Penelope Cruz has many gifts. An ironclad sense of direction isn't one of them. Exhibit A: a recent attempt by Cruz to drive to her pal Josh Brolin's home in Los Angeles. Full Article at USA Today

PENELOPE CRUZ "Nine" VERA FARMIGA "Up in the Air" ANNA KENDRICK "Up in the Air" MELANIE LAURENT "Inglorious Basterds" MONIQUE "Precious" JULIANNE MOORE "A Single Man" Won a supporting actress Oscar for last years "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and... Full Article at Variety

Ludwig Van Beethoven, in his late period, produced some of the most sublime chamber music ever written. Woody Allen abandoned Russian heaviness and zeitgeist-tapping frizziness to revel in the delight of form and structure. Full Article at Indian Express

Bernat Armangue/ASSOCIATED PRESSDespite her success making films both in her native Spain and in Hollywood, “I haven’t lost the normal fear and insecurity that comes with acting, and I don’t want to lose it,” says Oscar winner Penélope Cruz. Full Article at NJ.com

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, in his late period, produced some of the most sublime chamber music ever written. Woody Allen abandoned Russian heaviness and zeitgeist-tapping frizziness to revel in the delight of form and structure. Full Article at Economist

Penélope Cruz became an actor because of Pedro Almodóvar—twice. The first time was in 1990, when Cruz was a young girl growing up in Alcobendas, just outside of Madrid, and happened upon the director's "Tie Me Up! Full Article at Backstage

Orphan An "outwardly angelic little girl" gets adopted by a new family consisting of Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga, and then begins to unleash her hidden evilness. Full Article at Cinematical

Scarlett Johansson is trading in the big screen for Broadway! The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star will take the stage in a winter revival of Arthur Miller's 1955 play A View from the Bridge. Full Article at Star Magazine

Nicole Kidman is an unlikely champion of women’s rights, what with her parchmenty face, pulled taut as a five-star hotel bed sheet, and her physique (if you type ‘tall, thin and pale’ into Google, hers is the first photo to come up). Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

Two new dramas by Stephen Poliakoff are slated to debut on HBO Signature this November: Joe's Palace and Capturing Mary. Joe's Palace, starring Michael Gambon, debuts November 9. Capturing Mary, starring Maggie Smith, debuts November 10. Full Article at Examiner.com

Following the success of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Woody Allen will make Rio de Janeiro the setting for his next movie -- and he apparently wants supermodel Adriana Lima as his muse. Full Article at New York Post

...premiered in Hollywood. My how things have changed. Remember when we didn't know who Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) was or that Christopher Nolan would soon make one of the biggest hits of all time. Full Article at Film Experience Blog

October 16, 2009 - Chris Messina (Julie and Julia, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) will star in Universal Pictures' Devil, a horror-thriller based on an M. Night Shyamalan story. Full Article at IGN

Scarlett Johansson, the face of Mango’s fall/winter collection, celebrated the line’s launch in Munich, Germany yesterday. Full Article at Elle.com

Chris Messina ("Julie & Julia," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona") will star in the horror thriller "Devil" for Universal Pictures says Variety. Based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan, Messina will play a sobered-up homicide detective. Full Article at Skewed & Reviewed

Previous nominations or wins: Nominee, Best Actress, "Volver," (2007) Won, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," (2008) Pros: Cruz is the lone bright spot in longtime bff Pedro Almodovar's melodrama and singlehandedly makes the... Full Article at HitFix

Variety is reporting that Chris Messina (Julie & Julia, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) will star in Universal Pictures' Devil, a horror-thriller based on an M. Night Shyamalan story that will be directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle... Full Article at Comingsoon.net

Comedown, an urban horror pic set in London, is the latest project of producers Dominic Norris ("Guilty Hearts") and Gareth Wiley ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"). Full Article at Skewed & Reviewed

The veteran film-maker has been offered $2m to shoot his next movie in Rio. Here are a few things city chiefs should do to ensure they get a Vicky Cristina Barcelona and not Scoop Will it be a beautiful samba? … Rio de Janeiro and Woody Allen. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited