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June
2010
Stardust, the 2007 film from Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn, will finally get a Blu-ray release onSeptember 7, 2010.
Based on the prose and illustrated comic book series by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (which was later released as an illustration-free novel by Gaiman), Stardust is a sprawling fantasy epic staring Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.
While the film may have underperformed at the box office, it truly was one of my favorite films from the last decade and helped to solidify my helpless crush on Claire Danes. Stardust was a charming action-adventure that felt like a natural inheritor to the throne of The Princess Bride. Full of swashbuckling, sky pirates, witches and wicked monarchs, Stardust is the type of fun fantasy that audiences rarely get anymore.
An HD-DVD copy of the film has sat in a place of honor in my DVD collection for the last year after I traded in my DVD copy for a HD copy of the film at an unbelievably low price. Who says good things didn’t happen when HD-DVD lost the great format war of the late ’00s?
I’ll be more than happy to trade in my HD-DVD copy for a new Blu-ray version, though, especially at the promise of new special features for one of my favorite films.
Speaking of special features, supplemental material will include a commentary by Matthew Vaughn and co-writer Jane Goldman, two making-of features (“Crossing the Wall” and “Nothing is True…”), a collection of deleted scenes, a blooper reel and the film’s theatrical trailer.
The Stardust Blu-ray carries with it a $29.99 SRP, but is pre-selling right now at Amazon.com for $19.99.
Claire Hosts ‘Diagnosis of a Faun’
10
June
2010
June 10 – Film and television actor Claire Danes introduces an innovative new inclusive dance/theater piece commissioned by VSA from Tamar Rogoff Performance Projects. Rogoff draws her choreographic inspiration from Afternoon of a Faun and dancer Gregg Mozgala’s first-hand experience with cerebral palsy to create a creature that inhabits two worlds simultaneously. As Rogoff’s Faun moves through the seemingly disparate spheres of the operating room and the forest in the company of dancers, doctors, humans, and nymphs, the curse of separation between medicine and art is gently lifted. Dancers Emily Pope-Blackman and Lucie Baker, as well as Dr. Don Kollisch, round out this cast.
Claire – ‘I Rarely Wear Make-up’
10
June
2010
Claire Danes has admitted that she is “pretty low-maintenance” when it comes to her daily beauty routine.
The actress, who is the new spokeperson for eyelash-growing product Latisse, has revealed that she rarely wears any make-up and wouldn’t have it any other way.
Speaking to People, the 31-year-old said: “I don’t typically wear make-up during the day. I’m so accustomed to wearing make-up in my work… it’s probably the reason why I am less inclined to wear make-up in life.
“I’m pretty low-maintenance, which is another reason why Latisse is so great, I can afford to be lazier – it does all the work for me.”
Danes added: “I’ve worked with such skillful make-up artists and hairdressers that, ironically, I’m that much more ignorant about how to apply make-up myself.”
Claire @ Chopard
2
May
2010
Here are some lovely images of Claire Danes attending the Chopard 150th Anniversary Gala in New York on April 29, 2010. Enjoy!
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Claire @ Target Collection
2
May
2010
Here are some lovely pics of Claire Danes attending the Zac Posen for Target Collection launch party at the New Yorker Hotel on April 15, 2010. Enjoy!
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Claire @ Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Opening
7
April
2010
The new musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson officially opened at The Public Theater on Tuesday, April 6.
Written and directed by Alex Timbers, with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, the show takes a sharp, irreverent look at President Andrew Jackson, played by actor Benjamin Walker.
Opening night guests included Walker’s fiancee, actress Mamie Gummer, and her mother, Oscar winner Meryl Streep, along with actors Jack Black, Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, Linda Emond, Randy Harrison, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Michael Stuhlbarg, as well as musicians David Byrne and Dave Stewart.
The show’s cast also includes River Aguirre as Lyncoya, James Barry as Male Soloist, Michael Crane as Clay/Blackhawk, Michael Dunn as Calhoun, Greg Hildreth as Red Eagle, Jeff Hiller as John Quincy Adams, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Martin Van Buren, Maria Elena Ramirez as Rachel, Kate Cullen Roberts as Elizabeth, Ben Steinfeld as Monroe, Colleen Werthmann as The Storyteller, and Emily Young as Female Soloist.
The production features scenic design by Donyale Werle, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Justin Townsend, and sound design by Bart Fasbender.
Claire Danes and Mamie Gummer
Stardust Production Stills
6
April
2010
Here are some lovely HQ images featuring Claire Danes in the movie Stardust.
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Claire @ Orange BAFTA’s 2010
6
April
2010
Here are some lovely HQ images of Claire at the Orange BAFTA’s in London on February 21, 2010.
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Claire @ Elle Style Awards
6
April
2010
Here are a ton of lovely HQ images of Claire at the Elle Style Awards in London on February 22, 2010.
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Claire @ “Temple Grandin” Press Conference
6
April
2010
Here are some lovely HQ images of Claire at the “Temple Grandin” Press Conference in Beverly Hills on March 22, 2010.
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