Jane Fonda, Tetsuya Komuro, Britney Spears Nov 4, 2008
The last time Jane Fonda appeared on Broadway, John F. Kennedy was still in the White House and "Barbarella" was just a gleam in Roger Vadim's eye. This week it was announced that Fonda would return to Broadway, after a 46-year absence, in "33 Variations," a new play by Mois. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Defeat fears put Hollywood on edge Nov 2, 2008
"My back is also suffering from spasms, so much so that I had to see an acupuncturist and get prescriptions for Valium. "Yesterday, Jane Fonda sent me an email to tell me that she cried all night and can't cure her ailing back for all the stress that has reduced her to a bundle of nerves. " The American shock-jock Rush Limbaugh, on hearing this last detail, had a direct, if crude, response. "Maybe you should try getting off your back, Jane. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Do you think I'm sexy? Not if you're Rod's boy Nov 1, 2008
" The Fondas are a good example. Jane Fonda was very beautiful and highly acclaimed, whereas brother Peter was attractive to some, but not all.". The researchers studied the family photo albums of students, collecting images of more than 100 females and 100 males and their biological parents taken over several years. (Scotsman)
Russia's Sweetheart Oct 29, 2008
There to appreciate all this was a smattering of cognoscenti including Jane Fonda, Norman Lear (whose wife Lyn is now on the Sundance board), Alec Baldwin, Christine Lahti, Chevy Chase, Michael Imperioli, Mellody Hobson, Paley Center chief Pat Mitchell, Max Payne producer Karen Lauder, director Barbara Kopple, and Joey Pants Pantoliano, Nanny Diaries directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, as well as famed painter Stephen Hannock, 30 Rock actor Judah Friedlander, Rosie Perez, 80s... (Fox News)
Golden Years Oct 25, 2008
"The Rock" has been well used in its 40-plus years: Jane Fonda and the Ku Klux Klan have used it as a pulpit, and students hold rallies and pass out fliers nearby. TODAY'S PARTY. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Growing old gracefully Oct 23, 2008
If she is a true feminist she should be more like Jane Fonda who embrases her age. There is nothing wrong with looking after yourself but don't kid yourself at the same time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Swing and a miss from the GOP Oct 21, 2008
I have it on good authority that if Barack Obama gets in, he will cancel Mother's Day, watch Jane Fonda movies in the White House screening room, and not serve apple pie at state dinners. DAVID KOPKO. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Forecast: NFC not as strong as first thought Oct 18, 2008
Dallas Cowboys: Granted I hate the Cowboys and want them to meltdown like that nuclear plant in that old Jane Fonda movie. Here s why I think it happens. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Infotainment Oct 17, 2008
Middle East International Film FestivalAbu Dhabi: US actress Susan Sarandon, wearing an Arabian style dress (Abaya), arrives to attend an ceremony honouring legendary Hollywood actress Jane Fonda during the Middle East International Film Festival(MEIFF). afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Actress, author Jane Fonda to speak at ASU Oct 16, 2008
Actress and author Jane Fonda will give this year's Feldt/Barbanell Women of the World Lecture at 7 p.m. Friday at Arizona State University's Neeb Hall. Fonda, 70, will offer insights on "Sex, Gender and the Journey to Wholeness.". (AZCentral -- News)
Bushs New Copyright Czar Is Going To Do About As Much Good As His ... Oct 15, 2008
Look at how much these guys and gals get from the Counter Culture Elite like Striesand, Spielberg, Oprah, Jane Fonda and blah blah blah. Yet every one of these Un-American soapboxers while advocating for Counter Culture Libertarian views and Socialist/Marxist economic policies usually will never pay the high taxes (they take advantage of every loophole) they advocate for the working class. (TechCrunch)
Elton John holds ATL fund-raiser Oct 13, 2008
McKerrow credited Turner s former wife, Jane Fonda, and her Vagina Monologues playwright pal Eve Ensler for enlightening me and causing me to stop and think. Added McKerrow: We have to treat each other with respect and dignity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Felicity Huffman Desperate To Save Animals Oct 8, 2008
Honoring by Elle are Halle Berry, Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Jane Fonda and more. Stories. (CBS News)
A-list women celebrate their own in Hollywood Oct 8, 2008
