Daily entertainment news covering Volver en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/25/penelope_cruz_wants_to_win_oscar_for_spa Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:15:00 EST Entertainment News 108822@http://www.starpulse.com/news Penelope Cruz is eager to get her hands on an Oscar after she received an Academy Awards nod on Thursday - insisting she wants to "bring it home" for her Spanish fans. The stunning star

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/03/new_movies_on_dvd_april_3 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:00:17 EST Entertainment News 35768@http://www.starpulse.com/news In Charlotte's Web, Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) is a young girl growing up on her family's farm. When a sow gives birth to some piglets, Fern's father intends to do away with the runt of litter, but Fern has become attached to the little pig and persuades her father to let him live. Also on DVD: The Good Shepherd, Black Christmas, Aurora Borealis and Volver.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/19/stars_take_part_in_peace_rallies_over_th Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:54:15 EST Entertainment News 34291@http://www.starpulse.com/news Celebrated Spanish movie maker Pedro Almodovar and actor Martin Sheen were among the celebrities taking part in peace rallies around the world on Saturday. Volver director Almodovar joined tens of thousands of people to protest the war in Iraq in Madrid, Spain, while Sheen took a break from his studies in Ireland to march in Los Angeles.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/05/penelope_cruz_aamp_helen_mirren_swap_fak Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:45:27 EST Entertainment News 32654@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz was forced to wear a prosthetic bottom for her role in Volver but was "relieved" to hear Helen Mirren had suffered the same fate for The Queen. And although Spanish beauty Cruz felt she was in good company with fellow rear padding-wearer Mirren, she admits most American actresses wouldn't consider a role that would add extra curves to their svelte frames.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/13/madonna_named_most_stylish_star_by_elle_ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:31:12 EST Entertainment News 29321@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singing legend Madonna has been named the most stylish star by British magazine Elle. Madonna was honored with the title of top Style Icon by the publication for her outstanding contribution to fashion since the 1980s, and was praised by the Elle Style Awards panel for her ever-evolving image.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/12/penelope_cruz_denies_olivier_martinez_ro Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:39:22 EST Entertainment News 29113@http://www.starpulse.com/news Penelope Cruz has slammed rumors she is dating French actor Olivier Martinez. The pair were spotted last week in an embrace at LA's Chateau Marmont Hotel just 12 hours after his split from pop star Kylie Minogue - but the Volver star insists she was only offering Martinez a shoulder to cry on, as the couple have been firm friends for many years.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/09/united_93_picked_film_of_the_year_by_bri Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:04:24 EST Entertainment News 28820@http://www.starpulse.com/news Paul Greengrass' harrowing 9/11 drama United 93 was named film of the year by British critics last night. The film picked up the top prize at the annual London Film Critics' Circle Awards, beating rivals The Queen, Volver and Little Miss Sunshine. Judge Marianne Gray praised the film, saying "It's an incredibly good film. It's perfectly directed by Paul Greengrass and it's a ripping story."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/08/penelope_cruz_was_clueless_about_nudist_ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:05:53 EST Entertainment News 28646@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz received a shock when she looked at photographs of her recent holiday in the Caribbean - she discovered she had accidentally strolled onto a nudist beach. The star, who is nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Volver, realized her mistake after browsing through her holiday snaps to reveal a naked man walking behind them.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/30/penelope_cruz_and_pedro_almodovar_to_ret Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:11:54 EST Entertainment News 27653@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar nominee Penelope Cruz is set to re-team with Volver director Pedro Almodovar for his next feature - La Piel Que Habito. The film is based on French author Thierry Jonquet's 1995 novel Mygale about a plastic surgeon who exacts hideous revenge on his daughter's rapist.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/volver_and_pan_s_labyrinth_triumph_at_go Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:55:28 EST Entertainment News 27443@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pedro Almodovar's Volver picked up five honors at the Goya Awards in Madrid, Spain last night, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress for Penelope Cruz. The movie, which had received 14 nominations, also won Best Original Soundtrack for Alberto Iglesias.

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/2007/01/17/two_spanish_films_nominated_for_best_for Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:27:17 EST Entertainment News 26329@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spanish-language movie hits Pan's Labyrinth and Volver will compete for Oscar gold at the Academy Awards next month, but Clint Eastwood's Golden Globe winner Letters From Iwo Jima will miss out. Nine films from 61 hopefuls were selected as nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 79th Oscars.

