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Actresses - Cate Blanchett

DVD Review: I’m Not There (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)

May 6, 2008, 14:58 GMT

The story of Bob Dylan is told in an unconventional way with six different actors taking on the various Dylan’s from different eras.  This unconventional approach will either enthrall or confuse you, but all can agree that Dylan had an interesting life and times and some great music.   ... more

Cate Blanchett's green theatre

May 3, 2008, 6:00 GMT

Cate Blanchett is creating a green theatre. ... more

Bob Dylan film I’m Not There arrives on DVD in May

Apr 24, 2008, 16:48 GMT

Unearthing the emotional underpinnings of the complex life and legacy of musician Bob Dylan - I’m Not There comes alive on DVD on May 6th from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.  ... more

Cate Blanchett's baby Ignatius

Apr 14, 2008, 10:15 GMT

Cate Blanchett gave birth to son Ignatius Martin Upton yesterday (13.04.08). ... more

Cate Blanchett's baby boy joy

Apr 14, 2008, 4:45 GMT

It is 'My Three Sons' now for actress Cate Blanchett, who gave birth Saturday to a healthy baby boy. ... more

Cate Blanchett's face obsession

Mar 8, 2008, 13:35 GMT

Cate Blanchett is so obsessed with face masks she even wears them in public. ... more

Rudd blasted after Blanchett picked for art talkfest

Feb 26, 2008, 13:55 GMT

Sydney - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was blasted Tuesday after he named glamorous Hollywood actor Cate Blanchett the only woman in a 10-member panel that in April will lead a high-octane Canberra summit charged with mapping out Australia's art future. ... more

Cate Blanchett's Oscar lullaby

Feb 25, 2008, 11:35 GMT

Cate Blanchett's unborn baby 'slept through' last night's Academy Awards (24.02.08). ... more

Our can-do Cate honoured again

Feb 23, 2008, 18:27 GMT

Sydney - Australia's Cate Blanchett, twice nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Britain's Queen Elizabeth I in feature films a remarkable nine years apart, likes making lists and keeping account of where she is in life. ... more

DVD Review: Elizabeth - The Golden Age

Feb 4, 2008, 15:21 GMT

I don’t think that anyone was expecting a sequel to Elizabeth, but director Shekhar Kapur and star Cate Blanchett deliver and do so with style and acting worthy of the monarch.   ... more

Cate Blanchett's book Oscar

Jan 13, 2008, 7:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett planned to use her Oscar as a bookend. ... more

Cate Blanchett's wrinkle love

Jan 5, 2008, 11:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett loves her wrinkles. ... more

Cate Blanchett's SAG joy

Dec 21, 2007, 7:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett and 'Into The Wild' lead the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, it was revealed yesterday (20.12.07). ... more

Cate Blanchett's maternal worries

Nov 15, 2007, 7:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett worried she did not have enough love for two children. ... more

Cate Blanchett's UK freedom

Nov 12, 2007, 14:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett prefers the UK to Hollywood. ... more

Cate Blanchett pregnant

Nov 5, 2007, 12:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett has confirmed she is pregnant. ... more

Cate Blanchett's film rant

Nov 5, 2007, 6:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett believes films are responsible for a generation of illiterate children. ... more

Soundtrack Review: I’m Not There

Oct 31, 2007, 13:04 GMT

The iconic rocker Bob Dylan has been given a biopic, but in keeping with his persona it’s not your average film. Different actors play Dylan as each stage of his life is examined. In the same way, the soundtrack is full of Dylan’s music but instead of the man himself we’re given many different performers singing his tunes.  ... more

Cate Blanchett's baby bump

Oct 30, 2007, 12:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett is reportedly pregnant. ... more

Cate Blanchett's hero son

Oct 29, 2007, 7:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett's young son dressed up as a knight and protected her on the set of her latest movie. ... more

Cate Blanchett's stubbly kiss

Oct 26, 2007, 10:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett's husband hated kissing her when she was dressed as Bob Dylan, because of her stubbly face. ... more

Cate Blanchett Queen to sons

Oct 24, 2007, 12:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett's sons think she's Queen Elizabeth I. ... more

Cate Blanchett's Clive crush

Oct 13, 2007, 8:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett begged producers to cast Clive Owen in her new movie because she had a crush on him. ... more

Win a prize pack from Elizabeth: The Golden Age!

