PopSugar

Jessica Lange Wins the Golden Globe For Best Supporting Actress, TV

Becky Kirsch — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:25:58 PST

Jessica Lange is taking home the Golden Globe for best supporting actress on TV for her work on American Horror Story. She beat out Kelly Macdonald, Sofia Vergara, Maggie Smith, and Evan Rachel Wood. Do you agree with this win?

Blake Adds a Dash of Color to the Emmys Red Carpet

PopSugar — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:54:04 PDT

There were many gorgeous fashions on display last night on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards. In the first installment of our look at what the ladies wore there was a lot of black or white, but not at all basic - Amy Poehler went dark, January Jones picked a light color with a daring cutout bodice, and Chloe Sevigny had a little bit of both worlds with her polka dot number. Right now January has a slight lead in Fab's best dressed poll - who do you think deserves the title? Drew Barrymore switched things up a little with her peach gown, but it was Blake Lively who stopped traffic in her plunging Versace. Fab and Bella have the rundown on the style and beauty news of the night, and make sure to check back for the other half of our report on the ladies red carpet!

To see more from the carpet including Hayden Panettiere, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and tons of others just

View 129 Photos ›

View January Jones Photos ›

View Jessica Lange Photos ›

View Carrie Preston Photos ›

View Amy Poehler Photos ›

View Anna Torv Photos ›

View Kathy Griffin Photos ›

View Mariska Hargitay Photos ›

View Chloë Sevigny Photos ›

View Elizabeth Perkins Photos ›

View Hayden Panettiere Photos ›

View Julia Louis-Dreyfus Photos ›

View Blake Lively Photos ›

View Kristin Chenoweth Photos ›

View Drew Barrymore Photos ›

View Jane Krakowski Photos ›

View Toni Collette Photos ›

View Melora Hardin Photos ›

View Jamie Lynn Sigler Photos ›

View Kyra Sedgwick Photos ›

View Jennifer Carpenter Photos ›

View 129 Photos ›

Images include: Lauren Velez, Carrie Preston, Allie Grant, Elizabeth Perkins, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jenna Fischer, January Jones, Jessica Lange, Amy Poehler, Anna Torv, Kathy Griffin, Mariska Hargitay, Chloe Sevigny, Hayden Panettiere, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Carpenter, Jennifer Westfeldt, Kyra Sedgwick, Sarah Silverman, Vanessa Williams, Toni Collette, Sally Field, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Blake Lively, Kristin Chenoweth, Drew Barrymore, Cat Deeley, Mary-Louise Parker

NPH Entertains an Exuberant Crowd at the Tonys

PopSugar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:30:42 PDT

Neil Patrick Harris donned a shiny tux and a big smile, hosting the Tony Awards last night at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Broadway veteran John Stamos and newcomer Anne Hathaway were among the stars who stepped out to present awards. Dolly Parton, Stockard Channing and Elton John took the stage, as well as Bret Michaels who injured himself during the big opening number. Liza Minnelli beat out Will Ferrell's George Bush impersonation for Best Special Theatrical Event - see all the winners here - but Will didn't seem to mind as he and the rest of the audience enjoyed a night filled with music and laughter.

To see more photos including Kristin Chenoweth, Gina Gershon, Angela Lansbery, Jessica Lange and many others just

View 120 Photos ›

Images include: Liza Minnelli, Marcia Gay Harden, Angela Lansbury, Aaron Tvelt, Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, Bret Michaels, Brian d'Arcy James, Carrie Fisher, Chandra Wilson, Colin Hanks, David Hyde Pierce, Dolly Parton, Edie Falco, Frank Langella, Gina Gershon, James Gandolfini, Jane Fonda, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Lange, John Stamos, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Oliver Platt, Piper Perabo, Samantha Mathis, Elton John, Stephen Daldry, Stockard Channing, Susan Sarandon, Sutton Foster, Will Ferrell, Allison Janney, Bebe Neuwirth, Julie Chen, Kevin Spacey, Lauren Graham, David Burtka

WireImage

Grey Gardens: Appropriately Bleak, Yet Illuminating

BuzzSugar — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:30:30 PDT

It takes serious moxie to make a feature film from an excellent documentary, especially one as cultishly beloved as Grey Gardens. But, hey, it worked for Milk, and dare I say, it works for the new HBO movie, premiering this Saturday night and starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange.

