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Kate Winslet: Mildred role was ironic
added: 27 Jan 2012 //

Kate Winslet says the irony of playing Mildred Pierce wasn’t lost on her.

The actress stars as the titular role in the HBO miniseries – a small screen adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel of the same name.

Kate portrayed a self-sacrificing mother in the series who finds herself separated from her husband and falling in love with a new man.

Kate dealt with the fall-out from her separation from second husband Sam Mendes soon after agreeing to the role, so it was particularly poignant.

“Some people have wondered why I chose that role when my own marriage was breaking down. I actually committed to the part before any of that, although the irony wasn’t lost on me,” she told the UK edition of OK! magazine.

Kate loved playing the part of strong-willed Mildred. The 36-year-old could identify with the character.

“I loved playing Mildred Pierce. I admired her courage, strength and deep love and commitment to her children. She was an admirable woman and any woman facing a situation like that will appreciate the kind of character and determination you need to get you through the most difficult moments.”

http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Kate-Winslet:-Mildred-role-was-ironic&nItemID=9466

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Kate is nominated for her performance in MILDRED PIERCE.The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) will air live on TBS & TNT on Sunday, January 29, 2012 simulcast live coast to-coast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT) from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.http://www.sag.org/http://www.sagawards.org/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees….rs-guild-awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

. Laurence Fishburne
Paul Giamatti
Greg Kinnear
Guy Pearce Mildred Pierce Monty Beragon
James Woods

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
. Diane Lane
Maggie Smith
Emily Watson
Betty White

Kate Winslet Mildred Pierce

SAG Honors for Stunt Ensembles

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Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society auditions held
25 January 2012 Last updated at 04:03 ETOpen auditions are being held to find a child to appear in the film adaptation of the novel, the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.Filmmakers are looking for a girl from Guernsey to play the part of Kit, who is aged between four and six.The character is the adopted child of Juliet Ashton, who will be played by Kate Winslet.The open auditions are due to be held on Saturday at St Sampson’s High School between 09:00 and 14:30 GMT.

Last week it was confirmed some of the scenes would be filmed in Guernsey.

Theatre schools in the island have been approached to put forward girls for private auditions on Friday.

Kelly Valentine Hendry, who is responsible for the casting, said they were looking for a natural and previous experience of acting was not necessary.

She said there was no need to book for the open casting, that only one parent could attend per child and those girls attending should take along a small box containing three items they particularly like or find interesting to talk about.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-16709291

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Mildred Pierce (US – BD RA)Jonathan checks out the HBO miniseries based on the James M. Cain novel..Having it all would cost her everything. But for Mildred Pierce (Oscar winner Kate Winslet), success was worth the price. As a struggling single mother in Depression-era Los Angeles, Mildred is determined to fulfill the demands of her eldest daughter Veda (Evan Rachel Wood), surpassing societal expectations and the betrayal of lovers along the way. In this acclaimed 5-part miniseries, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes transforms the original James M. Cain novel into an epic movie event. (From the HBO synopsis)

Mildred Pierce

I admit I wasn’t sure to expect with Mildred Pierce. I’ve never read the James M. Cain novel and I haven’t seen the acclaimed 1945 film starring Joan Crawford. Right from the start you can tell this isn’t your typical miniseries. If it weren’t for the episodic structure, everything about Mildred Pierce would feel like a cinematic experience thanks to the strong production values, top notch performances and a talented director like Todd Haynes at the helm.

Choosing to do Mildred Pierce as a miniseries was a great call. I can imagine the story fitting into a two-hour film, but with five hour-long episodes Haynes and his fellow writers have the privilege of fully developing every character and their relationships to Mildred. These relationships, specifically that of Mildred and her daughter Veda, are what make the series intriguing to me.

In many circumstances a character like Mildred Pierce would be difficult to sympathize with. She’s afraid of being seen as a waitress by her daughters. She has a lot of pride and the values she imposes on her children are elitist. It’s part of the reason her daughter Veda is so difficult to please. Her plight doesn’t come close to comparing with The Grapes of Wrath’s Joad family. Yet Kate Winslet, through her extraordinary performance, makes the character identifiable. I’ve always been impressed by her, but I swear she’s just getting better with every new project. Even if Mildred’s struggles early on feel minor, watching her accept the crumbs of her former life and be treated like a lower class citizen still feels like a punch in the gut.

The story unwinds at a pace that is sure to lose some viewer’s interest. Where some will be bored, I found the pace to be measured; leaving room for reflective moments and nuance in the performances. There is melodrama, but it’s inherent the story and the performers pull it off with grace and humility. Chances are if you feel on board for five hours of heavy Depression-era drama, you won’t be too deterred by the pacing.

Kate Winslet isn’t alone. She’s in great company with players like Melissa Leo, Guy Pearce, Brian F. O’Byrne, and Evan Rachel Wood. Wood in particular does great as the older Veda Pierce. Veda is such an irritating character that praising the performance feels difficult, but that should say something about how good Wood’s performance is. Morgan Turner, who plays the younger Veda, deserves a lot of praise for her performance too. She’s got a bright future in this business. Leo is great, as always. Here, she plays Mildred’s friend and serves as the voice of reason whenever Mildred’s blinded by her pride. Brian F. O’Byrne is one of those guys who I know I’ve seen in other movies but have never taken the time to get familiar with his work. He’s great here as Bert, Mildred’s ex-wife. The cast does a terrific job of selling a story that might otherwise be difficult to like, and without their efforts and the strong production behind the picture, this miniseries could’ve been a disaster. Haynes does some of his best work behind the camera. He knows well that the style and flair that made some of his motion pictures so memorable doesn’t belong here, and he approaches the material with a subtlety and focus that feels like a perfect match for the material.

Video

HBO releases Mildred Pierce with an impressive 1080p transfer. Each one-hour episode takes up approximately 13 GB of the two BD-50′s. I went into Mildred Pierce not expecting much from the video transfer, knowing that it was filmed on 16 mm. Well it certainly shows right from the start as detail is relatively low and the overall image is flat in appearance. But it serves the old fashioned elements of the story well, giving it an aged appearance. The film maintains a very consistent, thick grainy appearance that looks much nicer than most digital transfers from 16 mm sources. Occasionally the grain is distractingly harsh against bright backgrounds, but this is so infrequent and an expectation of the format that I don’t hold it against the transfer. Much of the movies colour palette is a mixture of olive green and golden hues (much like the HBO packaging), so colours never quite look natural. The scheme reminds me of Amelie, but where that movie used it to create a warm atmosphere, it’s used to give Mildred Pierce a dated, dreary look. It’s a very fitting look that suits the series well, but it won’t make for a reference-level video presentation. Outdoor scenes are much brighter and have more natural colours. Compression artefacts scarcely make themselves apparent and were only obvious to me when closely studying screen caps.

Audio

Mildred Pierce gets the full treatment in the audio department with a surprisingly strong DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. From the opening credit music the sound quality already makes itself known with a deep bass that puts the LFE channel straight to work. In fact all of the music in the show has a great depth to it, despite being older songs. The actual show scenes themselves are more dialogue-driven, and volume levels are perfect for hearing what characters have to say. Most of the spatial effects are restricted to the stereo channels, but they’re well balanced. I noticed some things occurring on one side of the screen are balanced appropriately to the left or right speakers, where most 5.1 mixes keep most of the on-screen noise front and center. Environmental noise makes up the entirety of the rear channels. The diner that Mildred works at early in the show is filled with the sounds of customers having conversations and the sounds of silverware and plates shuffling around. You can hear the noises of the city quite well too during outdoor scenes. It’s a surprisingly immersing mix for a drama miniseries, and I can’t imagine fans of the show will be disappointed with how it sounds on their systems.

Extras

The Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Todd Haynes, Writer Jon Raymond and Production Designer Mark Friedberg is only available for two episodes; part three and part five. These are some of the more eventful episodes. Since the commentary doesn’t start until part three, a decent chunk of the episode’s commentary is dedicated to explaining the origins of the production. It’s the kind of a stuff a behind-the-scenes featurette should cover, but once Haynes and company get through that territory the rest of the commentary track is incredibly informative and much more relative to what is happening in the episodes. For the most part they stay away from technical details, though there is some talk about set preparation and the filming process. The commentaries are mostly structured around the characters and how they chose to develop them and adapt them for this version of the story. They also cover some stylistic choices, pointing out some observations that weren’t apparent to me when watching the episodes. Overall I found it very worthwhile and I learned more about the creation process than I ever could’ve asked for. I found myself wishing for more commentary tracks on the other three parts.

Inside the Episodes (23:26, HD) is a series of five short interviews with director Todd Haynes. Each one is approximately 4-5 minutes and they are episode-specific. I recommend watching them following each episode of the series, as Haynes has a lot of wisdom to share about the making of the episodes and his approach to the characters.

Making of Mildred Pierce (29:01, HD): This is a structured, polished behind-the-scenes documentary that I’m assuming was made for airing on HBO. There’s interview footage from the actors and the filmmakers, as well as set designers and producers. Pieces of interviews come at you at a rapid pace while footage is shown from the set. Things start off with the interview subjects praising Kate Winslet and her talents. Then it goes into the look and feel of the movie, covering some of the excruciating detail that went into set decorations and the process of shutting down a street in New York and making it look like California. From there it goes into costume design, which an unbelievable amount of time and attention was given to. Mildred Pierce is a story that covers a wide array of classes and types of people, and seeing how much thought went into portraying these individuals really helped me to appreciate the production more. The next segment, titled “Surviving the Great Depression”, which takes a look at the Depression-era aspect of the story and how the writers approached it. “Mildred & Her Men” is dedicated to various relationships Mildred has with men in the story. I wasn’t too crazy about this segment. None of the observations couldn’t be arrived at by watching the series, but it’s still neat to hear the actor’s takes on the characters. Lastly, the documentary looks into the relationship between Veda and Mildred, which is what interested me most in the series. Hearing the creators take on it was enriching. This isn’t the longest “making of” feature, but it’s packed with plenty of valuable information that will easily satisfy fans of the series.

Overall

While I was very impressed by Mildred Pierce, I can’t recommend blindly purchasing it unless you’re a huge fan of the cast or of Todd Haynes work. It’s a very well-made take on the story with great production values and a perfect cast, but the pacing and the melodramatic material isn’t bound to click with everybody. If you are already a fan of Mildred Pierce, then don’t hesitate to pick up this home release from HBO. The video presentation is as good as any 16 mm transfer is bound to look, and the DTS-HD audio presentation serves the material well. The extras are valuable, though I wish there were commentary tracks for all five episodes instead of just two.

* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.

