Kendall And Kylie Jenner Talk Parents' Separation On 'Chelsea Lately'

January 16, 2014, 10:34 am

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After 22 years of marriage, Bruce and Kris Jenner announced they were separating back in October. Their daughters, Kylie and Kendall, dropped by "Chelsea Lately" and talked about their parents' split. "I think we’re doing fine," Kendall said. "My parents are still really close. It sucks not having your dad live with you, but I talk to him every day."

While the girls were willing to talk about their parents' relationship, they got very coy when asked about their own. Kendall is rumored to be dating One Direction's Harry Styles, while Kylie is rumored to be with Jaden Smith. Chelsea Handler said the girls brought the guys to a party she attended recently, but that wasn't enough to convince them to say any more about it.

Maybe the truth of those relationships will be revealed when "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" returns for its ninth season. The new season kicks off Sunday night, with an additional episode airing Monday as well.

Season 9 of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. EST on E!, with a follow-up installment on Monday at 9 p.m. EST.

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Lorde On Her Inspirations, Style, And Rise To Fame

January 16, 2014, 10:46 am

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The following article is provided by Rolling Stone.

In our new Lorde cover story, Rolling Stone examines how pop's unlikeliest superstar climbed to the top while breaking all the rules — and making people rethink what it means to be a teen girl artist in 2014. Behind the scenes at our photo shoot, we got a chance to grill Ella Yelich-O'Connor on her literary inspirations (there are many), process for picking songs to cover (it's complicated) and advice for young folks interested in getting into the music biz (it's sharp).

LINK: See 20 Snapshots from Lorde's Rolling Stone Cover Shoot

On five authors who inspire her:
Raymond Carver is definitely one. I have this thing with, like, words being in that perfect order, and you know exactly how they're trying to make you feel. And the order of the words…just, like, slapping you in the heart: "Oh my gosh, I totally get it." And I am really into how words sound out loud, so I was always the kid who would, like, read the page of the book to herself in her room over and over and over. And Raymond Carver is great for that. Tobias Wolff is an author who is really good for that as well. I've only read one collection from Claire Vaye Watkins, but it's one of the best collections of short fictions I've ever read. Sylvia Plath, I would say, as well. I don't read a ton of poetry, but hers is so good that you kind of can't not, I think. And then probably number five would be Kurt Vonnegut, I reckon. He's brilliant. I guess I like writers who have the kind of humor that I have, which is a sort of cynical, sardonic… black humor. He's just the don.

LINK: How Lorde Broke All the Rules: Inside Rolling Stone's New Issue

On the figures who've most influenced her style:
I feel like I would just kind of take little pieces from someone else's style. I don't know how I ended up where I am. [Rookie editor] Tavi Gevinson, probably, because we were growing up around the same time and she was so cool. She had all this crazy thrifted stuff, and so I would thrift and try and look like her. Grace Jones was an influence, because I was like, "These shoulders! These pants! Girls can wear pants and be awesome." That's something I definitely embody.

LINK: See Where 'Royals' Ranked on Rolling Stone's List of Best Songs of 2013

On how her perspective has changed, post-"Royals":
It's a really weird thing to write a song like "Royals," or a record like the record I wrote, and then go through something like this, which changes your entire world and way of living and changes what you do every day. And then you find yourself writing and being in a completely new stratosphere in terms of what you're talking about and how you approach certain subjects. So it has been weird. Do I really want to write a record which is like, "I'm in my Jacuzzi and I have so much money, and I'm sad?" It'll be interesting to see how something like this manifests itself creatively for me.

LINK: Lorde's Teenage Dream

On choosing covers:
I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that I could write, or I wished I could write. Sometimes a writer just sounds like they're in your head, and that is really cool for me. But I think there's no point in covering something unless you're going to do something quite different and take it out of its original context and make it mean something different, and make it apply to you. So there's lots of stuff that I really want to cover, but I know there would be no point. [Laughs] For the Replacements' "Swingin' Party"…my producer and I were just kind of surfing Spotify one night, and he was like, "Oh, do you know this band?" I was listening to the lyrics, and, tonally, the lyrics are just so in line with something that I would write. The subject matter just sounded like something I would write if I was as good a writer as Paul Westerberg.

