Black Swan

Natalie Portman says ‘Black Swan’ spoofs are a tribute

Natalie Portman is one step closer to an Oscar! She picked up the Best Actress awards Friday (Jan. 14) at the Critics Choice Awards for her prima ballerina part in “Black Swan.” And she’s up for another round on Sunday night (Jan. 16) at the Golden Globes.

Backstage, the pregnant star posed for photos with her huge crystal Best Actress award and talked about the similarities between actresses and ballerinas.

“I think one of the interesting things, and because I started so young acting, you get used to seeing yourself out of your body. I think dancers have that a lot with all the mirrors. They’re used to seeing the reflection of themselves rather than being themselves. I think that happened to the character a lot where she sees herself out of her body in her life. It’s a struggle as an actor to remain rooted and anchored to yourself while being so aware of what you look like to other people.” ”

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How Mila Kunis got ‘Black Swan’ skinny, why you shouldn’t


Mila Kunis talked about how she got so skinny for her role as a ballerina in “Black Swan” at the Critics Choice red carpet Friday (Jan. 14) in Hollywood.

First off, there was a lot of training, dancing, even weights. And not eating. But it wasn’t so bad. “After a while, your stomach shrinks,” explained Mila, which is probably no surprise to anyone who’s ever seriously dieted before. But she doesn’t advise young girls to follow her lead.

“Don’t do what I did,” she warns. “I did it as healthy as i could but it was still pretty drastic.”

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Jake Gyllenhaal drops an F-bomb for Natalie Portman

Jake Gyllenhaal introduction to his pal Natalie Portman was the highlight of the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards on Saturday (Jan. 8).

Livening up the long night of awards  handed to “The Social Network,” Javier Bardem, Carey Mulligan and Ben Affleck, Jake got everyone’s attention when he noted that the night’s emcee Mary Hart wasn’t wearing any underwear. Then he poked gentle fun at his good friend Natalie, describing her as the “Audrey Hepburn of our generation”, citing such attributes as “elegant, graceful, has amazing eyebrows, talented, really short, funny, smart, incredibly kind and Jewish.”

But quite a few elderly jaws dropped when he described her “Black Swan” performance as “really f–king good.”

Hey, did you miss Natalie’s R-rated rap video that Jake refers to, o r just want to watch again? Well, here ya go.

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