Review by Jonathan Hogberg

http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/mildred-pierce.html

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Kate Winslet still believes in the “beauty” of marriage
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (London)The 36-year-old actress, Kate Winslet – who was married to Jim Threapleton from 1998 to 2001 and director Sam Mendes for seven years from May 2003 – admits commitment can be tough but she still wants to be with someone for the rest of her life.Kate – who is currently dating tycoon Sir Richard Branson’s nephew Ned Rocknroll – said: “I still believe in the beauty of committing yourself to another person and, at least, in the idea of marriage as an expression of that commitment.”Living with someone will always be a challenge, but you hope to be able to find someone whom you can spend the rest of your days.”Kate maintains a close relationship with Sam for the sake of children Joe, eight and 11-year-old Mia – her daughter with Jim – and while the aftermath of the split was difficult, she says they are all very happy now.

She told Britain’s OK! magazine: “It’s not the easiest situation being a single mother, but Sam has been very good in helping me with the kids.

“They’ve been spending time with both of us and even though it was hard at first, we’re all doing great. I’ve never felt better. I’m very happy with the work I’ve been doing and I’m enjoying my time with my children, who mean the world to me.”

http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?….ood&nid =170032

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Brian McFadden and Vogue Williams talk engagement as Kerry Katona says it’s a rebound

Also in this week’s OK!

Kate Winslet chats about moving back from New York, her marriage split and saving lives at the Necker Island inferno.

http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/view/44707/

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Roman Polanski�s Carnage Gets A New UK Quad Poster Of Doppelg�ngers
January 23, 2012
By Kenji Lloyd
http://www.heyuguys.co.ukPremiering at the Venice Film Festival last September, Roman Polanski�s latest film, Carnage, is just a couple of weeks away from coming out here in the UK. If you�ve missed our coverage of the film so far, you can catch up on it all right here, most recently including the UK trailer towards the end of last year.With the release now imminent, Empire have a great new UK quad poster to share with us, featuring the film�s four principals front and centre, twice. So we get to see Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christoph Waltz, each doubled up.

�A showdown between two kids: about eleven, in a local playground. Swollen lips, broken teeth� Now the parents of the �victim� have invited the parents of the �bully� to their apartment to sort it out. Cordial banter gradually develops a razor-sharp edge as all four parents reveal their laughable contradictions and grotesque prejudices. None of them will escape the ensuing carnage.�

Co-written by Polanski and Yasmina Reza, based on her original play, Le Dieu du Carnage, the film has received mostly positive reviews, and received two Golden Globe nominations, as well as winning Polanski the Little Golden Lion at Venice last year.

Carnage will be out in UK cinemas on 3rd February. The film has had its Oscar-qualifying run in the US already, and has been to a number of European countries already as well, and now we�re very close to getting to see it too. Here�s the new UK quad poster to whet your appetites. As usual, click to enlarge.

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Branagh movie WILL be filmed in GuernseyIt has been confirmed the film version of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society WILL be filmed in Guernsey, subject to the support of the States, and will star Kate Winslet.As Channel Television has previously reported, renowned actor-director Kenneth Branagh (below right) was in the island at the start of the year to scout for locations.We can now reveal that up to five weeks of filming will take place in the island – mainly exterior scenes, with the rest shot in London.

The film, likely to be called simply, ‘Guernsey’, is based on the best-selling book and Kate would play the lead role of a writer who travels to the island and writes letters to her publisher about the members of the Potato Peel Pie book club, which was set up during the Occupation – and wasn’t quite what it seemed.

The decision to film part of the production in Guernsey follows efforts by the island’s head of tourism, Jason Moriarty, who broke off part of his holiday in America last year to visit film producers in Hollywood to argue the case.

Movie productions have been put off filming in the Channel Islands in the past because of high taxes they usually have to pay here.

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Book Review: So Brilliantly Clever
By John Gardner
5:00 AM Thursday Jan 26, 2012So Brilliantly Clever by Peter Graham
Awa Press $42Even without the impetus provided by Heavenly Creatures, the film that set Peter Jackson, Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey on the road to stardom, the murder of Honorah Parker by her daughter Pauline and her friend Juliet Hulme would still have been one of those crimes that exert an enduring public fascination.As Peter Graham points out, matricide by daughters is very rare. Where it occurs, it is typically committed by daughters who themselves are elderly and have reached the end of their tether.This shockingly brutal crime was committed by teenagers, well educated and, in Hulme’s case, from a family that moved in the higher levels of Christchurch society. Added to this recipe was the fact that Hulme was of striking good looks and there was apparently a lesbian relationship between the girls.

Include the later revelation that one of the killers had become a very successful writer of bloody murder mysteries and it’s easy to see why a New Zealand crime became an international sensation.

The broad facts are well known but Graham’s workmanlike account fills in a wealth of detail. The Hulme household was virtually dysfunctional, in the sense of providing what a teenage girl needed emotionally. Juliet’s health was poor and she spent a large amount of time separated from her parents.

Her father was a very odd fish, a scientist who later went on to play a leading role in developing Britain’s hydrogen bomb, and who came to New Zealand as rector of Canterbury University College. Her mother, who was a part-time marriage guidance adviser who broadcast on family matters, was having an affair with the lodger who was by her side throughout the girls’ trial.

Parker’s father had abandoned a previous wife and family and was not legally married to Pauline’s mother, a state of affairs rather more shameful over 50 years ago than it is today.

Graham’s research is thorough and he has been reluctant to let any of it go to waste. Did we really need to know the architectural history of Christchurch Central Police station or that Britain’s civil defence budget rose from �9 million to �51 million in 1938?

He does, however, present a convincing picture of the moral and social climate of the Christchurch of the time, a background against which the murder must have seemed beyond belief. But if this book is strong on the background, the essential fascination of the case is, as Peter Jackson realised, the unlikely and fervid relationship between the girls.

They created a classic folie a deux, inhabiting a fantasy world in which they were creatures of unique genius and beauty. They dreamed of marrying film stars, of being opera singers and great writers. Such runaway escapism is common for teenagers but Hulme and Parker had no brakes. When Parker’s mother seemed to be the bar to their being together when Hulme was due to leave New Zealand, the idea of killing her gave them few qualms. The attack was ferocious and their attempts to present it as an accident were laughably clumsy. Their continued lack of remorse and the grotesque lack of reality in their assessments of their own talents and intellects chilled those who dealt with them.

Insanity seemed an explanation but given their clear understanding that their actions were wrong it was never likely to be accepted as a legal defence. Graham is a barrister and we are given a thorough grounding in the relevant law and he is clearly as fascinated by the conduct of their trial as by the crime.

Guilty verdicts were inevitable and the two served jail sentences that seem remarkably short by current standards.

Graham tracks what can be known of their subsequent lives which hit the headlines again when Hulme was discovered to be a best-selling thriller writer under a pen name.

The fact that the author of the crime stories was an actual murderer did wonders for her already solid sales although, if the extracts Graham prints are typical, the writing hasn’t developed much since she wrote her reams of adolescent tosh.

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Graham casts a cold forensic eye on Hulme’s later accounts, in which she distanced herself from the murder and left the responsibility to Parker who continues to live a very private life.

But for all the research and the investigations of psychological states and personality disorders the truth is elusive. The mystery remains of how these girls found it in themselves to commit a staggeringly brutal murder without compassion and apparently without denting their belief that they were “so brilliantly clever”.

John Gardner is an Auckland reviewer

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Sensational murder revisited
PHILIP MATTHEWS Last updated 15:10 12/11/2011Peter Graham author of a new book on the Parker Hulme murders at Hulmes house at Canterbury University.
Juliet Hulme
Pauline Parker
Peter Graham first thought of writing a book about the horrific murder of Honorah Parker by Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme way back in 1975. He was a junior lawyer in Christchurch and the murder was just 21 years old, still in the living memory of many.

Among them was Brian McClelland, a Christchurch lawyer who acted as Hulme’s junior counsel during the High Court murder trial in 1954. Two decades after the trial, Graham was working as McClelland’s assistant.

Naturally, Graham heard all the stories. He heard about two teenage girls in 1950s’ Christchurch, their vivid fantasy world and their belief that the mother of one was the only obstacle to their brilliant ambition: to go to Hollywood and become movie stars. He heard about the plot they devised: it involved a brick in a stocking and an afternoon trip to Victoria Park in the Port Hills. He heard about the result: two murder charges, one trial and two prison sentences. Then what happened to the pair? At that point, no-one really knew.

It was a sensational story for the 1950s, with shocking revelations about the parents – unmarried in one case, adulterous in another – as well as the girls, aged 15 and 16, who were widely believed to be in a lesbian relationship. Reporters came from Britain, the US and Australia and filled the old Christchurch Supreme Court building.

There was the insanity defence that failed. Years later, McClelland would tell Graham that he really did think Hulme was certifiably mad – but he was less sure about Parker.

The young lawyer was intrigued. Who wouldn’t be? Graham would meet people who had known the Hulmes socially. Juliet’s father, Henry Hulme, a distinguished British scientist, had been rector at Canterbury University College and the family had lived in the grand Ilam homestead.

Graham applied to McClelland’s old law firm, Wynn Williams and Co, for the case file and “and they said they had lost it or thrown it out”, he remembers. He is amazed at how many files, photographs and exhibits relating to the case seem to have just vanished over the years, disappearing from legal offices, court registries and police stations.

The idea went on the backburner, largely because Graham then left for Hong Kong, where he spent 30 years working as a barrister. When he returned to Canterbury, he and his wife settled in Dunsandel. They have an apple orchard, run a store and sell cider; in this charming rural environment, Graham turns his mind to vile crimes.

Indeed, Vile Crimes was the title of his first book, which concerned a story that rocked Timaru in the 19th century. Tom Hall Junior, local businessman and nephew of former premier Sir John Hall, was arrested in 1886 for attempting to poison his wife, Kitty. His wife’s lady-help, Margaret Houston, was also charged. Then, Hall was charged with another crime: the murder of his father-in-law.

Vile Crimes appeared in 2007 and was well-reviewed. Looking back, Graham sees it as “a good dummy run” for his more complex second book, which appears this week. The book, So Brilliantly Clever, tells the Parker-Hulme story.

Much has happened to this particular murder story since the 1970s. Graham doesn’t have a theory that might explain the huge burst of public interest in the Parker-Hulme case in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Michelanne Forster wrote a play (Daughters of Heaven) that premiered at Christchurch’s Court Theatre in 1991. Three years later, Peter Jackson released a film about the case (Heavenly Creatures), but his version was just one of approximately five competing Parker-Hulme screenplays, including a screenplay by British author Angela Carter, titled The Christchurch Murder.

