The Reader Region One DVD up for pre-order at Amazon
Posted by on 9 March, 2009 under General News · 7 Comments

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The Weinstein Company has officially announced specs for The Reader starring 2008 Academy Award winner Kate Winslet.

It will be available on DVD April 14th & on Blu-ray April 28th.

Deleted Scenes
5 Featurettes:
Adapting a Timeless Masterpiece: Making The Reader
A Conversation with David Kross and Stephen Daldry
Kate Winslet on the Art of Aging Hanna Schmitz
A New Voice: A Look at Composer Nico Muhly
Coming to Grips with the Past: Production Designer Brigitte Broch

SOURCE:  Amazon.com

Many thanks to eagle eyed forum member Wayne.

Lib Dems hijack Winslet in touched-up advertisement
Posted by on 8 March, 2009 under General News · No Comments

Politics, as the saying goes, is show business for ugly people. So if you want to add a bit of glamour and beauty to your party, what’s wrong with using a picture of Kate Winslet in your promotional material?

Quite a lot, it seems. The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, faced embarrassment yesterday after it emerged that his party used a photo of the Oscar-winning actress for an advert in its conference brochure – without obtaining her permission.

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A Kate Cocktail dedicated to our Oscar Winner
Posted by on 6 March, 2009 under General News, Miscellaneous · 2 Comments

~:Recipe:~

Pear Vodka
Lemon Juice
Sugar Syrup
Pear Puree
Lemongrass
Apple Juice

and,

Champagne

SOURCE:  http://www.getreading.co.uk

Candids from yesterday
Posted by on 4 March, 2009 under Gallery/Multimedia · 1 Comment

Oscar winner Kate Winslet, without make and looking au naturelle, puts on her winter gloves as she battles the cold and the wintry mix of sludge and snow while walking to her car in the West Village.

Oscar winner Kate Winslet picks up her children from school in New York City.

GALLERY LINKS:
• 2009 Candids: Walking to her car – March 3
• 2009 Candids: Picks up her kids from school – March 3

The Times Magazine + Los Angeles scans
Posted by on 4 March, 2009 under Gallery/Multimedia, Interviews/Articles · 2 Comments

GALLERY LINKS:
• 2009 Magazines: The Times Magazine – January 10
• 2009 Magazines: Los Angeles – February

Scans from Time magazine
Posted by on 1 March, 2009 under Interviews/Articles · 1 Comment

GALLERY LINKS:
• 2009 Magazines: Time – March 2 – Thanks to Nicole

KWF Contest
Posted by on 1 March, 2009 under Miscellaneous · 4 Comments


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THE RULES

a) Read the questions carefully and answer all of them properly
b) All of the answers must be correct — if you’re not sure about something, don’t hesitate to browse around the site and do research
c) Send your answers to contest@katewinsletfan.com (subject must be “T-SHIRT CONTEST”) by March 15th; don’t forget to include your name and e-mail address!

THE QUESTIONS

1. What is the name that Clementine creates for her hair color in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

2. In which of her films does Kate play a mum?

3. How many children does she have in all her films?

4. Kate thanked two producers in her Oscar speech for The Reader. Both of them sadly died during the making of The Reader, can you name them?

5. What was the budget for Finding Neverland?

THE WINNER

The winner will be announced on the site on March 16th.
I will send an e-mail to the winner where we will discuss how you are to receive the prize, and we need to know your size!
In case of duplicate winners, I will consider the person who sent in the correct answers first.
Any correspondence you enter into will be kept in the strictest of confidence.

Roberta and I would like to offer our readers this t-shirt.
Kindly donated by the wonderful guys at Last Exit To Nowhere


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