LINK: Learn How Lorde and Kanye West Became Friends

On what she's learned about the record biz:
I've learned how to interact with people in order to get what I want, but also…you can't just crush someone's vision, you have to make compromises. That wasn't something I was familiar with until quite recently. I was so kind of fixated on exactly what I wanted to do, but now I'm quite good at taking other peoples' opinions on board. But that being said, I've totally learned in this process that 99 percent of the time your gut is right, and you know what's right for you. I know exactly what's right for my career and for my art, and sometimes, even if the whole room is saying, "Don't do that, don't do that," you know that doing that is going to be good for you, in the long run. So, yeah, I guess it's a balance between listening to what other people say and not listening.

On staying grounded:
Well, the way I see it is that when I meet people whose music I really inspire, and they may be a little bit famous, I still get the little, "Holy crap! This person wants to talk to me." And I think when you stop having that feeling, and you're like, "Oh, of course they do," then maybe you're not who you were anymore.

On what advice she'd give aspiring musicians:
If you want your music to be heard. . . you can just put stuff on the Internet and people can love it and that's cool. I think the industry is much less scary than people think it is. You have to go into it with an idea of who you are and what you want to do, and you have to have an idea of the things that you won't do, and the things that you want to aspire to. Because if you have clear goals and absolute no's for yourself, then people can figure it out. And then you won't be left like, "Oh, shit, why did I do that …" I don't know, juice commercial. [Laughs]

My advice to young people wanting to make music and to be in this industry is to really spend your time making music. Make so much music you have no friends. Make music. Figure out what it is you love, and. . .because if you're making cool art, then everything else will fall into line. If it's good enough, if it's cool enough, if it has enough emotion in it, people will listen, and people will love it. And there's nothing else.

These 8 Magical Photos Of Child Animal Whisperers Will Make You Happy To Be Alive (PHOTOS)

January 16, 2014, 10:59 am

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Need a pick-me-up?

These photos of children interacting with animals are guaranteed to give you warm and fuzzy feelings.

Taken by Russian photographer and mother Elena Shumilova, the gorgeous pictures show Shumilova's sons, Yaroslav and Vanya, on the family farm. Yaroslav, 5, and Vanya, 2, clearly have an amazing bond with the family's pet rabbits, ducks, cats and dogs, reports Metro.

Shumilova, who only took up photography in 2012, said the images were her attempts to record these amazing relationships in their natural habitat, according to the Yahoo! Shine blog.

The photographer's striking use of light is apparent throughout her work, at times bathing the scenes in a dreamlike glow. Natural light gives "emotional depth to the image," Shumilova told Yahoo! "I get inspired mainly by desire to express something I feel, though I usually cannot tell exactly what it is."


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Harvey Weinstein Plans NRA Movie With Meryl Streep

January 16, 2014, 11:02 am

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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein stopped by Howard Stern's radio show this week and revealed plans for his next big movie.

Weinstein got into a discussion with Stern about the issue of gun control, telling the controversial radio host, "I don’t think we need guns in this country, and I hate it. I think the NRA is a disaster area."

"I shouldn’t say this, but I’ll tell it to you, Howard. I’m going to make a movie with Meryl Streep, and we’re going to take this head-on," Weinstein continued. "And they’re going to wish they weren’t alive after I’m done with them."

According to the Washington Times, Weinstein said he hopes moviegoers leave his film, which he compared to "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," thinking, "'Gun stocks -- I don’t want to be involved in that stuff.' It’s going to be like crash and burn."

Weinstein has long been a vocal supporter of stricter gun control laws. "If we don’t get gun control laws in this country, we are full of beans," he told The Huffington Post in July 2012. "To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States of America is pathetic."

Streep has yet to comment on her reported involvement with the project.

[via Washington Times]

Here's What Happens When You Combine The Female Leads From Every Nicolas Sparks Movie

January 16, 2014, 11:12 am

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ThatNordicGuy, a visual artist who seems to specialize in combining faces, pulled together every female lead from every Nicolas Sparks movie ever. What he ended up creating is one very aesthetically-pleasing white lady with not-so-cute hair.

Now, listen to this "Last Song" song and try not to fall hopelessly in love with this weirdly stunning composite of Rachel McAdams, Miley Cyrus, Amanda Seyfried, Julianne Hough, Diane Lane, Taylor Schilling, Michelle Monaghan, Mandy Moore and Robin Wright.


