Everybody has been talking about this HBO movie, Game Change, for months now. We saw a teaser trailer back in December, and now the full-length trailer is out. Game Change is the movie about the 2008 election, only it’s not about how Pres. Obama became Pres. Obama or anything (or is it?), it’s just about the concentrated time frame of mid-August 2008 to November 2008, basically the last two-and-a-half months in the political landscape where EVERYTHING went crazy. And by crazy, I mean Sarah “Barracuda” Palin. Julianne Moore was cast as former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, and while I had my doubts about the casting, this trailer has eased my mind a little bit. Not only does Julianne seem to be doing a good-to-stellar job as Palin, Ed Harris really does look like John McCain here. Here’s the trailer:

You know what I like? I like that Julianne (and the film in general) deftly and smartly avoids making Palin into a caricature. Palin, by her own hand and by her opponents‘, can easily be made into a cartoon, a piece of fluff, a comedy bit, a party trick. The film seems to rely heavily on anecdotes that John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (authors of Game Change) compiled from disgruntled McCain staffers post-election. Is the portrait of Palin sympathetic? Probably not. But they haven’t made her into a punch line either.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I’ve always felt that Mila Kunis is a real standout beauty amongst a seemingly endless sea of Hollywood cookie-cutter women. Unfortunately, her award show looks are often overwhelming and make her look pretty but just like everyone else too. At last night’s Globes, Mila selected a Christian Dior gown (that certainly could’ve used more boob support — the girls looked inexplicably saggy and there was too much of a faux sheer effect) along with a matching Dior clutch and Cartier earrings. The combination is so, so disappointing. Mila usually has no problem bringing it at film premieres, so why does she choose to blend into the scenery on awards red carpets?

Mila’s hair and makeup are also sadly misguided. That hair would’ve looked gorgeous in loose curls or waves. It’s almost as if Mila’s trying very hard not to be noticed. Maybe she didn’t want Gerard Butler to pull a Timberlake while they were presenting together? Damn it, JT ruins everything.

Julianne Moore (also there to present) opted for basic black as well, but the effect was much different because she looked stunning. The dress was Chanel couture, and since Julianne often opts for misguided, gaudily-colored sacks, it’s really nice to see her in something more classic, form-fitting, and downright beautiful. Of course, she ran into another problem with the black though, which is that on an awards-show red carpet, the lack of standout color makes one blend in with the dudes.

The earrings are nice though and give a nice mini-burst of color, and Julianne’s hair looks beautiful in those loose waves. She probably could’ve gotten away with a slightly bolder makeup look though, which would’ve helped her stand out more on the carpet.

Julianne presented with Rob Lowe, and the two had the pleasure of dealing with a broken autocue. They both recovered well even if Rob’s hair also succeeded in weirding me out.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Here is the teaser trailer for Game Change, the HBO film about the 2008 presidential campaign… only the film’s plot is just about the build-up of bringing Sarah Palin in as the VP candidate, and then the final months of the campaign? I think so. Ed Harris stars as John McCain which… is actually better than it sounds. My first reactions was, “John McCain WISHES.” But Ed Harris is actually doing a lot of McCain’s mannerisms and expressions, and the little John McCain-wiglet kind of works on Harris. You can also see Woody Harrelson as McCain’s advisor (and head of day-to-day operations) Steve Schmidt. Other actors in the film: Ron Livingston, Jamey Sheridan (fresh from Homeland!), and Sarah Paulson.

And of course, Julianne Moore stars as Sarah Palin. Now… I like Julianne a great deal. I think she’s a very talented lady, but I don’t understand why Julianne keeps getting handed all of these parts that demand heavy accent work. Julianne’s Boston accent on 30 Rock was grating, and now she’s doing Palin’s weird Minnesotan/Alaskan accent, and it just feels… weird. It’s off somehow. Julianne’s weakness as an actress = regional accents. Now we know.

Also… I get that this film is based on the “definitive” book about the 2008 election, Game Change (by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann), but I still have serious doubts as to the “official record” of how Palin was selected as McCain’s running mate. I really don’t think it was Schmidt as some kind of political Svengali, yammering on about “change” and he and McCain deciding to pick any woman. There’s enough evidence to suggest that McCain was listening to people outside of his campaign, and that his advisors were actually really upset that McCain had chosen Palin with so little vetting or background.