At around the same time, New Zealand academics Julie Glamuzina and Alison Laurie published a book called Parker and Hulme: A Lesbian View. But it was Jackson’s film, written with his wife, Fran Walsh, which really put this bizarre Christchurch story back on the international stage. It also led to the inadvertent outing of successful British crime writer Anne Perry, who was revealed to be Juliet Hulme, now living in Scotland under her new name. Several years later, it was discovered that Pauline Parker was also living in the UK under a new name – Hilary Nathan.

Are we now living through another of the periodic bursts of interest in this case?

In 2009, German director Dana Linkiewicz released a documentary on Perry, titled Anne Perry Interiors. Young American actor and film-maker Alexander Roman flew to New Zealand and interviewed Graham, Forster, Laurie, Glamuzina and others for his own Parker-Hulme documentary, Reflections of the Past. Now there is Graham’s book, which is set to be the definitive account.

And it won’t end here – Joanne Drayton, who wrote an acclaimed biography of Christchurch crime queen Ngaio Marsh, is understood to be working on the authorised Anne Perry biography.

In the Linkiewicz documentary, the now 73-year-old Perry comes across as an isolated and imperious figure, still reluctant to discuss “the thing that happened” in Christchurch in 1954. Graham found the film to be “fascinating, in a weird sort of way”.

When Graham was in England on research, he tried phoning Perry and “got the bum’s rush”.

“I had written to her first, which was probably a mistake,” he says. “I thought I would just say, I’m a New Zealander and I come from Christchurch and I used to work for Brian McClelland. I thought that might gain her interest, but I think it’s actually the other way round. She seems to be very wary about New Zealanders. A New Zealand journalist who had met her told me that. They were chatting away happily until she said she was from New Zealand and Anne Perry froze.”

As for Hilary Nathan, the murderer formerly known as Pauline Parker, Graham went to the village in Kent where she was reported to have lived and “snooped around”, but made no serious attempt to contact her. By then, she had moved on, anyway – to Scotland.

Despite Nathan’s proximity to Perry, Graham doubts the two women have seen each other again.

“I didn’t want to disturb Hilary Nathan, really. I felt she had done nothing to court publicity. She was quite a different kettle of fish from Anne Perry.”

It’s possible the outing of Perry did her writing career no harm at all, especially as murder stories have been her specialty.

But the media pursuit of Parker/Nathan seems altogether sadder. As Graham’s book shows, after the success of Heavenly Creatures, international journalists staked out Auckland’s Catholic bookshops. They had been tipped off that Parker converted to Catholicism while in prison. They were right about the Catholicism, but they were on the wrong side of the world.

Neither Perry nor Nathan was interviewed by Graham. Many key players have died since the trial: the three remaining parents of Parker and Hulme, plus the lawyers, police officers and medical witnesses. The world of the well-to-do Hulmes can be easily reconstructed, but “Pauline’s parents are a bit in the shadows,” Graham says. “We don’t know too much about them or what they thought.”

Pauline had an older sister, Wendy. Graham knows what happened to her – she still lives in Christchurch.

“I’ve never tried to contact her either. I know her name and I know her address, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it, really.”

But it would be an interesting perspective on the case. “If she was prepared to speak, it would.”

Graham was about seven when the murder took place. He has no memory of it, although he remembers earlier events, such as the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. “I assume that we were not encouraged to read the paper. You might have to start explaining what a lesbian was and all that sort of thing.”

Much of the reason that the crime received so much international attention was to do with Henry Hulme’s status.

“Imagine today if the daughter of the vice-chancellor killed somebody. It would add to the interest of the story.

“They seemed to be ‘normal’ girls. They were educated, they were bright. They were in 3A. It was written about in Time magazine – that’s quite extraordinary, isn’t it.”

The case also coincided with the earliest stirrings of 1950s’ moral panic over wayward teenagers. That point reminds Graham that Monte Holcroft wrote a very good editorial in the Listener, saying that the crime wasn’t part of anything greater, than “these were just two weird, morbid girls living in a world of their own”.

And then there is the crime of matricide itself. “It is highly unusual” for a woman to be killed by her daughter, Graham says. “It is really, really unusual – a rare, rare crime. Although I think a lot of teenage girls think about it.”

As with the Jackson film, and other accounts, one of Graham’s key sources was Parker’s diary for 1954. His friend, Christchurch lawyer Chris McVeigh, made an application to the High Court on his behalf. Not everyone gets to see it – documentary-maker Roman was turned down a few months later.

Parker’s writing is both brilliant and notorious. Heavenly Creatures viewers will know it from Melanie Lynskey’s voice- over as Parker, full of wonder and exaltation over her and her friend’s sheer magnificence (the titles of Heavenly Creatures, Daughters of Heaven and So Brilliantly Clever all refer to the girls’ descriptions of themselves).

There is the chilling entry written on the morning of the murder – “The Day of the Happy Event” – when Parker wrote that she felt “very excited and the night before Christmas-ish last night”. “It’s the diary that puts the case into a category of its own,” Graham agrees. “What’s fascinating is being able to trace their warped little minds.”

But only Parker’s diary appeared as evidence during the trial, which meant that her words have come to define the story. Graham is convinced that Hulme also kept a diary, and that it was destroyed.

“It was always suspected,” he says. “The reason I feel so confident saying it, was because somebody I know was at the homestead and ran into the old guy who had been the gardener. They got into conversation and he said he burnt Juliet’s diary and was asked to by the father. He would have been acting under orders from Hilda [Juliet's mother]. Circumstantially, there’s a lot to show that Juliet did have a diary. I would imagine that her diary would have been far more over the top than Pauline’s.”

He believes Hulme was an equal player in the plot. The idea to kill Honorah Parker came from Pauline Parker but Hulme went along with it happily.

“They were very pleased with themselves. They were proud of what they had done. They thought it was a tremendous achievement.

“She took a lot of killing. That surprised them greatly, I think. They thought just one whack on the back of the head would be it.”

Essentially, they learned that murder is not as clean or as easy as it looks in the movies. One of the achievements of Graham’s book is to reveal just how horrific the killing of Honorah Parker was, which Heavenly Creatures largely skips over. She was held down by the throat as she was bashed with a brick. Her lower denture was half-buried in clay. Her jaw was at an angle, her skull was exposed in places. The tip of the little finger of her left hand was hanging by a piece of skin, indicating that she had tried to defend herself as her daughter and her daughter’s friend killed her.

It all happened in a quiet park on the edge of Christchurch on an afternoon in winter.

“When you look at that spot it is so incredibly isolated. You’re miles from anywhere. Pauline had been there before, six months earlier, not with Juliet but with another girl. I suspect she must have thought then that this would be a good spot for a murder to take place.”

As well as being a lawyer with a fine writing style, there might be another reason why Peter Graham was so well-placed to write this book. He knows Christchurch but is not of it. Part of the lasting mythology surrounding the Parker-Hulme story is that it says something about Christchurch – something about class, something about Anglophile aspirations, something about appearances and social climbing. Juliet Hulme was the English girl with upper-class manners; working-class Parker lived in a rundown house on Gloucester St and longed to be part of the Hulmes’ world.

It is easier for someone from outside the city to distinguish between the relevant and the irrelevant.

“I think there’s been far too much made of the class thing,” Graham says. “It could have happened anywhere. If it had happened in Dunedin or Auckland it would have been no less shocking. I don’t know that it says anything particularly about Christchurch.”

It used to be said that there was a reluctance to talk about the crime in Christchurch, especially at Christchurch Girls’ High School, where Parker and Hulme met.

“Michelanne Forster told me that when she tried to speak to the then headmistress, in 1990 or something like that, she was told it was a pity that Forster couldn’t find something more positive to write about the school. A typical headmistressy comment. Between the time I started and the time I finished, I felt that had broken down quite a bit.”

In fact, when he popped into Scorpio Books a few weeks ago, he was told that Christchurch Girls’ High School had been the first customer to order a copy of So Brilliantly Clever.

Some accounts of the story have been relatively sympathetic to the girls. Roman has talked of identifying with the pair as Hollywood wannabes. Jackson’s wife and co-writer, Walsh, was said to be the driving force behind Heavenly Creatures – she, too, felt she understood and sympathised with the girls.

What does Graham make of the Heavenly Creatures take on the story? “I’ve only seen it once, and fairly fleetingly. I would like to see it again, to see what I think of it. I can’t really remember it, except in general it was quite sympathetic to the girls.

“I wouldn’t want to diss the film at all. It was brilliantly cast. The characters all looked good. The women who had been their classmates say that Kate Winslet was a dead ringer for Juliet. They thought Melanie Lynskey was rather more attractive than the real-life prototype.”

But of course there is a limit to what a film can tell: “I never felt I got a clear sense of their motivation from the film.”

There are more murder stories to come for Graham. He has started on his next book, which is about another killing but not a New Zealand one. It is a 1916 murder by firing squad – a well- known pacifist was shot with other British Army soldiers in army barracks in Dublin at the time of the Easter Rebellion.

There was a court martial and a commission of inquiry, so there are plenty of records to work from. The victim was a friend and contemporary of James Joyce, so there is a broader context.

“It’s a very good story,” he says. “I thought of looking around for another New Zealand murder, but it’s a tough act to find something more interesting than Parker- Hulme to write about.”

* So Brilliantly Clever: Parker, Hulme and the Murder That Shocked the World, by Peter Graham. Awa Press, $42.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifesty….urder-revisited

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His ‘n’ hers: Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll wear matching outfits as they prepare to head home from Los Angeles

By Georgina Littlejohn
Last updated at 9:38 AM on 17th January 2012

They say that some couples develop each other’s habits over the years, either adopting certain catchphrases or even body language.

But despite the fact they’ve only been dating for five months, it would appear that Kate Winslet and her boyfriend Ned Rocknroll have already started to copy each other.

The new couple were snapped arriving at Los Angeles airport yesterday in matching outfits as they made their way through the terminal.

Matching: Kate Winslet and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll look identical in their blue jeans and grey jackets as they arrive at Los Angeles airport

Both wore dark blue jeans, black tops and black boots and grey jackets as they walked through the airport to catch a flight with their arms around each other.

And in true showbiz style, both of them kept their sunglasses on even though they seemed more than happy to have the photographers snap away.

Kate, 36, and 33-year-old Ned made their public debut at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday night where Kate won Best Actress in a miniseries for her role in Mildred Pierce.

It’s official: After making their public debut at the Golden Globes on Sunday, the couple didn’t care who saw them together

Heading home: The couple made their way to their flight which could have been taking them back to New York or the UK

And yesterday, now they are officially a couple, they didn’t care who saw them as they walked close together.

On Sunday, Kate took Ned as her guest to the prestigious awards show where she posed for photographers on the red carpet, looking stunning in a monochrome dress, she made her way to the table where Ned, the nephew of Sir Richard Branson, was waiting for her

And when Winslet was named Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her role in Mildred Pierce, she was given a congratulatory kiss from her beau.

