"..
thanks sonoyta for the scan and the news!!
finally, twig bought the new leon dvd and confirms that there's no 'running' commentary on disc 1..
quote:I bought the DVD today and watched it after work.
No commentary, but there's a fact track that plays with the film.
The docs are good. There's one fun outtake from Nat's final shooting day on the film. They even mention Leon 2 in passing and Nat says she'd do anything Besson directed.
thanks twig!!
JC..
tuesday, january 11, 2005..1303 hours UTC/GMT..
first up, in my haste to update earlier [see the update at 0219 hours UTC/GMT]..i misread the new york times review..my apologies..
regarding the new Leon DVD, i think nat only comments in the 25 min documentary which can only be found on disc 2 [bonus disc]..
and **NOT** in any running commentary on disc 1, which is the movie itself..
perhaps this comprehensive review over at dvdtalk can shed more light..
excerpt:
Natalie Portman Starting Young: (13:49) The last of the documentaries on the second disc is look at Natalie Portman’s early career. Through the use of some early photographs, brand new interview footage, and even her audition tape for the role that she earned in this film, Starting Young does a good job of filling us in on how she got the role and some of the odd circumstances around her part. She talks about how her character smoked in the film, as well as some of the sexual undercurrents her character shares with Leon (or the lack thereof). While I haven’t been floored by anything that Portman has done since this film, this remains an interesting look at her first and finest film and her involvement therein.
moving along, i found definitive news on nat's new film from jpost.com..as the site requires registration, i am posting the writeup here..
excerpt:Natalie Portman to star in Israeli film
By HANNAH BROWN
Amos Gitai will direct Natalie Portman, currently starring in Closer with Julia Roberts, in a new movie to be called The Free Zone.
Portman, 23, was born in Jerusalem but moved to the US as a child and is probably best known for her role as Queen Amidala in the Star Wars movies.
She has never worked with an Israeli director before, although for the past few months she has been studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In addition to Portman, the cast will include Israeli actors Hanna Lazlo, Tinkerbell, Haim Abbas, Makram J. Khoury and Uri Ran Klausner, as well as Spanish actress Carmen Maura.
The Free Zone will be a comedy about three women who run an armored vehicle business in the Middle East. Principal photography will begin in February in Israel. The film will be an Israeli-French co-production.
Gitai has directed dozens of movies in Israel and France. His most recent film, Promised Land, won an award at last year's Venice Film Festival.
i started a thread at the aqmb where the entire url is posted..
finally, herewith, 3 links that rehashes the nypost report [see the update below] first found by amidoll..
iol.ie..
JC..
tuesday, january 11, 2005..0219 hours UTC/GMT..
for your perusal..imdb's V page..
the new york times review of the "Leon - The Professional (Deluxe Edition)" DVD dispels rumors that there's no commentary..
excerpt:
while the bonus disc includes a new 25-minute documentary on the film's making, featuring the 23-year-old Ms. Portman commenting on her 13-year-old self. She hardly seems to have changed at all.
amidoll found reports that nat has been approached to do a tv series by her friends..
excerpt:
January 10, 2005 -- NATALIE Portman is being lined up to star in a possible TV series about a fictitious New England boarding school featuring a generous helping of "drugs, elitism and pretentiousness." New Yorkers Taylor Materne, 25, Hobson Brown, 30, and Jardine Libare, 30, all alumni of New England's tony Hotchkiss school, and friends of Portman, are touting their pilot around town. "We are not trashing the boarding schools like Hotchkiss, St. Paul's and Andover," Materne tells PAGE SIX, "We are just giving an honest portrayal."
nypost..
haze posted jedinet's vanity fair gallery..
AngelFaceNatalie found a christina aguilera message board that discusses nat's elle magazine cover and pictures and melody posted that nat is on the cover of French elle..
finally, Nat AH Lee found a bbc interview with patrick marber..relates to 'closer'..
