Nicole Kidman takes risks Nov 9, 2009
Nicole Kidman doesn't ever want a "safe" love life. The actress who was wed to actor Tom Cruise for 10 years and is now married to country singer Keith Urban always opts for "extreme" romances and movies because she would hate to have a boring life. (iAfrica.com)
Paltrow joins Kidman in 'Danish Girl' Nov 7, 2009
Gwyneth Paltrow will join Nicole Kidman in The Danish Girl, an adaptation of the David Ebershoff novel that tells the story of a relationship between the first post-operative transsexual, Einar Wegener, and his wife Greta. Thomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) is directing a script by Lucinda Coxon. (Variety)
"The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away Nov 6, 2009
lope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman and Sophia Loren, producer and distributor Harvey Weinstein's got to be hoping for major hardware to get this expensive project into the black. "The Road" Redolent of artistic seriousness, this post-apocalyptic fable from Aussie director John Hillcoat ("The Proposition") is adapted from a Cormac McCarthy novel and stars Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron as its protagonists, dubbed only "Man" and "Wife." (Guy Pearce and Robert Duvall also star. (Salon)
AC/DC give Wiggles shock Nov 5, 2009
Nicole Kidman, meanwhile, appears to have become a kept woman. Her earnings dropped to a mere $11 million, eclipsed by those of her husband Keith Urban who came in at No. 5 with $20 million. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Kidman burned diaries after Cruise divorce Nov 5, 2009
"My life has been about exploring types of love," Nicole Kidman says in British GQ. "I've explored obsession, I've explored loss and love in terms of being in a grief-stricken place, I've explored strange sexual fetish stuff, I've explored the mundane aspect of marriage, and monogamy. But I'm still on that journey." ... LONDON - Unlike many of her Hollywood peers, Nicole Kidman says she prefers to keep an air of mystery about her life. (MSNBC -- News)
Nicole Kidman dishes sexual secrets Nov 5, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 5 -- She's always been one to keep her private life as private as possible, but in the latest issue of British GQ, Nicole Kidman opens up more than usual. Actress Nicole Kidman and husband, singer Keith Urban arrive at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas April 5, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Scrooge Rings in Holiday Movie Season Nov 4, 2009
It's the story of a filmmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his many, many women: His wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his mom (Sophia Loren), his film star (Nicole Kidman), his costume designer (Judi Dench), a lover from his youth (Stacy Ferguson), and a fashion journalist (Kate Hudson). Singing in a recording studio was a new challenge for some of the cast, including Cruz. (CBS News)
Carrey's Scrooge Rings In Hollywood Holiday Spirit Nov 3, 2009
" It's the story of a filmmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his many, many women: His wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his mom (Sophia Loren), his film star (Nicole Kidman), his costume designer (Judi Dench), a lover from his youth (Stacy Ferguson), and a fashion journalist (Kate Hudson). Singing in a recording studio was a new challenge for some of the cast, including Cruz. "You feel very vulnerable, because you can't hide anything," Cruz said at this year's Cannes Film... (KIRO TV, WA)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 31, 2009
Australia 8 p.m. (HBO) Epic, set just prior to WWII, about an Englishwoman (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a cattle ranch. PG-13 (2008). (Boston Globe)
Nicole's singing fear Oct 31, 2009
Nicole Kidman is terrified of singing. The 42-year-old star who has previously released duets with her 'Moulin Rouge. (iAfrica.com)
Tony Scott Dances Oct 30, 2009
She previously handled the Heidi Fleiss story Pay the Girl for Nicole Kidman and Gangsta Bitches. The trade paper says that the film will have a tone similar to Scott's True Romance. (IGN FilmForce)
Hay, there's still hope for Brown Oct 29, 2009
While Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman missed out, young star Brandon Walters received a nod for best supporting actor. Australia took almost $38 million at the domestic box office and while director Warwick Thornton's low budget Samson & Delilah achieved both critical and commercial success - it is Australia's nomination for best foreign language film at the Oscars, having already won the Camera d'Or for best debut film at Cannes - not all the releases in the best film category were so... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Scandal hits Italy leftist party Oct 25, 2009
Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson. Connect with CBS News. (CBS News -- World)
Review: 'Astro Boy' Never Takes Flight Oct 25, 2009
Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects. The Volturi are invading the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Polygamist Sect's Women Called "Pimps" Oct 25, 2009
Texas Polygamist Women Called "Pimps" - The Early Show - CBS News. Texas Polygamist Women Called "Pimps". (CBS News)
Burying The N-Word Oct 24, 2009
DETROIT, July 9, 2007. NAACP Symbolically Buries Racist Word During Public Ceremony In Detroit. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Bye-Bye Back Pain! Oct 24, 2009
- The Early Show - CBS News. NEWYORK, Oct. 23, 2009. (CBS News)
