Natalie Portman

Lynne Ramsey reported to be working on new title with Natalie Portman

The two will pair up on western Jane Got a Gun

25 May 2012

Glasgow born director Lynne Ramsay's next project has just been announced: a Western that will star Natalie Portman. Jane Got A Gun will focus on a young woman whose outlaw of a husband is brutally attacked by his own gang. When the band of men head to…

Brendan Cole: 'I want Natalie Portman on Strictly'

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22 May 2012

Brendan Cole wants to dance with Natalie Portman on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The professional dancer - who has only won once before with Natasha Kaplinsky - admits the Oscar-winning actress would be the top of his list of dream partners, although he…

Zooey Deschanel to reprise Simpsons role

TV Gossip

4 May 2012

Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman will make guest appearances in a forthcoming 'The Simpsons' episode. The 'New Girl' actress will reprise her role as Mary Spuckler - the daughter of Cleetus who Bart Simpson came close to marrying in season 19…

Paul McCartney's video has signing errors

Music Gossip

18 Apr 2012

Sir Paul McCartney's latest music video featuring Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman signing the lyrics is littered with mistakes. The Beatles legend asked the Hollywood stars to appear in the promo for new single 'My Valentine' but deaf music fans are…

Best of 2011: Films

Best films of 2011, including Drive, Neds, A Separation, Black Swan and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

14 Dec 2011

Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy Starring a firmament of male British character actors, this taut, sparse and moody le Carré adaptation, directed by Swede Tomas ‘Let The Right One In’ Alfredson, is an incredibly stylish orange-tinged 70s package (yet not a…

Thor

It’s hammer time! Kenneth Branagh's Thor has a theatrical charm

20 Apr 2011

(12A) 130min Kenneth Branagh may have seemed like an unlikely choice to direct Marvel's Thor but he pulls it off with considerable style to kick-start the summer in fun fashion. By no means perfect, and inferior to both Christopher Nolan's genre…

Your Highness starring Danny McBride is a load of fantasy rubbish

James Franco, Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman fail to improve it

14 Apr 2011

(15) 102min Before Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy heralded a resurgence of the ‘fantasy quest’ movie, this much-derided genre enjoyed a kind of golden age in the late 1980s, when Labyrinth, The Princess Bride and Willow captured the…

Interview - Natalie Portman on Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan

Actress on the challenging role, extreme pain and dancing injuries

28 Mar 2011

A lot of people are saying your work in Black Swan is your best performance to date. How do you feel? I’m very unobjective! It was definitely the most challenging and the most rewarding. It’s sad that the cliché is true – the more you put in, the more…

Natalie Portman's germ fear

Celebrity Gossip

20 Mar 2011

Natalie Portman has become obsessed with germs. The 'Black Swan' actress - who is expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Millepied this summer - reportedly carries hand sanitizer everywhere she goes as a precautionary measure to prevent…

No Strings Attached - Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in casual sexual relationship

Ivan Reitman's sweet-and-sour confection coasts by on personable leads

18 Feb 2011

(15) 107min The moribund romcom genre emits a shrill death-rattle in No Strings Attached, in which Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher play friends who find themselves in a casual sexual relationship, only to find that there are always strings…

Black Swan - A taut psychological backstage thriller

Darren Aronofsky's intense and involving companion piece to The Wrestler

18 Jan 2011

(15) 108min Darren Aronofsky’s follow up to The Wrestler is a similarly intense and involving companion piece. Parallels can be drawn between the struggles of Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson at the end of his working life with the more immediate drama of…

Critics Choice winners Colin Firth and Natalie Portman

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15 Jan 2011

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman were named Best Actor and Actress at last nights (14.01.11) VH1 Critics Choice Awards. The British actor took away the trophy for his role as Britain's stammering King Edward VI in 'The King's Speech', while Natalie…

Natalie Portman bored by beauty

Celebrity Gossip

14 Nov 2010

Natalie Portman thinks beauty is "boring". The 'Black Swan' actress hates being judged on her looks and can't understand why some people, particularly guys, become so obsessed with their appearance. She said: "Beauty can be a hindrance, especially…

New York, I Love You

6 Oct 2010

(15) 103min The second instalment of the wholly spurious ‘Cities of Love’ franchise produced by Paris, je t’aime creator Emmanuel Benbihy, New York, I Love You feels about as fresh as a piss-stained Pan Am flight bag. It’s a collection of eleven…

Natalie Portman's lesbian terror

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3 Feb 2010

Natalie Portman was "terrified" when she had to kiss Mila Kunis in her new movie 'Black Swan'. The actress has a steamy same-sex scene with the 'Max Payne' star in the supernatural thriller and admits she struggled to overcome her nerves before…

Natalie Portman's ballet man

Celebrity Gossip

26 Jan 2010

Natalie Portman is reportedly dating a ballet dancer. The 'Brothers' actress is said to be smitten with Benjamin Millepied - who is a member of the New York City Ballet - after meeting him last year when he choreographed her new movie 'Black…

Natalie Portman's cannabis confession

Celebrity Gossip

3 Dec 2009

Natalie Portman has confessed to smoking cannabis. The actress tried the herbal drug in her 20s because she missed out on the usual experimental teenage experiences because she was making movies from the age of 11. She confessed: "OK, so I didn't…

Natalie Portman ready for motherhood

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2 Dec 2009

Natalie Portman wants to be a mother. The 28-year-old actress feels she has grown up and is finally responsible enough to settle down and start a family. She said: "I feel like I'm coming into my womanhood, and I'm less afraid or maybe I'm just…

