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There's Always Time for Javier and Josh

Molly — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:09:04 -0800

Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin brought their handsome faces to The Today Show on Friday morning to help promote their new movie, No Country for Old Men. While I'm not usually one to be drawn to a western, the Coen brothers definitely make this one seem intriguing. Unfortunately, they didn't bring all their hot red carpet buddies with them nor did Javier have his girl Penelope by his side. A little bit of mature eye candy is not too shabby though. No complaints here.

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No Country for Old Men Is a Red Carpet for Hot Men

PopSugar — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:27:54 -0800

It was all about the guys at last night's LA premiere of No Country for Old Men. Thandie stood out in her colorblock dress in the midst of cuties like Casey Affleck and Olivier Martinez. Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem star in the film, which is the Coen Brothers first Western. Javier recently talked to Parade about his reservations about using a gun on-screen, saying,

"I've done only two movies, where I hold a gun. Once I did it in '96. It was an experience. I hate it. It's not that I hate the movie. I think the movie is fun. It was called Perdita Durango. Here it was translated as Dance With the Devil. It was very violent. I had good fun with the director, but I hate the experience of killing people. Eleven years after, I do a movie with the Coens (No Country for Old Men) where I am a killer. It took me a little while to say yes to this even though the Coens are my favorite directors."

It's pretty sweet to hear about an actor who doesn't care for playing with guns and being the bad boy. We bet his girl Penelope Cruz appreciates his soft side even more than we do.

Lots more pics from the premiere including Julie Delpy, Gina Gershon and Tommy Lee Jones looking a little haggard so just read more

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The Producers' Turn to Get Awards

PopSugar — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:30:54 -0800

While the Super Bowl was the main event of the weekend, it wouldn't be February without a new awards show at every turn. This Saturday it was the producers' turn to be honored, and there were plenty of celebs on hand to help them. Casey Affleck and Ellen Page had the opportunity to perfect their red carpet looks before the Academy Awards. Diane Lane upgraded her look from the SAGs, and once again her man Josh Brolin's movie, No Country For Old Men, took home the honors for best feature film. It's been winning award after award, which is making the movie's Oscar odds look good.

More pics including Kathy Griffin, Michael Moore, and Morgan Freeman so just read more

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Javier Bardem Just Flows, Man, in Mean Magazine

PopSugar — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:30:00 -0800

Javier Bardem seems to be everywhere these days but that is expected when a man has two movies to promote, and for Javier, talking about Love in the Time of Cholera and the new Coen Brothers film No Country for Old Men seems to be a full-time job. Javier opened up to Mean Magazine about the Coens, meeting the author of the book on which their film is based, and what he brings to a movie. Here's more:

On the Coen brothers: "The Coens are by far my favorite directors... Something happened to me the first time I saw Blood Simple, Fargo, Miller's Crossing. It was like, 'Who the hell are these guys? How are they able to create such unique characters and make them so enjoyable to watch, even when they are the most cruel m************ of all time?'"
On meeting Cormac McCarthy: "I would have been able to overwhelm him with thousands of questions, except that the thing was flowing already. It was like, don't be too anxious to control the character, because the controls are in someone else's hands. So don't worry. Trust. Like Bruce Lee said: 'Be like water.' Which is a beautiful way to say, 'Flow man.'"
On what he brings to a role: "I have this big bulldog face, this broken nose, and I thought, okay, let me use it to my advantage. If I play against it, then it works like a visa - I can always get back to this place."

While we wouldn't go so far as to say Javier's face resembles a bulldog, there is definitely something offbeat about his charm. And apparently we're not the only ones who like it, as Penelope Cruz seems to be holding on tightly to her man.

To see more of hot Javier in Mean Magazine just read more

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Javier Bardem Is More Than Just a Tomato in the Market

PopSugar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:45:55 -0700

Javier Bardem mugged for the camera with the help of a paintbrush for a photo shoot in the Fall 2008 Men's Fashion Issue of T Magazine. Almost one year after his award-winning role in No Country For Old Men, Javier is still one of Hollywood's hottest, even though he's admittedly too lazy to do more than one or two movies a year. In the article, he talks about his latest film and how his life has changed over the last year and reveals a few things you never knew about him. Here are highlights:

On changing things up after No Country For Old Men: "This is the first time in 20 years that I’m playing a leading man in a romantic comedy. It was a conscious decision: in my early career I waited for more complex roles to come, knowing that they might not ever come. The complexity of Chigurh was a kind of dream - the Coen brothers are my favorite directors of all time. On that movie, I was the only foreigner. And Chigurh really comes out of nowhere, which helped with the character, but it was a little isolating. In Vicky Cristina, I’m with these three beauties. I was afraid no one in the audience would believe they’d ever be with me. I was in the makeup trailer saying, 'You better work a miracle.'"
On loving movies: "I don’t believe in God, but I believe in Al Pacino. The other day I was watching Dog Day Afternoon again, and I see a man who is so true, so interesting and I understand more about the world from his performance. And you go, 'C’mon, it’s only acting.' Well, wouldn’t you say that a good book or a good painting allows you to see the world in a different way? When I see a great performance, I feel more alive."
On his career: "As a kid, I felt happy onstage, but beforehand I would think, What am I doing here? I should be in the playground with my friends. I’m the same today: we actors are lazy. I like to take a year off between films. Some actors need to work for the money, but money is not a priority for me. I don’t have the need for a lot of cars or houses. Since I am a tomato in the market, I have a price. They have to pay the price, but money is not my biggest priority."

To see what else Javier had to say about his Oscar and his other artistic talent, just read more.