H1N1 Vaccine Marred by Frustration, Delays Oct 24, 2009
Washington Post: Authorities Scramble to Parcel Out Vaccine as Supply Falls Short of Promises. The U.S. government promised 40 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine would be ready by now. (CBS News)
Kidman pays out on Hollywood Oct 24, 2009
Nicole Kidman in Washington ... NICOLE Kidman has conceded that Hollywood probably has contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Click to read:Affidavit: Balloon Mom Admitted Hoax Oct 24, 2009
Affidavit: Balloon Mom Admitted Hoax - CBS News. DENVER, Oct. 23, 2009. (CBS News)
Is It Worth Sitting Though Lars von Trier's Antichrist? Oct 24, 2009
But after the excruciating juvenile provocation that was , I felt no need to see the "sequel," , in which Bryce Dallas Howard stepped into the female-punching-bag role that Nicole Kidman refused to reprise. And after the infantile bludgeoning that is Antichrist (IFC Films), I feel no need to keep accompanying von Trier's career at all. (Slate)
New On DVD: 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Oct 24, 2009
Current conditions for local cities. Paramount Pictures Image. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Kidman: Hollywood probably contributes to violence... Oct 23, 2009
(AP) Actress Nicole Kidman listens to testimony before the House International Organizations, Human. WASHINGTON (AP) - Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects ... (AP) Actress Nicole Kidman, Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. (The Drudge Report)
MOVIE BLOG: Hollywood's impact on violence Oct 23, 2009
In a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing that was considering legislation to address violence against women overseas through humanitarian relief efforts, Nicole Kidman conceded that Hollywood probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects, but that she herself did not choose those kinds of roles. Given how fast she reportedly followed the concession up with comments about her own career, the remark was likely an accidental slip of the tongue. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Comedian Soupy Sales Dies at 83 Oct 23, 2009
DETROIT, Oct. 22, 2009. Comic's Career Spanned 20,000 Pies to the Face - and 5,000 TV Appearances. (CBS News)
Kidman: Women Aren't Weak, Sex Objects Oct 23, 2009
Actress Nicole Kidman prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, before the House International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight subcommittee hearing on violence against women ... (AP) Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects ... Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson. (CBS News)
Liberals Open Fire on Harry Reid Oct 23, 2009
Liberal Advocacy Groups Say Majority Leader Will Lose His Reelection Bid if There's No Public Option in Health Care Bill. CBS News Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes and Capitol Hill Producer Jill Jackson join Sharyl Attkisson to break down everything you need to know about the five health care bills in the House and Senate. (CBS News -- Politics)
Nicole Kidman speaks out Oct 22, 2009
Bringing a splash of Hollywood glamour to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Australian movie star Nicole Kidman testified before lawmakers as part of her effort to stop violence against women around the world. Kidman, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), told Congress violence against women and girls was "perhaps the most systematic, widespread human rights violation in the world. "I am far from an expert, I rely on the people I've met to make the case,"... (iAfrica.com)
Nicole Kidman highlights violence against women Oct 22, 2009
Actress Nicole Kidman speaks during the "International Violence Against Women: Stories and Solutions" hearing on October 21 in Washington, DC. Kidman is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women and said in her address that violence against women and girls was "perhaps the most systematic, widespread human rights violation in the world". WASHINGTON (AFP) - Bringing a splash of Hollywood glamour to Capitol Hill, Australian movie star Nicole Kidman has testified... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Surviving ‘Antichrist’: How Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe played their grueling roles Oct 18, 2009
Q. Lars von Trier has had complicated relationships with the women in his movies - Emily Watson, Bjrk, Nicole Kidman. He asks a lot of them. (Boston Globe)
Odd Lot Entertainment, Lionsgate and Videocine Announce Pre-Production and Cast on FROM PRADA TO NADA Oct 16, 2009
Current productions include the feature Rabbit Hole, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest, and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Recently completed projects include Frank Miller's The Spirit, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes; The Open Road, starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake and Kate Mara; and Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground, the follow-up to the 2005 SXSX Special Jury Award-winner Green Street... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bunny linesEveryone knows that a puffy duckbill lip or a permantly surprised... Oct 14, 2009
Celebs such as Nicole Kidman, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone and Ren;e Zellweger all have them ... Celebs such as Nicole Kidman, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone and Ren;e Zellweger all have them ... ASSOCIATED PRESS Nicole Kidman. (New York Post -- News)