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These are photos from Friday’s Lanvin show during Paris Fashion Week. Some Americans were in attendance, like Anna Wintour, Rachel Zoe, and this lady we see here, Julianne Moore. Julianne has been wearing a lot of Lanvin the past few years, to very mixed results. I personally don’t think it’s a good collaboration, but I think Julianne’s style – if she ever had any – has significantly gone out the window in general. When Tom Ford was dressing her around the promotional tour for A Single Man, she looked like crap too, so I don’t know what to think. I hope she finds a new designer that actually makes attractive, flattering clothes for her.

As for how Julianne actually looked at the show – I don’t hate the dress, which I’m assuming is Lanvin. It looks sort of like a deflated circus tent, but whatever. I do hate those dumb sunglasses, though. WHY?!? And WHY isn’t Julianne’s hair a normal shade of ginger? Why is it so dark?!? Oh, and Julianne didn’t shave her legs either – or is that a freckle situation? I can’t tell. I’m including a close up of her legs. What the hell is going on with Julianne? Has she gone crazy?

Here’s Rachel Zoe with Rodger. Zoe doesn’t style Julianne, but they’re friendly, and I’d like to see what Zoe could do with Julianne.

Oh, and Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr (in leather shorts!) were at the Lanvin show too, fresh off of Miranda walking the runway for Dior. I’ve included a photo of Orly looking up at Miranda like she’s the light of his life. They are really, really cute together.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Julianne Moore stars as the face of Talbots Fall 2011 line, and she looks ethereally gorgeous and (quite frankly) great in these particular adverts that feature a smart trench coat and a 1940s-styled blazer/pants combo. I never cease to be amazed at the fact that Julianne is 51-years old, and Kaiser wanted me to mention the striking difference between this campaign and the Ann Taylor Fall 2001 campaign starring Demi Moore, who is one year younger than Julianne but far more tweaked in a far-off, Fem-bot sort of way. Has Julianne even had any work done at all? If so, it’s very, very subtle, but I don’t think that anyone has even whispered a hint of suspicion that she’s less than natural and has done anything more than merely stay out of the sun.

However wonderful Julianne might look in this campaign, I still find it vaguely amusing that any retailer was willing to cast aside Julianne’s own dreadful sense of style on the red carpet to hire her as a spokesmodel. Who could forget the bright pink monstrosity, the hideous two-toned Lanvin, or the peach-pink bridesmaid’s dress, all favored by Julianne herseld in the name of fashion? Not to mention that even Tom Ford has made Julianne look like hell when he dresses her. Velvet eveningwear with a huge ass bow, really? Poor Julianne.

By the way, Julianne also starred in Talbots Spring 2011 campaign as well. Kaiser, CB, and I all agree that they’re far too cutesy for the Talbots demographic or, basically, anyone over the age of 25. I do like the white sweater and gold skirt though.

Photos courtesy of Talbots

I love these pictures so much. Over the weekend I went to my 20th high school reunion and it was a blast. It was just so much fun that I want to go to reunions for just about everything I was ever involved with. Even the people I barely remembered were awesome after 20 years. So that’s what these photos of some of the castmembers of one of the ultimate guy movies (for my generation), 1998′s Big Lebowski, remind me of.

I was so enthralled by the awesome camaraderie of the cast members that were there that I almost overlooked Julianne Moore’s giant bow dress. That Jason Wu dress is ridiculous and reminds me of a clown bow tie, but like the beaming child in this novelty tie, Julianne is just so thrilled that I almost didn’t notice how ridiculous she looked.

As far as the other castmembers, I’m so happy to see The Dude Jeff Bridges, who currently has an album out, his first called Be Here Soon, with which he collaborated with T. Bone Burnett! Bridges says that people who say the album is of “Bad Blake” songs (his character in Crazy Heart), are “50% correct” and that some of the songs were meant for Crazy Heart but couldn’t make it into the movie. T-Bone Burnett also oversaw music for Big Lebowski, and he’s the tall guy in some of the group photos here. You can watch Jeff perform on the Today Show here. He’s so awesome.

Noticeably absent were Steve Buscemi and (maybe) Tara Reid, although Reid was in it for a hot second, am I wrong?