Every female lead from every Nicholas Sparks-movie by ThatNordicGuy on deviantART

29 Photos To Get You Over Emma Thompson's Oscar Snub

January 16, 2014, 12:15 pm

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"It's official: the Oscars won't trump the Globes," Indiewire managing editor Nigel M. Smith wrote on Twitter in the immediate aftermath of the Academy Award nominations. "Why? Cause Emma Thompson probably won't show up." Indeed, what he wrote: Thompson, who was expected to garner attention from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in the Best Actress category, was not nominated on Thursday. (Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep are 2014 Best Actress nominees.) If that surprising turn of events has you down, fear not: HuffPost Entertainment compiled 29 photos of Thompson being Thompson, which is to say being awesome, to get you out of that funk. Pop on some Joni Mitchell and heal thyself below.

Jonah Hill Dishes About His Epic Airplane Sex Fail On The Graham Norton Show

January 16, 2014, 12:44 pm

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Jonah Hill's "Wolf of Wall Street" character, Donnie Azoff, may have popped Quaaludes and took to the skies for a sexy romp, but the 30-year-old actor didn't have such luck as a teenager.

On "The Graham Norton Show," Hill spoke about the movie's sex-filled airplane bachelor party scene, but revealed that his real-life attempts at love at a higher altitude, when he was just 18, failed to lift off.

Perhaps his own failings helped bring the big-toothed Donnie to life.

Bruce Dern On His Oscar Nomination And What Project Might Be Next (VIDEO)

January 16, 2014, 1:11 pm

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Bruce Dern's day got off to an amazing start when he scored an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor on Thursday morning (Jan. 16) for his work in "Nebraska," his second Oscar nod in a film career that spans more than half a century.

Just hours after Dern learned of his latest success, he joined HuffPost Live's Ricky Camilleri to discuss his nomination and the film that's earned him unanimous critical praise. When Dern last visited HuffPost Live in December of 2013, Camilleri asked if all the awards buzz meant Dern's phone was ringing off the hook with offers for new roles. At the time, Dern said "the son-of-a-b--ch hasn't rung yet," but it seems his fortune has changed as he inches closer to a taste of Oscar gold.

"It is starting to ring, and I had a wonderful conversation with Quentin [Tarantino] about three or four weeks ago, and that was a very productive conversation and hopefully something like that comes along," he said. "It appears to be on its way and that's good."

The only issue for Dern, who has said he doesn't campaign for awards or consider them in choosing his roles, is that getting Oscar buzz is sometimes the only way to be considered for meaty parts.

"It's too bad that it takes a certain kind of recognition to make you get phone calls," he said. "You would think the work does it."

In the meantime, Dern is enjoying the attention for "Nebraska." He was jubilant about Oscar nominations for his co-star June Squibb for Best Supporting Actress and director Alexander Payne, who Dern said has gone "six for six" on making critically beloved films. But he was disappointed that another cast mate didn't make the cut.

"I feel bad that Will [Forte] didn't get included, but you know what? Will's performance makes 'Nebraska' work," he said.

Catch the full post-Oscar nomination conversation with Bruce Dern at HuffPost Live HERE.

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The Most Breathtaking Photos From Around The World This Week

January 16, 2014, 1:16 pm

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Welcome to "Moving Image," our roundup of the best photos from around the world this week.

The following images tell the story of the past seven days' most compelling events, capturing happenstance moments and monumental occurrences all over the globe.

Our picks for this week are:





This story appears in Issue 83 of our weekly iPad magazine, Huffington, in the iTunes App store, available Friday, January 17.

Here Are All Of The Previous Oscar Winners Currently On Netflix

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The Oscar nominations are here, and there are a number of interesting statue races this year, including Best Picture. As you prepare for the announcement of the winner on March 2, we've rounded up all of the previous Best Picture winners currently available to stream on Netflix.

"The Artist" (2011)
The French comedic drama begins in the late '20s, centering on the relationship between a young star and older filmmaker as silent movies are replaced by the "talkies." "The Artist" also won a Best Actor award for lead Jean Dujardin as well as three other academy awards.


