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2011 Screen Actors Guild Award - Complete list of Winners

Checkout the winners in the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday (January 30).

Picking up outstanding film honors are "The King’s Speech" with Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and the Best Actor award for the lead star Colin Firth. Black Swan's Natalie Portman took home the Best Actress honors.

In television honors, "Modern Family" and "Boardwalk Empire" both emerged winners while acting recognitions goes to Betty White, Alec Baldwin and Al Pacino.

Complete list: 17th annual SAG winners

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

WINNER: "The King's Speech"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role

WINNER: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role

WINNER: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role

WINNER: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role

WINNER: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

TELEVISION

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series

WINNER: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

WINNER: Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series

WINNER: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series

WINNER: Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland"

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series

WINNER: "Boardwalk Empire"

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

WINNER: "Modern Family"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries

WINNER: Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or Miniseries

WINNER: Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"

[Photo courtesy by SAGawards]

Anthony Hopkins' "The Rite" tops Box Office with $15 million

Anthony Hopkins' horror thriller "The Rite" scores $15 million to take the lead at the weekend box office.

Last week leader "No Strings Attached" fell to second place as it raked in another $13.7 million while newcomer “The Mechanic” took in $11.5 million, good for the third sot.

(January 28-30, 2011 -US)

1. The Rite — $15,005,000

*$15,005,000

2. No Strings Attached — $13,650,000

*$39,742,000

3. The Mechanic — $11,500,000

*$11,500,000

4. The Green Hornet — $11,500,000

*$78,800,000

5. The King’s Speech — $11,102,000

*$72,217,000

* indicates total box office take since opening.

Full list of Box Office Totals.

“The King’s Speech” leads the 2011 Oscars nominations; 83rd Annual Academy Awards Complete List of Nominees

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards list of nominees were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2010 Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique in Beverly Hills, California on Tuesday (January 25).

“The King’s Speech” is the film to beat with 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor followed by "True Grit" with 10 nods, "Social Network" And "Inception" both got 8 nominations.

83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony will be hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

83rd Annual Academy Awards Complete List of Nominees

BEST PICTURE

127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

INCEPTION (Warner Bros Pictures)

THE FIGHTER (Relativity Media/Paramount Pictures)

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)

THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co)

THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)

TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)

TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)

WINTER’S BONE Roadside Attractions

BEST ACTOR

JEFF BRIDGES – TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)

JAVIER BARDEM – BIUTIFUL (Roadside Attractions)

JESSE EISENBERG – THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)

COLIN FIRTH – THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

JAMES FRANCO – 127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BEST ACTRESS

ANNETTE BENING – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)

NICOLE KIDMAN – RABBIT HOLE (Lionsgate)

JENNIFER LAWRENCE – WINTER’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)

NATALIE PORTMAN – BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

MICHELLE WILLIAMS – BLUE VALENTINECONVICTION (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

CHRISTIAN BALE – THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

JOHN HAWKES – WINTER’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)

JEREMY RENNER – THE TOWN (Warner Bros Pictures)

MARK RUFFALO – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)

GEOFFREY RUSH – THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

AMY ADAMS – THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

HELENA BONHAM CARTER – THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

MELISSA LEO – THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

HAILEE STEINFELD – TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)

JACKIE WEAVER – ANIMAL KINGDOM

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (DreamWorks Animation)

TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)

THE ILLUSIONIST (Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST DIRECTOR

DARREN ARONOFSKY – BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

DAVID FINCHER – THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)

TOM HOOPER – THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co.)

JOEL AND ETHAN COEN – TRUE GRIT (Paramount Pictures)

DAVID O. RUSSELL – THE FIGHTER (Paramount Pictures)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

ANOTHER YEAR, Mike Leigh (Sony Pictures Classics)

THE FIGHTER, Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Paramount Pictures)

INCEPTION, Christopher Nolan (Warner Bros Pictures)

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg (Focus Features)

THE KING’S SPEECH, David Seidler (The Weinstein Co)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

127 HOURS, Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy (Fox Searchlight)

TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Walt Disney Studios)

THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Aaron Sorkin (Sony Pictures)

WINTER’S BONE (Roadside Attractions)

