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Joan Bennett

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:28:12 +0000

Joan Bennett never had any desire to become an actress, she wished only to be a wife and mother. Joan married Jack Fox at the age of 16, became a mother at 17 and was divorced by the time she was 18 years old. In order to support herself and her baby, Joan decided to try acting until something better came along.

Joan went through two phases in her film career. During the thirties, resembling a golden-haired porcelain doll, Joan usually played the innocent ingénue. The most memorable of these roles was her portrayal of Amy in Little Women (1933).

The second phase of her career began with the film Trade Winds (1938) where a new raven-haired Joan appeared. "After that film everyone liked me in dark hair," explained Joan, "so I turned my hair dark and have received much better parts ever since." Many people noted a resemblance between Joan and Hedy Lamarr who would later marry Joan's second husband screenwriter Gene Markey. Joan said, "There must have been something to it because after Trade Winds was released, I was greeted as Miss Lamarr in dimly lit restaurants. Personally, I liked the idea of escaping from all that bland, blonde innocence and thought the whole thing was very funny, but I don't think Hedy found the comparisons very amusing."

Because of her glamorous, new brunette look as well as her exceptional talent, Joan was very seriously considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind, Joan claimed the part would have been hers had Vivien Leigh stayed in England.

The 1940s and 1950s were the "film noir" decades. It was during the forties that Joan Bennett, alluring and husky voiced, found her niche as a film noir femme fatale. Fritz Lang directed the films which were among the highpoints of her career beginning with Man Hunt (1941) where Joan gave perhaps her most poignant performance as a Cockney prostitute with a heart of gold. The next two Lang films both co-starred Edward G. Robinson and Dan Duryea, The Woman In The Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1946) where Joan played "Lazy Legs", a character who was obviously lackadaisical and careless to the point of sloppiness in her surroundings but managed to be unquestionably glamorous at the same time. In The Woman In The Window, Edward G. Robinson becomes captivated by a painting of a beautiful woman and once he meets her, she sends him on the road to destruction.

Joan continued this film noir trend in Jean Renoir'sThe Woman on the Beach (1947) where she was a faithless wife deceiving a blind husband. She teamed with Fritz Lang once again in Secret Beyond The Door (1948) a film somewhat reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca where Joan played a bride terrified of her husband, and like Rebecca the central character of the film is the female star. Joan Bennett carries the film all the way through.

Two of her best films were Ernest Hemingway's The Macomber Affair (1947) again as a devious wife and she gave a multi-faceted portrayal of a blackmail victim of James Mason in The Reckless Moment (1949).

Just one year after giving birth to her daughter Shelley, Joan Bennett became a grandmother at the age of 39 when her eldest daughter Diana became a mother. Marlene Dietrich, consistently referred to as "The World's Most Glamorous Grandmother" sent Joan a telegram saying "Thanks for taking the heat off."

Almost directly from film noir, Joan segued into playing Spencer Tracy's wife and Elizabeth Taylor's mother in the thoroughly charming family comedies Father of the Bride and Father's Little Dividend. It was during this time, that Joan Bennett became involved in a scandal that she once said "destroyed my career in the motion picture industry".

Joan's husband producer Walter Wanger in a blinded, jealous rage shot and wounded her agent Jennings Lang in a parking lot. Wanger went to prison for four months. Lang fortunately recovered and the Wangers eventually divorced in 1965. Joan once said "I might as well have pulled the trigger myself" because after the shooting incident she was virtually blacklisted. Joan made only five films in the decade that followed. Like her sister Constance, Joan turned successfully to the stage.

In addition to the stage, Joan Bennett also found success in television. For five years Joan had a role on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows which brought a whole new following of fans who remain loyal to this day.

In 1978 Joan married movie critic David Wilde who remained her husband until the end of her life. In December 1990, Joan Bennett passed away at the age of 80. Joan was survived by four daughters, Diana Anderson, Melinda Bena, Stephanie Guest and Shelley Wanger and 13 grandchildren. In her beautifully written book The Bennett Playbill, Joan wrote: "I'm aware of the priceless privilege of having been born into the theater. Although it was a career I rejected at first, the profession has given me an incredibly varied life and more than my fair share of success, failure, love, laughter and despair. I've not a single regret for any of it."

source: classichollywoodbios.com

Katy Perry: 'I Fancy Natalie Portman'

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:51:32 +0000

Katy Perry has a girl crush on Natalie Portman.

The singer - who is currently dating Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy - recently revealed that her smash hit single I Kissed a Girl was inspired by actress Scarlett Johansson.

But the star insists she is most-attracted to The Other Boleyn Girl star Portman.

She says, "Scarlett Johansson is a beautiful woman as everybody in the world probably agrees and the I Kissed a Girl song is inspired by all beautiful women and the power they release in their beauty.

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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:31:00 +0000

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Hes Just Not That Into You Trailer

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:00 +0000

He’s Just Not That Into You is a romantic comedy based on the bestselling book of the same name, which was written by former Sex and the City writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo, and is about modern day relationships and how men and women often misconstrue the intentions of the opposite sex.