Me and my man: Kate Winslet and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll made their public debut as a couple at last night’s Golden Globe awards

As she and Rocknroll were hugging, Winslet’s Mildred Pierce co-star Guy Pearce grabbed her rear and told her she had the best behind in show business.

Later, as the awards at the Beverly Hilton drew to a close, Winslet was seen enjoying a tight clinch with Rocknroll.

She told the Daily Mail: ‘Everyone’s drunk but I’m sober.’

You did it! Ned beams at his lady after she hears that she has won the Best Actress award

Her best actress in a mini series win for Mildred Pierce was her third Golden Globe.

‘I had last done television when I was 16 so it was funny to return to it all these years later’, Winslet, 36, told the Mail’s Baz Bamigboye.

‘It’s harder doing television than doing a film because it’s somehow more collaborative and for this it was a 250 page script and several hours’, Winslet said.

Well done, darling! Rocknroll was quick to give Winslet a kiss when she won the Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie award for Mildred Pierce

Loved up: Despite their display of affection, Winslet did not thank Rocknroll in her acceptance speech

She and Rocknroll seemed blissfully happy together and planned to celebrate at some of the after parties although said she was due to meet with Kenneth Branagh to discuss the movie Guernsey that she will star in for him in the Spring.

She’s making a habit of it! The award was Winslet’s third Golden Globe

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13 January 2012 Last updated at 10:14 ET
Kenneth Branagh hires Kate Winslet for potato filmActress Kate Winslet is to work with Kenneth Branagh for the first time since they made Hamlet in 1996, it has been reported.

Winslet will star in the director’s latest film, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, according to industry newspaper Variety.

In a recent interview, Branagh described the project as “a beautiful romance, very touching and uplifting.”

Winslet previously played Ophelia in the thespian’s adaptation of Hamlet.

The movie, which starred Branagh in the title role, and also featured Dame Judi Dench and Billy Crystal, was nominated for four Academy Awards.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will be based on the best-selling 2008 book by Mary Ann Shaffer and her niece Annie Barrows, who helped her finish the book after she became terminally ill.

The writer eventually died aged 74, a few months before the novel was published.

Set after World War II, the story is about a magazine columnist, Juliet Ashton, who learns how Guernsey islanders created a book group during the war to outwit their German occupiers.

After exchanging letters with a pig farmer who uncovers evidence of the book club in the modern day, Ashton becomes so captivated by the story she travels to Guernsey, where she delves deeper into the lives of the islanders and experiences things that change her life forever.

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Kelly Brook ponders her lost acting career
Jan 16, 2012 09:29:00 AM by Mademoiselle HandbagKelly Brook’s most recent ‘big’ acting role in Piranha 3D wasn’t exactly an acting stretch…

But that hasn’t stopped her dreaming that she could be the next Kate Winslet.

Right…

Yeah, as Kate picks up another acting award in LA, Kelly thinks that if she’d focused solely on acting she’d be in exactly the same position. She told The Telegraph:

“I often think if I had been better at focusing on one thing exclusively I’d have had an acting career like Kate Winslet or a career as a top dancer.

“In many ways I’ve gone with what people want me to do rather than what I want to do.

“I am changing that now.”

Well, that’s a relief… maybe we’ll see her on the stage at the Oscars in 2016?

Oh, her next role will be in the Keith Lemon movie. Better make that 2020…
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Kate Winslet Versus…Lindsay Lohan???
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan > Film Flickers > Elizabeth Taylor > Kate Winslet > Golden GlobesLooks like Ms. Winslet is NOT on Team Lilo!

Last week, we heard rumors that the Lifetime network was in talks to start production on a new film about the life and times of Elizabeth Taylor, which MIGHT star Lindsay Lohan.

In the past, Kate Winslet has also expressed interest in playing Liz Taylor in a film…and when she was asked her thoughts on Lindsay potentially playing Liz last night at the Globes, she had the following to say:

“I’m not gonna go there, dude!”

Kate ALSO said that she “didn’t even know” that Lindsay was interested in the role, and she mentioned that it’d be a “hugely challenging” character to take on.

Oh, and when specifically asked how she thought LiLo would do as Elizabeth, Kate said…

“I have to decline to comment.”

Sounds to us like Kate does NOT have the faith in Lindsay.

Do U agree with her? Or do U think Lindsay IS the right person for the role???

http://perezhilton.com/2012-01-16-kate-w….lor-in-a-biopic

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Kate Winslet: Complex roles are fascinating
added: 30 Dec 2011 // by: Cover

Cover) – EN Movies – Kate Winslet says she is drawn to challenging roles because she has “suffered”.

The actress is well-known for playing troubled characters in movies such as The Reader, Revolutionary Road and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Most recently she took on the demanding role of single mom Mildred Pierce in the TV series of the same name. Like Mildred, Kate has also been divorced.

Kate likes to play characters that she can fully embody.

“Everything else wouldn’t be interesting for me. I suffered a lot and that’s why I search for characters who have been through the same,” she told German magazine In. “I’m fascinated and stunned by what people are able to survive. And I’m grateful to be able to play such roles.”

Kate married her first husband, Jim Threapleton, in 1998 but the pair later divorced in 2001. The couple have an 11-year-old daughter Mia together.

In 2010, it was announced Kate and her second husband, director Sam Mendes, had decided to end their marriage after seven years together. They have remained on good terms for the sake of their eight-year-old son Joe.

http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Kate-Winslet:-Complex-roles-are-fascinating&nItemID=8969

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Kate Winslet has no time to pamper herself
Press Trust of India
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 (London)

Actress Kate Winslet misses not getting much time to pamper herself but makes sure that her feet always look good as it keeps her happy.

The 36-year-old said she doesn’t really get time to get pedicures but has learnt the trick to help her feet look in better condition than they are, reported Contactmusic.

“There’s nothing like red polish on toes. I don’t have much time for pedicures, but if I haven’t done anything to my feet for months and I look like a Neanderthal woman, a coat of red means you can somehow get away with anything,” Winslet said.

http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?….ood&nid =163061

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Kate Winslet: Hope is vital
added: 31 Dec 2011 // by: Cover

Kate Winslet thinks people always need “hope” in relationships.

The actress is currently romancing Ned Rocknroll, who is the nephew of British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.

However, the actress knows what it is like to go through a break-up.

She has been divorced twice; her union with director Jim Threapleton ended in 2001 and she split from American Beauty director Sam Mendes in 2010.

The 36-year-old believes it is very clear when a relationship needs to end.

“When I feel like I’m living the wrong life. When I feel trapped. You always need to have hope – and if you haven’t, then you should leave,” she told German magazine In. “But that’s no secret: everyone knows how it feels to be with the wrong person.”

However, Kate now feels comfortable with her past loves.

She has felt like she’s battling at times but is now happy with life.

“I found my inner peace. I know that I am responsible for my own luck. So changes are part of everyone’s lives. You have to fight through, there’s no other way,” she said.

http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Kate-Winslet:-Hope-is-vital&nItemID=8979

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Spotlight: Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet: Depending on your maturity level, you know her as a spectacular actress who thrives on edgy material, or that hot British chick who gets naked a lot. We haven’t seen her new film, but we’re betting she gets naked (emotionally) in her new movie, “Carnage,” She plays a mom who meets with her husband and another couple after their boys get into a scuffle. It’s based on the play “God of Carnage.” Which is as good an excuse as any to spotlight an actress with an age-defying resume and five Oscar nominations under her belt.

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Actresses of 2011: Kate Winslet
27 December 2011

Kate Winslet has successfully mixed TV and movie roles this year – enjoying great success in both mediums.

The Reader & revolutionary Road were the last projects in which Winslet starred but she swapped the big screen for TV as she starred in Mildred Pierce.

She took on the title role in the adaptation of the James M Cain 1941 novel – which also starred Guy Pearce and Evan Rachel Wood.

Winslet picked up an Emmy for the role of the over protective mother who fights to earn the love and respect of her daughter.

The series was met with critical acclaim as Winslet made the perfect transition back to the small screen.

She returned to the big screen in the autumn as she was part of an ensemble cast that starred in Contagion – the latest project from Oscar winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh.

The movie interweaves a string of stories in a world that is battling a virus that is sweeping the globe and killing millions.

Winslet took on the role of Dr Erin Mears, who is on the front line when the infection breaks out trying to treat the sick in America.

This is a hard hitting movie that deals well with a very real possibility that a virus could well sweep the globe.

Winslet will be back on the big screen in the new year as she teams up with filmmaker Roman Polanski for Carnage – the movie also stars Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly.

She has also completed work on Movie 43, a feature-film comprised of short comedy segments – Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman and Kate Bosworth are just some of the other names that will feature in the film.

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Kate+Winslet-11159.html

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Pre-Order Kate’s New Book, “The Golden Hat”Kate Winslet’s book, The Golden Hat, will be in bookstores on April 3, 2012. Kate has amassed a collection of photos from an amazing array of her friends and renowned personalities who have donned a special “Golden” hat, taken a self-portrait, and passed the hat along from one person to another

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Kate Winslet’s Celebrity Friends Wear The Golden Hat For Autism
December 29, 2011
Kate Winslet will be releasing a special book to benefit her autism charity, the Golden Hat Foundation, in April 2012, and has called on some of her famous friends to help.

The book features a collection of stunning self-portraits from celebrities and cultural luminaries, all wearing a “magical” hat to support autism awareness and outreach.

Winslet has amassed a collection of photos from an amazing array of her friends and renowned personalities who have donned this special hat, taken a self portrait, and passed the hat along from one person to another. Among the participants whose photos are featured in the book are George Clooney, Anna Wintour, Ben Stiller, Brigitte Lacombe, Christina Aguilera, David Souffan, Demi Moore, Don Cheadle, Elijah Wood, Ellen Page, Javier Bardem, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jude Law, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Sharapova, Marion Cottillard, Meryl Streep, Michael Kors, Naomi Watts, Pedro Almodovar, Peter Sarsgaard, Ricky Gervais and many, many more.

Winslet found inspiration for this project in her friends Margret Dagmar Ericsdottir and Ericsdottir”s son Keli, who lives with a severe form of non-verbal autism. Winslet met Ericsdottir when she narrated a documentary film, A Mother”s Courage: Talking Back To Autism, about the family”s mission to find a way to connect with Keli. Eventually specialists “unlocked” Keli by teaching him ways to communicate. Despite hardship, Keli now composes beautiful and deeply moving poetry. One of the poems, among the many included in the book, is called “The Golden Hat,” which describes a magical hat that enables an autistic boy to communicate. After completing the narration for the film, Kate asked Margret: “Would it help if I started a foundation to raise awareness of the plight of people with autism who are unable to communicate?” With that idea, and with inspiration from Keli’s poem, The Golden Hat, the Golden Hat Foundation was born. In addition to raising awareness, the Foundation will raise money to build innovative and specialized campuses which will offer opportunities for education, job training, social supports, recreation, and assisted living.