This picture of John Goodman hugging Jeff Bridges is amazing.

I don’t know how I feel about Moore’s shoes.

Update: Steve Buscemi was there, yay! We just don’t have a photo of him there, but Lainey does.

photo credit: WENN.com

Alright, here are more photos from last night’s Crazy, Stupid, Love premiere. I already covered the pics of Emma Stone (and her hip horns) and Ryan Gosling. You might consider this post devoted to the old farts (just kidding). First up, The Other Ginge. Julianne Moore plays Steve Carell’s estranged wife in the film, and she wore this black sack dress by Stella McCartney. I love Julianne’s face, I love her ginge, but her style can be hit-or-miss. This dress doesn’t offend me, though. It’s just kind of a boring, shapeless sack (with fug bows), and I’m sure Angelina Jolie will be ordering several. By the way, check out Julianne’s son Caleb. How. Cute.

The real style star, the woman who outshined both gingers, was Marisa Tomei in Vivienne Westwood. This color should wash her out, but it doesn’t. And the fit and design is just gorgeous. Marisa knows how to dress for her figure and for her coloring – and she rocked this look.

Here’s Steve Carell and his wife Nancy. POLKA DOTS. Steve looks nice, though.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Julianne Moore is the cover girl for the May issue of InStyle UK. At first I thought this was a completely new piece, but I just discovered that it’s just the UK edition of a recent American InStyle cover shoot and interview. Still, we haven’t covered it before, so enjoy. The interview was conducted by Tom Ford! Surprisingly, the excerpts aren’t that juicy. I think Tom might identify Julianne with his mother (something I read when they were promoting A Single Man), so perhaps that’s why there are no dirty revelations or stories. Or maybe Julianne just isn’t a dirty person. The photos are quite beautiful, aren’t they? Julianne is 50 years old, bitches. We should all be so lucky to look this awesome. Here are some highlights from the interview:

Julianne Moore has made more than 50 films, clocked up four Oscar nominations, posed nude for Bulgari and found time to write a few children’s books. And she’s a dab hand at modelling too. The 50-year-old actress looks seductive and amazingly youthful in a new photo shoot for the May issue of InStyle.

The actress is interviewed by fashion icon Tom Ford in the magazine where they talk about fashion, ageing gracefully and why they both love this season’s Seventies trend. The mother-of-two shared her beauty secrets and how she keeps her skin looking so soft and wrinkle-free.

‘I say this to every young person I know,’ Moore shared. ‘Stay out of the sun! I have very fair skin and it would have been super-damaged. I always wear sunscreen and I walk on the shady side of the street.’

When asked at what point does she feel her sexiest Moore laughed: ‘I think you need to be away from your children. Doing the mummy stuff does sort of squash that area of your life… I can feel that way when I’m alone with Bart or when we take a trip. But the day-to-day of picking up kids and going to the eye doctor and then dropping them off at basketball and then going to the middle school concert, that stuff doesn’t make you feel very sexy! That was my day yesterday.’

Moore also spoke about which decade of fashion she loves and loathes.

‘I don’t like Fifties clothes. I wear them in movies, or they appear on the runway, ladylike waists and all that. I’m like, “No!” I hate them on me, because I have no waist. I go straight up and down. So in my lifetime, I’d have to say the Seventies [are her favourite era]‘.

She also claims to favour clogs and Birkenstocks over Manolo Blahniks and Christian Louboutins.

The Hours star also dished about her favourite comfort food, which going by her great figure, was obviously not going to be anything too fattening.

‘Dover sole and French fries,’ Moore said of the food she loves to indulge in. ‘It’s really boring, but I’ll be in hotels where I’ll eat that every night. And ice cream’.

Julianne has been fortunate enough to star on the big screen with some gorgeous leading men.

Of Mark Ruffalo who she starred in with Blindness in 2008 and his Oscar-nominated turn in The Kids Are Alright last year, Moore said: ‘He’s warm, quick and easy to connect with. He’s an emotional guy. It’s all right there in front of you. I love that about him.’

And she loves her British actors including Colin Firth who she said is ‘like diving into a pool of words and fun with him’. She starred with him in A Single Man in 2009. She also said Clive Owen, who she starred in with Children of Men in 2006 has her constantly laughing.

