Jennifer Aniston For Brew Magazine April 2011

Jennifer Aniston covers the April 2011 issue of Brew Magazine and you can take a look at the pics right below. Aniston has finished shooting Wanderlust, a comedy in which she co-stars with Paul Rudd (to be released this fall) and she will be seen next in Horrible Bosses, coming July 2011, alongside Kevin Spacey, Jason Bateman, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx.

She's also been busy promoting her debut fragrance, simply called Jennifer Aniston Eau de Parfum, which was initially launched in the UK and it's currently hitting stores worldwide. The fragrance reflects Aniston's love of outdoor smells, her favorite place, the beach, and flowers on a spring morning. She describes her perfume as “sexy and clean” and “floral, but not too flowery.” The notes are: citrus grove accord, rose water, night blooming jasmine, wild violets, Amazon lily, musk, amber, sandalwood. Jennifer Aniston is available in 30, 50 and 85 ml Eau de Parfum.

Jennifer Aniston: "I wanted this fragrance to be a personal library of scent memories. For example, my love of night blooming jasmine has lasted a lifetime. Growing up in California, I distinctly remember the scent of the jasmine on summer evenings. I consider the scent of the ocean to be one of life’s most uplifting sensual experiences. No aroma is quite so purifying, humbling and exhilarating. The combination of the salty air and tropical oils reminds me of long sunny days on the beach – pure happiness."

First Look at New HBO Drama Series 'Luck' Starring Dustin Hoffman

HBO's upcoming drama series is about horse racing. It may not sound extremely exciting, but with actor Dustin Hoffman, director Michael Mann (remember great movies like The Insider and Heat?) and writer David Milch (Deadwood) being involved in the project, I'm definitely interested.

Luck will premiere in late 2011/early 2012. Take a look at a sneak peek video.

Zooey Deschanel for Flare Magazine May 2011

Zooey Deschanel is Flare magazine's May 2011 cover girl and you can check out the photos below and read the article by clicking on the pics to enlarge.

Photos credit @ Flare magazine, by Tony Duran

Preview Jennifer Lopez' new album called Love?

Jennifer Lopez' new album called Love? will be released on May 3, but a preview has hit the internet and you can listen to snippets of each of the 16 tracks included on the deluxe edition:

Jennifer Lopez - Love? (Album Sampler) by Jon_ALi

Tracklisting:

1.   On The Floor feat. Pitbull
2.   Good Hit
3.   I’m Into You feat. Lil Wayne
4.   (What Is) LOVE?
5.   Run The World
6.   Papi
7.   Until It Beats No More
8.   One Love
9.   Invading My Mind
10. Villain
11. Starting Over
12. Hypnotico
13. Everybody’s Girl
14. Charge Me Up
15. Take Care
16. On The Floor (Ven a Bailar) feat. Pitbull

(via Ali's blog)

Movies 2011: Jesse Eisenberg in '30 Minutes Or Less' - trailer

Jesse Eisenberg robbing a bank? Yep. He co-stars with Aziz Ansari and Danny McBride in the new comedy 30 Minutes or Less, from director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland).

"Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery driver and force him to rob a bank within 30 minutes."

US release date: August 12, 2011.

(In other Jesse Eisenberg news, he was recently cast in the new Woody Allen movie - to be shot in Rome - alongside Alec Baldwin, Ellen Page and Penelope Cruz.)

Watch 30 Minutes or Less trailer:

Movies 2011: Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson star in The Beaver - trailer

The Beaver is the new movie directed by Jodie Foster in which she co-stars with Mel Gibson and Jennifer Lawrence. Even if Gibson's career and personal life are a complete mess and the world pretty much dislikes or despises him right now, early reviews for this movie sound promising.

Synopsis: Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression.  No matter what he tries, Walter can’t seem to get himself back on track…until a beaver hand puppet enters his life.

US release date: May 20, 2011

Watch the newly released international trailer below:

Beyonce premieres official version of new single 'Run The World (Girls)'

The official version of Beyonce's new single, Run the World (Girls), has just premiered on US radio and it's only slightly different from the demo that leaked a couple of days ago. The feedback to this song hasn't exactly been great so far and while I'm not a big fan, radio stations will pick it up and it's probably going to do well in the club circuit thanks to some sleek remixes.

The video for the song will drop soon and according to director Francis Lawrence, it is "one of the biggest Beyonce music videos ever done", so that will definitely help the song. In the early sneek peaks and behind-the-scenes shots from the set, Beyonce was sporting some big outfits by Alexander McQueen, Roberto Cavalli and Givenchy.


Run the World (Girls) heavily samples Major Lazer's Pon de Floor single and it's from Beyonce's upcoming album, as of yet untitled, rumoured to be dropping sometime in June.

Listen to the official version of Beyonce's new single below. Scroll down for video teaser and behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot. 

