Set in Spain and starring breathtakingly gorgeous actors like Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, and the Oscar-nominated Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona is memorable for its amazing scenery — in the humans and the geography. A subplot of the film centers around the scenery and visuals when Cristina, played by Johansson, discovers that she's a talented photographer. Her shots frame the Read more

Penelope Cruz arrived in London yesterday, and last night she was already at work hosting a special screening of Vicky Cristina Barcelona alongside Harvey Weinstein. The film's been out in the US for months, but it hits screens in the UK in 3 weeks. In addition to promoting the movie before its release, it's also a great idea for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee to be putting herself out Read more

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my selections below you can also add RocknRolla, The Rocker, and Kirk Cameron's Fireproof (have you seen the trailer?!) to your queue. Vicky Cristina Barcelona I love Penelope Cruz as an Read more

Penelope Cruz looked gorgeous last night at a screening of Vicky Cristina Barcelona alongside costar Rebecca Hall and her good friend Pedro Alomodovar in London. Penelope and her little movie that could are getting noticed this awards season, and she has one more red carpet to look forward to — she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other favorites like Read more

Penelope Cruz was missing all her costars, but was happy to take the stage at the Variety screening of Vicky Cristina Barcelona in NYC yesterday. She wasn't all red carpet done up, she looked effortlessly gorgeous as always. While Scarlett is overseas promoting The Spirit, it wasn't expected that Javier Bardem would make an appearance with Penelope — whether or not the rumors of a rough patch Read more

The London Film Festival continued in England tonight, as Penelope Cruz and Keanu Reeves came out to support Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Anvil! The Story of Anvil on their respective red carpets. Keanu was all bundled up in his scarf, but Penelope seized the opportunity to show some skin in her LBD. Penelope should be used to walking red carpets for the Woody Allen film by now — and she'll be Read more

Penelope Cruz joined her boys Woody Allen and Javier Bardem at the San Sebastian Film Festival for the red carpet premiere of Vicky Cristina Barcelona on Saturday. Penelope looked stunning in her black D&G gown, which just happened to be the same dress we saw in white on January Jones at the Emmys last night — vote here on who wore it better. We're excited to see Penelope and Javier Read more

I'd probably say I'm a medium-sized fan of Woody Allen. If I were ordering a dose of Woody Allen at Starbucks, I'd probably get it in a grande cup. His nebbishy dialogue style grates on my nerves after too long, and some of his movies remind me of me at my most neurotic, which is tiring. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is more of the same Allenistic stuff we've grown to expect, but it's also given a Read more