THE GOLDEN HAT brings together the story of Winslet”s friendship with Ericsdottir and family as well as Keli”s original poetry and writings with photographs of these celebrities and cultural icons who each share a personal statement about what their first words would be if they too were unable to communicate but suddenly “unlocked” after years of silence.

Karp said, “When we met with Kate Winslet, she told us how she became so impassioned about this issue, and we were quickly convinced that this book will both raise awareness and tell a remarkable story.”

Kolen, who will edit the book, said, “The most moving aspects of this book are Keli”s extraordinary poetry and Kate and Margret”s personal journey. It is a privilege to work with allthree of these exceptional talents. THE GOLDEN HAT will be a beautiful book with a vital message, to benefit a most worthy cause.”

Find out more – and order your copy – here.

http://www.looktothestars.org/news/7607-….-hat-for-autism

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Kate Winslet & Ned Rocknroll Hold Hands at LAXKate Winslet and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll arrive at LAX Airport on Friday (January 13) in Los Angeles.

The 36-year-old actress is in town for Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, where she’s nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical (Carnage) and also Best Actress in a TV mini-series (Mildred Pierce).

Kate recently signed on for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a flick based on the 2008 bestselling novel by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer.

“Set in post-World War II London, the story deals with a writer who bonds with the residents of Guernsey Island while writing a book about their war-time experiences,” The Wrap reports.

10+ pictures inside of Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll at LAX Airport…

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Preparing to go public? Ned RocknRoll joins Kate Winslet in LA ahead of the Golden Globes
By Emily Sheridan
Last updated at 8:40 AM on 16th January 2012

They’ve been enjoying a low-key romance since getting together on Necker Island in August.

But as Ned RocknRoll was seen accompanying his girlfriend Kate Winslet to Los Angeles ahead of the Golden Globes, perhaps the couple are preparing to go public.

With Winslet up for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Carnage at Sunday’s Globes, fans will be wondering if she arrives on the red carpet solo.

The couple were spotted flying into LAX airport on Friday.

Looking casually dressed in jeans and sunglasses, Winslet, 36, and RocKNRoll, 33, held hands as they strolled through the arrivals lounge.

Since being introduced to Sir Richard Branson’s nephew over the summer, Winslet has been infatuated with him.

Winslet had flown to Branson’s Caribbean island with model boyfriend Louis Dowler, who she previously hadn’t been seen with since nine months previously.

But while she was on the island, she and RockNRoll ‘hit it off’ and have been an item ever since.

In November, the pair were spotted on a romantic break in Paris.

RockNRoll, who changed his name from Ned Abel Smith by deed poll a few years ago, works for his uncle’s Virgin Galactic space travel company.

Last year, he separated from multi-millionaire Viscount Cowdray’s daughter Eliza, 23, after two years of marriage.

Winslet has been married twice before – to director Sam Mendes and writer/director Jim Threapleton.

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Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll make public debut as they share a kiss

Kate Winslet and new boyfriend Ned Rocknroll chose the ultimate showbiz event to make their public debut as they shared a tender kiss at the Golden Globe Awards as Kate was named Best Actress for her role in Mildred Pierce.

Kate Winslet leans in for a kiss with new beau Ned Rocknroll as she is awarded a Best Actress gong (Picture: Xposure)

The couple are rumoured to have been dating since August last year but until now, had decided against making any public appearances together.

Though Ned, who is the nephew of Sir Richard Branson, decided to let Kate shine on her own on the red carpet, he was waiting for her at their table when she got inside the Beverly Hills Hotel where the ceremony took place.

Wearing a stunning monochrome dress, with a flirtatious slit revealing her cleavage, Kate oozed radiance and sophistication as she posed for photographers on the red carpet.

The pair enjoy a tender hug before Kate goes up to the stage to collect her award (Picture: Xposure)

Winslet kept the rest of her outfit simple with her dusty blonde locks scraped into a glamorous up-do and accessorising with gold jewellery and a gold clutch bag.

However, despite looking like the true British rose, all of the attention was on her romance with Ned rather than the designer label she was wearing.

The Hollywood actress wowed on the red carpet in a stunning monochrome number (Picture: Getty)

Moved: Kate looked lost for words as she made her acceptance speech (Picture: Getty)

As it was announced Kate had won the Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her role in Mildred Pierce, the couple couldn’t help but put on a public display of affection as they lent in for a celebratory kiss.

Crowds around them looked on, clapping away as the loving couple then spent a few moments hugging before Kate eventually made her way to the stage to collect her prestigious gong.

According to reports, the pair then continued their night at some of the after parties in Hollywood with fellow stars.

http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/887516-ka….ey-share-a-kiss

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Me and my man: Kate Winslet gets a congratulatory kiss from Ned Rocknroll as pair make their public debut at the Golden Globes
By Sarah Bull and Baz Bamigboye
Last updated at 7:48 AM on 16th January 2012
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They’ve been dating since August, but Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll chose last night’s prestigious Golden Globe awards to make their public debut.

After Winslet posed for photographers on the red carpet, looking stunning in a monochrome dress, she made her way to the table where Rocknroll, the nephew of Sir Richard Branson, was waiting for her.

And when Winslet was named Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her role in Mildred Pierce, she was given a congratulatory kiss from her beau.

Me and my man: Kate Winslet and boyfriend Ned Rocknroll made their public debut as a couple at last night’s Golden Globe awards

As she and Rocknroll were hugging, Winslet’s Mildred Pierce co-star Guy Pearce grabbed her rear and told her she had the best behind in showbusiness.

Later, as the awards at the Beverly Hilton drew to a close, Winslet was seen enjoying a tight clinch with Rocknroll.

She told the Daily Mail: ‘Everyone’s drunk but I’m sober.’

Well done, darling! Rocknroll was quick to give Winslet a kiss when she won the Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie award for Mildred Pierce

Loved up: Despite their display of affection, Winslet did not thank Rocknroll in her acceptance speech

Her best actress in a mini series win for Mildred Pierce was her third Golden Globe.

‘I had last done television when I was 16 so it was funny to return to it all these years later’, Winslet, 36, told the Mail’s Baz Bamigboye.

‘It’s harder doing television than doing a film because it’s somehow more collaborative and for this it was a 250 page script and several hours’, Winslet said.

She’s making a habit of it! The award was Winslet’s third Golden Globe

She and Rocknroll seemed blissfully happy together and planned to celebrate at some of the after parties although said she was due to meet with Kenneth Branagh to discuss the movie Guernsey that she will star in for him in the Spring.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/art….lic-debut .html

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Kate Winslet’s Golden Globes Speech Kicks Off the Blabbing
Haven’t these people at the Golden Globes been warned?
Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 | Updated 9:23 PM CSTBEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 15: Actress Kate Winslet poses in the press room with the Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television award for ‘Mildred Pierce’ at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The Golden Globes, unlike the Oscars, run a tight ship, committed to wrapping things up in their allotted three hours. But well before the first hour was over, the evening’s winners were making it tough.

Kate Winslet, who previously won two Globes for her work in 2009′s “The Reader,” and thus should know better, took the stage to accept the Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film award, for her work in “Mildred Pierce.”

Winslet was effusive in her gratitude for director Todd Haynes, but she was only warming up, as she launched into a litany of thanks that literally included everyone involved, right on down to the truck drivers. Before you could shout, “Cue the orchestra!” the music began to swell up from the pit.

Gervais was clearly prepared for the occasion as the next time he took the stage, he advised winners to keep their “thank yous” to a minimum.

“Just do the main two: your agent and God… I know in my case they’ve had the same amount of impact on my career.”

But his advice fell on deaf ears, as “Homeland” writer/developer Howard Gordon blathered on long enough to strike up the band. Moments later Gordon was followed by Ludovic Bource, who’d just won Best Score for “The Artist.” You’d think a guy who won for a silent film would be able to keep it brief, and yet…

And then the Material Girl herself, Madonna, was dumbstruck in accepting Best Original Song, taking a good 10 seconds to get started, before prattling on and on, even speaking over the progressively louder orchestra for about 15 seconds.

http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/….-137393678.html

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Kate Winslet – Golden Globes 2012 Red Carpet

Kate Winslet poses on the red carpet as she arrives at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 15) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 36-year-old actress wore a Jenny Packham gown, Roger Vivier shoes, and Fred Leighton jewels to the star studded event.

Kate is up for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series for her work in HBO’s Mildred Pierce and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture for her work in Carnage.

The 2012 Golden Globes airs live TONIGHT at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on NBC. Ricky Gervais hosts for the third time!

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2012/01/15/….012-red-carpet/

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Double Nominee Kate Winslet Stuns on the Globes Red Carpet
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Posted on January 15, 2012 4:48PM by Katie Henry

Kate Winslet was decked out in a white and black gown for tonight’s Golden Globe Awards in LA. She’s up for two awards tonight with a nod in both TV and film categories. Kate’s role in Roman Polanski’s Carnage earned her a nomination in the best actress in a musical or comedy category, and she’s also getting recognition in the best actress in a miniseries or made for TV film category for her performance in HBO’s Mildred Pierce. It’s likely Kate will run into her Titanic costar, and fellow nominee, Leonardo DiCaprio during the show — the pair will be reuniting on the big screen later this year when their classic James Cameron film is rereleased in 3D! Stay tuned for more red carpet coverage and be sure to vote on all of Fab and Bella’s fashion and beauty polls!

http://www.popsugar.com/Kate-Winslet-Pictures-Golden-Globes-2012-21341624

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Golden Globes: Kate Winslet says she wants to play a man
January 15, 2012 | 6:15 pm

Reporters backstage at award shows oftentimes ask off-topic questions. Kate Winslet was caught off-guard by one on Sunday night at the Golden Globes after accepting a statuette for her performance in the TV miniseries “Mildred Pierce.”

“Kate — would you consider playing Elizabeth Taylor? And what do you think about the fact that Lindsay Lohan wants to play her?” (Last week, it was reported that Lohan was in talks to play Taylor in a Lifetime movie about the screen icon’s romance with Richard Burton.)

“Oh my gosh, I’ll decline to comment, actually, because that’s the first I’ve heard of that,” Winslet said, brushing off the question. “I’m not gonna go there, dude. It’s a bit of a hot zone, I think.”

Winslet did comment, however, on another difficult role she’d like to tackle: a man.

“I don’t know what kind of man, and I don’t know if that would happen or not, but I would be very interested in that because I think that would be the ultimate challenge,” she revealed. (Perhaps she can chat after the Globes with Glenn Close, who tackles the challenge in “Albert Nobbs.”)