Natalie Portman's extreme sex scene

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5 Nov 2009

Natalie Portman has branded her lesbian sex scene "extreme". The 28-year-old actress - who has previously admitted she would consider embarking on a same-sex romance - insists there is nothing sexually compelling about the romp with Mila Kunis in new…

Leon: The Director's Cut

4 Nov 2009

(15) 133min (Optimum DVD retail) Luc Besson adds 24 minutes of material removed from the original release for this re-release of his commercially successful 1995 film about hired assassin Leon’s initially reluctant and finally euphoric relationship…

Natalie Portman reveals Heat torment

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16 Oct 2009

Natalie Portman cut herself as a teenager. The 28-year-old actress has revealed playing a girl who died in 1995 gangster movie 'Heat' had a profound effect on her, resulting in her harming herself after an argument with her mother. She told the…

Natalie Portman's Twilight crush

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25 Feb 2009

Natalie Portman has a crush on Robert Pattinson. The 27-year-old actress - who split from boyfriend Devendra Banhart last September and has also been romantically linked to Maroon 5's Adam Levine and multi-billionaire Nat Rothschild - was spotted…

Natalie Portman's celibacy Doubt

Celebrity Gossip

26 Nov 2008

Natalie Portman refused to play an emotionally conflicted nun in new movie 'Doubt' because she didn't "understand celibacy". Director John Patrick Shanley - who also penned the play on which the film is based - has revealed Natalie was in the running…

Natalie Portman's parent trouble

Celebrity Gossip

13 Nov 2008

Natalie Portman is having "trouble" living at home with her parents again. The 27-year-old actress - who recently moved back home - admits there are some aspects of returning to her childhood house that are causing issues. She is quoted as saying…

Natalie Portman's Banhart break-up

Celebrity Gossip

25 Sep 2008

Natalie Portman and Devendra Banhart have reportedly split up. 'The Other Boleyn Girl' star - who first started dating the folk singer in March after starring in the music video for his single 'Carmensita' - has decided to call time of their…

Bollywood princess Natalie Portman

Celebrity Gossip

23 Jul 2008

Natalie Portman plays a Bollywood princess in her boyfriend Devendra Banhart's new music video. The 'V for Vendetta' actress - who has been dating the Venezuelan folk singer since April - wears full Indian costume, complete with a bindi, and must be…

Natalie Portman's Wuthering walkout

Celebrity Gossip

9 May 2008

Natalie Portman has walked out of new film 'Wuthering Heights'. The Hollywood actress has reportedly left movie bosses fuming after quitting her role as Cathy Earnshaw in the big screen adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic 1847 novel, despite having…

Indiana Jones premieres at Cannes

24 Apr 2008

The line-up for this year's Cannes Film Festival has been announced, and the most widely-anticipated premiere isn't even in competition. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will receive its first screening at the festival, with…

Natalie Portman's folk love

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12 Apr 2008

Natalie Portman has been spotted with a new man. The 'Other Boleyn Girl' actress was seen getting close to musician Devendra Banhart in New York this week. Natalie, 26, and the bearded singer, who is also 26, were photographed kissing and holding…

Natalie Portman hits the Heights

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11 Apr 2008

Natalie Portman is set to star in a new big-screen version of 'Wuthering Heights'. The 'Star Wars' beauty will play Catherine Earnshaw in the movie adaptation of Emily Bronte's 1847 novel after convincing director John Maybury she was perfect for the…

Insecure Natalie Portman

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9 Mar 2008

Natalie Portman is insecure. 'The Other Boleyn Girl' actress admits she constantly worries about her acting abilities and is paranoid she isn't good enough to appear on the big screen. She said: "I often feel insecure and don't believe in myself.

The Other Boleyn Girl

28 Feb 2008

ADAPTATION/ROMANCE (12A) 114min This clumsily abridged adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s bestselling historical novel fills in the ‘hidden history’ of Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne, the second of Henry VIII’s six wives. According to this take on the 16th…

Natalie Portman's Scarlett sister

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20 Feb 2008

Natalie Portman wishes she had a sister like Scarlett Johansson. Natalie, who is an only child, loved having Scarlett as her on screen sibling in new royal drama 'The Other Boleyn Girl', in which they play Anne and Mary Boleyn. Speaking at the…

Natalie Portman's marriage vow

Celebrity Gossip

13 Feb 2008

Natalie Portman will never get married. The 'Star Wars' actress - who has been romantically linked to 'Scrubs' star Zach Braff, Moby and Gael Garcia Bernal - insists she doesn't need a piece of paper to prove her commitment. The happily single…

Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium

(U) 94min lllll

13 Dec 2007

Written and directed by Zach Helm (who wrote last year’s underrated Stranger Than Fiction), Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium tells the tale of a 243-year-old toyshop proprietor (Dustin Hoffman) and his faithful store manager Molly (Natalie Portman). When…

Paris, Je T'Aime

Short-film anthology

19 Jun 2007

For this portmanteau work, 21 directors from around the world have contributed five-minute shorts, which are set in 18 of Paris’ administrative districts. The project was intended as a cinematic valentine to the French capital, with the theme of love…

Goya's Ghosts

23 Apr 2007

It seems to be the silly season for biopics that lure audiences into the cinema only to slap them across the face with a heavy hand full of nonsense. Steven Secretary Shainberg’s Fur, about photographer Diane Arbus, and the forthcoming Klimt from Raoul…