Oct 8, 2007, 15:07 GMT

M&C is giving away an Elizabeth: The Golden Age Grand Prize Pack that includes full-sized poster t-shirt, hat, lapel pin, and a female t-shirt. ... more

Cate Blanchett adores Ford

Oct 4, 2007, 13:00 GMT

Cate Blanchett is 'completely in love' with co-star Harrison Ford. ... more

DVD Review: Babel (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Sep 27, 2007, 16:29 GMT

As predicted, eight months after the release of the special feature-challenged original release of ‘Babel’, we now arrive at a “Collector’s Edition” in which the sole difference is one, count ‘em one, extra in the form of an extensive 90-minute documentary which gets a disc all to itself. ... more

Cate Blanchett to quit acting

Sep 13, 2007, 13:00 GMT

Cate Blanchett wants to quit acting so she can concentrate on motherhood. ... more

Cate Blanchett's Dylan transformation

Sep 11, 2007, 11:22 GMT

Cate Blanchett had her breasts 'strapped down' for her latest movie. ... more

DVD Review: Hot Fuzz

Jul 30, 2007, 9:17 GMT

Shaun of the Dead was the last partnering up of director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and it was hilarious.  Hot Fuzz is more a parody of police buddy films, but that doesn’t mean that Hot Fuzz is not just as hilarious – it is.  ... more

Jim Broadbent joins Indiana Jones 4 cast

Jun 21, 2007, 14:51 GMT

Steven Spielberg began production of the new Indiana Jones 4 movie this past Monday in New Mexico. ... more

Principal casting set on Indiana Jones new flick - bye bye Sean Connery

Jun 8, 2007, 11:45 GMT

Lucasfilm and Paramount Pictures have confirmed principle cast information for the new Indiana Jones movie. ... more

New Haven Connecticut, get ready for Hollywood.

Jun 5, 2007, 18:21 GMT

New Haven Connecticut, here comes Hollywood. ... more

DVD Review: The Good German

May 21, 2007, 14:23 GMT

This new film from director Steven Soderbergh harkens back to the 1940s in both setting and style of film.  George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Toby Maguire find themselves involved in a mystery in the bombed out remains of post-war Germany. ... more

DVD Review: Notes on a Scandal

Apr 16, 2007, 18:13 GMT

A young teacher has some naughty extra curricular activities with a young student in her classroom and it’s witnessed by her fellow teacher.  Rather than turn the younger teacher in, the elder teacher decides to use the secret to her advantage.  The result is two performances that are tour-de-forces.  ... more

Gong Li to strut her stuff with Harrison Ford?

Mar 20, 2007, 14:11 GMT

It is being reported that Cate Blanchett has not yet signed on to Steven Spielberg’s next Indiana Jones flick ... more

Indy 4: Cate confirmed, where is Sean?

Mar 18, 2007, 19:46 GMT

Despite some websites confirming the scientifically proven real Bond, Sean Connery, as a confirmed cast member, read-connery-is-bond, there is no official word yet.  The screen siren Cate Blanchett has, however, signed on to star in the fourth installment of the 'Indiana Jones' adventures, claims The Hollywood Reporter. ... more

Cate Blanchett's Indy role

Mar 16, 2007, 13:10 GMT

Cate Blanchett is to star in the fourth Indiana Jones movie. ... more

Cate Blanchett's knitting ambition

Mar 11, 2007, 13:00 GMT

Cate Blanchett wants to take up knitting - but keeps forgetting to start. ... more

George Clooney's has fun with Cate

Mar 9, 2007, 13:40 GMT

George Clooney has joked that Cate Blanchett can't act. ... more

Messy Cate Blanchett

Mar 8, 2007, 13:30 GMT

Cate Blanchett has confessed she is a 'mess'. ... more

Cate Blanchett's 100K purse snatched

Mar 2, 2007, 6:37 GMT

Celebrity reporter Janet Charlton has unearthed an Oscar mystery crime that allegedly 'nobody wants to talk about.'   Cate Blanchett was given a Lana Marks crocodile and diamond bag worth $100,000 to wear with her Armani gown to the Oscars. It disappeared from her hotel room prior to the award show. ... more

DVD Review: Babel

Feb 19, 2007, 14:56 GMT

‘Babel’ - the third picture in a loosely themed trilogy from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - uses the same techniques of juxtaposition for a humanistic whirlwind of cause and effect in this daring and provocative picture. ... more

Nominated for seven Academy Awards, Babel comes to DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray on Feb. 20th

Feb 6, 2007, 0:31 GMT

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced Babel will arrive on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray on February 20th. ... more

Cate Blanchett: Love was not at first sight

Jan 29, 2007, 14:00 GMT

Cate Blanchett hated her husband when she first met him. ... more

'Babel' burden Blanchett

Jan 8, 2007, 13:50 GMT

has revealed her 'Babel' co-star Brad Pitt struggled to carry her up a hill while shooting a scene for the movie. ... more