"The King's Speech" (2010)
A witty and emotional biographical drama, "The King's Speech" focuses on Britain's King George VII (Colin Firth) as he struggles to overcome a pervasive stutter with the assistance of a speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush).


"Shakespeare In Love" (1998)
"Shakespeare in Love" is a romantic comedy that tells the story of the young playwright (Joseph Fiennes) as he falls for a noblewoman (Gwyneth Paltrow) who inspires one of his most famous plays.


"Forrest Gump" (1996)
For any aliens who recently landed on Earth: "Forrest Gump" tells the tale of a simpleminded man miraculously finds himself at essentially ever major historic moment of the American '60's and '70s in this comedy-drama epic. Tom Hanks also won Best Actor for his role as the titular character.


"Dances with Wolves" (1990)
"Dances with Wolves" is an action/adventure film that follows a Civil War soldier (Kevin Costner) who offends his military family when he befriends Native Americans after he's sent to the Western frontier.


"The Last Emperor" (1987)
A cerebral drama that recounts the story of Pu Yi (John Lone) -- the last emperor of China's Ching Dynasty, who inherited the throne at just three years old, before eventual imprisonment and political rehabilitation under Communist authorities.


"Terms Of Endearment" (1983)
This 1983 film based on the Larry McMurtry novel by the same name was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won five. It covers over 30 years of an ailing mother-and-daughter relationship (Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger) as they grapple with love, life and heart-wrenching tragedy.


"Ordinary People" (1980)
Robert Redford's dark and understated directorial debut depicts the disintegration of a middle-class family, after a repressed woman loses her favorite son. Mary Tyler Moore won Best Actress for her role as Beth.


"West Side Story" (1961)
This musical re-imaging of "Romeo and Juliet" follows the turf war between two rival gangs: the Sharks and the Jets. It was adapted after the original Broadway production, which premiered in 1957.


"The Apartment" (1960)
"The Apartment" is a classic romantic comedy about a lonely insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) steadily climbing the corporate ladder until he becomes foolishly involved with the boss' girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine).


"All About Eve" (1950)
An aging Broadway star (Bette Davis) unwittingly hires a conniving young fan as her assistant only to find her career and personal life at stake. "All About Eve" was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six. It remains the only film to ever receive four nods for female acting categories.


"Gentleman's Agreement" (1947)
"Gentleman's Agreement" is an adventure film about an ambitious reporter (Gregory Peck) who poses as a Jewish man in order to write an exposé about anti-semitism. He quickly discovers the deep-seated effects of the bigotry and hatred directed toward Jewish people at the time.

The 28 Movies To See Before Oscar Night

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Now that the Oscar nominations are here and we know which movies are truly the year's so-called best, it's time to gear up your to-do list with the many films you probably haven't seen yet. Because come March 2, you're going to want to know what the heck Ellen DeGeneres is talking about when she zings the motley crew of nominees during her opening monologue. Here's where you can catch the 28 must-see movies before Oscar night, ranked from the splashiest releases to the more quiet films.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. Strips Down On 'Watch What Happens: Live'

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Was alcohol to blame? Like the fourth hour of "Today," the booze flows freely on "Watch What Happens: Live," and that can lead to some rather unpredictable behavior. Andy Cohen certainly didn't expect Cuba Gooding, Jr. to take off his pants. It happened after Cohen gifted both of his guests -- Queen Latifah was on as well -- with robes.

“I’m putting my robe on, taking my pants off," Gooding, Jr. declared. Latifah was laughing and loving every minute of it. "This is what black people do!” Gooding, Jr. said afterward, settling back into his chair. "I’m in a robe! I’m in a motherf*cking robe!”

"Watch What Happens: Live" airs Sunday through Thursday at 11 p.m. EST on Bravo.

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'Parks & Recreation': Chris Proposes To Ann!

January 17, 2014, 11:13 am

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Chris and Ann are burning through relationship milestones on their way to leaving "Parks & Recreation." It's just a shame they're doing it all alone. Okay, Larry aka Jerry aka Gary was on hand for the latest one, but he kind of doesn't count. That said, it was Larry who inspired Chris to propose.

“Ann Perkins, will you marry me?” he asked, just as Larry started to choke on cracker dust behind him. When he tried to take a swig of Chris' water, Chris pulled it away telling Larry he had a germ thing. That left Larry no choice but to try and cough through as Ann declared, "No part of this is how I pictured it.”

