Natalie and Kristen are Interesting Interviews

Two of my favourite Actresses of the moment have made the September and October covers of Interview Magazine. Interview is an off beat magazine that is best known for, well, their interviews... and their cover art... famously showing Disney poster boy and pinup Zac Efron shedding his HSM alter ego by rolling around in the dirt semi naked with a scantily clad model... and nope, the model in question wasn't Vanessa Hudgens!

Efron aside, the September issue of Interview features the smart and beautiful Natalie Portman revealing all to co-star Jake Gyllenhaal about her favourite ice cream, her philanthropic thoughts, and her affection for dirty rap music, a favourite of hers being 'the whisper song' by the Ying Yang twins.

[I’ve mostly been listening to dirty rap lately. That’s sort of my scene. Really, really obscene hip-hop. I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it makes me want to dance. Those are like my two favorite things, so combined . . . I’ve been listening a lot lately to “Wait (The Whisper Song)” by the Ying Yang Twins, where the lyrics are like, “Wait ’til you see my d—”—which is just amazing because it’s whispered. [whispers] “Wait ’til you see my d— . . . ” [laughs] Crazy. So I just listen to it like I’m a five-year-old, like, “Oh my god! I can’t believe he just said that!”]

Next up is Kristen Stewart, or her alter-ego Bella Swan, responsible for her rise and rise to stratopheric proportions in a little under two years, thanks to The Twilight franchise and Stephenie Meyer. Having completed 'Twilight' and 'New Moon', Stewart is now under the direction of David Slade for the third film 'Eclipse.' Before this, she completed her role in indie film 'The Runaways' as Joan Jett, ditching her red hair in favour of a shorter, darker, mullet styled look, which somehow only she has the power to actually make it look good,demonstrated by her appearance at the VMAs and an onslaught of red carpet appearances. Kristen discusses interviews, the effects of being Bella Swan, Twilight, and reading between the lines when trying to appeal to 11 year olds as well as on a more deeper level. What I like most about her is her attitude, it seems like however many levels of fame and elements of the ridiculous she goes through, she still keeps a level headed, blaze attitude to it all, and that in itself, is something that transcends as adding to her being edgy and cool, although I have a feeling she wouldn't care if you thought she was cool or not. When asked about her upcoming film 'Welcome to the Rileys' where she plays a stripper, she says; "People are going to be like, let's go see Bella Swan strip!"

The interview is very good, and is conducted by Dennis Hooper [the bad-ass from Speed:-)] including a tiny part where Kristen speaks to his six year old daughter, Galen. Its extremely cute!

Lindsay Lohan does Elle Magazine

There's a certain kind of fascination that comes with being Lindsay Lohan. Actress, Model, Singer, and now fashion designer, the media have continued to keep up with her every move following her public fall from grace and a rehab stint in Cirque Lodge, Utah just over two years ago. Since then, Lindsay has been in and out of the news, making headlines for issues in both her professional and personal lifestyle, including her on/off relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, and for many, she's made being a bisexual lesbian cool again. In the exclusive Elle video below, where she takes the September cover of Elle, Lindsay shows her versatility with just about anything, showing she can take any fashion trend and make it work her way.
At the moment, she is focusing on her fashion line, a range of leggings and a tanning mist product both titled Sevin Nyne 6126 - which is fronted by fashion giants Sephora. Film wise, its fair to say her latest two endeavours failed to impress her usual audience - she played a stripper with dual personalities in 'I know who killed me' and her latest release, Labor Pains, has been released as a straight to TV film for ABC instead of opening at the cinema. It looks like she still has a way to go until her life feels normal again, but things are starting to look up for Lindsay as she has just been offered an official bi-part in Robert Rodriguez's new 2010 release 'Machete.'
September's Elle Magazine is released August 5th.
Click the title to see what happened behind the scenes at the Elle Photoshoot with Lindsay Lohan and Rankin.