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Footage of Oscar nominee Emma Stone singing her heart out in 2004 is wildly endearing

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Hollywood A-lister Emma Stone was once known as "Emily Stone" and in 2004, she donned a crop top to audition for TV's "In Search Of The New Partridge Family."

The video footage of her singing Meredith Brooks' one-hit-wonder "Bitch,"first posted by Gawker earlier today, is pretty cute.

11 years later, she's up for an Oscar for her work in "Birdman," but here, she's just a cool girl who we'd all want to be friends with in high school.

Also, she sings "I'm a sinner, I'm a plate," instead of "I'm a saint." 

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The climactic battle in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' almost ended much differently

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Electro may be the villain that Spider-Man fought the most during 2014’s "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," but the climatic battle with The Green Goblin was most devastating for him.

Although Peter Parker was able to defeat his former friend Harry Osborn, he was unable to save the love of his life, Gwen Stacy, from falling to her death.

Mirroring what happened in the comics, the scene was considered by many to be one of the more positive elements on the film. However, that scene originally ended in a different and much more violent way.

Set photographer Niko Tavernise posted pictures on Instagram of how the fight between Spider-Man and Green Goblin in the clock tower was originally supposed to go down.

In the final cut of the film, after knocking Goblin unconscious, Peter peeled off his mask and cried while holding Gwen’s body. However, in the original version, Goblin is still conscious, and after seeing Peter weeping over Gwen, he mockingly laughs at him.

This sends Peter into a rage, causing to pummel the villain in anger with both his fists and the Goblin’s own glider. He does stop short of killing him, but the Goblin is seen with wounds all over his face.

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Peter reacting violently to Gwen’s death is similar to what happened when Norman Osborn killed her in the comics. Although another confrontation didn’t occur immediately afterwards, Peter was able to track Norman to his secret lair and nearly killed him.

Once Peter stopped beating Norman up, the villain discreetly sent his glider to impale Spider-Man from behind, but Spidey dodged it thanks to his Spider-Sense, and Norman was impaled instead. Many of you probably remember that scene being adapted for the 2002 "Spider-Man" film.

You can check out the final version of Peter reacting to Gwen’s death in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 below:

 

Whether it was the original version or the theatrical one, both scenes ended with Harry alive and soon after imprisoned.

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" wrapped up with Harry working with Gustav Fiers to form the Sinister Six, but now that Marvel and Sony are teaming up to bring us a new Spider-Man in the MCU, we’ll never see their plans come to fruition.

I guess Harry can take comfort in the fact that his injuries were less severe in the theatrical cut, though being stuck in the Ravencroft Institute doesn’t make things much better. 

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Bradley Cooper confesses how he'd describe Emma Stone if he could take over her Tinder profile

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Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper might be coming to a dating app near you!

Costars in the upcoming film "Aloha," Cooper and Stone are happy to let you know that their chemistry is alive and well, on- and offscreen.

So alive, in fact, that the duo has offered to write Tinder profiles for each other. Both stars seem particularly taken with the other's eyes, reports Perez Hilton.

Here's what Cooper had to say about Stone. Imagine swiping right and left a few times before coming across this:

"[Her] reptilian eyes take you into a kind place, soft and lovely and full of grace."

Similarly, Stone followed up with her own take about Cooper:

"Look at those blue [eyes]. He's into Chinese food, but he's equally into making you smile."

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While neither of the actors is on Tinder yet (unlike some Hollywood stars like Hilary Duff), Stone admits to having used the app for one of her friends. "My friend is [on Tinder], and I've swiped for her. That was a good time," said Stone.

We can only hope that both Cooper and Stone will download the app soon, giving the rest of us a chance to gaze longingly into their eyes and swipe right.

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Emma Stone 'did one of the worst things ever' after her contact info was published in the Sony hack

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Emma Stone is notoriously private about her personal life, so the actress recently went into a panic after her email address and cellphone number were published on WikiLeaks after the Sony hack.

In a new cover interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Stone says she reacted to the privacy breach "really quickly" and "then I did one of the worst things ever."

