Oh boy does Russell Crowe’s directorial debut ever put the “vanity” in “vanity project”. I cannot imagine a vainer self-directed project, and I say this knowing full well that Chris Evans also has a vanity project coming out this year. Crowe marks his directorial debut with The Water Diviner, in …      

While chatting on her phone, supermodel mom-to-be Anne V was all smiles in New York City on Thursday (April 30).

The Russian-born model-actress, 29, stepped out in a black and white ensemble featuring stripes. She accessorized her outfit with matching boots, handbag and shades.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model – who is expecting her first child with beau Adam Cahan – recently Instagrammed a photo while doing prenatal pilates.

“#bumpandi do #workoutwednesday,” she wrote.

After recently attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, the mom-to-be shared a shot of her glam maternity style.

“Thank you my all time superstar team for making me and my bump look so glamorous for #WHCD last night,” she captioned the split image.

#bumpandi do #workoutwednesday

A photo posted by Anne V (@annevofficial) on Apr 29, 2015 at 9:54am PDT

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Review of The Avengers: Age of Ultron. [LaineyGossip]
Chunk-Butt Chris Evans has fart-sniffing face. [Buzzfeed]
Vintage Lisa Rinna photos, before she tweaked her face like crazy. [Reality Tea]
Florida Files: dude tried to cash a $368 billion personal check. [Starcasm]
Another interesting look from Elizabeth Banks. [Go Fug Yourself]
The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is tonight. Serious money, people. [Moe Jackson]
Eva Mendes had an obvious pap stroll. [Popoholic]
Jill Duggar talks about her C-section. [I’m Not Obsessed]
Reese Witherspoon poses with her Mini-Me daughter. [Celebrity Baby Scoop]

Amy Adams hit the gym yesterday before heading out for dinner with her partner Darren Le Gallo and their daughter. They’ve been together 14 years. Page Six reported earlier this week that they’re getting married this weekend in LA. It’ll be a small affair, not a Hollywood blowout. And she’s doing…      

Amy Adams hit the gym yesterday before heading out for dinner with her partner Darren Le Gallo and their daughter. They’ve been together 14 years. Page Six reported earlier this week that they’re getting married this weekend in LA. It’ll be a small affair, not a Hollywood blowout. And she’s doing…      

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown

It’s from a different Shakespeare play but I’ve always been fascinated by this quote. And I wonder if it’s still true. Because the power now is in the money. And, well, Rupert Murdoch may have had a few sleepless nights here and there but, come on, do…      

If it weren’t for the leading trio of Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne, and Bobby Cannavale, Adult Beginners would be a failed pilot at a broadcast network. There’s nothing new or even particularly engaging about it, but those three manage to make it watchable. The story revolves around Jake (Kroll), who r…      

Amal Clooney has had a busy week, we just haven’t had the photos. She was in Washington DC yesterday, doing a press conference for one of her clients – go here to read about that. She was also out to dinner with George Clooney and her parents in NYC a few days ago – go here to see those photos. She wore a bouncy McQueen ensemble which – to me – bordered on twee. As I keep saying, Amal has not repeated one single outfit the entire time she’s been in NYC. It’s more difficult than it sounds, especially when you consider that she’s getting pap’d constantly. I believe that she has access to all of the best design houses and she’s also a Duchess Kate-level shopper. But what if… Amal doesn’t have the best style? What if George Clooney has to approve her ensembles?

Amal Alamuddin doesn’t need a stylist — she has husband George Clooney! As an insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly, the always impeccably dressed Brit stunner relies on her spouse of seven months for fashion tips.

“George is very involved in selecting her looks,” says a source close to the actor, 53, and his wife, 37. “He’ll watch her try on clothes and will say, ‘I like that. You should get it,’ or ‘No, not that.’”

He also ensures the human rights lawyer, whom he wed in Italy in September 2014, is always camera-ready.

“He installed a runway, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and a crazy light system in their closet,” adds the source of their wardrobe in L.A.’s Studio City nabe, which houses her Dior, Oscar de la Renta, and Alexander McQueen duds. “Amal can see every single angle and tell if her outfit is see-through!”

Of course, the Columbia Law School visiting professor certainly isn’t complaining. “Amal loves it!” says the source. “She shops a lot because she needs her lawyer looks and then street clothes.”

[From Us Weekly]

I would argue that Amal actually has three levels of clothing: lawyer looks, street clothes and date clothes. Her lawyer looks are fine, she seems to go for nice suits by Chanel and such. Her street clothes are questionable, from her awful taste in jeans to her penchant for gaudy “casual” jewelry. Her date night clothes however… that might be her strength. So, do you believe George is “watching her try on clothes”? Eh. I think he has opinions but he probably just tells her she looks good in everything.

Incidentally, I am reminded of all of George’s former beck-and-call-girls, many of whom got access to a stylist, hair person and makeup artist as soon as they started going out with George. He does care what his “lady” looks like, but only because her style is a reflection of him, because she is his accessory. At least that’s how it was before with George’s Girls. I wonder how much the dynamic has changed with Amal?

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Yesterday I posted photos of Leonardo DiCaprio acting the fool, hiding under a blanket/scarf while out in Milan. Here he is arriving at the Armani 40 anniversary party last night. What happened to the hot? The hot cannot be found. The hot has been missing for a while now.

But…

Maybe I’m j…      

Helen Hunt will always be my 1990s sitcom queen. I adored Mad About You, Jamie and Paul Buchman, and that too-perfect NYC apartment. Helen won the leading actress Oscar for 1997?s As Good As It Gets, and she attempted to build upon the big win after her show wrapped. Helen kept working steadily, but she never landed another huge role. She tells HuffPo that part of the problem was waiting out Mad‘s last few years before trying to ride the Oscar. She also has a slightly different take on aging in Hollywood. Helen believes the real problem is that well-written roles for women are scarce, so it’s not just an age thing.

Helen took matters into her own hands after her Oscar. She’s currently promoting her new film, Ride, which she wrote, directed, and in which she stars. Her character is a mother learning to surf in order to rebuild a bond with a teenage son. The journo tries to steer the conversation into aging, probably because Helen is 52. Helen simply says that surfing keeps her feeling young. She’s surfed for 10 years and started after age 40! Some excerpts:

Hollywood downswings aren’t about age: “What are the great movies for younger women where they’re the protagonist [being] made now? You know what I mean? The whole thing — there’s no equal rights amendment. We’re f***ed. So starting with that premise, we push the giant rock up the hill. That’s my theory.”

The constant objectification of women: “I certainly drive around and I’m tired of the billboard where she’s barely in her underwear and they’re selling, you know, a watch or something. I’m over it, to be honest.”

Learning to surf after age 40: “I always wanted to. You live in L.A., drive by the beach, and say ‘I want to do that!’ And I thought ‘Well, it’s getting late — I better do it.’”

The career impact of an Oscar: “It changes the offers you get for like three months. So you’d better be on it, which I wasn’t. In the long run, it’s the work you make now that matters.

[From HuffPo]

Helen also talks about her recent role as a sexual surrogate in The Sessions. I remember watching the internet have a field day with Helen’s nudity in the film, which she says looked at sexuality “honestly and without a lot of winks and jokes and creepiness.”

I think Helen makes an interesting point. Actresses tend to lament their career downslides after age 40, but they don’t usually speak up until they are personally affected. The real problem is that most roles for women are superficially written, and looking at the bigger picture may help Hollywood solve the problem.

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