Daily entertainment news covering Notes on a Scandal en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/10/2_elizabeths_cate_blanchett_and_judi_den Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:23:20 EST Entertainment News 63160@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench co-starred in last year's drama ''Notes on a Scandal,'' their off-camera conversations naturally turned to Queen Elizabeth I, a role each has played.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/08/queen_cate_blanchett_returns_to_elizabet Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:44:50 EST Entertainment News 62892@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - It seems no iconic figure is beyond Cate Blanchett, who shot to stardom as Queen Elizabeth I, won an Academy Award as Katharine Hepburn and enchanted audiences as the mythic elf Galadriel in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/14/music_from_the_movie_no_reservations_out_24 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 51253@http://www.starpulse.com/news (July 10, 2007- New York, NY) The new movie, No Reservations, starring Academy Award®-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago) and Golden Globe® nominee Aaron Eckhart (Thank You for Smoking), is destined to become the romantic film of the summer.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/18/aniston_murphy_carell_among_115_new_invi Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:16:40 EST Entertainment News 47626@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson have been asked to join Hollywood's most exclusive club.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/21/bill_nighy_talks_tentacles_broadway_and__3 Mon, 21 May 2007 11:21:29 EST Entertainment News 43495@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Wearing Clark Kent glasses and a natty gray suit, Bill Nighy looks nothing like the tentacle-faced sea captain he portrays in ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/17/new_movies_on_dvd_april_17 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:00:26 EST Entertainment News 37046@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Last King of Scotland is based on Giles Foden's novel detailing the brutal reign of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin as seen through the eyes of his personal physician. James McAvoy stars as the doctor who slowly realizes that he is trapped in an inescapable nightmare, and Forest Whitaker assumes the role of the notorious despot. Also on DVD: Freedom Writers, Smokin' Aces, Notes On A Scandal, and The History Boys.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/22/borat_babel_aamp_blood_diamond_not_credi Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:55:16 EST Entertainment News 31196@http://www.starpulse.com/news With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming Oscar awards, it is easy to overlook the animals that play such an important role in movies. Although animals are an integral part of some of the most acclaimed films, their well-being and safety are sometimes neglected.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/16/survey_says_sunshine_prada_had_the_best__2006 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:07:55 EST Entertainment News 30141@http://www.starpulse.com/news Little Miss Sunshine, The Devil Wears Prada and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest topped the list of winners, when a Netflix survey revealed the most memorable movie lines from this season's Academy Award-nominated films and performances.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/13/judi_dench_says_i_won_t_win_best_actress Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:36:01 EST Entertainment News 29412@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dame Judi Dench is so convinced she won't win this year’s Best Actress Academy Award she has advised gambling film fans to bet on another candidate. Dench, who has confirmed she will miss the Oscars ceremony later this month because she will be in hospital undergoing a knee operation, believes her performance in Notes On A Scandal will struggle to compete with fellow nominees Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz, Dame Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/02/interview_with_cate_blanchett_richard_ey Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:26:47 EST Entertainment News 28036@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are not many bigger taboos in society than a teacher entering into an affair with an underage pupil and, for some reason, when it is a female teacher seducing a male pupil even more eyebrows are raised. In Notes on a Scandal such an illicit romance is explored through the characters of Bohemian art teacher Sheba Hart, played by Cate Blanchett, and her 15-year-old lover Steven Connolly, portrayed by newcomer Andrew Simpson.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/02/cate_blanchett_s_teen_co_star_would_have Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:26:34 EST Entertainment News 28021@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cate Blanchett's teenage co-star, in new movie Notes On A Scandal insists he would have jumped at the chance to sleep with her if put in the same position as his schoolboy character. In the movie, Blanchett's teacher character seduces a male pupil, played by 18-year-old Andrew Simpson.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/cate_blanchett_disliked_her_husband_when Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:53:53 EST Entertainment News 27415@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cate Blanchett hated her husband when she first met him. The Notes on a Scandal star, who has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, insists it was anything but love at first sight when she and screenwriter Andrew Upton were introduced by a mutual friend in 1996.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/23/and_the_nominees_for_the_79th_oscars_are Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:30:05 EST Entertainment News 26900@http://www.starpulse.com/news Academy awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak theatre at Hollywood & highland center, and televised live by the ABC television network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, The Road to The Oscars. Babel is nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture. Nominations By Category - 79th Awards

