"Hairspray" and female Travolta win over critics
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Featuring the unlikely trio of John Travolta as a woman, Michelle Pfeiffer as a racist and a chubby singer as its star, "Hairspray" debuts in movie theaters on Friday aiming to be a box office hit -- again.
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HAVING worked with the likes of Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall knows a screen icon when she sees one. So when she was asked yesterday to comment on the privilege
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Virtuosity is now a virtue in the indie world, and many of its most interesting proponents are women.
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Before Charlize Theron could pick up her Woman of the Year award, she had to prove she was worthy.
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The slightly sour story of two men on a trip through California vineyards was the sweet winner at the 70th annual voting of the New York Film Critics Circle yesterday.
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Some of Hollywood's most successful women share an unexpected by-product of success -- hairy armpits.
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In Adam Shankman's adaptation of 'Hairspray,' a screwloose premise underscores one eminently sane message: sometimes, it's fun to stand up for who you really are.
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Fashion Wire Daily - If Jennifer Hudson's recent Oscar win gave a boost to full-figured women everywhere, then Helen Mirren's golden statue victory certainly gives women over 40 a chance to hold their heads up high.
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Fashion Wire Daily - The cast and crew of the new musical comedy film &quot;Hairspray&quot; danced their way across the U.
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The fashion world showed it's big enough for its elder statesmen and its rising stars Monday night as Oscar de la Renta shared the coveted womenswear award with Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez at the annual awards for the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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LOS ANGELES  - When Robert Rodriguez signed on last week to direct Universal's "Barbarella," it marked a rare instance of a female-led action film getting off the ground.
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The two most overtly political movies in competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their message and methods.
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Playbill - New Line Records releases the soundtrack for the new film version of the musical Hairspray July 10.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The flamboyant retro musical "Hairspray" on Thursday won a record 11 nominations for the Laurence Olivier Awards, Britain's top theatre prizes.
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A string of standout performances by female leads, playing roles ranging from Lady Chatterley to Edith Piaf, have rescued several movies at this year's Berlin film festival, critics say.
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Just hours after being named one of the year's 10-best films by the National Board of Review in New York, the new political drama "Blood Diamond" got the red-carpet treatment in Hollywood. And there was much serious talk among the glittering attendees.
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Some critics dismissed the Academy Awards'carbon-neutral claim as a publicity stunt. But organizers say thereâs substance behind the label.