Like the 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles, this Grey Gardens zooms in on "Big Edie" (Lange) and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale (Barrymore), aunt and first cousin to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The story follows the pair from their flossy socialite (if emotionally unstable) beginnings to the bizarre codepedence of little Edie's adults years, spent living with her mother in their decaying Hamptons mansion, surrounded by diseased cats, feral raccoons, and armoire-size mounds of filth.

The making of the documentary is a plot point in HBO's rendition, so die-hard fans will appreciate the movie's ability to illuminate the once dark and murky parts of the Beales' story. For what I thought,

Speaking of die-hard fans, I suspect Barrymore is one of them: she turns out an eerily accurate portrayal of Little Edie that is authentic, disarming, and far from impersonation. At times, I forgot it was Barrymore, which is something I've never thought before about her acting. Her face perfectly conveys Edie's flightiness and fear, as she feels obliged to stay with her mother yet lacks the wherewithal to live another life.

Like the documentary, Grey Gardens succeeds by not being strictly linear, flashing backward and forward to form the story's beginning, middle, and end. As Big Edie's husband leaves and the meager allowance runs dries, Little Edie's shaky big city dreams are dashed; on the night she returns, her mother's first question is, "Did you get the cat food?"

In Jackie O. accents, the movie answers a question asked by anyone who has seen the documentary: how did it get this bad? Watching the HBO movie, we learn that it got even worse before their famous cousin (portrayed in a cameo by Jeanne Tripplehorn) bails the Beales out. Unfortunately, but perhaps expectedly, the updated film can't match the raw masterpiece of the original. In its musical score and its vision, Grey Gardens lacks the artfulness of its source. To see this movie without also seeing the documentary would be like not reading Lolita because you already saw the movie. Both offer very different interpretations and, taken together, they form a fascinating biography.

Photos courtesy of HBO

Drew and Jessica Take Their Grey Into White in LA

Molly — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:00:00 PDT

Drew Barrymore traded in her retro net for something a little more whimsical for the Grey Gardens premiere in LA. She was still close by the side of her costar Jessica Lange, and the two were joined by some other lovely ladies - Ali Larter and Jennie Garth. Drew has been bubbling over with excitement about the movie for months and doesn't have enough great things to say about the story and experience. Luckily, Drew and Jessica don't have to spend the weekend checking the box office standings since their movie is airing Saturday night on HBO.

To see more from the premiere just

View 20 Photos ›

Images include: Drew Barrymore, Ali Larter, Jennie Garth, Jessica Lange

Source

Drew Isn't Afraid of Red Carpet Annihilation at Grey Gardens

Molly — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:00 PDT

Drew Barrymore perfectly looked the part at the premiere of Grey Gardens in NYC last night. She was joined by costars Jessica Lange - who looked great after her recent fall - and Jeanne Tripplehorn. It was a rainy night in Manhattan but the HBO movie's stars smiled big on the red carpet. Drew Barrymore's maybe on-again boyfriend and definitely repeat costar Justin Long also came out to support the film. On the red carpet Drew talked about taking on the role and how she related to her character:

On her red carpet fashion: "People get annihilated if people don’t like what they’re wearing, but then they dress plain to not get annihilated and then that’s boring. So I don’t care what people say I want to have fun with fashion."
On playing Little Edie: "I only care about if she thinks that I did right by her. And I lived and breathed her for three months, I cut off myself from the rest of the world to literally understand really being isolated in life and not live in a world with technology and to not have friends and family in abundance around me and I just kept thinking, 'I just want to honor you, I just want to honor you, I just want to honor you.'"
On missing playing the part: "The whole thing was challenging and scary. I’ve never been so terrified in my life [as when I was] pulling off Little Edie. . . I think one of my favorite things about her is her - and maybe it’s a character flaw, but I find it wonderful - is that she’s not afraid to show her emotions. She’s not afraid to be childlike. She’s not afraid to dance around a room. She’s not afraid to be angry. She’s not afraid to be vulnerable and quiet and calm and sad and to have that level of range as a human being I just find that rather interesting."