"Big Bang Theory's" Cuoco on New Romance Oct 13, 2009
Party time for the Kardashians; Plus, Nicole Kidman, January Jones, Kary Perry and Troy Aikman. Stories. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Urban coup for ARIA awards Headline Oct 11, 2009
Keith Urban with wife Nicole Kidman ... Organisers hope his wife, Nicole Kidman, will turn up, too. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Rock no Urban myth Oct 10, 2009
The worst was the sappy midtempo ballad "Only You Could Love Me This Way," which he introduced by dedicating it to his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, who attended the show ... The worst was the sappy midtempo ballad "Only You Could Love Me This Way," which he introduced by dedicating it to his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, who attended the show. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A first XI doing their country proud Oct 10, 2009
Like Nicole Kidman and Kylie Minogue, the Tasmanian-born Blackburn lives and mostly works in another country. A professor at the University of California in San Francisco, she also took out duel US citizenship after joining George Bush's Council on Bioethics in 2001 - an act of patriotism that did not prevent her being unceremoniously dumped for her opposition to the administration's politicisation of science a few years later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sam's 70th takes the cake Oct 9, 2009
THOSE Americans are an ungrateful lot when it comes to Nicole Kidman. Having lived there, married and divorced one of their golden sons and graced Hollywood's ''power'' and ''most-beautiful'' lists for nearly two decades, our Nic now has the inglorious honour of making it on to a list of America's top 10 actresses who are deemed ''past their expiration date. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Urban, Sugarland shine as country's fresher faces Oct 9, 2009
Singer/guitarist Keith Urban has become a tabloid celebrity by marrying a movie star (Nicole Kidman) and going into rehab, but on this night, he was just a singer and guitar player. Aussie Urban came to Nashville as a guitarist before starting band The Ranch. (Albany Times Union)
Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench. Dec. 4. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Infotainment Oct 9, 2009
Nicole Kidman visits the Omega flagship store NEW YORK: Actress Nicole Kidman visits the Omega flagship store to donate her signed Omega Constellation watch. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
From kitchen to corporate Oct 1, 2009
In the 1990s this scrambled eggs recipe was considered so masterful that Nicole Kidman gushed about Granger's cafe on Oprah's couch, and The New York Times crowned Granger the "egg master of Sydney". The accolades resulted in waits of up to two hours for a table at Granger's three Sydney cafes for brunch. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Italian Job For Streep, Clooney Sep 26, 2009
Lindsay Lohan steps in to host Singapore concert: plus, the "Fame" premiere and Nicole Kidman. Photo Essay. (CBS News)
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ available on Comcast Movies and Events Sep 25, 2009
(Encore on Comcast) A couple (Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill), after a month at sea on their yacht, are terrorized by a young psycho. This Australian psychological thriller has terrific razzle-dazzle technique but shallow psychology. (Boston Globe)
Abbie Cornish quietly makes a name for herself Sep 20, 2009
All those pauses - not to mention Cornish s sharp features and long, blonde hair - can remind you of Nicole Kidman, who also doesn t serve up easy answers to an interviewer. They re both Australian, but at 27, Cornish is more than a decade younger. (Boston Globe)
A fare to remember Sep 19, 2009
" The Telegraph, London Julie & Julia opens on October 8. Searching for a pot of gold By Gerard Wright JULIA CHILD owned an inimitable, operatic warble of a voice, stood 188 centimetres tall and was anything but graceful, except in front of a TV camera and over a chopping board. There, she moved with confidence and authority, cracking the once impenetrable code that was French cooking for a growing and fascinated American audience. This was a woman long admired by the director and screenwriter... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lost Horizon for unit owners Sep 18, 2009
No stranger to physical transformations for her roles, Nicole Kidman has signed on to play a man who becomes a woman. Variety reports the actress will star in The Danish Girl as the title character: Danish painter Einar Wegener, the first man to undergo a sex-change operation, in 1931. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fall 2009 movie preview Sep 18, 2009
Among the females: Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren and Judi Dench -- Oscar winners all. Old Dogs -- John Travolta and Robin Williams learn how to be kids again when Williams discovers he's the father of 6-year-old twins. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
MJ: The madness continues Sep 17, 2009
Fields Cruise also claimed that Jackson "always knew" he was the biological father of Connor Cruise, the 14 year-old black child that actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted in 1995, when they were still married. Meet the parents. (iAfrica.com)
Ukraine dismisses Elton John's adoption bid Sep 15, 2009