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I was getting all these emails and texts from people I didn't know — 'Hi, I'm Joe from the UK I like your movies' — and I was so overwhelmed that I went to my inbox and I deleted all my emails. In about a 30-second span, I hit 'Select All' and 'Delete Forever,' and thousands of emails, like six years of emails, are now gone forever. I was just so freaked out that someone was in there ... It was horrible. I cried for like an hour. Most of the emails I'm mourning I can still talk to the person and get them back. But there's others where the person is actually gone. It really sucks.

But just how many fan emails did Stone — who has appeared in six Sony films, including "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise — get to prompt such a drastic gesture? Fewer than you may think.

"It was probably five emails and five texts," Stone says. "I just went there."

Stone simply prefers to keep her personal life private, especially when it comes to her actor-boyfriend, Andrew Garfield.

"It's so special to me that it never feels good to talk about," she tells The Journal of her relationship. "So I just continually don't talk about it.”

Emma Stone Andrew GarfieldIn April, WikiLeaks published 173,132 emails and 30,287 documents stemming from the Sony hack in a searchable database, revealing email addresses and phone numbers for tons of celebrities.

Sony, which was "totally blindsided" by the Wikileaks dump of private information, responded to the privacy invasion by calling it a "criminal act."

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, however, argued in a press release that the public had a right to the hacked Sony information, which was initially leaked ahead of the release of "The Interview."

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Emma Stone 'did one of the worst things ever' after her contact info was published in the Sony hack

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Emma Stone is notoriously private about her personal life, so the actress recently went into a panic after her email address and cellphone number were published on WikiLeaks after the Sony hack.

In a new cover interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Stone says she reacted to the privacy breach "really quickly" and "then I did one of the worst things ever."

Emma Stone

I was getting all these emails and texts from people I didn't know — 'Hi, I'm Joe from the UK I like your movies' — and I was so overwhelmed that I went to my inbox and I deleted all my emails. In about a 30-second span, I hit 'Select All' and 'Delete Forever,' and thousands of emails, like six years of emails, are now gone forever. I was just so freaked out that someone was in there ... It was horrible. I cried for like an hour. Most of the emails I'm mourning I can still talk to the person and get them back. But there's others where the person is actually gone. It really sucks.

But just how many fan emails did Stone — who has appeared in six Sony films, including "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise — get to prompt such a drastic gesture? Fewer than you may think.

"It was probably five emails and five texts," Stone says. "I just went there."

Stone simply prefers to keep her personal life private, especially when it comes to her actor-boyfriend, Andrew Garfield.

"It's so special to me that it never feels good to talk about," she tells The Journal of her relationship. "So I just continually don't talk about it.”

Emma Stone Andrew GarfieldIn April, WikiLeaks published 173,132 emails and 30,287 documents stemming from the Sony hack in a searchable database, revealing email addresses and phone numbers for tons of celebrities.

Sony, which was "totally blindsided" by the Wikileaks dump of private information, responded to the privacy invasion by calling it a "criminal act."

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, however, argued in a press release that the public had a right to the hacked Sony information, which was initially leaked ahead of the release of "The Interview."

SEE ALSO: Sony 'strongly condemns' WikiLeaks 'criminal act' of publishing leaked emails

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Netflix is making a bizarre comedy show called 'Maniac' with Emma Stone and Jonah Hill

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Netflix has picked up"Maniac," a comedy starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, for a 10-episode straight-to-series order.

The 30-minute comedy is based off of a Norwegian series and will feature Hill as an institutionalized man who lives in a dream world of his own creation. Stone will play a fellow patient. It sounds like there's plenty of opportunity for some bizarre laughs.

Cary Fukanaga, director of Netflix's "Beasts of No Nation" and the first season of "True Detective," will direct. 

The series currently has no writer. 

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Celebrities in California including Demi Moore mistakenly registered with an ultraconservative political party

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It turns out the likes of Emma Stone, Kaley Cuoco, Demi Moore, and Sugar Ray Leonard are all registered members of a small conservative party in California, despite having politics that don't align with the group.

According to a Los Angeles Times phone survey of 500 members of the party, nearly three out of four did not realize they had enrolled in a political party that opposes abortion rights and same-sex marriage, and is for a fence to be built along the US border.