Grey Gardens premieres this Saturday on HBO. To see more from the premiere including Kristen Wiig, Justin Long, Stanley Tucci and others just

View 20 Photos ›

Images include: Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kristen Wiig, Justin Long, Rudy Guiliani, Stanley Tucci, Jimmy Fallon

Source

On Our Radar: Designers Inspired by Grey Gardens

FabSugar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:22 PDT

If you're going to watch HBO's Grey Gardens, look forward to seeing a bevy of beautiful (and kooky) costumes worn by Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange. For those of you who don't know, Grey Gardens follows the eccentric, isolated, and crazy lives of of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, aunt and first cousin to Jackie Onassis, played by Lange and Barrymore.

As for the costumes, they'll be dazzling since they mirror the Beales' unique sense of style. "You’re recreating iconic people. [The style] has been covered so many times and in so many different ways by designers,” said Grey Gardens costume designer, Catherine Marie Thomas, who also mentioned that many of the costumes were found at various vintage shops while others were virtual knock-offs from the original documentary. Such looks include a floral brown and yellow maillot worn by Drew Barrymore which is the same print as the original. “We were lucky that a fan of Grey Gardens had collected that bathing suit,” said Thomas. In fact, designers have been so inspired by this movie, they've created pieces replicating the Beales' one-of-a-kind style that spanned from the 1930s to the 1970s.

To see outfits inspired by the film,

View 4 Photos ›

Source and Source

HBO Movie Preview: Grey Gardens

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:30:50 PDT

I've never understood how the ridiculously compelling 1975 documentary Grey Gardens ended up as a Broadway musical. (Given, I haven't seen it, but the whole concept seems wrong somehow.) But now that the trailer is out, I'm getting used to - maybe even fond of - the idea of Grey Gardens as an HBO movie starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.

Debuting on April 18, Grey Gardens reinterprets the raw slice-of-life captured so gracefully by the Maysles brothers, the documentarians behind Gimme Shelter. Like the documentary, the movie follows the funny, sad, bizarre, and baffling daily lives of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, aunt and first cousin to Jackie Onassis.

But while the documentary was haunting for its lack of background, explanation, or even captions, the movie offers glimpses into the women's past, so that we might actually learn how they ended up living in squalor in a decaying Hamptons mansion surrounded by countless cats. The Beales' story is so intriguing that after seeing the documentary, I wanted to know much more, so I'm encouraged that the movie might offer that. Also intrigued? Then watch the trailer when you

Source

Jeanne Tripplehorn to Play Jackie Kennedy Onassis

BuzzSugar — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:28:04 PST

Wow, I probably never would have thought of this, but now that she's been cast it makes sense: Jeanne Tripplehorn, known mostly for her role on Big Love, will play Jackie O in HBO Films' production Grey Gardens.

Based on a 1975 documentary, the story follows Big Edie and Little Edie (played by Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore, respectively), the "aunt and cousin of Onassis who made headlines when the health department threatened to raid their flea- and raccoon-infested 28-room East Hampton, N.Y., mansion."

I am always drawn in by Tripplehorn's performances on Big Love and I'm curious to see what she does with this role. Like any movie character based on a high-profile public figure (Idi Amin, Queen Elizabeth II, etc.), it's a pretty tall order.

Tripplehorn photo source

Drew Takes to play Spinster, Cat Lady in Grey Gardens

PopSugar — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:07:28 PDT

Taking a break from her tunes, Drew played it cool at LAX this week. We've been caught up in her preferred relaxation techniques and new man recently, but she's got big projects on the horizon, too. Drew is producing and starring in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical (which came from a documentary) Grey Gardens, based on the lives of Edith and Edith Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Kennedy.

Jessica Lange and Drew will co-star as the mother and daughter debutantes who become reclusive, refuse to wash and let their 50 cats rule the house as their wealth dwindles. I think it's safe to say we've never seen bubbly Drew in a role like this before, but we're excited to see her more serious side, too!

View 2 Photos ›

Bauer-Griffin