“Mildred Pierce,” which Winslet took home a prize for Sunday night, was its own sort of challenge. But the actress did take some positive things away from the experience, she said — including the ability to cook a chicken.

“My take home from ‘Mildred’ was that I was taught to section up a chicken by ["Top Chef's"] Tom Collichio at his apartment in New York,” she said. “He used a technique which is old-fashioned deliberately. It wasn’t too restaurant-style, it wasn’t too polished.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2….play-a-man.html

http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-01-15/kate-….-awards-photos/

http://www.gossipcenter.com/golden-globe….-arrival-577634

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Kate Winslet Reveals Dreams to Play a Man and Liz Taylor in Golden Globes Press Room
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Updated 01/15/12 6:15 PM • Posted 01/15/12 5:52 PM by Molly Goodson • 0 comments

Kate Winslet stepped back into the Golden Globes press room shortly after accepting the latest statue for her collection. She won for her work in Mildred Pierce, but backstage, talk turned to future roles. She apparently has her eye on playing Elizabeth Taylor as well as taking on the part of a man someday. Plus, Kate told us why roast chicken became a favorite in her household:

On the rumors both she and Lindsay Lohan want to play Elizabeth Taylor: “I think I’ll decline to comment, that’s the first I’ve heard of that story. It’s a massive undertaking for anybody who should be fortunate enough to get that part. I’m not gonna go there, dude!”

On dream future roles: “I would like to someday play a man. That is something that I do know. I don’t know what kind of man. I don’t know whether that would ever happen or not. That would be the ultimate challenge.”

On learning to cook for the part: “I was taught to section up a chicken by Tom Colicchio! He used a technique that was quite old-fashioned so it married up. My children were eating a lot of chicken!”

On how Ricky Gervais is doing as a host: “He seems to be doing absolutely fine. I’ve been back here for about the past half-hour, so unless he’s fallen over or started drinking too much, I think he’s doing OK.”

Best fashion advice she’s ever received: “Wear something that I feel comfortable in, not to wear something just because someone else is telling me to. I think that is true of life as well.”

http://www.buzzsugar.com/Kate-Winslet-Golden-Globe-Press-Room-Quotes-21342886

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Golden Globes: One Small Step for Kate Winslet, One Giant Leap for Adaptations
January 16, 2012
By Tom Blunt

As much fun as it was to read along while Twitter users live-blogged the Golden Globes, there were a few moments of the broadcast that were actually worth watching on TV, especially with regard to adapted works.

Kate Winslet captured a Best Actress award for the title role in HBO’s Mildred Pierce miniseries. Between her Golden Globe and Joan Crawford’s Oscar statuette, it seems there’s something magical about the role. I’m sure Willow Smith will fare just as well in “Mildred Fierce: A Hip-Hopera” in 2037. Sadly, Evan Rachel Wood lost the supporting actress statuette to Jessica Lange, and based on what I saw in “Titus,” I’d advise against trying to take it away from her. Over in the motion picture category, however, Octavia Spencer snagged one for herself (as generally predicted) thanks to her performance in “The Help.”

On the men’s side, Peter Dinklage got the gold for his supporting role in the “Game of Thrones” adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, and George Clooney reigned over the big awards in his category, bringing home best actor and best picture (dramatic) for “The Descendants” (and used his speech mainly to pique everyone’s curiosity about Michael Fassbender’s anatomy). Of course, that’s really a win for Kaui Hart Hemmings, who wrote the book that the film was based on.

Shut out entirely were adaptations of We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and A Dangerous Method. There’s still a chance that these films and more will pull a sneak attack when Oscar nominations are announced later this month.

http://www.wordandfilm.com/2012/01/golde….or-adaptations/

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Kate Winslet dedicates Golden Globe to children

On a night of glory for British actors at the Golden Globes, Kate Winslet led the charge winning Best Television Actress for her role in Mildred Pierce.

Taking to the stage in a cascading monochrome gown, the English rose dedicated her award to her two kids.

“I share this with my beautiful children Mia and Joe who light up my life every day, I’m so proud to be their mum,” she said.

“I’d like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for giving this award to me and for putting me in a category with such incredible heavyweights whom I feel honoured to stand alongside” she continued.

Small screen phenomenon Downtown Abbey was also recognised in the best mini-series for Television category.

The show’s creator, Julian Fellowes, said: “How fabulous this is. The whole Downton adventure has been an extraordinary one.”

http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities….92/celebrities/

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British invasion! Kate Winslet, Idris Elba and Downton Abbey earn gongs at the Golden Globes
By Baz Bamigboye
Last updated at 2:18 PM on 16th January 2012
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It was a triumphant night for Brits at the Golden Globes, with Kate Winslet, Idris Elba and hit TV show Downton Abbey all scoring top honours.

Winslet won the gong for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie for her role in Mildred Pierce.

Taking to the stage, a composed Kate told the crowd: ‘I’d like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for giving this award to me and for putting me in a category with such incredible heavyweights whom I feel honoured to stand alongside.’

Flying the flag: British star Kate Winslet won best actress for a miniseries or movie for her role in Mildred Pierce at the Golden Globes

She’s a winner: Kate Winslet gets a congratulatory kiss from new boyfriend Ned Rocknroll as she wins a Golden Globe

In the spotlight: The star kissed and hugged Ned as it was announced she had won Best Actress in a TV series or TV movie for her role in Mildred Pierce

She had earlier walked the red carpet in a stylish black and white gown by Jenny Packham, Roger Vivier shoes, and Fred Leighton jewels.

She dedicated her award to her 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son, but made no mention of her new beau, Ned Rocknroll.

But he was sat beside her throughout the ceremony and was the first to congratulate her with a kiss.

‘I share this with my beautiful children Mia and Joe who light up my life every day, I’m so proud to their mum,’ she said.

Stylish: Kate won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television for her role in the HBO remake of classic film Mildred Pierce

Games Of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage won best supporting actor, for a TV miniseries drama.

In his acceptance speech he revealed how his mother kept him grounded: ‘I was talking to my mother in Jersey before I came out, and she said, ‘Have fun, but have you seen “Mildred Pierce”? Guy Pearce is so good. He’s going to win.’

So I haven’t seen Mildred Pierce but I’m sure it’s really good, and I just love our moms because they keep us humble.’

And he ended it on a serious note. The “Game of Thrones” star gave a shout-out to fellow dwarf Martin Henderson but, rather then elaborating, he just said ‘Google him.’

Within minutes, Henderson’s name was a trending topic on Twitter.

The aspiring actor was partially paralysed on his birthday after a drunk stranger picked him up and threw him while he was having a cigarette outside a pub.

Henderson blamed the English rugby team players who recently attended a dwarf-tossing contest during the rugby World Cup in New Zealand for inspiring the attack. The Daily Mail reported that he now faces life in a wheelchair after the incident.

Henderson was recovering from a 2010 back injury but has said that this injury has set him back in his recuperation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/art….ton-Abbe y.html

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Anyone for another dramatic Kate Winslet acceptance speech?
By Caroline Corcoran 16/01/2012
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Kate takes to the stage. Everyone get the tissues ready

If Kate Winslet ever did an acceptance speech that didn’t involve a bit of dramatic breathing/ looking overwhelmed/ good amount of cheese, we’d bewell disappointed. Which is why this morning we are feeling positively not disappointed, because Kate has delivered again. Thanks Kate Winslet.

Kate won the award for Best Actress in a Mini Series for her role in Mildred Pierce. When her name was called, she took to the stage to deliver a tear-free, but pretty slushy acceptance speech where she appeared to be struggling to breathe properly. Though that might have been the stairs – we’ve all been there.

Firstof all she thanked the organisers of the awards for ‘putting me in a category with heavyweight actresses that I am honoured to stand alongside’ – despite the fact she’s won two Golden Globes before, forThe Reader and Revolutionary Road so to be honest, is pretty heavyweight (in a non boxing way) herself.

Kate also said thanked producers for ‘giving me this part, thank you for giving me this experience’ before going on to list everyone who worked on the TV series.

Want a look at the breathy video? It sounds rude, but it isn’t so you can watch it in work

Kate attended the awards with her boyfriend, the brilliantly-named Ned Rocknroll, who is Richard Branson’s nephew. Despite the fact that they’ve been together since August last year, Kate and Ned hadn’t appeared together in public before, so that was quite exciting. Ned gave her a supportive little kiss when she won her award too.

A night with Ned Rocknroll – unlikely to end in a tea and an early night, we’d imagine

Despite that, Kate didn’t dedicate her award to him, but instead to her kids (er, quite right too), who she said ‘light up my life’.

Kate *breathe* won *breathe* an award *BREATHE*

“I share this with my beautiful children Mia and Joe who light up my life every day,” she said. “I am so proud to be their mum and I share this with them.”
Bet they’d rather you shared sweets with them, since they are kids, but you know – a Golden Globe will do.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2012….15875-23702369/

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GG: Best Actress – Musical/Comedy – Kate Winslet
27 December 2011

Name: Kate Winslet
Age: 36
Character: Nancy Cowan in Carnage

Film: Carnage is a razor sharp, biting comedy centred on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the “victim” invite the parents of the “bully” over to work out their issues.

A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colours. None of them will escape the carnage.

Previous Golden Globe Wins: Winslet has two other Golden Globe wins: Best Actress for Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress for the Reader

Previous Golden Globe Nominations: She also has six other nominations: Best Supporting Actress of Sense and Sensibility, Best Actress in Miniseries or TV Movie for Mildred Pierce.

She has four Best Actress nods for Titanic, Little Children, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Iris

Award/Nominations for role: Winslet has picked up Best Ensemble nominations at the Boston Society film Critics Awards, Detroit Critics Society Awards and Satellite Awards

Critics: “An actor’s playground, with Winslet and Foster practically leaping off the screen with the fearsome ridiculousness of their performances” – Filmcritics.com

“Scathing and funny and cynical about contemporary society and the hypocritical way we live now, Carnage may not be the dream movie I expected, but it has a dream cast of pure, unimpeachable ensemble perfection.” – New York Observer

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Kate+Winslet-11212.html

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Kate Winslet: St. John’s Campaign Photos!Kate Winslet is effortlessly beautiful in these new campaign shots for St. John’s Spring 2012 advertising campaign.

“Kate embodies the elegance of the St. John woman,” creative director George Sharp said about the 36-year-old Oscar winner.

“It has been a great experience working with St. John. I am very excited for this upcoming season, George and St. John have created wonderfully chic and effortless styles for the modern woman,” Kate said about the brand in a statement.

Look out for the advertisements in print this February!

