All posts for the month March, 2014
Joseph Fiennes Joins Nicole Kidman in ‘Strangerland’
Posted by Carlos Roberto Rocha III on March 27, 2014
https://7artnews.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/joseph-fiennes-joins-nicole-kidman-in-strangerland/
Gwyneth Paltrow’s utterly obnoxious “conscious uncoupling” letter proves she’s the last great star
The movie star uses the opportunity of her divorce to enlighten us all. She should never change
Gwyneth Paltrow’s announcement on her website Goop that she and husband Chris Martin are divorcing may be one of the all-time Gwynethiest things of all time. While it’s reasonable and humane to feel badly for Paltrow, Martin and their two young children, it’s also of a piece with the entertainment Paltrow has provided for the better part of the past decade in its pretension and manic flightiness. In an era of stars taking a backseat, on-screen, to the CGI robots and aliens they’re fighting, Paltrow has proven yet again that she’s one of our great stars, a worthy heiress to the legacy of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
Paltrow consistently comes in for criticism for the lifestyle she promotes in Goop — recommending elite fishmongers and three-figure tank-tops as a means of making life simpler. She consistently fulfills the ideal of what a Hollywood star might act like if she opened up to the public, providing a gratuitously satisfying look inside the delusions of Hollywood. That she thinks she has the common touch despite being born into Hollywood royalty and having the time and means to spend all day focusing on her appearance and personal comfort is by far the funniest thing about Paltrow.
And her tips about divorce are as cluelessly airheaded in exactly the same way. The headline of her announcement, “Conscious Uncoupling,” is as woo-woo Eastern-ish philosophical as are much of Paltrow’s post-Oprah-and-Chopra pronouncements, but the text is reasonably normal, describing the couple’s desire for privacy and their year-long separation. (Finally, an explanation to why Paltrow, who’s made it a marriage-long fetish to avoid walking red carpets with Martin,looked so peeved at the Golden Globes!) Good for Paltrow and Martin, if this is what they want. (My colleague Mary Elizabeth Williams feels empathy for Paltrow that I do not, personally, share, but I respect their right to do whatever they want in their marriage — the divorce itself isn’t worth mocking.)
Daniel D’Addario is a staff reporter for Salon’s entertainment section. Follow him on Twitter @DPD_
Posted by Carlos Roberto Rocha III on March 27, 2014
https://7artnews.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/gwyneth-paltrows-utterly-obnoxious-conscious-uncoupling-letter-proves-shes-the-last-great-star/
Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Breaks Twitter Record
Posted by Carlos Roberto Rocha III on March 4, 2014
https://7artnews.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/ellens-oscar-selfie-breaks-twitter-record/
Oscars: Who Will Get the Biggest Career Boost?
Posted by Carlos Roberto Rocha III on March 4, 2014
https://7artnews.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/oscars-who-will-get-the-biggest-career-boost/