Brad Pitt's skin help

Jan 2, 2007, 12:40 GMT

Cate Blanchett has revealed she once let Brad Pitt borrow her skin cream to cure his eczema. ... more

Movie Review (2): Notes on a Scandal

Dec 29, 2006, 9:55 GMT

Dame Judi Dench is so good she’s positively repugnant as Barbara Covett, a manipulative psychopath who is a sexual predator.  ... more

George Clooney's Blanchett blush

Dec 29, 2006, 8:00 GMT

George Clooney was intimidated by the prospect of working with Cate Blanchett. ... more

Movie Review: Notes on a Scandal

Dec 29, 2006, 7:52 GMT

Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett go the extra yard to bring genuinely anguished insight into the reverberation of sexual and personal predation ... more

Dallas - Fort Worth movie critics chip in their two cents

Dec 19, 2006, 11:18 GMT

It’s beginning to feel a lot like….award season. ... more

Movie Review: The Good German

Dec 14, 2006, 10:59 GMT

It’s a strange sensation watching Tobey Maguire and George Clooney rumbling down the ruined streets of Berlin in an old army truck, with actual 40’s Berlin in the background. ... more

‘Babel’ soundtrack features Earth, Wind & Fire and other international artists

Nov 15, 2006, 15:48 GMT

On Nov. 21st, Concord Records will release the ‘Babel’ soundtrack – a double disc set that will include songs from Earth, Wind & Fire, Nortec Collective, Ryuichi Sakamoto and other internationally respected artists. ... more

Australian film star Blanchett to lead Australian theatre

Nov 9, 2006, 12:04 GMT

Sydney - Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett and writer husband Andrew Upton will take charge at the end of 2007 at the Sydney Theatre Company (STC), a statement from Australia's de facto national theatre company confirmed Thursday. ... more

Cate Blanchett likes snow on the roof

Nov 8, 2006, 12:20 GMT

Cate Blanchett would rather go to bed with a man in his 60s than have sex with a toyboy. ... more

Movie Review: Babel

Oct 24, 2006, 7:29 GMT

Babel is a stunning and brave thematic anthology featuring bravura performances, a profound story and layers of meaning. ... more

DVD Review: The Missing: Extended Cut

Jun 11, 2006, 18:55 GMT

With an all new commentary from director Ron Howard and 17 minutes cut back into the film, The Missing: Extended Cut is worth the double dip for fans already owning the 2004 DVD release and is worth watching if you have never seen the movie. ... more

Cate Balanchett confirms Bob Dylan role

May 24, 2006, 14:14 GMT

'I’m Not There’ the Bob Dylan bio-pic that has been three years in development, was given a boost forward May 23rd in Cannes as Cate Balanchett confirmed she would playing Dylan in one stage of his life. ... more

Cannes Q&A: Babel

May 24, 2006, 1:12 GMT

For the first time in his career, Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu is presenting a feature film, in competition, at the Festival de Cannes. ... more

Cate Blanchett’s Baby Injured

May 18, 2005, 0:26 GMT

Cate Blanchett’s 1-year-old son, Roman, suffered a minor burn in Morocco where Blanchett was filming a movie. ... more

Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett cast in Zoe Heller adaptation

May 10, 2005, 17:17 GMT

Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett have been cast in Fox Searchlight's Notes From a Scandal, an adaptation of the Zoe Heller novel. ... more

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett may star in Fitzgerald adaptation

May 5, 2005, 13:26 GMT

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are in negotiations to star in an adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. ... more

George Clooney and Cate Blanchett in Talks for The Good German

Apr 8, 2005, 17:24 GMT

George Clooney and Cate Blanchett are in talk to star in an adaptation of Joseph Kanon's 'The Good German.' ... more

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal Head for Babel

Mar 3, 2005, 21:45 GMT

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael Garcia Bernal are all in negotiations to star in 'Babel.' ... more

Cate Blanchett to Present at Oscars

Feb 19, 2005, 11:13 GMT

Academy Award®-nominated actress Cate Blanchett will be a presenter at the 77th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. ... more

Cate Blanchett Most Stylish, It's Official!

Feb 16, 2005, 16:11 GMT

Cate Blanchett has been named the most stylish actress and woman of the year at Elle magazine's Style Awards. ... more

Cate Blanchett Cast in Beatrix Potter Movie

Jan 21, 2005, 3:59 GMT

Cate Blanchett is set to star in a new feature film about the life of author Beatrix Potter, under the working title 'Miss Potter.' ... more

Cate Blanchett Is Heading To The Brooklyn Stage

Dec 10, 2004, 4:17 GMT

The Oscar nominated actress will headline in Hedda Gabbler ... more