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The star is back as the face of the brand, and she looks so sexy and chic in the shoot — get your first look here!
After Kate Winslet showed off her sexy curves in the fall 2011 campaign for St. John’s, the star is back in another smoldering shoot for the brand. For Spring 2012, the star shows off her softer side in a pale pink sweater — but she also looks sexy, showing off her legs in a dress with a dangerous slit!
Get your first look at the St. John’s Spring 2012 campaign here — do you think she’s a perfect fit for the brand?

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/01/09/….ring-2012-pics/

Kate Winslet: “You Don’t Have to Be a Size 2″
The actress promotes healthy body image in a behind-the-scenes video from the photo shoot for her new St. John ad campaign
Terri Schwartz ON Jan 11, 2012 at 1:39PM

Kate Winslet is known for her curves as well as her acting abilities — and that’s one of the many reasons we love her so much. Her newest ads (see above) for the spring campaign of fashion brand St. John show her flaunting her full shape and looking gorgeous doing so. And that’s an intentional decision.

“You don’t have to be a size 2, or even a size 4, to be able to wear these garments,” the 36-year-old mother of two shares in a behind-the-scenes video for the making of the ad. “They fall so well and are cut for women with a shape. And of course I love that. That’s me all over.” Watch the video below!

Winslet says she’s received a ton of positive feedback about her St. John advertisements, a reaction she calls “heartwarming.”

“A lot of women say they believe they could wear a particular dress or a pair of pants or a sweater because they have seen that I am able to wear those pieces,” she adds. “It is really important to be able to dress in clothes quickly that look effortless and feel comfortable.”

“Kate is an ideal choice for our new campaign,” St. John creative director George Sharp said when Winslet signed on with the brand last year. “She is an accomplished, beautiful woman with an extraordinary body of work, and one of the most admired actors of her generation. She embodies the modern sensibility of St. John, she is contemporary and authentically captures the style of the St. John woman.” We’ll say!

http://www.ivillage.com/kate-winslet-st-….ze-2/1-a-417717

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Kate Winslet: G’Day USA Gala with Guy Pearce!Kate Winslet gets close with actor Guy Pearce on the red carpet at the G’Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala, held at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom on Saturday (January 14) in Hollywood.

The 36-year-old English actress presented Guy with the award for Excellence in Film & Television at the show, which celebrates high profile individuals who promote Australia in the United States.

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Pearce in Hollywood spotlight on eve of Golden Globe Awards
January 16, 2012
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Actors Guy Pearce and Kate Winslet arrive at the ninth annual G’Day USA Ball in Hollywood on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images

FOR more than a decade, Guy Pearce has managed to cultivate a career that makes him hot property in Hollywood, but not a Tinseltown star.

The publicity-shy 44-year-old has been part of the ensemble casts of the past two best picture Oscar winners – The Hurt Locker and The King’s Speech – but still managed to avoid the spotlight and personal accolades.

”As they say, it is great to be nominated, but it is not something I seek out,” Pearce said while attending Saturday’s G’Day USA Ball in Hollywood.

”If a nomination brings attention to the work as a whole, that’s what is important.”

Just before noon today Pearce will join the elite of the large and small screens at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 69th Golden Globe Awards.

Thanks to TV, the medium that made him a reluctant teen heart-throb in the Australian soap Neighbours in the late 1980s, Pearce in recent months has been pushed into the spotlight with multiple nominations for his role in the miniseries Mildred Pierce.

Pearce won an Emmy in September for Mildred Pierce, co-starring Kate Winslet, and later this month is also in the running for a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role.

The competition inside the Beverly Hilton is a lot tougher as Pearce is not competing solely against TV movie or miniseries actors. He is also up against Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet, Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, Paul Giamatti for the TV movie Too Big To Fail and Tim Robbins for another TV movie, Cinema Verite.

Pearce, basketballer Luc Longley and multi-platinum soft rock duo Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply were honoured at the annual G’Day USA Ball.

In a nod to their success in Mildred Pierce, Winslet handed Pearce his award for excellence in film and television. Phil Jackson, who coached Longley to three NBA titles at the Chicago Bulls, presented him with the award for excellence in sport, while Priscilla Presley introduced Russell and Hitchcock for their music award.

The Golden Globes tarnished its reputation as a bellwether for the Academy Awards last year.

The Social Network won the best picture (drama) Globe and best director for David Fincher, while Oscar voters went for The King’s Speech and its director, Tom Hooper.

The Golden Globes also differ from the Oscars in that there are separate categories for dramas and musical or comedy.

George Clooney may have to take a big duffle bag into the Beverly Hilton to carry his potential haul of four Globe trophies with two films in the running: The Descendants and The Ides of March.

Meryl Streep, for her performance as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, and Viola Davis for her role as a maid in The Help, are the top two picks for best actress (drama).

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertai….115-1 q1c7.html

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Guy Pearce and Kate Winslet to say G’Day LA at annual event
• December 23, 2011 8:15PM

GOOD mates, Emmy award winners and Golden Globe nominees Guy Pearce and Kate Winslet will walk the ruby rug together at January’s annual G’Day USA gala.

Winslet, a long-time champion of Pearce, is said to be the one presenting him with top honours at the ceremony, acknowledging his overseas successes.

The pair starred together in dramatic mini-series Mildred Pierce and have remained friends since.

G’Day USA takes place on January 14 in LA.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/enterta….0-1226229696556

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Winslet to present top Aussie award to Pearce
By WENN.com | Thursday, December 22, 2011

Pearce will be one of three guests of honour, alongside basketball player Luc Longley and musical duo Air Supply, at the ninth annual G’Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala on 14 January (12).

G’Day USA Organising Committee Chairman Wally Mariani says, “We are thrilled to have Kate Winslet present her Mildred Pierce co-star Guy Pearce with the Excellence in Film & Television Award at this year’s G’Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala, especially the night before the Golden Globes, when they are both nominees.”

The prizegiving is part of the three-week G’Day USA Australia Week programme.

Previous honourees include Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Naomi Watts.

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Winslet finds delight in ‘Carnage’
Posted by Online on Dec 19th, 2011WHEN Roman calls, Kate goes to work. Holidays can wait.

That’s Roman, as in Polanski, and, Kate as in Winslet, whose new film “Carnage,“ a satirical comedy of manners that skewers overbearing parents, opens on Friday, one day after earning Winslet a Golden Globe nomination for acting.

“I had planned not to work,“ Winslet told Reuters in a telephone interview. “But that notion just went right out the window the second I heard the name Roman Polanski.

“One doesn’t think of oneself as being ever sort of Roman Polanski-worthy,“ said Winslet about the director of such classics as “Chinatown“ and “Rosemary’s Baby.“

She added, “So you’d have to be kind of stupid, really, not to change your plans.“

“Carnage,“ which also co-stars Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz, is based on Yasmina Reza’s biting Broadway satire of two sets of parents who meet one afternoon to discuss their sons’ playground fracas.

http://www.tempo.com.ph/2011/winslet-finds-delight-in-carnage/#.Tvt9QdV-qsQ

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Exclusive Photo: ‘Carnage’

By JARETT WIESELMAN
December 22, 2011

Movies that set their action in a single location are fairly common, but ones that successfully hold your interest while remaining mostly motionless are relatively rare.

The last picture to truly capture the immobile imagination was 1957′s Twelve Angry Men (although Roman Polanski’s 1976′s shocker The Tenant snags a close second).

Now, Polanski is returning to one room with Carnage, a star-studded cinematic adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway play, God of Carnage. Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly enter the fray as two couples sparring over their warring sons. And as you can tell from this exclusive ETonline sneak peek, separate corners quickly become a necessity as tensions rise and motives become murky in this fantastic film.
Click here to watch the trailer and then click here to find out when Carnage is coming to your town!

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Jon Landau Talks Titanic 3D & Avatar
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The producer reveals Leonardo DiCaprio’s verdict on the conversion.
Posted 12th January 2012, 3:51pm in Film, by Becky ReedYesterday DIY had the pleasure of producer Jon Landau’s company as he previewed the forthcoming 3D re-release of Titanic.

James Cameron’s epic disaster movie was the highest-grossing film of all time – until his very own Avatar took the top spot 12 years later. I will admit to being a cynical youth when Titanic first opened in cinemas, scoffing at the romance between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. However, as the years passed, I found it harder to switch over the television when it aired, to the point I would unashamedly wallow in tears. Indeed, the odd tear had to be wiped away when Landau appeared in front of us as the lights went up.

Having seen the preview footage on a crappy temporary screen at last year’s Empire Big Screen, to see it in all its glory at Fox’s London HQ was wonderful. It’s the most perfect 3D conversion – Cameron has set the standard once more. We experienced eight key scenes – from the moment Rose sees the Titanic for the first time, to her rescue of the handcuffed Jack, to the sinking itself. Twenty emotional minutes were enough to realise how exquisite and rich the film looked. The depth and clarity is stunning, and will be essential viewing when it hits cinemas again on 6th April.

The jolly and friendly Landau, the producer behind this and Avatar, then explained how painstaking the work was, dropped some information on Avatar 2, and revealed DiCaprio’s reaction to the conversion.

On starting the long process of converting:
We asked the company: ‘what are the most difficult shots?’ and starting with that. It’s not always what you think will be the most difficult shots – the dining room was difficult because of all the detail, dimensionalising every glass on the table. I believe the scenes where the 3D is most compelling are the dramatic scenes. In the action scenes you don’t need that. The scene where Rose’s mother tightens the corset – that in 3D puts you in that room with them, and plays more binding than in 2D.

On whether the stars themselves have seen it yet:
Leo has seen it, Kate will be seeing it shortly. Leo, we screened it for him in Sydney, where he’s filming The Great Gatsby. What’s nice is that Leo looked great, because he’s playing that romantic lead again. Once he got over the shock of how young he looked – ‘I don’t look like that anymore!’ you heard him audibly say – he just got wrapped up. It was as if he was seeing the movie for the first time.

On revisiting the production:
It was a walk down memory lane. As Jim and I go through this, we go through every shot on a frame-by-frame basis, and we tell each other stories of the day we shot it as if it were yesterday. All movies have their good and bad in the process – on Titanic all the bad was upfront and all the good was in the backend. We’re re-experiencing the bad part having experienced the good part.

On his relationship with Cameron over the years:
The difference between Jim of True Lies and Jim of today is that Jim is a family man today. He has three kids, and that’s a great outlet for him away from the set and the chaos of a production. I kid Jim that I’ve been with him longer than any of his wives! So our relationship has evolved and stayed strong. Jim forces everyone around him to seek to learn things and find additional knowledge.

