The movie centers around cultural critic David Kepesh (played by Ben Kingsley) finding his life thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo (Cruz), a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

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Penélope Cruz looks good while in her college girl outfit. She is currently in Vancouver filming Elegy, where she plays a student who has an affair with her professor.

Celebrities continue in the worldwide fight against poverty in the German “Your Voice Against Poverty” commercial that was shown during the G8 Summit in Germany.

(The Group of Eight (G8) is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.)

In the black-and-white commercial, 21 celebrities appear and speak German including Bono, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Claudia Schiffer, and miscellaneous German celebrities.

Penelope Cruz was forced to wear a prosthetic bottom for her role in VOLVER - but was “relieved” to hear Dame Helen Mirren had suffered the same fate for The Queen. And although Spanish beauty Cruz felt she was in good company with fellow rear padding-wearer Mirren, she admits most American actresses wouldn’t consider a role which would extra curves to their svelte frames. She says, “I was talking to Helen the other day and she said she had to have a false backside fitted in order to do The Queen. “Americans are really surprised to hear that an actress would accept being seen with a big backside.” [Contact Music]

Penelope Cruz Eats ‘Oscar’

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Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furess look the happy couple as they get down at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

The event was held at at Mortons on Sunday night in West Hollywood, Calif.

During the Oscars ceremony, Hugh and Penelope Cruz announced Best Musical Score to Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel.

Giorgio Armani held his exclusive annual Armani Prive Pre-Oscars Fashion Show on Saturday night at supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle’s Green Acres estate in Beverly Hils, Calif.

Guests included: Katie Holmes (sans Tom Cruise), Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, George Clooney, Beyonce, Mischa Barton, Josh Hartnett, Penelope Cruz (with sister Monica Cruz), Zhang Ziyi, Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Angie Harmon, Ioan Gruffudd (with fiancee Alice Evans), and Helen Mirren.

The Cruz sisters are back, rocking the green carpet this time around.

Penelope Cruz and sister Monica arrive in style at the Global Green pre-Oscar party held at the Avalon on Wednesday night in Hollywood, Calif.

In light of the awards season (the Oscars are this weekend), General Motors threw its annual GM TEN event last night — a charity-driven celebrity couture fashion show. It’s where fashion, cars, and Hollywood join forces for one special night.

With 2007 marking the 6th annual, this year’s runway had an all-star lineup including Katherine Heigl, Denise Richards, Jennifer Hudson, Sarah Wayne Callies, Mary J. Blige, Christina Milian, Leah Rimini, Roselyn Sanchez, Emmy Rossum, Shane West, Mario Lopez, David Boreanaz, Tyrese Gibson, Pete Wentz, Mekhi Phifer, Donald Faison, and of course, the Heroes cast — Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, and Jack Coleman.

Sitting front row: Penelope Cruz (nice Dr. Evil pose), Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Grey’s Anatomy’s Eric Dane and wife Rebecca Gayheart, and America’s Next Top Model’s Eva Pigford sitting next to Russell Simmons.

The event was held on Tuesday night at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

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In light of the awards season (the Oscars are this weekend), General Motors throws its annual GM “Ten” event — a charity-driven celebrity couture fashion show. It’s where fashion, cars, and Hollywood join forces for one special night.

With 2007 marking the 6th annual, this year’s event hosted an all-star lineup including Demi Moore (with daughter Rumer), Penelope Cruz, Dreamgirls‘ Jennifer Hudson, Emmy Rossum, Denise Richards, Grey’s Anatomy’s Katherine Heigl, Mary J. Blige, Prison Break’s Sarah Wayne Callies, Heroes‘ Hayden Panettiere, The Hills‘ Lauren Conrad, Without a Trace’s Roselyn Sanchez, Christina Milian, Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos, Bai Ling, Stacy Keibler and Scientology postergirls Leah Rimini and Jenna Elfman,

The event was held on Tuesday night at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.