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| | Cate Blanchett in a weirdly caped Givenchy at UK premiere: lovely or budget? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Yay! I get so giddy whenever I get to write about Cate Blanchett. I?m just excited to see her, and there?s so much pleasurable anticipation for months of Blanchett photo-ops ahead of us. She will get an Oscar nomination for Blue Jasmine, I?m sure. Whether she will win, that?s still up in the air. But won?t it be fun to see her campaign? We haven?t had a good Blanchett fashion show/Oscar campaign in several years now. She hasn?t had any major nominations since 2008, maybe a little into 2009 with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Yay!
Anyway, these are some photos of Blanchett at last night? UK premiere of Blue Jasmine. As you can see, Cate wore this completely? odd… Givenchy. It?s Givenchy Fall 2012, so it?s a few seasons old already, yet I don?t remember seeing this on anyone before now. Think of it this way ? this would look terrible on every one of the girls who wear Givenchy these days (Kim Kardashian, Beyonce). But on Cate? it sort of works? It has some kind of weird, built-in cape that seems bejeweled. Cate?s shoulders are beautiful. And her face is exquisite.
While she was promoting Blue Jasmine in London, Cate discussed the state of politics, specifically women in politics and the politicization of women:
Cate Blanchett has told Sky News she has ruled out going into politics, although she is concerned that a “wave of conservatism sweeping the globe” is affecting the role of women in society.
The Australian is in London to promote her new film, Blue Jasmine, directed by Woody Allen. He is famous for making muses of his leading ladies but Blanchett, who describes herself as a feminist, believes equality for women has yet to be achieved.
“I’m reading a book by Ann Summers called The Misogyny Factor, and I feel that all of the steps forward that we’ve made … a lot of those have been rescinded,” she said. “Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world.”
When asked about the sexism scandal involving Australia’s former prime minister Julia Gillard, the actress said: “Whether you admire her as a politician or not, as a woman and out of respect for the office of the Prime Minister, how she was treated was quite shocking.”
[From Sky News]
Has a ?wave of conservatism? really swept the globe? Eh. With issues of feminism, it often feels like one step forward, two steps back, but is the world more radically conservation and/or radically anti-woman right at this moment than, say, five years ago? Ten years ago? There are cracks in the glass ceiling and I?m hopeful. That being said, now I kind of want to read The Misogyny Factor. Maybe that will be our second Celebitchy Book Club Selection after we finish reading A Visit From the Goon Squad? (By the way, we?ll be reviewing and discussing our first selection on October 6th.)
Here’s a photo of Cate in Tom Ford, leaving the Tom Ford show during London Fashion Week a few days ago.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Cate Blanchett Brings "Blue Jasmine" to the UK | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Paving the way for international box office success, Cate Blanchett attended the UK premiere of "Blue Jasmine" at the Odeon West End in London on Tuesday (September 17).
The "Elizabeth" star looked gorgeous in a long black gown with sparkling bronze decoration as she bared her shoulders for photos.
Currently in theaters in the States, the film follows a New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, who arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister.
Written and directed by Woody Allen, the dramedy co-stars Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Max Rutherford, and Andrew Dice Clay.
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| | Cate Blanchett goes without eyebrows for AnOther Mag: enchanting or terrible? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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OH NOES. What happened to Cate Blanchett?! These are photos from Cate?s AnOther Magazine editorial, and I guess some stylist/makeup artist/photographer thought it would be cool or avant-garde to photograph Cate looking like some animal chewed off most of her eyebrows. Cate usually has some of the most amazing skin ever, so I?m at a loss to explain why she looks so corpsey and? not good. This shoot is horrible, right? I mean, I?m all for getting actors to step out of their comfort zone for an interesting photo shoot, but there is NOTHING attractive in these pics. That being said, they could have been so much worse, I suppose. Oh, I guess I should note that these photos are an homage to ?1920s androgynous cabaret performer Anita Berber.? Sure.
