cate blanchett

Big Names, Slow Sales At Toronto Film Festival

Film aficionados and industry insiders awoke Sunday morning to a cold dreary overcast day that seemed to reflect the overall mood at the Toronto International Film Festival. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of films here, but there hasn’t been anything we’ve seen with broad commercial appeal just yet,” Lionsgate production head Tom Ortenberg said.

At one point, it appeared that potential buyers were fleeing the preview of the school shooting drama In Bloom, but it turns out they were not running from the dark drama, but rather running to one of the hottest properties, “Nothing Is Private”. This disturbing drama is directed by Alan Ball and looks into the sexual abuse that a 13 year old Arab American girl suffers.

TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Party It Up

Following Monday night’s Costume Institute Gala at the Met, the big names continued to roll into NYC the following evening, as TIME magazine hosted its annual 100 Most Influential People party. While many new faces adorned the TIME party, a few select individuals had the honor of attending both.

Guests at the prestigious event included Michael J Fox, Cate Blanchett, Martha Stewart, and John Mayer - to name a few.

Costume Institute Gala: Hollywood Style At Its Best

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art was the place to be and be seen on Monday night (May 7). The Met played host to this year’s Costume Institute Gala in honor of Paul Poiret.

Poiret was a renowned pre-World War II fashion designer, who was the first to use draping in dressmaking and is credited with launching the suspender belt, flesh-colored stockings, the sack dress and culottes.

Cate Blanchett Lands “Indiana Jones 4” Role

The blockbuster movie franchise ”Indiana Jones“ has just added Cate Blanchett to the list of big names set to star in the story’s fourth installment.

Cate joins Harrison Ford, who has already boarded the project, which will be produced by Lucasfilm and directed by Steven Spielberg.

2004 Blackwell’s Worst Dressed List

2005 Blackwell’s Worst Dressed List

1. Nicollette Sheridan - “the Tacky Temptress of Wisteria Lane!”
2. Lindsay Lohan - "Over-hyped and under-dressed..."
3. Jessica & Ashlee Simpson - "...bad tase is genetic!"
4. Courtney Love - "Medusa stuck in meltdown mode"
5. Paris Hilton - "This is one Hilton that should be closed for renovation."
6. Serena Williams - "from queen of tennis to fatal fashion menace"
7. Britney Spears - "clothes encounter of the catastrophic kind"
8. Paula Abdul - "a paint by numbers fashion foul"
9. Meryl Street - "...packs the fashion punch of Jiminy Cricket"
10. Anna Nicole Smith - "a ragdoll trapped in a wind machine"

and I guess we should list the ones he liked even if WE don’t agree with a few of them!

2004 Blackwell’s Best Dressed List

1. Natalie Portman
2. Nicole Kidman
3. Barbara Walters
4. Kate Winslet
5. Annette Bening
6. Oprah Winfrey
7. Scarlett Johansson
8. Gwen Stefani
9. Teri Hatcher
10. Jennifer Garner