Nicole Kidman, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez, Diane Keaton and Halle Berry joined dozens of other stars at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday for Elle magazine's 15th annual Women in Hollywood tribute, honoring seven noteworthy women in entertainment. Chelsea Handler, the evening's host, cracked a few jokes at the Republican vice presidential candidate's expense. (FOX 11, AZ)
Women in Hollywood embrace their new role: Mom Oct 8, 2008
The event celebrated the work of A-list actresses including Halle Berry, Jane Fonda, Sigourney Weaver, Nicole Kidman and Anne Hathaway, but even the top-notch honorees were star-struck by the turnout at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, many gasping, hugging and squealing when they saw others arrive. New mothers, like Kidman, Berry and Jennifer Lopez, left their babies at home for the night. (USA Today -- Life)
David Archuleta gets a manager Oct 8, 2008
Hollywood Insider Blog. David Archuleta has signed with Azoff Management, the career-launching (and often sustaining) music powerhouse that counts The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Neil Diamond, and, most recently, among its clients. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Elle Honors Eight Hollywood Heavyweights - ET Oct 7, 2008
The diverse group of women being honored at the 15th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute included: Jane Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Sigourney Weaver, Salma Hayek, Anne Hathaway, Isla Fisher, and 'Twilight' director Catherine Hardwicke. Watch Jennifer Lopez talk about her twins growing up, and she declares that baby boy Max is vocally boisterous and has Marc Anthony's lungs. (WOKR13 Rochester)
'Barbarella psychedella' Oct 7, 2008
Forty years ago, Jane Fonda got naked in outer space ... When he was done with her, he tried his star-making power on Jane Fonda; he also married her ... Jane Fonda in "Barbarella.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Hirsen: 'Carol' Offers Mother Lode Against Left Oct 6, 2008
It used to be that the only celebrities who publicly expressed their political views were far-left tilters such as Barbara Streisand, Sean Penn, and Jane Fonda. Zucker is changing that Hollywood equation. (Newsmax)
Splitsville for Arshad and Maria?Now, Britney to make fitness videos Oct 6, 2008
A source said the singer also watched a few old fitness tapes of her mom and veteran actress Jane Fonda and said she "got a big kick watching them". A representative for Britney's record company said it "makes perfect sense" for the singer to make a workout video. (India Times, India)
Review: Hathaway dazzles in 'Rachel' Oct 6, 2008
Anne Hathaway rekindles memories of Bette Davis and "Klute"-era Jane Fonda in Jonathan Demme's new film: barely a scene goes by without her pulling on a cigarette. Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt star as clashing sisters in "Rachel Getting Married.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Debra Winger of 'Rachel Getting Married' is back on the radar Oct 4, 2008
Rosanna Arquette made Winger into an emblem for this depressing state of affairs by titling her 2002 documentary on the plight of older actresses "Searching for Debra Winger." In it, a jaw-dropping cavalcade of just plain gorgeous, mature women -- Diane Lane, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, to name a few -- discuss why the good roles just aren't there for them anymore. Winger appears toward the end of the film and lends an uncompromisingly wise tenor to the proceedings. (Los Angeles Times)
Army Archerd Oct 3, 2008
Dolly immediately relieved the tension as she continued to thank her film costars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda who were there to also cheer her--and be cheered. Dolly was handed a microphone at her seat as the stage wait continued -- a cue was sounded for her title tune to flood the theater and she proceeded to hypnotize the audience as only she can -- with that song. (Variety)
Robert Wagner-Barbara Stanwyck Affair: FOX411's Original Scoop Sep 24, 2008
Jane Fonda, looking smart in what she called an old white blouse and a long black satin skirt, dropped by with Janie Buffet (wife of Jimmy) and another pal whom she hadn t seen in a long time. Their plan. (Fox News)
SLIDE SHOWWhat Dolly Parton can still teach us about sexism in the workplace. Sep 24, 2008
Perhaps producers had trouble finding suitable stand-ins for original movie co-stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton. Finding actresses that can sing and sympathetically describe mounting a man's severed head above the office credenza would be a challenge for any casting director. (Slate)
Dolly Parton reworks "9 to 5" for first musi Sep 23, 2008
