It's A Precious Night at The 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards Mar 6, 2010
Presenters and musical performances included: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Maria Bello, Pierce Brosnan, Mariah Carey, Rosario Dawson, Matt Dillon, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster, Andy Garcia, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Ed Helms, Taraji P. Henson, Emile Hirsch, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ken Jeong, Lenny Kravitz, Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Renner, Ryan Reynolds, Amy Ryan, David Spade, Ben Stiller, Marisa Tomei, The Whitest Kids U Know, John Waters, and Olivia Wilde ...... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Yellow Handkerchief: An Oddly Enticing Road Trip Mar 5, 2010
Yellow Handkerchief' Review: Kristen Stewart Road Trip - TIME (Time.com)
The Cooler (2003) Mar 5, 2010
In a desperate attempt to keep Bernie, Shelly solicits for Natalie (Maria Bello) to befriend the hapless Bernie and they fall in love. The love story is one level of the melodrama. (Suite101.com)
Kristen Stewart Beyond Twilight Mar 3, 2010
But, the young actress received much praise from the cast, especially from Maria Bello who said Stewart has staying-power. "I think that the Twilight thing is just a bunch of bells and whistles, because I think she will have an amazing career... I was so impressed with her depth and integrity, and I was so thrilled to do this film with her." Bello said about her co-star Stewart. (Suite101.com)
DVD Report: This week's new releases Feb 28, 2010
The drama has a fuzzy focus, as we alternate between Pippa s erratic behavior, flashbacks to the Dexedrine fits of her mom, Maria Bello, and Keanu Reeves s presence as a just-arrived, Jesus-tattooed kindred spirit. Fortunately, it s all buoyed by wry moments, such as an out-of-nowhere snippet in which Pippa hands off her life s guilt baton. (Boston Globe)
Kristen Stewart Says New Movie Shows 'Different Types Of Love' Feb 24, 2010
Now she returns this week with "The Yellow Handkerchief," a film that shows remarkable skill in depicting both a grown-up romance (featuring an ex-con played by William Hurt and his old flame played by Maria Bello) and a tale of teenage innocence (depicting a shy boy played by Eddie Redmayne and a mysterious wild child in Stewart) ... "In the older one the William Hurt and Maria Bello relationship you have a triumphant, real love story, like you really want them to be together and when they're... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Kristen Stewart Reminisces About First 'Twilight' Interview Feb 24, 2010
After Stewart, Redmayne, William Hurt and Maria Bello answered questions from the press, the conference ended and each walked offstage in separate directions and found straggling reporters approaching them for quick chats. Full disclosure: The only reason I was there was to try to get But since someone else grabbed Hurt first, I instead went over to Stewart, who was standing alone. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Kristen Stewart Thanks 'Amazing' Fans For Supporting Non-'Twilight' Films Feb 23, 2010
The bottom line, thankfully, is that "Handkerchief" is a film that deserves to be seen an intimate, moving love story about an ex-con (William Hurt) trying to reconnect with his former flame (Maria Bello) and a young man (Eddie Redmayne) pursuing an unpredictable teen girl (Stewart). And at the end of the day, Stewart insisted, that's what moviemaking should be about. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Box office report: "Shutter Island" blows the doors off Feb 23, 2010
In limited release, the big player is "The Yellow Handkerchief," which stars William Hurt, Kristen Stewart and Maria Bello. God help any junketeer who dares to ask William Hurt a question about "Twilight". (Salon)
Kristen Stewart Says 'Twilight' Role Is Harder Than People Think Feb 21, 2010
"It's so hard to compare roles this was difficult for other reasons. "It was so much smaller, it was so personal," Kristen remembered of the "Handkerchief" shoot in New Orleans in 2007. In "Handkerchief," Stewart's Martine is a lonely, troubled teen with a knack for getting into trouble and intriguing young Gordy (Eddie Redmayne) so much that they set out on an unusual road trip to help an ex-convict (William Hurt) reunite with the woman he hopes still loves him (Maria Bello). At the time,... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Starr report Feb 16, 2010
The movie (dis tributed by Goldwyn) opens Feb. 26 with stars Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello and William Hurt. Speaking of movies, I wonder if TBS' "Lopez Tonight" will get a ratings bump, what with host George Lopez one of the many co- stars of "Valentine's Day," which opened this past week end on the big screen. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Pauly D of ‘Jersey Shore’ spins tunes in Boston Jan 30, 2010
The made-in-Massachusetts movie, which also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Maria Bello, and Rosemarie DeWitt, got good reviews at the Sundance Film Festival and a rave response at this week s screening at the Coolidge. Another local actor with a plum role is Lance Greene, the bloodless lawyer who has pivotal scenes with both Affleck and Jones. (Boston Globe)
Anne Hathaway riding high at Harvard Jan 29, 2010
Other celebs who ve had their babies at home include actress Alyson Hannigan, model Cindy Crawford, singer Erykah Badu, actress Maria Bello, and Bundchen s BFF Michelle Alves, a Brazilian model and the wife of Madonna s manager Guy Oseary. Daniels at Emerson The Paramount Center, the new performance, academic, and residential space built by Emerson College that includes the Paramount Theatre, won t be open to the public until March, but there are signs of life already inside the landmark... (Boston Globe)
"The Company Men" Arrives at Sundance Jan 26, 2010
Kevin Costner plays Affleck's blue-collar brother-in-law, Chris Cooper is a veteran executive who is among the casualties and Maria Bello takes on the Clooney function, delivering the bad news to fired workers. The movie focuses on people who have it all - gorgeous homes, the latest appliances, memberships at swanky country clubs. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Affleck, Holmes, "Sopranos" Join Sundance Jan 21, 2010
"The Company Men" stars Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner and Maria Bello in the tale of a family man whose picture-perfect life crashes down after he loses his job as a sales executive. The story was inspired by a job loss in Wells' own family, but he talked with many others in the same boat as unemployment soared during the recession. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Hollywood rushes to aid Haiti Jan 15, 2010
Since starting the organization Artists for Peace and Justice in 2009 (), Haggis has brought awareness of the island nation's plight to stars like Charlize Theron, Diane Lane, Josh Brolin, Maria Bello, Olivia Wilde, Oliver Stone and James Franco ... One of the friends that Haggis brought on board with Artists for Peace and Justice is actress Maria Bello, who traveled to Haiti a year ago and was able to reach Frechette for a brief phone call on Wednesday morning. (CNN)