JC..
monday, january 10, 2005..0230 hours UTC/GMT..
first up, northernboy posted hotdog magazine's nat photos and interview..huge thanks to NB!!
melody nelson posted 2 old but nifty nat pics..
also, she posted a hi-res french closer poster..
floothe posted darthbane's find of padme skywalker pics and scrolling down the same thread you can't miss vampirejing's post of the hi-res vanity fair cover..
moving along, dazza found that garden state's trailer has been voted the very best by trailer-news..
right, couple of stuff from yours truly..bom estimates that closer made $1,700,000 over the weekend..
israel21c.org rehashes the guardian article..
excerpt:
Natalie Portman: Living in Israel is beautiful Jan. 09 - Hollywood actress Natalie Portman - who has been spending time the last few months in Israel studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - says the country is a beautiful, peaceful place. "Living in Israel is really beautiful. One of the most shocking things is how peaceful it feels," she told the Guardian Weekly. Portman is going to be starring in a film by Israeli director Amos Gitai, playing an American Jew. She told the Guardian that the film was not explicitly political.
theage.com.au has a 'longish' nat writeup..
something on the trivia side..if in london, you can purchase the closer movie map..so 'sez' yahoo UK and scotsman..
finally, just a reminder that "Leon - The Professional (Deluxe Edition)" DVD will be released tomorrow, january 11..
JC..
friday, january 7, 2005..0639 hours UTC/GMT..
hi, i got this in the mail, it's a reminder for US folks to tune in this sunday, january 9, at 9 PM EST/PST on CBS..
excerpt:
Thank you for casting your votes on www.pcavote.com. Did your favorites win? Find out this Sunday, January 9, at 9PM ET/PT, when The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards airs on CBS with hosts Jason Alexander and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Presenters include Jon Cryer, Ellen DeGeneres, Ice Cube, Sean Hayes, Nick Lachey, Poppy Montgomery, Eva Mendes, Prince, Rene Russo, Charlie Sheen, Jessica Simpson and Wilmer Valderrama.
moving along, i found Yahoo's "V Is for Vendetta" page from "Greg's Previews of Upcoming Movies"..
right, filmcritic on the upcoming Leon SE DVD..
orionsaint posted that lucas has hired an acting coach to help boost the acting in star wars..
amidoll figures that nat was a no-show at the london premiere of 'closer'..
angry liberal posted pretty sad news on closer's oscar prospects..amidoll's response..
finally, sonoyta found and posted a lovely writeup from guardian.co.uk..thanks sonoyta!!
JC..
thursday, january 6, 2005..0936 hours UTC/GMT..
breaking news: according to yahoo! news..
excerpt:
"Garden State," starring Natalie Portman and Zach Braff, debuted at No. 4 on VideoScan's DVD sales chart, and generated about $4.1 million in rental spending, according to Video Store magazine.
JC..
thursday, january 6, 2005..0222 hours UTC/GMT..
dazza found and posted a link to the "V Is for Vendetta" first look poster..
i found lots of links relating to "V Is for Vendetta" news and official press release from warner bros..if you have time to kill, click here..
JC..
wednesday, january 5, 2005..0910 hours UTC/GMT..
Hot off a Golden Globe nom for her work in "Closer," Natalie Portman is in final negotiations to topline the Wachowski brothers' "V Is for Vendetta," for Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver.
An adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name, action-heavy script was penned by the "Matrix" scribes. Their longtime first assistant director James McTeigue will make his helming debut on the pic. The Wachowskis will produce "Vendetta" with Warners-based Silver.
"Vendetta" takes place in an alternate future in which Germany wins WWII and Great Britain becomes a fascist state. A terrorist freedom fighter known only as "V" begins a violent guerrilla campaign to destroy those who've succumbed to totalitarianism, and recruits a young woman he's rescued -- or possibly kidnapped --from the secret police to join him.
McTeigue recently wrapped duties as first a.d.a.d. on "Star Wars -- Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," where he worked closely with Portman. Actress also recently starred in the critically acclaimed "Garden State" for Fox Searchlight and Miramax.
Before "Vendetta" can start shooting in Berlin, Portman will first need to wrap up her work on "Free Zone," from Israeli helmer Amos Gitai ("11'09"01 -- September 11"). But insiders familiar with the studio's plans say the first week of March has already been carved out to start production, with a fall 2005 release planned.
Date in print: Wed., Jan. 5, 2005, Los Angeles
woah, she's also working on "free zone"??
variety's report is being rehashed by..
empireonline [recommended read]..
UPDATE: 0937 hours UTC/GMT..more links..
scifi..
rte..
cinecon..
UPDATE: 1238 hours UTC/GMT..yet more links..