The reason for all the confusion is the party's name, American Independent Party (AIP). If voters don't want to be affiliated with a party, they will often check off where it says "independent." But in California, you must check a box on a registration form that says "no party preference."

“Demi Moore is not, nor has ever been, a member of the American Independent Party,” Moore's rep told the paper. “Any record that states otherwise is a mistake.”

Moore has contributed money to and campaigned for President Barack Obama.

“The views of this party do not accurately reflect my personal beliefs and I am not affiliated with any political party,” Cuoco, known for her role on “The Big Bang Theory,” said in a statement to the Times. “As such, I am taking the necessary steps to immediately remove my name as a member of this voting party.”

The highly conservative AIP dates back to 1967, when segregationist and former Democrat George Wallace launched his second run for the White House and created a new party in the process. The party now only exists in California.

Of people surveyed in the Times poll, fewer than 4 percent could correctly identify their own registration as a member of the American Independent Party. According to the Secretary of State's Office, the party has about 472,000 members, or 2.7 percent of the statewide total.

In one unsurprising finding, some voters who mistakenly registered with the party said they found the state's official registration materials confusing.

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A mom came up with an awesome response to Hollywood's whitewashing problem

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Hollywood has a long history of casting white actors in roles that should be played by Asian actors, leaving them with fewer and fewer parts. 

Unfortunately, this "whitewashing" is still prevalent today. For instance, blockbuster hit "The Martian" was slammed for casting white actors in roles played by Asian characters in Andy Weir's novel. In 2015, Emma Stone was cast to play a woman who is one quarter Chinese and one quarter Hawaiian in "Aloha." This year, the controversy was fueled when photos of Scarlett Johansson playing a Japanese character in "Ghost in the Shell" emerged.

Michelle Villemaire, best known for her DIY blog called Home Made Mimi, became frustrated with the issue at hand, and found a way to draw attention to it with a new project called "Correcting Yellowface."

"Growing up, I didn’t see many faces like mine on television and film. And because I wanted to be an actor, it was really hard to believe that I could ever be one. Only women who had a certain skin color and eye shape were really allowed on screen, right? To this day, white people are cast as Asians, deepening the message that Asians just aren’t wanted,"she wrote.

So she decided to correct the past, and began inserting images of herself into some of Hollywood's most egregious cases of whitewashing.

In 1944's "Dragon Seed" Katherine Hepburn played a Chinese woman standing up to the Japanese in World War II.

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The blue-eyed Myrna Loy played a Chinese woman in 1932's "The Mask of Fu Manchu."

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Emma Stone played Allison Ng, who is of Chinese and Hawaiian descent, in Cameron Crowe's "Aloha."

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And finally, this is Villemaire as Scarlett Johansson, who plays a Japanese character in the upcoming live action remake of "Ghost in the Shell," which will be out in 2017.GhostShellMEScarletVillemaire's project is similar to the recent #StarringJohnCho, in which an artist inserted actor John Cho into movie posters to show the lack of Asian-American roles in Hollywood.

With recent outrage over the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is being considered to play a Muslim poet, projects like this are more relevant than ever.

Check out more about "Correcting Yellowface" over on Villemaire's website. You can also check out her YouTube channel.

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Ryan Gosling serenading Emma Stone in 'La La Land' trailer will melt your heart

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la la land movieRyan Gosling and Emma Stone are off on a romantic journey in "La La Land."

The two actors reunited for their third movie, this time the romantic musical "La La Land."

Gosling portrays a jazz pianist who falls for an aspiring actress played by Stone. The two struggle to juggle their relationship while pursuing their dreams in Hollywood and dealing with the rejection that comes with it.

The trailer offers the first sound of Gosling singing and performing the film's original song, "City of Stars," which is now available for download and on streaming services.

"La La Land" is directed by Damien Chazelle, who also directed "Whiplash, and also stars J.K. Simmons, John Legend, and Finn Wittrock.

The movie is set to open at the Venice Film Festival August 31 and will land in theaters December 2.

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Watch Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone dance and sing in the first trailer for 'La La Land'

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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are dancing their way to Oscar season.

