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The Schmooze Natalie Portman’s Choreographer Hubby Steps Down From Paris Opera
French choreographer Benjamin Millepied said on Thursday he was stepping down as director of dance at the Paris Opera after little more than a year in the role, citing personal reasons. In a statement posted on Twitter, the 38-year old – who is married to Hollywood actress Natalie Portman and collaborated with her on the…
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The Schmooze First Look: Natalie Portman Is the Spitting Image of Jackie Kennedy
Natalie Portman is about to steal our hearts. Again. The first still from the actress’ upcoming Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie was and Portman is stunning in her eerie resemblance to the most famous First Lady of the 20th century. Produced by Darren Aronofsky in partnership with Protozoa Pictures, the film follows Jacqueline Kennedy after the…
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The Schmooze Portman’s Directorial Debut is a Bitter-Sweet Israeli Homecoming
(Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman made her directorial debut with a film sympathetic to the Holocaust-haunted refugees who founded her native Israel, but she bristles at the idea that the portrayal might be patriotic. Instead, she considers “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” her screen adaptation of Israeli novelist Amos Oz’s grimy, erotic and…
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The Schmooze Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis Make Forbes’ List of Top Paid Actresses
Well done ladies! Forbes has released it’s annual list of the top paid actresses in Hollywood, and a few members of the tribe have made the cut. Scarlett Johansson came in at number 2, with $35.5 million earned this year. Notably, she starred as Black Widow in the mega-hit “Avengers 2: Age of Ultron” alongside…
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The Schmooze WATCH: First Trailer for Natalie Portman’s ‘Tale of Love and Darkness’
Whether you’re a die hard Amos Oz fan or just love Natalie Portman, this one’s for you. The first international trailer for Portman’s adaptation of the Israeli author’s memoirs . “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” focuses on Oz’s Jerusalem upbringing and his relationship with his mother in the run up to the creation of…
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Breaking News Natalie Portman Says Jews Need To Stop Focusing on Holocaust
(JTA) — Natalie Portman has more ties to the Holocaust than some of her fans might realize. Portman’s great-grandparents were killed in Auschwitz and the Jewish actress played Anne Frank in a 1997 Broadway adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Her latest project, a Hebrew-language adaptation of Amos Oz’s memoir “A Tale of Love and…
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Breaking News Natalie Portman Tells Harvard Grads Inexperience Is Virtue
Actress Natalie Portman told Harvard University seniors to use their inexperience as an asset in their future endeavors. Portman spoke Wednesday at Harvard Class Day, telling the students that the honor was intimidating, the Boston Globe reported. Portman is a 2003 graduate of Harvard, with a degree in psychology. The actress, who has dual American…
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Film & TV A Year for Women as Natalie Portman and Amy Winehouse Debut at Cannes
It’s official. After 67 years of presenting the best of testosterone-driven cinema from the world over, the Cannes Film Festival made the discovery that women too can direct. At least, that’s what I take it the New York Times’ Manohla Dargis meant when she irritatingly dubbed this the “Year of la Femme,” in reference to…
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