Here is the trailer for the movie Coco Avant Chanel starring Audrey Tatou, which explores the life of Coco Chanel before she became so famous. The movie is in French, but there are English subtitles. We can't wait to see it. Take a look:
Cameron Diaz talks about her new movie My Sister's Keeper, which is based on the bestselling novel by Jodi Picoult. The film explores a family's struggle over a child with leukemia (Kate) and the sibling (Anna) they genetically engineered to be a donor and save Kate's life. When Anna decides she doesn't want to do any more donating to her sister, she sues her family for emancipation. Take a look:
Sacha Baron Cohen was in character in Australia for the premiere of his new film, Bruno. Bruno says he is a little disappointed by the fashion sense of Australian men. He says the one guy who does dress well is Keith Urban. Take a look:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is already a huge summer blockbuster after just five days in theatres. The film made over $201 million in its first five days which put it just shy of The Dark Knight's record 5-day take of $203.8 million. Sandra Bullock's romantic comedy, The Proposal, fell to #2, but made another $18 million. In third, was the long-lasting Hangover, which brought in $17 million to increase its surprising box office tally to over $183 million.
Up came in fourth and made another $13 million. Up has now passed Star Trek as the top grossing film of 2009 to date. However, Up will likely soon be giving up the lead to Transformers 2. My Sister's Keeper - which stars Cameron Diaz in a moving drama based on a Jodi Picoult novel - debuted in fifth place. You can see the weekend box office chart here.
Public Enemies and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs will try to oust Transformers 2 from the #1 slot over the July 4th holiday weekend.
These adorable cufflinks are engraved with an the image of Decepticon and an image of Autobot from the cartoon and movie Transformers onto a silver plated frame. The cufflinks come with a black PVC covered cufflink box. They can be purchased here from Etsy user Finkstudio for $20.00.
Here's the trailer for The September Issue. The must-see film directed by R.J. Cutler offers an inside look at legendary Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Take a look:
Marie Clairereports that Patricia Field will be returning to style the Sex and the City sequel. There had been rumors that she would not be involved with the sequel but Patricia Field says those rumors were false.
Although the celebrity stylist is credited as the brain behind the show's signature style, rumours were rife that she would not sign on the for second movie following an argument with its leading lady, Sarah Jessica Parker.
Speaking to Radar, she confirmed she is "absolutely" on board for the next instalment, and referencing the rumours stated, "I am furious and had a row with Sarah Jessica over whatever? False."
Sex and the City is expected to arrive in theatres in May, 2010.
Patricia Field also styled outfits for the funny Confessions of a Shopaholic movie.
The New York Times Media Decoder reports that the Oscars have made a change to the original song category. A song can only be nominated to the original song category if it scores high enough - an 8.25 on the Oscar's scoring chart. If no songs score high enough than there will be original songs nominees. Up to five songs can be nominated.
In an announcement on Friday, the academy said it would have no nominees and award no Oscar in the best original song category if no one song hits a high enough mark, that being 8.25, in its scoring system for song nominations.
If only one song hits the mark, then it will be nominated along with the next-highest-ranking song. If two or more songs hit the number, they will all be nominees, up to a maximum of five. Under the old system, there were a maximum of five and a minimum of three nominees. All the Oscar rules, old and new, are available here.
Yesterday, it was reported that the Best Picture category had been increased from five nominees to ten. You can see all the rules here.
Bruno appeared on The Tonight Show. with Conan O'Brien to talk about his new movie and the controversy surrounding his adoption of an African baby. Bruno begins to flirt with Conan and it's clear that Conan likes Sacha Baron Cohen -- nothing he does seems to bother him. Conan just finds it all quite amusing. Okay, maybe the part of the stiptease where he almost revealed his bare bottom to a national audience got Conan a tiny bit alarmed. But it was all in good fun. Take a look:
Varietyreports that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had a massive first day opening of $60.6 million. It was the best opening day ever for a Wednesday release. It was the second best opening day - only The Dark Knight's $67.2 million opening is higher.
Previous record-holder was "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which grossed $44.2 million when opening on a Wednesday in July 2007.
"Transformer 2's" opening day haul also is the second best of all time after "The Dark Knight," which grossed $67.2 million on its first day in release (a Friday).
The big opening day for Transformers 2 was helped by strong midnight showings. The film made $16 million from the midnight shows. Transformers 2 is playing in over 4,200 theatres so this gives it a good shot according to Variety of surpassing the $152.4 million earned by Spider-Man 2 in its first five days.
Shia LaBeouf appeared on The Today Show with Meredith Vieira to talk about his monster hit, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Shia talked about acting a bit, then was incredibly nice to a fan who was dying to meet him. He seemed genuinely caring. And the fan was about ready to pass out from excitement at meeting her crush in person. Take a look:
The L.A. Times' Gold Derby reports that the Oscars are going to expand the number of films up for Best Picture to 10. The Oscars category used to list 10 films decades ago before switching to 5 nominees.
Between 1932 and 1943, that Oscars category usually spanned 10 films, but then switched to just five for the year covering movies released in 1944. The most famous top 10 back then was the impressive list for 1939 when "Gone With the Wind" claimed the prize. The other nine notable nominees: "Dark Victory," "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "Love Affair," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Ninotchka," "Of Mice and Men," "Stagecoach," "The Wizard of Oz" and "Wuthering Heights."
In 1931-32, there were eight nominees and in 1934 and 1935 there were 12 contenders. The last time there were 10 nominees "Casablanca" won best picture of 1943.
"After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year," said academy President Sid Ganis. "The final outcome, of course, will be the same - one Best Picture winner - but the race to the finish line will feature 10, not just five, great movies from 2009.
The ten contenders for Best Picture will be announced on February 2nd.
The new book cover for New Moon by Stephenie Meyer is out and it's amazing. The cover ties in with the upcoming movie release and features Bella (Kristen Stewart) sharing a close moment with Jacob (Taylor Lautner). In the background is Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) looking none too happy. Taylor Lautner is looking quite buffed, isn't he? In fact, Kristen seems mesmerized by his biceps.
Megan Fox blows a kiss at the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on June 22nd, 2009 in Los Angeles. Megan is wearing a lovely, asymmetrical white gown by Kaufman Franco. The premiere was sponsored by LG Mobile Phones.
Sandra Bullock's romantic comedy The Proposal was a big hit this weekend. The film made $34.1 million - a very impressive opening for a romantic comedy. The big opening was a career best for both Sandra Bullock and co-star Ryan Reynolds. Sandra Bullock's last #1 opening was Forces of Nature in 1999.
The Hangover refuses to fade away. The film finished second and made another $26 million. It has now made over $150 million for the year to date. Up, which recently crossed the $200 million mark, made another $21 million. Year One - a caveman comedy starring Jack Black and Michael Cera - opened in fourth with a take of $20 million. The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th slots went to The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Stra Trek and Land of the Lost. You can see the full list here.
We already know what the top grossing film will be next week. It will be Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The film is sure to be a summer blockbuster. The only question is how big of a hit Transformers 2 will be.
Marie Claire 
The New York Times Media Decoder 
The L.A. Times' Gold Derby 