The duo is reuniting in “La La Land,” a new movie musical about the relationship and careers of an aspiring actress (Stone) and a jazz pianist (Gosling) who are both trying to make it big. It seems comparable to Jason Robert Brown's "The Last Five Years."

The film will open the Venice Film Festival in August and premiere nationwide on December 16, the heart of Oscar-season release dates. It’s also the same day “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” happens to be scheduled for, which could cause some fighting at the box office.

In the debut trailer, Gosling sings “City of Stars" over a montage of clips showing the couple's romance, attempts at success, and the struggles that ensue. Gosling previously showed off his vocal chops in "Blue Valentine."

"La La Land" also stars Finn Wittrock, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, and John Legend, who can be seen briefly in the trailer.

The film re-teams Simmons with his "Whiplash" director Damien Chazelle. Chazelle showed he could successfully helm a compelling music-driven narrative with the 2014 Oscar darling, so a daring project like "La La Land" is likely to not disappoint. 

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera gives the film high praise.

"[The film] does not merely reinvent the musical genre, it gives it a brand new start,” he told IndieWire. “If ‘Whiplash’ was the revelation of a new filmmaker, ‘La La Land’ is his definitive, albeit precocious, consecration among the great directors of Hollywood’s new firmament."

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Here are the surprising first movie roles of 27 A-list actors

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It's hard to take notice of every side character who wanders into a movie. It would ruin the experience if you did.

So it's pretty easy to miss certain stars. But you never know, that random nurse in two minutes of a film could become the first black woman to win an Emmy for best lead actress.

Or the random guy killed in a slasher movie could become the "Sexiest Man Alive."

Or maybe they lucked out and landed a significant role in their first film and even scored an Oscar nomination, or, in another case, an Oscar win.

From Kerry Washington to Jennifer Lawrence, George Clooney to Cuba Gooding Jr., see some of your favorite A-list actors in their first credited role in a feature film:

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George Clooney: 'Grizzly II: The Concert' (1983)

The "Ocean's Eleven" star did not have the most auspicious start. "Grizzly II" was the sequel to the 1976 film about a giant, man-eating bear.

The film, which also features a young Charlie Sheen, was never released but features Clooney in a nameless role that has him camping out with a lover before being mauled by the monster. It's a scene worth watching.

Clooney's released-film debut came in 1987's "Return to Horror High." He seemed to have an affection for horror films.



Johnny Depp: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984)

Poor Glen. Depp's film debut and first role ever saw him mutilated by Freddy Krueger in his bed while he was wearing a belly shirt.

Watch the unsettling death and thank the heavens Depp evolved into better — though equally strange — roles.



Leonardo DiCaprio: 'Critters 3' (1991)

There's apparently a trend of ultrafamous male actors starting in horror films.

In "Critters 3," DiCaprio plays Josh, who has a memorable scene as he watches the critters kill his stepdad.

DiCaprio actually joined the TV show "Growing Pains" in the same year, and it's obvious TV fared better for him at the time.



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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone's 'La La Land' is the best modern Hollywood musical in years

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"La La Land," which is showing now at the Toronto film festival, knocks you out right from the start. The opening scene zooms in on Los Angeles gridlock, where the drivers suddenly burst into song, and before you know it there's a dance number right on the freeway. Twirls, flips, all with an up-tempo melody.

You're instantly placed into a world where anything can (and will) happen. And it's all from the mind of Damien Chazelle, the director of the 2014 indie hit "Whiplash," leaning on inspiration from great musicals of the past.

"Whiplash" showed the dark side of music, as a drummer (Miles Teller) is pushed to the breaking point to become great. Here, Chazelle gives us the beauty of music and movies combined, very much a forgotten genre in Hollywood.

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You can't peg "La La Land" as just a musical, because it's more than that. Though there are dance numbers and top-notch singing performances by leads Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the movie is also a moving love story.

Musicals often strip away the character development and story to get to the musical numbers. Chazelle, who also wrote the script, perfectly distills a dramatic narrative about a jazz piano player (Gosling) and a struggling actress' (Stone) relationship over a year while devising some of the best musical numbers you've seen in a long time that aren't catered to your grandmother. 

