An appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the official barometer to tell if a star is truly a star in every sense of the word.
Two women whom I saw on Jay Leno who easily are the smartest and brightest actresses of their generation are Kate Winslet and Elizabeth Banks. Both women appeared on Jay Leno's show (on different occasions) and they are both eloquent, have unsurpassed sense of humor, don't take themselves too seriously (TRANSLATION: feet firmly planted on the ground!) and -- MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL! -- can tell the studio audience a good story!
(Caption: Come, wanna make a porno with me?
Photo credit (Elizabeth Banks = mugshot): picture by Jeff Vespa for Wireimage.com on http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20186838,00.html)
(Caption: Come sit with me!
Photo credit (Kate Winslet seated): picture by James White on http://images.google.com.my/imgres?imgurl=http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060928/104125__kate_l.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1540471,00.html&usg=__341CXEmiryEKdKN2pn-lomlNN0o=&h=400&w=300&sz=27&hl=en&start=12&um=1&tbnid=Yt9W74bSqEwbrM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKATE%2BWINSLET%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)
Sunday, December 21, 2008
BEST OF 2008: GLOBAL STARS -- ELIZABETH BANKS AND KATE WINSLET THE SMARTEST WOMEN IN MOVIES
Friday, December 05, 2008
BEST OF 2008: GLOBAL STARS -- JAY LENO: TALK SHOW HOST WITH THE MOSTEST!
Jay Leno is the most popular talk show host on the planet today.
He is a heroic celebrity interviewer to the global audience because he is witty, has a great sense of humor, has a great capacity to empathize with his guests, and displays a level of decency and morality that is in sync with people every where.
His recent kind and gloved handling of the extremely shy and modest Robert Pattinson, the star of Twilight, is a brilliant case in point. (Robert Pattinson appeared on the show along with goddess of gorgeousness Heidi Klum and her super-talented husband Seal.) And when his guests are completely confident and self-assured, like the brilliant interview with Elizabeth Banks a few weeks back (just after Halloween), he takes the interview to fun places!
(An excellent photo of Jay Leno by Peggy Sirota for Corbis Outline on ew.com)