Cate is promoting Blue Jasmine, which will probably earn her a second Oscar this year. She really threw down the gauntlet for actresses this awards season. Meryl Streep will be likely be challenging her, and maybe Amy Adams too?? But right now I think it might be all about Cate. Here are some highlights from her AnOther interview:
Cate said: ?I have this thing on film where I do die quite a lot. And I suddenly realised, I was always dying on my birthday.
?I played an Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin, in a film that about two and a half people saw ? usually two to three people see the films that I make ? and I was sitting on a highway doing this scene where she got shot and it was my birthday. Then I got beaten up in another experience on film the next year on my birthday. And later I made a film with David Fincher called The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and I died then too, on my birthday, on a hospital bed ? and that was a relief.?
Blanchett, about to appear in Woody Allen?s new comedy drama Blue Jasmine, would like to double the size of her brood to six, despite her home life being ?chaos?. She and her playwright husband Andrew Upton have three sons ? Dashiell, 11, Roman, nine, and five-year-old Ignatius. She said: ?I?d have three more. It?s the chaos of it. I love it. I am so unhappy being away from them. They are so funny and wicked.?
[From The Standard]
I like how blas she is about how under-watched some of her films are. I?ll admit it, I never say Veronica Guerin, although I do remember that she received good reviews for that one. As for her desire to expand her brood? she wants six kids just like Brad and Angelina? Maybe she?s longing for at least one girl in a family of boys? She should adopt!
Here?s AnOther?s behind-the-scenes video. Hilariously, this sounds like p0rn music, right?
Photos courtesy of AnOther.
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| | Cate Blanchett in a Christian Dior tent dress in Deauville: amazing or awful? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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OMG. Seriously. Cate Blanchett walked the red carpet at the Deauville Film Festival for the premiere of Blue Jasmine and THIS was what she wore. Not to be confused with the Armani Prive dress she wore to Venice opening ceremony/event, which had problems of course, but nothing like this. Again, I would have a total hate-on for this Dior gown if it was anyone other than Cate. On Cate, it?s? interesting? It?s an intellectual look. As in, you have to really think about whether you like it, whether this is ?good?, whether this is fashionable. It?s basically a maternity-style tent dress, only done in a hand-worked couture way. The top of the gown fits her perfectly. But she has such a great figure, and I don?t get why she wanted to do this. Maybe she likes being an intellectual fashionista. One thing’s for sure: La Blanchett will be the most interesting woman to watch this awards season.
More photos from Deauville? Dakota Fanning in Elie Saab (the blue gown) and Alexander McQueen (the beige minidress). I hate both looks on Dakota for different reasons. For the McQueen, it would have been cute on Dakota if it was another color. She really should stay away from beiges, whites, creams and the like. As for the Elie Saab? on another woman, it would have been a boring but inoffensive look. But I hate it on Dakota! She didn?t style it correctly ? she looks like a 12-year-old wearing her mother?s stuffy gown. Is Dakota even wearing makeup?!
Michael Douglas is in Deauville to promote Beyond the Candelabra, and the critics LOVED it. Michael was also wearing his wedding ring, so the press is making a big deal about that.
And Dame Judi Dench, just because I love her.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Cate Blanchett in a Christian Dior tent dress in Venice: amazing or awful? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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OMG. Seriously. Cate Blanchett walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Blue Jasmine and THIS was what she wore. Not to be confused with the Armani Prive dress she wore to Venice opening ceremony/event, which had problems of course, but nothing like this. Again, I would have a total hate-on for this Dior gown if it was anyone other than Cate. On Cate, it?s? interesting? It?s an intellectual look. As in, you have to really think about whether you like it, whether this is ?good?, whether this is fashionable. It?s basically a maternity-style tent dress, only done in a hand-worked couture way. The top of the gown fits her perfectly. But she has such a great figure, and I don?t get why she wanted to do this. Maybe she likes being an intellectual fashionista. One thing’s for sure: La Blanchett will be the most interesting woman to watch this awards season.
