Toni Collette
Gemma Ward: Hollywood's Next 'It' Girl?
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Model-cum-actress Gemma Ward’s debut feature film, director Elissa Down’s The Black Balloon, will debut at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in February. Ms. Ward, 20, costars in the film about autism, which was selected as part of the festival’s “Generation 14 Plus” youth competition, with fellow Aussies Toni Collette (who has a role in another film at this year’s festival, Hey, Hey, It’s Esther Blueberger), Rhys Wakefield and Luke Ford.
Ms. Ward’s performance—she plays a “lamplighter” character, helping her boyfriend cope with his brother’s autism—is, according to well-known Australian film critic Lynden Barber, “surprisingly impressive.” read more »
George Clooney’s Movie About TV Doesn’t Get Ike Right
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Media sage: George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck.
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck, from a screenplay by Mr. read more »
Shirley’s Best Since Terms
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Cameron Diaz and Shirley MacLaine.
In Her Shoes is pure joy. That’s not a word tossed around as freely as you think. read more »
