2008 Oct 06

Kate celebrates her 33rd Birthday in NYC

Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes (at location but not pictured in frame) were seen meeting some friends in Times Square on Kate’s 33rd Birthday! The reception was very warm as Kate and Sam embraced and smiled happily to see the group anxiously awaiting the Birthday Girl and her husband!

(You can see actor Paul Dano in some pictures)

GALLERY LINKS:
• 2008 Candids: Meeting friends in Times Square – October 5

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR KATE!!!

2008 Oct 05

First Look at Kate Winslet in “The Reader”

Sasha at Awards Daily has come across the first still for the Weinstein Co.’s The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.

The film has drummed up some controversy lately, but an agreed upon release of December 12 was decided and Kate will now compete against herself for some Oscar recognition between Reader and Revolutionary Road.

The Reader is based on the Bernhard Schlink novel of the same name and directed by Stephen Daldry who directed Nicole Kidman to an Oscar for The Hours in 2002. The film is a romantic drama set against the landscape of post-war Germany involving a 15 year-old boy and a 30-year-old woman. The affair suddenly ends only to have the two meet again eight years later under completely different circumstances.

Source: RopeofSilicon.com

2008 Oct 04

Wish Kate Winslet a Happy B’day

Kate Winslet began her television career with Dark Season in 1991 and than made a brief appearance in Casualty. Her silver screen break came with the 1994 movie Heavenly Creatures. She than starred in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court, Hamlet and Sense and Sensibility for which she received the BAFTA Award. Titanic proved to be the biggest success of her career where she starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie won 11 Academy Awards including the Best Picture.

In her glorious career Kate Winslet has worked with all the top Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Craig, Jude Law among others. She has been nominated for the Oscar Awards and the Golden Globe Awards five times each. She has won the BAFTA award once and has been nominated twice. Kate celebrates her 33rd birthday on the 5th of October. So lets wish her lots of success in her career.

Make her Birthday special by sending in good wishes here.

2008 Oct 04

Kate set to play style icon Viv

KATE WINSLET is to play designer VIVIENNE WESTWOOD in an upcoming biopic.

The Titanic actress has been cast as the fashion icon for the Universal film about her life from the Seventies to the present.

Quirky Vivienne who has been credited with rewriting the rules of taste, will meet Kate to talk about the movie when the script is finished.

A source said: “Vivienne is a British icon and it was about time a film was made about her. Fashionistas all over the world adore her.”

“Not only is she an amazing designer, she’s also an incredible character. She has managed to lead a real rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle without destroying her talent.”

“The script will be easy to write because her life is packed full of stories.”

“Kate Winslet is an excellent choice to play Vivienne. She’ll be fantastic.”

The self-taught designer — who made her name by bringing punk fashions to the mainstream — used to own the Sex fashion boutique on London’s Kings Road in the Seventies along with her second husband and SEX PISTOLS manager MALCOLM McLAREN.

She now runs one of the most successful fashion houses in the world with a chain of exclusive shops including those in London, Manchester and Liverpool.

A Vivienne Westwood spokesman confirmed: “The script is going well and Kate will play Vivienne. It has been a long time in planning but we’re very excited that it’s happening.”

Source: The Sun

2008 Oct 01

Winslet to play Vivienne Westwood

Kate Winslet is being lined up to play Vivienne Westwood in a biopic about the legendary fashion designer’s life.

Overheard front row at Westwood’s Gold Label fashion show in Paris last night, the designer’s managing director, Carlo D’Amario, told guests: “Kate Winslet will play Vivienne from the 70s to the present day.”

It’s thought Universal will produce the film, which is sure to be a big hit with London’s fashion crowd.

There’s no confirmation yet from either Winslet’s people, nor Universal for that matter, but we can’t wait to see Kate take on Britain’s favourite fashion face.

Wonder if she’ll dare recreate Vivienne’s Buckingham Palace flashing incident?

Source: Marie Claire

2008 Sep 30

Kate and ex Jim Threapleton pick up Mia and Joe at school

Taking a page out of Heidi Klum’s mothering book, Kate Winslet was spotted picking up her daughter Mia from school yesterday, along with her ex-husband Jim Threapleton.

The Titanic actress looked blissful as she walked around New York City with her daughter on one side, and her son on the other.

As for her new movie Revolutionary Road, slated for a Christmas release, Winslet’s co-star Leonardo DiCaprio told FOX Pop Tarts’ Hollie McKay he couldn’t resist working with Kate again.

“We have remained the closest of friends — she is the best actress of our generation. I knew we could push each other’s buttons performance-wise, so I jumped at the opportunity to work with Kate again. We’ve known each other since we were basically teens.”

Enjoy the pictures of Kate Winslet and and Jim Threapleton out for a school pick-up (September 29).

GALLERY LINKS:
• 2008 Candids: In NYC with kids and ex-husband Jim Threapleton – September 29

2008 Sep 29

“Reader” release is set

The Oscar race just got more interesting.

The Weinstein Co. will release the Scott Rudin-produced postwar tale The Reader this year after all, resolving a long-brewing drama between two of the prestige world’s most well-known figures and giving a longtime awards player like Harvey Weinstein a potential buzz candidate.

In a joint statement on Sunday, Rudin and Weinstein said that Stephen Daldry’s period love story told against the backdrop of a war-crimes trial would come out on Dec. 12, in keeping with the plan that for months Weinstein had supported and Rudin had resisted.

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