The musical is closely based on the hit movie that grossed $103 million at box offices and starred Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as scheming office workers. The movie was written several years before the phrase "the glass ceiling" became widely used to reference career barriers facing women in the workplace, but Parton said she believed the story of revenge and female friendship remains appealing. (Reuters)
Broadway hopes 'Shrek,' 'Billy' defy economic woes Sep 13, 2008
In that category she also pointed to a revival of West Side Story and 9 to 5, with music by Dolly Parton and based on the 1980 film starring Parton and Jane Fonda. Fans of the French Revolution tale Les Miserables will be the prime target for another big new show, A Tale of Two Cities, based on the Charles Dickens novel. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Smile! You???re in PoliWood Sep 4, 2008
Rising from the ashes of the now-disbanded Hollywood Women's Political Committee, a Reagan-era group that included such heavyweights as Barbra Streisand and Jane Fonda, the recently-convened Voices for a Senate Majority is a temporary name given to the band of producers, actresses, executives and spouses dedicated to Democratic politics and related causes. Included in the group are familiar stars such as Elisabeth Shue, Christine Lahti and Marg Helgenberger, as well as political consultants... (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Song speculation all in vain Aug 31, 2008
And he has spent some time in the Capital Region, not only playing concerts, but also filming the 1981 movie "Rollover" with Jane Fonda. CAT STEVENS: Another of Simon's former paramours, the singer-songwriter now known as Yusef Islam featured a close-up photograph of a coffee cup on his recent album, "An Other Cup," which ties in with the "You're So Vain" lyric, "I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.". (Albany Times Union)
More of this story Aug 30, 2008
Parton starred in the bubbly subversive 1980 movie with Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman. For the stage version, she has Dolly-ized some of the film's songs (including its title ditty) and written new ones. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Dolly Parton Amused By Death Reports Aug 29, 2008
The singer, 62, is currently at work on the fall Broadway musical production of "9 to 5." Based on the hit 1980s film of the same name that starred Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the musical "9 to 5" will feature songs written by the country performer. Parton is also preparing for the next leg of her "Backwoods Barbie" concert tour. (Click2Houston, TX)
DriveInvasion Aug 28, 2008
An astronaut (Jane Fonda) lands on a strange planet in the futuristic adventure film Barbarella (1968). Lee Coburn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
It all goes back to the playground Aug 23, 2008
I ll blink at Hanoi Jane Fonda, let her know it s cool. Deal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Roseanne's Anti-Brangelina Stance Aug 21, 2008
hey sunnydaze, don't forget Jane Fonda. Her opinion once mattered. (Washington Post)
What To Read About What To Wear Aug 16, 2008
Of course, the glossies are indispensable if you want to see the latest in luxurious "necessities." (Elle recommends that we purchase a coat the color of a Jordan almond; Vogue would have us dressing like Jane Fonda in Klute. And it's amusing to watch as these bastions of luxe attempt to accommodate an economic downturn: Replace the gold band on your Cartier with one of white alligator, says Vogue, and voil. (Slate)
New Releases Aug 10, 2008
In this slight but intermittently diverting international toss-off from French director Ren Cl ment, Alain Delon is a hunky hustler on the run who finds a twisty sort of sanctuary as chauffeur and boy toy to Lola Albright and Jane Fonda. Delon is somewhat handcuffed by his English-language performance, but Fonda, then all of 27, runs terrifically hot and cold. (Boston Globe)
Gwyneth Paltrow films ad for Barack Obama Aug 5, 2008
Every generation needs its Jane Fonda. I guess Gwyneth will do. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Tinseltown Transformations Aug 1, 2008
Jon Voight, who bought the left-wing politics of the 1970s -- and won an Oscar for his portrayal of an angry and embittered paraplegic veteran of the Vietnam War (playing opposite Jane Fonda) -- is a thoughtful partisan for John McCain. He says Barack Obama's left-wing connections could be a strong bad influence in an Obama administration. (Townhall.com)
New on DVD: The Stones, vampires and a boxer betrayed Aug 1, 2008
Hiding out from hit men hired by a cuckolded husband, he lets nature take its course in a French Riviera chateau as chauffeur to a widow (Lola Albright) and her equally gorgeous niece (a blond Jane Fonda). Though Image's out-of-print 2000 release looks better to my eye, this edition has English subtitles on the French-language version that it also includes as a bonus. (USA Today -- Life)
