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Have you ever been grateful to disappear into an emotional roller coaster of a movie? One that doesn't manipulate you, but genuinely makes you feel compassion and heartache? This is how I can sum up Mother and Child, a drama about the complexities of maternity from writer/director Rodrigo Garcia. Annette Bening is at the helm of the ensemble cast as Karen, a middle-aged woman who grieves daily Read more
How do you make two brilliant actresses even more compelling on screen? Make them mother and daughter. It's the case for Naomi Watts and Annette Bening in bittersweet drama Mother and Child, although it comes with a caveat: Watts plays Elizabeth, the daughter Bening's character gave up for adoption and has never met. Motherhood is the central theme of the movie — Kerry Washington also stars as Read more
Fox has announced its Winter schedule, and is moving "houses" with Dollhouse on Fridays and House on Mondays. — Zap2it Antonio Banderas is in talks to portray Salvador Dali in the indie biopic, Dali. — Variety Dylan McDermott will play the lead in a TNT pilot called The Line, about a group of undercover LAPD officers. — The Hollywood Reporter HBO has bought the rights to a documentary Read more
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood will share the big screen in the upcoming comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting, which follows different mothers-to-be as they prepare for the arrivals of their bundles of joy. Cameron Diaz, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, and Elizabeth Banks are among the famous ladies who strapped on fake baby bumps to portray different kinds of pregnant women, and Read more
Glee goes Latin this week when guest star Ricky Martin stops by to shake it and teach Mr. Schue a thing about Spanish (which, despite being a Spanish teacher, he does not know). A couple more people find out about Finn and Rachel's engagement, though Mercedes and Sam are still far more unclear about their relationship. Sue also announces a highly frightening desire to be a mother while clawing at Read more
You've met the Tiger Mother and the Free-Range Mom, but now there's a new maman in town. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman had her baby in Paris, she became acutely aware of the parallel parenting universe that exists there and turned her experience into a book. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (out today) explores the decidedly more Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! In the past, LearnVest spoke to parents who chose not to use diapers with their children and dove into the stay-at-home parent debate. This time, one mother shares why she has decided to homeschool her children. In 2002, we had our third child, 10 years after our second was born. Our eldest two boys were in a private school, Read more
Jennifer Garner, in an Autumn Cashmere sweater, held onto Seraphina's hand as they ran errands in Santa Monica this afternoon. The mother and daughter stopped by Vincente Foods, where they picked up takeout and Seraphina showed off her sparkly pink TOMS. It's already been an exciting week for the Garner-Afflecks, since Jennifer bought a new Range Rover Sport at a local dealership yesterday. Read more
Tats on tots? Tattoos are a divisive aesthetic on adults; the thought of a child actually getting their sweet lil skin permanently inked is a pretty unpleasant idea, to say the least. Yet that's exactly what 10-year-old Gaquan Napier did with the full support of his mother Chuntera. According to the law in Georgia, where the family lives, it's illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to get Read more
Welcome to Miami! Like most reality shows, the runaway ratings hit Dance Moms on Lifetime has seen its share of drama. The original follows instructor Abby Lee Miller, the girls' fiercely competitive instructor, as she tells it like it is — little girls' and their mothers' feelings notwithstanding. Like its predecessor, Toddlers and Tiaras, Dance Moms has proven to be as much about the Read more
