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Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Russell Crowe and a host of other A-listers were working the red carpet in London's West End, waving to fans, chatting with the press - and dragging a trail through an inch of white foam. Torrential rain had reacted with a fire-retardant chemical in the carpet, making it froth up like bubble bath. As countless pairs of Jimmy Choos were ruined, their owners could only turn for the camera and smile...
...disturbing but not graphic scene that inspired the controversy, the camera fixes on a closeup of Fanning's terrified face while a neighbor boy unzips his pants. Despite the lack of nudity, and cutaways to falling rain, it's clear the boy rapes Fanning's character, Lewellen. More uncomfortable to watch than that short scene, in which the trauma is implied, are the lingering shots throughout the film in which Lewellen gyrates to Elvis music in her underwear while older men and boys watch hungrily...
...this one was only a surprise to Prince, who arrived at the ceremony too late to pick up his trophy for "The Song of the Heart," his original tune from the animated film Happy Feet. Presenter Justin Timberlake had to improvise when the Purple Rain singer got caught in Beverly Hills gridlock. "I guess Prince couldn't be here," said Timberlake, who then crouched as if to mimic the petite pop star, adding, "so I'd like to accept this award on his behalf." We guess we should be grateful Timberlake wasn't accepting an award...
...stop humming the wedding song, and don't want to.) Dance numbers aren't crucial to a Ratnam movie, but there are a few here anyway. Ash's big number is a compendium of Bollywood visual tropes (no, let's be honest and say cliches): she dances in the rain, through a temple, by a waterfall, moving with more energy than rhythm and getting whiplashed by her pigtail. Much more satisfying is an early turn in an Istanbul night club by Bollywood bombshell Mallika Sherawat. For her writhing, shimmying moment in the spotlight (she's out of the picture before...
...find beauty in simple things. Everyone’s got the potential, everyone’s got a mind.THC: So show me the beauty here. I’ve been walking through Providence and I’m depressed-CS: Come on!THC: It’s been raining-CS: Rain! (pause) Rain! Like (tussles THC’s hair). That feels good!THC: Thank you.-Staff writer P. Kirkpatrick Reardon can be reached at preardon@fas.harvard.edu...