First trailer for Oliver Stone's 'W' hits... Jul 30, 2008
It's not like you guys are like Jane Fonda. oh, wait. (The Drudge Report)
Rick Nicita to Join Morgan Creek as Co-Chairman Jul 30, 2008
Morgan Creek recently released The Good Shepherd starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro; and Georgia Rule, starring Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan and Felicity Huffman. Source: Morgan Creek Productions. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
AFI Names Top Ten Western Films of ... Jul 28, 2008
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat King Cole. 1965. (Suite101.com)
A Step Back From Enviro Lunacy Jul 26, 2008
We haven't built a new nuclear plant for some 30 years, since a Jane Fonda movie exaggerated their dangers. We have allowed states to ban oil drilling on the outer continental shelf, prompted by the failure of 40- or 50-year-old technology in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Townhall.com)
Georgians in Playboy: Where are they now? Jul 26, 2008
Others include Mensa braniacs, SEC hotties, and at least one former Falcon cheerleader as well as celebs Kim Basinger and Jane Fonda ... THE SPREAD: Jane Fonda insisted the photos in the 1966 issue were taken on a movie set. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Trading Tex not as simple as some think Jul 22, 2008
At least Jane Fonda asked for her money back, hopefully to move to Vietnam. And now we are stuck with owners, only interested in a Tax Break. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Compares offshore drilling to invasion of Iraq... Jul 20, 2008
Ben Smith's Blog: Gore compares offshore drilling to invasion of Iraq - Politico. The engines of distraction and the great concentrated power of communication that you ve seen turned on this issue or that issue is already hard at work," he says. "They will say we can t switch away from oil. (The Drudge Report)
Broadway says hello to Dolly next April Jul 16, 2008
The show, based on the 1980 film in which Parton starred with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, begins a tryout Sept. 3 in Los Angeles at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theater. An official opening is set there for Sept. 21 for a run through Oct. 19. (MSNBC -- News)
Nine to Five on Broadway Jul 16, 2008
Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin starred in the film about three colleagues who plot to turn the tables on their sexist, egotistical, lying boss. Parton was nominated for an Oscar for the title song, 9 to 5. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
More Actors Who Never Won an Oscar Jul 14, 2008
The answer is that he would not have had the opportunity to do so had it not been for Jane Fonda s determination to have the film made with her father as the star. In a long career in movies, stage, and television, Fonda gave terrific performances as mankind s conscience in such movies as The Grapes of Wrath (1940, for which he received a nomination), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), and Twelve Angry Men (1957). (Suite101.com)
Barnes Lacks the Energy Jul 14, 2008
Are you willing to sign on, Ms. Barnes, or are you still scared by Jane Fonda and the China Syndrome movie. Why don't you go back to the Power and Light District and reformulate your plan. (Cameron Observer, MO)
From the New York Times Jul 13, 2008
Remember the photo of John Kerry as a young solider shown sitting beside a young Jane Fonda, as if they hung out together ... Pretty funny while propaganda like this is nothing new (soviet propaganda under Stalin, the photoshopped image during beirut war, the jane fonda and john kerry image, etc), i wish mass media would be better about their fact-checking perhaps the WMD argument and evidence used to support war in iraq wouldn t have been so easily digested. (Harper's Magazine)
The ultimate family DVD list Jul 13, 2008
It's based on the memoirs of Uschi Obermaier, a quasi-legendary model, groupie and scenester of the '60s and '70s who might be described as equal parts Jane Fonda, Edie Sedgwick and Paris Hilton. And it's every bit as silly as it sounds, complete with obligatory scenes at radical communes, political demonstrations and decadent rock 'n' roll parties, where no-name actors provide abysmal impersonations of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. (Salon)
Dems meddle, but GOP gets the blame Jul 4, 2008