The chemistry between Gosling and Stone is nothing new. They pulled it off perfectly in the movie "Crazy, Stupid, Love" (we'll forget about "Gangster Squad"). But the two actors here also show their musical chops — from singing and dancing to Gosling playing the piano. If you're thinking, "That sounds fun," well yes, it is.

The fall and winter movie seasons are typically rife with depressing dramas, so "La La Land" is a welcome sight. It's filled with color and energy.

Chazelle proves that like jazz, the musical is timeless and can always be appreciated when it's done the right way.  

"La La Land" is currently playing at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be in theaters on December 2.

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Here are the biggest stars at the Toronto film festival, where Oscar movies are born

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With the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival still going on, most of the biggest movie stars in the world have flown to Canada to be part of the festivities.

From Leonardo DiCaprio promoting his documentary on the environment ("Before the Flood") to David Oyelowo's upcoming Disney title ("Queen of Katwe") and Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's musical that everyone will be talking about ("La La Land"), they are all here.

Check out the biggest stars on the Toronto film festival red carpet, from Matthew McConaughey to Chris Pratt, below.   

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This year's festival kicked off with the world premiere of the Western "The Magnificent Seven," starring Chris Pratt...



and Denzel Washington as two of the main guns for hire.



Another star who made the crowds (and critics) go crazy was Amy Adams, who's in the Oscar-hopeful sci-fi movie "Arrival."



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Emma Stone says her jokes have been stolen and given to male co-stars in the past

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Though sexism in Hollywood is as old as the industry itself, in the last few years actresses have become more vocal about their experiences encountering it, and Emma Stone is the latest. 

While doing press for her new movie "La La Land," Stone recently opened up to Rolling Stone about some of the times she's been taken advantage of or denigrated by male directors.

"There have been times when I've improvised, they've laughed at my joke and then given it to my male co-star. Given my joke away," she said.

Stone also added that she's been admonished on set for bringing up an idea or her opinion. "It's been me saying, 'I really don't think this line is gonna work,' and being told, 'Just say it, just say it, if it doesn't work we'll cut it out' – and they didn't cut it out, and it really didn't work!'" she said.

Stone's performance in "La La Land" has her pegged as a lock for an Oscar nomination. With that exposure, hopefully she can continue to bring awareness to the continued sexism in the business.

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Emma Stone opens up about how she dealt with anxiety as a child and it’s helpful advice for anyone

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• Emma Stone opened up about dealing with anxiety to Rolling Stone.
• After seeing a therapist while young, she wrote herself a book called "I Am Bigger Than My Anxiety."
• Stone still has the childhood book.


 

As someone who deals with anxiety on a daily basis, to learn how Emma Stone dealt with anxiety as a child is something I didn't know I needed to hear. If you also suffer from any level of anxiety, take a moment to read the following. In an interview with Rolling Stone published Wednesday, the La La Land star opened up about not only suffering from anxiety greatly as a little girl, but what she did to battle it.

After being sent to a therapist by her parents as a way to hopefully help her anxiety, Stone used her creativity as a weapon against it. "I wrote this book called I Am Bigger Than My Anxiety that I still have: I drew a little green monster on my shoulder that speaks to me in my ear and tells me all these things that aren't true." She continued, "And every time I listen to it, it grows bigger. If I listen to it enough, it crushes me. But if I turn my head and keep doing what I'm doing — let it speak to me, but don't give it the credit it needs — then it shrinks down and fades away."

How genius is that? It may not be useful to everyone, but Stone's book pretty much perfectly describes how anxiety feels once it overtakes you and what it feels like when you're able to fight it. Obviously, not everyone has the same experiences with anxiety, but for me, Stone has hit the nail on the head. From here on out, whenever I feel that little green monster creeping up, I'm going to think of Stone's I Am Bigger Than My Anxiety.

Just because she wrote this when she was young doesn't mean it still can't be used as an adult. Sometimes it's easier to cope with certain issues in your life when a solution is presented to you in a more simple way, rather than a complex one. This is exactly the type of self-help book I prefer.