TRUE GRIT, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Paramount Pictures)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Algeria, “Hors la Loi” (“Outside the Law”), Rachid Bouchareb, director;

Canada, “Incendies,” Denis Villeneuve, director;

Denmark, “In a Better World,” Susanne Bier, director;

Greece, “Dogtooth,” Yorgos Lanthimos, director;

Mexico, “Biutiful,” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director;

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) – Matthew Libatique

Inception (Warner Bros.) – Wally Pfister

The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) – Danny Cohen

The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) – Jeff Cronenweth

True Grit (Paramount) – Roger Deakins

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Exit Through The Gift Shop (Producers Distribution Agency) A Paranoid Pictures Production Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz

Gasland – A Gasland Production Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic

Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) – A Representational Pictures Production Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs

Restrepo (National Geographic Entertainment) – An Outpost Films Production Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger

Waste Land (Arthouse Films) – An Almega Projects Production Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Killing In The Name – A Moxie Firecracker Films Production Nominees to be determined

Poster Girl – A Portrayal Films Production Nominees to be determined

Strangers No More – A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon

Sun Come Up – A Sun Come Up Production Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger

The Warriors Of Qiugang – A Thomas Lennon Films Production Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING

Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Andrew Weisblum

The Fighter (Paramount) Pamela Martin

The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) Tariq Anwar

127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) Jon Harris

The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS

Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) – Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi

Hereafter (Warner Bros) – Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell

Inception (Warner Bros) – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb

Iron Man 2 (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount) – Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION

Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) – Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Warner Bros.) – Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan

Inception (Warner Bros) – Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat

The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) – Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr

True Grit (Paramount) – Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) – Colleen Atwood

I Am Love (Magnolia Pictures) – Antonella Cannarozzi

The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) – Jenny Beavan

The Tempest (Miramax) - Sandy Powell

True Grit (Paramount) – Mary Zophres

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP

Barney’s Version (Sony Pictures Classics) Adrien Morot

The Way Back (Newmarket Films/Wrekin Hill Entertainment/Image Entertainment) Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng

The Wolfman (Universal) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)

How to Train Your Dragon (Paramount) – John Powell

Inception (Warner Bros.) – Hans Zimmer

The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) – Alexandre Desplat

127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) – A.R. Rahman

The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)

“Coming Home” from Country Strong (Sony Pictures/Screen Gems) – Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey

“I See the Light” from Tangled (Walt Disney) – Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater

“If I Rise” from 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) – Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong

“We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) – Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Day & Night (Walt Disney) – A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton

The Gruffalo – A Magic Light Pictures Production Jakob Schuh and Max Lang

Let’s Pollute – A Geefwee Boedoe Production Geefwee Boedoe

The Lost Thing (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment) – A Passion Pictures Australia Production Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann

Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) - A Sacrebleu Production Bastien Dubois

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

The Confession (National Film and Television School) – A National Film and Television School Production – Tanel Toom

The Crush (Network Ireland Television) – A Purdy Pictures Production – Michael Creagh

God Of Love – A Luke Matheny Production – Luke Matheny

Na Wewe (Premium Films) – A CUT! Production Ivan Goldschmidt

Wish 143 – A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING

Inception (Warner Bros) – Richard King

Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) – Tom Myers and Michael Silvers

Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney) – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague

True Grit (Paramount) – Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey

Unstoppable (20th Century Fox) – Mark P. Stoeckinger

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING

Inception (Warner Bros) – Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick

The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company) – Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley

Salt (Sony Pictures Releasing) – Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin

The Social Network (Sony Pictures Releasing) – Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten

True Grit (Paramount) – Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

"No Strings Attached" tops Box office with $19.6 million

(January 21-23, 2011 -US)

1. No Strings Attached - $19,652,921

*$19,652,921

2. The Green Hornet - $17,677,565

*$63,018,808

3. The Dilemma - $9,108,890

*$32,746,225

4. The King's Speech - $7,854,910 \

*$57,313,881

5. True Grit - $7,330,092

*$137,963,519

* indicates total box office take since opening.

Full list of Box Office Totals.

Natalie Portman thinking about baby names; Golden Globe Best Actress

Actress Natalie Portman looks stunning in pink as she attends the 68th Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (January 16)

The 29 year-old actress, who is now expecting her first child with her French fiancé Benjamin Millepied, reveals and tells Ryan Seacrest that she's "due this summer" and for the baby names, she's "definitely been thinking about it" and "open to suggestions."

