Movie star

SEXY STARLET Scarlett Johansson is set to begin filming downWicklow way this summer for a new costume period drama blockbuster Mary Queen of Scots. The Hollywood actress will employ her ample talents playing the role of Mary I when work begins at the Ardmore studios in mid-June. The €20m production is scheduled to remain filming in the Garden County until July and will also vis

SEXY STARLET Scarlett Johansson is set to begin filming downWicklow way this summer for a new costume period drama blockbuster Mary Queen of Scots. The Hollywood actress will employ her ample talents playing the role of Mary I when work begins at the Ardmore studios in mid-June. The €20m production is scheduled to remain filming in the Garden County until July and will also visit Birr Castle in Co. Offaly and Cahir Castle in Tipperary.

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Kristin beats Scarlett at auction

Kristin Davis is more popular than Scarlett Johansson. The star auctioned off the chance to meet her at the world premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie on eBay to raise money for charity.

The winning bid was a staggering $US52,100, and easily surpassed the $US42,000 Scarlett raised when she offered a similar experience earlier this month to meet her at the premiere of her latest movie He's Just Not That Into You.

The money will be donated to Oxfam America. The winner of Kristin's auction, identified only as 'superiorlotus912', will be driven to the New York premiere on May 27 in a chauffeured car where they will meet the actress and receive a pair of Jimmy Choo 'Felix'-style shoes in their size.

Other celebrities who have auctioned off meet-and-greets to raise money for the international poverty relief agency include Colin Firth and Charlize Theron, while The Blood Diamond star Djimon Hounsou is currently offering a fan the chance to accompany him to the press junket and premiere of his new film Push.

Oxfam America is a Boston-based branch of Oxfam International. It offers development programmes and emergency relief services, and campaigns for change in global practices and policies that keep people in poverty.

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Fan pays $40,000 for Scarlett Johansson date

Scarlett Johansson is to go on a date with a fan who paid $40,100 to meet the screen beauty. The lucky UK bidder, known only as 'bossnour', beat 170 others to buy two tickets to the premiere of Scarlett's new film 'He's Just Not That Into You' in July in either Los Angeles or New York where they will meet the actress.

All proceeds raised from the eBay auction will go to charity Oxfam America. In a video posted on the website, Scarlett said: "Hi, I'm Scarlett Johansson and I am auctioning off two tickets to the world premiere of my new film, 'He's Just Not That Into You'. This auction benefits Oxfam which in an international relief agency that fights poverty around the world.

"The winner of the charity auction will not only get to attend the premiere, but 100 per cent of the proceeds go directly to supporting Oxfam's work. So, please bid high! Thank you for your support, and happy bidding!" Along with the chance to meet Scarlett, the winner of the auction will also have their hair and make-up done and will arrive at the premiere in a chauffeured car.

Scarlett has been working with Oxfam since 2005 and travelled to Sri Lanka and India to see their work in action. Other Oxfam America celebrity auctions currently open include the chance to buy Charlize Theron's dress which she wore to the Cannes Film Festival, and a date with Kristin Davis at the premiere of 'Sex and the City: The Movie' this May.

Oxfam America is a Boston-based branch of the international development and relief agency, Oxfam International. It offers development programmes and emergency relief services, and campaigns for change in global practices and policies that keep people in poverty.

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Shooting star: Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut

Scarlett Johansson's acting has won her many plaudits, but now the ambitious star has stepped behind the camera to maker her directorial debut.

The 23-year-old, who has long been the muse of acclaimed film maker Woody Allen, was spotted filming a five minute short starring Kevin Bacon on the streets of Brooklyn yesterday.

She is one of twelve directors, including Scrubs star Zach Braff, who are collaborating on a film anthology called "New York, I Love You." Scarlett is also preparing to notch up another first for her already impressive CV.

She is set to launch a singing career with her upcoming album Anywhere I Lay My Head, which includes ten covers of songs by jazz musician Tom Waits and one original track. carlett has said: "Tom Waits's melodies are so beautiful and his voice is so distinct. I sent him some of my early, early recordings, and he said, 'Go ahead.' I've heard he's very pleased."

For one number, she has even teamed up with pop supremo David Bowie, who was impressed by her talent. He said: "Scarlett's performances are mystical and cool.
"She creates a mood that could have been summoned by someone like the novelists Margery Latimer or Jeanette Winterson."

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Emotion axed

By Alan Little, Evening Gazette:FALLING victim to the same excesses as Elizabeth: The Golden Age, this is a beautifully dressed and staged costume drama that has pomp and pageantry in abundance but a paucity of deep emotion.

The central plot is tantalising - the rivalry between two sisters for the love of King Henry VIII - but screenwriter Peter Morgan fails to delve beneath the glossy surface of Philippa Gregory’s novel.

Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson are cast effectively as the ambitious, ruthless vamp and the naive woman of virtue. As the narrative gathers pace, though, they have nowhere to go with their performances as Eric Bana’s dithering king waits for Jane Seymour to shoot him a come hither glance, and provide the drama with its unhappy ending.

The film sets out its stall as a frothy bodice ripper, including a snarling supporting turn from Morrissey as Norfolk, their power- crazed uncle, but becomes bogged down with historical detail and has to rush the climax when Anne pays an horrific price for her jealousy.

Portman fights valiantly with her accent as Anne repeatedly knifes her in the back and Johansson revisits her beatific, much abused heroine from Girl With A Pearl Earring. While Anne ultimately loses her head, we keep ours throughout Justin Chadwick’s film.

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Scarlett Johansson Wallops Sanchez In HD Hottie Poll

Washington, D.C. (February 29, 2008) -- Scarlett Johansson soundly defeated Roselyn Sanchez in the first round of HDTV 'Hottie Hysteria' -- TVPredictions.com's elimination tournament to determine who's the hottest female in High-Definition TV.

TVPredictions.com is posting a daily reader poll pitting one celebrity babe against another. Readers are being asked to vote on which female looks best in high-def. Then, based on their votes, each winner will move to the next round until only one woman is left standing.

In the Johansson-Sanchez contest, Scarlett, the star of Lost In Translation, captured a whopping 65 percent of the vote while Without a Trace's Sanchez received 35 percent of the vote. (1,180 readers voted in the poll.)

Johansson, the number one seed in the LCD division of Hottie Hysteria, will now face the winner of the Jennifer Garner-Natalie Portman match-up.

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