Sandra Bullock's 'All About Steve' Stalker Is Just Misunderstood Sep 4, 2009
HOLLYWOOD Some of the most memorable characters in Hollywood history have been stalkers: Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction," Anthony Perkins in "Psycho," Cameron Diaz in "Vanilla Sky." Sure, the word has received a negative connotation. over the years but now, the reigning queen of romantic comedy is hoping to put the "fun" back in, um, "fanatic.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Cruises join Cameron Diaz on the Walk of Fame Jun 24, 2009
Tom Cruise starred in Vanilla Sky opposite Diaz ... Her other films credits include Something About Mary, Vanilla Sky and Charlie's Angels. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cameron gets her star Jun 23, 2009
She was also joined by friends and fellow actors Tom Cruise, her co-star in 'Vanilla Sky', his wife Katie Holmes, and Lucy Liu, who starred with Diaz in 'Charlie's Angels. Born on 30 August 1972 in San Diego, southern California, Diaz began fashion modeling at the age of 16 and made her big break in acting with the 1994 hit 'The Mask', alongside Jim Carrey. (iAfrica.com)
LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
It is directed by Alejandro Amenabar, the Chilean-Spanish filmmaker who did The Others, The Sea Inside, and Open Your Eyes (which was remade as Vanilla Sky). All great movies, and this one is his first with epic scale. (USA Today -- Life)
Why Tilda Swinton is the Queen of the Indies May 11, 2009
Later she played a studio executive opposite Nicolas Cage in Adaptation and tried to explain the plot of Vanilla Sky to Tom Cruise. Fantasy fans remember her as the icy White Witch of the Narnia films and as the soaring, fallen Angel Gabriel tempting Keanu Reeves in Constantine. (Time.com)
Age of conquest Apr 9, 2009
The leading men overshadowed the talented actress when she appeared with them in Vanilla Sky and Sahara respectively. A superstar in her native Spain, Cruz was unable to shine onscreen in English-language features until recently. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Disingenuous refusals and more from the Academy Award winners Feb 24, 2009
Other Penelope Cruz films worth seeing are 1992 s Belle Epoch, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign film and 2001 s Vanilla Sky, a remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes, which also featured Cruz. And for more from Best Director Danny Boyle, try 1994 s Trainspotting or 2007 s Sunshine, a dark and brooding, but still exciting science fiction entry. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Heath Ledger wins Oscar for The Joker Feb 23, 2009
" While Cruz has achieved critical success in Spanish-language films, she has found it harder to establish herself in mainstream Hollywood. She achieved a rare but unwanted feat in 2001 when she received three nominations in the Golden Raspberries Oscars spoof, which salute the film world's "worst of the worst", in a single year. Cruz earned Razzies for Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Blow, and Vanilla Sky, a film in which she starred opposite Tom Cruise, who was to become her boyfriend for three... (The Age, Australia)
Leo vs. Tom: Two different paths to stardom Feb 7, 2009
Cruise, for instance, has worked on several films with a high art pedigree, most notably Barry Levinsons Rain Man and Oliver Stones Born on the Fourth of July and more recently Jerry Maguire and Vanilla Sky, both by director Cameron Crowe, Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson, and Stanley Kubricks Eyes Wide Shut. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
