Oct 17, 2009 -
"I think some of our lyrics that might be considered angry, if they were sung by a guy, they'd be called passionate or intense."
— Rock legend Joan Jett in Esquire on double standards in the music industry. She was a just a teenager when she performed with other teens in the band The Runaways.
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Sep 22, 2009 -
There are lots of ways to wear bangs, from the swoop, to the baby varieties, to the blunt straight-across-the-forehead assortments. So, let's take a trip back to days past, where all sorts of fringe styles — and lots of hairspray — ruled the looks of the moment.
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Jul 10, 2009 -
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning picked up food and drinks yesterday on the LA set of The Runaways. They were joined by Joan Jett, who's been a constant presence behind the scenes to help Kristen develop her character. It's not all peace and love backstage, as another of the band's founding members, Lita Ford, wants nothing to do with the project.
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Jul 09, 2009 -
Kristen Stewart hung out with Joan Jett again on the set of The Runaways in LA yesterday. It's no big surprise that the pregnancy rumors going around about Kristen are apparently completely untrue but seeing her familiarly tiny frame is further proof. There are also headlines that her supposed romantic relationship with Rob is on the rocks but we'll see what happens once they're reunited after filming their new projects and get to work on Eclipse.
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Jun 24, 2009 -
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning were decked out in full costumes while filming The Runaways in Los Angeles yesterday alongside Joan Jett. Kristen swapped her leather jacket for a cute top, while Dakota wore a denim jumpsuit: my girl FabUK wants to know do you love it or hate it? While Kristen focuses on her new film, and Robert Pattinson's busy on the set of Remember Me, attention is still on their upcoming movie release, with Kristen and Taylor Lautner appearing on a new book cover for New Moon ahead of its cinema release.
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Jun 23, 2009 -
First Kristen Stewart dyed her hair black to take on the role of Joan Jett, then she had it cut into a mullet style, and earlier this week she stepped out on set as Joan as filming started for The Runaways. Wearing a leather motorcycle jacket and trousers, she ran up the street in the blazing California sunshine — hot work! She also wore a Niagara Falls t-shirt and some flared stonewashed denim jeans while shooting another scene, the costumes in this movie are going to be great to see onscreen.
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Jun 22, 2009 -
Kristen Stewart was up early this morning to start work on The Runaways in LA. She arrived sporting another item from her rock-n-roll t-shirt collection, before getting into wardrobe and reconnecting with the real-life Joan Jett behind the scenes. Kristen is dedicating a big chunk of her Summer to this movie, but it sounds like most of you are excited for her to reconnect with Robert Pattinson and the rest of the Twilight gang in a few months on the set of Eclipse.
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Jun 19, 2009 -
Kristen Stewart and Joan Jett are still shadowing each other as Kristen prepares to play Joan in new movie biopic The Runaways. Kristen's costar Dakota Fanning wasn't hanging out with them, although they certainly seemed to have fun on a car journey in LA earlier this week! Also rumoured to be joining the cast is Michael Shannon, who was nominated for an Oscar for Revolutionary Road.
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Jun 18, 2009 -
Wearing a very cool band t-shirt for The Runaways, Kristen Stewart was out in LA yesterday spending some more time with Joan Jett, frontwoman of the band back in the '70s. For the new biopic named after the band, Kristen is transforming herself into Joan — what do you think of her hair now we've had some time to get used to it? Meanwhile, Joan's been talking about her mini me, Kristen, saying:
"She sounded great and played well (on the guitar).
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Jun 17, 2009 -
Kristen Stewart was hanging out with Joan Jett in LA yesterday as she prepares to play her in new biopic The Runaways. The twosome are looking more and more alike thanks to Kristen's recently cut and dyed hair, and the Twilight star is really excited to tell Joan's story. She recently spoke about preparing for the role, saying:
"I'm just listening to her music all the time.
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