Julianne’s latest role will be starring as Sarah Palin in an upcoming film. But she has not exactly received a ringing endorsement from the former governor of Alaska. The one-time US vice presidential candidate shared her views about the film Game Change saying: ‘I think I’ll just grit my teeth and bear whatever comes what may with that movie’.

[From The Daily Mail]

See, I don’t like those loosey-goosey 1970s styles because they look like tents on me – because I’m not tall and lithe, like Julianne. Some of us need some tailoring! Oh, and I cannot wait to see her as Sarah Palin. I bet she nails it, don’t you? I’m betting that Julianne is so good that I’ll come out the movie having sympathy for Sarah Palin. Also: MORE CLIVE PLEASE.

By the way, Julianne auditioned for the role of Hillary Clinton in the HBO movie The Special Relationship – the part eventually went to Hope Davis. But Julianne was in the running long enough to do a makeup and wig test, and here’s the photo of Julianne as Hillary. Not bad, right? She’s such a chameleon.

More InStyle photos:

Photos courtesy of Buzzfeed & The Daily Mail.

Just yesterday I was griping that we don’t get enough shirtless men, and today we’re treated with the holy grail of shirtless men, the mere thought of which has me hearing angels singing and seeing light streaming from the clouds. Ryan Gosling takes off his shirt off at the very end of the trailer for Crazy Stupid Love (at 2:20 above), and his on-screen love interest Emma Stone complains “seriously? It’s like you’re Photoshopped.” I think I would just stand there with my mouth hanging open if I were in her place.

Don’t fast forward to the end to see Ryan gracefully lift off his shirt to reveal his rippling six pack. It’s worth it to spend a couple minutes with this trailer. It’s a twist on the traditional romcom, with dual love stories between a divorced guy (Steve Carell) and his ex wife (Julianne Moore) and a player (Ryan Gosling) and the woman who finally challenges him (Emma Stone). Ryan’s character runs into Steve’s character and gives him a man makeover after his split, and then we’re treated to Ryan getting humbled by Emma while Steve rekindles his relationship with Julianne. I admire all these actors and it’s nice to see them on screen together. There are also cameos from Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon.

The trailer reminds me of all the great John Hughes movies of my teen years and of Easy A, which I loved, (and which was a homage to Hughes in a way) but the only commonality is Emma Stone. The writer and directors didn’t work on that film and have mostly kids and animated movies to their credit, except for I Love you Philip Morris, which both of the directors worked on.

I’m really looking forward to this one, but unfortunately it’s not out until July 29th. For now we have Ryan Gosling shirtless though, and that’s enough.

Thanks to OK! for the heads up!

Sarah Palin was on the Sean Hannity show on Fox News recently, where she commented on the story that Julianne Moore is set to play her in an upcoming HBO movie, based on the bestselling novel Game Change. Game Change presents Palin in a negative light, and shows her as uninformed, unprepared and unwilling to do the work necessary to campaign for the Vice Presidency. So Sarah was typically negative when it came to commenting on the movie and had had nothing nice to say, as is also typical for her.

“Well, I am all about job creation and I guess I could provide some of these gals who pretend like they’re me some job security.

“I would ask though that – if they’re of the mind of spreading the wealth around – that perhaps they want to spring for one of my kid’s braces or something as they capitalise on pretending to be me.

“I think I’ll just grit my teeth and bear whatever comes what may with that movie.”

[via Daily Mail]

Palin wants someone to give her part of their salary for playing her, as if Palin hasn’t made a fortune on her own with speaking engagements, bestselling books, and generally capitalizing on her image. She can take the perks that come with being a public figure but she’s in no way gracious when it comes to dealing with the inevitable and well-founded criticism that goes along with that.

This business about how Palin thinks she’s so important that she’s giving work to actresses isn’t new. She said in October, 2008 that she was providing “job security for SNL characters” and “just trying to keep Tina Fey in business.”

Speaking of Tina Fey, she’s offered to give Julianne Moore the wig she used to play Palin on SNL. She also cosigned Julianne as Palin, and said “She’s a great choice. She’s a great actress.” Palin couldn’t even be bothered to say Julianne’s name or that she was flattered that she was being portrayed by a top actress.

Julianne Moore photos are from the BAFTAs on 2/13/11 and credit: WENN.com