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What is also relatable here is the way Stone describes what anxiety felt like as a child. I don't know what it's like to suffer from that as a kid, because I didn't start feeling anxious or having panic attacks until my late 20s. However, based on what she told Rolling Stone, it sure seems like anxiety is the same no matter the age.

"My brain naturally zooming 30 steps ahead to the worst-case scenario," she explained. "When I was about seven, I was convinced the house was burning down. I could sense it. Not a hallucination, just a tightening in my chest, feeling I couldn't breathe, like the world was going to end." I can't count how many times I convinced myself that the worst is about to happen, which resulted in similar feelings.

Stone added, "There were some flare-ups like that, but my anxiety was constant. I would ask my mom a hundred times how the day was gonna lay out. What time was she gonna drop me off? Where was she gonna be? What would happen at lunch? Feeling nauseous. At a certain point, I couldn't go to friends' houses anymore — I could barely get out the door to school." Again, so relatable.

In addition to going to therapy and writing a book, Stone's other way of coping with anxiety was through acting. "I started acting at this youth theater, doing improv and sketch comedy," she said, "You have to be present in improv, and that's the antithesis of anxiety." Similar to her, I focus on my work and love of writing. When my mind is committed to that the anxiety usually doesn't creep in.

It's always helpful when there is someone else out there who understands how you feel and can even try to make it better. That's exactly what Stone has done here and I thank her for opening up, all while introducing me to the little green monster.

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'La La Land' just tied an impressive Oscar record

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La La LandLast year was an amazing one for the film industry, as great movies were released practically in every single month. That being said, one title has long stood out as a frontrunner during awards season. Damien Chazelle's La La Land not only earned some of the best reviews of the year, but in the last couple of months has been scooping up major prizes on the regular. It was basically guaranteed that the movie would perform extremely well at the Academy Awards... and it didn't disappoint. The big screen musical picked up a grand total of 14 Oscar nominations today, which puts it in a three-way tie for most all time.

Pulling in major nominations in all the major categories as well as multiple technical ones, La La Land is everywhere in this year's crop of Oscar hopefuls. With its 14 nods, the movie has tied the two previous films to reach that benchmark, including Joseph L. Mankiewicz's classic 1950 film All About Eve, and James Cameron's legendary box office smash hit Titanic. You can check out the full list of Academy Award nominations for La La Land below:

Best Picture 
Best Director (Damien Chazelle) 
Best Actor (Ryan Gosling) 
Best Actress (Emma Stone) 
Best Original Screenplay 
Best Cinematography 
Best Costume Design 
Best Original Song ("Audition") 
Best Original Song ("City Of Stars") 
Best Original Score 
Best Sound Editing 
Best Sound Mixing 
Best Production Design 
Best Editing

A pretty damn impressive list, no? Even more impressive is the fact that La La Landis considered a favorite in a lot of these categories -- including the all-important "Big 5." Obviously it would be a serious challenge to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay, but if the film does it, it will be in elite territory. Only three other movies have accomplished that feat, including Frank Capra's It Happened One Night in 1934; Milos Forman's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in 1975; and Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. This will be a narrative that a lot of people are paying attention to as we get closer to the show.

What makes this news all the better is the fact that La La Land is a great film that legitimately deserves the level of attention that it's getting. Damien Chazelle proved himself a filmmaker to look out for with his brilliant debut Whiplash, but his sophomore effort takes things to another level, and it's just amazing. This is obviously a sentiment that has been repeated many, many times since the movie debuted this past fall, but it's legitimately worth repeating.

Of course, nominations are one thing and winning is another (both 1985's The Color Purple and 1977's The Turning Point received 11 nods but took home zero trophies). Naturally, we'll be keeping a close eye on La La Land throughout Oscar night... which is now just a few weeks away. Be sure to stay tuned for more of our awards coverage here on Cinema Blend, and tune into the big show when it airs on February 26th.

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Here are all the iconic musical movie references in 'La La Land' you need to know

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Critics have described this year's Oscar frontrunner for best picture as a step back in time — and for good reason.

"La La Land," written and directed by Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash"), pays homage to classic movies and the greats that came long before Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone were stars. In fact, both actors have admitted to studying the classic film musicals while preparing for their own roles in the award-winning movie. 