On how he was received back home after winning an Oscar: "The Spanish are tough. They criticize my work and say I sold out. You want to say, 'Stop it - you’re a bunch of stupid people.' But you are never going to be liked by everybody. After the Oscars, I came back to Madrid, where I live. I wanted to get back to the real world. After something like the awards, you’ve changed a little bit, but everyone around you has changed tremendously. You have to bring them back - you have to show that you are the same stupid, limited guy and not this kind of golden boy."
On learning from his roles: "On When you act, you learn things. Before No Country I had never held a gun and now I can drive a car. When I was doing Chigurh, my English became so good that I was dreaming in English. Actors don’t learn because they want to know - we learn because we have to learn. I wish I would play a cook, so I could learn to make something worth eating."
On his hidden talent: "From the ages of 19 to 23, I studied painting. Initially, I worked as an extra in movies to get money to keep painting. Now I paint very secretly."

We don't blame Javier for taking advantage of time off when he can get it, but we're still looking forward to seeing a lot more from him in the future - and maybe even get a peek at his secret paintings someday.

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Javier Bardem Is the Sexiest Man Filming in Barcelona

Molly — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:45:00 -0800

Javier Bardem looked hot and brooding in Barcelona filming scenes for his upcoming movie Biutiful last night. We do not see nearly enough of this manjoyment. The actor was just listed as one of the sexiest men alive, but methinks that he could even make a play for the top spot next year. Last year around this time the world was falling for Javier despite his terrifying role in No Country For Old Men and we were lucky enough to see his handsome face on red carpets all award season long. While Jav took most of this year off, perhaps if his ladylove Penelope is up for anything they'll break tradition and actually make an appearance together.

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Javier Bardem Brings Barcelona to San Sebastian

PopSugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:30:01 -0700

After making a grand entrance into the San Sebastian Film Festival, Javier Bardem got to work promoting Vicky Cristina Barcelona at a photo call yesterday after attending opening ceremonies. This morning he got all dressed up to accept the National Cinematography Award with his mom by his side. After his amazing year racking up prizes for No Country For Old Men, Javier is well-versed in collecting praise and trophies, but he still does it with that humble smirk we love so much.

More of Javier hanging out in San Sebastian if you just read more.

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Sugar Bits - Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Engaged!

PopSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:30:46 -0700

Channing Tatum got engaged to girlfriend Jenna Dewan in Maui over the weekend, surprising her by proposing with a Neil Lane ring in front of their close friends. - People
Nicolas Cage's Bangkok Dangerous was top at this weekend's slow box office with $7.8 million, and Tropic Thunder came in a close second with $7.5 million. - BuzzSugar
Tom Brady badly hurt his knee during Sunday's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs; the severity of the injury has not been announced, but he may be out for the season. - Yahoo Sports
Silent screen actress Anita Page passed away in her sleep at age 98 early Saturday morning in LA. - AP
KT Tunstall married her boyfriend and her band's drummer, Luke Bullen, on Scotland's Isle of Skye on Saturday. - Daily Mail
Tommy Lee Jones is suing Paramount Pictures for over $10 million that he says the studio owes him from "box office bonuses" promised in his No Country For Old Men contract. - San Antonio Express
Rent closed its curtain for the last time on Sunday after its 12-year run on Broadway. - AP

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Hot Leo Hits Cannes

PopSugar — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:07:37 -0700

Leo looked smokin' HOT at Cannes this weekend! Saturday he checked out the premiere of No Country for Old Men, then hit the red carpet for his latest project 11th Hour. Leo not only co-produced and co-wrote 11th Hour, but also narrated the environmental film. The film takes a look at how humans have damaged the earth and what we can do to fix it. Of the film's topic he said, "It's such an amazingly large issue, and you suddenly you feel like, what can I do? What can I do? It's too big for me to deal with. I think that movie, through the cinematic format, was able to convey science to the public and to the media in a way that it had never done before."

We love to see Leo use his star power to do good for our environment. Many more pics from No Country for Old Men and the 11th Hour premiere including Diane Lane, Darryl Hannah and of course more Leo so read more

Images include Darryl Hannah, Diane Lane, Josh Brolin, Don Johnson, Doutzen Kroes, Laila Conners, Leonardo Di Caprio, Maggie Cheung and Sarah Polley

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Sugar Bits - Man Convicted in Tom Cruise Extortion Case

PopSugar — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:32:36 -0800

One of the men who tried to extort $1.3 million from Tom Cruise for stolen photographs of his wedding to Katie Holmes has been sentenced to two years probation. At least that's a better outcome than his partner. - AP
Stella McCartney and husband Alasdhair Willis welcomed their third child on Tuesday, a son named Beckett Robert Lee Willis. Congrats to the happy (and growing) family! - LilSugar
An LA coroner has ruled that Donda West died of a heart attack following her plastic surgery, adding that the specific reason "could not be determined," but there is no evidence it was from an anesthesia mishap. Hopefully this will help Kanye and his family have a little more peace in this tragic matter. - TMZ
Rumor has it Paula Abdul will be taking the stage with Randy Jackson during this year's Super Bowl to perform material from her upcoming album. Hopefully Simon will be in the front row to judge her immediately afterwards. - TV Guide
Former rivals Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, who hadn't spoken in six years, appeared on each other's late-night shows yesterday. Getting celebrity guests must be really hard to do if shows are resorting to booking other hosts. - E! Online
After announcing the nominees for the annual Writers Guild Awards, in which Juno and No Country For Old Men got nods for their screenplays, the striking writers announced that their awards gala will be postponed until after the strike is resolved. Yet another awards show takes a hit. - Reuters

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