More photos from Venice? Dakota Fanning in Elie Saab (the blue gown) and Alexander McQueen (the beige minidress). I hate both looks on Dakota for different reasons. For the McQueen, it would have been cute on Dakota if it was another color. She really should stay away from beiges, whites, creams and the like. As for the Elie Saab? on another woman, it would have been a boring but inoffensive look. But I hate it on Dakota! She didn?t style it correctly ? she looks like a 12-year-old wearing her mother?s stuffy gown. Is Dakota even wearing makeup?!
Michael Douglas is in Venice to promote Beyond the Candelabra, and the Italian critics LOVED it. Michael was also wearing his wedding ring, so the press is making a big deal about that.
And Dame Judi Dench, just because I love her.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Cate Blanchett's Beautiful at "Blue Jasmine" Premiere | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Tending to some duties surrounding her latest film, Cate Blanchett was on hand for the premiere of ?Blue Jasmine? at the Deauville Film Festival on Saturday (August 31) in Deauville, France.
The Aussie stunner looked lovely in a patterned Dior Couture gown as she struck a pose for the shutterbugs camped out by the arrivals carpet.
Written and directed by Woody Allen, the drama is described as follows: a life crisis causes a vapid and narcissistic socialite to head to San Francisco, where she tries to reconnect with her sister.
?Blue Jasmine? also stars Alec Baldwin and Peter Sarsgaard. It is now playing in theaters nationwide.
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| | Cate Blanchett in creamy Armani Privé in Deauville: gorgeous or overworked? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some new photos of Cate Blanchett at the Deauville Film Festival in France on Friday. She was at the opening ceremony in these photos, but I guess she?s at Deauville to premiere Woody Allen?s Blue Jasmine. Cate wore this creamy Armani Priv dress which? I?m not sure about. What is going on these days? First I disliked that Christopher Kane spiderweb dress (blah, it didn?t fit properly) and now I?m not feeling this Armani. I mean, don?t get me wrong, even when I?m not crazy about something Cate wears, it?s still pretty amazing. But this seems bulky (it?s a coatdress, according to RCF), overworked and the neck is too high. Plus, it washes her out. She?s so lovely and pale, but would it kill her to wear a bold color? Hopefully, this is as I theorized last week ? she?s building up for some spectacular fashion moments for the big awards shows. Hopefully.
Meanwhile, I recently heard that Cate is going to be working on some period film produced by Harvey Weinstein. The film is called Carol, and it?s one of Todd Haynes? passion projects (all of Haynes? films are passion projects). According to Deadline, the film is about ?a burgeoning relationship between two very different women in 1950s New York? Blanchett is playing a wife trapped in a loveless marriage who?s desperate to break free but fearful of losing her daughter in the process.? Mia Wasikowska was supposed to costar with Cate, but now Mia is out and Rooney Mara is in. I?m not sure if Mia/Rooney was supposed to play the lover or the daughter?? Mia would have been a great choice to play Cate Blanchett?s daughter.
And remember how I said that Blue Jasmine was full of a ridiculous and amazing amount of fashion and jewelry p0rn? Well, Forbes noticed it too and they put together a wonderful article about how all of these designers and jewelers loaned all of this stuff to Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen for the film. It?s really cool! Karl Lagerfeld even designed some custom pieces for Cate.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Cate Blanchett in Christopher Kane at the Paris 'Jasmine' premiere: lovely or fug' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some new photos from the Paris premiere of Blue Jasmine, the new Woody Allen film that critics are saying is one of his best. It?s such a good movie and Woody seems so proud of his leading lady, Cate Blanchett, that he?s even doing some public appearances to support the film (which is very unusual). Of course, maybe Woody and his wife Soon-Yi just fancied a trip to Paris (which is far more likely). Also in attendance at last night?s premiere: Roman Polanski and his wife Emmanuelle Seigner. Gross. You would think that Woody would not want the comparison.