Update: She won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in 'Black Swan.'

[Photo courtesy by Jason Merritt/Getty Images]

"Thor" is very Angry and he's eager to use his Hammer

It seems mythological god of thunder "Thor" is not his good mood in this latest photo from EW and anything that block his way will fell the power of his mighty hammer.

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Josh Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg and Colm Feore.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and the mystical hammer Mjolnir will hit the theaters on May 6, 2011!

[Photo courtesy by EW]

2011 Critics Choice Awards Winners – Complete list

"The Social Network" is at the top of critics lists picking up Best Picture at 16th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on Friday, January 14.

"The Fighter" took home 3 awards with Best Acting Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor for Christian Bale and Best Supporting Actress for Melissa Leo.

Natalie Portman won Best Actress for her role in “Black Swan” and Colin Firth was named Best Actor for “The King’s Speech“.

Complete list of Winners for the 2011 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards:

Best Picture:

‘The Social Network’

Best Actor:

Colin Firth, ‘The King’s Speech’

Best Actress:

Natalie Portman, ‘Black Swan’

Best Supporting Actor:

Christian Bale, ‘The Fighter’

Best Supporting Actress:

Melissa Leo, ‘The Fighter’

Best Acting Ensemble:

’The Fighter’

Best Director:

David Fincher, ‘The Social Network’

Best Original Screenplay:

David Seidler, ‘The King’s Speech’

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Aaron Sorkin, ‘The Social Network’

Best Animated Feature:

’Toy Story 3′

Best Young Actor/Actress:

Hailee Steinfeld, ‘True Grit’

Best Action Movie:

’Inception’

Best Comedy Movie:

’Easy A’

Best Picture Made For Television:

’The Pacific’

Best Foreign Language Film:

’The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’

Best Documentary Feature:

’Waiting For Superman’

Best Song:

’If I Rise’ (Dido and AR Rahman), 127 Hours

Best Score:

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, ‘The Social Network’

Best Visual Effects:

’Inception’

The Joel Siegel Award:

Matt Damon

The Music and Film Award:

Quentin Tarantino

Natalie Portman Goes Topless for Miss Dior Cherie Perfume Ad

"Black Swan" actress Natalie Portman, who is now new face of Parfums Christian Dior new line, goes topless in this new ad for Miss Dior Cherie perfume! [Full Ad below]

Keeping it interestingly sexy is her black bow in her hair as her arms wrapped around her chest as she looks toward the camera.

Meanwhile, Portman recently confirmed that she's expecting a child and she's engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied.

"Thor" International Poster

Checkout this French poster for the film adaptation of the mystical-superhero "Thor" with his awesome mystical hammer Mjolnir. [Full Image Below]

The epic adventure “Thor” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and the mystical hammer Mjolnir will hit the theaters on May 6, 2011!

[Image courtesy by cloneweb]

Natalie Portman's 'The Other Woman' Poster & Trailer!

Here’s the new trailer and poster for the upcoming film "The Other Woman" starring Natalie Portman.

This comedy drama directed by Donald Roos is about a woman’s difficult relationship with her stepson. Release date set for February 4.

Portman, who recently announced her engagement and currently pregnant, will be having a full packed schedules for 2011 with "No Strings Attached", "Your Highness" and "Thor".

[Video courtesy by Yahoo! Movies]

Natalie Portman is Engaged and Pregnant!

Actress Natalie Portman got two big news before ending the year 2010. She and choreographer Benjamin Millepied are now engaged and expecting their first child together.

Her rep, confirmed it to People and the baby is due in 2011.

Excited with the big development, the Black Swan actress said:

"I have always kept my private life private but I will say that I am indescribably happy and feel very grateful to have this experience."

Natalie and Benjamin met on the set of her new movie Black Swan. Her performance has earned her nominations for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

[Photo courtesy by y Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images]

Chris Hemsworth "Thor" - Official Movie Trailer

Checkout the latest trailer for the comic book film "Thor" as the God of Thunder unleashed the mystical power of the hammer Mjolnir.

Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" first Official Poster & Synopsis

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and tit will hit the theaters on May 6, 2011!

Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" first Official Poster

Marvel Studios has released the first official poster for the film adaptation of the mystical-superhero "Thor". [Full Poster Below]

The epic adventure “Thor” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and the mystical hammer Mjolnir will hit the theaters on May 6, 2011!

Mila Kunis & Natalie Portman Kiss: "Black Swan" trailer video

Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman shared passionate kiss in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming ballerina thriller, "Black Swan".

"Black Swan" centers on a talented ballerina (Portman) in the New York City Ballet who is tormented by a rival (Kunis) .The dancers' rivalry changes into a bizarre friendship, and Nina (Portman) begins exploring a dark side of herself/.

Other cast includes Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Kristina Anapau, Toby Hemingway, Sebastian Stan and Janet Montgomery.

Natalie Portman - “Elle UK” February 2010

Actress Natalie Portman looks radiantly gorgeous on the February 2010 cover of British' Elle magazine. David Slijper is behind this stunning shot.

Meanwhile, Portman is very busy with her movie projects "Thor" with Chris Hemsworth, thriller-drama "Black Swan" with Mila Kunis, "Heshner" and "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"
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Natalie Portman: "I didn't touch pot till I was in my 20s" (Marie Claire January 2010)

Natalie Portman open up and shared some surprising details in the January 2010 issue of Marie Claire.

Some of her interview highlights:

Being a late bloomer in trying out different things: "OK, so I didn't really go to high school parties and yeah, I didn't touch pot till I was in my 20s. I didn't get flat-out drunk until I went to college. But I think that's a good thing in many ways."

Being linked to actor Sean Penn: "He's obviously someone I'm friends with," she says. "I mean, not 'hey, wassup?' friends, but we were all on the [Cannes 2008] jury together—Alfonso [Cuarón] and Marjane [Satrapi]—and we had a really great time, and then...It was one of those things where you're like, 'Oh, my God! I'm that person who's caught in this shitty rumor brigade.' You can't win. You don't say anything and everyone's like, 'It's true.' You say something, and you're keeping the story alive. It's bad, bad news."

For the full article, visit Marieclaire.

[PHOTO CREDIT: PEGGY SIROTA]

Natalie Portman in V magazine December 2009 issue

Adopting an androgynous look with her sexy hairstyle, Natalie Portman looks radiantly fierce in the latest cover of V magazine December 2009 issue (#62). Shot taken by Mario Testino in London last month.

Some of her interview highlights:

Online media prevents her to do sex scene: "It's annoying because online bullshit interferes with what I want to do artistically. I'm not opposed to sexuality or nudity in a film, but I'm very opposed to pornography sites and you're pretty much giving them material if you do any of that. It's always a big dilemma for me."

On being successful: “To be successful, you need the desire to be successful. Ambition can be a dirty word, but it’s pretty much more important than anything.”

Natalie Portman explains "Eating Animals"

Actress-vegetarian Natalie Portman wrote some interesting thoughts via huffingtonpost defending Jonathan Safran Foer’s "Eating Animals". She claims that the author helps her to realized that being vegetarian practitioner is not enough, she must spread the awareness actively.

I've always been shy about being critical of others' choices because I hate when people do that to me. I'm often interrogated about being vegetarian (e.g., "What if you find out that carrots feel pain, too? Then what'll you eat?").

I've also been afraid to feel as if I know better than someone else -- a historically dangerous stance (I'm often reminded that "Hitler was a vegetarian, too, you know"). But this book reminded me that some things are just wrong. Perhaps others disagree with me that animals have personalities, but the highly documented torture of animals is unacceptable, and the human cost Foer describes in his book, of which I was previously unaware, is universally compelling.

For the full article, visit huffingtonpost.

[Photo courtesy by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Image]

Mila Kunis set to join "Black Swan" opposite Natalie Portman

Mila Kunis will wear a ballet shoes to compete with Natalie Portman in the upcoming drama-thriller "Black Swan."

The pic centers on a talented ballerina (Portman) in the New York City Ballet who is tormented by a rival who might or might not be a figment of the dancer's imagination.

Kunis will play the rival, Lilly, with strange occurrences between the two increasing as they prepare for a big performance. - THR

Helm by Darren Aronofsky and it is set to begin shooting in the fall in New York.