Topic: Penelope Cruz

Am I Right Ladies? Oh, Lancôme ON

Am I Right Ladies? Oh, Lancôme ON

Lancôme perfume has added another wide-eyed beauty to their cabinet, and another reason why we “normos” and “uggos” won’t be getting swept off our feet on a Paris street anytime soon. Aspirational? Try EXASPIRATIONAL, amirightladies?

Don’t get me wrong. My idea of true romance obviously includes lilting piano melodies, soft-focused lenses, diamonds, idling around old European cities and running over bridges for no apparent reason—but I don’t need a company like Lancôme rubbing the fantasy in my face. More »

Emma Roberts Manages to Play a Better Version of Her Past Roles in ‘The Art of Getting By’

Emma Roberts Manages to Play a Better Version of Her Past Roles in 'The Art of Getting By'

Hollywood typecasting makes it easier to audiences to figure out what a movie’s about without knowing anything about its plot — thanks to actors who play the same roles over and over again, trying to recapture lightning in a bottle. With each role, they run these characters into the ground until they’re the most bare-bones stereotypes.

It becomes shorthand: Sarah Jessica Parker is a highstrung, Type A businesswoman. Sandra Bullock is tough-as-nails and uses a breezy attitude to hide her secret insecurities. Penelope Cruz played the same role in both the Spanish and American Vanilla Sky movies, with the second an awful remake of what had been a fantastic performance the first time around.

Emma Roberts‘ good-girl muse Sally in The Art of Getting By could have been just a worse rehashing of her radiant character in Twelve, but the combination of director Gavin Wiesen‘s script and Roberts’ own know-how elevates Sally to a better version of what we’ve seen before. More »

Gallery: Celebrities Dressed as Beloved Disney Characters

Gallery: Celebrities Dressed as Beloved Disney Characters
"Where every Cinderella story comes true."
"Where dreams run free."
"Where you're always king of the court."
"Where you're the fairest of them all."
"Fantasea"

There’s something, dare I say, magical about the Disney Dream Portrait series, where photographer Annie Leibovitz reimagines well-known celebrities as memorable characters from our favorite animated movies. Disney has just released three new images, featuring Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and others. I’ve also included as many as I could find from the original series (released in 2008), in case you didn’t get to see them the first time around. More »

Crush Links: Italians Tell MTV They Can Keep ‘The Jersey Shore’

Crush Links: Italians Tell MTV They Can Keep 'The Jersey Shore'

MTV’s “Macaroni Rascals” are heading to Italy.(TMZ)

And Italian groups are pissed. They think The Jersey Shore makes Italians look bad. (HollywoodGossip)

Meanwhile, Snooki from The Jersey Shore is getting her own show. And apparently there are toilet paper problems. (TMZ)

Check out Jodi Sweetin‘s engagement ring. PS: She’s not getting married. (People)

Also, Natalie Portman‘s is huger and more environmentally correct, whatever that means. (People)

In other pregnant lady news, Penelope Cruz had her baby. (InTouch) More »

Crush Links: Penelope Cruz Pregnant??

Crush Links: Penelope Cruz Pregnant??

• Is that Penelope Cruz‘s baby-bump, or did she just have too much craft-services on the set of the new Pirates of the Caribbean film? (The Sun)

• Miley Cyrus was seen hanging with former beau Liam Hemsworth, leaving Douglas Booth wondering where his 15 minutes went. (Perez Hilton)

• Chelsea Handler is friends with Jennifer Aniston. Surprising? Um, we guess. (Betty Confidential)

• Some lucky kid just inherited Mario Lopez‘s dimples and oddly perfect teeth. (MSNBC)

• Lady Gaga won’t tour with Kanye West because he’s “a mess.” That’s the pot calling the kettle a cocaine meat dress. (Radar Online)

• David Beckham loves the Jersey Shore guys. Wonder if he thinks of himself more of a Situation or a Ronnie. (Page Six) More »

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