Cate Blanchett

Number 9 Films is announcing from out of the ongoing Cannes Film Festival that they’ve confirmed Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and Alice in Wonderland star Mia Wasikowska to headline their adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novella “The Price of Salt” into a film called Carol, directed by John Crowley (Intermission, Boy A). Adapted by Phyllis Nagy, the story of a lesbian romance in the ’50s written by Highsmith (under the pseudonym Claire Morgan), is being produced by Elizabeth Karlsen and...Read Full Story

The GuardianCannes 2012 diary: Cate Blanchett to star in lesbian drama CarolThe GuardianCate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are to play the leads in a film version of Patricia Highsmith's lesbian classic Carol, adapted by Phyllis Nagy and directed by John Crowley. The novel, first published in 1952 under a pseudonym, dared to suggest a ...Cannes 2012: Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska to Star in 'Carol'Hollywood ReporterCate Blanchett, Mia Wasilowska to Star in CAROLBroadway WorldCate Blanchett to...Read Full Story

Film4 today announced that Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska have signed on for the big screen adaptation of Carol – based on the book written by Patricia Highsmith, author of the Ripley novels. The film will be directed by John Crowley (Boy A, Intermission).A love story, Carol follows two very different women in 1950s New York – one dreaming of a better life and the other trapped in a loveless marriage.According to the article, Film4′s own Tessa Ross had the following to say on the project...Read Full Story

Irish Boy A director John Crowley is adapting Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt as a new film, Carol, set to star Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska. The story revolves around "the complex relationship between two very different women in 1950s New York," and, according to the infallible Wiki, is known for ... More » | vulture.comRead Full Story

A scene from 'Streetcar Named Desire' now playing on Broadway *Multiple award-winning television and film star Blair Underwood, a nominee for this year’s Drama League Award, and Nicole Ari Parker, a 2012 Outer Critics Circle nominee make stunning and powerful Broadway debuts in Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama and American classic, “A Street Car Named Desire,” at the Broadhurst Theatre for a limited sixteen week engagement. The play made its original Broadway debut in 1947...Read Full Story

Cate Blanchett also hit the red carpet tonight at the 2012 Met Costume Institute Gala. She ripped from the runway a black sleeveless ALEXAANDER MCQUEEN FALL 2012 feather gown with an ostrich hem. Nude lips, puffy ponytail and a black clutch that might be McQueen completed her look. Florence Welch also wore a look from this collection tonight. This veteran fashionista served up the glam on the red carpet tonight. She was so poised and confident which is something that I love about Cate. When...Read Full Story

(L-R) Nicole Ari Parker, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Blair Underwood in the Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" *Here’s your first look at Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker as Stanley and Blanche in Broadway’s revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” It’s is the first time the 65-year-old Tennessee Williams’ play has been produced on Broadway with an all non-white main cast. Daphne Rubin-Vega plays Blanche’s sister Stella and Wood Harris stars as Blanche’s sexually frustrated lover...Read Full Story

Who: Cate Blanchett Where: At the Met Gala 2012 in New York Wearing: A black feathered Alexander McQueen gown with ostrich hemline from the autumn/winter 2012 collection, teamed with an Alexander McQueen black pom-pom skull clutch andVan Cleef & Arpels jewellery Verdict: I think Cate Blanchett is the ideal ambassador for Alexander McQueen as she really can pull off such dramatic looks, for some I am sure they were looking for more from Cate, but I love this gorgeous feathered gown. What I...Read Full Story

My birthday is next month and I am already feeling like I am about one hip replacement short of getting my AARP card. It is bad enough that when I went to get my regular skin check at the dermatologist's office last week the doctor asked me at least four times if I wanted some Botox. I get it: I look like an old hag. But my fear is that once you start the injectables a little becomes a little more and next thing you know you have a frozen cat face.Megan Fox, for example, was a little known...Read Full Story