HitFix's Alan Sepinwall wishes these Ann-Chris plots were working better. "I don't want these subplots to feel as obligatory as they have of late," he noted. "I want to miss Ann and Chris, not be relieved that they're about to stop taking up valuable screen time.” The AV Club's Alasdair Wilkins agreed, wondering why they've been so alone in their scenes. "The lovebirds feel increasingly isolated from the other characters, to the point that I kind of wonder whether there are difficulties coordinating Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones’ shooting schedules with those of the rest of the cast," he wrote.

"Parks & Recreation" airs Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC.

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Chris Pine Can Really Sing

January 17, 2014, 11:18 am

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Meryl Streep knew that Chris Pine could sing, and she wasn't afraid to tell everyone. She was on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday night, where she spilled the beans. So when Pine showed up on Thursday, Kimmel felt obligated to see if he would show off his vocal chops a little bit.

Pine proved he was game to play along and sang a few verses of "Fly Me to the Moon." He proved that indeed he did have some talent in this area. Can he dance, too? Maybe audiences will find out the same way Streep did. She co-stars with Pine in the big-screen adaptation of the musical "Into the Woods." The film is scheduled to come out at Christmas.

For now, fans can catch Pine portraying Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in the fifth film in the popular series based on Tom Clancy's books. "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" serves as a reboot for the franchise, with Pine taking on the role for the first time. He follows in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. The action thriller is in theaters now.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. EST on ABC.

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Oprah, Emma Thompson Comment On Oscar Snubs

January 17, 2014, 11:49 am

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says she's "already won." And Emma Thompson says she's at least relieved not to have to put on "another frock and heels."

Both actresses, snubbed by Oscar this year, are waxing philosophical about the situation, and looking at the bright side. "Don't be annoyed," Winfrey, overlooked in the supporting actress category for "Lee Daniels' The Butler," said of her reaction.

"... I really look at that category and look who is nominated in that category: my friend Julia (Roberts) and June (Squibb), whom I don't know, but Sally Hawkins and Jennifer (Lawrence) and Lupita (Nyong'o.) I think that's fantastic. And so I haven't picked up the acting chops in 15 years. So to be able to be a part of a film that could get that kind of attention, that could earn the kind of audience respect that it has, I've been saying all along, 'I've already won. I already won.'"

As for Thompson, passed over for best actress in "Saving Mr. Banks," she noted: "You just go 'Oh!'— and then you (say) 'Ooh, that means I can work in March instead of getting into another frock and heels.'"

Both actresses spoke at the Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday in Santa Monica.

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Simply Three Covers OneRepublic And It's Simply Perfect (VIDEO)

January 17, 2014, 12:20 pm

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OneRepublic is not an easy band to emulate, but Simply Three puts their best string forward to do the group justice.

The trio of string musicians, who blew us away with their rendition of "The Christmas Song" just over a month ago, is back and this time they're taking on OneRepublic's Counting Stars.

Simply Three consists of Alex Weill on the violin, Nicholas Villalobos on the bass and Zack Clark on the cello.

Check out the video above to catch this unique group in action.

7 Ways To Get Black Paint Right In Your Home (PHOTOS)

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Black can be the most intimidating of paint choices, but it also can be the most versatile. Need proof? Check out these 7 rooms that get the color right (without looking like a Hot Topic store). For a rundown of the best black paints, visit our friends at Design*Sponge.

Black Can "Anchor" A Mix Of Art

Eclectic Home Office by Los Angeles Media & Bloggers Lisa Borgnes Giramonti

Use In A Room That Gets Lots Of Light

Contemporary Bedroom by Los Angeles Interior Designers & Decorators Philip Nimmo Design

Try It In A Small Space, Entryway Or Hall

Traditional Hall by Chicago Interior Designers & Decorators Branca, Inc.

Even One "Statement" Wall Can Make A Big Impact

Modern Bedroom by Toronto Photographers Peter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer

Black Can Enhance The Look Of Wood (And White, Of Course)

Contemporary Hall by New York Media & Bloggers Sterling Publishing

Black Cabinetry Can Give A Clean Look To A Kitchen

Contemporary Kitchen by Cambridge Architects & Designers LDa Architecture & Interiors

Stairs Stand Out With A Coat Of Black Paint

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Goldie Hawn Signs With CAA, Fans Wonder If She's Returning To Show Business

January 17, 2014, 1:46 pm

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Is Goldie Hawn coming back to the big screen?

