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The Talented Mr Ripley

Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley Video
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Buzz Time Machine: Matt Damon Creeps Out Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow

Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jude Law star in this week's Contagion, but the film isn't the first time the trio has teamed up for a project.
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Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jude Law star in this week's Contagion, but the film isn't the first time the trio has teamed up for a project. Before he played Paltrow's husband in the film about a deadly outbreak, Damon played a man who wanted to steal her fiancé's (Law) identity in The Talented Mr. Ripley. In this scene from the late '90s — when the actors are all still in their 20s and a young Law is looking particularly good — Damon's character unnerves the couple with his disturbingly good impression. Watch as creeped-out looks wash over both Paltrow's and Law's faces.

Spring Outfit Inspiration
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Inspired Spring: Gwyneth's Easy Retro-Chic

With this season's nods to ladylike midi-skirts, oxfords, and other retro-chic wear, Gwyneth Paltrow's easy '50s style in The Talented Mr. Ripley provides the perfect inspiration for our Spring shopping list.
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With this season's nods to ladylike midi-skirts, oxfords, and other retro-chic wear, Gwyneth Paltrow's easy '50s style in The Talented Mr. Ripley provides the perfect inspiration for our Spring shopping list. It's a film that's remembered as much for its fashion as it is for its story, with good reason — we're currently coveting the same relaxed polish via calf-length skirts, knotted button-downs, and pretty scalloped edges on high-waist shorts and tops. Shop our picks below and channel the sweet-cum-casual vibe that's totally fresh for Spring.

Mendoza Codex Skirt Forever 21 Wrap Around Espadrille Wedges Marc Jacobs Skirt Tory Burch Vivian Slouchy Straw Tote Nishe Scalloped Hem High Waist Button Shorts
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Director Anthony Minghella Dies at Age 54
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Director Anthony Minghella Dies at Age 54

Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died today at the age of 54 of a hemorrhage following surgery.
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Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella died today at the age of 54 of a hemorrhage following surgery. He won the Best Director Oscar in 1997 for The English Patient, and was later nominated for his work on The Talented Mr. Ripley. He also directed Cold Mountain and the 2006 drama Breaking and Entering.

According to the AP, "Minghella's publicist, Jonathan Rutter, said the filmmaker died at London's Charing Cross Hospital. He said Minghella was operated on last week for a growth in his neck, 'and the operation seemed to have gone well. At 5 a.m. today he had a fatal hemorrhage.'"

His latest projects included the adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's book series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, which Minghella filmed in Botswana and which will be turned into a 13-part series for HBO. He was also scheduled to direct a short for the film anthology New York, I Love You (the New York version of the 2006 anthology Paris, je t'aime). In addition to serving as executive producer on various projects like Michael Clayton and the Kate Winslet film Iris, Minghella has one acting credit on his filmography: he played the interviewer at the end of Atonement.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is quoted as saying, "Anthony Minghella was a wonderful human being, creative and brilliant, but still humble, gentle and a joy to be with. Whatever I did with him, personally or professionally, left me with complete admiration for him, as a character and as an artist of the highest caliber."

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