(Via Too Fab)

Photos from redcarpet-fashionawards.com and justjared.com

Little Things That Count - The Weekly Roundup, April 21

Music: Spring is finally here (yay!) and it's one of my favorite times of the year. Summer is now too darn hot and humid which makes it hard to enjoy and winter is too darn cold, snowy and icy which makes it hard to enjoy. So that leaves me with...what?...spring and autumn. Not a fan of endless grey skies, naked trees and rainy days, so I'll take spring, thank you. AND since it's spring, I'm determined to shove myself into a spring-y mood. Enough with the dreary weather and feeling down. I have been listening to Noah and The Whale's latest album, entitled Last Night On Earth and it's perfect for these spring sunny days. 

Noah and The Whale are an indie folk band, formed in 2006 in London, England. Last Night on Earth is their third album and it's different from their previous offerings. It reminds me of Tom Petty and 80s pop/rock, it's a laid back, breezy, feelgood type of record, perfect to play in your car or whatever. Make no mistake, it's not pop music. It's perfectly playable on AOR radio stations. Matter of fact, it's very radio-friendly, polished and upbeat, certainly marking a departure from their moody previous LP.


The first hit single from the new album is L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N which is still getting lots of airplay on UK radio and they've just released the video for their new single, Tonight's The Kind Of Night.

Movies: Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana is definitely the one a lot of people/critics are talking about at the moment and if you like The Chemical Brothers, you are going to love the movie's original soundtrack. Here's a taste of what you can expect. And yes, I've been playing that track a lot lately. It's freakin addictive! Read more about Hanna, watch trailers and see photos.

Food: Last Sunday I woke up at 7 AM sharp, which almost never happens for me. It was weird. I don't do Sunday mornings...or, if I do, they don't start before 10-11 AM. I was well rested, so I decided to get out of bed and proceed with my day. I figured how hard can it be, right? I can be "normal" like other people, or at least I could try. What the heck do people do on a Sunday morning at 7 AM? Make breakfast? And by that I mean, prepare it from scratch? Probably. Not me though. I made a quick sandwich, had some fruit salad with one scoop of ice cream on the side to make it all unhealthy but fun, and ended up at my computer, browsing breakfast recipes: cereal, eggs, French toast, waffle, muffins and pancakes. Good enough, huh? I am hopeless, I know. I'll never be "normal", whatever that means. But hey, fruit salad is good for you, isn't it?

Anyway, here are some of the recipes (not just for breakfast) I came across and if any of these strike your fancy, let me know how they turn out: 

Coconut Crepes w/ Tropical Fruits & Banana Almond Cream

Apple & Cinnamon French Toast

Summer Pancakes

Pancakes with Sweet Berries and Bananas

Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Feta, Halloumi & Basil

Simple Spinach and Ricotta Frittata

Roasted New Potatoes with Lemon and Thyme

Perfume: I'm going to go with a classic oriental fragrance this week, since it's still chilly enough outside for this type of perfume. Once the weather gets too hot, it will be too heavy to wear during the warm season. So, Guerlain's Samsara it is, in Eau de Parfum concentration, which is a bit more woody and santal-oriented than the Eau de Toilette version (more jasmine-centered). There's also a Parfum version of Samsara (bottle pictured on the right) and it's very good and also very expensive.

Blast from the past: Lenny Kravitz - Again. By the way, he's releasing a new album soon.

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In other recent news: 

Beyonce is releasing her new single Run the World (Girls) on radio and iTunes today. The song features a heavy sample of Major Lazer's Pon de Floor single. The video, directed by Francis Lawrence, will drop soon and according to Lawrence: "It's one of the biggest Beyonce music videos ever done." A teaser for the video was released yesterday, but it doesn't tell me much, other than Beyonce knows how not to fall off a horse. Watch it here. 

Edited: The official version of the song has just premiered on US radio and you can listen to it here. 


LMFAO are getting a lot of spins on radio and in the clubs with their Party Rock Anthem. Check out the choreography in this 'making of' video.

While everyone is talking about Britney's new album and Gaga's new single, Jennifer Lopez is silently slaying, with a no.1 hit (On the Floor) in 20-plus countries, over 100 milion views on youtube and a record gone platinum in the US. Quite the comeback. Her new video, for the single I'm Into You will be released on May 2, according to reports, and she has just unlocked a new track on iTunes, called Papi, also from her upcoming album, Love?, dropping May 3.

Lady Gaga's new single is Judas and the reviews are mixed. Not her best effort at all.

Rihanna's new single is a ballad, called California King Bed, and the video is to be released soon. I imagine it's probably going to be Rihanna and some guy making out? Just a wild guess.

Foo Fighters finally score their first Billboard No.1 album with 'Wasting Light'. Took them long enough. They also have a new rockumentary out, called Back and Forth and it's currently being shown in select theaters wordwide. Watch the trailer here.

Bruno Mars' new video for the single Lazy Song is out now.

Beastie Boys have released a new single, Make Some Noise.

Snoop Dogg teaming up with David Guetta for the dance version of the song Sweat was probably a good idea since it's getting a lot of airplay. 

Jessie J's new video is for the song called Nobody's Perfect.

Moby's new single is The Day, from the upcoming album Destroyed.

Jeff Bridges will release an album this summer. For more on his love of music, read his feature interview with Esquire magazine. 

