According to La Parisienne, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel have confirmed through their publicists that they have separated. They’ve been married 14 years. They have 2 daughters, Deva (2004) and Leonie (2010). Many people have long assumed that Bellucci and Cassel had an open marriage. Full Story

Did you see A History of Violence? How about Eastern Promises? Good things happen when David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen make movies together. This time it’s A Dangerous Method. The photo call happened in Venice earlier today. Cronenberg was joined by his cast. Because of the time difference, the premiere photos will likely hit the agencies in the next couple of hours. Full Story

It’s Black Swan day at the London Film Festival. Here’s Mila Kunis with Vincent Cassel and Darren Aronofsky at the photocall. If memory serves, this is the first time she’s been on promotional duty for the film, having been tied up on another project during previous festival showings. Full Story

Oh Shelfy loses another one. Natalie Portman continues to work, continues to land interesting scripts, while Jessica Biel, who desperately wants those opportunites, isn’t, doesn’t, can’t. Portman is currently shooting Black Swan in New York for Darren Aronofsky with Mila Kunis. She’s taking Hesher to Sundance – a film she produced – then a comedy called Your Highness with James Franco and Danny McBride slated for Fall, she’s confirmed for Thor (another role Biel wanted), and now it’s been announced that she will produce and star Full Story

Canada doesn’t have a star system. Makes me crazy. In other countries, in the UK, in Australia, in France, in Spain, all over Europe, there is a local star system with many, many celebrities that don’t translate across borders but, who nevertheless, form the foundation for a thriving entertainment ecosystem indigenous to that particular region. Full Story