JC..
wednesday, january 5, 2005..0350 hours UTC/GMT..
a much clearer version of the entire cover is available at the official site..
boxofficemojo's oscar page for best supporting actress is up and nat is among the frontrunners..
JC..
wednesday, january 5, 2005..0151 hours UTC/GMT..
first up, amidoll found the above pic**..yep, it's the upcoming cover of 'vanity fair' mag..also, amidoll posted aicn's scan of the entire cover..
moving along, sommerfly posted: "Take this with a grain of salt, but there's a rumor floating around that Natalie will be in Gavin DeGraw's next music video."..
finally, lurking posted blurbs on nat being nominated for bsa by the online film critics society and little something on britney spears+nat..
btw, **if the pic no longer appears at the top, please click here..
JC..
tuesday, january 4, 2005..0919 hours UTC/GMT..
it's an angry liberal day..
angry liberal posted 2 links pertaining to yesterday's update below..
hollywood STOCK exchange page for "V For Vendetta"..
harry of aint-it-cool-news is BULLISH for "Paris, je t'aime"..it's #18 in his list of films to watch for this year..
JC..
monday, january 3, 2005..1422 hours UTC/GMT..
first, pass the salt shaker..c/o moviehole..
Padmé Naberrie aboard V For Vendetta? Posted on Mon, 3-Jan-2005 Like a fine wine, Natalie Portman only improves with age. And seems, like the vintage cheese that goes down well with it (and tastes better with age too), her film choices might be getting a little smarter too as she gets on. The Spunkster - who hadn't been as good as she was in "Garden State" since, say, "Beautiful Girls" or "Leon" - has reportedly signed on to star in the film version of Alan Moore's "V For Vendetta", according to DC-on-film.com The pic, set to be directed by James McTeigue and produced by The Wachowski Brothers, tells of a vigilante named "V", who stalks the streets of London trying to free England of its ideological chains. McTeigue was first assistant director on the first two "Star Wars" prequels, so who knows how long he and Portman have been chewing the fat about this one.
JC..
monday, january 3, 2005..0520 hours UTC/GMT..
according to BOM, 'closer' managed to maintain it's 16th place from the previous weekend, and actually increased it's takings..it's domestic 'cume' is just above it's est. cost (however, marketing and distribution costs are not disclosed)..
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Weekend Gross | % Change from previous weekend | Theater Count | Theater change from previous weekend | Total Gross | Est. Cost |
| 16 | 16 | Closer | $2,300,000 | 35.9% | 1,094 | +25 | $27,519,000 | $27,000,000 |
UPDATE: this just in from nytimes.com (registration required)..
excerpt:
One problem for the studios this holiday season is that many of the small films that are generating significant Oscar buzz have yet to connect with mass audiences. Miramax's "Finding Neverland," the tale of James Barrie, the author of "Peter Pan," has generated about $24 million in eight weeks, while Sony's biting relationship film "Closer," starring Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts and Jude Law, has taken in $27 million in five weeks.
comingsoon.net has the following blurb on "Paris, je t'aime"..
excerpt
Paris, je t'aime - This will probably be an art house success that might have some crossover to a mainstream audience. Twenty directors have been selected to each shoot a five minute segment about Paris and love. A back story will link all of the segments after they are filmed. The Coen brothers have done a segment with Steve Buscemi. Jean-Luc Godard is doing a segment. And the segment done by Tom Tykwer starring Natalie Portman has screened in Germany already, and people are saying that it is one of the most beautiful things they have seen. While not for everyone, this movie will be an indie highlight of next year.
i take it that it's this year??
moving along, here's a news tidbit i found on nat's longtime agent/manager, aleen keshishian, joint head of film talent at the hollywood management company 'the firm'..
excerpt
"When I met Natalie Portman, my first client, she was 11. She had such personality, charisma and intelligence..
click here for the entire writeup..
JC..
sunday, january 2, 2005..2351 hours UTC/GMT..
northernboy scanned all the nat stuff in the december issue of nikki magazine..thanks northernboy!!
twig posted a link to spoiler pics from star wars episode III revenge of the sith..
JC..
saturday, january 1, 2005..1755 hours UTC/GMT..
2004's "poll stuff" as posted by m5lover..
in that same thread, cal posted an article that 'sez' "Natalie's IN for 2005"..
here's hoping that 2005 will be a better one for all of us..peace..
JC..
please click here for all of december 2004 updates..
please click here for all of november 2004 updates..