In the world of fashion, we’re all seeing red. Hollywood’s leading ladies suffered a serious bout of scarlet fever at Sunday’s Oscar Ceremony in Los Angeles. A-listers including Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, Katherine Heigl and Heidi Klum all stepped on to the carpet in this season’s hottest colour. And now you have the opportunity to win one of these show-stopping frocks. Fashion brand Lipsy is going to recreate Anne Hathaway’s red-hot Marchesa design for one lucky Mirror reader – made to measure in their own size. Two runners-up will be treated to £100 to spend online. Good Luck! Read the rest of this entry »

26/02 Win Anne’s Oscar Dress
22/02 Oscar Presenters Announced
Last year’s Academy Award acting winners Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson and Alan Arkin will be put to work this February 24 Oscar night – as presenters. So are Jessica Alba, Patrick Dempsey, George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Katherine Heigl and Nicole Kidman, according to Academy president Sid Ganis and Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates, now that the big show is back underway. Cate Blanchett, Josh Brolin, Steve Carell, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Colin Farrell, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Garner, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Jonah Hill, Dwayne Johnson, James McAvoy, Queen Latifah, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Hilary Swank, John Travolta, Denzel Washington and Renée Zellwegger are also due to stand as presenters at the Kodak Theatre podium during the course of the ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »
16/02 DVD Review: Becoming Jane
It is just wonderful when something you have been anticipating meets or exceeds your expectations. Such is the case with Becoming Jane, an imagined adventure in the life of the young Jane Austen. It is based on shadowy facts that are hinted at in the letters and writings that remain, that were not consumed by Jane’s sister Cassandra’s privacy protecting fire. In any event, this is a beautifully crafted and acted film, worth seeing multiple times, to enjoy the complex layers.
There are many who love Jane Austen, and every time a new film adaptation of a novel, or biography or inventive story about Jane’s life appears, there is much trepidation. Whatever grand idea that possessed Jane’s sister Cassandra to burn anything at all of Jane’s, has left the following generations with the idea that Jane had secrets, and that each one of us is the ONLY one to really understand.
Beyond her wit, wisdom, humor and often wickedly sharp social commentary, so beautifully displayed in her novels and letters, we like to imagine Jane as our friend. Her personality as dreamed up by each one of us usually reflects our tastes and ideals that are expressed in her writing. Read the rest of this entry »
13/02 Female Star Of The Year!!!
Anne Hathaway has been tapped as ShoWest’s female star of the year. Hathaway, who was last seen as Jane Austen in “Becoming Jane,” recently completed the adaptation of “Get Smart” alongside Steve Carell, slated for release in June. Hathaway will be feted along with other honorees during ShoWest’s annual convention, skedded for March 10-13 in Las Vegas.
10/02 Annie @ Fashion Week
Anne Hathaway looked very comfortable striking a pose, but she did admit that she still gets a little nervous. She said, “There is something that transports me back to seventh grade when I’m at a fashion show. You feel like you’re at the weekend party, and you’re like, ‘Am I wearing everything alright? Did I do my hair right?’ And it’s silly because it’s a lot of fun, and there shouldn’t be any pressure, but there is!” Thanks to PopSugar for the info!
07/02 Stars stun in classy new Vanity Fair spread
Anne Hathaway, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel and Emily Blunt have been named among Vanity Fair magazine’s Fresh Faces of 2008 for a captivating new Annie Leibovitz spread. The foursome grace the cover of the March 2008 Hollywood issue of the style magazine, with Elizabeth Banks, Walk The Line star Gennifer Goodwin and Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera also appearing in a fold-out. The lovely ladies all wear pink, white and pastel shades for the eye-catching new shoot.
04/02 AskMen.com’s Top 99 Women of 2008
Great news! After a month-long voting process which saw over 5 million votes cast worldwide, the lovely and talented Anne Hathaway has been officially selected as the No. 63 Most Desirable Woman of 2008 by the readers of AskMen.com. You can check out her Top 99 profile page here.
Anne Hathaway may have built her career on making mostly squeaky-clean movies, but there’s something about her wholesome image that has you coming back for more. Not even her starring role in the 2007 chick flick Becoming Jane could stop you from ranking her as No. 63 in this year’s Top 99. And with roles in the upcoming films Get Smart and Passengers, Anne Hathaway will be indulging your girl-next-door fantasies for quite some time..
AskMen.com’s Top 99 Most Desirable Women list first emerged as an attempt to counterbalance the surplus of “Most Sexy” and “Most Beautiful” lists published by other men’s lifestyle outlets. In casting their votes for the annual Top 99 Most Desirable Women, AskMen.com readers are asked to look beyond the nominees’ surface assets and take into account the character traits that they would prize in a girlfriend or wife, such as strength of personality, ambition or intelligence.
03/02 “Becoming Jane” on DVD!
“When 20-year-old Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) meets up with the roguish Tom Lefroy (McAvoy), sparks begin to fly. Initially repelled by his arrogance, the emerging writer slowly realizes that she has finally found a man who appreciates her intellect as well as her beauty. As her parents (Julie Walters and James Cromwell) arrange a wealthy, aristocratic husband for her, Jane begins a clandestine romance with Lefroy. The young man proposes marriage, but his wealthy guardian, who holds his purse strings, disapproves of Jane’s outspoken manner and ambition to be a writer, and threatens to cut Tom off. In a world where marriage determines a woman’s fate, will they risk everything, including family and friends, for the sake of romance?”
Bonus Features
• Discovering the Real Jane Austen – The best known author of her era, she continues to sell
books and inspire films almost two hundred years after her death, but what do we really know about
Jane Austen? Find out some surprising truths in this fascinating featurette.
• Becoming Jane Pop-Up Facts & Footnotes – Interactive insights
• Audio Commentary with director Julian Jarrold, writer Kevin Hood and producer Robert
Bernstein
• Deleted Scenes
On DVD February 12, 2008!
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