From “Funny Face” to “Singin' in the Rain,” here are all the references to classic movies in “La La Land” you need to know:

Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell danced across a starry stage in “Broadway Melody of 1940” (1940) ...



... and Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone waltz through a romantic, star-filled room and successfully mirror some of Astaire's most famous dance moves.



Paula Kelly, Shirley MacLaine, and Chita Rivera twirl in monochromatic dresses in 1969’s “Sweet Charity,” in which MacLaine plays a dancer who doesn’t give up on her dreams ...



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We tried the plumping lip mask celebrities swear by — here's what it's really like

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The INSIDER Summary:

  • Emma Stone made KNC's collagen lip mask popular after posting a selfie of her beauty prep for the Golden Globes.
  • The $5 lip mask claims to plump, condition, moisturize, and hydrate lips.
  • We tried the mask and took before-and-after photos to see our results (or lack thereof).
  • Our reviews are mixed — the mask didn't make a huge difference to our lips and we had trouble with the fit of the product, but in some cases it proved to be hydrating.


When we first saw KNC's collagen lip mask, it was on Emma Stone's face in an Instagram showing her beauty prep for the Golden Globes.

Of course, Stone looked amazing on the Golden Globes red carpet. And other celebs with gorgeous lips like Kim Kardashian have worn the makeup artist-approved mask.

Naturally, we were curious to see if the bright pink, pout-shaped mask — which is meant to condition, moisturize, plump, and hydrate lips — actually works.

Here's what happened when a few of us on the INSIDER team tried the $5 lip mask.

Chloe's experience:

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I was obsessed with "La La Land," so I was looking forward to trying the same lip mask as Emma Stone. I'm game for anything that might help me look remotely like her/worthy of Ryan Gosling's affections.

I felt super glamorous — right up until I opened the packet, and some liquid spilled out on my hand. I wished I'd opened it upright, rather than sideways; it would be helpful to have a warning on the sachet, though it might make the cute, minimalist packaging less pretty.

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Positioning the mask over my lips, I realized instantly that I wasn't going to get much air. So I took the mask off, and widened the slit in the middle before reapplying so I could breathe. Maybe I stretched it too much, though, as the mask kept slipping, and the top of my bottom lip kept escaping.

Wearing the mask felt like I had dunked my lips in jelly, and was in the midst of a balancing act to keep them on. I kept pressing the mask down with my fingers to keep it in place. (I probably should've tried this lying down, not standing up.) Despite this, I could feel the collagen in the mask working. My lips were tingling pleasantly.

After 20 minutes, I removed the mask. My lips essentially looked the same, but maybe slightly fuller from the side. My lips felt a lot smoother, though.I usually apply lip balm before putting on my lipstick, but to test the mask I hadn't put on any balm that day. And when I applied lipstick after using the mask, it looked nicer than it usually does.

Megan's experience:

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I was really excited to try out these lip masks. As you can tell from my before picture, I have really thin lips, which were looking especially dry after a week of wearing lipstick. I had to go to a friend's party, so I decided to try out the mask out before doing the rest of my makeup.

Taking out the lip kit, some water fell out of the package as I removed it — not the best start. After cleaning up, I slapped the jelly-like lips onto my own. 

Immediately, I thought they were going to fall off. There was some type of slit in the lips, but my lips were so thin, they could sit comfortably under only one part of the lip mask. The entire thing felt like it would slide around and was not as secure or close to my face as I was hoping it would be.

It felt a little tingly, which was fun, but not quite as tingly as those lip venom lip glosses that I used to buy all the time. I hung out awkwardly for exactly 20 minutes, before taking it off.

I was disappointed by the results. Obviously I wasn't expecting Kylie Jenner lips, but I was hoping they'd seem bigger than before. Instead, they looked like they usually do.

Brianna's experience:

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I was so excited to finally get my hands on the KNC lip mask because so many people have given it rave reviews, super celebs included. And the fact that the packaging and product itself is pretty and pink made waiting to try it bittersweet.

I had high hopes but was a tad skeptical off the bat. The jelly lips were large. However, just as I assumed, they weren't quite large enough to properly fit over my natural lips. I struggled to keep the mask on and even poked a tiny hole in it during the process. 

