Rachel found a short video clip from last week’s filming at Malibu beach. In it Natalie does a little dance for Christian Bale that almost reminds me of the fireplace dance in Garden State. Very cute.

If you look closely I’m pretty sure “Portmania” is written in the sand.

Just Jared has a new candid from the weekend. It’s a single photo of Natalie, Aleph (out of sight), Whiz and a friend hiking in Los Feliz on Saturday.

Clearly she’s making sure that she’s in tip top shape for Portmania, which begins today…assuming Sanjiro remembers.

Eden found a document that confirms that yesterday’s stunning new photo shoot was in fact for Dior.

She also found an addition to the set, just a pity that for now it’s a bit Tyrion Lannister.

Thor 2 will begin shooting in the fall and Disney have now announced another release date change for the film. Initially it was to be summer of 2013, then it shifted to November 15th.

The new change isn’t that dramatic and it’s heading in the right direction. The film will now open stateside on November 8th 2013.

It could potentially be the next Natalie film we see, which will mean 2 around 2 and a half years between Natalie films. OUCH!

On the bright side, we’re halfway through that already and there are 3 other films on the way.

Rachel set up another gallery that is also from the Terrence Malick shoot, but obviously a very different scene. Natalie has an entirely different, and pretty cool, look and the photos were taken in Beverly Hills.

Natalie and Christian Bale were snapped filming…well I’m not sure which film it is but ONTD and Popsugar is saying it’s for Knight Of Cups, so let’s go with that.

The photos were snapped on Malibu beach and while I think 99% of people wouldn’t consider these spoilers, if you fall within that ultra protective 1%…you’ve been warned.

Rachel will rock this gallery later, but for now I’ve sent up something to whet the appetite.

Even more tidbits! Okay, we’re approaching barrel scraping levels now.

- Alephnatben thinks the tweet yesterday, sighting Natalie in San Antonio, was a joke. A new tweet suggests Natalie is still in LA. Oh, twitter, how you play with our emotions.

- I suspect I posted about this a lifetime ago, but with the release of Diablo 3, it’s fitting to mention that the original Diablo had a secret Natalie message.

- Finally, a dancer on the British Strictly Come Dancing has a pretty good idea which celebrity he’d like to be teamed with on the show. Hint: Not Benjamin.

‘I would love to work with Natalie Portman. But I don’t think she is at the end of the phone waiting for the BBC to call! Still, a man can dream.’

Anqxxx found yet another photo of Natalie ‘tached up from Right You Are, If You Think You Are. This photo is probably the most convincingly dapper (and sexually confusing) yet.

Another rock ‘em sock ‘em edition of mini updates coming at ya.

- That Israel visit may have been mistaken, because according to this tweet, Natalie was spotted at a mall in San Antonio, Texas. Since Terrence Malick’s test shooting (or real shooting, who knows) has been in Austin and other parts of Texas, I think Natalie might finally be reporting for active duty. Stay tuned.

- Natalie’s music video for Paul McCartney, My Valentine, is getting the full cinema treatment. Oscar king, Harvey Weinstein, has arranged for the music video to play before screenings of the new French film, The Intouchables.

- And finally, here is a paparazzi video from Natalie’s hike with friends and Aleph from a few months ago. I think these kinds of video’s are very informative to us as fans. Sure, we can imagine how annoying the paparazzi must be, but video’s like this really drive that point home.

I kept hoping the cameraman would topple down the side of the mountain.

As you know, I’m slowly updating the biography page so it’s a better reflection of who Natalie is today. In trying to work out who Natalie’s favourite actors and actresses might be, I got a bit stuck. I guess once you reach Natalie’s level of stardom, interviewers don’t really ask “so who is your favourite actor?” anymore.

You’ll also know that I have a source who would likely know these answers, but I try not to be annoying (quite a difficult feat for me) and only email when it’s important. Like a new film rumour.

But given how frustrated I was, I decided to bite the bullet and ask. I’m glad I did because I got a heap of names, and these are just the first names that my source could think of.

So, after the jump, take a look at the actors and actresses that Natalie is a fan of…
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