E! Online reports that the 68-year-old actress recently signed a contract to be represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), leading many to speculate whether she's planning on returning to show business.

With a Golden Globe, an Oscar and countless nominations under her belt, Hawn has had an illustrious career, full of iconic moments.

Who could forget the time she threw her drink across the room with wild abandon in "The First Wives Club" ...



When she embodied the undead in "Death Becomes Her" ...



Or when she captured our hearts while eating a casual snack in "Cactus Flower"?



The last film that Hawn acted in was "The Banger Sisters," which was released in 2002, and it was a blast.



Granted, Hawn voiced the character Peggy McGee in an episode of the animated show "Phineas and Ferb" in 2013, but it was hardly representative of of the Hawn that fans know and love.



But now with her move to CAA, fans are giddy with the prospect of her returning to the big screen.



There's no doubt that she could walk into any casting room and rock an audition.



She's just as fierce as she was all those years ago.



So here's hoping that she's cooking up some plans for a new film. Cheers!

Hero Captain 'Sully' Honored With Insanely Awesome Rap Ballet Music Video

January 17, 2014, 1:56 pm

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This week saw the five year anniversary of "The Miracle on the Hudson," and one very creative person decided to mark the occasion and pay musical tribute to Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III in a rather... err, uh, unconventional way.

Zach Sherwin has released the music video above entitled "Goose MCs" that has absolutely everything you could imagine in it and more. Is there a hip-hop sound and smooth lyrical rhyme that gets your head bobbing to the beat? Check. Are there ballerinas dancing and dressed up as both Captain Sullenberger and a flock of geese? Yup. Do you need to click play and start watching this right away? Most definitely!

Take A Look At These Vintage Photos Of The Best Actor And Actress Oscar Nominees

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Without a doubt, the 10 actors and actresses nominated for Academy Awards in 2014 have plenty experience in front of the camera.

A few of them (Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep) embraced instant fame upon their screen debuts, while others (Judi Dench, Chiwetel Ejiofor) broke through after years of hard work. But all of them were once fledgling stars whose appearances at movie premieres and award shows didn't elicit the mania it does now. We've combed through vintage photos of from the early red-carpet days of this year's Oscar honorees. Some of the glamour shots come from their debut movies, but all of them are within the first few years of their respective careers. Ahead of the 86th annual Academy Awards, take a gander at these old-school red-carpet captures, along with some details about the movie each actor or actress was promoting around the time the photo was snapped.

Christian Bale
(Best Actor, "American Hustle")

Year: 1987 (age 13)
Movie: "Empire of the Sun" (directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Tom Stoppard)
IMDB plot description: A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.
Sample review: "Mr. Bale ... at first seems just a handsome and malleable young performer, another charming child star. But the epic street scene that details the Japanese invasion of the city and separates Jim from his parents reveals this boy to be something more. As Mr. Bale, standing atop a car amid thousands of extras and clasping his hands to his head, registers the fact that Jim is suddenly alone, he conveys the schoolboy's real terror and takes the film to a different dramatic plane. This fine young actor, who appears in virtually every frame of the film and ages convincingly from about 9 to 13 during the course of the story, is eminently able to handle an ambitious and demanding role." -- Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Bruce Dern
(Best Actor, "Nebraska")

Year: 1975 (age 39)
Movie: "Posse" (directed by Kirk Douglas, written by Christopher Knopf and William Roberts)
IMDB plot description: A tough U.S. marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious criminal. He succeeds, but instead of cheering him, the public turns against him.
Sample review: "Mr. Douglas and Mr. Dern have a high old time of it, shooting it out on horseback, foot and, once, on a hijacked train. Mr. Douglas's talents as a director have clearly improved since his maiden effort, last year's "Scalawag," but then the screenplay (by William Roberts and Christopher Knopf) is also much better. This is Saturday afternoon entertainment that needn't be ignored at night." -- Vincent Canby, The New York Times

Leonardo DiCaprio
(Best Actor, "The Wolf of Wall Street")