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/18/cate_blanchett_doesn_t_let_the_paparazzi Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:05:55 EST Entertainment News 26451@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cate Blanchett refuses to be stressed out by paparazzi photographers because she understands the attention comes hand in hand with being a Hollywood star. The actress' new film Babel recently picked up a Golden Globe award for Best Picture while she was also nominated for her supporting role in Notes On A Scandal.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/16/children_of_men_wins_scripter_award Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:19:50 EST Entertainment News 26286@http://www.starpulse.com/news The author of The Children of Men and the screenwriters of the film based on the book have won the 19th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. The film beat competition from The Devil Wears Prada, The Illusionist, The Last King of Scotland and Notes on a Scandal.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/16/babel_dreamgirls_ugly_betty_aamp_grey_s_ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:24:27 EST Entertainment News 26215@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced the winners of the 64th Golden Globe awards. Babel took home the award for best drama, while Dreamgirls won best comedy/musical. The night's big TV winners were Grey's Anatomy (best drama series) and Ugly Betty (best musical or comedy series). See full list of winners:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/12/the_queen_leads_bafta_nominations_full_l Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:37:52 EST Entertainment News 25901@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Queen is the frontrunner at this year's Orange BAFTA awards, after receiving an incredible 10 nominations. Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her performance as Queen Elizabeth in the hit film about the British Royal Family after the death of Princess Diana, while Stephen Frears is in the running for the Achievement in Direction award. Full List of Nominations Below!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/11/kissing_scene_in_notes_on_a_scandal_was_ Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:03:07 EST Entertainment News 25708@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cate Blanchett put her teenage co-star in new movie Notes On A Scandal at ease before the pair shot a kissing scene. Andrew Simpson, 17, took the prospect of multiple takes of puckering up to Blancett in stride. In the movie, Blanchett's character is an art teacher who falls for Simpson's 16-year-old student.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/08/babel_wins_multiple_palm_springs_film_fe Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:34:58 EST Entertainment News 25398@http://www.starpulse.com/news Critically acclaimed film Babel triumphed at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala Awards on Saturday night, winning multiple honors. Stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi took home the Ensemble Performance Award while Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won the best director award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/04/babel_dreamgirls_little_miss_sunshine_aa Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:23:12 EST Entertainment News 25088@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) just announced the nominations for its 13th Annual Awards ceremony. The ensemble drama Babel, the musical Dreamgirls and the comedy Little Miss Sunshine each earned three nominations, as did the TV mob drama The Sopranos.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/26/opening_december_27_notes_on_a_scandal Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:02:28 EST Entertainment News 24550@http://www.starpulse.com/news Lust, jealousy and revenge come cloaked in the guise of friendship in this psychological drama. Barbara Covett (Judi Dench) is a history teacher at a high school in London; while elderly Barbara is very bright, she's also severe and domineering, with a strong personality that tends to put people off. Continue Summary Watch trailer / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/14/hollywood_foreign_press_association_anno Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:15:16 EST Entertainment News 23879@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jessica Biel, Rosario Dawson and Matthew Perry joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk to announce the Nominations for The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Thursday morning, December 14, 2006 at The Beverly Hilton. Babel leads with 7 nods. Complete list of movie nominations below.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/13/four_films_land_seven_critics_choice_nod Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:50:54 EST Entertainment News 23764@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dreamgirls, The Departed, Babel and Little Miss Sunshine have been given a huge Oscars push after landing seven nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Awards.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/cate_blanchett_is_turned_on_by_older_men Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:32:58 EST Entertainment News 15026@http://www.starpulse.com/news Australian movie beauty Cate Blanchett is repulsed by the thought of toyboys, insisting she finds retirees far sexier. Blanchett, who is married to writer Andrew Upton, plays a schoolteacher who has an affair with a teenage student in new film Notes On A Scandal. But in reality she is more turned on by older men.

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