The China Syndrome, a movie that, not surprisingly, starred Hanoi Jane Fonda and had as little acquaintance with the truth as she with patriotism. The Democrats chant "Three Mile Island!" The only harm done at TMI was to the financial interests of insurance companies and operators by trial lawyers, the Democrats' core constituency. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rumsfeld's torturous defense Jul 3, 2008
I wouldn t surrender to them, the Vietnamese were bad enough the N. Vietnamese weren t terrorists, but Jane Fonda was. Obama 08: Have you had enough, America. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A legend lightens up Jul 2, 2008
"And yet the notion persists that Streep is a chilly actress, a robotic performer. To be sure, that's not true of her performance in Mamma Mia!. And yet Donna is also hardly the kind of tough, complex, challenging woman whom actors of Streep's generation revelled in playing in the 1970s and 1980s. Hollywood has stopped putting intelligent, difficult women on screen. As Haskell points out, time was when Sigourney Weaver, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Sissy Spacek and Meryl Streep played... (guardian.co.uk)
Plaza Theatre thrives, somehow Jul 1, 2008
They've also held "Grease" singalongs and a "Summer Camp" series campy classics like "Barbarella" (starring Jane Fonda, whose daughter, Vanessa Vadim, showed up for the first screening) and "Some Like It Hot.". "The people running the Plaza are doing something heroic," said Linda Dubler, curator of media arts at the High Museum. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Movie: Rosemary's Baby (1968) Jun 28, 2008
Jane Fonda and Robert Redford were the original choices to play Rosemary and Guy. Others considered included (ladies first): Tuesday Weld, Sharon Tate, Julie Christie, Elizabeth Hartman and Joanna Pettet. (Suite101.com)
Victoria to launch new clothes line Jun 25, 2008
Oscar winning actress Jane Fonda has denied rumours that she dumped Lynden Gillis. 2005-2008 Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. All rights reserved. (Daily News & Analysis)
Pondering McCain Jun 24, 2008
Perhaps he could have arranged a cultural exchange between Jane Fonda and Ho Chi Minh. Uncle Ho would have looked great sitting on one of our guns. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Many Hollywood celebrities rally behind Obama Jun 20, 2008
That happened when Jane Fonda and Barbra Streisand campaigned for former Texas Gov. Ann Richards in her conservative state, and Richards lost the bid. "Sometimes they can come back to bite the candidate," Jeffe said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pop Tarts: Kellie Pickler 'Blessed' to Have Been Abandoned by Parents Jun 17, 2008
So rather than bunny-hopping in the Playboy Mansion she calls home, Kendra donned a beautiful ball gown on her big day schmoozing amid the A-list circle that included Jane Fonda, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson. The busty blonde also told Pop Tarts she celebrated "Kendra-style" with Lakers tickets and clubbing at Coco de Ville two days earlier. (Fox News)
Questions remain about Obama (375) Jun 16, 2008
Dragon wrote on Jun 15, 2008 9:04 PM:" to R. Murry:I don't know where you find these stupid "facts" you post here but if you look at the policies of McCain and Obama you would see the dems made a huge mistake. We expect the dems to rum from Iraq becauseno dem president has been victorious in war for this country. Look at the problems with Samalia left by bill clinton. when people actually hear what Obama has planned for this country they will see the mistake they made in wasting a vote on this... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Family, friends gather to mourn Sydney Pollack Jun 16, 2008
Pollack had worked with seemingly every A-list star in the business: Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman, Barbra Streisand and George Clooney. He collaborated with Robert Redford on seven films, including "Out of Africa," 1973's "The Way We Were," 1975's "Three Days of the Condor" and 1979's "The Electric Horseman.". (MSNBC -- News)
Beatty receives lifetime award Jun 15, 2008
Jane Fonda got the evening off to a funny start by telling the crowd that she has known Beatty for more than 50 years. "We did our first screen test together," she recalled. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
AFI gives Beatty its lifetime achievement award Jun 15, 2008
Jane Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton, Quentin Tarantino and Halle Berry were on hand for the celebration marking Beatty's 47-year career as an actor, writer, director and producer, as were George McGovern, Gary Hart and Jerry Brown. The 3 1/2-hour event featured clips from Beatty's movies and taped tributes from Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Goldie Hawn and Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle)
