Thoughts written up after a Natalie sighting can be quite one dimensional, so reading this article, from a bit part actress who was on the same plane as Natalie, was as surprising as it was pleasing to read. I highly recommend reading the whole thing, but here is a little excerpt.
She is so sweet and natural. And she is riding coach. Like a bad ass. We are about the same size. Similar facial structure. Both in comfy jeans and no makeup. Matching pony tails. We both look like pre-teens. Besides the fact that I have looked up to her work and how she carries herself for as long as I can remember, I canʼt help but think (when in such close proximity,) what is it exactly that separates me from you? You know… besides her Oscar, her adorable baby she is holding, and the handsome man sitting at her side. Husband? Boyfriend? I have no idea. I donʼt have either. Hey- at least I have my laptop.
It's been awhile since we've gotten a Natalie drawing, but I think you'll agree it was worth the wait. A big thanks to Angelina for this, and we've got a few more to post as well.
Natalie's fashion week appearance was a weird one for me. You had the indoors look and the outdoor coat look. For both looks I felt that she appeared amazingly youthful looking and that the fringe/bangs wasn't really working for me.
However, while the indoor look left me feeling quite blah, the mere addition of that coat jettisoned the look from the lower reaches of Natalie history to closer to the top.
So, I want to see if you guys had a similar impression, or perhaps even felt the opposite...
The results of the big Malick news was surprising. I thought there would be a lot more people who feel his films aren't their cup of tea, but the "disappointing" and "worrying" options got just 12 votes between them. That said, a quarter of voters don't know Malick's films, so the negative number would surely be higher if they had sampled what Malick is all about.
Hesher is going toe to toe with The Other Woman for most wildly different posters selling the film. The two posters below are for the Italian release and I don't know about you guys but I think the second one might be my favourite.
The Cinematic Corner blog takes a look at some (48 to be precise) of the visual Easter eggs and secrets contained within Black Swan. Most of them should be familiar to fans of the site and film, but it's certainly worth a look. Definitely need to watch this film again and see how it holds up one year later.
Okay, we can finally bring you the winners from the 3rd annual Charlie Awards. 2011 was an incredibly memorable year and certainly the most important personal year for Natalie, which made great fodder for the Charlies.
Thanks to all of you who voted. Here are your winners...
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It was nice to see all photos getting decent support, but the winning margin was incredibly comfortable, with the other photos being bunched up in the distance. (Read more)
Back in 2010, photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin collaborated with artists M/M (Paris) on a series of collages featuring various celebrities as punctuation marks as part of their "Pretty Much Everything" retrospective. This portrait of Natalie was turned into a question mark and included in the retrospective (which is now available for purchase as a poster at M/M (Paris)'s shop).
The voting has closed and you'd be reading the results now if my thumb hadn't accidentally clicked the back button on my mouse, losing 90 minutes of updating in the process. Ouch.
I'll post them again (and write it in word) tomorrow morning. Sorry about that.
I've updated the gallery with some new-old photos of Natalie posing in the press room at the SAG Awards. I've also added more new photos of Natalie attending the Rodarte fashion show and strolling solo afterwards.
If you haven't voted in our end of year awards, The Charlies, you better click the image below to go vote. If you don't, democracy dies. Charlie sacrificed his life so that we could vote for the highlights from the Natalie year. Don't let his sacrifice be in vain.
I've updated the gallery with some more pictures of Natalie at the Rodarte Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, as well as some cheerful candids from outside after the show.
