Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the New York premiere of Jolie's directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, a love story set amidst the Serbian War conflict.
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Trailer of the Week
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - 12/25/11
The second trailer for Stephen Daldry's inspirational-looking, star-studded film about a boy who loses his father (Tom Hanks) in the World Trade Center on 9/11, debuted this week. The trailer shows us much more of Max Von Sydow, who is generating Oscar buzz for his role, as well as the performances of Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis, and Jeffrey Wright. Although the film's protagonist is a nine-year old with a piercing high-pitched voice, the film is expected to be one of the best of the year. Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran-Foer (Everything is Illuminated), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is set for a limited Christmas Day release and will go wide in January.
Casting Corner
Cruise's All You Need is Kill
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2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Viewing Party.Samueli Theatre, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA.November 29, 2011. (Bauer Griffin)more pics »Now that we have your undivided attention, here are all the sexy details. Victoria's Secret angel Miranda Kerr stripped off hersparkly skivvies for a "tasteful" nude spread in the new issue of Industrie Magazine. From the sexy black-and-white shots that capture Miranda's remarkably stretchmark free side view, you'd never guess the Aussie model gave birth earlier this year.
Miranda's willingness to pose in the buff doesn't come as a complete surprise, given her past comments regarding nudity. She told New York Magazine, "People should be comfortable with their bodies; it’s natural, and it’s not vulgar, you know."
One thing's for certain; that Orlando Bloom is a lucky, lucky man.
Selena Gomez has almost everything squared away for the upcoming launch of her eponymous fragrance—except the scent itself, that is.
Gomez has decided on a theme for her signature scent, recently filming a advertisement for the perfume half-submerged in a tank of colorfully lit water that resembles the fragrance's bottle. But she's still in the process of selecting the perfect accords, and has turned to her fans for their help.
Fans can visit the Selena Gomez Perfumes site to choose between fruity top notes, floral heart fragrances, and delicious base fragrances.
The first 100,000 participants in the United States will receive a free sample of Selena's perfume before it's available for purchase. All participants will be entered into a drawing for an all-expenses-paid tour of the fragrance lab...with Selena! No word if her boyfriend Justin Bieber will tag along.
Earlier this year, we wondered if Ryan Gosling could become the next Brad Pitt. Today, we want to know if Kristen Stewart can parlay her worldwide fame and success into a long and fruitful Hollywood career. More specifically, we ask: Can she transform herself into the nextAngelina Jolie.
If the Breaking Dawn star hopes to step out from the world ofTwilight and become the highest paid actress in show biz, she's got a lot of work to do. The good news: the young actress, 21, has plenty of time on her side. Though Jolie landed her first leading role in Hackers at age 20, it wasn't until she turned 24 that Hollywood fully embraced the LA native. It was then that she took on the part of sociopath Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted.
Two years after receiving the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in that movie, Jolie was chosen to star in the film adaptation of the popular video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. And the rest, as the cliché goes, was history. Turning back to Stewart, here's what she'll need to do to follow suit.
Channel Her Inner Action Hero
The majority of Zimbio readers seem confident Stewart can become an action hero. And after we saw her leap through a fiery inferno, get chased by Thor, and sword fight like natural in the spine-tingling trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman, we're hard pressed to question your judgement. KStew may win critical love when she stars in the low-budget film adaption of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. But if she wants to get paid top dollar, she'll need to focus on blockbuster roles.
Jolie received an Oscar for her role in Girl, Interrupted. But it wasn't until after she helped Lara Croft: Tomb Raider earn a staggering $274 million at the box office that she became one of the industry's highest-paid actresses. If Stewart can find the same level of success with Snow White, there's no telling where her career can go from there.
Stewart and Robert Pattinson haven't hesitated from getting frisky on the Twilightset, and at the Water for Elephants premiere in NYC, and yet the two on-screen lovers refuse to go public with their relationship. In contrast, Jolie has been dating Brad Pitt, one of the biggest and most powerful names in Hollywood, since 2005.
And while it's true the actress had made a name for herself well before Pitt came into the picture, it's important not to underestimate the power of Brangelina. According to the Q Score, a marketing metric that measures a star's likeability factor, less than 1 in 3 Americans were familiar with Jolie in 2000. By 2006, a year after she and Pitt went public with their relationship, 81 percent of respondents said they knew the actress.
Save the World
Remember when Jolie wore Billy Bob Thornton's blood in a vial around her neck, and kissed her brother in public? Both of those incidents got her plenty of press. They also left many thinking she had hopped on board the Crazy Train.
But why dwell on the past when we can reflect on all of the noble humanitarian work she's done in the present? Founder of multiple charities, and mother of enough adopted children to put on an impromptu production of Annie, Jolie transcends the big screen. She's the female version of Bono, only likeable.
Seeing as Stewart's only 21, it's understandable she's currently more concerned with acting than saving the world. Hell, most Americans her age are still relishing in the joy that they can finally order alcohol without a fake ID. Of course, Stewart's not your average woman. She's a world famous, well-paid movie star. So the least she could do is feed starving children in Africa -- or maybe pump out a charity record.
Model Karlie Kloss walks the runway during the 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory on November 9, 2011 in New York City. (Getty Images)more pics »Fashion and modeling can be a cutthroat and ruthless world, but Vogue Italia, the pinnacle of fashion magazines, took an unprecedented step in combatting that reputation after removing one of the images from their site.
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