On whether he’d like to see other classics converted:
One of the keys to hopefully the success of what we’ve been doing is that the filmmaker has been involved in the process. The conversion to 3D is not a technical process – technology’s involved, but it’s an artistic process. If Steven Spielberg was to say he wanted to do E.T., or if Coppola wanted to do The Godfather. It’s important that the director is involved. It’s a creative choice.

On those who say it’s a purely financial decision to convert:
What’s wrong with filling cinemas? What’s wrong with selling popcorn and employing all the people who work in theatres? We’re being upfront about what we’re doing, but we’re also the ones spending $18 million to convert this and market the movie like it’s a big release. We’re taking the risk. We’re doing it because there’s a generation of movie goers who have never seen Titanic in the big screen – that’s why we’re doing it. My son, who was eight when he handed Prince Charles the programme at the Royal Premiere, we did a 2D screening the other year. He came out and said “Dad! That’s a good movie!” He didn’t remember it that way. There might be people who are 15 years old who were conceived the night their parents saw the movie! That would be an interesting statistic to figure out!

On other films that go through post-conversion:
I get frustrated when people make bad movies. I welcome the idea of people tackling it as a challenge. When a movie has come out and they’ve shot it concurrently, they’ll maybe spend six weeks converting it. We’re spending 60 weeks. One of the first [post-conversion] movies that was released, the director never saw the movie in 3D until the premiere. We’re releasing in 2D as well, and it will be the best version – we did a 4k master of the film.

On whether they made any other tweaks to the film:
No, we did not. The temptation is there, but this is representing the same movie. We didn’t want the ‘Where’s Waldo’ effect. We didn’t people watching the movie saying, ‘Oh, they’ve changed four things’ and going ‘Is it this, is it that?’ This is just about experiencing the film. We handcuffed our hands and said we’re just going to present the movie the way it was.

On the status of Avatar 2:
The next thing we’ll be bring back is Avatar 2 and 3. We’re excitedly working on that as we speak, and that’s four or so years out. [Jon later clarified: It's in that window, 2014/15]. We have a lot of the same team working with us, and we’re working on great themes. One of the things we learned on Avatar, that helped on Titanic, was that when you have a fast-cut action sequence, it’s not about 3D. So you can go with less 3D in those shots. If you’re watching the action, you’re not taking in the 3D. If you’re looking at a shot of the Grand Canyon, that’s about 3D. Because you can control 3D, and it’s knowing when to push it and pull in back.

On what’s next, technology-wise:
We’re trying to push the industry towards higher frame rates. We watch movies at 24 frames per second – that was a rate that was determined when sound was invented. It’s antiquated. Television is at a higher frame rate. We’re trying to push exhibition for 48 or even 60 frames per second. We’ve been doing demo tests. I think The Hobbit will be the first movie that utilises it.

On potential Titanic over-saturation due to ITV’s miniseries in April:
Going back 15 years, NBC did a miniseries with George C. Scott called Titanic. It did not impact us one way or the other. I think it’s a good thing. Any time someone’s out there talking about their show, they’re talking about the ship, they’re saying the name of our movie!

On the impact of Titanic:
The vindication was not the box office success – it was going to watch it with an audience. They are the true art. When I go to a premiere I watch the audience. Coming here, and doing our Royal Premiere here in London… that’s what’s rewarding. We are all looking for true love in our lives, and we’re all forced to face death. Rose is at the end of the story in the frigid waters of the Atlantic losing the love of her life. But the movie goes on to show that she lived a full and rewarding life. It suggests that no matter what the situation is outside of the theatre, if Rose can go on there’s hope for me.

http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/film/jon-landau-talks-titanic-3d-avatar

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James Cameron defends 3D Titanic movie
Titanic is being recreated in 3D for release in April 2012 and director James Cameron insists it is a “valid” project.
12:23PM GMT 21 Dec 2011

Director James Cameron has insisted that remaking Titanic as a 3D film is entirely “valid”.

Cameron’s 1997 film, which won 11 Oscars and starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet, is being recreated in 3D at the cost of £12million. The new version will be in cinemas on April 6 2012, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Titanic setting sail on April 10 1912.

Cameron said that DiCaprio and Winslet have yet to see the 3D footage of Titanic but said he has spoken with Winslet about the project and she is “on board”.

More than 300 production artists have worked for more than 60 weeks to alter the film to 3D but Cameron denied that it was just an attempt to “cash in”. He said: “I think it’s perfectly valid . . . It just felt right in the centenary of the sinking of Titanic to bring this back out for fans who either are fans of the movie but have never had the widescreen experience or are fans of the movie who remember it from back then and want to re-experience that.”

Cameron is also planning a possible extended cut re-release of Avatar – the film which smashed all major box office records by taking in $2.7 billion worldwide – in what has been described as a new “suped-up” version. Avatar parts two and three will be shot back to back and released in December 2014 and 2015 respectively,

The imminent release of two new 3D blockbusters comes as the worth of the medium is being debated. Brad Bird, director of the new Mission: Impossible movie, Ghost Protocol, says he’s “not convinced” that 3D is the future of cinema. “I think that any time you have a new toy, people feel excited about it and then they overuse it,” he said. “I remain interested in 3D but I’m not exactly convinced yet. What I’m more interested in is really high resolution, and really big screens.”

Jeff Bock, senior box office analyst at industry data provider Exhibitor Relations, said: “While there were nearly 40 (3D) films released this year, studios have been scaling back in terms of the type of films released in this new format. The reason? Audiences won’t pay for a 3D engagement that isn’t a premium picture.”

One of the big drawbacks is having to wear 3D glasses but Cameron insists technology is developing so quickly that they soon won’t be needed. He said: “We all want to get rid of the glasses. You know how you feel when it is about to rain. I have that feeling that it’s just around the corner, the end of glasses.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/….anic-movie.html

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Titanic 3D: could it be an even bigger hit for James Cameron?

Cameron’s 1997 megahit Titanic is looming over the 2012 horizon in three dimensions. Does the trailer float your boat?

Whatever you think of James Cameron, you have to admire his dedication to 3D. Avatar almost single-handedly brought about the current fad for digital 3D, the technological advances he pioneered in the medium have been adopted by everyone from Steven Spielberg to Peter Jackson and even his Corman-era Piranha work has been revamped into a gloriously trashy series of 3D movies.

1. Production year: 1997
2. Runtime: 195 mins

It’s a testament to this dedication that, even as the public starts to fall out of love with 3D, James Cameron is still giving it his all. Next year a 3D conversion of his 1997 megahit Titanic will be released into cinemas, and a trailer has just been released online. What new thrills can we expect from Titanic 3D? Let’s have a look at the trailer and find out. Note: This is a 2D trailer. You might need to use your imagination a bit.

1) Oh, hang on, my mistake. Apparently it’s ET that’s got the 3D overhaul, not Titanic. Sorry.

2) Wait, no, I was right first time. It is Titanic after all. And this must be the shot that James Cameron first envisioned when he decided to make Titanic into a 3D spectacular. The long, sweeping, instantly iconic shot of Winslet and DiCaprio pushed into the bow of the doomed vessel, fleetingly king and queen of the entire world. But what about the rest of the film? What else can 3D add?

3) WOAH! I don’t know about you, but the giant bow on Winslet’s enormous hat nearly took my flipping head off. Imagine what this’ll be like in a 3D Imax cinema. There’ll be crying and wailing and people holding their hands up to protect themselves. It’ll be carnage.

4) And, obviously, machinery. Hats and machinery. That’s what Titanic 3D is bringing to the table. But what if you’re not as easily impressed as me? What if stereoscopic hats and machinery don’t do it for you? What else has Titanic 3D got to offer?

5) But of course. There’s an iceberg in it, too. Now we can get to witness a vast, deadly object tearing into the side of a ship that actually existed in more glorious detail than ever before. Surely this is precisely what 3D was invented for.

6) And we get to see the aftermath of the collision in eye-popping 3D, as well. Look at all that water, blasting through the hull more spectacularly than anyone thought imaginable. Look at the way it’s instantly ending the lives of these people who were really once alive in real life. Awesome!

7) And don’t forget that the new 3D treatment will also allow viewers to watch this young family – this real family of actual Titanic passengers who all had hopes and dreams and aspirations – screaming in agony as a giant wave violently crushes them against a wall in pinpoint clarity. Never has watching a recreation of mass death been so lovingly rendered. James Cameron, you’re spoiling us.

8) What’s more, Billy Zane gets to fire a gun at us. Admittedly nobody will duck at this because they’ll be too busy trying to remember who Billy Zane is, but it’s a nice touch anyway.

9) And now for the money shot. The Titanic shearing in half in the middle of a freezing ocean, condemning 1,517 terrified people to their deaths in one of the most unthinkable tragedies in recorded histories, all reproduced in snazzy 3D and released almost exactly 100 years to the day after it actually happened, and all for a quick payday. That’s beautiful, James Cameron. I mean, it’s obnoxious and opportunistic and massively distasteful on about 15 different levels, but beautiful as well.

10) Although, that said, it does still contain the bit where the bloke pings off the railings into the sea, so it’s not all bad. Don’t worry, James Cameron. I forgive you.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/….r-james-cameron

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Adele’s 21 About To Beat Titanic Soundtrack For Most Weeks Atop The Billboard Charts!!!!
Filed under: Music Minute > Film Flickers > Adele > LMFAO

Not only does she have a new lover, but gurlfriend’s about to sink the Titanic!!

Adele’s incredible 21 is back at #1 on the Billboard charts, accomplishing her 14th week on the throne.

Titanic’s soundtrack has 16 weeks… So yeah, only three more to go? We’re betting money on the goddess!!!

In other Billboard news, LMFAO’s Sexy and I Know It continues to be the number one party hit, with 417,000 sold. This week marks their biggest sales week yet. Must have been all that NYE pre-gaming, LOL!!

Congrats, guys!! We couldn’t be happier for you!!!

http://perezhilton.com/2012-01-04-adele-….arts-lmfao-news

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Kate Winslet Talks Titanic Re-Release, Autism Awareness
Stylelist Posted: 12/11/11 05:25 PM ET

 

 

Kate Winslet is putting her celebrity (and connections) to good work. With the help of friends like Meryl Streep, Anna Wintour and Demi Moore, the upcoming “Carnage” star is set to publish a book dedicated to non-verbal autism awareness. She became inspired to help after she provided the English language narration for an Icelandic documentary about a non-verbal autistic boy in 2009. The book, which will be available

 

 

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Kate Winslet didn’t ”behave well” during her break-up from Louis Dowler by ditching him for Sir Richard Branson’s nephew Ned Rocknroll.The 35-year-old actress ditched the male model for Ned Rocknroll – the nephew of Sir Richard Branson – when they met while she was on what should have been a romantic holiday with Louis on the business mogul’s Caribbean hideaway on Necker Island this summer.

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