My lips were intentionally dry, so I could test out the mask's claim. I wore matte lipstick for a few hours, and before unwrapping the mask I removed the lipstick with a cotton ball dipped in a tiny amount of coconut oil. The amount of oil wasn't enough to interfere with testing since I wiped off the excess sheen before placing the mask on my lips.

Immediately after putting it on, I felt a tingling/burning sensation. From testing out a similar "plumping" product, I figured the reason why I was uncomfortable was because of whatever the mask was soaked in/infused with before packaging. I'm not a fan of anything that tingles too much or burns.

As mentioned earlier, the mask wouldn't stay on because my lips — as with a lot of things — didn't fit the mold. Rather than holding it on for the suggested 15-20 minutes, I gave up around approximately seven minutes of trying.

Overall, I'm not a fan of the KNC lip mask and won't be purchasing it in the near future unless the brand makes alternate versions for those with lips like mine or improves the current top-seller.

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Emma Stone and Steve Carell face off in a historic match in 'Battle of the Sexes' trailer

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In 1973, retired tennis pro Bobby Riggs, once the No. 1 tennis player in the world, came up with a clever way to promote himself (and earn some cash): He would play tennis against female pros, who he publicly said were inferior and whom he could beat at 55 years old.

This led to a nationally televised match dubbed the "Battle of the Sexes" between Riggs and Billy Jean King. King went on to win the match, which become a landmark moment for gender equality.

Fox Searchlight is now coming out with a movie that looks at the match and what led to it, called "Battle of the Sexes," starring recent Oscar winner Emma Stone as King and Steve Carell as Riggs. 

Both actors look perfectly cast for the roles of the outlandish Riggs and the reserved King. The trailer shows the movie as a commentary on the male-dominated world of that era. Riggs spouts absurdly sexist things, such as, "I am not saying that women do not belong on the court. Who would pick up the balls otherwise?"

Meanwhile, Stone's King knows that if she can win a match against Riggs, it would be a step closer to women being treated with more respect not just in her sport but in every career.

Watch the trailer below. The movie will be out in theaters September 22.

 

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Emma Stone says male costars have taken pay cuts so she could get equal pay

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Emma Stone has opened up about the challenges she's gone through to be paid the same wage as her male costars in movies. 

In a revealing interview for Out Magazine — with her costar in her upcoming movie "Battle of the Sexes,"Andrea Riseborough, and the tennis icon Stone is playing in the movie, Billie Jean King — the Oscar winner opened up about how some of her male costars have helped her in regards to the pay gap.

"In my career so far, I’ve needed my male costars to take a pay cut so that I may have parity with them," Stone said. "And that’s something they do for me because they feel it’s what’s right and fair. That’s something that’s also not discussed, necessarily — that our getting equal pay is going to require people to selflessly say, 'That’s what’s fair.'"

In Hollywood, successful actors have a quote, which is the amount of money they often will want to be paid per movie, based on the level of past movies they've work on, the size of those roles they've taken, and the box office those movies have made.

Stone admits her quote hasn't been on par with the male actors she's worked across in her career. But, that can change if the male star doesn't ask for their quote.

Battle of the Sexes Fox Searchlight"If my male costar, who has a higher quote than me but believes we are equal, takes a pay cut so that I can match him, that changes my quote in the future and changes my life," Stone said.

Women have been paid less than men in Hollywood since the moving picture was invented, but it became a public conversation in 2015 after Jennifer Lawrence wrote an open letter about her personal frustration, after learning she was paid less than her male costars for the 2013 movie, "American Hustle." 

Since then, actresses have become more vocal in the need for equal pay. Last November, Jessica Chastain told Business Insider women in all businesses need to be more aggressive when it comes to their pay, and that people need to welcome it.

"We need to reevaluate women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion. It's actually an okay thing," Chastain said. "It's okay to be ambitious, it's okay to be over-prepared."

Stone, who plays King in the movie during her famous tennis match against Bobby Riggs, said in the Out interview that "at our best right now we’re making 80 cents to the dollar," comparing actresses' pay to male stars.

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