Paul Giamatti (2011)

Giamatti went from Pig Vomit to an awards darling Paul Giamatti has been landing movie and TV gigs for more than two decades, mostly in supporting roles. But it wasn’t until he played Pig Vomit, Howard Stern’s conniving, tantrum-prone boss in “Private Parts” (1997), that people started noticing the pudgy, far-from-handsome actor. A few years […]

Emma Stone (2011)

Busy Stone is taking world by storm Like her native Phoenix, Emma Stone is sizzling hot. You might even go so far as to say that there is no escaping her. Just look at the past four weeks. During that small crease in time, she’s stolen movies from under the heels of Ryan Gosling (“Crazy, […]

Julie Delpy (2012)

Once again, the multi-talented Delpy does it all One of the most pleasant movie surprises of 2007 was Julie Delpy’s “2 Days in Paris,” a sweet – and sardonic – look at love, jealousy and the hazards of introducing your cynical American boyfriend to your eccentric French parents. Not only was the film a riot, […]

Elizabeth Banks (2012)

Banks admits being shaky about getting high She’s played first lady Laura Bush, enticed a 40-year-old virgin and flirted with amateur porn stardom, but never has Elizabeth Banks’ career reached the heights of “Man on a Ledge.” It’s a tall story about being 22 stories up, precariously perched on a 14-inch sill outside New York’s […]

Diane Lane (2010)

With ‘Secretariat,’ Lane is not horsing around When you’ve made the cover of Time at the ripe old age of 14, what else is there in life to accomplish? If you’re Diane Lane, plenty, including an Oscar nomination for her sizzling turn as a horny adulteress in “Unfaithful,” an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of […]