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Snow White And The Huntsman: Why It's Worth Seeing

Originally posted 06/01/2012 03:55PM

    

It hardly seems like a fair fight.

The evil queen is a calculating sorceress. Snow White is ... pretty, yet she always wins. Good for Snow White And The Huntsman for being solidly entertaining while raising the old debate over whether a woman's looks are her power. I just wish the film knew what it thought about that.

On one hand, Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) couldn't be more beautiful or powerful, beguiling the king and taking his throne. Theron's queen is a mad diva in fierce costumes, giving her scenes gleeful bombast befitting the film's dark, Game of Thrones style.

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Charlize Theron: My Dogs Help with My Baby

Originally posted 05/24/2012 01:15PM

It was love at first sight, says Charlize Theron, for her four-legged best friends and her infant son Jackson, whom she adopted in March.

"It was the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed," the Oscar winner, 36, tells Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "From the moment this baby came into our home, those two dogs have never been more in love."

Theron happily considers her brood to be her family – no matter what others may think. She calls her dogs "her boys." They are, she says, "Berkley, a terrier mutt, and he's actually the pacifier thief ... He'll just lay there with the [baby's] pacifier in his mouth," and a pit bull named Blue, who help keeps the actress running on schedule.

"People keep saying, 'Oh you're a single mom,' and I'm like, 'Actually, I'm not. I got two boys helping me out.' It's incredible."

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Charlize Theron Reveals What She Wants for Her Son

Originally posted 05/15/2012 09:00AM

Charlize Theron is a woman who knows what she wants and usually gets it – and that includes her wish to start a family.

"Motherhood was something I always knew I wanted to experience," the star, who adopted son Jackson in March when he was 4 months old, tells InStyle in the June issue on newsstands May 18. "What a great opportunity."

The Oscar-winning actress, who stars in Snow White and the Huntsman and Prometheus this June, says she looks to her own mother Gerda as a parental role model.

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Celebrity Diners Club

White House Correspondents' Dinner: See the Menu

Originally posted 04/27/2012 11:30AM

When Hollywood descends on Washington for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, stars like George Clooney and Charlize Theron will have plenty to chew over as host Jimmy Kimmel roasts the room.

The White House Correspondent's Association has selected three courses prepared by the executive chef of the Washington Hilton, Andre Coté, and here's a look at the menu, courtesy of POLITICO.

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Charlize Theron Keeps Son Jackson Under Wraps

Originally posted 04/01/2012 05:30PM

Beverly Hills, CA - Actress Charlize Theron was spotted making her way into Bouchon restaurant Sunday carrying some precious cargo.

Unfortunately, anyone dying to catch a glimpse of her newly adopted son Jackson was out of luck. Last time his carrier was covered in stars, and this time his muslin swaddling blanket was striped.

Also in tow for the Beverly Hills outing was Theron's mom Gerda, who "has been helping out with the baby," a source told PEOPLE.