Cate wore this spider-web Christopher Kane Resort 2014 gown. I?m actually not all that crazy about this gown, and I?m saying that as someone who thinks Blanchett could make a burlap sack look elegant and chic. The dress is a weird design, it doesn?t look like it was tailored properly, and it does nothing for her lovely figure. Plus, those beige-y nude colors are never my favorite on anyone. Still, I guess Cate is building up our expectations ? I definitely think she?s going to be Oscar-nominated for this role, and she needs to leave room to really wow us at the Globes, the SAGs, the BAFTAs and the Oscars, right? Right.
As I mentioned in a previous Alec Baldwin post, I went to see Blue Jasmine this past weekend and I really liked it. It?s very much like a modern retelling of Streetcar Named Desire (which happens to be the play Cate did in Sydney and Washington DC for more than a year). I would recommend the film to anyone, really ? it?s not a very ?Woody Allen film? at all. It feels like Cate?s film. She owns it and it seems like Woody is just going wherever she?s going. I also enjoyed the English actress Sally Hawkins ? who did a flawless American accent ? as her sister, and the supporting cast was pretty good too. There were supporting roles done by Bobby Cannavale, Louis CK, Peter Sarsgaard and of course Alec Baldwin.
Here?s another interesting little thing about Blue Jasmine ? it?s total fashion and jewelry p0rn. Cate?s jewelry is AMAZING. And she kept wearing this gorgeous Missoni cardigan that I was lusting after.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | Cate Blanchett laughs off Oscar speculation for 'Blue Jasmine?: good strategy' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Yesterday (or the day before), Cate Blanchett premiered Blue Jasmine in Sydney, which is her hometown. I don?t think Woody Allen (who wrote and directed the film) even came to the premiere ? but he rarely comes to any premiere anyway. We don?t have the photos ? you can see them here. Cate wore orange and I?m shocked to discover that Cate is one of those rare people who look great in orange.
While she was on the carpet, she fielded a ton of questions about this year?s Oscars and whether she thought she would be getting an invitation to the big show for her critically-acclaimed performance in Blue Jasmine. When she was told that she?s currently the odds-on favorite for Best Actress, Cate winningly laughed it off, saying: ?It’s nice but what month are we in? That’s short hand for people saying they liked the character.” She?s playing this very well. Probably because in the grand scheme of things, I don?t think Cate really cares. Would she like another Oscar? Sure, but she?s not going to campaign for it. She?s got other stuff on her plate and she has priorities in order. And that natural reticence will work in her favor, mark my words. She really is the front-runner for the Best Actress Oscar.
Cate also had high praise for Woody, saying: “It’s a strange thing meeting one of your heroes, but he was fantastic. It exceeded my expectations. If he doesn’t like something he says so and if he does like it he moves on. He’s very direct?. think most people [want to sign up immediately] when they hear Woody Allen wants to work with them. Apart from being a great filmmaker and auteur, he’s an incredible dramatist.” Yeah, in case you?re wondering: Hollywood doesn?t hate Woody at all. They adore him. He just won his billionth Oscar a few years ago for Midnight In Paris. But Woody won?t campaign either ? he?ll do even less to support Blue Jasmine?s Oscar chances than Cate.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Cate Blanchett: "Blue Jasmine" Babe in Australia | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Gearing up for the release of her flick new Woody Allen flick, Cate Blanchett stepped out for the Australian premiere of "Blue Jasmine" at the of the Hayden Cremorne Orpheum in Sydney on Monday evening (August 19).
The "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" beauty looked absolutely stunning as she made her way down the blue carpet, donning a gorgeous peach dress with black heels.
Per the synopsis, "Blue Jasmine" is the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.
Starring alongside Miss Blanchett are Alec Baldwin, Peter Sargaard and Michael Stuhlbarg.
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