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If you think Penelope Cruz has the lithe body of a ballet dancer you would be correct. She studied classical ballet for nine years before switching to acting. So it makes sense that she is into Pilates, which shares a lot of the physical principals of dance. Penelope also works out with celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson whose client list includes: Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Read more
Every week up until the Oscars, I'll be featuring the nominees in the various visual categories, starting this week with cinematography. Yesterday, I had a gallery of stills from The Black Dahlia, and today's nominee is The Prestige. Like The Black Dahlia, The Prestige benefits from Scarlett Johansson, whose classic beauty fits nicely in period films. The Prestige tells the story of two Read more
The stars came out in Las Vegas for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand tonight. Hosts Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell kicked off the white carpet with a Jean Paul Gaultier-clad Miley Cyrus following closely behind. Nominee Taylor Swift wore red Elie Saab for the musical event, and presenter Julianne Hough chose a short Kaufman Franco dress. Alicia Keys, in long-sleeved Azzedine Alaia, Read more
Attending an Oscars party this Sunday? Then follow these two steps. First: print and fill out a ballot so you can play along at home. Second: brush up on your nominee trivia! I'm here to help you with step two, so you can wow your friends and keep things more entertaining, even if you're tuning in alone. Before you watch the stars walk the carpet with their partners by their sides, or thank their Read more
This year's Oscar nominees may have some embarrassing films in their past, but they also have some movies in common on their resumes! Check out these films in which multiple actors — who are also up for Oscar gold — once starred in together. Read more
Oscar veterans George Clooney and Meryl Streep have each won at different Academy Awards shows over the years, while Brad Pitt and Michelle Williams are both hoping to take home their first trophies this Sunday. But despite their statue scorecards, none of these stars is new to the Oscar game. Take a fun look at this year's nominees back then and now! And as the big event gets closer, we're once Read more
The Oscars take over Hollywood on Sunday, Feb. 26, and we're getting you ready for the big night with a quiz to see how well you know the nominees! Click through to test your knowledge — good luck! Question 1 of 10Which actress found out about her nomination while sitting in the front row at Paris Fashion Week? Rooney Mara Jessica Chastain Michelle Williams Octavia Spencer Read more
This year's Oscar nominees have fairly long and impressive résumés, so it's only natural that many of them have starred in other movies together. Some of these folks can't seem to stay away from one another (I'm looking at you, Pitt and Clooney), while other combinations might surprise you. Check them out before you see them all reunited for the Oscar show on Feb. 26. Read more
This year's crop of Oscar nominees are being honored for their remarkable performances, but not all of them have had careers full of strictly stellar films. As the following films prove, everyone has had to start somewhere (or had the occasional film-picking blunder), so for fun, we've compiled the movies that the Oscar nominees probably hope audiences forget come Feb. 26. Read more
Brian Atwood's chic shoes have been spotted on a bevy of stars, like Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Trachtenberg, and, most recently, Jennifer Lawrence at the Hunger Games premiere, to name a few, so we're predicting that his gorgeous new handbag line, only available at Gilt.com, will garner an equally star-studded crowd. Last night, Gilt hosted a beautiful event at The Standard hotel in NYC to Read more