Year: 1993 (age 19)
Movie: "This Boy's Life" (directed by Michael Caton-Jones, written by Robert Getchell)
IMDB plot description: The story about the relationship between a rebellious '50s teenager and his abusive father, based on the memoirs of writer and literature professor Tobias Wolff.
Sample review: "Toby is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, a relative newcomer (he's done TV, and had the lead in "Critters III"). The movie is successful largely because he is a good enough actor to hold his own in his scenes with De Niro, so that the movie remains his story, and isn't upstaged by the loathsome but colorful Dwight." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Chiwetel Ejiofor
(Best Actor, "12 Years a Slave")

Year: 2002 (age 25)
Movie: "Dirty Pretty Things" (directed by Stephen Frears, written by Steven Knight)
IMDB plot description: An illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unfortunate side of life in London.
Sample review: "Okwe is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, a brilliant British actor of Nigerian extraction who never shows off. I hate to think of an actor with an ego playing the hard-working, loyal, brave and moral Okwe; he'd make it an ordeal of virtue. Ejiofor's Okwe is too busy hustling to pose against the sunset or sigh melodramatically with self-pity." -- Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post

Matthew McConaughey
(Best Actor, "The Wolf of Wall Street")

Year: 1993 (age 24)
Movie: "Dazed and Confused" (written and directed by Richard Linklater)
IMDB plot description: The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May of 1976.
Sample review: "In the exhilarating 'Dazed and Confused,' 31- year-old director Richard Linklater delivers what may be the most slyly funny and dead-on portrait of American teenage life ever made." -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Amy Adams
(Best Actress, "American Hustle")

Year: 1999 (age 25)
Movie: "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (directed by Michael Patrick Jann, written by Lona Williams)
IMDB plot description: A small town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that one contestant will go to any lengths to win.
Sample review: "Anyone who's cringed at the phony pieties of beauty pageants or wondered what the contestants really are thinking behind those glossy, vacuous smiles will get a taste of sweet revenge from this deft skewering of a bogus institution. 'Gorgeous' has claws, and manages to stick them in all the right places." -- Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

Cate Blanchett
(Best Actress, "Blue Jasmine")

Year: 1997 (age 28)
Movie: "Oscar and Lucinda" (directed by Gillian Armstrong, written by Laura Jones)
IMDB plot description: Oscar and Lucinda meet on a ship going to Australia; once there, they are for different reasons ostracized from society, and as a result join forces together.
Sample review: "In a role that Judy Davis was born to play (and that was in fact intended for her years back), luminous newcomer Blanchett also excels as the fiery, self-reliant female industrialist who lives by her own norms, defying society’s prohibitive definition of a 'woman’s place.'" -- Emanuel Levy, Variety

Sandra Bullock
(Best Actress, "Gravity")

Year: 1993 (age 29)
Movie: "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway" (directed by Randa Haines, written by Steve Conrad)
IMDB plot description: Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.
Sample review: "[The picture] clearly favors the men, with the three women playing sketchy roles that serve primarily as plot functions. Still, [Shirley] MacLaine as the lonely but sensitive motel manager, [Piper] Laurie as the coquettishly proud lady and Bullock as the sweet waitress acquit themselves with modest, unassuming performances." -- Emanuel Levy, Variety

Judi Dench
(Best Actress, "Philomena")

Year: 1966 (age 32)
Movie: "A Study in Terror" (directed by James Hill, written by Daniel Ford)
IMDB plot description: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack The Ripper.
Sample review: "An assortment of Southwestern landscapes, the variety of which has seldom been so profligately provided for a horse-and-hero opera, is indeed a major feature of excitement in this stalk-'em-and-chase-'em film, wherein the actors need landscape for their cut-ups the same as football players need a football field." -- Bosley Crowther, The New York Times

Meryl Streep
(Best Actress, "August: Osage County")

Year: 1979 (age 30)
Movie: "Manhattan" (directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman)
IMDB plot description: A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead.
Sample review: "All the characters, save the sublimely innocent Tracy, are in analysis and/or working on a book—most provocatively, Isaac's second ex-wife (a scary Meryl Streep), who has written a hostile memoir of their marriage. With this character, Allen acknowledges the Other." -- J. Hoberman, The Village Voice