The movie is directed by Ken Kwapis and features an all-star cast including: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Connelly and Ginnifer Goodwin.

HJNTIY opens Feb 6. Trailer below!
He's Just Not That Into You trailer

You Pick a Britains Next Top Model Contestant

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:26:07 +0000

Living TV, the channel that shows Britain’s Next Top Model is having a pre-show competition. Four girls will compete on their website for a chance to participate in the fifth cycle of BNTM and viewers get to pick which girl makes it into the house and onto the show.

The four girls are Zoe Newlove, who may be familiar because her family made the news when her father was beaten to death last year; Hayley Buchanan, a small-town Scottish girl; Scarlett Catterall, who thinks she looks like Lily Cole; and Josephine Stevens, a BNTM-fanatic who hopes to turn fandom into stardom.

Voting opens this Friday and Living will be revealing more information about each of the girls–including sharing some video footage–as the voting goes on. Cycle 5 is expected to air next spring.

What do you think of this plan? Is it a good idea to get fans involved in the selection process? Or does it take away from the show as a model search?

MENDES HATES WEARING LOW CUT TOPS

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:10:01 +0000

Eva Mendes doesn’t like wearing low cut tops, but will ”bring the girls out” on special occasions.

The “The Women” actress - who has been dating filmmaker George Gargurevich since 2002 - admits she prefers to keep her ample chest under wraps.

She is quoted as saying: “I don’t wear short things. As for cleavage, I’ll bring the girls out at certain times but I don’t parade them too often. I like to keep them for special occasions!”

Eva, 34, recently revealed she loves wearing high heels, but never buys heels above 5ins because she finds it so difficult to move around.

She said: “I absolutely love shoes. I can never have too many pairs. I especially love ones with huge stiletto heels - but it’s always a circus act when I walk in them. I am all over the place.”

Eva can next been seen in revolutionary animated movie “The Spirit,” in which she stars alongside Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson.

Holiday Hair Trend

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:01:00 +0000

Jen Atkin of The Andy Lecompte Salon dishes on the Holiday hair trend: The Messy Updo. We've seen this look on countless celebrities at a myriad of red carpet events, but now it's time for YOU to rock it... just in time for your Holiday parties!

Do you want salon hair without salon prices? You're in luck. Long gone are the days of sleek, pencil straight hair (tres boring). And hair that's just dangling from the roots - so 2007! This holiday season is all about a messy updo. Not Kate Moss I-just-rolled-out-of-bed messy (unless you sleep with your hair pinned up - although that may be a bit uncomfortable). This look takes more time, but still offers that sexy "bead head" result with an added salon quality. And you can do this look with any length of hair! True, it teeters on hippy-chic, with emphasis on the "chic."

Here's how to achieve what Madonna and Scarlett are already sporting:

Put a lose wave throughout hair with a 1inch curling iron
Leave the hair in front of both ears down and curl it
Take the rest of the hair and pull it back in a low messy "chignon" (that's just a sophisticated way of saying bun."
Randomly disperse bobby pins anywhere and everywhere (you can also try one of the trusty Goody Ouchless Claw Clips!

If you have naturally curly hair, then you will only need to curl the front pieces. Otherwise, make sure to curl at least the top layer of hair. This adds texture to your hair, and the messy bun.

It's that easy! Let us know how this look works for you!

No Resurrection For This Christ

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:11:29 +0000

For those downtown, underground lovers of Imitation of Christ, the company isn’t just being friendly with their multiple sales lately. No friends, the label started in 2000 by designers Matt Damhave and Tara Subkoff is actually shutting down. Maybe it was the fact that the label was looking a bit more mainstream using models like Scarlett Johansson, which made IoC suffer. The world may never know! All we know is that tomorrow’s sale will be Imitation of Christ’s last. RIP my friend.

What: 20% to 30% off wholesale for Imitation of Christ’s final sale

When/Where: Tuesday, November 25th, 10am—7pm. 336 W.37th St between Eighth and Ninth Aves, suite 300 (212-600-9284.)

Thanks Racked and NY Mag!

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Got Married

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:11:07 +0000

We are hearing that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt got married in Mexico. Congratulations!

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Dita Von Teese Has a Generic Face

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:37:18 +0000

By any chance does that face look familiar to you? Well it does to Dita Von Teese who is now filing a lawsuit against the publishing company who put her face on the cover of this smutty paranormal romance novel.

Von Teese is seeking unspecified damages against Macmillan Publishers, which printed Patti O’Shea’s In Twilight’s Shadow, a paranormal romance novel about demon hunting.

The papers filed on Friday claim that Dita’s face is “a valuable and integral portion of her celebrity persona” and that the company “commercially exploited her image and likeness to their own gain.”

I’m sure the people over there at the publishing company thought the same thing I’m thinking right now. Exactly how many girls that are into the gothic genre do you see without pale white skin, black hair, and seductive red lipstick? Marilyn Manson himself could probably get away with suing this company for its likeness.

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