U2's '360' tour is officially the most successful tour of all time.

Read about what happened during Beatles' last days here.  

Britney Spears has joined Tumblr.

Jay-Z launched a new lifestyle site, Life + Times, a "modern male manifesto" that covers fashion, technology, sports and music.

According to reports, Apple will release the new iPhone 5 in September. 

Conde Nast Traveller published their Hot 2011 List - the world's best new hotels.

Take a look at the movies that are going to be screened during this year's Cannes Film Festival. 

For movie updates and new trailers, check out the new category on this blog, movies 2011. (If you haven't visited in a while, there's also a new category for magazines.)

As far as fashion and beauty go, if you're a fan of Alexander McQueen, check out this Vogue US retrospective (to be published in the May 2011 issue). 

Angelina Jolie has a new jewelry line and you can check it out in this video.

If you're in Sydney, Australia, Burberry has opened a new store on 343 George Street and it looks like this:

Scarlett Johansson's ad for Dolce & Gabbana cosmetics campaign, summer 2011:

Alexander McQueen retrospective in Vogue US, May 2011

“Savage Beauty,” a retrospective of Alexander McQueen’s stunning work, opens at the Costume Institute on May 4th. Creative director Sarah Burton shares with Vogue US her memories of working at the late designer’s side.

Photographed by Steven Meisel, featuring Coco Rocha, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, Caroline Trentini and Raquel Zimmerman.

WIDOWS OF CULLODEN, FALL 2006

  
“The collection was about the 1745 massacre of the Scottish Jacobites by the English, which Lee felt so passionately about because of his Scottish family heritage, which his mother had researched. The women were the widows of the slaughtered army. This dress was actually based on my wedding dress—I got married two years earlier. We had to figure out how to make lace work in the round with those ruffles because Lee hated gathering. So we cut out all of the flowers from the lace and reappliquéd it on tulle to make our own fabric. This is the collection most people remember as the one with Kate Moss in a hologram."

VOSS, SPRING 2001

“So much of this show was about the collective madness of the world. It was presented in a two-way mirrored glass box in London, and the girls had bandaged heads, acting like inmates of a mental asylum. Lee wanted the top of this dress to be made from surgical slides used for hospital specimens, which we found in a medical-supply shop on Wigmore Street. Then we hand-painted them red, drilled holes in each one, and sewed them on so they looked like paillettes. We hand-painted white ostrich feathers and dip-dyed each one to layer in the skirt.”

SARABANDE, SPRING 2007

“The collection was based on Handel’s ‘Sarabande’ in the film Barry Lyndon. It was held in the round at the Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione in Paris, with classical musicians playing onstage under a giant chandelier. This dress had fresh flowers on it. We put them on just before she went out, and they started to fall off one by one as she walked. I remember people saying Lee timed it. We had a laugh about that. It was an accident!”

IT’S ONLY A GAME, SPRING 2005

“All the girls were dressed as chess pieces, and the show was choreographed as a chess game. It was about the chessboard of fashion. Lee did have foresight and a sense of humor! This is one of the two horse pieces. He made it by commissioning Steve Powell, a hospital prosthetics expert, to make the body. And the horsetails were from the same suppliers who make the plumes for the queen’s Royal Horse Guards.”

VOSS, SPRING 2001

“This is a straitjacket, a kimono with the sleeves strapped around the back, embroidered with raised birds and flowers, and the flowers on the hat were real. I saved all the showpieces from every collection because I’m an obsessive, obsessive hoarder. Sometimes Lee would look at them again, just to remember what he’d done with something. It was his dictionary he was building, really.”

Photographs by Steven Meisel, courtesy of Vogue 

Helena Christensen for Harper's Bazaar Russia May 2011

42-year-old supermodel Helena Christensen graces the new issue of Harper's Bazaar Russia with a lovely cover shoot. Here are the photos, featuring outfits by Lanvin, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors and Stella McCartney.

Photographs by Luis Sanchis, courtesy of Harper's Bazaar Russia

Movies 2011: Bridesmaids - is this the women's version of 'The Hangover'?

In times where good comedies are hard to find, a trailer that looks promising gets us all excited, especially when the movie has been getting positive buzz. Bridesmaids is an upcoming comedy, produced by Judd Apatow and directed by 'Freaks and Geeks' creator Paul Feig. The cast includes Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph (both of 'Saturday Night Live' fame), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Ellie Kemper (The Office), Rose Byrne and Melissa McCarthy (Gilmore Girls).

Synopsis:

Picked as her best friend's maid of honor, unhappy and broke Annie (Kristen Wiig) looks to bluff her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals with an oddball group of bridesmaids. Her life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love.


Bridesmaids hits US theaters May 13, 2011.

Watch the two trailers below:

Jeff Bridges for Esquire US, May 2011

Jeff Bridges covers the new issue of Esquire magazine, US edition, may 2011. This is Esquire's Music Issue and the interview focuses on Jeff Bridges' love of music. He likes to sing in the recording studio that he built next to his garage.

Photos courtesy of Esquire
  

Photos courtesy of Esquire.

Read more from Jeff Bridges' interview here.