US pop diva Madonna's attempts to adopt two children in Malawi have sparked heated debate, while Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have also made headlines by trying to adopt children from impoverished countries. US actress Mia Farrow adopted 10 of her 14 children in countries ranging from India to South Korea and Vietnam. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
A futile circle game in ‘The Blue Room’ Sep 15, 2009
s de scandale, thanks in large part to a fleeting glimpse of Nicole Kidman s naked derriere. In the play s current incarnation at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Stacy Fischer appears every bit as fetching as the movie star, as well as quite a bit more game, revelatorily speaking. (Boston Globe)
Film director Jane Campion blazes her own trail Sep 14, 2009
Campion, who won a screenwriting Oscar for "The Piano," has written and directed memorable roles for actresses including Holly Hunter, who took home the best actress Oscar for the same film, Nicole Kidman (in "The Portrait of a Lady") and Meg Ryan (in the underappreciated "In the Cut"). "I only think about one thing at a time," Campion said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
lope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman - and Sophia Loren as Mamma. There are one or two songs, too. (Boston Globe)
Daily television listings Sep 12, 2009
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman play witchy women in this enchanting but unfocused comedy-drama. PG-13 (1998). (Boston Globe)
Fall Movie Preview: Studios save best films for fall Sep 11, 2009
"Nine" (not yet rated): Rob Marshall directs six Oscar winners -- Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman and Sophia Loren -- in a film based on the Broadway musical. Kind of a lot of star power there. (Florida Today)
Teaching actors to talk the talk Sep 5, 2009
This summer he helped Australian Nicole Kidman maintain an American accent in the indie drama Rabbit Hole. Jones carries a tape recorder with him wherever he goes to capture nuances in speech he might hear at convenience stores and malls. (Boston Globe)
'Mystic Pizza' still winner for Roberts Sep 4, 2009
Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Nicole Kidman certainly make the list. So do Kate Winslet, Holly Hunter, Susan Sarandon and Annette Bening. (Erie Times-News, PA)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
" It's the second in a series of "Cities of Love" movies conceived by Emmanuel Benbihy. Nov. 6 "Disney's A Christmas Carol": A 3-D animated version of the Dickens classic, with Jim Carrey playing eight characters and Gary Oldman as his overworked and underpaid clerk and Colin Firth his cheery nephew. "The Box": The short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson inspired this movie that asks: What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Learning to embrace the tragic clown Sep 3, 2009
And she never knows when Hollywood might call upon her talents (after the Babe movies, she lent her voice to animated feature Happy Feet and appeared opposite Nicole Kidman in The Golden Compass). But it is in the wake of the Jenny Craig campaign that she is being hounded by the paparazzi for the first time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Vampires, Toys Take To The Screen This Fall Aug 31, 2009
" ___ SINGERS AND DANCERS: Michael Jackson's 50-night concert stand in London never came to pass. But rehearsal footage for his comeback shows offer what's sure to be one of the biggest music documentaries ever as "Michael Jackson: This Is It" hits theaters for a limited two-week run. "Chicago" director Rob Marshall presents his next movie musical with "Nine," featuring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren in an adaptation of... (Click2Houston, TX)
Artist heats up art world with sexy stilettos Aug 31, 2009
Nicole Kidman s character in Moulin Rouge also inspired a pair of Perez' shoes. The pair is titled "Satine" and in order to portray Kidman s performance of Diamonds are a Girl s Best Friend, the shoes have 100 crystals attached to them. (KHOU.com, TX)
What the gossip mags say Aug 25, 2009
Nicole Kidman, real age 41, is not happy. Her former husband, Tom Cruise - last spotted in Melbourne with his wife Katie Holmes and their daughter Suri Cruise - has scored Connor Cruise, the adopted son of Tom and Nicole, a part in the remake of the war flick Red Dawn. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
For child actors, life after ‘Slumdog’ full of promise, poverty Aug 23, 2009
She filmed a soda commercial with Nicole Kidman and collaborated with an Indian journalist to write her autobiography this year. But her family s shack was demolished by city municipal workers and later rebuilt in the same spot, next to an open sewer and piles of garbage. (Boston Globe)
Runway champ wants Kidman to wear dress Aug 22, 2009
Vosovic dreams of getting none other than Nicole Kidman to wear the elegant black-and-white ensemble that secured his victory on Thursdays special edition of the fashion-competition franchise. Vosovic says he feels the urge to start a Web site for his case. (MSNBC -- News)
Klum: Few alterations needed for 'Runway' Aug 20, 2009
Nicole Kidman will be a guest on the show. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Nicole Kidman's 'project Runway' Challenge Aug 20, 2009
NICOLE KIDMAN'S 'PROJECT RUNWAY' CHALLENGE- New York Post ... NICOLE KIDMAN'S 'PROJECT RUNWAY' CHALLENGE ... Nicole Kidman (above) throws out the first challenge tonight to the past "Project" winners: designing a dress that can be worn on the red carpet at the film's Nov. 16 premiere in New York. (New York Post -- Gossip)