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/2007/01/04/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/2006/12/21/volver_aamp_alatriste_lead_goya_nominati Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:39:19 EST Entertainment News 24371@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pedro Almodovar's Volver and Agustin Diaz Yanes' Alatriste are the leading contenders for Spain's Goya Awards, taking 14 and 15 nominations respectively. The two movies will go head-to-head at the end of January in the Best Film and Best Director categories.

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/2006/12/04/penelope_cruz_volver_take_home_european_ Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:20:51 EST Entertainment News 22872@http://www.starpulse.com/news Penelope Cruz walked away with the Best Actress title at the European Film Awards in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday Night, winning over judges with her performance in Spanish film Volver. The comedy drama took home five awards, including Best Director and Best Cinematography, but lost out to German movie The Lives Of Others in the Best Film category.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/24/abigail_breslin_an_early_favorite_for_a Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:45:00 EST Entertainment News 22201@http://www.starpulse.com/news Child star Abigail Breslin is an early favorite to land a Best Actress Golden Globe award for acclaimed movie Little Miss Sunshine, according to Hollywood insiders. Sources tell awards website theenvelope.com that Breslin became a hot favourite when Globes organisers at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association agreed Breslin was the standout actress in the hit ensemble film - and, as such, deserved to compete for the Best Actress prize instead of the Best Supporting Actress award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/25/hollywood_awards_honor_world_trade_cente Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:25:11 EST Entertainment News 19628@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oliver Stone's gripping 9/11 drama World Trade Center was named Best Film in the first major awards show of the 2006/2007 season, beating out Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at the Hollywood Awards Sunday night. The night's big award was voted for by online film fans.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/23/penelope_cruz_talks_about_having_a_famil Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:25:18 EST Entertainment News 19425@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spanish film star Penelope Cruz is planning on starting a family after playing a mother in new film Volver. The star, who has dated Matthew McConaughey and Tom Cruise, has revealed she's planning to put her acting career on hold in a couple of years and concentrate on motherhood. She says, "In a few years, I want to have a family because I love children so much."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/29/volver_to_compete_for_foreign_language_o Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:16:47 EST Entertainment News 17232@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar was celebrating last night after his Penelope Cruz-starring film Volver beat off stiff competition to represent his homeland at next year's Oscars. The movie was chosen ahead of Agustin Diaz Yanes' "Alatriste" and "Salvador" by Manuel Huerga by the Spanish Film Academy to battle it out in the foreign language category.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/21/scintillating_celebrity_quotes_1 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:00:57 EST Entertainment News 16554@http://www.starpulse.com/news "It really helped me get more into the character, especially when walking or sitting down. I was very fond of it." Penelope Cruz recalls the fake bottom she used to enhance her character, Raimunda, in new movie Volver.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/18/penelope_cruz_is_flattered_by_volver_rev Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:56:09 EST Entertainment News 16245@http://www.starpulse.com/news Penelope Cruz insists she has no need for an Oscar for her performance in Volver because the amount of "love" the acclaimed movie is receiving from cinema audiences is an award in itself. The Spanish beauty is happy just to revel in how well the film is doing because she knows what it's like to be "on the other side."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/15/volver_director_inspired_penelope_cruz_t Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:38:58 EST Entertainment News 16016@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz was inspired to become an actress after watching a film by Pedro Almodovar when she was only 13. And Cruz was so amazed when the filmmaker offered her a part only three years later, she thought it was a joke at first.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/24/penelope_cruz_s_obsession_karaoke Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:06:14 EST Entertainment News 13922@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood beauty Penelope Cruz is such a fan of karaoke, she bullies her friends into performing with her whenever they drop by. The actress loves to indulge her singing passion, but admits it's sometimes hard to garner the same enthusiasm from her pals.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/09/movie_snippets Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:51:39 EST Entertainment News 12610@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are to team up on the big screen again in a new adventure comedy. The pair, who played lovers in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, will play divorced treasure hunters in new film "Fool's Gold."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/31/sony_pictures_classics_re_releases_eight Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:35:28 EST Entertainment News 11654@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Viva Pedro" will open in New York and Los Angeles in August and expand throughout the United States this Fall. The theatrical re-release will introduce new audiences to Almodóvar and at the same time present the films to his many fans in the manner which they are meant to be seen and appreciated. Brand new prints have been made of all eight films. Several of these titles have not been shown in theaters since their original release.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/26/penelope_cruz_is_bootylicious_in_volver Fri, 26 May 2006 09:43:52 EST Entertainment News 7465@http://www.starpulse.com/news Penelope Cruz had to gain almost seven pounds so her bottom was big enough to play a young mother in new movie Volver. Director Pedro Almodovar insisted the actress fully become the character she played - and that also meant learning domestic skills.

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